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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 31 January, 1938. |
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SINGLE STAMPS |
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Start date |
Watermark |
Varieties |
| 31 January, 1938. |
upright |
Specimen / Cancelled and punched |
| June 1940 |
inverted |
Cancelled and punched |
| February 1938 |
sideways |
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Panes of : |
From
booklets |
Watermark |
Varieties |
| 6
(Cyl No's) |
2/6
June 1940
2/6 September 1940
2/6 October 1940
5/- May 1938
5/- July 1940 |
upright |
Cancelled and punched |
| inverted |
Cancelled and punched |
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COILS |
| Stock
letter |
Start date : |
Watermark |
Roll |
| Q |
1937 |
upright |
960 stamps (£8) - bottom end first delivery |
| R |
1937 |
480 stamps (£4) - top end first delivery |
| T |
February 1938 |
sideways |
480 stamps (£4) - left side first delivery |
Control / Cylinder Numbers and
Varieties
| Control |
Cylinder |
Perf Type |
Varieties |
| B37 |
1nd |
1d |
A |
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| C38 |
1nd |
1d |
A |
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| D38 |
7nd |
7d |
A |
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| 8nd |
8d |
A |
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| E39 |
10nd |
10d |
A |
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| 10nd |
10d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 11nd |
11d |
A |
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| 11nd |
11d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 12nd |
12d |
A |
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| 12nd |
12d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| F39 |
11nd |
11d |
A |
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| 11nd |
11d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| 12nd |
12d |
nd - B / d - C |
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| G40 |
11nd |
11d |
A |
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| 12nd |
12d |
A |
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| 14nd |
14d |
A |
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| 15nd |
15d |
A |
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| H40 |
14nd |
14d |
A |
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| 15nd |
15d |
A |
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| 17nd |
17d |
A |
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| I41 |
17nd |
17d |
A |
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| 20nd |
20d |
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 |
| H1nd |
Y |
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| H2nd |
Y |
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| H4nd |
Y |
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| H5nd |
Y |
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| H6nd |
Y |
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| H7nd |
Y |
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The 2d stamp was issued bisected during the
Channel
Islands Occupation.
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).
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