My BRITISH STAMPS
1955

1955 to 1958: SG536 to SG539 - "Waterlow Castle Definitives"

These stamps were designed by L. Lamb from a portrait by Dorothy Wilding.

There were two first day of issue covers, the first featured SG536 (2s.6d) and SG537 (5s). The second featured SG538(10s) and SG539 (£1).

SG536:
2s6d
Black brown.
Carrickfergus Castle.

SG537:
5s
Rose carmiine.
Caernarvon Castle.

SG538:
10s
Ultramarine.
Edinburgh Castle.

SG539:
£1
Black.
Windsor Castle.

1955-1958: SG540 to SG556 - "Wilding Definitives"

This series of stamps was created by several designers from a portrait by Dorothy Wilding, hence the reference "Wilding definitives". These stamps have a "St. Edward's Crown Watermark".

Enid Marx designed the ½d through to the 2d stamps. M. Farrar-Bell designed the 2½d through to the 4d, G. Knipe designed the 5d through to the 7d, Mary Adshead designed the 8d through to the 11d and E. Dulac designed the 1s through to the 1s.6d.