Festival of Britain Stamps

These Post Office stamps were affixed to specially designed envelopes and postmarked on the first day that the stamps were issued.

03.05.1951 | Edinburgh Castle, Postmarked at Edinburgh

sold out View FDCs for this issue Festival of Britain, Edinburgh Castle Festival of Britain, Edinburgh Castle
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Stamp Type:
Stamp Details:
2 1/2d Commerce and Prosperity
4d Festival Symbol
Notes: With five new colour change stamps issued on the same day. All stamps are margin copies with cylinder numbers - rare thus.
Reference Images:
Commemorative Stamp
Presentation Pack (PPPack 02)
Postmark illustrations
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