English currency.
In 1949, the Morocco Agencies overprints were issued for use in Tetuan, which was in the Spanish Zone, the only remaining British Post Office, apart from Tangier.
On 3rd May 1951, seven of the values were replaced. The five low values with the new colours, altered to conform to the new U.P.U. Regulations, and the opportunithy was taken to substitute the 2/6d and the 5/- with the new stamps issued as part of the celebrations for the 'Festival of Britain'.
The Tangier International Zone.
This Zone was established in 1914, and the first specially printed stamps were issed in 1927. The first stamp for George VI was the coronation stamp, overprinted TANGIER AGENCIES, in May 1937.
The overprint is very hard to read but it has TANGIER on the left and the right.
The first three stamps of the definitive series issued for George VI were the ½d, 1d and 1½d in June, June and August 1937 respectively.
Note that the 1½d has the control number B37 unlike the other two values, showing that it was printed in the second half of the accounting period. Cylinders 1,12 & 14 were used in the first half. The ½d A37 control without the pick-up bar had the cylinders 2,3,4,,8,10,11 and 12. The 1d A37 without the pick-up bar had the cylinder numbers 1,3,4,7,8,9 and 10.
1940 - Stamp Centenary
Only three values of this British commemorative set were overprinted for use in Tangier, issued 6.5.1940. They all had the control number G40.
Victory, 11th June,1946 - overprinted TANGIER.
Until 1937, stamps overprinted "MOROCCO AGENCIES' could also be used in Tangier. The 'Tangier' overprints were withdrawn 30.4.1957.
Spanish Currency:
Stamps surcharged in Spanish currency were sold at British P.Os throughout Morocco until the establishment of the French Zone and the Tangier International Zone, when their use was confined to the Spanish Zone. The first is the stamp issued for the Coronation, overprinted 15 centimos.
and these 7 low values were issued in June 1937.
The stamps were issued between June 1937 and June 1952. The values overprinted were: 5c on ½d , 10c on 1d, 15c on 1½d, 25c on 2½d, 40c on 4d, 70c on 7d and 1 piastre on 10d.
1940 stamp centenary
issued on 6 May 1940, the values overprinted were: 5c on ½d , 10c on 1d, 15c on 1½d, 25c on 2½d
The Royal Silver Wedding
This set of stamps was part of the omnibus issue for the British Commonwealth, issued 26th April 1948. Overprinted 25c on the 2½d and 45 pesetas on the £1 stamp.
1948 The Olympic Games issued 29th July 1948
The overprints were : 25c on 2½d, 30c on 3d, 60c on 6d, 1peseta 20c on the 1/-.
French Currency
These were sold at British Post Offices in the French Zone. The first stamp issued was the Coronation stamp, 12 May 1937, overprinted 15 centimes,
There was only one definitive stamp issued during George VI's reign, the ½d dark green, with an overprint of 15 centimes. All of the stamps overprinted in French currency were withdrawn from sale on 8th January, 1938
British Occupation of former Italian Colonies. Middle East Forces : Tripolitania
Six of the set of 8 stamps of Great Britain issued 3rd May 1951. The overprint was "B.A./ Tripolitania" the initials BA standing for British Administration, and the currency was M(ilitary)A(dministration) L(ire).
Overprints - Training School Bars
Stamps used in Post Office Training Schools were
overprinted with black bars to avoid mis-use.
Introduction
definitive stamps
Definitive stamps inverted watermarks
High Value stamps
Coil stamps and leaders
Sheet markings
stamps in booklets
Airletters
Commemorative issues
Overprints
