Stamp: Caernarvon (Wales) with overprint (Bahrain(British castles) Mi:BH 97,Sn:BH 97,Yt:BH 89,Sg:BH 95 📮

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Caernarvon (Wales) with overprint

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Caernarvon (Wales) with overprint

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Country:
Bahrain
Series:
British castles
Catalog codes:
Michel BH 97
Stamp Number BH 97
Yvert et Tellier BH 89
Stanley Gibbons BH 95
Overprints:
Click to see overprints and surcharges
Has minor variants: 1
Themes:
Buildings | Castles | Crowns and Coronets | Famous People | Heads of State | Queens | Royalty | Women
Issued on:
1955-09-23
Size:
44 x 27 mm
Colors:
Rose red
Watermark:
Crown St. Edward's over E2R Multiple [Up]
Designers:
Lynton Lamb
Printers:
Waterlow & Sons Ltd
Format:
Stamp
Emission:
Definitive
Perforation:
comb 11 x 11¾
Printing:
Recess
Face value:
5 ₹ - Indian rupee
Print run:
60,416
Score:
85% Accuracy: Medium
Description:
Bold thick letters with sharp corners and straight edges
Top of 5 and RUPEES is level

Minor Variants:

Catalog codesPicturesDifferences

  • Sg:BH 95a
    Mi:Unlisted
    Sn:Unlisted
    Yt:Unlisted
    Caernarfon (Wales) with overprintCaernarfon (Wales) with overprint
    Name:
    Caernarfon (Wales) with overprint
    Overprints:
    Click to see overprints and surcharges
    Themes:
    Heads of State | Palaces | Queens
    Issued on:
    from colnect.com
    Description:
    Type II Thinner letters, rounded corners, rough edges. Bars wider apart.
    Top of 5 is slightly higher than top of RUPEES.