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As the inventor of postage stamps GB is allowed by the UPU to issue stamps without country name. The Sovereign's image is, however, always included. Regional definitives bears no country name, but features national/regional symbols linked to Wales. 1840 -> See Great Britain Regional/country definitives issued for Wales since 1958 are valid for postage throughout he United Kingdom, but mainly listed here. Items with mixed stamps from various countries/regions and/or ordinary GB stamps are listed under all applicable countries/regions. |
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| Checklists > Countries > Wales Heraldic Cats | |
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HERALDIC CATS
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| 9 December 1970 - Regional Definitives Presentation Pack | |||||
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GBWL19701209 PP 0_3_9 | Presentation pack | 0-3-9 (0-0-3 + 2 x 0-0-4 + 0-0-5 + 0-0-9 + 0-1-6) |
Heraldic Lion (on cover) Crowned Lion Rampant Guardant Supporter 6 Lions Passant Guardant Lion Rampant H.M's Government CoA PP with 6 stamps Pack no. 24 |
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| 7 July 1971 - Regional Definitives | |||||
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GBWL19710707 PP 0_18 | Presentation pack | 0.18 (0.025 + 0.03 + 0.05 + 0.075) |
Heraldic Lion (on cover) Crowned Lion Rampant Guardant Supporter 6 Lions Passant Guardant Lion Rampant H.M's Government CoA PP with 4 stamps Pack no. 28 |
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| 29 May 1974 - Regional Machin Definitives Presentation Pack | |||||
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GBWL19740529 PP 0_245 | Presentation pack | 0.20 (0.03 + 0.035 + 0.045 + 0.055 + 0.08) |
Heraldic Lion(on cover) Crowned Lion Rampant Guardant Supporter 6 Lions Passant Guardant Lion Rampant H.M's Government CoA PP with 5 stamps issued 23 January 1974 Pack no. 63 |
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| 7 January 1986 - Regional Machin Definitives | |||||
 FDC Inlay |
GBWL19860107 FDC 0_24 | First Day Cover | 0.24 (2 x 0.12) |
Heraldic Lion (on stamps and postmark) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland Official FDC postmarked with GB19860107 FDP EH3 2 |
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This item is also listed under Scotland and Northern Ireland |
GB19860107 FDP EH3 2 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland alongside symbols for Wales and Northern Ireland "First Day of Issue" Edinburgh FDP used for all regional definitives stamps 7 January 1986 |
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| 6 January 1987 - Regional Machin Definitives | |||||
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GBWL19870106 FDC 0_18 | First Day Cover | 0.18 | Heraldic Lion (on stamps and postmark) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland Official FDC postmarked with GB19870106 FDP EH3 2 |
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 This item is also listed under Scotland and Northern Ireland |
GB19870106 FDP EH3 2 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland alongside symbols for Wales and Northern Ireland "First Day of Issue" British Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh FDP used for all regional definitives 6 January 1987 |
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| 8 November 1988 - Regional Machin Definitives | |||||
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This item is also listed under Scotland and Northern Ireland |
GB19881108 PP 2_94 | Presentation pack | 2.94 (Sold at ???) |
Heraldic Lion (on 4 stamps and cover) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland PP with all stamps for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Pack no. 17 |
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| 28 November 1989 - Regional Machin Definitives | |||||
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This item is also listed under Northern Ireland and Scotland |
GB19891128 PP 2_79 | Presentation pack | 2.79 | Heraldic Lion (on 4 stamps and cover) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland PP with regional definitives for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Pack no. 20 |
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GBWL19891128 FDC 0_93 | First Day Cover | 0.93 (0.15 + 0.20 + 0.24 + 0.34) |
Heraldic Lion (on postmark) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland Official Welsh FDC postmarked with GB19891128 FDP EH3 2 |
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This item is also listed under Northern Ireland and Scotland |
GB19891128 FDP EH3 2 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland alongside symbols for Wales and Northern Ireland "First Day of Issue" British Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh FDP used for all regional definitives 28 November 1989 |
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| 4 December 1990 - Regional Machin Definitives | |||||
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GBWL19901204 FDC 1_02 | First Day Cover | 1.02 | Heraldic Lion (postmark) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland Official FDC with all 4 Welsh stamps postmarked with GB19901204 FDP EH3 |
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This item is also listed under Northern Ireland and Scotland |
