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Table of Content
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BritirhPostd~in~Arrtbis .............. British V i I r k & .......................................
Maha ................................................................. Mauritius ......................................................... Montsant ...................................................... Morocco Agencies ..........................................
.Tmgk ......................................................
New Guinca ...................................................... New Hebrides ....................................................
.fkitibh ........................................................
.French ......................................................... .................................................... New Zeaflo&
-cook Isltmls ............................................... .Nkc ........................................................... .T&tau ........................................................ . . Nlgau ...............................................................
Norfolk h a . .................................................... No#& Bamco .................................................... Norkm ahodesin ............................................ NyrePld aatsaorate ...................................... Pakistta .............................................................
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Solomon Eshnds ....................... ..................... ... .. s c m n u d prokame ...................................... South M i c a .................................................... South west A f i h ............................................ Sautbgn Rhodaia ............................................
/'- ! Grea.2 Britain
1937. Coronation
G $ $
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Green
-
1 Green I
Green
Red
1937 - 1947
Watermark: GVI A
Wate rmark : S ideways
1 Orange I
(F Great Britain \ j
1941 -1 942. Lighter Background
Red
Blue
Red
Wate rmark : S ideways
1950-1 9 5 1. Colours Changed
m 7
Blue
Brown
Great Britain
Watermark: Sideways
1 B l u e 1
I Brown I Green
Red
1940. Centenary of the First Postage Stamps
7 I -
/" Great Britain \
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1948. Olympic Games
f
i Great. Britain -',# i
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
195 1. Festival of Britain
// Great Britain - Channel Islands \.,
General Issues
1948. Third Anniversary of Liberation
Guernsey
N o Watermark Watermark: GVI B (Sideways)
I I I I I I
Jersey
1941 - 1942
f - -
', Aden )
/'-
Aden \
1937. Coronation
1946. Victory
1949. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 7 5 t h Anniversary
/" Aden i 1~
195 1. New Currency. Previous Issues Surcharged
Kathiri State of Seiyun
1946. Victory
1949. Royal Silver Wedding
m
,.'
i Kathiri State of Seiyun j
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
195 1 . New Currency. Previous Issues Surcharged
7
/-- Qu 'aiti State. in Hadhramaut ! \
1946. Victory
1949. Royal Silver Wedding
,' L
--, Qu 'aiti State. in Hadhramaut 8
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
I I I
195 1. New Currency. P r e v ~ o u s Issues Surcharged
1937. Coronation
i Antigua ? I
1946. Victory
I I
1948. Royal Silver Wedding 195 1. University College of British West Indies - I
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary -
. Ascension
,
1 937. Coronation
Perforat ion: 13
1 Black & Orange 1
Black & Red 1 Black 8: Orange 1
f' Ascension 1
1 Black 8: Red 1
1 Black & Grey 1
Per fo ra t ion : 13 '4
1 Black & Green I 1 Black 6r Orange 1
Black & Orange I Black & Blue
I Black 8: Orange 1
Per fo ra t ion : 1 4
1 Black & Red 1
1 Black & Orange 1
,(, Ascension A;
1946. Victory - I
1949. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
I I I I
Australia
1937 - 1949
Watermark: GVl C (Sideways on 5d.. 9d.. 51- and lo/-)
Perforation: To 11-: 13% X 14 (Vertical Designs), 14 X 13% (Horizontal Designs). Higher Values: 13%
1 P u r p l e 1
Perforation: 15 X 14 (Vertical Designs), 14 X 15 (Horizontal Designs)
I P u r p l e 1 1 P u r p l e 1 Green
- Red 1 P u r p l e 1 1 B r o w n 1
/
Australia \ i i
1 9 4 8 - 1 9 5 6
N o Watermark. Perforation. 15 X 14 (Vertical Designs). 14 X 15 (Horizontal Design)
1 9 3 7 . 150th Anniversary of Founding of New South Wales
1 9 4 0 . Australian Iniperial Forces
1 9 4 2 - 1949
Watermark: GVI C
, I 1 I I s I . -g -3 6 N o Wate rmark
/'-- .
t Australia .I
1941. Previous Issues Surcharged
1945. Arrival of the Duke of Gloucester, the Governor General of Australia
7 I 7
1946. Victory
1946. Centenary of Mitchell's Exploration of Central Queensland
1947. 150th Anniversary of the City of Newcastle
1947. Marriage of Princess Elizabeth
Watermark: GVI C (S ideways ) .
