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been a complete sheet of the RI with double overprint only a very few
used copies arc known.
The Indian External Rupee was decimalised in 1957 and all
“Anna” surcharges were withdrawn on March 31st, and replaced on
April 1st, with a new scries surcharged “NP” (Nayc Paise) on St.
Edward’s Crown E2R paper. The 15 NP exists on both types of the
2*/£d., and the 40 NP was surcharged on both the reddish-purple and
deep claret 6d. The three “Local” stamps were also re-issued with
values expressed in the new currency. It is alleged that only 3,000 of
each value were printed; but they arc still easily found and it seems
likely that the printing was much greater.

The Scout Jubilee Jamboree set was issued on August 1st, 1957;
and on May 24th, 1960, the 15 NP on 2!4d. (Type II), on Multicrown
paper was released. This was the last G.B. overprint and it had a short
life of six weeks before the first distinctive Bahrain set was issued.

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Type 32 Type 33.

Stamps of the last Q.E.II issue may, occasionally, be found with
cancellations Type 32 or 33, always struck in purple. These cancella­
tions, known as Exchange Office Stamps, were normally intended only
for use on postal documents sent from one Post Office to another;
they were not intended to cancel stamps and their use for this purpose
was inadvertent.
The high values may more rarely be found bearing a 45mm. c.d.s.
in black “POST OFFICE. MARITIME MAIL”. This is one of several
such cancellations normally found on Naval Mail but occasionally it was
applied on arrival in the United Kingdom on packets despatched by the
Bahrain Petroleum Company by hand of the Masters of tankers or,

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