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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. |
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wmk |
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| Issued 10 May, 1937. |
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SINGLE STAMPS |
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Start Date : |
Watermark |
Varieties |
| 10 May, 1937 |
upright |
Cancelled / Cancelled and punched |
| June 1940 |
inverted |
Cancelled and punched |
| June 1940 |
sideways |
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Panes of : |
From
booklets |
Watermark |
Varieties |
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6 |
2/6 June 1940
2/6 September 1940
2/6 October 1940
5/- May 1938
5/- July 1940 |
upright |
Cancelled and punched |
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inverted |
Cancelled and punched |
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COILS |
| Stock
letter |
Start date : |
Watermark |
Roll |
| F |
1937 |
upright |
960 stamps (£10) - bottom end first delivery |
| M |
1937 |
upright |
480 stamps (£5) - left side first delivery |
| F |
1940 |
upright |
960 stamps (£10) - bottom end first delivery |
| M |
June 1940 |
sideways |
480 stamps (£5) - left side first delivery |
Control / Cylinder Numbers and Varieties
| Control |
Cylinder |
Perf Type |
Varieties |
Pick-up bar |
| A37 |
1nd |
1d |
A |
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No |
| 2nd |
2d |
A |
Scratch of dark colour behind eye - cyl 2nd, row 20/1 |
| 2nd |
2d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| B37 |
2nd |
2d |
A |
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No |
| D38 |
2nd |
2d |
A |
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No |
| 2nd |
2d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| E39 |
3nd |
3d |
A |
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Yes |
| G40 |
3nd |
3d |
A |
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Yes |
| 6nd |
6d |
A |
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| 6nd |
6d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 7nd |
7d |
A |
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| 8nd |
8d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 10nd |
10d |
A |
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| 13nd |
13d |
A |
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| 15nd |
15d |
A |
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| H40 |
6nd |
6d |
A |
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Yes |
| 10nd |
10d |
A |
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| 10nd |
10d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 15nd |
15d |
A |
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| 20nd |
20d |
A |
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| 20nd |
20d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 22nd |
22d |
A |
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| 22nd |
22d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 23nd |
23d |
A |
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| 23nd |
23d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 25nd |
25d |
A |
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| 25nd |
25d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 28nd |
28d |
A |
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| 30nd |
30d |
A |
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| 30nd |
30d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 34nd |
34d |
A |
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| 36nd |
36d |
A |
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| 40nd |
40d |
A |
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| 41nd |
41d |
A |
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| 41nd |
41d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 43nd |
43d |
A |
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| 44nd |
44d |
A |
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| I41 |
41nd |
41d |
A |
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Yes |
| 43nd |
43d |
A |
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| 44nd |
44d |
A |
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| 45nd |
45d |
A |
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| 48nd |
48d |
A |
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| 53nd |
53d |
A |
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| 56nd |
56d |
A |
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| 57nd |
57d |
A |
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| 58nd |
58d |
A |
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| 59nd |
59d |
A |
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| 61nd |
61d |
A |
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| 62nd |
62d |
A |
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| 63nd |
63d |
A |
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| 64nd |
64d |
A |
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| 65nd |
65d |
A |
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Booklet Cylinder Numbers
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Cylinder Number |
Perforation Type |
Varieties |
| H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
| Panes of
6 - wmk upright and inverted |
| J3nd |
Y |
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| J5nd |
Y |
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| J7nd |
Y |
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| J10nd |
Y |
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Overprints
'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).
'Morocco Agencies - 25 centimos' (Spanish
Zone)
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