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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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| Issued 31 January, 1938. |
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SINGLE STAMPS |
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Start Date : |
Watermark |
Varieties |
| 31 January, 1938 |
upright |
Specimen |
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COILS |
| Stock
letter |
Start date : |
Watermark |
Roll |
| C |
1938 |
upright |
960 stamps (£12) - bottom end first delivery |
| S |
June 1938 |
upright |
480 stamps (£6) - left side first delivery |
Control / Cylinder Numbers and Varieties
| Control |
Cylinder |
Perf Type |
Varieties |
| C38 |
3nd |
3d |
A |
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| 5nd |
5d |
A |
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| 9nd |
9d |
A |
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| D38 |
9nd |
9d |
A |
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| E39 |
11nd |
11d |
A |
Spot below eye - cyl 11nd, R19/1 |
| 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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| G40 |
14nd |
14d |
A |
Dotted line from daffodil through margin - cyl 14nd,
R20/1 |
| 17nd |
17d |
A |
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| 18nd |
18d |
A |
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| H40 |
18nd |
18d |
A |
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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).
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