Currency issues

John_Gledhill · Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 124 Location: Wellesbourne, UK

On page 31 of Michael Brill's catalogue he states:

mal · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 16 Location: Wiltshire

Flashman's PO is probably one that had been cut ready for issue as currency. Being guillotined would not alter the value, in my opinion. Whether the without IN INK for currency issues is scarce, it is difficult to tell as only a relatively small sample exists. They might command a premium. I know Flashman sold his collection and I suspect it went abroad. Will the present owner ever look here?.....Mal

Aidan_Work · Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:57 am Post subject:

John & Mal,I reckon that this note could be a remainder currency issue form that was left over & issued as if it was a normal issue postal order.

Aidan.

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John_Gledhill · Joined: 06 Oct 2007 Posts: 124 Location: Wellesbourne, UK

It wouldn't have been suitable for issuing as a "normal" order, as (presumably) the post office would have thrown away the counterfoil.
However, my main point was that it was without the words "IN INK" which Michael Brill said was normally present for currency issues.

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mal · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 16 Location: Wiltshire

The post office could have issued the PO with the counterfoil detached if it had kept it. Another possibility is that they were awaiting new stock and this was the last resort.
I have just had a look at my collection and the PO, in the article, without IN INK is there. I must have used it to illustrate the article. At that time few, if any, had realised about IN INK.
I also have a guillotined 6d PO issued 3MY40. So this practice appears to be common. Further two actual currency issues are with IN INK. One is obviously guillotined and the other is not.
The date stamps are in mauve ink (similar to the colour of this post) and different post offices. It might mean that the ink colour was deliberate and intended to make them more readily seen to be currency. Was the mauve ink mandatory for currency orders? Interesting.........Mal

Aidan_Work · Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 9:33 pm Post subject:

Mal,
There's some more King George VI currency postal orders that have been posted up on here in another section.

Aidan.

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