Dates of Usage: 1973 - 1987
This is a “Catch-all” phrase to tax transactions that did not fall under any of the other categories. The fee can be proportional or a flat fee.
1973
Horizontal stamp (18 x 30mm) with image of Shapla (Water lily).
Printer: Naski Security Printing Press, India
Perf.: 13 1/2
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
11 November 1976.
DENOMINATIONS
5p. – violet
10p. – violet
*20p. – violet
*25p. – violet
*50p. – violet
*75p. – violet
*Tk.1 – prussian blue
*Tk.2 – prussian blue
*Tk.3 – prussian blue
*Tk.4 – prussian blue
*Tk.5 – prussian blue
*Tk.6 – blue
Tk.8 – prussian blue
Tk.50 – carmine-purple.
REPRINT AND ADDITIONAL VALUE (?)
*Tk.1 – grayish-brown
*Tk.10 – red.
1976
Smaller than above stamps (23 x 28 1/2mm). Image of Shapla (Water lily).
Printer: Werbwer Druckerei, DDR
Perf.: 13
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
8 August 1979.
DENOMINATIONS
*25p – blue
*50p – bkue
75p – blue
Tk.1 – violet
*Tk.2 – violet
*Tk.3 – violet
*Tk.5 – violet
*Tk.10 – violet
Tk.20 – violet
*Tk.100 – violet
YEAR (?)
Image of a Shapla (water lily) in a circle with a panel below it with the denomination and text.
Printer: Government Printing and Mint Agency, South Korea
Perf.: 13
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
DENOMINATIONS
*25p – indigo
*50p – vermilion
*75p – green
*Tk.1 – red
*Tk.2 – blue
*Tk.3 – orangish-red
*Tk.4 – green
*Tk.5 – blue-green
*Tk.6 – orange
*Tk.10 – yellow-green
*Tk.20 – reddish-orange
*Tk.30 – maroon
*Tk.40 – green
Tk.50 – blue
Tk.100 – color (?)
Tk.200 – color (?)
Tk.500 – color (?)
1980
Provisional. Foreign Bill stamps overprinted in black in Bangla, with “Speial” overprinted at the top, a bar over “Foreign Bill” at the bottom and above the bar in Bangla “Adhesive Stamp”.
Printer: Obliteration done locally
Perf.:
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage”
DENOMINATIONS
*Tk.50 – blue
*Tk.100 – blue.
1980(?)
Original printing – Curved band with large numbers below.
Printer: Harrison and Sons, London
Perf.: 14
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
1? December 1982 – 3 September 1987
DENOMINATIONS
*Tk.20 – orangish-brown
*Tk.40 – olive brown
*Tk.80 – brown
*Tk.100 – purple
*Tk.200 – violet
*Tk.500 – orangish-red
1982
Shapla (water lily) in band across stamp, under band above it. Script in upper band is 18 1/2mm long.
Printer: The Times Press (Private) Ltd., Pakistan
Perf.: 14
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
3 September 1987
DENOMINATIONS
*Tk.3 – pale blue and turquoise
*Tk.10 – deep green and orange
*Tk.30 – dark and light brown
*Tk.50 – dark green and light blue
*Tk.100 – dark orange and yellow
*Tk.200 – dark blue and gray
*Tk.500 – light and dark orange
Reprint of same design with the script in the upper band 17 1/2mm long.
Printer: Security Printing Press, Bangladesh.
Perf.: 14 (?)
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
DENOMINATIONS
Tk.10 -deep gray-green and orange
Tk.100 – dark red and yellow
Tk.200 – dark blue and gray.
1984
Image of two roses.
Printer: Mezdonarodh Niya Kniga, USSR (Size: 22 1/2 x 29mm)
Perf.: 12
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
DENOMINATIONS
25p – color (?)
50p – color (?)
75p – color (?)
*Tk.1 – green
*Tk.2 – deep orange
*Tk.3 – Scarlet-red
*Tk.5 – deep blue
*Tk.10 – lighter blue
*Tk.20 – brown
Tk.30 – purple.
Reprinted with less refined shading on the flowers.
Printer: Security Printing Press, Bangladesh (Size: 24 x 29 1/2)
Perf.: 14
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
DENOMINATIONS
*Tk.30 – purple.
1986(?)
Two types of overprints exist for these provisional stamps:
1) Foreign Bill stamp overprinted in black with “Special” at the top in Bangla and a bar at the bottom over “Foreign BIll” and “Adhesive Stamp” in Bangla directly above the bar.
Printer: Overprint done locally
2) Foreign Bill stamp overprinted in red with “Special” at the top in Bangla and a thin red line at the bottom through “Foreign BIll” and “Adhesive Stamp” in red in Bangla directly above the line.
Printer: Overprint done locally
Perf.:
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
1? December 1982.
DENOMINATIONS
Black Overprint
*Tk.50 – green
Red Overprint
*Tk.100 – yellowish-orange.
1985 - 1987 (?) Unissued ?
This stamp, portraing an image of the national bird of Bangladesh may, or may not have been issued.
Printer: Unknown
Perf.:
DENOMINATIONS
*Tk.20 – green and brown.
1986
Floral design with bottom panel inscription larger and closer to the left and right sides of the panel. Also the numbers are smaller on the bicolored stamps and do not have a white space around them as the lower values do.
Printer: Mezdonarodh Niya Kniga, USSR
Perf.: 12
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
2 September 1995
DENOMINATIONS
*25p. – magenta
*50p. – red
*75p. – brown
*Tk.1 – yellowish-brown
*Tk.2 – slate
*Tk.3 – blue
*Tk.5 – green
*Tk.20 – green and yellow
Tk.25 – brown and orange
*Tk.40 – purplish-red and yellow
Tk.50 – light purple and salmon.
Floral design with bottom panel inscription smaller and further away from the left and right sides of the panel.
Printer: Security Printing Press, Bangladesh
Perf.: 14
CCM: Yes
Reprinted by the Security Printing Press, Bangladesh
Perf.: 14
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
DENOMINATIONS
Tk.5 – green
*Tk.25 – brown and orange
*imperf.
*Tk.50 – blue and salmon
1987
Stars and leaves in the form of a flowering plant. The series was reprinted by the Security Pringing Press, Bangladesh.
Printer: Mezdonarodh Niya Kniga, USSR
Perf.: 12
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
Reprint: Security Printing Press, Bangladesh
Perf.: 14
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
Mezdonarodh Niya Kniga Printing
DENOMINATIONS
Tk.100 – pink and purple
Tk.200 – orange and prussian blue
*Tk.500 – red, blue and green
*Tk.1000 – brown,orange and blue
a. imperforate
YEAR (?) Unissued
It is believed that this stamp was never issued.
Printer: unknown
Perf.:
DENOMINATIONS
*Tk.100 – yellow and red.
