My BRITISH STAMPS
1963
SG 634 and SG 635
Freedom from Hunger Campaign
Issued: 21st Mar 1963. Stamps designed by M. Goaman and produced on chalk-surfaced paper perf 15 x 14. There are also 2 first day covers, one ordinary and the other phosphor.
SG 634
2½d
Red and pink
Campaign Emblem and Family.
2½d
Red and pink
Campaign Emblem and Family.
SG 635
1s3d
Brown and yellow
Children of three Races.
1s3d
Brown and yellow
Children of three Races.
SG 636
Paris Postal Conference Centenary
Issued: 7th May 1963. Designed by R. Stone and manufactured on chalk-surfaced paper, perf 15 x 14. There is also an ordinary first day cover and a phosphor first day cover.
SG 636
6d
Green and mauve
Paris Conference.
6d
Green and mauve
Paris Conference.
SG 637 and SG 638
National Nature Week
Issued: 16th May 1963. Designed by S. Scott (3d) and M. Goaman (4½d) and produced on chalk-surfaced paper, perf 15 x 14. There is an ordinary first day cover and a phosphor first day cover. There is also a special postmark used on first day covers "London E.C." (Type A).
SG 637
3d
Multicoloured
Posy of flowers.
3d
Multicoloured
Posy of flowers.
SG 638
4½d
Multicoloured
Woodland life.
4½d
Multicoloured
Woodland life.
SG 639 to SG 641
Ninth International Lifeboat Conference
Edinburgh
Issued: 31st May 1963. These stamps were designed by D. Gentleman and were produced on chalk-surfaced paper perf 15 x 14. There is an ordinary first day cover and a phosphor first day cover. There are also two special postmarks, the first inscribed "LONDON E.C. 31 MAY 1963" and the second inscribed "INTERNATIONAL LIFE-BOAT CONFERENCE EDINBURGH 1963".
SG 639
2½d
Red, white and blue
Rescue at sea.
2½d
Red, white and blue
Rescue at sea.
SG 640
4d
Red, blue and brown
19th-century lifeboat.
4d
Red, blue and brown
19th-century lifeboat.
SG 641
1s6d
Blue, yellow and brown
Lifeboatmen.
1s6d
Blue, yellow and brown
Lifeboatmen.
SG 642 to SG 644
Red Cross Centenary Congress
Issued: 15th Aug 1963. Designed by H. Bartram these stamps were produced perf 15 x 14 on chalk-surfaced paper. There is an ordinary first day cover and a phosphor first day cover. There are also two special postmarks, the first inscribed "LONDON E.C. 15 AUG 1963" and the second inscribed "1863 RED CROSS CENTENARY A CENTURY OF SERVICE 1963".
SG 642
3d, Red and lilac
Red Cross.
3d, Red and lilac
Red Cross.
SG 643
1s3d, Red, blue and grey
Red Cross.
1s3d, Red, blue and grey
Red Cross.
SG 644
1s6d, Red, blue and bistre
Red cross.
1s6d, Red, blue and bistre
Red cross.
SG 645
Opening of COMPAC
(Trans-Pacific Telephone Cable)
Issued: 3rd Dec 1963. P. Gauld designed this stamp which was produced on chalk-surfaced paper, perf 15 x 14. There is an ordinary first day cover and a phosphor first day cover. There is also a special postmark inscribed "PHILATELIC BUREAU LONDON E.C. 3 DEC 1963".
SG 645
1s6d, Blue and black
Commonwealth Cable.
1s6d, Blue and black
Commonwealth Cable.
