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Watermark "crown & GVIR" (British forces in Eritrea usage only)

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Short desc: crown & GVIR
Description:



In use 1937-1952

Users of this watermark: Bahrain (27 stamps, 1948-1951), Great Britain (68 stamps, 1937-1951), British forces in Africa (12 stamps, 1942-1943), British forces in Eritrea (36 stamps, 1948-1951), British forces in Somalia (26 stamps, 1943-1950), British forces in Tripolitania (38 stamps, 1948-1951), British offices in Morocco, British currency (1 stamp, 1951), British offices in Morocco, Spanish currency (23 stamps, 1937-1951), British offices in Tangier (42 stamps, 1937-1951), Kuwait (9 stamps, 1948-1952), Oman (25 stamps, 1948-1951), Southern Rhodesia (6 stamps, 1951) Show with all usages

Used by 36 stamps of British forces in Eritrea: (See all uses as list)

postage due 5/27/1948 5c grn issue=1948 due d=++on=½p
postage due 5/27/1948 10c carred issue=1948 due d=++on=1p
postage due 5/27/1948 20c brnblk issue=1948 due d=++on=2p
postage due 5/27/1948 30c vio issue=1948 due d=++on=3p
postage due 5/27/1948 1sh bl issue=1948 due d=++on=1sh
6/1948 10c ver issue=1948 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B.M.A.//ERITREA//10//CENTS oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1941-1p-ver-King George VI perf=15x14
6/1948 1sh brn issue=1948 d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=B.M.A.//ERITREA//1//SHILLING oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1sh-brn-King George VI perf=15x14
6/1948 75c dkgrn issue=1948 d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=B.M.A.//ERITREA//75//CENTS oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-9p-dkgrn-King George VI perf=15x14
6/1948 50c roselil issue=1948 d=King George VI (1938 a) ovpt=B.M.A.//ERITREA//50//CENTS oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-6p-roselil-King George VI perf=15x14
6/1948 40c ltbrn issue=1948 d=King George VI (1938 a) ovpt=B.M.A.//ERITREA//40//CENTS oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-5d-ltbrn-King George VI perf=15x14
6/1948 30c vio issue=1948 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B.M.A.//ERITREA//30//CENTS oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-3d-vio-King George VI perf=15x14
6/1948 25c ultra issue=1948 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B.M.A.//ERITREA/25//CENTS oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-ultra-King George VI perf=15x14
6/1948 20c ltorg issue=1948 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B.M.A.//ERITREA//20//CENTS oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2p-ltorg-King George VI perf=15x14
1949 65c brtrose d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=B.M.A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1939-8d-brtrose perf=15x14
postage due 2/6/1950 1sh bl issue=1950 due d=++on=1sh
postage due 2/6/1950 30c vio issue=1950 due d=++on=3p
postage due 2/6/1950 20c brnblk issue=1950 due d=++on=2p
postage due 2/6/1950 10c carred issue=1950 due d=++on=1p
postage due 2/6/1950 5c grn issue=1950 due d=++on=½p
2/6/1950 75c dkgrn issue=1950 d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-9p-dkgrn-King George VI perf=15x14
2/6/1950 5c grn issue=1950 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1941-1/2d-grn-King George VI perf=15x14
2/6/1950 10c ver issue=1950 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1941-1p-ver-King George VI perf=15x14
2/6/1950 20c ltorg issue=1950 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2p-ltorg-King George VI perf=15x14
2/6/1950 25c ultra issue=1950 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-ultra-King George VI perf=15x14
2/6/1950 30c vio issue=1950 d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-3d-vio-King George VI perf=15x14
2/6/1950 40c ltbrn issue=1950 d=King George VI (1938 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-5d-ltbrn-King George VI perf=15x14
2/6/1950 50c roselil issue=1950 d=King George VI (1938 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-6p-roselil-King George VI perf=15x14
2/6/1950 65c brtrose issue=1950 d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-8d-King George VI perf=15x14
2/6/1950 1sh brn issue=1950 d=King George VI (1939 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1sh-brn-King George VI perf=15x14
5/3/1951 5c ltorg d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1950-1/2d-ltorg-King George VI
5/3/1951 25c ver d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2 1/2d-ver-King George VI
5/3/1951 20c ltredbrn d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-2p-ltredbrn-King George VI
5/3/1951 10c ultra d=King George VI (1937 a) ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1p-ultra-King George VI
5/31/1951 10sh ultra d=St George slaying dragon ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1951-10sh-ultra perf=11x12
5/31/1951 5sh red d=cliffs of Dover & King George VI ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1951-5sh-red perf=11x12
5/31/1951 2sh50c grn d=HMS Victory & King George VI ovpt=B. A.//ERITREA//value oc=blk on=issuer=Great Britain-1951-2sh6p-grn perf=11x12