British stamps from 1924 to date. If you are interested in buying any stamps illustrated on these pages, please make a note of the SG catalogue number(s) and go to my price list:
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| SG595-598 High Value definitives |
| Issued: 15th June - 22nd July 1959 |
| Designer: L. Lamb |
| Printed in recess by: De La Rue & Co. Ltd, London until 31st December 1962 |
| Subsequent printings by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd. (SG595a-598a) |
| Watermark: Multiple Crowns (see under) |
| Perforations 11x12 - Stamp size 44mm x 27mm |
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| St. Edward's Crown | Multiple Crowns |
Phosphor band issues. Vertical phosphor bands are printed on the face of the stamp and are visible under UV radiation or at an oblique angle to a light source. They may be applied to the left, right and/or centre of the stamp. Only the fact that a stamp has phosphor bands is mentioned here. Some values occur with bands at left, right, centre or with two or three bands.
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| SG599-609 Graphite-lined definitives (3rd) with phosphor bands |
| Issued: 18th November 1959 |
| Designers: Enid Marx and M. Farrar-Bell |
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| Printed in photogravure by: Harrison & Sons Ltd. High Wycombe |
| Watermarks: St. Edward's Crown ((½d-1½d) & Multiple Crowns (2d-4½d) (see above) |
| Perforations 15x14 - Stamp size 21mm x 24mm |
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| SG610-616,616b&c,617,617a-e,618 & 618a Queen Elizabeth II definitives with phosphor bands |
| Issued: 22nd June 1960-June 1967 |
| Designers: Enid Marx, M. Farrar-Bell, G. Knipe, Mary Adshead & E. Dulac |
| Printed in photogravure by: Harrison & Sons Ltd. High Wycombe |
| Watermark: Multiple Crowns (see above) |
| Perforations 15x14 - Stamp size 21mm x 24mm |