Dark Colours - 1/2d green

	Designed by : Edmund Dulac (head) and Eric Gill (frames). Photogravure printed by Harrison & Sons in sheets of 240 (20 rows x 12). Perforated 15 x 14 Watermarked - block GVIR and crown.
		wmk

	Issued 10 May, 1937.

SINGLE STAMPS
Start date :		Watermark	Varieties
10 May 1937		upright	Cancelled and punched
August 1937		inverted	Cancelled / Cancelled and punched
January 1938		sideways
BOOKLET PANES
Panes of :	From booklets	Watermark	Varieties
6 (Cyl No's)	2/- August 1937 2/- April 1938 2/6 June 1940 2/6 September 1940 2/6 October 1940 3/- August 1937 3/- April 1938 5/- August 1937 5/- May 1938 5/- July 1940	upright	Cancelled and punched
6 (Cyl No's)		inverted	Cancelled / cancelled and punched
4 (Cyl No's)	6d June 1940	sideways	Booklet usually with binding edge at top or bottom - also exist with alternate top/bottom edges
2 (Cyl No's)	6d February 1938	upright	Booklet with or without interleaves
2 (Cyl No's)	6d February 1938	inverted	Booklet with or without interleaves
COILS
Stock letter	Start date	Watermark	Roll
D	1937	upright	960 stamps (£2) - bottom end delivery
G	1937		480 stamps (£1) - bottom end delivery
W	Late 1937		960 stamps (£2) - bottom end delivery
Y	1937		1920 stamps (£4) - bottom end delivery
P	January 1938	sideways	480 stamps (£1) - left side first delivery

CONTROL / CYLINDER NUMBERS AND VARIETIES
Control	Cylinder		Perf Type	Varieties	Pick-up bar
A37	2nd	2d	A		No
	2nd	2d	nd - B / d -C	White extension to bottom line of 2 - Cyl 2d, R20/6
	3nd	3d	A
	4nd	4d	A
	6nd	6d	A
	-	6d	D
	8nd	8d	A
	10nd	10d	A
	11nd	11d	A
	12nd	12d	A
B37	2nd	2d	A		No
	2nd	2d	A		Yes
	8nd	8d	A		No
	12nd	12d	A		No
	12nd	12d	A		Yes
	16nd	16d	A
	17nd	17d	A
	18nd	18d	A	Broken circle around value - Cyl 18nd, R19/2
	19nd	19d	A
	20nd	20d	A
	22nd	22d	A
	24nd	24d	A
	25nd	25d	A
	31nd	31d	A
	32nd	32d	A
C38	35nd	35d	A		Yes
	37nd	37d	A
	40nd	40d	A
	42nd	42d	A
	43nd	43d	A
	52nd	52d	A
	53nd	53d	A
	55nd	55d	A
	56nd	56d	A
	58nd	58d	A
	59nd	59d	A
	61nd	61d	A
D38	58nd	58d	A		Yes
	58nd	58d	nd - B / d -C
	64nd	64d	A
	67nd	67d	A
	67nd	67d	nd - B / d -C
	68nd	68d	A
	68nd	68d	nd - B / d -C
	69nd	69d	A
	69nd	69d	nd - B / d -C
	70nd	70d	A
	70nd	70d	nd - B / d -C
	72nd	72d	A
	72nd	72d	nd - B / d -C
	73nd	73d	A
	73nd	73d	nd - B / d -C
	74nd	74d	A
	74nd	74d	nd - B / d -C
	76nd	76d	A
	76nd	76d	nd - B / d -C
	81nd	81d	A
	82nd	82d	A
	82nd	82d	nd - B / d -C
E39	68nd	68d	A		Yes
	76nd	76d	A
	76nd	76d	nd - B / d -C
	77nd	77d	A
	78nd	78d	A
	81nd	81d	A
	81nd	81d	nd - B / d -C
	90nd	90d	A
	93nd	93d	A
	95nd	95d	A
	98nd	98d	A
	99nd	99d	A
	100nd	100d	A
	101nd	101d	A
F39	90nd	90d	A		Yes
	100nd	100d	A
	101nd	101d	A
	101nd	101d	nd - B / d -C
	104nd	104d	A
	105nd	105d	A
	106nd	106d	A
	108nd	108d	A
	110nd	110d	A
	113nd	113d	A
G40	119nd	119d	A		Yes
G40	120nd	120d	A		Yes
I41	120nd	120d	A		Yes

MINOR VARIETIES

White dot inside circle	White dot below AG	White dot between ST	White dot below G	White dot below neck. Sideways wmk

BOOKLET CYLINDER NUMBERS
Cylinder Number	Perforation Type					Varieties
Cylinder Number	H	I	J	K	L	Varieties
Panes of 6
E2nd		Y				Wmk upright and inverted
E2d	Y	Y				Wmk upright and inverted
E5nd		Y
E5d	Y	Y
E10nd	Y	Y
E10d	Y	Y	Y
E18nd		Y
E18d	Y	Y
E.19nd	Y
E.22nd	Y
E28nd	Y
E29nd	Y
E35nd		Y
E35d	Y	Y
E36nd		Y
E36d	Y
E38nd	Y
E39nd	Y
E41nd	Y
E42nd	Y
E43nd	Y
E45nd	Y
E46nd	Y
E48nd	Y
E49nd	Y
E50nd	Y
Panes of 4
A40	Y	Y				Wmk sideways
Panes of 2
E2nd	Y
E2d	Y	Y
E10nd	Y
E10d	Y
E18nd	Y	Y
E28nd	Y

Cover posted 2 days early - probably deliberately as there is at least one other similar cover with a block of 1d stamps. Postmarked Banavie Invernessshire 8 May 37 with backstamp Fort William 10 May 37.

Overprints

'Morocco Agencies - 5 centimos' (Spanish Zone)

'Morocco Agencies - 5 centimes' (French Zone)

'Tangier'

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