1948. Marriage of Princess Elizabeth
N o W a t e r m a r k
1948 - 1956 Watermark: GVI C (Sideways)
1948. William J. Farrer
N o W a t e r m a r k
1948. Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree 1948. Ferdinand von Mueller
. -$ 1949. Anniversary of Henry Lawson's Birth 1949. Universal Postal Union's
& 75th Anniversary
1949. Lord John Forrest
.f i A ustralia
1950 - 1952
Watermark: GVI C
I B r o w n 1
Red
I Green 1
1950 - 1965
No Watermark
1 B r o w n I Green
1950. Centenary of the First Australian Stamps 195 1. Centenary o f Gold Discovery and of Responsible Government
1951. 50th Anniversary of the Commonwealth of Australia
1952. Pan-Pacific Scout Jamboree
1953. Food Production
I
British Commonwealth Occupation Force \
-*
/,' i Bahamas
1937. Coronation
Blue Red I 1 Green 1
I Red I
i Bahamas 1, I
1940. Previous Issue Surcharged
1942. 450th Anniversary of Columbus' Landing in the New World
1946. Victory
Bahamas \ i
1948. 300th Anniversary of Colonial Sett lement
i Bahamas "j
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75 th Anniversary
Bahrain 71
/ Bahrain -'~ I
1 Red 1 L
Brown Green 1 Orange I
Bahrain \ i
1 Orange 1
1950 - 1955. Colours changed. New Values and Designs
Blue Green 1 Brown 1
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
Bahrain
1948. Olympic Games
1949. Universal Postal Union's 7 5 t h Anniversary
7-
Barbados
Green
1 Brown 1
1937. Coronation
1938 - 1948
Perforation: 13% X 13
1 Red
Red
Green
f I Barbados \ i
Perforat ion: 14
1939. Tercentenary o f the General Assembly
I
1946. Victory
,'- --. \ Barbados ',
1947. Previous Issues Surcharged
Perforat ion: 1 3 % X 13 P e r f o r a t i o n : 1 4
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
I -
Barbados "1
-- Barbados
1951. University College of British West lndies
1952. Centenary of Barbados Postage Stamps -
f l Barbados
7
1
Postage Due Stamps
1950 - 1974 Watermark: GVI D
Wate rmark : GVI E (Upr igh t )
Watermark: GVI E (Sideways) P e r f o r a t i o n : 13
Watermark: GVI E (Sideways) P e r f o r a t i o n : 14
/' Basutoland \,
i 1
1937. Coronation
1945. Victory
I
Basutoland \
1947. Royal Visit
1948. Royal Silver Wedding -
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
I -
i '\ Bechuanalartd Protectorate i
1937. Coronation
/ Bechuanaland Protectorate \ i i
1945. Victory
7-
1947. Royal Visit
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
Bechuanaland Protectorate 'I
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
I I I
Bermuda "1
1 Blue and D e e p Blue 1
1937. Coronation
u Blue and B r o ~ n
1 Blue and Black 1 1 Black and Red 1
1940. Previous Issue Surcharged
1 Blue and Red 1
1 Black and Blue 1
f- \ i Bermuda
Per fo ra t ion : 14
1938 - 1953
P e r f o r a t i o n : 1 3
6" Bermuda Z
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Perot Stamp Centenary
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
7- I
/'- i British Guiana
\ i
1 9 3 7 . C o r o n a t i o n
1 9 3 8 - 1 9 5 2
Watermark: GVI D. Perforation: 1 2 %
,-' British Guiana
7 [ &
Watermark: Sideways
Perforation: 12% X 13% (Vertical Designs), 13% X 12% (Horizontal Designs)
1946. Victory
British Guiana
1948. Royal Silver Wedding 195 1 . University College of British West Indies
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary -
Postage Due Stamps
British Honduras 1%
1937. Coronation
1938 - 1947
Perforat ion: 11 % X 1 1 (Horizonta l Designs). 1 1 X 11',2 (Ver t ica l Designs)
i i\ British. Honduras 1
Per fo ra t ion : 1 2
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. 150th Anniversary of Battle of St. George's Cay
(c British Honduras 3
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
195 1. University College of British West Indies
I m
British Occupation of Italian Colonies
Middle East Forces
1942
1943 - 1947. Lighter Background (to 5d.). Higher Values Added
Postage Due Stamps
British Occupation of Italian Colonies 1
Cyrenaica
Postage Due Stamps
1950
7 i British Occupation of Italian Colonies I
