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Great Britain - King Edward VIII 1d Overprinted
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Stamp (Single)
Class
Definitive / Regular Issues
Overprint
CANCELLED
Face Value
1 Pence
Issued Date
01/09/1936
Designer
Hubert J. Brown
Printer
Harrison & Sons Limited
Gum
Gum
Watermark
E8R
Perforation Type
Normal Perforations
IN COLLECTION CONDITION
Preliminary
Normal
Condition
Mint Never Hinged - Extra Fine
CATALOG INFORMATION
P2u
Stanley Gibbons
Great Britain - King Edward VIII 1d Overprinted
1936 King Edward VIII, 1d scarlet. An unmounted mint example overprinted "CANCELLED" type 33P - S.G. Spec P2u.

Overprinted with CANCELLED (12x2mm) 
Hand punched with cross type hand punch.
Trimmed perfs at bottom.

Vertical crease noted, resulted from the puching process as the stamp was folded before being punched.

According to one source, these CANCELLED stamps were believed to have been use for post office training.
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