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6 Shillings Postal Order
| Issuer | Her Majesty's Postmaster General |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1282-1970) |
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| Reverse description | Plain off-white reverse printed in black letterpress with five numbered regulatory clauses governing encashment, crossing, alteration, and time limits. A closing italicised advisory sentence at foot reads 'The sender is recommended to fill in the name of the Office of payment before parting with the Order, as a precaution in case the Order should be lost or stolen.' A partial circular cancellation stamp appears at lower left. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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British postal orders of this period were printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. under contract to the Post Office — the same firm responsible for much of the era's Commonwealth stamp and banknote production. The 6 shilling denomination is a direct casualty of decimalisation: when the UK converted to decimal currency on 15 February 1971, all pre-decimal postal orders were withdrawn and could only be exchanged at post offices for a limited period before becoming void.
Surviving uncashed examples are more common than one might expect — many were simply forgotten in drawers and never redeemed. The watermark on this series runs across the full sheet width during manufacture rather than being note-specific, which distinguishes it from contemporary banknote security practice.