BRITISH OCCUPATION of
ITALIAN COLONIES STAMPS
1942

SG M5
KING GEORGE VI
OVERPRINTED 'M.E.F'

Stamps used in territories occupied by the British forces in Eritrea, Italian Somaliland, Cyrenaica, Tripolitania and the Dodecanese Islands. These stamps are Great Britain issue stamps overprinted 'M.E.F' an abbreviation of 'Middle East Forces'. SG M5 has a type 'M 1' overprint where the dots between the letters 'M.E.F' are more rounded and the letters are smooth. This stamp is a regular issue SG 469 British stamp.