THE POST-WAR YEARS FROM 1945

96.2.b.1 Buff card Roads, 1956; cover title The Ten-Mile Road Map of Great Britain
[a] 138x214mm (Standard size). A 1956. (Cloth map). Arms of GviR but without initials.
[b] A 1956.
[c] A 1956. Arms of EIIR, Price ammended.

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96.2.b.2 Cream card Isles of Scilly [Two-inch Special District (Relief) Map, 1933], 1959 [17]
117x196mm 3261 Royal arms of EIIR .Title on spine.

The Lake District [One-inch Tourist Map, 1925], 1947 [17] 122x214mm 20045/Ch. GR.The olive border extends to the edges of the cover. No title on spine. The same map as H.37 Benderfold.

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Jersey [Two-inch map, 1933], 1947 [17]
[a] 115x195mm 5000/34. GR, (Cloth) under Price statement. No title on spine.
[b] (Cloth) included in Price statement.
[c] No GR. Olive bars above and below "Fully Coloured". Text rearanged,"Net" introduced.

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Guernsey [Three-inch map, 1934], 1947 [17]
[a] 115x198mm 1934. GR. No title on spine. (Dissected map have hinged covers 118x203mm)
[b] No GR. Olive bars above and below "Fully Coloured". Text rearanged,"Net" introduced.

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Isle of Man [One-inch England & Wales Second War Revision sheet 17, 1942], with Cassini Grid, c.1948 [17]/with National Grid, 1950
[a] Cassini Grid.
[b] National Grid.

One-inch Tourist Map Based on Great Britain New Popular Edition material

Post-war Ordnance Survey of Great Britain standard designs

98 Six lines, with index map CIV 1:25,000 Provisional Edition

98.1 Black and blue on buff Series sheets [cloth/paper maps], 1945; several minor design changes ensued
[a] 119x216mm 10046 (11/46) "Price _ _" under "NATIONAL GRID"
[b] 119x216mm 10046 (12/46) "PRICE _ _" In bottom blue panel.
[c] 119x228mm (Standard size) A (1/48) "Price _ _" in black. Longer cover allows map fold to be above legend not through map face.
[d] A (2/48) Title on spine. No publication date.

[e] B (7/48?) "NATIONAL GRID" in black above bottomblue panel with "PRICE _ _" uncoloured.
[f] A (4/50) "Revised Price 4/6 net" stamp, "3/-" barely obscured.
[g] A (7/48) Revised price in black to sides of ornately obscured origional.
[h] B 1950. "Price _ _" in black above bottom blue panel with "NATIONAL GRID" uncoloured.

[i] "Printed _ _,Chessington,Surrey,1953" "Sheet SH93 (23/93)"

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98.2 Black and blue on cream Series sheets [paper maps], 1950 [17]
[a] 121x227mm (Standard size) 15046. (8/46) "SHEET"
[b] B (8/51) "Sheet"
[c] B (2/52) Simplified royal arms. Alpha-numeric sheet number introduced.

99 Five lines, stepped SPR Other Great Britain series sheets

99.1 Black and red One-inch Seventh Series, 1952. The length of cover extended by 20mm, 1960 [17] [11]
[a] Square-Corner.bmp---125x196mm (Short,Standard size) 4010 (12/52) Square corners.Simplified arms of GviR. (See Andrews/Wheeler, Sheetlines 70.p11-21)
[b] A (11/53) Rounded corners. Note taller lettering on spine for cloth map.
[c] A/ (1957?) Arms of EiiR.
[d] A (3/56) Scottish arms of GviR.

[e] 126x216mm (Tall,Standard size).No secondary print on sheet106.A// 1960.
[f] A/ 1959. Serif spine title.
[g] B 1961 Thin sans serif spine title.
[h] A/ 1960 "One-Inch" replaces "1"7th Series" on spine.

[i] B 1961 Spine title reversed, now matching front cover.
[j] B 1963 Price and style statement separated and moved to bottom red panel.
[k] A 1956 Scottish arms of GviR. Serif spine title.
[l] A 1956 Thin sans serif spine title.

[m] A/ 1962 Scottish arms of EiiR.
[n] A// 1963 "One-Inch" replaces "1"7th Series" on spine.
[o] A/ 1960. Spine title reversed, now matching front cover. Price and style statement separated and moved to bottom red panel.
[p] B 1963 White background, Laminated. Arms of EiiR.
[q] A 1961 White background, Laminated. Scottish arms of EiiR.

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99.2 Black and olive Half-inch Provisional Edition sheet 51, 1956
Half-inch Second Series sheet 36, 1958; sheets 28, 39, 1961
[a] 126x206mm (Standard size) A 1958 Also with price as [d].
[b] A 1956 No revision dates, "PUBLISHED 1956" under sketch.
[c] A 1961
[d] A 1961 Also paper, price as [c].

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99.3.a Black and blue on buff Quarter-inch Fifth Series [1:250,000] sheet 10, 1957
126x196mm A 1957 Serif spine title, with "1/4" 5th. Series".

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99.3.b Black and blue on cream Quarter-inch Fifth Series [1:250,000] series sheets, 1960 [17]. [A few [2]]
[a] 127x195mm (Standard size) B 1962 Thin sans serif spine title, with "Quarter-inch", (reversed from H.99,3a). Price/style under title. Scottish sheets with same Royal arms.
[b] A 1962 Price and style statement separated and moved to bottom blue panel.

