Battle of Britain: Miniature Sheet Stamps
These Royal Mail stamps were affixed to specially designed envelopes and postmarked on the first day that the stamps were issued.
16.07.2015 | 25th Anniversary Cover - Double Dated No.9, Postmarked at London
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16th July 2015
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Battle of Britain: Miniature Sheet
Stamp Type:
Stamp Details:
1st Pilots scramble to Hurricanes
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1st Spitfires on patrol
1st Armourer replacing bombs £1.33 Spotters of the Auxiliary Territorial Service £1.33 Operation Room Bentley Priory £1.33 Pilots of 52 Squadron await orders
Producer/Series:
Holmes Tolley
Postmark:
London, Huricane,
Special Handstamp
Limited Edition:
1 copies Worldwide.
Notes:
This cover was issued 50 years ago in 1965 when the Post Office issued stamps to mark the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. I have a few of these covers remaining (different designs) to which I have added one or more of the new Battle of Britain postage stamps now issued for the 75th anniversary. Also added is the R J Mitchell (designer of the Spitfire aeroplane) Commemorative Stamp Label issued 20 years ago in 1995. These items are highly collectable - obviously very few exist. On this particular cover, the 1965 stamps were not franked.
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Reference Images: Miniature Sheet Presentation Pack (514) PHQCards (404) Postmark illustrations |
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