/'
Eritrea
1948 - 1949. British Military Administration
ty British Occupation of Italian Colonies ', I
Eritrea
1950. British Administration
m I
I Green R e d
1951. Colours Changed ( to 25c.) . New Designs for Higher Values
1 Orange 1 L Blue
f i British Occupation of Italian Colonies
Eritrea
Postage Due Stamps
1948. British Military Administration
1950. British Administration
British Occupation of Italian Colonies
Somalia
1943 - 1946. British Occupation
1- m
1948. British Military Administration
British Occupation of Italian Colonies i
Somalia
1950. British Administration
British Occupation of Italian Colonies >
Tripolitania
1948. British Military Administration
British Occupation of Italian Colonies
1 Green 1
1950. British Administration
Tripolitania
I Brown 1 1 Orange 1
195 1 . Colours Changed (to 5L.). New Designs for Higher Values
1 Blue 1 1 Green 1 1 Brown 1 1 Red 1
British Occupation of Italian Colonies 1
I
I
Tripolitania
Postage Due Stamps
1948. British Military Administration
I I
1950. British Administration
British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia \
1 Green 1 Brown O r a n g e
1950 - 1955. Colours Changed (to 2%d.) . New Values and Designs Added
1 Red 1
Blue I Brown I
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
I
/+ ", i British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia i
1948. Olympic Games
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
/' I British Virgin Islands 7 \
1937. Coronation
1946. Victory
(' British Virgin Islands
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
1951. University College of British West Indies - -
C British Ergin Islands
195 1 . Restoration o f Legislative Council
Brunei
1949. Sultan's Silver Jubilee
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
/ t Brunei '.l
1952
Watermark: GVI D
- -
'- Burma
1938 - 1940. British Administration
1 Brown 1
Purple & Blue
Blue
1 Blue I
1 Brown & Purple I
I Green I
B l u e
Green
Violet & Red
1940. 100th Anniversary of First Postage Stamp - Brown & Green
1945. British Military Administration
Burma
Brown
1946. British Civil Administration
B l u e
Black & Blue
I \'lolet & Mauve I
O r a n g e
I Blue I 1 P u r p l e I
.~
Mauve
1 Brown & O r a n g e 1
I Red 6: V ~ o l e t I
1 Green & Brown 1
/"- Burma
1946. Victory
I I
1947. Interim Government
Official Stamps
1939. British Administration
Violet Brown
1 Red 1
1 Brown 1
1 Violet & Mauve I
e
1 Green 1
Red
1946. British Civil Administration
-$
i I
. .
Blue
1 Brown & Orange 1
Blue
1 Mauve 1
Green
1 Blue 1
Purple
I--- Burma \,
I
1947. Interim Government
I
Canada
1937. Coronation
1937 - 1938
Perforation: 12
Perforation: lrnperforated X 8
m
(/ Canada ',
I
1938. Airmail
1939. Royal Visit
/- / Canada '. I
1942 - 1948. War Effort (Including Airmail Issues)
Perforat ion: 12
Perforation: Imperforated X 8
Purple
,/' Canada 'i i 1
Perforat ion: Irnperforated X 9%
m m
I I I
Perforat ion: Irnperforated X 12
1946. Peace Re-Conversion (Including Airmail Issue)
Canada
1947. Alexander Graham Bell 's 1948. Princess Elizabeth's Wedding 1947. Canadian Citizenship
Birth Centenary
1948. Responsible Government 1949. Newfoundland's Entry
into the Confederation
1949 - 1951
P e r f o r a t i o n : I 2
Pe r fo ra t ion : Imper fo ra t ed X 9%
P e r f o r a t ~ o n : lmper fo ra t ed X 1 2
1949. Founding of Halifax
i Canada ')
1950
Perforat ion: 12
Perforat ion: Imperforated X 9 %
195 1 - 1955. Prime Ministers
i Canada >
195 1. Royal Visit
195 1 . Centenary o f the First Canadian Stamp
1952. International Red Cross Conference
1953. lndian Totem Pole
1953. National Wildlife
i Canada \
Official Stamps
1949. Airmail I ssue I n c l u d e d
f Canada
1950. Airmail
Official Stamps
1950 - 1952
1952 - 1953. Airmail Issue Included
,'- t Canada
Official Stamps
1950. Official Special Delivery
Special Delivery Stamps
1938 - 1939 1939. Previous Issue Surcharged
I942 - 1943. War Effort (Including Airmail Issues)
1946. Airmail Issue Included
A^ - -'- &iFaa-. I..
