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Slania: Great Britain: Postal Orders

[Information from Ann Mette Heindorff site and other sources] In 1985 Slania engraved a private portrait label of British Queen Elizabeth II. The portrait was originally drawn in June 1982 by Rory Matthews of Great Britain from a photograph by Lord Snowdon. That Slania engraving has been used as the basis for the lithographed portrait on British Postal Orders Postal Orders brought into use (as previous supplies were exhausted) on 1 June 1987. This design was replaced, apparently in 2003. Produced in three colors (based on ranges of denomination), they are completely lithographed with additional black number imprints at the bottom. They are 17.6 x 8.7 cm and have a watermark picturing Roland Hill (the inventor of adhesive postage stamps). They were issued in 13 denominations: 50p, 1£, 2£, 3£, 4£, 5£, 6£, 7£, 8£, 9£, 10£, 15£, 20£. There are at least three variations of the text on the backside resulting from post office names changes between 1987 and 2003. When sold, the issuing post office was to handstamp on the right and extreme left (on the counterfoil -- receipt-part to be kept by the purchaser). The redeeming post office was to handstamp at left-of-center. A maximum of 49p of additional postage stamps could be added to increase the redeemable denomination. These items can be quite difficult to obtain.

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£4 British Postal Order bearing Queen Elizabeth image from a Slania engraving (all postal orders with this image are lithographed). Backside version with "P.O.C.L." in center area. Postal training school example with large black "CANCELLED" and small black two-line "SCHOOL / SPECIMEN" at left on counterfoil (buyer receipt part). Scarce.

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I am interested in buying any Slania-design GB Postal Orders.

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