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* APPENDIX
The following detail of orders for overprinting G.B. 1951
‘Festival’ high values for use in the British Postal Agencies in the
Gulf comes from official sources and is complete. The figures in
brackets after the totals of printings indicate the numbers sold.

BAHRAIN KUWAIT VALUE ONLY
2 RUPEES
Order 12.3.51 40,000 Type I 40,000 Type I 30,000 Type I
” Apr. 52 10,000 Type II 8,000 Type II
” Nov. 54 4,000 ” ” 8,000 ” ” 6,000 Type II
Mar. 55 6,000 Type III 6,000 ” ”

60,000(58,184) 62,000(59,975) 36,000(34,859)

Present earliest dates of Type II:
Bahrain 4.5.53
Kuwait —.6.55 but probably exists much earlier as it is known
with violet oval rubber registered canceller (no
year included in part strike)
Value only —.5.55

Present earliest date of Type III:
Bahrain 29.3.55.

5 RUPEES
Order 12.3.51 40,000 (38,937) 50,000 (48,117)

10 RUPEES
Order 12.3.51 30,000 30,000 Type I
” Apr. 52 8,000 Type II

30,000 (28,994) 38,000 (36,050)

Present earliest date of Kuwait Type II: 8.12.53.

See pages 148, 171 and 193.

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