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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.

Issued 21 July, 1941.

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SINGLE STAMPS
Start date Watermark Varieties
21 July, 1941 upright

Specimen  /  Cancelled - 2 types
BOOKLET PANES
Panes of :

From booklets

 Watermark Varieties
6

(Cyl No's)

2/6 March 1942

2/6 October 1942

2/6 August 1943

5/- March 1942

5/- February 1943

5/- September 1943

5/- April 1944 

 upright  
inverted  
COILS
Stock letter Start date Watermark Roll
F 1942 upright 960 stamps - bottom end first delivery
U November 1949 1920 stamps - bottom end first delivery
M 1942 sideways 480 stamps - left side first delivery

Control / Cylinder Numbers and Varieties

Control Cylinder Perf Type Varieties
J41 69nd 69d A

 
70nd 70d A  
72nd 72d A  
73nd - A  
75nd 75d A  
77nd 77d A  
80nd 80d A  
81nd 81d A  
- 82d A  
83nd 83d A  
84nd 84d A  
K42 80nd 80d A  
81nd 81d A  
83nd 83d A  
84nd 84d A  
86nd 86d A  
87nd 87d A  
90nd 90d A  
92nd 92d A  
95nd 95d A  
96nd 96d A  
L42 84nd 84d A  
95nd 95d A  
96nd 96d A  
97nd 97d A  
99nd 99d A  
100nd 100d A  
101nd 101d A  
104nd 104d A  
110nd - A  
111nd 111d A  
111nd 111d nd - B / d - C  
113nd 113d A  
114nd 114d A  
117nd 117d A  
M43 110nd 110d A  
111nd 111d A  
113nd 113d A  
117nd 117d A  
118nd 118d A  
119nd 119d A  
120nd 120d A  
121nd 121d A  
124nd 124d A  
127nd 127d A  
130nd 130d A  
131nd 131d A  
132nd 132d A  
133nd 133d A  
135nd 135d A  
135nd 135d B  
N43 121nd 121d A  
131nd 131d A  
132nd 132d A  
133nd 133d A  
135nd 135d A  
136nd 136d A  
138nd 138d A  
138nd 138d nd - B / d - C  
- 138d B  
142nd 142d A  
143nd 143d A  
144nd 144d A  
144nd 144d nd - B / d - C  
- 144d B  
145nd 145d A  
146nd 146d A  
146nd 146d B  
146nd - G  
151nd 151d B  
O44 142nd 142d A  
142nd - G  
145nd 145d A  
145nd - G  
146nd 146d A  
147nd 147d A  
148nd 148d A  
148nd - G  
- 148d C  
149nd 149d A  
149nd - G  
150nd 150d A  
150nd - G  
151nd 151d nd - B / d - C  
- 151d B  
152nd 152d A  
152nd - G  
152nd 152d nd - B / d - C  
- 152d B  
153nd 153d A  
154nd 154d A  
154nd - G  
155nd 155d A  
P44 151nd 151d A  
152nd 152d A  
155nd 155d A  
156nd 156d A  
156nd 156d B  
156nd - G  
157nd 157d A  
159nd 159d A  
161nd 161d nd - B / d - C  
- 161d B  
162nd 162d A  
162nd - G  
164nd 164d A  
164nd 164d nd - B / d - C  
- 164d B  
164nd - G  
165nd 165d A  
165nd 165d nd - B / d - C  
- 165d B  
165nd - G  
166nd 166d A  
167nd 167d nd - B / d - C  
167nd - B  
168nd 168d A  
172nd 172d A White dot just above stem by clover leaf - cyl 172d, r 18/2
172nd 172d nd - B / d - C  
172nd - G  
174nd 174d A  
Q45 172nd 172d A  
172nd - G  
173nd 173d A  
173nd 173d nd - B / d - C  
- 173d B  
174nd 174d A  
174nd - G  
177nd 177d A  
177nd - G  
178nd 178d A  
179nd 179d nd - B / d - C  
184nd 184d nd - B / d - C  
- 184d B  
184nd - G  
186nd 186d A  
186nd - G  
187nd 187d A  
187nd 187d nd - B / d - C  
190nd 190d A  
190nd 190d nd - B / d - C  
R45 186nd 186d A  
187nd 187d A  
187nd 187d nd - B / d - C  
190nd 190d A  
194nd 194d A  
194nd 194d nd - B / d - C  
195nd 195d nd - B / d - C  
196nd 196d nd - B / d - C  
S46 195nd 195d A  
197nd 197d A  
201nd 201d A  
202nd 202d A  
203nd 203d A  
205nd 205d A  
206nd 206d A  
T46 201nd 201d A  
202nd 202d A  
203nd 203d A  
204nd 204d A  
205nd 205d A  
210nd 210d A  
U47 204nd 204d A  
209nd 209d A  
211nd 211d A  
212nd 212d A  
213nd 213d A  
216nd 216d A  
217nd 217d A  
220nd 220d A  
225nd 225d A  
227nd 227d A  
None 219nd 219d A  
219nd - G  
222nd 222d A  
223nd 223d A  
223nd - G  
224nd 224d A  
225nd 225d A  
226nd 226d A  
228nd 228d A  
229nd 229d A  
230nd 230d A  
231nd 231d A  
234nd 234d A  
235nd 235d A  
236nd 236d A  
236nd 236d nd - B / d - C  
238nd 238d A  
238nd 238d nd - B / d - C  
239nd 239d A
b for d in value - cyl 239d, row 18/3
239nd 239d nd - B / d - C
240nd 240d A  
240nd 240d nd - B / d - C  
241nd 241d A  
244nd 244d A  
245nd 245d A  
246nd 246d A  
246nd 246d nd - B / d - C  
247nd 247d A  
248nd 248d A  
248nd - G  
249nd 249d A  
249nd - G  
250nd 250d A  
252nd 252d A  
253nd 253d A  
254nd 254d A  
255nd 255d A  
256nd 256d A  
260nd 260d A  
260nd 260d nd - B / d - C  
261nd 261d A  
261nd 261d nd - B / d - C  
263nd 263d A  
263nd 263d nd - B / d - C  
266nd 266d A  

