1/- Black, carbon copies, S.G.20 168 were produced, consisting of six sheets of 20 stamps (probably 3 sheets each from Plates 3 and 4) and three sheets of 16 stamps from Plate 5. All were typewritten carbon copies in black. Some 80 unused examples, including one sheet of twenty stamps from Plate 3, two blocks of eight, six blocks of four, one strip of four and two pairs, and 3 used examples have been recorded. 62 remainders were destroyed and some of these may have been top impressions. "ISLANA" for "ISLAND", S.G.20a It is thought that 3 were produced. Plate 4
unused Block Larger Than four Block of eight [1-4/5-8], consisting of the top two rows of the sheet, showing Plate number 4 at upper left, with sheet margins at sides, position [2] with variety "ISLANA" for "ISLAND", positions [1] and [5] showing semi-colon(s) for colon(s) at left, unused; usual horizontal creasing in a multiple of this size, mostly along the top frames of the second horizontal row; rare.

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unused Block Larger Than four Block of eight [1-4/5-8], consisting of the top two rows of the sheet, showing Plate number 4 at upper left, with sheet margins at sides, position [2] with variety "ISLANA" for "ISLAND", positions [1] and [5] showing semi-colon(s) for colon(s) at left, unused; usual horizontal creasing in a multiple of this size, mostly along the top frames of the second horizontal row; rare.

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Note: This block contains the only recorded example of S.G.20a.

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