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BRADBURY SERVICE PRINTING


The Bradbury printing of the SERVICE overprinted stamps is somewhat confusing until you realize that not all of the values of the definitive set were overprinted SERVICE. The 90p. and Tk.2 with the value in English were not overprinted, but the Tk.2 stamp with the value in Bangla was overprinted. The Tk.1 stamps with the value stated in English and the value in Bangla, were both overprinted. The Bradbury Tk.10 value was never overprinted as a SERVICE stamp.

30 April 1973 - SERVICE overprints in red or black

Color Control Marks:No
Plate Number:No
Imperforate: Yes, but not issued.
No. of stamps in each sheet: 100
Quantity of stamps printed: Unknown
Designer: Unknown
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co, Ltd., UK
FDC: At least one cover is known to exists with the 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 60p, 75p, Tk.1 and Tk.5 values only. (Unofficial)
Pmks: Philatelic Bureau, Dacca G.P.O. (black)
Insert: None

Additional: The Tk.1, Tk.2 and Tk.5 values were later redrawn and overprinted SERVICE, with the "Ta" expressed in Bengali, rather than English. See beginning of 1974 for the Tk.1 (74-1s) and Tk.2 (74-2s) and the beginning of 1975 for the Tk.5 (75-1s). The Tk.10 redrawn stamp was not overprinted.
Numerous misperforation varieties can be found in most of the SERVICE overprinted stamps of Bangladesh.

Imperforate darker essay with a larger SERVICE ovpt.
An imperforate essay exists for the Tk.1 Court of Justice stamp with SERVICE slightly larger.

2p. Embroidered quilt - black. (Red overprint)
a. imperforate




3p Jute field - bright green
a. imperforate



5p Jack fruit - light brown
a. imperforate



10p Plowing field - black (Red overprint)
a. imperforate



20p Hibiscus flower - olive
a. imperforate




25p Tiger - rose-lilac
a. imperforate




60p Bamboo grove - gray (Red overprint)
a. imperforate



75p Women picking tea - orange
a. imperforate



Tk.1 Court of Justice - violet
a. imperforate



Tk.5 Net fishing - light blue
a. imperforate

10 Stamps


? 1974 - Redrawn High Values with value in Bengali, replacing English and issue of Tk.2 stamp in Bengali.

Tk.1 Court of Justice - violet
a. imperforate



Tk.2 Man climbing date tree - greenish gray
a. imperforate




Tk.5 Net fishing - light blue
a. imperforate

3 stamps


Asher SERViCE Overprinting

Harrison SERVICE Overprinting

Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga SERVICE Overprinting

Security Printing Corporation SERVICE Overprinting

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