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British First Day Covers - Definitive Issues

 

British Commemorative FDCs - 1924-1970
British Commemorative FDCs - 1971-1980
British Commemorative FDCs - 1981-1990
British Commemorative FDCs - 1991-2000
British First Day Covers – Regional Issues

British First day Covers – Booklet & Coil Stamps


Issues from 1840 to 1952

Date

Issue

Illustrated  Cover

Bureau H/S

Local H/S

Normal Postmark

Slogan

21 Jan 1935

Photogravure 2d

 

 

 

£17.50

 

1 Sep 1936

King Edward 8 – low vals (3)

 

 

 

£3.75

 

10 May 1937

Low values (3)

£12.50

 

 

£1.95

 

21 July 1941

2½d Pale Ultramarine

 

 

 

£19.50

 

3 May 1951

Low values Colour change (5)

 

 

 

£2.75

 

5 Dec 1952

Low values (2)

£3.50 (CDS)

 

 

£0.90

£0.90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issues from 1953 to 1970

Date

Issue

Special H/S

Bureau H/S

Local H/S

Normal Postmark

Hand Written

17 May 1965

First day of 4d letter rate (1)

 

 

 

£0.75

 

17 May 1965

First day of 4d letter rate (1)

 

 

 

£0.75

 

5 Jun 1967

Low values 4d to 1/9 (3)

 Windsor - £2.50
 FPO 783 (Cyprus) - £3.50

£1.95

 

 

 

8 Aug 1967

Low values 3d to 1/6 (3)

 Windsor - £2.50

£1.95

 

 

 

5 Feb 1968

Low values ½d to 6d (4)

 Windsor - £1.95 

 

 

 

 

5 Feb 1968

Low values ½d to 6d (4)

Missing Phosphor on 1d
at Birmingham. - £12.95

 

 

 

 

6 Jan 1969

New colours 4d & 8d

 

 

 

CDS - £2.75

 

5 Mar 1969

Machin High Values (4)

 Windsor - £12.00

 

£10.75

 

 

17 Jun 1970

High Values (3)

 Windsor - £4.75

£1.50

£1.25

 

£0.95

 Issues from 1971 to 1999

Date

Issue

Special or Pictorial H/S

Bureau H/S

Local H/S

Hand Written

15 Feb 1971

Low values (12)
with 3-line overprint

 

 

 

£1.75

15 Feb 1971

Low values (12)
with short 2-line overprint

 

£2.25

 

 

15 Feb 1971

Low values plus “TO PAY” labels (18) with long 2-line overprint

 

 

£79.50

 

11 Aug 1971

Small format 10p (1)

 

£0.75

 

 

6 Dec  1972

 £1 Redrawn

 

 

 

£1.50

24 Oct 1973

Low values 4½p to 8p (3)

 

£1.25

 

 

4 Sep 1974

 6½p - 2 phosphor bands

 

£1.25

 

 

15 Jan 1975

 7p – 2 phosphor bands

 

£0.75

 

 

24 Sep 1975

 8½p - 2 phosphor bands

 

£0.75

 

 

25 Feb 1976

New vals 9p to 20p (6)

 

£1.95

 

 

2 Feb 1977

50p to £5 (3) 2 covers

 Windsor - £12.95

 

 

 

2 Feb 1977

Small format 50p

 Windsor - £1.95

 

 

 

13 Jun 1977

7p centre band phosphor

 Windsor - £0.75

 

 

 

26 Apr 1978

10½p New colour

 Windsor - £1.50

£0.55

 

 

15 Aug 1979

New values 11½p to 15p (3)

 Windsor - £1.50

£0.80

£0.40

 

20 Aug 1979

 10p Gutter Pair

  Windsor  - £1.50

 

 

 

30 Jan 1980

4p to 75p values (6)

 Windsor – £2.25

£1.50

£1.20

£1.10

22 Oct 1980

3p & 22p values

 Windsor - £1.25

£0.90

 

 

14 Jan 1981

2½p to 25p values

 Windsor - £1.25

£0.90

 

 

26 Jan 1981

11½p LHB & RHB

 Windsor - £3.25

 

 

 

27 Jan 1982

5p to 29p values

 

 

£1.25

 

30 Mar 1983

3½p to 31p values

 

£2.50

 

 

3 Aug 1983

£1.30 Parcel post

 

 

£3.95

 

1 May 1984

Frama Labels (3)

 Windsor - £3.50

£3.25

 

 

2 Sep 1986

£1.50 Parcel post stamp

 

 

£3.95

 

28 Aug 1988

14p to 35p values

 

£1.95

 

 

22 Aug 1989

NVI pair

 

£1.25

 

£0.80

26 Sep 1989

15p to 37p values (7)

 Windsor - £2.50

£2.25

 

 

24 Mar 1992

High Value Castles (4)

 

£9.50

 

 

19 Oct 1993

 1st Non Value NVI

 Windsor - £2.40
 Newcastle upon Tyne - £1.75

£1.50

 

 

22 Aug 1995

£1 Small Format

 Windsor - £1.25

£1.25

 

 

22 Aug 1995

£3 Castle

 

£3.50

 

 

19 Jan 1999

 E Value

 Windsor - £1.95

 

 

 

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