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Issue 14 - Four Pence surcharged "HALF-PEN Y"

This issue was necessary because the Crown Agents could not supply the Half-penny value as quic
as needed. The Half-penny rate was mainly used for printed matter (newspapers & price lists,.

cover with duplex cancels to Saint Philip with arrival postmark "ST. PHILIP BARBADOS/3/JA 9/94" (type M3)
on strip of six with varieties: short "A" in "HALF" (1 st stamp L-R) & raised "ENNY" (4th stamp L-R) (philatelic)

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registered cover with an interesting combination of stamps overpaying the 4 ½d rate required ,
2d for registration and 2½d for postage (philatelic)
postmarked "BARBADOS/C/MR 6/94" (type E5a) and "R" (type J5b)
(note: the 4d stamp & 4d surcharged ½d on 1893 One Penny postal stationery envelope w/ ½d overprint)

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