Cayman Islands \
1938 - 1948
Per fo ra t ion : A s Given
1937. Coronation
Orange
Blue
Blue
Orange
Cayman Islands
1948. Royal Silver Wedding 1946. Victory
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
Cayman Islands 1
1937. Coronation
1938 - 1949
Watermark: GVI D. Perforation: I I X 11% (Vertical Designs). 11% X 11 (Horizontal Designs)
I Black & Red 1 1 Black & Violet 1
Ceylon :i
W a t e r m a r k : U p r i g h t
Perforat ion: 1 l ' i X 13 (Vertical Designs) , 13 X I1 % (Horizonta l Designs)
Pe r fo ra t ion : 1 2
Perforation: 13% X 13 (Vertical Designs), 13 X 13% (Horizontal Designs)
Perforat ion: 1 3 %
Perforat ion: 14
1940 - 194 1. Previous Issues Surcharged
{ Ceylon
1946. Victory
1947. New Constitution
1949. First Anniversary of Independence
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
I
f t Ceylon 'j
1952. Colombo Plan Exhibition
i Cyprus
1937. Coronation
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
F i Cyprus -\I l
1938 - 1951
Perforation: A s Given
1 Green I
Green Violet
/'- Dominica
1937. Coronation
i Dominica 7
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
7
195 1. University College of British West Indies
c Dominica \ i
1951. New Constitution
British Forces in Egypt
f 7 I Falkland Islands i
1937 . Coronation
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver W e d d ~ n g
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
, t Falkland Islands +')
I Black &Brown I Black L
FALKLAND ISLANDS, - -- -
f Falkland Islands
7 6% FALKLAND ISLANDS $
/' Falkland Islands Dependencies i 7
I i!
Graham Land 1944
xEALULANq I S L A N D S
South Georgia 1944
FA L K LA N D-I S u\-N&Si FALKLAN D ISLANDS-
FALKLAND ISLANDS FALKLAND LSLAELC)S
/'. I Falkland Islands Dependencies :)
South Orkneys
I FALKLAN-D- ISLANDS
FALKLAND ISLANDS
South Shetlands
1944
FALK_L&XD I S W D S
TALKLAND ISLANDS
, m L K L A N --.-. D ISLAN-0'5, FALKLAND I S L A N D S
/'
i Falkland Islands Dependencies
General Issues
1946 - 1949
1946. Victory
Falkland Islands Dependencies -'\
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
1937. Coronation
1938 - 1955
Per fo ra t ion : As Given
Empty Boat " 1 80" is missing
Blue & R e d
"1 80" is missing
Green & Red
1941. Previous Issue Surcharged
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
195 1. Health
Postage Due Stamps
1940
POSTAGE DUE
i Gambia \!
i
1937. Coronation
Pink and Red Blue and Black
Blue and Black P ~ n k and Red
S-TWO SHILLINGS
,/'
\ Gambia '\
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
I
Gibraltar I
1937. Coronation
1938 - 1951
Watermark: GV1 D. Perforat ion: 13% X 14 (%d and f I ) , 13 (Al l o thers)
Violet
Gibraltar
Wate rmark : S ideways . Pe r fo ra t ion : 13 - Watermark: GVI D. Perforat ion: 13%
Grey
Red
Red
Wate rmark : S ideways . Perforat ion: 13%
Gibraltar '*,
Per fora t ion : 1 4
1 Red 1 I Grey I
1946. Victory
I
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
Gibraltar '.
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
1950. Inauguration o f the Legislative Council
I -
Gilbert and Ellice Islands 7>
1937. Coronation
1939 - 1955
Perforation: Varies. Perforation 1 2 on the N e x t Page
i Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Per fora t ion : 1 2
7
1946. Victory
I
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
I 7
1937. Coronation
1937 - 1950
Perforation: 15 X 14 (Xd.), 12 ( lo/-) . 12% ( A l l Others)
Grenada lt i
Perforation: 12'A X 13% (Vertical Designs), 13% X 12% (Horizontal Designs)
Perforation: 12 X 13
1946. Victory
Perforat ion: 14
Grenada ".,
i
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
m
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary - I
1951. University College of British West Indies
< Grenada a
195 1. New Constitution
I I
Postage Due Stamps
i Hong Kong
1937. Coronation
G I 4 -- . "
; ,rc nu' a6.L - - L
\ lolet and R e d
1938 - 1952
Perforat ion: 14
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- * ,. F ' , ab3% "a&
B l u e
rG*l WYIS
Purple and Red - I
I QWLDSLYR . ~ Purole and Blue
; , rim C O & L ~ ~
Green and V ~ o l e t
-- -- - - r r h wtL*a% -- Green and Vlolet
Black
- -- @-~(OUGXDWG -@
- *-a?.
