The Overprinter – Summer 2025

Contents

Title Article Author Page
Editorial and Front Cover 31
Officers’ Reports and Messages 32
Obituary for Barrie Cook 34
A comment on the parcel tag shown in the Overprinter 2025/1 34
De La Rue Seahorses 35
Bechuanalands: The David Spivack collection of Queen Victoria Overprinted for use in the Bechuanalands Auction Report, 40
British Levant: Twin Halfpenny Postal Stationery Post Cards from Smyrna &
42
British Levant: Stamboul sub-Post Office and Antoine Doursoun 42
BOIC: B.M.A. SOMALIA 15c on 1½d pale red-brown with missing top marginal arrow 43
M.E.F. 3d postage dues used on incoming mail from Italy to Rhodes 44
BOIC: Sample Bag 46
BOIC: Unusual Usages of Italian Period Postcards 47
British POs in Eastern Arabia: New QEII Cylinder Discovery 48
The Postmarks and Registration Labels of the British Postal Agencies in the Gulf 49
Morocco Agencies: A Comment on GV Silver Jubilee stamps 54
Morocco Agencies: Cover franked with Spanish Currency Overprints on Gibraltar issue 55
Niger Coast: Royal Niger Company Lokoja Depot Datestamp 55
Niger Coast: Usage of Provisionals on Cover 56