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RADIO

Dates of Usage: 1981 - 1991

Domestic Radio Licenses were required for all radios owned. A Radio Savings Book was created for the stamps and were canceled at the Post Office. Recorded in the book was the name, location, make, model, serial number and number of bands of each radio. No Radio stamps had a year date printed on them.

1981

Scalloped edges with central panel with radio image.
Printer:
Perf.: 15 x 14

Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
11 February 1981 – 31 November 1983.

DENOMINATIONS

*Tk.3 – pale green
*Tk.9 – brown
*Tk.15 – vermilion
*Tk.20 – blue.

RADIO VARIETIES
LEFT: A specimen for approval in the issued color of the Tk.3 stamp. RIGHT: a specimen for approval of the same stamp in blue, that was not adopted.
LEFT: A specimen for approval of the Tk.9 stamp in the issued color. RIGHT: a specimen for approval in blue, that was not adopted.
TOP: the back of the larger orange speciment with the approval signature and date. LEFT: A specimen for approval of the Tk.15 stamp in the issued color. RIGHT: a specimen for approval in blue, that was not adopted.
TOP: Back of specimen with approval signature and date. LEFT: The approved color of the Tk.20 stamp. RIGHT: A smaller version, also in blue. The smaller one is similar to the smaller ones for the different values illustrated above, in which they were all in blue.

1982 Provisional (November)

Provisional. Scalloped edges with central panel with radio image. 1981 Tl/15 surchared with Tk.9 value.
Printer:
Perf.: 15 x 14
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:

DENOMINATIONS

*Tk.9 – red with black surcharge.

1984-1989

Image of a radio.
Printer
Perf.: 12

Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
16 January 1984 – 28 January 1989.

DENOMINATIONS

Tk.1 – carmine
*Tk.3 – gray and black
*Tk.9 – red
*Tk.15 – gray-blue and light blue
*Tk.20 – brown and yellow.

1989

Image of a radio.
Printer:
Perf.: 11
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
DENOMINATIONS

*Tk.3 – purple.

1989

Two vertical panels, one on each side, containing a design. A panel at the top and bottom with corner blocks in all corners.
Printer:
Perf.: 11
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
DENOMINATIONS

*Tk.15 – blue.

1991

Map of Bangladesh in center. This is the last set of Radio stamps issued.
Printer: Security Printing Press, Bangladesh
Perf.: 14
Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
DENOMINATIONS

*Tk.3 – pruple-brown
Tk.15 – green.

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