* " - - - " - fWtOL.Pll6 -
O r a n ~ e and Green
-- IOUSVGLCI 2&
4. , ."I % GI: 5%
I - , T I K DO.LARC - V ~ o l e t dnd Blue
Hong Kong 7
Perforation: 14% X 14
1941. Centenary o f British Rule
1946. Victory
Hong Kong \
I
1
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
/
: India
/ Ia dia \
1940 - 1943
The 14a. Is Displayed with Previous Set
1946. Victory
I
f I Jn dia \'.
j
1946. Previous Issue Surcharged
1947. lndependence
1948. First Flight, Air India International
1948. First Anniversary of lndependence
.-
Blue
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
I -
1950. Inauguration of the Republic of India - R E P U B L I C OF I N D I t
1 ; I \ I
, i 4 M Y Y U A .
INAUGUMllON JAN 26.1956 INAUGUUA1'10N JAN 26.1950
195 I . Centenary of Geological Survey of India
/- -) I India it ,'
195 1 . First Asian Games
1952. Saints and Poets of India - -
/'- i I-rt dia
Official Stamps
1937 - 1939
I I L I
1939. Previous Issue Surcharged
Brown
Official Stamps
1948. First Anniversary of Independence
1 Blue 1
Ireland i
1937 - 1968
Watermark : A
Watermark: B
1937. Constitution Day
1938. Centenary of Temperance Crusade
/ f Ireland 1
1939. 150th Anniversary of the United States Constitution - I 1941. 25th Anniversary of the Easter Rebellion
1943. 50th Anniversary of the Gaelic League
1944. Tercentenary of Brother Michael O'Clery's Death
I -
1943. Centenary of the Discovery of Quaternions
1944. Death Centenary of Edmund Rice
1945. Death Centenary of Thomas Davis
1946. Birth Centenaries of Charles Stewart Parnell and Thomas Davitt - -
1948 - 1965. Airmail
1948. 150th Anniversary of Insurrection
1937. Coronation
1938 - 1952
Perforation: 13% X 14 (to I %d.), 12% (to 21- and also f I ) , 14 (51-, lo/-)
Blue & Green Light B lue & Blue I Green & Red 1
Jamaica
Perforat ion: A s Given
/' i \ \ Jamaica I
1945. New Constitution
Perforat ion: 1 2 %
Perforation: 12% X 13 ( l l%d. and 2d.), 13 (3d. and 4%d.)
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
Jamaica
1946. Victory
Pe r fo ra t ion : 1 3 % X 14
P e r f o r a t i o n : 1 3 %
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
195 1 . University College o f British West Indies
1952. First Caribbean Boy Scout Jamboree
/= Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika >, -/I
1937. C o r o n a t i o n
1938 - 1954
Perforation: As Given
Brown and Orange
13 X 12%
1 Brown and Orange I
I Brown and Orange I
Brown and Orange
1 4
I Black and Green
13 X 1 1 %
I Black and Green I
1 - B r o u n and Grev
I Black and Green 1
-', i Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
I Blach and Red 1 I Black and Red 1 1 Black and Green 1
I Black and Blue I I Black and Blue I I Black and Blue I
I I 1 I I I
13 X 11% 13 X 12% 13 X 12%
Rope Not Joined to S a ~ l Dot M i s s ~ n g 13 X 11%
Rope Joined to Sail
f \ i Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika i
f 7 i Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika 1
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
1952. Princess Elizabeth's Royal Visit
7 7
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Kuwait 1
1945
The 14a. Is displayed with Previous Set
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
/ , Kuwait
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1950 - 1955. Colours Changed. New Values and Designs
1 Orange 1
Kuwait
1948. Olympic Games
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1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
Leeward Islands \
Brown
Black 8; Purple
1937. Coronation
1938 - 1951
Perforat ion: A s Giver,
1 Green 1
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1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
195 1. University College of British West Indies
Malaysian States - Malacca \ i
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
Black & Green I Blue I
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Mala-ysian States - Malacca 1
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
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1948. Royal Silver Wedding
Red
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1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
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1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
(' Malaysian States - Pahang -'l
Malaysian States - Penang '., I I
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1 Red 1
1 Black 6 Green /
1 Green 1
1 Blue 1
Malaysian States - Penang
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
Malaysian. States - Perak ', ,i
1 Green I
G r e v
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary - -
Malaysian -States - Perak
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1 Green 1
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1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
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1 Green I
Malaysian States - Selangor --..
