The Turks and Caicos Islands

1938-1945

Requisition History

Taken from the Crown Agents Records in the British Library

There were six requisitions:

354/2 (1938) (1941) 394/1 (1942) 398/1 (1942) 405/1 (1944/5) 409/1/2 (1945)

Printed Recess by Waterlow

Line Perforated 12.5

Requisition 354/2 1938

Dispatched 6th may 1938, except the 11/2d which was dispatched three days later.

The stamps were to be interleaved with wax paper and parceled in 100s

Duty Value

Sheets Ordered

Actual Sheets printed

Stamps Printed

GPO/Bureau/Specimens

1/4d

7,000

7,312

420,000

180,000

1/2d

4,200

4,134

252,000

72,000

1d

2,466 40/60

2,490

148,000

48,000

11/2d

2,266 40/60

2,277

136,000

36,000

2d

2,500

2,572

150,000

30,000

21/2d

2,500

2,566

150,000

80,000

3d

2,000

2,042

120,000

36,000

6d

1,200

1,250

72,000

24,000

1/-

1,150

1,123

69,000

21,000

2/-

750

800

45,000

15,000

5/-

450

480

27,000

9,000

10/-

300

320

18,000

6,000

Potter and Shelton Colonial Issue 1941

There was no requisition for this thus I believe that the issue never occurred

Requisition 394/1 1942

The sheets were interleaved with wax paper and parceled in reams

1/4d

3,333 20/60

200,000

Requisition 398/1 1942

Stamps for the colony to be interleaved with wax paper and packed in reams

Duty

Sheets Ordered

Actual Sheets Printed

Stamps printed

Dealers

1/4d

20,000

20,157 40/60

1,200,000

100,000

1/2d

6,000

6,298 20/60

360,000

335,000

1d

2,500

2,560 20/60

150,000

125,000

Requisition 405/1 1945

A Complete reprint with new colours for 6d and 1/-

A significant majority were to be kept by the Bureau. The 6d and 1/- denominations were not to be delivered to A2 until instructions are received from G3 that the stamps are to be placed on sale. Supply ASAP August. To be interleaved with wax paper.

Duty

Sheets ordered

Actual sheets printed

Stamps printed

GPO/Bureau and Specimens

1/4d

8,334

8,510

500,040

300,000

1/2d

5,000

5,067

300,000

100,000

1d

3,500

3,667

210,000

110,000

11/2d

3,000

3,101

180,000

80,000

2d

2,667

2,804

160,020

60,000

21/2d

3,500

3,680

210,000

60,000

3d

2,667

2,833

160,000

60,000

6d

3,500

3,605

210,000

60,000

1/-

2,667

2,870

160,080

60,000

2/-

667

657

40,020

30,000

5/-

417

426

25,020

20,000

10/-

417

499

25,020

20,000

Requisition 409/1 1945

Stamps for the colony to be interleaved with wax paper, parceled in 500s. Delivery ASAP. For Exchange see Cover

1d

4,334

4,555

260,040

60,000

11/2d

2,167

2,282

130,020

30,000

Requisition 409/2 1945

Very urgently required. Stamps for colony to be interleaved with wax paper parceled in 500s.

1d

4,000

4,150

240,000

90,000

1/-

4,000

4,335

240,000

90,000