Types 1 & 2, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 20 (5 rows of 4), rouletted about 9. First day covers bearing both stamps produced on locally designed envelopes.
Types 3 to 6, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 20 (5 rows of 4), rouletted about 9. First day covers bearing all four stamps produced on locally designed envelopes.
Types 7 to 10, 32x42mm, vertically se tenant, designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 20 (4 rows of 5), rouletted about 9. First day covers bearing all four stamps produced on locally designed envelopes.
Types 3 to 6, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 30 (1 row of 2 & 7 rows of 4), rouletted about 9. First day covers bearing all four stamps produced on locally designed envelopes. Although not seen by the compiler it has been reported that the 1992 & 1993 reprints were rouletted 14.
Types 15 to 18, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Note the change of BIBS logo. Printed in sheets of 30 (1 row of 2 & 7 rows of 4), rouletted about 13 to 13½. No first day covers.
Types 19 to 22, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 30 + 2 labels giving last posting date (8 rows of 4 with top right & bottom left stamp spaces occupied instead by labels), rouletted about 13. No first day covers.
Rouletted 13.
Types 23 to 26, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, Designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 30 + 2 labels giving last posting date (8 rows of 4 with top right & bottom left stamp spaces occupied instead by labels), rouletted about 38. Whilst the bottom row has a label followed by the expected 2nd, 3rd & 4th stamps of the set, the top row contains a pair of the 1st stamp followed by the 2nd stamp and a label, breaking the vertical pattern of the rest of the sheet with all stamps in a column being the same. Year 2000 labels contain last posting date of 12th Dec. Margins perforated less than half way across. No first day covers. Very detailed marginal inscriptions (including last posting date) can be seen on the images of the full sheets.
Rouletted 38.
Types 27 to 30, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, Designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 30 + 2 labels giving last posting date (8 rows of 4 with top right & bottom left stamp spaces occupied instead by labels), rouletted about 24. Whilst the bottom row has a label followed by the expected 2nd, 3rd & 4th stamps of the set, the top row contains a pair of the 1st stamp followed by the 2nd stamp and a label, breaking the vertical pattern of the rest of the sheet with all stamps in a column being the same. Year 2001 contain last posting date of 11th Dec, year 2002 contain 14th Dec. Margins fully perforated in 2001 but less than half way across in 2002. No first day covers. Very detailed marginal inscriptions (including last posting date) can be seen on the images of the full sheets.
Rouletted 24.
Types 31 to 34, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, Designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 30 + 2 labels giving last posting date (8 rows of 4 with top right & bottom left stamp spaces occupied instead by labels), line rouletted about 24. Whilst the bottom row has a label followed by the expected 2nd, 3rd & 4th stamps of the set, the top row contains a pair of the 1st stamp followed by the 2nd stamp and a label, breaking the vertical pattern of the rest of the sheet with all stamps in a column being the same. Year 2003 labels contain last posting date of 16th Dec. Margins fully perforated. No first day covers. Very detailed marginal inscriptions (including last posting date) can be seen on the images of the full sheets.
Types 35 to 38, 42x32mm, horizontally se tenant, Designed by Grenville Jones, PR Consultants to BIBS. Printed in sheets of 30 + 2 labels giving last posting date (8 rows of 4 with top right & bottom left stamp spaces occupied instead by labels), line rouletted about 24. Whilst the bottom row has a label followed by the expected 2nd, 3rd & 4th stamps of the set, the top row contains a pair of the 1st stamp followed by the 2nd stamp and a label, breaking the vertical pattern of the rest of the sheet with all stamps in a column being the same. Year 2004 labels contain last posting date of 15th Dec. Margins fully perforated. No first day covers. Very detailed marginal inscriptions (including last posting date) can be seen on the images of the full sheets.
Type P1 - used on FDCs until 1991 & ordinary mail throughout.
Type P2 - used on ordinary mail throughout.
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Type P3 - used on ordinary mail throughout.
Type P4 - used on ordinary mail throughout.
Type P5 - used on ordinary mail throughout.
Type P6 - used on ordinary mail throughout.
Type P7 - used on ordinary mail throughout.
Type P8 - used on ordinary mail throughout.
Type P9 - used on ordinary mail throughout.
Type P10 - used on ordinary mail throughout.
Year | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 |
Start | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | Nov 25 | Nov 26 | Nov 26 |
Printed | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | . | . | . |
Carried | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | 31,000 | 52,852 | 66,620 |
Year | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
Start | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Printed | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Carried | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 50,358 |
Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
Start | . | . | . | . | None | None | None | None | None | None |
Printed | . | . | . | . | None | None | None | None | None | None |
Carried | c41,000 | 41,531 | 39,500 | . | None | None | None | None | None | None |
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