Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps

1940 (May 6 1940)
Definitive

Designed by H. L. Palmer
Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd
Perforations 14.5 x 14
Watermark Tudor Crown

Stamps

Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps 0.5d Stamp (1940) Green

Green

½d
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Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps 1d Stamp (1940) Red

Red

1d
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Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps 1.5d Stamp (1940) Brown

Brown

1½d
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Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps 2d Stamp (1940) Orange

Orange

2d
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Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps 2.5d Stamp (1940) Blue

Blue

2½d
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Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps 3d Stamp (1940) Violet

Violet

3d
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Other First Day Cover

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Image contributed by Stephen Burn
Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps (1940)
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Image contributed by Stephen Burn
Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps (1940)
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Image contributed by Stephen Burn
Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamps (1940)



Themes




Next Issues

July 21 1941
Definitives - Pale Colours
January 1 1943
Posters 1943
January 1 1945
Posters 1945
June 11 1946
Victory

Previous Issues

August 21 1939
Definitives
May 13 1937
Coronation
May 10 1937
Definitives
September 1 1936
King Edward VIII Definitives

Display Year

1945 1943 1941 1940 1939 1937 1936




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