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 | Savings Bank HQ Blythe Rd, Postmarked at Peterborough

sold out View FDCs for this issue Savings Bank Centenary, Savings Bank HQ Blythe Rd Savings Bank Centenary, Savings Bank HQ Blythe Rd
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Stamp Type:
Stamp Details:
2 1/2d Thrift Plant
3d Squirrel and Owl
1s 6d Thrift Plant
Postmark:
Peterborough, Express Good Wishes...., Slogan Postmark
Notes: Set of three covers with single stamp on each. The 3d value with superb strike of the Telegrams slogan, the other two with nice clear Chelmsford cds postmarks. All addressed to the same person.
Reference Images:
Commemorative Stamp

Sold Out varieties of this First Day Cover below.
PO Savings Bank (16 September) wrong date but very very rare, Slogan Postmark
StockCode: 7929
€91.50
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CDS Postmark
€79.30
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CDS Postmark
- nice clean cover but postmark a little indistinct.
€61
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Wavy Line, Slogan Postmark
€115.90
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Greetings Telegrams, Slogan Postmark
very rare - but only two stamps franked
€91.50
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CDS Postmark
Typed Address
€91.50
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CDS Postmark
(neat hand written address)
€54.90
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wavy line, Slogan Postmark
€48.80
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Norwich Addresses Need Post Codes (29 August), Slogan Postmark
Wrong date by one day - but a very rare postmark for this issue - hand written address
€48.80
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Express Good Wishes...., Slogan Postmark
Set of three covers with single stamp on each. The 3d value with superb strike of the Telegrams slogan, the other two with nice clear Chelmsford cds postmarks. All addressed to the same person.
€54.90
Soldout
CDS Postmark

Typed Address
€91.50
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Superb clear postmarks, CDS Postmark
Very nice item - neat hand written address.
€152.50
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Wavy Line, Slogan Postmark
€48.80
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