Royal Arms with lion and unicorn supporters, surmounted by the King's profile facing left. Value in left and right top corners. The word POSTAGE centred beneath the Royal Arms.

Varieties

Specimen - 3 varieties  /  Cancelled - 2 varieties

Major re-entry (row 4/2)

Re-entry in harp and shield (row 2/1)

Re-entry to base of crown (row 5/2)

Scratch through lion quarter of shield (row 2/6)

Guide mark in hair (various)

Overprints

'Bahrain 5 rupees' for use in Bahrain from 1948

'Kuwait - 5 rupees' for use in Kuwait from 1948

'M.E.F.' (Middle East Forces) from 1942 for use by British Forces in occupied Eritrea (1942), Italian Somaliland (1942), Tripolitania (1943), and the Dodecanese Islands (1945).

'B.M.A. Eritrea - 5 shillings' (British Military Administration in Eritrea), from 1948. Later, just 'B.A. Eritrea' (British Administration), from 1950.

'B.M.A. Somalia - 5 shillings' (British Military Administration in Somalia), from 1948. Later, just 'B.A. Somalia' (British Administration), from 1950.

'B.M.A. Tripolitania - 120l' (British Military Administration + currency in Military Administration Lire), from 1948. Later, just 'B.A. Tripolitania' (British Administration), from 1950.

'Morocco Agencies' from 1949

'Tangier'

References

Article by Gerry Bater FRPSL in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, October & November, 1995.

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