1973 (5 Commemoratives, 14 Definitives, and 14 SERVICE overprints)

25 March - Martyrs of the Liberation War

73-1 20p Flower emerging from skull - multicolored
     a. imperf
73-2 60p Flower emerging from skull - multicolored    
     a. imperf
73-3 Tk.1.35 Flower emerging from skull - multicolored
     a. imperf
3 Stamps

Color Control Marks:
Plate Number:
Imperforate: Yes, but not issued.
No. of stamps in each sheet: 50
Quantity Printed: 500,000 of each value
Designer: K.G. Mustafa
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company Ltd., UK
FDC: Yes. Commemorative postmark.
Pmks.: Chittagong, Dacca
Insert:

• It is not uncommon to find First Day Covers of the early stamps with only one or two of the stamps of a larger set. The reason was that many people could not afford the complete set of stamps. 

• Top image are proofs. Below are not approved essays for the 25 March 1973 Martyrs of the Liberation War stamps. The essays were done by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited. At the top in pen is "As Submitted 9 12 72". The middle image is of color trials.

30 April -Definitives (Bradbury printing)

Bradbury Definitives

30 April - SERVICE Stamps. Some of the definitive stamps were overprinted "SERVICE" in black or red, to be used by government offices for their postal needs. (Bradbury printing)

Bradbury SERVICE Printing

10 Dec. - 25th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1973

• These are believed to be fraudulent SPECIMEN overprints. This overprint is also known on the Bangladesh in the UN issue as well.

73-4 10p Flame within a wreath - blue background
     a. imperforate
73-5 Tk.1.25 Flame within a wreath - purple background
     a. imperforate
2 Stamps

Color Control Marks: Yes
Plate Number: None ?
Imperforate: Yes, but not issued.
No. of stamps in each sheet: 50
Quantity Printed: 10p - 600,000; Tk.1.25 - 400,000
Designer: K.G. Mustafa
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., UK
FDC: Yes. Commemorative postmark.
Pmks: Chittagong, Dacca, Khulna
Insert: Essays exist

• Note that the cancellations for the two covers illustrated above are different.

• Essays by Bradbury Wilkinson and Company Limited, of the two 25th Anniversary of Declration of Human Rights stamps issued on 10 December 1973. The notation on the front in pen reads, "Approved subject to the changes pointed out separately." It is signed "A.M. Ahsunullah. Director-General, Bangladesh P.O.". The reverse of the card has the date " 30 7 73". printed by the same pen as the writing on the front.

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