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British Administration

May 3, 1951 - Definitive Issue

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36 c
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37 d
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38 f
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39 g
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40 h
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41 y

Description

British stamps depicting King George VI with Indian currency surcharges.

Data

# Value Quantity Size Sheet Size (x*y) Watermark Perforation Design Printing
36 ½ Anna (½ Pence) 181,280 [?] 240 (12*20) Multiple GVIRs & Crowns 15 x 14 E.Dulac, Gill Harrison, London
37 1 Anna (1 Pence) 146,706
38 1½ Annas (1½ Pence) 77,953
39 2 Annas (2 Pence) 110,785
40 2½ Annas (2½ Pence) 67,748
41 2 Rupees (2 Shillings 6 Pence) 34,859 [?] 40 (4*10) Single GVIR & Crown 11 x 12 M.Adshead Waterlow

Remarks

38 This stamp has the same two overprint types as 18.
41 There were two printings with different types of this stamp. The first printing (750 sheets, Quantity: 30000 printed) is type-set and has a "2" which is in line with "RUPEES" and the lower bar. The second printing (less than 200 sheets, Quantity: 4859 sold) is plate-printed and has a "2" which is lying below the lower bar and is raised in relation to "RUPEES".