OHMS: Abbreviation for On His (or Her) Majesty's Service. Used in perfins, overprints or franks to indicate Official use in the British Commonwealth.
OHMS - Stands for On His (or Her) Majesty's Service.
Omnibus Issue - A stamp issue using a common theme that is released by several postal entities
On Cover - A stamp attached to the entire, original envelope.
See the OHMS holes?
Here are 15 smaller stamps with OHMS viewed from
Did you notice that the letters seen from the back, are backwards! Those last stamps didn't look so healthy, did they! They were used on a big parcel and have lots of wrinkles.
There are a total of three federal perfin officials, the five-hole OHMS, and two die types of the four-hole OHMS.
Five-Hole OHMS
First Issue: 1938 (as a federal official)
Last Issue: 1942 ...
"On Her Majesty's Service" envelope with OHMS economy "Official Paid" label ...
Official stamps often bear the words "official," "service," "dienstmark," or the initials "O.S." (Official service) or OHMS (On Her/His Majesty's Service). Scott uses the prefix "O" for Official stamps.
1932 Ottawa Conference commemorative overprint and surcharge
1939 20c Special Delivery stamp surcharged 10c
1949-50 official stamps overprinted OHMS
1964 8c/7c airmail.
Numerous definitives overprinted 'G' for official use ...
 See also: Stamp, Cover, Used, Official, Overprint
  
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