Venezuela Seebeck Issue, Escudo de Armas (Coat of Arms)

Venezuela · 1893 · 5 céntimos

This definitive stamp features the national Coat of Arms of Venezuela. The design is typographed in a single color, characteristic of the Seebeck issues of the period, which were known for their standardized and economical production.

This stamp is part of the controversial 'Seebeck Issues', where the Hamilton Bank Note Company printed stamps for several Latin American countries for free, retaining the printing plates and the right to reprint them. This arrangement led to a flood of reprints, making genuine postal usage scarce.