GB19901204 PP 3_06 | Presentation pack | 3.06 | Heraldic Lion (on 4 stamps and cover) |
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This item is also listed under Northern Ireland and Scotland |
GB19901204 FDP EH3 | First Day Postmark | - | Heraldic Lion (along-side Welsh and N.I. symbols) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland "First Day of Issue" British Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh 4 December 1990 |
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This item is also listed under Northern Ireland and Scotland |
GB19901204 MISC POST | Promotional poster | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland PO promotional poster for all three countries |
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| This item is also listed under Northern Ireland and Scotland. | GB19911203 PP 3_27 |
Presentation pack | 3.27 | Heraldic Lion (on 4 stamps and cover) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland PP with stamps from all 3 countries Pack no. 26 |
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If you have a scan of this item, please share. This item is also listed under Northern Ireland and Scotland. |
GB19911203 FDP EH3 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion (along-side Welsh and N.I. symbols) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland "First Day of Issue" British Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh 3 December 1991 |
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GB19911203 MISC POST 1 | Promotional poster | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland PO promotional poster for the issue in English |
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This item is also listed under Northern Ireland and Scotland. |
GB19911203 MISC POST 2 | Promotional poster | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland PO promotional poster for the issue in Welsh |
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| 7 December 1993 - Regional Machin Definitives | |||||
| GB19931207 PP 3_45 | Presentation pack | 3.45 | Heraldic Lion (on 4 stamps and cover) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland PP with stamps from all 3 countries Pack no. 31 |
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14 May 1996 - European Football Championship This issue is also listed under Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
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 Pane 1 |
GB19960514 BK 6_48 | Prestige booklet | 6.48 | Heraldic Lion (on 2 stamps) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland Prestige booklet with 2x GBSC19931207 ST 0_25 and 20 other stamps MI MH112 |
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23 July 1996 - Regional Machin Definitives |
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This item is also listed under Northern Ireland and Scotland. |
GB19960723 PP 4_38 | Presentation pack | 4.38 | Heraldic Lion (on 4 stamps and cover) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland PP with stamps from all 3 countries Pack no. 36 |
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| 20 October 1998 - Regional Machin Definitives Presentation Pack | |||||
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This item is also listed under Northern Ireland and Scotland. |
GB19981020 PP 4_38 | Presentation pack | 4.38 | Heraldic Lion (on 4 stamps and cover) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland PP with regional stamps from all 3 countries The Scottish stamps are from the 1996-issue Pack no. 42 |
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| 8 June 1999 - Country Definitives | |||||
| GBWL19990608 FDC 1_34 EH3 1 | First day cover | 2nd + 1st +E * +0.64 (1.34 on issue) |
Lion of Scotland (on one stamp and postmark) Official FDC with the 4 Scottish stamps postmarked at the Philatelic Bureau in Edinburgh |
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 This item is also listed under Northern Ireland, and Wales. |
GB19990608 FDP EH3 1 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion (along-side Welsh and N.I. symbols) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland "First Day of Issue" British Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh 8 June 1999 |
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 This item is also listed under Wales. |
GB19990608 MISC POST 1 | Promotional poster | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland PO promotional poster for the new country definitives |
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15 February 2000 - Special by Design Items from this isuue are also listed under Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
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 Pane 1 (label) Pane 2 (regional stamps and selvedge)Pane 3 (selvedge) Pane 4 Back cover |
GB20000215 BK 7_73 | Prestige Booklet | 7.73 (20 x 1st * 4 x 0.19 2 x 0.38 |
Heraldic Lion (on 3 stamps, 1 undenominated label, 3 pane selvedges and [at least] 2 pages) Prestige booklet with 3 x GBSC20000215 ST 1st 1 and 26 other stamps MI MH131 |
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GB20000215 LB 1 | Undenominated label | - | Heraldic Lion Lion sejant Undenominated, stamp-sized, central label from Pane 1 of GB20000215 BK 7_73 |
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| 25 April 2000 - Country Stamps | |||||
 This item is also listed under Scotland and Wales. |
