Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue - AUG 1953
The third definitive set issued by the British Postal Agencies of Eastern Arabia. It comprises of 10 values issued on 4 different dates. ½ Anna – 1 Anna and 2 Annas were issued on the 31st August 1953.
Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue - Missing 1/2 Error - AUG 1953
When the ½ Anna was printed the process necessitated that the “BAHRAIN” and “ANNA” was printed first where after the decimal “½” was added in a subsequent operation. This is why the first print of the ½ Anna can sometimes be recognized by the “½” was being placed centrally above the “ANNA”.
This technique produced the most unusual error in the form of the “missing ½”. Donaldson writes that a number of sheets missed out on the second operation with one of these sheets being discovered in the Muharraq Post Office after half the sheet had been sold. The remaining half of the sheet was subsequently withdrawn and returned to the G.P.O. However, two more sheets were discovered making the number of possible existing examples of the error 600 (2 sheets of 240 plus half a sheet). A considerable of stamps were philatelically used on covers, which were addressed locally. The most common philatelic use is on covers cancelled at the Muharraq Post Office on November 20th and 21st 1953 with the Muharraq canceller – Donaldson type 23.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue - August 1953
The third definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Kuwait. It comprises of 10 values issued on 4 different dates. ½ Anna – 1 Anna and 2 Annas were issued on the 31st August 1953.
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QE II High Value Castle Definitive Issue - 1955
On September 23rd 1955 the first 3 of the QEII high value definitive stamps were issued by the British Postal Agency in Kuwait. The values were: 2 Rupees – 5 Rupees and 10 Rupees.
Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue - NOV 1953
The third definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Bahrain. It comprises of 10 values issued on 4 different dates. 4 Annas – 12 Annas and 1 Rupee were issued on the 2nd November 1953.
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1 Rupee Double Overprint - NOV 1953
An error in the form of a double overprint exists of the 1953 1 Rupee stamp, which is very difficult to spot and as such very rarely identified. One must persume that the error only occurs on one sheet and as such only 240 copies exist - far less are known.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue - November 1953
The third definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Bahrain. It comprises of 10 values issued on 4 different dates. 4 Annas – 12 Annas and 1 Rupee were issued on the 2nd November 1953.
Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue - 1954
The third definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Bahrain. It comprises of 10 values issued on 4 different dates. The final two values – 3 Annas and 6 Annas – were issued on the 18th January 1954.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue – 1954
The third definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Bahrain. It comprises of 10 values issued on 4 different dates. The final two values – 3 Annas and 6 Annas – were issued on the 18th January 1954.
King George VI Definitive Issue - 1954
The final stamp of the 2nd definitive issue was a second overprint of the 2 Rupees was issued in November 1954 also known as the "Raised 2".
King George VI Definitive Issue – 1954 – Type II
Type II was plate printed with the “KUWAIT” being worn, the “2” being raised above “Rupees” with the length of the overprint being 22.3 mm. The printing took place in November 1954.
King George VI Definitive Issue – 1955 – 2 Rupees Type III
The 2 Rupees stamp was issued in three different types with Type III being printed in March 1955. It was plate printed and is characterized by BAHRAIN in worn lettering – The 2 is raised above RUPEES – The length of the BAHRAIN overprint is 21.6 mm and the lines of the overprint are 16 mm apart (15 ¾ - 16 ½ mm according to Donaldson).