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1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
v 7
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I Green I
1 Blue I
fT i ', Malaysian States - Trengganu 3
1941. Previous Issues Surcharged
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union 75th Anniversary
(-~;~&sian States - Trengganu >
Red
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1937. Coronation
1 Brown I I Green I
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Red Black
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1946. Victory
1949. Royal Silver Wedding
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Black
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1948 - 1953. Previous Issues Overprinted "Self-Government"
Green
1 Red I
1 Olive & Blue 1
Green Grey
Blue
Red Y e l l o u
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1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
1950. Visit of Princess Elizabeth
195 1. Seventh Centenary of the Scapular
Mauritius \
1937. Coronation
1938 - 1949
P e r f o r a t i o n : 14
Perforat ion: 15 X 14
1946. Victory
1948. Centenary of the First Mauritian Postage Stamps
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
(" Mauritius 1
f : Montserrat
1937. Coronation
1938 - 1948
Perforation: 13 ( to 5 : - ) . 12 (lo:-. £ 1 )
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Per fo ra t ion : 1 4
1946. Victory
I -
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1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
195 1. University College of British West Indies
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Morocco Agencies ')
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British Currency
1949
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195 1 . Colours Changed. New Designs for Higher Values
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1937. Coronation
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195 1 - 1952. Colours Changed
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1940. Centenary of the First Postage Stamps - I
Morocco Agencies
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1948. Olympic Games
Frenclz Currency
1937. Coronation
I Green I
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Tangier
1937. Coronation
I Green I
Red Orange Brown Blue
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1950 - 195 I . Colours Changed. New Designs fot Higher Values
I Orange I
1940. Centenary of the First Postage Stamps
1946. Victory
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1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1948. Olympic Games
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
1944. A l Bu-Said Dynasty Commemoration
1944. Officials: A1 Bu-Said Dynasty Commemoration
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1937. Coronation
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1937. Coronation
1937. Coronation (Additional Issues)
Perforation: 13
Newfoundland
Perforat ion: 14
1939. Royal Visit
1939. Previous Issues Surcharged - -
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1938 - 1944. Royal Family
Pe r fo ra t ion : 12%
P e r f o r a t i o n : 13%
P e r f o r a t i o n : 14
'941 50th Anniversary of Grenfell's Mission 1943. Memorial University College -
1947. Princess Elizabeth's 21 st Birthday
1946. Previous lssue Surcharged
1943. Airmail
1947. 450th Anniversary
of the Discovery of Newfoundland
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Postage Due Stamps
1939 - 1949
P e r f o r a t i o n : 10
P e r f o r a t i o n : 1 I
Perfora t ion: 1 1 X 9
f \ i New- Guinea I
1 937. Coronation
1939. Airmail
New Hebrides (British)
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
New Hebrides (British) 'i
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1938
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NEW H E B R I D E S N E W H E B R I D E S
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New Hebrides (French) \ i /
1941. Issued under De Gaulle's Government
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
New Hebrides (French)
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1938
1941. Issued under De Gaulle 's Government
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1937. Coronation
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1937. Health 1938. Health
1939. Health - 1940. Health
1941. Previous Issues Surcharged
194 1. Health 1942. Health
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1940. Centenary of New Zealand
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1943. Health
1944. Previous Issue Surcharged
1944. Health
1945. Health
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1946. Peace
1946. Health
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1947. Health
1948. Centenary of Otago
1948. Health
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1949. Health - m 1950. Health
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1950. Previous Issue Surcharged
1950. Centenary of Canterbury
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1951. Health
1952. Health
1952 - 1953. Previous Issues Surcharged
New Zealand 1
Express Delivery Stamps
Postage Due Stamps
1939 - 1949
Watermark: GVI H (Sideways)
Watermark: GVI I (Sideways)
Watermark: GVI 1 (Upright)
N e w Zealand '5
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Official Stamps
1938 - 1951
Watermark: GVI I
1 Brown I
Watermark: Upright
I Green 1
Watermark: Sideways
New- Zealand 1
Official Stamps
1940. Centenary of New Zealand
New- Zealand 1
Life Insurance Stamps
1947 - 1965
Watermark: G V I 1
Wate rmark : S ideways
(' Cook Islands 'I
1937. Coronation
1946. Peace
Cook Islands '..
