Stamp of memelland; 1922; definitive stamp of france of the issue "allegorical subjects (type merson)" of 1900 with twofold overprint; overprint 1: five-lines, black overprint "memel / fess / fess / 60 pfennig / fess", "memel" and "pfennig" in vertical characters with serifes, "pfennig" with great initial letter, old currency value twofold fessed, original country name "republique française" single fessed; overprint 2: single line, dark blue overprint "fess 75"
stamp: michel no. 49 (= memel no. 36a (= france no. 96x with overprint) with overprint); yvert & tellier: no. 42 (= france no. 119 with twofold overprint); afa: no. 42 (= france no. 96 with twofold overprint)
color: red/blue with black overprint with dark blue overprint
watermark: none
nominal value: 75 (pfennig) on 60 pfennig on 40 centimes
postage validity: from 27 january 1922 until 31 march 1923 (memel stamp with 2nd overprint). Date: 27 January 1922 (first issue day of the Memel stamp, 2nd overprint). 14 May 1921 (first issue day of the Memel stamp, 1st overprint). 4 December 1900 (first issue day of the original stamp in France).
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