Post Office Technology Stamps
These Post Office stamps were affixed to specially designed envelopes and postmarked on the first day that the stamps were issued.
01.10.1969 | Manchester Bee Cachet, Postmarked at Manchester
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51816
1st October 1969
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Post Office Technology
Stamp Type:
Stamp Details:
5d Giro
9d & 1s Telecommunications 1s 6d Automatic Sorting
Producer/Series:
Royal Mail/Post Office
( Manchester Bee No 2 )
Postmark:
Notes:
The Manchester worker bee is one of the best-known symbols of Manchester and has been an emblem for the city for over 150 years. The bee denotes Mancunians' hard work ethic and the city being a hive of activity. It has also come to represent the sense of unity in our great city.
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