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Messenger, two Linesmen and a Packer. Raja Mohd. Khan was
succeeded as Postmaster in 1951 by Mr. Shaikh Nuruddin, sub­
sequently Postmaster at Doha in Qatar; and in April 1952 by Mr.
Abdul Rahman Qareshi who had joined the Kuwait Post Office
staff in December 1947.

I MV
• 50

Type 21 Type 22

^ST^d
8 OCT 52

Type 23 Type 24
Indian cancellers Types 11,12 and 13 continued in use until the
end of 1948 and, in the case of Type 13, until as late as July 1949.
The first British-type cancellers (Types 21,22 and 23) were probably
in use before the end of 1948 but no local records of date-stamps
were kept before 1956 and precise dates cannot be recorded in all
cases. Type 21 may also be found with AM in place of the star.
Type 23 was struck in violet initially, then in black and, again, after
1956, in violet; there were at least two other date-stamps of this
type, with minor differences in the lettering.

The Kuwait “killer” cancellation (Type 24) was certainly in use by
January 1950 and may have been introduced earlier.

The stamps that came into use on April 1st, were the contempor­
ary Great Britain K.G. VI J4d. to 3d., 6d., Is., 2s. 6d. and 5s. overprinted
“KUWAIT” and surcharged in “ANNAS” and “RUPEES”. The 10s.
stamp, surcharged “10 RUPEES” was added to the series in July 1949.

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