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6 Pence - George VI Postal Order
| Uitgever | British Post Office |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1962 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | 6 Pence (1⁄40) |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
|---|---|
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain white reverse printed in black letterpress with five numbered regulatory clauses governing encashment, alteration, and crossing. A further advisory notice in block capitals appears at the foot regarding the recommendation to fill in the office of payment. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Watermark |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
| Varianten | Log in om details te zien |
| Opmerkingen |
British Postal Orders occupy an odd corner of notaphily — technically issued by the Post Office rather than a bank, they functioned as a low-value remittance instrument primarily used for mail-order transactions and pools coupons. The 6d denomination was the workhorse of the series throughout the postwar decades, handling the smallest transfers that a money order would have been overkill for.
George VI died in February 1952, so any postal order bearing his cypher issued in 1962 represents a decade-long lag in design updating — not unusual for Post Office stationery, which ran through existing stock and plates long after a monarch's death.