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Jumbo Coins
United Kingdom                                                   Last Update -       4th August  2008
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Postal History of GB – Souvenir Covers, Official Post Office & Others.

British Postal History – Duplex Postmarks

British Postal History – Machine Cancellations
British Postal History – Squared Circle Postmarks
British Postal History – Circular Cancels 0f England & Wales
British Postal History – Circular Cancels 0f Scotland

British Postal History – Exhibition Postmarks and Covers
British Postal History  - Railway Postmarks

British Postal History  - Railway Covers
British Commonwealth Countries Stamps & Postal History
Foreign Countries Stamps & Postal History


Official Royal Mail Special Events Postmarks

Date

Subject

Special Postmark

Cover

 

Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

14 Nov 1969

21st Birthday of Prince of Wales

Caernarvon  (on 4 x 1/- Investiture stamps)

OPE

C

£2.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 Apr 1982

Royal Wedding

Port Sunlight on stamp set

OPE

C

£1.25

2 July 1982

S. Atlantic Fund

Portsmouth Anchor on Mariners set 

OPE

C

£1.95

2 July 1982

S. Atlantic Fund

Manchester on Mariners set 

OPE

C

£1.95

5 Jan 1985

Famine in Africa

Edinburgh (on 31p Christmas)

OPE

C

£1.50

5 Jan 1985

Famine in Africa

Manchester (on 31p Christmas)

OPE

C

£1.50

12 Aug 1996

30 Years in Edinburgh

Oval

OPE

C

£1.50

21 Mar 2001

Opening of Tallents House, Edinburgh

Edinburgh on 1st class Welcome stamp

OPE

C

£1.25

Official Covers of Other Organisations (with Post Office Special Postmark)  

Organisation / Event

Stamps

Postmarks/Cachets

 

Date

Cover

 

Price

1000 Years of Polish Christianity

Various

London W12 – Pictorial Circle

 

22 May 1966

OPC

C

£2.50

Scott of the Antartic

3d Scott-ish

Scott Centenary – Plymouth Devon

 

6 Jun 1968

OPC

C

£3.50

World Cup Rally

4d Def.

Harrow & Wembley - Start

 

18 Apr 1970

OPC

B

£2.50

Grimsby Town Football Club

World cup 6d

Cleethorpes – 80th Anniv. of Election to League.

 

22 Jan 1972

OPC

A

£4.50

Charles Kingsley

4p Def.

Eversley – Pictorial Oblong

 

23 Jan 1975

OPC

B

£2.25

Stampex 1975

4½p Turner

Royal Horticultural Hall

 

26 Feb 1975

OPC

B

£1.50

King’s Lynn Festival

6p Def.

25th Festival (Oblong)

 

25 Jul 1975

OPC

C

£1.95

London Union of Youth Clubs

17½p Sport

Salutes London Sportsmen

 

10 Oct 1980

OPC

C

£0.95

Humber Bridge Official Opening

14p Def.

Hessle

 

17 July 1981

OPC

C

£1.25

Mossley Woolcombing & Spinning Co

15½p Textiles

Golden Jubilee – with Rochdale “Arkwright” cancel

 

23 Jul 1982

OPC

C

£1.25

Swindon Philatelic Society

15½p Cars

Local Engineering with Lancaster aircraft.

 

14 May 1983

OPC

B

£2.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Items

Type

Description

 

Price

Commemorative Handstamp

Halfpenny Green – Last day of ½d 31-Jul-1969

 

£0.95

 

 

 

 

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Cover
This shows the media on which the postmark is struck as follows:

OPE -  Official Pictorial Envelope
PPC – Picture Postcard
PC –  Plain Postcard
PSC – Postal Stationery Card
PSE – Postal Stationery Envelope
SPE – Specially Printed Envelope
ENV – Plain Envelope
FL – Folded Letter