Somaliland Protectorate


Published with the kind permission of the British Library

Design 1 Blackheaded Sheep
Design 2 Greater Kudu Antelope
Design 3 Map

May 10th 1938
First Definitive Issue
Designs
1/2a to 3a Blackheaded Sheep
4a to 1a Greater Kudu Antelope
1r to 5r Map of Protectorate
All with King's head facing left
Recess Printed by Waterlow and Sons.
Perforated 121/2
Sheet Format 12 x10 Anna vales and 6 x 10 Rupee Values

Requisition 5636

Notes from the Crown Agents records in the British Library.

Date Due:

"about 16/11 1937" 

"A new issue to be Numbered 1 up each duty and interleaved with wax paper.

Supplies should be dispatched no later than 11/11/37."

Duty

Sheets Ordered

Sheets Printed

Stamps

Dispatch Date

Numbers for Dealers, GPO and Specimens

1/2a green

2,500

2,543

300,000

5/4/38

60,000

1a scarlet-red

10,400

10,353

1,248,000

48,000

2a lake

10,250

10,185

1,230,000

8/4/38

3/6/38

30,000

3a blue

2,200

2,218

264,000

24,000

4a deep brown

2,180

2,088

261,000

21,600

6a violet

2,150

2,218

258,000

8/4/38

18,000

8a grey

2,143 40/120

2,131 40/120

257,200

17,000

12a reddish orange

2,140

2,122

256,800

16,800

1r green

2,250

2,282

135,000

13/4/38

22/4/38

18,000

2r purple

2,200

2,183

132,000

12,000

3r blue

2,122,1200

1,990

127,200

13/4/38

26/4/38

7,200

5r black

2,140

127,200

12/8/37

7,200

 

1942 Definitives