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| Year | Month | Day | Name | Scott | Set range | Perforation | Watermark | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | Afghanistan, Kingdom of Kabul | 2 | 2 - 4 | Imperforate | None | 1 Sh. Black. Litho, no wm. | ||
| 1871 | 3 | 1 | Guatemala | 1 | 1 - 4 | 14 x 13½ | None | Typographed |
| 1871 | 4 | 20 | Japan | 1 | 1 - 4 | Imperforate | None | Native laid paper. Denomination in black. Engarved. No gum. |
| 1871 | 5 | 1 | Hungary, Monarchy | 1 | 1 - 6 | 9½ | None | Lithographed |
| 1871 | 10 | 1 | Portuguese India | 1 | 13 to 18 and compound | None | Thin, transparent and brittle paper. Handstamped from single die. | |
| 1872 | 1 | 1 | Germany | 1 | 1 - 11 | 13½ x 14½ | None | Small shield. Typographed, center embossed. |
| 1873 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 14 | None | ||||
| 1873 | 1 | 1 | Iceland | 1 | 1 - 7 | 14 x 13½ | 112 | Typographed |
| 1873 | 5 | 23 | Netherlands Antilles | 1b | 1b -6b | 14, small holes | None | Typographed. #1 perf. 13½: 1875 |
| 1873 | 10 | 1 | Surinam | 3b | 14, small holes | None | Typographed. No gum. #3 perf. 13½: 1875 | |
| 1874 | 5 | 1 | Montenegro | 1 | 10½ large holes pointed teeth | 91 | Typographed | |
| 1874 | 1 | 1 | Italian offices abroad | 1 | 1 - 4, 6, 8 - 11 | 14 | 140 | |
| 1874 | 1 | 1 | Jind | 1 | Imperforate | None | Thin white wove paper. Lithographed. No gum. | |
| 1874 | 5 | 4 | Dominica | 1 | 12½ | 1 | Typographed | |
| 1874 | 6 | 10 | Lagos | 1 | 12½ | 1 | Typographed | |
| 1874 | 9 | 1 | Griqualand West | 1 | 14 | 1 | Ovpt.In dark red | |
| 1875 | 7 | 1 | Gold Coast | 1 | 12½ | 1 | Typographed | |
| 1876 | Bhopal | 1 | Imperforate | None | Lithographed | |||
| 1876 | 1 | 1 | Poonch | 1 | Imperforate | None | Handstamped. White paper. 22 x 21 mm. | |
| 1876 | 7 | 1 | Malaya, Johore | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 1876 | 9 | 1 | Montserrat | 1 | 14 | 1 | Engraved. | |
| 1877 | Mozambique | 1 | 12½, 13½ | None | Typographed | |||
| 1877 | 1 | 1 | Alwar | 1 | Rouletted | None | Lithographed | |
| 1877 | 1 | 1 | Cape Verde | 1 | 1 - 9 | 12½ | None | Typographed |
| 1877 | 1 | 1 | Nowanuggur | 1 | Imperforate | None | Laid paper. Typographed. No gum. | |
| 1877 | 8 | 1 | San Marino | 1 | 14 | 140 | Typographed | |
| 1877 | 10 | 1 | Samoa | 1c | 1c, 3c, 4b | 12, 12½ | None | Lithographed |
| 1878 | 1 | 1 | Malaya, Perak | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 1878 | 1 | 1 | Malaya, Sungei Ujong | 2 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 1878 | 6 | 19 | Falkland Islands | 1 | 1, 3 - 4 | 14, 14½ | None | Engraved. |
| 1878 | 8 | China | 1 | 12½ | None | Thin paper. Typographed. Printed 2½ - 3 ¼ mm. apart. | ||
| 1878 | 9 | Panama | 5 | 5 - 7 | Imperforate | None | Thin wove paper. Lithographed. First printing: #5-7, second printing: #1-4 | |
| 1879 | 1 | 1 | Bhor | 1 | Imperforate | None | Handstamped. No gum. | |
| 1879 | 1 | 1 | Faridkot, Feudatory State | 1 | 1 - 3 | Imperforate | None | No gum. |
| 1879 | 5 | 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 - 5 | 14½ x 15 | None | 5 c. black & orange. Typographed, laid paper. Wm. 168. |
| 1879 | 5 | 1 | Labuan | 1 | 14 | 46 | Engraved. | |
| 1879 | 6 | 1 | Sirmoor | 1 | 11½ | None | Wove paper. | |