1949 - 1961
Watermark: GVI I
Wa te rmark : S ideways
Niue
1937. Coronation
1946. Peace
I i Niue
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Nigeria
1937. Coronation
1938 - 1951
Perforat ion: 1 2
Black
I Black
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Perforation: I 1 %
Perforation: 13 X 11't;
Perforation: 13%
Perforation: 1 4
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
Norfolk Island i --. i
Green
I Brown I
I Brown 1
f i North Borneo
North Borneo \
1941. War Tax
1945. British Military Administration
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North Borneo
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary - -
7 North Borneo \
Inscribed Jessleton Inscribed Jesselton
North Borneo
Postage Due Stamps
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1937. Coronation
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
Northern Rhodesia "I
1938 - 1952
Perforation: As Given
I Orange I
1 Brown I
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Green
Green
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1937. Coronation
1 Brown 1
Red G r e y
Red
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1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
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1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
195 1. 60th Anniversary of the Protectorate
Postage Due Stamps
: AYASALAND
1 9 4 8 . Independence
Per fo ra t ion : As Given
1 9 4 8 - 1 9 5 7
Perforat ion: 12'11 (3p . to 2a.. 4a . . Xa.),
13'1: X 14 (3a . , IOa., IR.. 2R. , 5R.,), 14 X 13% (2%a., 3 k a . . 6a.. 12a. , IOR., 15R., and 25R.)
f i Pakistan I
Perforat ion: 1 2
Pakistan \
P e r f o r a t i o n : 13
P e r f o r a t i o n : 13'12
1949. First Anniversary o f the Death o f Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Pakistan ', 1
1949 - 1954
Perforation: 1 2 % ( l a . , 1 Xa.. 2a . )
Perforat ion: 1 3 %
195 1. Fourth Anniversary o f Independence
1952. Centenary of the First Indian Stamp
Official Stamps
195 1 . Fourth Anniversary of Independence
7 I
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1948
Perforation: A s Given
Pakistan - Bahawalpur 1
1948. Bicentennary of the Royal Family
f Pakistan - Bahawalpur ,
1948. First Anniversary of Union of Bahawalpur with Pakistan
7
1948. Multan Campaign Centenary
1949. Silver Jubilee of Accession of the Amir of Bahwalpur
,f \ Pakistan - Bahawalpur
I Violet & Brown
Green & Claret Black & Red Black & Violet
Green & Orange
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I Brown & Green I
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1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
Perforat ion: 13
Perforation: 17% X 17
f \ i Pakistan - Bahawalpur /?
Official Stamps
1945
6 Pakistan - Bahawalpur
Official Stamps
1945. H.H. the Ami r of Bahawalpur - 1946. Victory
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Official Stamps
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
Per fo ra t ion : 1 3
Perforation: 17% X 1 7
/' , Pap u a
1937. Coronation
1938. Jubilee of Declaration of British Possession. Airmail
1939 - 1941. Airmail
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1946. Victory
Pitcairn Islands
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
f i St. -Helena
1937. Coronation
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
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I Orange I
I Blue 1
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1937. Coronation
1938 - 1948
Perforat ion: 14
St. Kitts-Nevis
Perforation: 13 X 1 2
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
,'- i St. Kitts-Nevis
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
1950. Tercentenary of British Settlement in Anguilla
1951. University College of British West Indies
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1937. Coronation
1938 - 1948
Perforat ion: 1 2 (6d., I / - , 21-, lo / - ) . 12l.2 (Others)
Vio le t
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Perforation: 14% X 14
Perforat ion: 1 3 %
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
( st.. Lucia -'l
1949 - 1950
Perforation: 12% ( Ic . - 16c.). 1 1 X 1 1 % (24c. - $4.80)
Perforat ion: 14 Perforation: 14% X 14
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1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
195 1 . University College of British West lndies
I -
1951. New Constitution
195 1. Reconstruction of Castries
f St.. Lucia
Postage Due Stamps
1949 - 1965
Watermark: GVI D
Watermark: GVI E
St. -Vincent \ i
1937. Coronation
C St. -Vincent 7
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
St. -Vincent
f-
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195 1 . University College of British West Indies
195 1 . New Constitution
f i
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1939. 25th Anniversary of New Zealand Mandate
1946. Peace
Samoa 7
1945. British Military Administration
1946. Centenary Commemoration
Sarawak 1 I /
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
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1949. Universal Postal Union's 7 5 t h Anniversary
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Sarawak
Seychelles \ I
1937. Coronation
I Orange I
Yel low
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1946. Victory
