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Postal Order - 50 Pence British Field Post Office
| Issuer | Post Office Corporation (Royal Mail), United Kingdom |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Cheques |
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| Obverse lettering | BRITISH POSTAL ORDER COUNTERFOIL FIFTY PENCE 50P PLEASE PAY NOT NEGOTIABLE SEE OVER FOR CONDITIONS OF USE POSTAGE STAMPS DO NOT WRITE OR MARK BELOW THIS LINE ISSUING OFFICE PAYING OFFICE DATE STAMP |
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| Reverse lettering | IMPORTANT This Order is issued in accordance with the relevant Scheme or Schemes under Section 28 of The Post Office Act 1969. P.O.C.L. DO NOT WRITE OR MARK BELOW THIS LINE Crossed: YES/NO Payable to: At what office: |
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British Forces Postal Orders are a distinct instrument from civilian postal orders — they circulate within BFPO networks serving personnel overseas and cannot be cashed at ordinary UK post office counters. The 50p denomination would have been in active use during a period when British forces were deployed in both Iraq and Afghanistan, giving these notes a narrower and more specific circulation than their mundane face value suggests.
De La Rue's involvement is unsurprising; they have held the BFPO contract across multiple decades. The watermark is the primary security feature, a relatively light specification for an instrument with strict venue restrictions doing most of the anti-fraud work.