Cyprus 1938-1952

The 1949 8980/1 requisition was a reprint of nearly all the values. Strangely one of the values missing from the order was the £1 though this was to reappear in the 1950 requisition. Seven of the duties had quantities to go to the Bureau (30,000 - 1pi, 6,000 each of the 3pi, 41/2pi, 6pi, 9pi and 18pi, and 3,000 of the 90pi. The order was to commence delivery approximately 5.5.49.

1950 saw one requisition, 9342/1 which was due the end of March that year. With the exception of the Bureau supplies the sheets of stamps were to be numbered 1 up each duty. Cases 251 up. The numbers for the Bureau and the Exchange are recorded below.

 

Requisition 8980/1 1949

Duty	No of			Dispatched
	Sheets	Sheets Printed	Stamps printed	Date
1/4pi	15,000	14,584	900,000	28.4.49 / 22.6.49
1/2pi	15,000	14,938	900,000	8.7 / 1.9.49
1pi	38,000	36,783	2,280,000	22.6.49
11/2pi	35,000	34,620	2,100,000	8.7.49 / 22.6.49
2pi	12,000	10,598	720,000	28.4.49 / 8.7.49
3pi	5,100	5,120	306,000	22.6.49
41/2pi	3,100	3,100	186,000	22.6.49
6pi	1,600	1,553	96,000	8.7.49
18pi	2,100	2,069	126,000	22.6.49 / 8.7.49
45pi	1,000	877	60,000	8.7.49
90pi	1,050	1,020	63,000	22.6.49

 

Requisition 9342/1 1950

Duty	No of			Dispatched
	Sheets	Sheets Printed	Stamps printed	Date
1/4pi	12,000		720,000	15.3.50
1/2pi	25,000		1,500,000	1.2.50
1pi	30,000		1,800,000	"
11/2pi	9,000		540,000	"
2pi	6,000		360,000	15.3.50
3pi	1,000		60,000	"
41/2pi	8,000		480,000	"
6pi	4,000		240,000	18.4.50
18pi	4,500		270,000	15.3.50
45pi	2,500		150,000	18.4.50
90pi	1,500		90,000	18,4,50
£1	1,050		63,000	18.4.50

 

 

Bureau (B) / Exchange (E) Requirements