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uncommon1945-1980
Bahrain 1-rupee King George VI overprint stamp
Bahrain · 1948 · 1 rupee
A 1-rupee stamp featuring a profile portrait of King George VI, overprinted in black with 'BAHRAIN' at the top and '1 RUPEE' at the bottom.
This stamp is part of an overprint issue from 1948, used in Bahrain when it was a British protectorate, reflecting the local postal administration's use of modified British India stamps.
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Catalog Numbers
sg10
scott10
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