GB 1960 General Letter Office

From Stamps of the World
  • Tercentenary of the Establishment of the General Letter Office. Act Introduced into Law by Charles II in 1660.
  • Date of Issue: 7th July 1960
  • Designer: 3d. Reynolds Stone. 1/3d Faith Jacques
  • Printed by: Harrison & Sons Ltd of High Wycombe.
  • Print Process: Photogravure
  • Sheet Size : Vertical Format. 120 (20 by 6)
  • Sheet Size : Horizontal Format. 120 (6 by 20)
  • Stamp Vertical Format : 24 mm by 41 mm
  • Stamp Horizontal Format : 41 mm by 24 mm
  • Perforations: 15 x 14
  • Watermark: Multiple Crown
  • Quantities Printed: 3d. 143,390,520; 1/3d. 6,090,840
  • Withdrawn : 31st December 1960

Sheet Stamps

3d
1s.3d

Cylinder Blocks

3d from Cylinder 1 No Dot
3d from Cylinder 1 Dot
Missing Mane found No Dot pane on R17/2 (Upper Right Stamp)
  • PE = Perfed Left Margin Extension Hole Bottom Margin
  • PI = Perfed Left Margin Imperf Bottom Margin
1/3d from Cylinder 1 No Dot (PE)
1/3d from Cylinder 1 No Dot (PI)

First Day Cover

Eastbourne, Sussex FDC
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