Overprinted stamp of Great Britain.Need help identifying.

Yes, I searched the Internet for information but found nothing. All postage stamps with black overprints in photographs on the Internet. And I didn't find 5 Para 5.

This certainly is not an overprint or surcharge that belongs with a stamp from the British post offices in the Levant otherwise it would be in SG catalogue for sure


Bute Docks Branch Office . CARDIFF

Suggests outgoing mail , leaving the UK and the red 5 paras applied on arrival Customs or postage tax due . But 5 paras is a tiny amount

I do not think you will find it in a catalogue it is not a regular postal item .


I only guess it is an Ottoman tax charge . It may be something very different.

That's exactly what I thought when I found the stamp in the album! That this postage stamp is fake. First of all, I carefully removed the stamp from the album sheet. On the back of the stamp was part of an envelope. I carefully wet the stamp with watermark fluid and cleaned it of any excess paper from the cover to reveal the watermark! I think the brand is real. 5 Para 5 applied before sending the letter. , the paint floated a little because it was applied, and the letter was immediately extinguished and sent. Here are photos from the very beginning of my research.