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In December 1920, the
Crown Agents announced (Gisburn): |
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"Early this year it was found that
the dandy roll, used to manufacture the over-all
watermarked papers for issues of Colonial postage and
revenue stamps since the year 1903, was worn out. It was
decided to manufacture a new roll bearing the Imperial
Crown and the letters C.A. (Crown Agents) shown in
script capitals. This has now been done, and the old
roll has been destroyed. Supplies of white and blue
papers have already been made from the new roll, and as
the existing stocks of green, yellow, and red papers are
used up the new paper will be brought into general
use." |
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From
Gibbons |
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The first stamp to be
issued for the Protectorate on the new paper was the ½d,
in October 1922. Gradually, as existing stocks were exhausted,
all values were replaced except for the 2½d and £1.
New values of 1½d and 4½d were added in 1924
and 1930 respectively, and the color of the 1d was
changed from scarlet to pale violet in 1927. The entire issue
was comb perforated 14.
For an unknown reason, the 1½d value issued in 1924
was printed using the old POSTAGE-POSTAGE (Plate 1) keyplate. Gisburn
opines that this may be due to all of the POSTAGE-REVENUE
plates being in use for other printings at the time. This
plate was then retained in other printings for consistency.
All other issues were printed from Plate 3, which had plate
numbers in the bottom margin only--under No. 56 in the
left-hand pane, and under No. 59 in the right-hand pane. A die
proof of the duty plate die for the 4½d exists in
black on thick glazed card. Gisburn notes that other proofs
may exist. |
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Specimens for this
issue are relatively complicated. The ½d, 1d
scarlet and 2d values were overprinted using Samuel
D12 as for the previous keyplate issues. The 4½d value
was perforated using Samuel D19. All other values were
overprinted using Samuel D16 (15.5 mm x 1.75 mm). The 4d,
1/-, and 2/6 were overprinted in red, the other
values in black. Additionally, the 1/- exists
overprinted with Samuel D18 (16.5 mm x 2.75 mm). |
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All values, with the
exception of the superseded 1d scarlet, the 5d (exhausted
in 1929), and the 10/- remained on sale until replaced
by the George VI pictorial issues in 1939. T he printing history for
the issue is as follows: (Gisburn) |
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Delivery
Date from Printer |
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Quantity |
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August 1921 |
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½d |
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121,680 |
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August 1922 |
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1d |
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122,160 |
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July 1923 |
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2d |
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12,000 |
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3d |
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12,480 |
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February - March 1924 |
+ |
1½d |
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119,640 |
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3d |
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12,400 |
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10/- |
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12,000 |
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December 1925 |
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½d |
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12,000 |
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1d |
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60,000 |
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4d |
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12,600 |
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2/- |
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12,480 |
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September 1926 |
+ |
1½d |
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120,960 |
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4d |
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13,200 |
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August 1927 |
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½d |
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12,600 |
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3d |
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12,600 |
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5d |
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12,600 |
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6d |
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12,600 |
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1/- |
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12,600 |
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2/6 |
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12,600 |
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5/- |
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12,360 |
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1/- |
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12,600 |
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November 1928 |
+ |
1½d |
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120,480 |
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6d |
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12,600 |
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1/- |
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12,360 |
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2/6 |
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12,120 |
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5/- |
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12,960 |
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June 1930 |
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3d |
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13,200 |
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September 1930 |
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4½d |
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13,200 |
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October 1930 |
+ |
1½d |
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121,200 |
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September 1931 |
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½d |
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11,880 |
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November 1932 |
+ |
1½d |
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60,720 |
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4½d |
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13,320 |
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March 1933 |
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½d |
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13,320 |
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November 1933 |
+ |
1½d |
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120,120 |
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February 1935 |
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3d |
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13,800 |
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August 1935 |
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½d |
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13,800 |
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July 1936 |
+ |
1½d |
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119,760 |
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2d |
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12,600 |
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December 1936 |
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½d |
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13,800 |
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1d |
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12,960 |
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May 1937 |
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½d |
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39,840 |
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December 1937 |
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1d |
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23,640 |
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* Conflicts with
reported issue date of April 1923.
+ POSTAGE-POSTAGE. |
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