Commonwealth Day Stamps

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

09.03.1983 | Britain's Oldest Post Office, Postmarked at Sanquhar

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9th March 1983 - Commonwealth Day
Stamp Type:
Stamp Details:
15 1/2p Tropical Island
19 1/2p Arid Desert
26p Temperate Climate
29p Mountains
Producer/Series:
Postmark:
Sanquhar CDS Postmark
Notes: Very scarce - in my 30 years of trading, I have never seen this series of covers before.
Reference Images:
Commemorative Stamp
Presentation Pack (143)
PHQCards (66)
Postmark illustrations
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