 

 

Booklet Cylinder Numbers

 

Cylinder Number Perforation Type Varieties
H I J K L
Panes of 6
J15nd Y          
J16nd Y          
J17nd Y          
J18nd Y          
J20nd Y          
J21nd Y          
J23nd Y Y        
J23d Y     Y    
J25nd Y Y        
J25d Y     Y    
J28nd Y Y        
J28d Y     Y    
J29nd Y          
J29d       Y Y  
J30nd Y          
J30d       Y Y  
J31nd Y          
J31d         Y  
J32nd Y          
J32d         Y  
J34nd Y          
J34d         Y  
J35nd Y          
J35d         Y  
J39nd Y          
J39d         Y  
J43nd Y          
J43d         Y  
J45nd Y          
J45d         Y  
J48nd Y          
J48d         Y  
J49nd Y          
J49d         Y  
J50nd Y          
J50d         Y  
J51nd Y          
J51d         Y  
J52nd Y          
J52d         Y  
J53nd Y          
J53d         Y  
J54nd Y          
J54d         Y  
J58nd Y          
J58d         Y  
J59nd Y          
J59d         Y  
J60nd Y          
J60d         Y  
J61nd Y          
J61d         Y  
J62nd Y          
J62d         Y  
J65nd Y          
J65d         Y  

Overprints

'Bahrain - 2½ anna' for use in Bahrain from 1948

'Kuwait - 2½ anna' for use in Kuwait from 1948

'2½ anna' (no country name) for use by British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia, from 1948

'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).

'E.A.F.' (East Africa Forces), in Somalia from 1943.

'B.M.A. Eritrea - 25 cents' (British Military Administration in Eritrea), from 1948. Later, just 'B.A. Eritrea' (British Administration), from 1950.

'B.M.A. Somalia - 25 cents' (British Military Administration in Somalia), from 1948. Later, just 'B.A. Somalia' (British Administration), from 1950.

'B.M.A. Tripolitania - 5l' (British Military Administration + currency in Military Administration Lire), from 1948. Later, just 'B.A. Tripolitania' (British Administration), from 1950.

'Morocco Agencies' from 1949

'Tangier'

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