Key type stamps are stamps of a uniform design that were widely used by colonial territories in the 19th and 20th centuries.
An unused Trinidad key type stamp showing BritanniaA used German key type stamp for TogoAn 1892 4c stamp for Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) of the Navigation & Commerce key type seriesThese mint British stamps for use in Ceylon exemplify the key plate approach.
The idea was refined by De La Rue in 1879 when the printing process was split into two through the use of a key plate (or head plate) for the bulk of the design and a separate duty plate for the name of the colony and the value.[1] These are often known as key plate stamps. While key type stamps are always of one colour, key plate stamps are bi-coloured. This method has the advantage that most of the design remains the same in each of a stamp series with only the value, name and colours changing.
Key plate stamps were used extensively by Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain and Portugal.[2]
Revenuesedit
Key plates were also a ubiquitous feature of revenue stamps of Burma/Myanmar, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Malta and Pakistan. These had a tablet at the bottom, and this was appropriated (overprinted to indicate the type of use), e.g. Consular Service, Contract Note, Notarial, Special Adhesive, Stocks & Shares. Malta was the only country to also issue unappropriated stamps (with the bottom tablet still blank).
British 1891–1893 Queen Victoria revenue stamps appropriated for Transfer Duty
British 1903 King Edward VII revenue stamp appropriated for Petty Sessions for use in Ireland (further overprinted for Dog Licence)
Irish 1925 Harp revenue stamp appropriated for Passports
Indian 1937 King George VI revenue stamp appropriated for Insurance
Malta, 1954 Queen Elizabeth II revenue stamp with an unappropriated tablet at the bottom
Lowe, Robson. The De La Rue Key Plates, London: 1979.
Yendall, Eric. King George VI Large Key Type Revenue and Postage High Value Stamps 1937–1953. London: Royal Philatelic Society, 2008.
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type, stamp, stamps, uniform, design, that, were, widely, used, colonial, territories, 19th, 20th, centuries, unused, trinidad, type, stamp, showing, britanniaa, used, german, type, stamp, togoan, 1892, stamp, ivory, coast, côte, ivoire, navigation, commerce, . Key type stamps are stamps of a uniform design that were widely used by colonial territories in the 19th and 20th centuries An unused Trinidad key type stamp showing BritanniaA used German key type stamp for TogoAn 1892 4c stamp for Ivory Coast Cote d Ivoire of the Navigation amp Commerce key type seriesThese mint British stamps for use in Ceylon exemplify the key plate approach Contents 1 Origins 2 Key plate stamps 3 Revenues 4 See also 5 References 6 Further readingOrigins editThe idea was invented by Perkins Bacon who used it to print stamps for Trinidad 1851 Barbados 1852 and Mauritius 1858 all featuring the same Britannia design Key plate stamps editThe idea was refined by De La Rue in 1879 when the printing process was split into two through the use of a key plate or head plate for the bulk of the design and a separate duty plate for the name of the colony and the value 1 These are often known as key plate stamps While key type stamps are always of one colour key plate stamps are bi coloured This method has the advantage that most of the design remains the same in each of a stamp series with only the value name and colours changing Key plate stamps were used extensively by Great Britain Germany France Spain and Portugal 2 Revenues editKey plates were also a ubiquitous feature of revenue stamps of Burma Myanmar Great Britain India Ireland Malta and Pakistan These had a tablet at the bottom and this was appropriated overprinted to indicate the type of use e g Consular Service Contract Note Notarial Special Adhesive Stocks amp Shares Malta was the only country to also issue unappropriated stamps with the bottom tablet still blank nbsp British 1891 1893 Queen Victoria revenue stamps appropriated for Transfer Duty nbsp British 1903 King Edward VII revenue stamp appropriated for Petty Sessions for use in Ireland further overprinted for Dog Licence nbsp Irish 1925 Harp revenue stamp appropriated for Passports nbsp Indian 1937 King George VI revenue stamp appropriated for Insurance nbsp Malta 1954 Queen Elizabeth II revenue stamp with an unappropriated tablet at the bottomSee also editNavigation and Commerce issue Omnibus issue Yacht issueReferences edit Mackay James Stamp Collecting Philatelic Terms Illustrated 4th edition London Stanley Gibbons 2003 p 76 ISBN 0 85259 557 3 Sutton R J amp K W Anthony The Stamp Collector s Encyclopaedia 6th edition London Stanley Paul 1966 p 165 Further reading editFernbank Peter E King George V Key Plates of the Imperium Postage and Revenue Design Banbury West Africa Study Circle 1997 ISBN 0952568721 Lowe Robson The De La Rue Key Plates London 1979 Yendall Eric King George VI Large Key Type Revenue and Postage High Value Stamps 1937 1953 London Royal Philatelic Society 2008 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Key type and key plate stamps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Key type stamp amp oldid 1176469576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