100 Five lines, landscape format ?SPR Great Britain Special Maps

100.1.a Black and red One-inch Tourist Maps:
[a] The Peak District, 1957 215x136mm A 1957 Serif spine title reading top to bottom.
[b] A// 1960 Note same size but less ornate type faces.

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[c] The Lake District, 1958 212x136mm B// 1959.
[d] 212x126mm B/// 1960. Note smaller size and less ornate type faces.

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[e] Wye Valley and Lower Severn, 1961 [e] 214x127mm A 1961

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[f] North York Moors, c.1961 [17] 212x126mm A/ 1958

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[g]212x136mm A 1959 Scottish arms with "ORDNANCE SURVEY" below.

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Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
[h] 211x126mm A 1961.

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100.1.b The Royal Arms in frame The Peak District, 1963, and the other One-inch Tourist Maps, 1963 [17].
[a] 214x127mm (Standard size) 1963 B Thin sans serif spine title reading top to bottom..

[b] 1963 B. Style bottom left, price bottom right.Spine title runs bottom to top.

[c] A// 1963 Price/style centre bottom. Spine title runs top to bottom.
[d] A// 1963 Style bottom left, price bottom right.Spine title runs bottom to top.

[e] B//// 1963 Also B/// 1960. with price/style as single central line, and spine title as [b].

[f] A 1961

[g] A 1961 Scottish arms with "ORDNANCE SURVEY" under but outside frame.

Lorn and Lochaber cover was renamed Ben Nevis & Glen Coe, 1964
[h] 212x127mm (Standard size) A/ 1959 Price/style centre bottom. Spine title runs bottom to top.
[h] A/ 1959 Style bottom left, price bottom right

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100.1.c Portrait format North York Moors [One-inch Tourist Map], 1958
135x212mm A 1958 Also "Price(paper) - Six Shillings Net"

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100.2 Red Welsh dragon and blue Wales and the Marches [Quarter-inch Fifth Series Special Sheet], 1959 [11] /1963
[a] 216x136mm Unlaminated. A 1959. Also B 1963 "Price(cloth)Nine Shillings Net"
[b] Laminated. A 1959.

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100.3.a Black and olive Half-inch Provisional Edition/Second Series sheets 28, 36, 39, Greater London [43], 51 in Half-inch District Map covers, 1962 [17]
[a] Canterbury 213x125mm (Standard size) A 1956 Serif spine title reading top to bottom.
[b] London A 1962 Also "Price(cloth)Seven Shillings & Sixpence Net"
[c] Snowdon A 1961
[d] Birmingham A/ 1958.

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100.3.b The Royal Arms in frame The same Half-inch sheets in District Map covers, 1963 [17]
[a] 212x126mm (Standard size) A 1961 Thin sans serif spine title reading bottom to top.
[b] A 1961 Also with Price/style centre bottom.(as 100.1b,[a])

Other contemporary covers

101.1 Ansell-fold, yellow boards The Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain, 1946 [9]
257x201mm 25.046. Arms of GvR.

101.2 Ansell-fold, khaki boards The Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain, 1948 [17] [9]
[a] 259x201mm 3817 Arms of GvR minus v.
[b] 259x201mm 3817 Arms of GviR.

101.3 Ansell-fold, red boards The Ten Mile Road Map of Great Britain, 1944 [9]
259x200mm. 1944. GB sheets 1 and 2 Administrative areas.

102 Green on buff card Richmond Park, 1949; St James’s & The Green Parks,1953; Greenwich Park, 1954
[a] 123x247mm Long format. L.185.a 1949,Note "Price - - - Mounted, 4s 6d" no "net". Also paper 3s. 6d.
[b] 124x249mm Long format. L.403.a 1949,Reprinted with corrections 1951. Note different price statement. Also (paper) 3s. 6d.net
[c] 123x203mm Short format. L517 1953.
[d] 123x215 L 583 1954. Arms of GviR

103 Green on paper Richmond Park, 1962 [2]; Bushy Park & Hampton Court Gardens & Park, 1964 [2]
[a]119x218mm 776 1964.
[b] 119x222mm 775 Revised 1968. "Department of the Environment."
[c] "Ministry of Public Buildings and Works."

104 Green check Regent’s Park & Primrose Hill, 1961
115x217mm

105 The Palm House RASH The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 1962 [2]/1963 [2]/1972 [2]/1974 [2]
118x215mm 1968.

106 Pink panels Ministry of Transport Through Route Map of London Area [One-inch map], 1955 [17]
127x313mm 1953.

107 Blue panels 1:25,000 Provisional Edition, 1955 [17]/First Series, 1956,

[a] 121x228mm (Standard size) C 1947. Arms of GviR, SHEET numeric, no title on spine.
[b] C 1952. SHEET alpha/numeric. (numeric) under.
[c] C 1955. (numeric) deleted. Spine title right to left.
[d] B/ 1958. Cover hinge 9-60-W Arm of EiiR.
[e] B 1961. Cover hinge 7-63 M Price increase.
[f] B/ 1960. Cover hinge M 2-64 Spine title left to right.
[g] C 1958. Cover hinge M 12-64 Price increase.

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Ilfracombe [1:25,000 Provisional Edition sheet 856], 1960 [2]. Renamed Ilfracombe and Lundy c.1967 [17] [2]
[a] 115x188mm A 1960.
[b] A 1960.

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