BRITISH STAMPS
1979

SG 1075 to 1078
Dogs

Designed by: P. Barrett and issued: 7th Feb 1979, Set of 4 Stamps, "All-over" phosphor, P15 x 14. There is also a First Day Cover, a Presentation Pack (No.106) and a set of 4 PHQ Cards. The post office issued two very similar special postmarks to accompany this issue, both featuring a dog's collar and the inscription "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE EDINBURGH - 7 FEB 1979" and the second inscribed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE LONDON SW - 7 FEBRUARY 1979".

SG 1075
9p
Old English Sheepdog.

SG 1076
10½p
Welsh Springer Spaniel.

SG 1077
11p
West Highland Terrier.

SG 1078
13p
Irish Setter.

SG 1079 to 1082
Spring Wild Flowers

Designed by: P. Newcombe and issued: 21st Mar 1979, Set of 4 Stamps, "All-over" phosphor, P14 x 15. There is also a First Day Cover, a Presentation Pack (No.107) and a set of 4 PHQ Cards. The post office used a single postmark to accompany this issue, featuring a flower and inscribed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE EDINBURGH - 21 MARCH 79".

SG 1079
9p
Primrose.

SG 1080
10½p
Daffodil.

SG 1081
11p
Bluebell.

SG 1082
13p
Snowdrop.

SG 1083 to 1085
First Direct Elections to European Assembly

Designed by: S. Cliff and issued: 9th May 1979, Set of 4 Stamps, phosphorised paper, P15 x 14. There is also a First Day Cover, a Presentation Pack (No.108) and a set of 4 PHQ Cards. The post office issued two similar special postmarks to accompany this issue, both featuring a hand yielding a pen and marking an election ballot paper and the inscription "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE EDINBURGH - 9 MAY 1979" and the second inscribed "LONDON SW FIRST DAY OF ISSUE - 9 MAY 1979".

SG 1083
9p
Flags in ballot boxes.

SG 1084
10½p
Flags in ballot boxes.

SG 1085
11p
Flags in ballot boxes.

SG 1086
13p
Flags in ballot boxes.

SG 1087 to 1090
Horse Racing
(Paintings and Bicentenary of The Derby)

Designed by: S. Rose] and i ssued: 6th Jun 1979, Set of 4 Stamps, "All-over" phosphor, P15 x 14. There is also a First Day Cover, a Presentation Pack (No.109) and a set of 4 PHQ Cards. The post office issued two special postmarks to accompany this issue, the first featuring a horse shoe and the inscription "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE EDINBURGH - 6 JUNE 1979" and the second depicting a jockey's cap and inscribed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE EPSOM SURREY - 6 JUNE 1979".

SG 1087
9p
'Saddling 'Mahmoud' for The Derby 1936 (Sir Alfred Munnings).

SG 1088
10½p
The Liverpool Great National Steeple Chase 1839 (F.C. Turner).

SG 1089
11p
The First Spring Meeting, Newmarket 1793 (J.N. Sartorius).

SG 1090
13p
Racing at Dorsett Ferry, Windsor 1684 (Francis Barlow).

SG 1091 to 1094
International Year of The Child

Designed by: E. Hughes and issued: 11th Jul 1979, Set of 4 Stamps, "All-over" phosphor, P14 x 15. There is also a First Day Cover, a Presentation Pack (No.110) and a set of 4 PHQ Cards. The post office issued a single special postmarks to accompany this issue featuring a figure holding another figure above its head and the inscription "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE EDINBURGH - 11 JULY 1979".

SG 1091
9p
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter).

SG 1092
10½p
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame).

SG 1093
11p
Winnie-the-Pooh (A.A. Milne).

SG 1094
13p
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll).

SG 3307 to 3309
Definitive

SG 3307
11½p
Ochre Brown.

SG 3308
13p
Olive Grey.

SG 3309
15p
Ultramarine.

SG 1095 to 1098
Death Centenary of Sir Rowland Hill
(postal reformer)

Designed by: E. Stemp and issued: 22nd Aug 1979, Set of 4 Stamps, "All-over" phosphor, P14 x 15. There is also a First Day Cover, a Presentation Pack (No.111) and a set of 4 PHQ Cards. The post office issued two special postmarks to accompany this issue, the first featuring Queen Victoria and the inscription "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE EDINBURGH - 24 OCT 1979" and the second inscribed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE LONDON EC - 24 OCT 1979".

SG 1095
10p
Sir Rowland Hill 1795-1879.

SG 1096
11½p
General Post c 1839.

SG 1097
13p
London Post c 1839.

SG 1098
15p
Uniform Postage 1840.

SG 1100 to 1103
150th Anniversary of Metropolitan Police

Designed by: B. Sanders and issued: 26th Sep 1979, Set of 4 Stamps, phosphorised, P15 x 14. There is also a First Day Cover, a Presentation Pack (No.112) and a set of 4 PHQ Cards. The post office issued two special postmarks to accompany this issue, the first featuring a policemans lamp and the inscription "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE EDINBURGH - 26TH SEPTEMBER 1979" and the second depicting a policeman's helmet and inscribed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE LONDON SW - 26TH SEPTEMBER 1979".

SG 1100
10p
Policeman on the beat.

SG 1101
11½p
Policeman directing traffic.

SG 1102
13p
Mounted Policeman.

SG 1103
15p
River Patrol Boat.

SG 1104 to 1108
Christmas

Designed by: F. Wegner and issued: 21st Nov 1979, Set of 5 Stamps, one centre phosphor band (SG1104) and the remaining on phosphorised paper, P15 x 14. There is also a First Day Cover, a Presentation Pack (No.113) and a set of 5 PHQ Cards. The post office issued two identical special postmarks to accompany this issue, both depicting a star and the first inscribed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE EDINBURGH - 21 NOVEMBER 1979" and the second inscribed "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE DYDD CYHOEDDIAD CYNTAP BETHLEHEM LLANDEILO DYFEDD - 21 NOV 1979".