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Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd.
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Extra flagstaff "erased (removed)
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Some stamps (see below) from the second printings had the extra flagstaff removed from the printed sheet by scratching it out with a pointed instrument. In many instances the flagstaff was not completely removed, as with the above example. One can actually see the line extending below the bottom of the yellow circle making a fourth line to the right of the Winchester Tower.
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Distribution of Extra Flagstaff Removed Variety on Common Design Stamps
Colony
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Value
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Bechuanaland
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1d
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2d
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3d
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6d
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British Honduras
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3c
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4c
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5c
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25c
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Falkland Islands
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1d
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2½d
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4d
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1/-
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Gambia
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1½d
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3d
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6d
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1/-
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Gibraltar
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2d
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3d
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6d
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1/-
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Gilbert & Ellice Is.
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1d
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1½d
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3d
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1/-
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Gold Coast
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1d
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3d
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6d
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1/-
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Colony
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Value
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Hong Kong
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3c
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5c
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10c
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20c
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Jamaica
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1d
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1½d
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6d
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1/-
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Malta
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½d
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2½d
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6d
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1/-
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Seychelles
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6c
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12c
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20c
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1r
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Sierra Leone
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1d
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3d
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5d
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1/-
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Swaziland
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1d
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2d
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3d
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6d
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Trinidad & Tobago
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2c
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3c
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6c
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24c
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Number of sheets printed
Country
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Value
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First Printing
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Second Printing
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Gambia
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6d
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465
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322
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Gambia
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1/-
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353
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201
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Malta
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½d
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35,596
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4,112
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Malta
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6d
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1,982
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550
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Malta
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1/-
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1,087
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366
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Note: 1. Second Printing of all these stamps were dispatched on November 1, 1935
2. Two further printings of Gambia 1/- occurred. Presumed no extra flagstaffs.
3. ½d, 6d, 1/- (flagstaff removed during 2nd printing - There was no 2nd printing of 2½d)
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