Five Pence Morporkia

Year One:  Blue
Year Two:  Orange
Year Three:  Plum
Year Four:  Maroon

Year One:  Blue

Dual Blue tints over a white ground with central numeral at top.  Under which is Morporkia girdled, fork in the assent. 
  Dimensions:  35 mm x 40 mm
  Released:  July 2004
  Withdrawn:  December 2005
  Number released:  35 000 (10 000 of which were used on Waterstones covers).
 Original cost:  
   Individual stamp: £0.70  SHS-RW0005-Ab; SHS-AM0005-Aw; SHS-AM0005-Am
   Sheet of 20:  £12.00 SHE-AM0004-Am

Year Two:  Orange

Orange tints over a white background. Morporkia girdled, fork in ascent and the Ankh-Morpork coat of arms on a shield.
  Dimensions: 35 mm x 40 mm
  Released:  December 2005
  Withdrawn: April 2007
 Original cost:  
   Individual stamp: £0.70  SHS-RW0036-Am
   Sheet of 20:  £14.00 SHE-AM0032-Am



Year Three:  Plum

Plum tints over a white background. Morporkia girdled, fork in ascent and the Ankh-Morpork coat of arms on a shield. Some early stamps came with the gum on the front of the stamp.
  Dimensions: 35 mm x 40 mm
  Released:  April 2007
  Withdrawn: January 2008
 Original cost:  
   Individual stamp: £0.70  SHS-RW0085-Aw
   Sheet of 25:  £17.50 SHE-AM0070-Aw

Sport: Missing dots

The dots in the border to either side of the 5p are missing.
Rarity: One per sheet.
SHS-AM0085-Bw

Year Four:  Maroon

In shades of port on a white and beige background.  Morporkia girdled, fork in ascent, and the Ankh Morpork coat of arms on a shield.
  Dimensions: 35 mm x 40 mm
  Released:  January 2008
  Withdrawn:
 Original cost:  
   Individual stamp: £0.75  SHS-RW0115-Aw
   Sheet of 20:  £15.00 SHE-AM0094-Aw 

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