The Old Age Pension Order is the close cousin of the postal order that was issued between 1909 and 2005 in the United Kingdom. They were also issued in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, but information about these issues are extremely sketchy.
The old age pension orders were issued in books to those who were receiving the old age pension. It is entirely possible that other types of pension orders were issued to those receiving other pensions.
British Old Age Pension Orders were overprinted for issue in the Isle of Man. It is not yet known when the Manx issues began or ended, because information about them is limited.
A Manx overprinted old age pension order dated 1921 has been confirmed.
Read more about Old Age Pension Order: Overprints On Postal Orders, Collectability of The Old Age Pension Orders
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