I I I I
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
f \ Seychelles i
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1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
Postage Due Stamps
1951 - 1965
Watermark: GVI D
Watermark: G V I E
Sierra Leone \
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1937. Coronation
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
f - Sierra Leone \
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Red
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1948 - 1952
P e r f o r a t i o n : 14
3,: ' , S A ~ 3 Q i L 3 Black & Green Red
Perforat ion: 17% X 1 8
/
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1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
Solomen Islands '.\ i
1937. Coronation
1939 - 1951
Perforation: 13% (2d., 3d., 21-, 216), 12% (Al l Others)
/- i Solomon Islands
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Per fo ra t ion : 1 2
1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
iT Solomon Islands \\ i
Postage Due Stamps
Somaliland Protectorate \ E
1937. Coronation
1946. Victory
Perforation: 13% X 14 Perforat ion: 13%
f Somaliland Protectorate 'J
1949. Royal Silver Wedding
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1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
195 1. Previous Issues Surcharged
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1937. Coronation
1938. Voortrekker Centenary Memorial Fund
1938. Voortrekker Commemoration
South A-frica 1
1939. Huguenot Commemoration
1941 - 1946. War Effort
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1942 - 1944. War Effort
1943. Coil Stamps
/'
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1945. Victory
I
1947. Royal Visit
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
/' \ I \ South Africa i
1949. Centenary of Natal Settlers
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
1949. Inauguration of Voortrekker Monument
7 I
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1952. Tercentenary of the Landing of Jan Van Riebeeck at the Cape of Good Hope
1952. South African Tercentenary International Stamp Exhibition
South Africa 1, i
Postage Due Stamps
1950 - 1958. Hyphenated "SUID-AFRICA"
f South West Africa
1937. Coronation
1938. Voortrekker Centenary Memorial Fund
I 7
South West Africa
1938. Voortrekker Commemoration
L-
1939. Huguenot Commemoration
1941 - 1946. War Effort
South West Africa
1943 - 1944. War Effort
1945. Victory
South West Africa
1947. Royal Visit
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Inauguration of Voortrekker Monument
i South West Africa
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
1952. Tercentenary of the Landing of Jan Van Riebeeck at the Cape of Good Hope
i \ Southern Rhodesia 1
1937 . Coronation
Southern Rhodesia
1940. British South Africa Company's 50th Anniversary
1943. 50th Anniversary of Matabeleland's Occupation
1947. Royal Visit
Southern Rhodesia 1
1947. Victory
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
1950. 60th Anniversary of Southern Rhodesia
1953. Birth Centenary o f Cecil Rhodes
S O U T H E R N
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1951
I940 - 1941. Previous Issues Surcharged 7
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SUDAN POSTAGE
1938
Perforation: 14 or As Given
Sudan
1948. 50th Anniversary of Sudan's First Postage Stamp
1948. Opening of the Legislative Assembly
1950. Airmail
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Official Stamps
1948
Perforat ion: 14 o r as Given
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'f Sudan 1. i
1950. Airmail
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(f Swaziland \ i
1937. Coronation
1938 - 1954
Perforat ion: 1 3 % X 13
P e r f o r a t i o n : 1 4
Swaziland
Perforation: 13% X 14
1945. Victory
3
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1947. Royal Visit
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
Tonga
1938. 20th Anniversary of Accession of Queen Salote
1944. Queen Salote's Silver Jubilee
1950. Queen Salote's Fiftieth Birthday
Tonga \,
1949. Universal Postal Union 's 75th Anniversary
1951. 50th Anniversary o f the Treaty o f Friendship between Tonga and Great Britain
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1 Green & Purple 1
1937. Coronation
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1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
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1951. University College of British West Indies
1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
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Postage Due Stamps
1947
Tristan. Da Cunha
Turks and -Caicos Islands
1937. Coronation
Mauve Brown
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1946. Victory
1948. Royal Silver Wedding
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1948. Centenary of Separation from Bahamas
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1949. Universa l Postal Un ion ' s 75th Anniversary
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1944. Bicentenary of the A1 Bu-Said Dynasty
1946. Victory
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1949. Universal Postal Union's 75th Anniversary
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1948. Royal Silver Wedding