The center colors of the 28 February, 1974 First Census set of three stamps. To make it a complete set of progressive proofs I would need the orange colors for the map and the different shades of each of the three colors here, that make up the frame.
74-1 20p Family, map and chart – greenish-blue and deep orange
a. imperforate
74-2 25p Family, map and chart – blue and deep orange
a. imperforate
74-3 75p Family, map and chart – red and deep orange
a. imperforate
3 stamps
CCMs:
Plate #:
Perf.:
Sheet: 50
Quantity printed: 1,000,000 of each value (The following quantity of this issue was later overprinted for the 6 March, 1981 Second Census release: 20p – 30,050; 25p – 150,050; and 75p – 40,050)
Designer: K.G .Mustafa
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., UK
FDC: Yes. Commemorative postmark.
Pmks.: Chittagong, Dacca, Dacca Sadar, Khulna, Mymensingh
Insert: Bi-folded, light gray paper, printed in black with cover page in green and olive-tan.
Additional: Progressive proofs of each value.
1. 20p green frame with white outline of country
2. 25p blue frame with white outline of country
3. 75p red frame with white outline of country
Cover with the gold color shifted to the left and another missing the gold color. There is no gold Post Office logo on the back flap as well
Two Copernicus First Day Covers with different postmarks. The lower one is a privately produced generic cachet that reads, “BANGLADESH” FDC
A proposed and unaccepted design of the 25p Copernicus stamp, prepared by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co., Ltd., of London, England. The red color is on clear plastic with all other colors on the paper below it.
74-4 25p Chart of universe and Copernicus – violet and purple
a. imperforate
74-5 75p Chart of universe and Copernicus – emerald and gree
a. imperforat
2 stamps
CCMs:
Plate #:
Perf.:
Sheet: 50
Quantity printed: 500,000 of each value
Designer: K.G. Mustafa
Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., UK
FDC: Yes. Commemorative postmark
Pmks.: Dacca, Khulna, Rajshahi
Insert: White card stock, printed in purple. Does not mention designer as it was probably an in-house project at Bradbury Wilkinson & Co.
Additional: Essay exists – one of a kind.
74-6 25p UN headquarters and flag – lilac and multi
a. imperforate
b. downward shift of red printing
74-7 Tk.1 Un headquarters and flag -blue and multi
a. imperforate
2 stamps
CCMs: Yes
Plate #: No
Sheet: 50
Quantity printed: 250,000 of each value
Designer: Ahmed F. Karim
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., UK
FDC: Yes. Commemorative postmark.
Pmks: Dacca, Dacca Sadar
Insert: White card stock, printed in blue. Insert has the release date as 17-9-74.
74-8 25p U.P.U. emblem
a. imperforate (This value is the most difficult to locate)
b. shade variety – yellow at bottom is is a darker yellow
74-9 Tk.1.25 Postal runner
a. imperforate
75-10 Tk.1.75 U.P.U. emblem
a. imperforate
b. shade variety – yellow at bottom is is a darker yellow
74-11 Tk.5 Postal runner
a. imperforate
4 stamps
CCMs: Yes
Plate #: No
Sheet: 50
Quantity printed: 250,000 of each value
Designer: K.G. Mustafa
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., UK
FDC: Yes. Two types of postmarks 1)Commemorative postmark and 2) Generic large circular FIRST DAY OF ISSUE postmark. Same design of cachet but a different size of envelope as that of the later issued souvenir sheet (31 December, 1974). The Post Office logo is not printed on the back flaps of the envelopes.
Pmks.: Chittagong (1), Dhaka (1 and 2 type Postmark)
Insert: White card stock, printed in brown.
Additional: See 31 December 1974 for the souvenir sheet of this set
Presentation Booklet
74-12 25p Bengal tiger
a. imperforate
74-13 50p Tiger cub
a. imperforate
74-14 Tk.2 Tiger swimming
a. imperforate
3 stamps
CCMs: Yes
Plate #: No
Sheet: 50
Quantity printed: 500,000 of each value
Designer: Willy Dolder and Peter Jackson
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., UK
FDC: Yes. Commemorative postmark.
Pmks.: Dacca, Jessore, Khulna, Rajshahi
Insert: Light brown card stock, printed in black.
SAVE THE TIGER PRESENTATION BOOKLET
74-15 25p Modern images of parents and two children – ocre and multi
a. imperforate
74-15 70p Drawing of parents and two children – claret and multi
a. imperforate
74-16 Tk.1.25 Styilized faces of parents and two children – multicolored
a. imperforate
3 stamps
CCMs: Yes
Plate #: No
Sheet: 50
Quantity printed: 500,000 of each value
Designer: Ahmed F. Karim
Printer: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., UK
FDC: Yes.Commemorative postmark. Cachet on envelope has a rubber stamp over the original date of issue (17, 1974) and “30, 1974” is stamped above it.
Pmks.: Dacca, Jessore, Khulna, Khulna Date and year only?????, Rajshahi. No overprint (rubberstamp) on envelope?????, Rangpur
Insert: White card stock, printed in blue. Insert has original date of issue “17-12-74” obliterated and “30-12-74” rubber stamped over it in both English and Bengali
74-17ss Tk.8.25 Imperforate – contains the four stamps
1 SS
CCMs: No
Plate #: No
Quantity printed:
Designer: K.G. Mustafa
Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., U.K.
FDC: Yes. Generic postmark – FIRST DAY OF ISSUE/date/DACCA BANGLADESH. The same design was used for the cachet as that of the set of UPU stamps issued on 9 October, 1974. The only exception is that it is a much larger envelope and an attempt was made to obliterate the date of A9th Oct, 1974@ printed in the original cachet.
Pmks.: Dacca
Insert:
Additional: See 9 October 1974 for the U.P.U. set of stamps of the same design
