"In reply to Mr Biddle's query in Bulletin No. 15, p. 54, in regard to the 1940 ½d. on 1d. provisional (S.G.122). The surcharge was printed locally by the Bermuda Press, which was the printing department of the newspaper 'The Royal Gazette.' The setting was of 60 - a P.O. sheet - and in spite of official statements that only two printings were made three settings are known, the difference being apparent only in stamps 43-48 in the eighth horizontal row. In the original, and rarest, setting none of the surcharges on these six stamps show any variety. In the earlier two settings, however, the position of 'HALF' in relation to 'PENNY' is further to the right on three stamps in the row, Nos. 43, 44 and 45 in the second setting and Nos. 46, 47 and 48 in the third. In these varieties the 'H' is directly above the 'E' instead of being slightly to the left as on the normal stamps. In all three settings the vertical spacing between 'PENNY' and the 'X' obliterating the original value varies in each horizontal row being, in millimeters, 13.5, 14.25, 13.5, 13.5, 14.25, 14.25, 14.25, 12.75, 14.25 and 12.75 respectively. The official explanation for the dot above and to the right of the left 'X' is that it was inserted to prevent forgery. A number of broken or damaged letters may be found in the later settings and a few in the first setting but none are of any special significance. According to the late John J. Bushell of Bermuda the printing was done from linotype slugs and not loose type which explains why there were so few varieties."