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All booklets were printed by Harrison and Sons

6d BOOKLETS

Sold from coin operated machines

DATE OF ISSUE

CONTENTS

SERIES NOTES COVERS

January 1938

[Dark colours]

4x 1½d

6 A

With or without interleaves.

Wmk upright or inverted.

17 February 1938

[Dark colours]

2 x 1½d

2 x 1d

2x ½d

6 B

With or without interleaves.

Wmk upright or inverted.

Plain pink cover

June 1940

[Dark colours]

4 x 1d

4x ½d

6 C

Issued from GPO, King Edward Building, London, with interleaves. Binding edge usually at top or bottom, also alternate top/bottom.

Wmk sideways

Plain pale green cover

 

1/- BOOKLETS

Sold from coin operated machines

DATE OF ISSUE

CONTENTS

SERIES NOTES COVERS
2 December 1947

[Light colours]

4 x 1½d

4 x 1d

4x ½d

(Panes of 2)

6 D Wmk upright Plain pale green cover
 November 1948

[Light colours]

4 x 1½d

4 x 1d

4x ½d

6 E

Binding edge at top or bottom

Wmk upright

3 May 1951[a]

[New colours]

4 x 1½d

4 x 1d

4x ½d

6 D Wmk upright

(Panes of 2)

3 May 1951[b] 6 E Sold at Festival of Britain Post Office; binding edge at top or bottom. Some with panes in wrong order. Wmk upright
15 December 1952 6 E

Binding edge at top. Known with 1½d pane reversed and stitched through stamps. Back cover has "1½d Minimum Postage Rate for Inland Printed Papers 1½d"

Wmk upright or inverted

November 1953 6 E

Binding edge at top. Back Inland Letter Rate corrected.

Wmk upright or inverted

Cream cover with new GPO emblem
1954 6 E

Binding edge at top. Back Inland Letter Rate correctly printed.

Wmk upright or inverted

 

2/- BOOKLETS

DATE OF ISSUE

CONTENTS

SERIES NOTES COVERS

August 1937

[Dark colours]

10x 1½d

6x 1d

6x ½d

4

Pane of 4 x 1½d has 2 advertising labels

Printed blue cover with KG.VI cypher

7 April 1938

4

A.A. Printed blue cover with GPO emblem

 

2/6 BOOKLETS

DATE OF ISSUE

CONTENTS

SERIES NOTES COVERS

 June 1940

(issued 8.7.40)

[Dark colours]

6x 2½d

6x 2d

6x ½d

7

 

Example

4 September 1940

7   Printed blue cover
October 1940 7   Printed green cover
March 1942

[Light colours]

6x 2½d

6x 2d

6x ½d

7   Printed green cover
October 1942 7   Printed green cover
August 1943 7 With or without interleaving up to September 1944. Dates :-

August-December 1943 - Forces parcel rate incorrect up to October, then corrected with handstamp

January-December 1944

January-December 1945

January-December 1946

January-December 1947

January-December 1948

January-August 1949

October-December 1949

January-December 1950

January-February 1951

Printed green cover
May 1951

[New colours]

6x 2½d

6x 2d

6x ½d

7

May-December 1951 - June, part July printed paper rate corrected in red

January-February 1952

Printed green cover
March 1952

[New colours]

6x 2½d

6x 1½d

3x 1d

6x ½d

7

1d pane - 3 stamps and 3 labels 'MINIMUM INLAND PRINTED PAPER RATE 1½d' font size 17mm

March-December 1952

January-May 1953

Printed green cover
May 1953

[New cols/QE2]

6x 2½d - QE2

6x 1½d - QE2

3x 1d - KG6

6x ½d - KG6

7

1d pane - 3 stamps and 3 labels 'MINIMUM INLAND PRINTED PAPER RATE 1½d' - font size 17mm / 15mm - interleaves yes/no

May 1953 - 17mm - no

June 1953 - 17mm - no

July 1953 - 17mm - no

August 1953 - 17mm - no

September 1953 - 17mm - yes

September 1953 - 15mm - yes

October 1953 - 17mm - yes

October 1953 - 15mm - yes

November 1953 - 17mm - yes

November 1953 - 15mm - yes

December 1953 - 17mm - yes

January 1954 7 1d pane - 3 stamps and 3 labels 'SHORTHAND IN 1 WEEK'

January 1954

February 1954

Printed green cover
March 1954

[New cols/QE2]

6x 2½d - QE2

6x 1½d - QE2

3x 1d - KG6

6x ½d - QE2

7 1d pane - 3 stamps and 3 labels 'MINIMUM INLAND PRINTED PAPER RATE 1½d' font size 17mm Printed green cover

 

3/- BOOKLETS

DATE OF ISSUE

CONTENTS

SERIES NOTES COVERS

26 August 1937

[Dark colours]

18x 1½d

6x 1d

6x ½d

3

 

Scarlet cover with KGVI cypher

21 April 1938

3

  Scarlet cover with GPO emblem

 

5/- BOOKLETS

DATE OF ISSUE

CONTENTS

SERIES NOTES COVERS

August 1937

[Dark colours]

34x 1½d

6x 1d

6x ½d

5

Pane of 4 x 1½d has 2 advertising labels

Buff cover with Royal cypher

May 1938

[Dark colours]

18x 2½d

6x 2d

6x ½d

5

  Buff cover with GPO emblem

17 July 1940

8

  Printed buff cover

March 1942

[Light colours]

18x 2½d

6x 2d

6x ½d

8

  Printed buff cover

February 1943

8

  Printed buff cover

September 1943

8

Se, Oc, No, De 1943

Fe, Mar, Au, Oc, No 1944

Ja, Fe, Ap, Jun, Au, Oc, De 1945

Ja, Mar, May, Jun, Au, Oc, De 1946

Fe, Ap, Jun, Au, Oc, De 1947

Fe, Ap, Jun, Jul, Au, Oc, De 1948

Fe, Ap, Jun, Au, Se, Oc, De 1949

Fe, Ap, Jun, Au, Oc, De 1950

Printed buff cover

April 1944

8

Dates :- April-June 1944

Printed buff cover

May 1951

[New colours]

18x 2½d

6x 2d

6x ½d

8

May, July, Sept, November 1951

January 1952

Printed buff cover

March 1952

[New colours]

18x 2½d

6x 1½d

3x 1d

6x ½d

8

1d pane - 3 stamps and 3 labels 'MINIMUM INLAND PRINTED PAPER RATE 1½d' font size 17mm

March, May, July, September, November 1952

Printed buff cover

January 1953

[New colours]

12x 2½d

6x 2d

6x 1½d

6x 1d

6x ½d

8

January, March 1953

Printed buff cover

May 1953

[New cols/QE2]

12x 2½d - QE2

6x 2d - KG6

6x 1½d - QE2

6x 1d - KG6

6x ½d - KG6

8

May 1953

July 1953

September 1953

8

  Printed buff cover

November 1953

8

November 1953

January 1954

Printed buff covers

March 1954[a]

[New cols/QE2]

12x 2½d - QE2

6x 2d - KG6

6x 1½d - QE2

6x 1d - KG6

6x ½d - QE2

8

  Printed buff cover

March 1954[b]

[New cols/QE2]

12x 2½d - QE2

6x 2d - KG6

6x 1½d - QE2

6x 1d - QE2

6x ½d - QE2

8

  Printed buff cover

 

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