King George VI Definitive Issue – 1955 – 2 Rupees Type III – Inverted “I” and Raised “U”
There is a variety of the Type III overprint in form of an inverted “I” in BAHRAIN. The “I” sits slightly higher than the remaining overprint and can be confirmed by a similar feature in the “U” of Rupees, i.e. the “U” sits slightly higher than the remaining overprint. It comes as a single copy per sheet (Row 2/1) and given that only 6000 stamps of Type 3 were printed that leaves only 150 stamps with the inverted “I”.
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King George VI Definitive Issue – 1955 – Type III
Type III is similar to Type II in that it is plate printed with “KUWAIT” being worn and the “2” is raised above “Rupees”. The difference lies in the space between the bars and “K” of “KUWAIT” which is 2.5 mm being closer than the 3 mm on Type II. The printing of the stamp took place in March 1955.
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QE II High Value Castle Definitives - 1955 - Type I
The first of the QEII high values, the 2 Rupee stamp, was issued on the 23rd September 1955. The Type 1 overprint was typeset overprinted and surcharged by Waterlow by contract number D3/89 of 3rd June 1955. Panes 1A and 1B were used for the 2 Rupees overprint and all values are on heavy cream paper. The Type 1 overprint and surcharged was executed with a good quality type font with thick bold letter with straight edges. The central bars of the “EE” in rupees are square ended and no overprint or surcharge varieties are known.
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.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue – April 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Kuwait. It comprises of 9 values issued on 7 different dates. The first stamp in the series to be issued was the 2 Annas red-brown, which was issued on the 25th of April 1956.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue - 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agencies of Eastern Arabia. It comprises of 8 values issued on 6 different dates. The first 3 values were issued on the 8th of June 1956: 1½ Anna – 2 Annas and 2½ Annas.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue – JUN 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Bahrain. It comprises of 5 values issued on 5 different dates. The 4 Annas was issued on the 8th Jun 1956.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue – June 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Kuwait. It comprises of 9 values issued on 7 different dates. A total of three stamps in the series where issued next in the form of the ½ Anna orange-red – 1 ½ Anna green and 2 ½ Annas carmine-red, which were issued on the 8th of June 1956.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue – July 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Kuwait. It comprises of 9 values issued on 7 different dates. The fifth stamp in the series to be issued was the 12 Annas value, which was issued on the 7th of July 1956.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue - 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agencies of Eastern Arabia. It comprises of 8 values issued on 6 different dates. The 1 Rupee stamp was the fourth issued.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue – AUG 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Bahrain. It comprises of 5 values issued on 5 different dates. The 12 Annas was issued on the 2nd Aug 1956.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue – August 10th 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Kuwait. It comprises of 9 values issued on 7 different dates. The sixth stamp in the series to be issued was the 1 Anna ultramarine, which was issued on the 10th of August 1956.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue – August 22nd 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Kuwait. It comprises of 9 values issued on 7 different dates. The seventh stamp in the series to be issued was the 1 Rupee dark-blue, which was issued on the 22nd of August 1956.
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The 1st Local Issue – 1953/1956
Bahrain issued its first independent stamp on the 15th of March 1953 bearing a portrait of the then ruler, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The value of the stamp was 1 ½ Anna, which was the internal letter rate at the time. The stamp was the first of a set of three and the other two values - ½ Anna and 1 Anna - were issued in October 1956.
By the time of the issue the Bahrain State Postal Service had taken over the internal mail system and as such was the recipient of all revenues generated by the use of the local stamps. This was seen as a first move towards postal independence.
Donaldson writes that though the stamps were intended for local use the stamps were occasionally used on international mail for which they were equally accepted. The stamps are typically found with British Agency cancellations, but the State Post Office had introduced locally made cancellers in order to cancel only local mail. A total of 3 cancellers were introduced and the first of the 3 was the first to incorporate “Bahrain” in Arabic. The next two were the first area specific cancellers to be introduced in Bahrain both issued for the “Manama” post-office and as for the local “Bahrain” canceller the two “Manama” cancellers included Manama in Arabic.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue – October 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Kuwait. It comprises of 9 values issued on 7 different dates. The eighth stamp in the series to be issued was the 4 Annas ultramarine, which was issued on the 9th of October 1956.
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The 1st Local Issue – 1953/1956
Bahrain issued its first independent stamp on the 15th of March 1953 bearing a portrait of the then ruler, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The value of the stamp was 1 ½ Anna, which was the internal letter rate at the time. The stamp was the first of a set of three and the other two values - ½ Anna and 1 Anna - were issued in October 1956.
By the time of the issue the Bahrain State Postal Service had taken over the internal mail system and as such was the recipient of all revenues generated by the use of the local stamps. This was seen as a first move towards postal independence.
Donaldson writes that though the stamps were intended for local use the stamps were occasionally used on international mail for which they were equally accepted. The stamps are typically found with British Agency cancellations, but the State Post Office had introduced locally made cancellers in order to cancel only local mail. A total of 3 cancellers were introduced and the first of the 3 was the first to incorporate “Bahrain” in Arabic. The next two were the first area specific cancellers to be introduced in Bahrain both issued for the “Manama” post-office and as for the local “Bahrain” canceller the two “Manama” cancellers included Manama in Arabic.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue – November 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Kuwait. It comprises of 9 values issued on 7 different dates. The final stamp in the series to be issued was the 6 Annas Reddish-Purple, which was issued on the 16th of November 1956.
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Queen Elizabeth II Definitive Issue – DEC 1956
The fourth definitive set issued by the British Postal Agency in Bahrain. It comprises of 5 values issued on 5 different dates. The 6 Annas was issued on the 5th Dec 1956.
