BRITISH OCCUPATION of
ITALIAN COLONIES STAMPS
1942
SG M9
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 M9 has a type 'M 2' overprint where the dots between the letters 'M.E.F' are more square shaped and the letters are smooth. This stamp is a regular issue SG 467 British stamp.
SG M9
3d
violet
3d
violet
VARIATIONS & FLAWS
REQUIRES ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
SG M9aa
double overprint
double overprint
SG M9a
overprinted with type 2a M.E.F
(rough letters and 'round' periods between the letters)
overprinted with type 2a M.E.F
(rough letters and 'round' periods between the letters)
SG M9ab
double overprint
double overprint
SG M9b
vertical se-tenant
vertical se-tenant
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