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DARDANELLES CAMPAIGN OVERPRINTS
This information was researched by Tim Lawes at British Library Philatelic Collections, with the help of curators Richard and Paul.
F prefix with thin overprint.
Dardanelles £1 prefixes issued and the actual serial tranches Overprinted in 1915.
Prefixes
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Lowest |
Highest |
Total Issued |
None seen |
| F/61 to F/70 |
39501 |
42500 |
30,000 |
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48001 |
50000 |
20,000 |
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| J/51 to J/60 |
58501 |
61500 |
30,000 |
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62001 |
64000 |
20,000 |
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| M/31 to M/40 |
41001 |
44000 |
30,000 |
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50501 |
51000 |
5,000 |
* |
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55501 |
56000 |
5,000 |
* |
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58501 |
59000 |
5,000 |
* |
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59501 |
60000 |
5,000 |
* |
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| P/51 to P/60 |
88001 |
88500 |
5,000 |
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89001 |
90000 |
10,000 |
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91505 |
93000 |
15,000 |
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94501 |
96000 |
15,000 |
* |
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97001 |
97500 |
5,000 |
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Total |
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200,000 |
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J/51 and M/31 prefixes not logged.
S/1 to S/10 printed and issued, sent to Alexandria and should be included in the totals of banknotes sent. These banknotes made up the fourth and final shipment which overshot it's destination and did not reach the Command Paymaster until after the MEF had been evacuated. We have to assume they were destroyed, unissued, but, some may have survived somewhere in the Near East.
| S/1 to S/10 |
000501 |
002000 |
15,000 |
* |
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004001 |
004500 |
5,000 |
* |
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006001 |
006500 |
5,000 |
* |
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007501 |
009000 |
15,000 |
* |
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Total |
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40,000 |
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T/31 to T/40 printed but not issued and later destroyed.
The J, M and P prefix banknotes have a thick overprint.
Thin Overprint 2nd & 3rd tails thin
Thick Overprint 2nd & 3rd tails thick
The translation on the £1 in Arabic characters reads (from right to left):
Piastres silver 120 / Piastres silver one hundred and twenty
Any prefix / serial not listed is a fake.
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