Savings Bank Centenary Stamps
These Post Office stamps were affixed to specially designed envelopes and postmarked on the first day that the stamps were issued.
28.08.1961 | PO Savings Bank Headquarters, Postmarked at Blythe Road
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44939
28th August 1961
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Savings Bank Centenary
Stamp Type:
Stamp Details:
2 1/2d Thrift Plant
3d Squirrel and Owl 1s 6d Thrift Plant
Postmark:
Blythe Road, London,
CDS Postmark
Notes:
Star Item: This is the most appropriate postmark for this stamp issue - being franked on the same road as the HQ of the Savings Bank. Two very clear postmarks. Minor creasing but does not detract from what is a super little cover.
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Reference Images: Commemorative Stamp |
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