BRITISH STAMPS
1970

SG 815 to 818
Rural British Architecture"

Issued: 11th Jan 1970. Designed by D. Gentleman (5d & 9d) and Sheila Robinson (1s & 1s.6d. Set of 4 Stamps on chalky paper with two phosphor bands, P15 x 14. There is also a First Day Cover and a Presentation Pack (Pack No. 15).

SG 815
5d
Fife Harling.

SG 816
9d
Cotswold Limestone.

SG 817
1s
Welsh Stucco.

SG 818
1s6d
Ulster Thatch.

SG 819 to 823
General Anniversaries

Issued: 1st Apr 1970. Designed by: F. Wegener (5d, 9d & 1s.6d and Marjorie Saynor (1s and 1s.9d). Set of 5 Stamps on chalky paper with two phosphor bands, P15 x 14. There is also a First Day Cover and a Presentation Pack (Pack No. 16).

SG 819
5d
Signing of the Declaration of Arbroath.

SG 820
9d
Florence Nightingale attending to patients.

SG 821
1s
Signing of International Co-operative Alliance.

SG 822
1s6d
Pilgrims and Mayflower.

SG 823
1s9d
Sir William Herschel and Telescope.

SG 824 to 828
Literary Anniversaries"

Issued: 3rd Jun 1970. Designed by: Rosalind Dease. Set of 5 Stamps on chalky paper with two phosphor bands, P14x15. There is also a First Day Cover and a Presentation Pack (Pack No. 17).

SG 824
5d
'Mr Pickwick and Sam' (Pickwick Papers).

SG 825
5d
'Mr and Mrs Micawber' (David Copperfield).

SG 826
5d
'David Copperfield and Betsy Trotwood' (David Copperfield).

SG 827
5d
'Oliver asking for more' (Oliver).

SG 828
1s6d
'Grasmere' (from engraving by J. Farrington, R.A.).

SG 3564 to 3577
To Pay Labels - Postage Due

SG 3564
½p
Turquoise Blue.

SG 3565
1p
Reddish Purple.

SG 3566
2p
Myrtle Green.

SG 3568
3p
Ultramarine.

SG 3569
4p
Yellow-Brown.

SG 3570
5p
Violet.

SG 3571
7p
Red-Brown.

SG 3572
10p
Carmine.

SG 3573
11p
Slate Green.

SG 3574
20p
Olive Brown.

SG 3575
50p
Ultramarine.

SG 3576
£1
Black.

SG 3577
£5
Orange, yellow and black.

SG 829 to 831a
Definitives

Issued: 17th Jun 1970. Designed by: After a plaster cast by Arnold Machin. Chalk-surfaced paper or phosphorised paper (10p). There are also two First Day Covers and two Presentation Packs (Pack No. 18 and No. 38).

SG 829
10p
Cerise.

SG 830
20p
Olive, green.

SG 831
50p
Ultramarine.

SG 831a
£1
Ultramarine.

SG 832 to 834
Ninth British Commonwealth Games
Edinburgh

Issued: 15th Jul 1970. Designed by: A. Restall. Set of 3 Stamps on chalky surfaced paper with two phosphor bands, P13½ x 14. There is also a First Day Cover and a Presentation Pack (Pack No. 19).

SG 832
5d
Runners.

SG 833
1s6d
Swimmers.

SG 834
1s9d
Cyclist.

SG 835 to 837
Philympia '70 Stamp Exhibition

Issued: 18th Sep 1970, Designed by: D. Gentleman. Set of 3 Stamps on chalky surfaced paper with two phosphor bands, P14 x 14½. There is also a First Day Cover and a Presentation Pack (Pack No. 21).

SG 835
5d '1d black' 1840.

SG 836
9d '1s Green' 1847.

SG 837
1s6d '4d Carmine' 1855.

SG 838 to 840
Christmas

Issued: 25th Nov 1970. Designed by: Sally Stiff, Set of 3 Stamps on chalky-surfaced paper with two phosphor bands (a single centre band on SG838), P14 x 15. There is also a First Day Cover and a Presentation Pack (Pack No. 22). There was also a special postmark inscribed "First Day of Issue 25 Nov 70 - Bethlehem Llandello Carms" that depicts an angel with a banner with the words 'Gloris In Excelsis D'.