1953 Year Overview

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This page displays all the 1953 Royal Mail products issued in chronological order.

These are grouped by the issue title and date of issue.
The links to view the first day covers will show all the covers for the group, e.g. stamps, miniature sheets, stamp books etc.

To view more details about an item click on the image.


01.01.1953 - Stamp Book: KGVI


5s Post Office Guide 2/-
Stitched: KGVI: 5s Post Office Guide 2/-





01.05.1953 - Stamp Books: KGVI


5s Min Foreign Letter Rate 2
Stitched: KGVI: 5s Min Foreign Letter Rate 2
2s 6d Min Foreign Letter Rate 3
Stitched: KGVI: 2s 6d Min Foreign Letter Rate 3





01.05.1953 - Stamp Book: QEII


2s 6d Round cypher
Stitched: QEII: 2s 6d Round cypher





06.07.1953 - Definitive Stamps


5d Brown
Wildings: 5d Brown
8d Magenta
Wildings: 8d Magenta
1s Bistre
Wildings: 1s Bistre

Complete Set
Wildings: Tudor Crown wmk




31.08.1953 - Definitive Stamps


1/2d Orange
Wildings: 1/2d Orange
1d Blue
Wildings: 1d Blue
2d Brown
Wildings: 2d Brown

Complete Set
Wildings: Tudor Crown wmk




01.09.1953 - Stamp Book: QEII


1s Plain cover
Stitched: QEII: 1s Plain cover





01.10.1953 - Stamp Book: KGVI


2s 6d Oval Cypher
Stitched: KGVI: 2s 6d Oval Cypher





01.11.1953 - Stamp Book: KGVI


5s Post Office Guide 2/6
Stitched: KGVI: 5s Post Office Guide 2/6





01.11.1953 - Stamp Book: QEII


3s 9d
Stitched: QEII: 3s 9d





02.11.1953 - Definitive Stamps


4d Blue
Wildings: 4d Blue
1s 3d Green
Wildings: 1s 3d Green
1s 6d Blue
Wildings: 1s 6d Blue

Complete Set
Wildings: Tudor Crown wmk