First day of issue: April 30, 1953. Engraved and printed by Waterlow & Sons,
Ltd., London Wall, EC.
Watermark Script CA / RF in sheet.
Design 1F - 5F: C. Hertenberger
Format: Sheets of 50 (5 x 10)
Perforation: 12½
Withdrawn Sep 2, 1957.
There exist no SPECIMEN stamps. Hals / Collas say they were "prepared" but we never saw any.
The 1953 British Watermark Mult. Script CA stamps
S.-G.: 68-Yv: 155
Sc. : **-Mi: 141
S.-G.: 69-Yv: 156
Sc. : **-Mi: 142
S.-G.: 70-Yv: 157
Sc. : **-Mi: 143
S.-G.: 71-Yv: 158
Sc. : **-Mi: 144
S.-G.: 72-Yv: 159
Sc. : **-Mi: 145
S.-G.: 73-Yv: 160
Sc. : **-Mi: 146
S.-G.: 74-Yv: 161
Sc. : **-Mi: 147
S.-G.: 75-Yv: 162
Sc. : **-Mi: 148
S.-G.: 76-Yv: 163
Sc. : **-Mi: 149
S.-G.: 77-Yv: 164
Sc. : **-Mi: 150
S.-G.: 78-Yv: 165
Sc. : **-Mi: 151
S.-G.: F81-Yv: 144
Sc. : **-Mi: 152
S.-G.: F82-Yv: 145
Sc. : **-Mi: 153
S.-G.: F83-Yv: 146
Sc. : **-Mi: 154
S.-G.: F84-Yv: 147
Sc. : **-Mi: 155
S.-G.: F85-Yv: 148
Sc. : **-Mi: 156
S.-G.: F86-Yv: 149
Sc. : **-Mi: 157
S.-G.: F87-Yv: 150
Sc. : **-Mi: 158
S.-G.: F88-Yv: 151
Sc. : **-Mi: 159
S.-G.: F89-Yv: 152
Sc. : **-Mi: 160
S.-G.: F90-Yv: 153
Sc. : **-Mi: 161
S.-G.: F91-Yv: 154
Sc. : **-Mi: 162
The 1953 French Watermark RF in sheet stamps
The 1953 POSTAGE DUE - TIMBRE TAXE stamps.
S.-G.: D11-Yv: T31
Sc. : **-Mi: P26
S.-G.: D12-Yv: T32
Sc. : **-Mi: P27
S.-G.: D13-Yv: T33
Sc. : **-Mi: P28
S.-G.: D14-Yv: T34
Sc. : **-Mi: P29
S.-G.: D15-Yv: T35
Sc. : **-Mi: P30
S.-G.: FD92-Yv: T26
Sc. : **-Mi: P31
S.-G.: FD93-Yv: T27
Sc. : **-Mi: P32
S.-G.: FD94-Yv: T28
Sc. : **-Mi: P33
S.-G.: FD95-Yv: T29
Sc. : **-Mi: P34
S.-G.: FD96-Yv: T30
Sc. : **-Mi: P35
1953 proofs
(new 1/2019).
1953 proofs
1953 proofs
(new 1/2019).
1953 proofs
1953 proofs
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1953 proofs
1953 tax proof
(new 11/2022).