Now on sale, "The Blue Book", a fully comprehensive, illustrated guide to the printings, plate flaws, postal and fiscal usage of the King George VI large key type high value stamps of Bermuda, Leeward Islands, Nyasaland Protectorate, Ceylon, Straits Settlements, BMA Malaya, Singapore, Malacca, Penang, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika.
The book may be purchased directly from the RPSL, or you can purchase it from Murray-Payne Ltd. in the UK; and from Victoria Stamp Company in the Americas.
The KG VI Large Key Type Revenue and Postage High Value Stamps 1937-1953
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Frontspiece i
Dedication iii
Foreword iv
Acknowledgements v
Table of Contents vii
PART ONE: The Large Key Type Page 1
The plate production process and layout 2 The printing process 8
Specimens 9 Paper and Gum 11 Watermarks 12
Ink 12 Perforation 12
The Crown Agents 13
PART TWO: Revenue Stamps 15
Imperforate Colour proofs 17
Revenue Stamps - The 50-Set Plate 21
Straits Settlements 21
(A) The Printings 21 (B) The Fiscal Usage 22
(C) The Postal Usage 25
Malaya - Japanese Occupation 26
Malaya British Military Administration 29
(A) The Printings 29
(B) The Fiscal Usage 31
(C) The Postal Usage 32
Singapore 32
(A) The Printings 33
(B) The Fiscal Usage 36
Penang 36
(A) The Printings 36
(B) The Fiscal Usage 39
Malacca 39
(A) The Printings 39
(B) The Fiscal Usage 40
Straits Settlements Stamp Ordinance 42
Revenue Stamps - The 60-Set Plate 57
Nyasaland Protectorate 57
(A) The Printings 57
(B) The Fiscal Usage 57
Nyasaland Stamp Ordinance (Schedule) - see page 185
Ceylon 58
(A) The Printings 59
(B) The Fiscal Usage 61
Ceylon Stamp Duties Ordinance 62
Revenue Stamps - The 100-Set Plate 69
Kenya 72
(A) The Printings 73
(B) The Fiscal Usage 74
Uganda 76
(A) The Printings 77
(B) The Postal Usage 78
Uganda Poll Tax (Schedule) 79
Tanganyika 80
(A) The Printings 80
(B) The Fiscal Usage 82
Tanganyika Native Tax Order (Schedule) 82
PART THREE: The Postage and Revenue Stamps 84
Bermuda 85
(A) The Printings 85
(B) The Postal Usage 101
The Postal Rates 104
The Post Offices 122
The Postmarks 122
The Forged Postmarks 126
(C) The Fiscal Usage 127
Bermuda Stamp Duties Act 137
Leeward Islands 142
(A) The Postal Usage 146
The Postal Rates 146
The Post Offices 155
The Postmarks 156
The Forged Postmarks 158
(B) The Fiscal Usage 160
Leeward Islands Stamp Duties Act 162
Nyasaland Protectorate 166
(A) The Printings 166
(B) The Postal Usage 168
The Postal Rates 168
The Post Offices 178
The Postmarks 179
The Forged Postmarks 181
(C) Fiscal Usage 182
Nyasaland Protectorate Schedule to Stamp Ordinance 185
PART FOUR: The 60-Set Plate Plugs 189
PART FIVE: The 60-Set Plate Flaws 200
Sheet Margin Markings and Layout 198
(A) The Jubilee Line Flaws 200
(1)The 60-set Frame Plate Jubilee Line Flaws 201
(2)The 60-set Head Plate Jubilee Line Flaws 201
(B) The Frame Plate Flaws 204
(1)Bermuda 204
(2)Leeward Islands 212
(3)Nyasaland Protectorate 213
(C) The Head Plate Flaws 214
PART SIX: 241
Guide to Valuing the Key Plate Stamps and Flaws 241
The Postage and Revenue Stamps 241
The Revenue Stamps 242
Order of Printing Table 243
Bibliography 246
List of Illustrations and Their Sources 247 The Last Word 254
Appendix 337
The 60-set Head Plate Flaw Charts 255
Head Plate Flaw Locations 256
Bermuda 258
Leeward Islands 323
Nyasaland Protectorate 334
Ceylon 342
General Index 357
