1975 (4 Commemoratives and 2 Definitives)

(?) 1975 - Redrawn high values (Bradbury printing)

Bradbury Definitives

14 June - Betbunia Satellite Earth Station

75-1 25p Satellite earth station - red, black and silver
     a. imperforate
75-2 Tk.1 Satellite earth station - dark blue, black and silver
     a. imperforate
2 stamps

CCMs:
Plate #:
Sheet: 50
Quantity printed: 500,000 of each value
Designer: Ahmed Fazlul Karim
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., UK
FDC: Yes. Commemorative postmark
Pmks.: Barisal, Dhaka, Sylhet
Insert: White card stock printed in black with handstamped, corrected date of issue

Additional: Progressive proofs exist:
1. 25p Imperforate red only
2. Imperforate silver only,
3. Imperforate red and silver combined
4. Imperforate black only
5. Tk.1 Imperforate blue only
6. Imperforate silver only
7. Imperforate blue and silver combined
8. Imperforate black only

Original date of issue was set as 5 June 1975.

 

• A set of progressive proofs of the Betbunia Satellite Earth Station stamps issued on 14 June, 1975.

31 Dec. - International Women's Year

75-3 50p Stylized head of woman with International Women's year logo - rose colored
     a. imperforate
     b. margin imperf.
75-4 Tk.2 As above, but light lavender
     a. imperforate
2 stamps

CCMs:
Plate #:
Sheet: 50
Quantity printed: 125,000 of each value
Designer: Ahmed Fazlul Karim
Printer: Asher & Co. Melbourne, Australia
FDC: Yes. Commemorative postmark.
Pmks.: Chittagong, Dacca, Jessore, Rajshahi
Insert: White card stock, printed in blue.

Additional: Two sheets are known with the margin imperf.
Numerous progressive proofs exist and in most instances it is virtually impossible to figure out which ones were for which stamps as the differences are so slight.
1. Light turquoise blue of image
2. Dark blue of image
3. Light red of image
4. Light red with wavy red line below
5. Yellow-orange of image
6. Yellow-orange of image with wavy yellow-orange line below
7. Dark blue image with reddish wavy line below
8. Dark blue image with yellow-orange wavy line below
9. Dark blue image with reddish wavy line and yellow-orange below
10. Dark blue image with purplish wavy line and yellow-orange below
11. Completed image of 50p value in rose colored frame with IWY logo12l. Completed image of Tk.2 value in lilac colored frame with IWY logo

The above are missing the printing (wording) on the proofs.
 

• The bottom two items are part of the set of progressive proofs for the 31, December, 1975 International Women's Year set of two stamps. The one element that is missing is the writing on the stamps. This is the most complete set of these that I have seen. None of the sets seen have the writing that goes on the stamps. It most likely exists.

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