GB 1967 British Painters

• First GB Special Issue without Watermarked Paper
• Date of Issue: 10th July 1967
• Designed Layout by: Stuart Rose
• Printed by: Harrison & Sons Ltd
• Print Process: Photogravure
• Sheet Format: 4d value 60 (12 x 5); others (5 x 12)
• Phosphor: Two Bands applied by Flexography
• Perforation: 14 x 15 (4d); 15 x 14 (Others)
• Paper/Gum: Chalk Surfaced with Gum Arabic
• Withdrawn: 9th July 1968 (1/6d). The 4d was sold out by October 1967 the 9d in January 1968

Sheet Stamps

4d

9d

1s.6d

First Day Covers

FDC - LONDON SW

FDC - MANCHESTER

Presentation Pack

Varieties and Errors

Various errors occurred where the Gold was missing, Phosphor missing or Embossing missing on all the values. There are known missing colours too.

4d Master Lambton

Major

Queen's Gold Head & Value Missing

Additional Perforations

Minor

File:GB 1967 Painters 4d m1.jpg No Dot Cylinder - Left leg has 2 small dots.

File:GB 1967 Painters 4d m2.jpg No Dot Cylinder - right collar of coat has a small gold dot.

File:GB 1967 Painters 4d m3.jpg No Dot Cylinder - Darker spot on right leg of breeches.

File:GB 1967 Painters 4d m4.jpg Dot Cylinder - Small red spot in left margin. *Sometimes taken out by perforations*.

File:GB 1967 Painters 4d m5.jpg Dot Cylinder - Boys right collar has a small red dot.

File:GB 1967 Painters 4d m6.jpg Dot Cylinder - Small mark in the 'V' of the collar

File:GB 1967 Painters 4d m7.jpg Dot Cylinder - Dark spot in the inside of the left elbow.

9d Mares & Foals

Major

Queen's Head Missing

9d

Minor

File:GB 1967 Painters 9d m1.jpg No Dot Cylinder - First S of Stubbs is broken.

File:GB 1967 Painters 9d m2.jpg No Dot Cylinder - Lower centre branch has a dark spot in the leaves.

File:GB 1967 Painters 9d m3.jpg No Dot Cylinder - Dark spot between right hand foals front legs; Dark spot below in grass.

File:GB 1967 Painters 9d m4.jpg Dot Cylinder - Upright of d in value has a small nick.

File:GB 1967 Painters 9d m5.jpg Dot Cylinder - Above white horse there is a small retouch to the sky area.

File:GB 1967 Painters 9d m6.jpg Dot Cylinder - First R of Harrison has a small break in it.

File:GB 1967 Painters 9d m7.jpg Dot Cylinder - In the bottom left corner behind the Mares hind foot is a dark spot

1/6d Children leaving School

Major

File:GB 1967 Painters 1s6 M1.jpg No Dot Cylinder - Extra Window to right of first (left) chimney.

Minor

File:GB 1967 Painters 1s6 m1.jpg No Dot Cylinder - Lighter circle in window below the 1 of value.

File:GB 1967 Painters 1s6 m2.jpg No Dot Cylinder - Very small dot by the leg of foreground figure left of centre.

File:GB 1967 Painters 1s6 m3.jpg No Dot Cylinder - Small coloured mark above the roof of the small house in the side street.

File:GB 1967 Painters 1s6 m4.jpg Dot Cylinder - Y of Lowry is broken.

File:GB 1967 Painters 1s6 m5.jpg Dot Cylinder - 2nd Red door from right is missing red.

File:GB 1967 Painters 1s6 m6.jpg Dot Cylinder - Small line of dots in margin above.