Arms, Flags and Types of Nations
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Series information :
- Issued by : Many different companies in different formats in different countries
- Date of issue : pre 1914
- Number of stamps/cards : +/- 45
- Image variants : Not known, but many sizes and texts on reverse
Introduction
This series was issued in the early 20th century, probably between 1900-1914. The exact date, origin and author are not known. When a date of a certain series is known, it is mentioned below for that specific series.
The images of these series have been used in a number of different formats, from small stamps to nearly postcard size. The series have been used by a large number of companies in at least Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the United Kingdom. It is very likely that the overview shown below is far from complete.
Not all companies seem to have issued all images, but I have no complete overview per company, neither for the series.
The printer for the German series is sometimes mentioned as Dresdner Kunstanstalt AG, for the Dutch sometimes as Gebr. Cats, Amsterdam. The Belgian and English cards bear no reference to a printer/publisher.
Images issued
The images were issued in several countries and at least 7 different numbering systems and sequences are known. The following images are known to have been issued (sorted alphabetically in English).
| English | German | Dutch |
| Abbesinia | Abessinien | Abessinië |
| Austrian Hungarian Empire | Österreich-Ungarn | Hongarije |
| Belgium | Belgien | België |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | Bolivia |
| Brasil | Brasilien | Brazilië |
| Bulgaria | Bulgarien | Bulgarije |
| Burma | Birma | Birma |
| Canda | Kanada | Canada |
| Chile | Chile | Chili |
| China | China | China |
| Cochinchina | Cochinchina | Cochinchina |
| Columbia | Kolumbien | Colombia |
| Congo | Congo-Staat | Congostaat |
| Dalmatia | Dalmatien | Dalmatië |
| Denmark | Dänemark | Denemarken |
| Egypt | Egypte | Egypte |
| France | Frankreich | Frankrijk |
| Germany | Deutschland | Duitschland |
| Great Britain | Gross Britannien | Broot Britannië |
| Greece | Griechenland | Griekenland |
| Italy | Italien | Italië |
| Japan | Japan | Japan |
| Mexico | Mexico | Mexico |
| Monaco | Monaco | Monaco |
| Montenegro | Montenegro | Montenegro |
| Morocco | Marokko | Marokko |
| Netherlands | Niederlande | Nederland |
| New South Wales | Neusüdwales | Nieuw Zuid Wales |
| New Zealand | Neuseeland | Nieuw Zeeland |
| Norway | Norwegen | Noorwegen |
| Persia | Persien | Perzië |
| Peru | Peru | Peru |
| Portugal | Portugal | Portugal |
| Romania | Rumänien | Rumenië |
| Russia | Russland | Rusland |
| Samoa | Samoa | Samoa |
| San Salvador | San Salvador | San Salvador |
| Sat(to) Domingo | San Domingo | San Domingo |
| Scotland | Schottland | Schotland |
| Serbia | Serbien | Servië |
| Siam | Siam | Siam |
| Spain | Spanien | Spanje |
| Sweden | Schweden | Zweden |
| Switzerland | Schweiz | Zwitserland |
| Tonga | Tonga | Tonga |
| Tripolis | Tripolis | Tripolis |
| Tunis | Tunis | Tunis |
| Turkey | Türkei | Turkije |
| United States | Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika | Vereenigde Staten van Amerika |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | Venezuela |