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75th Anniversary of the UPU 1949
1½d and 1s Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd., Multiple Script CA Watermark. Perf 13½ x 14
3d and 6d Printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, Multiple Script CA Watermark. Perf 11 x 12½
This general colonial issue had four values for every participating country, one for each of local letters, foreign
letters, registered mail and air mails. The stamps were placed on sale on 10 October 1949 and demonetised
on 1 September 1951.
No stamps were either overprinted or perforated ‘SPECIMEN’.
Three Halfpence Purple Threepence Deep Blue
646,320 291,000
Sixpence Grey One Shilling Olive
301,800 282,000
