The 9d stamp was a new addition to the 1964 Definitive Series. Victor Whitely and his design team conducted research at the British Museum of Natural History. However, there were difficulties determining the correct interpretation of the tree and production designs had to be re-submitted.
Details
- Subject: Tung
- Designer: Victor Whitely
- Printer: Harrisons & Sons Ltd, London
- Process: Photogravure
- Paper:
- Watermark:
- 1st Printing – None
- 7th Printing – Cockerels
- Perf: 14.5 (comb)
- Cylinders: 1A (Yellow) 1A (Brown) 1A (Green)
- Sheet: R10 x 6 (60 stamps)
- Quantity:
- Reprints: 7th Printing – 16 May 1967
Cylinder Numbers
Sheet Numbers
References
- Gibbons Stamp Monthly (July 1964)
- Wikipedia: Vernicia fordii