Falkland Island Dependencies 1944 Overprints

Requisition History

Taken from the Crown Agents Records in the British Library

There were two requisitions:

Printed Recess by Bradbury, Wilkinson in sheets of 60 ( 6 x 10 )

Line Perforated 12

Requisition Number 5024/1 - Due 6/2/44 1944

Value

Sheets Ordered

Sheets Printed

Stamps Printed

Bureau

4d

5,000

4,931

300,000

60,000

6d

3,334

3,630 50/60

200,000

40,020

9d

3,334

3,520 20/60

200.000

40,020

1/-

3,334

3,519

200,000

40,020
  • Interleaving and numbered not required. - Very urgently

Written by each requsition in the Folio Book is a rather strange comment which seems to read:

"Some Secretly (Bald)?? on 18.5.44

Requisition Number 5024/2 - Due 6/2/44

Value

Sheets Ordered

Sheets Printed

Stamps Printed

Bureau

1/2d

10,001

9,952

600,020

200,040

1d

8,334

7,965

500,040

100,020

2d

8,334

8,265

500,040

100,020

3d

5,000

4,926

300,000

100,020