GB20000425 FDP EH3 1 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion (along-side Welsh and N.I. symbols) Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland "First Day of Issue" British Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh 25 April 2000 |
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| 4 July 2002 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives III | |||||
| GBWL20020704 FDC 0_68 | First day cover | 0.68 | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant Official FDC with the Wales stamp, postmarked with GB20020704 FDP EH12 |
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This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20020704 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 4 July 2002 |
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| 14 October 2003 - Country Definitives | |||||
 This item is also listed under England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20031014 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 14 October 2003 |
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| 11 May 2004 - Country Definitives | |||||
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GB20040511 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 11 May 2004 |
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| 5 April 2005 - Country and Machin Definitives | |||||
 FDC inlay |
GBWL20050405 FDC 0_42 EH12 | First day cover | 0.42 | Heraldic Lion (in postmark) Lion Sejant Official FDC cancelled at the Philatelic Bureau |
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 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20050405 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 5 April 2005 |
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28 March 2006 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives |
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 FDC inlay |
GBWL20060328 FDC 1_16 EH12 | First day cover | 1.16 (0.44 + 0.72) |
Heraldic Lions (in postmark) Tallents House FDC with Wales Country Stamps |
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 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20060328 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 28 March 2006 |
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| 27 March 2007 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives I | |||||
 FDC inlay |
GBWL20070327 FDC 1_26 EH12 | First day cover | 1.26 (0.48 + 0.68) |
Heraldic Lions (in postmark) Tallents House FDC with Wales Country Stamps |
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 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland,, and Scotland. |
GB20070327 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 27 March 2007 |
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20 September 2007 - Army Uniforms / Country Definitives II This issue is also listed under Great Britain,, England, Scotland, and Wales. |
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 Pane 3 Pane 4 Pane 4 Imp. variety |
GB20070920 BK 7_66 | Prestige booklet | 7.66 (franking value 7.66 on issue) |
Heraldic Lions (on 2 stamps an 1 non-denominated label) Crowned Lion Statant Guardant Crowned Lion Sejant Guardant Lion of England Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland MI MH154 |
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| 1 April 2008 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives | |||||
 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20080401 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 1 April 2008 |
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29 September 2008 - 50th Anniversary of Regional Stamps Items from this issue are also listed under Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
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GB20080929 MS 9x1st | Miniature sheet | 9 x 1st * | Heraldic Lion (on one stamp) Lion of Scotland MI KB98I-100I (Wales) |
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 Pane 1 (mixed) Pane 2 (Scotland) Pane 3 (Northern Ireland) Pane 4 (Wales) |
GB20080929 BK 9_72 | Prestige Booklet | 27 x 1st * | Heraldic Lions (on 5 stamps and 2 panes) Contains 2 x GB20080929 ST 1st 13 and 3x GB20031014 ST 1st 3 MI MH157 (GB) |
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GB20080929 MISC PHQ 24 | Un-franked postcard / PHQ Card | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland PHQ-card showing GB20080929 MS 9x1st |
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GB20080929 MISC POST | Promotional poster | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Rampant Lion of Scotland Promotional poster for the issue |
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29 September 2008 - Glorious UK Smilers Sheet Items from this issue are also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
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 Labels for England Labels for Scotland |
GB20080929 SH 20x1st | Sheetlet | 20 x 1st * (7.75 / (franking value 7.20 on issue) |
Heraldic Lions (on 10 stamps) Royal Mail Smilers Sheet with 5 x GBEN20080929 ST 1st 1 and 5 x GBSC20080929 ST 1st 7 and 5 x Wales and 5x Northern Ireland stamps, all with different "pre-personalized" labels |
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| 31 March 2009 - Country Stamps / Machin Definitives III | |||||
 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20090331 FDP EH12 | First day postmark * | - | Heraldic Lion "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 31 March 2009 |
