Keytype

A keytype is a common basic design for definitives mostly used for colonial issues. This is different from omnibus issues which are series of commemoratives also used generally for colonial issues but may or may not share the same basic design.

Examples include:  File:Mayotte 1c type Groupe.jpg|The type Groupe was the standard design for French colonial issues for years. Here is one from Mayotte. File:Zululand 6d.jpg|One of the standard keytypes for British colonies, here for Zululand. File:Marshall IS 50pf yacht.jpg|One of the standard keytypes fro German colonies, here for the Marshall Islands. File:Phi 6c baby A.webp|The "Baby" keytype for the Spanish colonies, here for the Philippines. File:Ne Sem 5c tiger.webp|One of two keytypes featuring a tiger, used by several Malayan states, here for Negri Sembilan. 

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