| 1879 | 7 | 1 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2 | 2, 4 - 8, 10 | 9 to 13½ and compound | None | |
| 1879 | 8 | 1 | Tobago | 1 | 14 | 1 | Typographed | |
| 1880 | Eastern Rumelia | 1 | 13½ | None | ||||
| 1880 | 1 | 1 | Rajpeepla | 1 | 11, 12½ | None | Lithographed. No gum. | |
| 1880 | 4 | 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 14 | Various | Typographed. | |
| 1881 | Portuguese Guinea | 1 | 12½ | None | No gum. | |||
| 1881 | 1 | 1 | Malaya, Selangor | 5 | 14 | 1 | Ovpt. 16 to 16¾ mm wide. | |
| 1881 | 5 | Nepal | 1 | 1 - 6 | Pin perf. | None | European wove paper. Typographed | |
| 1881 | 7 | 1 | Haiti | 1 | 1 - 6 | Imperforate | None | Typographed |
| 1882 | 1 | 1 | India, issues of the Empire | 36 | 36 - 46 | 14 | 39 | |
| 1882 | 5 | 1 | Bangkok | 1 | 1 - 10 | 14 | 1 | S.G. #1 = Scott #22: 1885 |
| 1882 | 6 | 9 | Tahiti | 1 | Imperforate | None | Black ovpt. Counterfeits abound. | |
| 1883 | 3 | North Borneo | 1 | 12 | None | Lithographed | ||
| 1883 | 8 | 4 | Thailand | 1 | 14½, 15 | None | Engraved. | |
| 1884 | 1 | 25 | Germany/Turkey | 1 | 13½ x 14½ | None | ||
| 1884 | Santander | 1 | Imperforate | None | Lithographed | |||
| 1884 | 2 | 28 | Guadeloupe | 1 | 1 - 2 | Imperforate | None | |
| 1884 | 2 | 29 | Stellaland | 1 | 12 | None | Typographed | |
| 1884 | 3 | 1 | Macao | 1 | 13½ | None | Typographed | |
| 1884 | 3 | 1 | Madagascar, British consular mail | 1 | Rouletted | None | Black seal handstamp. Typographed | |
| 1884 | 10 | 1 | Patiala | 1 | 14 | 39 | ||
| 1884 | 11 | 18 | Korea | 1 | 1 - 2 | 8½ to 11½ | None | Typographed |
| 1885 | Guanacaste | 1 | 12 | None | ||||
| 1885 | Timor | 1 | 12½, 13½ | None | ||||
| 1885 | 1 | 5 | Saint Pierre & Miquelon | 1 | Imperforate | None | ||
| 1885 | 4 | 1 | Great Britain/Turkey | 1 | 1 - 3 | 14 | 30 | |
| 1885 | 7 | 1 | Eastern Rumelia, South Bulgaria | 20 | 13½ | None | Blue ovpt. | |
| 1885 | 7 | 1 | Gwalior | 1 | 14 | 39 | ||
| 1885 | 7 | 1 | Jind | 33 | 14 | 39 | ||
| 1885 | 7 | 1 | Monaco | 1 | 14 x 13½ | None | Typographed | |
| 1885 | 7 | 1 | Nabha | 1 | 14 | 39 | ||
| 1885 | 8 | 5 | France/Turkey | 1 | 14 x 13½ | None | ||
| 1885 | 12 | 2 | Bechuanaland | 4 | 3 - 4, 6 - 8 | 14 | 2 | #1: December 1886 |
| 1886 | British North Borneo | 22 | 12 | None | Lithographed. | |||
| 1886 | Chamba | 1 | 14 | 39 | ||||
| 1886 | Colombia, Republic | 129 | 10½ and 13½ | None | ||||
| 1886 | 1 | 1 | Belgian Congo | 1 | 1 - 5 | 15 | None | Typographed. |
| 1886 | 1 | 1 | Gibraltar | 1 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 1886 | 1 | 1 | Tonga | 1b | 1b, 5a | 12½, 12 x 11½ | 62 | Typographed. |
| 1886 | 1 | 6 | Indore | 1 | 15 | None | Lithographed | |
| 1886 | 1 | 7 | New Republic | 1 | 11½ | None | Handstamped | |
| 1886 | 5 | 16 | Cochin China | 1 | 14 x 13½ | None | ||
| 1886 | 7 | 18 | Martinique | 1 | 14 x 13½ | None | ||
| 1886 | 7 | 31 | Gabon | 1 | 14 x 13½ | None | ||
| 1886 | 12 | 1 | French Guiana | 1 | Imperforate | None | Surcharge on French Colonies #30 | |
| 1887 | Jhalawar | 1 | Imperforate | None | Laid paper. No gum. | |||
| 1887 | 1 | 1 | Faridkot, Convention State | 4 | 4 - 10, 12 | 14 | 39 | |
| 1887 | 1 | 1 | Senegal | 1 | 14 x 13½ | None | Black surcharge. |
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