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| 30 March 2010 - Country Stamps / Machin Definitives | |||||
 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20100330 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 30 March 2010 |
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| 29 March 2011 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives | |||||
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GBWL20110329 FDC 1_78 EH12 | First day cover | 1.78 (0.68 + 1.10) |
Heraldic Lion (in postmark) Lion Sejant Tallents House FDC with Wales Country Stamps |
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 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20110329 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 29 March 2011 |
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| 25 April 2012 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives | |||||
 FDC inlay |
GBWL20120425 FDC 2_15 EH12 | First day cover | 2.15 (0.87 + 1.28) |
Heraldic Lion (in postmark) Lion Sejant Tallents House FDC with Wales Country Stamps |
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 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20120425 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 25 April 2012 |
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| 27 March 2013 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives | |||||
FDC inlay |
GBWL20130327 FDC 0_88 EH12 | First day cover | 0.88 | Heraldic Lion (in postmark) Lion Sejant Tallents House FDC with Wales Country Stamps |
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 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20130327 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 27 March 2013 |
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| 9 May 2013 - Football Heroes / 150th Anniversary of the Football Association
Items from this issue are also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
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GB20130509 BK 11_11 | Prestige Booklet | 11.11 (franking value 10.56) |
Heraldic Lion (on cover, 6 stamps and undenominated label) Three Lions Passant Guardant FA Crest Prestige Booklet with the 11 self-adhesive stamps and 14 definitives MI MH173 |
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GB20130509 LB 1 | Undenominated label | - | Heraldic Lion Three Lions Passant Guardant FA Crest Label from Pane 1 of GB20130509 BK 11_11 |
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| 26 March 2014 - Country and Stamps Machin Definitives | |||||
FDC inlay |
GBWL20140326 FDC 0_97 EH12 | First day cover | 0.97 | Heraldic Lion (in postmark) Lion Sejant Tallents House FDC with Wales Country Stamps |
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 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20140326 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 26 March 2014 |
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| 24 March 2015 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives | |||||
FDC inlay |
GBWL20150324 FDC 2_33 | First day cover | 2.33 (1.00 + 1.33) |
Heraldic Lion (in postmark) Lion Sejant Tallents House FDC with Wales Country Stamps |
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 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20150324 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 24 March 2015 |
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| 22 March 2016 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives | |||||
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GB20160322 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 22 March 2016 |
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| 21 March 2017 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives | |||||
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GB20170321 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion Sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail - Tallents House" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh EH12 21 March 2017 |
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| 20 March 2018 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives | |||||
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GB20180320 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Tallents House, Edinburgh EH12 20 March 2018 |
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| 19 March 2019 - Country Stamps and Machine Definitives | |||||
 FDC inlay |
GBWL20190319 FDC 2_90 EH12 | First day cover | 2_90 (1.35 + 1.55) |
Heraldic Lion Lion sejant Official FDC postmarked with GB20190319 FDP EH12 |
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 This item is also listed under Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. |
GB20190319 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Tallents House, Edinburgh EH12 19 March 2019 |
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| 23 December 2020 - Country Stamps and Machin Definitives | |||||
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GB20201223 FDP EH12 | First day postmark | - | Heraldic Lion Lion sejant "First Day of Issue - Royal Mail" FDP used for all regional and Machin definitives at the Philatelic Bureau Tallents House, Edinburgh EH12 23 December 2020 |
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List compiled by Geir Arveng with valuable information from Catherine Kendell, Ian Billings (Norvic Philatelics), Hilam
Patal, Elisabeth Hallsjö, and the CollectGBStamps website.
Latest upate:
31 October, 2023