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Guatemala
1st March 1871
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| Guatemala Sc1 | Sc2 | Sc3 | Sc4 |
perf 14x13½, no wmk, typographed
Printed at the Government Mint, Paris
| Description | Scott# | SG# | Mi# | Y&T# | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 centavo ocher | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 5c light bister | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 10c blue | † | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 10c blue | 3b | 3b | 3a | Type II narrow left zero | ||
| 20c rose | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 20c blue | † | 4b | 4b | 4a | Colour error |
†Scott has numerous sub-categories for every stamp in the first set but only the Sc3b 10c Type II and the 4b 20c error oc colour are actual stamps: the others are imperforate stamps, imperforate pairs or téte bêche pairs. Scott warns of plentiful forgeries and forged cancellations.
Precisely the same comments can be made about the Gibbons listing.
Guatemala is bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, Honduras to the east and El Salvador to the southeast. With an estimated population of around 15.8 million, it is the most populous state in Central America.
The territory of modern Guatemala once formed the core of the Mayan civilization, which extended across Mesoamerica. Most of the country was conquered by the Spanish in the 16th century, becoming part of the viceroyalty of New Spain. Guatemala attained independence in 1821 as part of the Federal Republic of Central America, which dissolved in 1841. [Wikipedia]