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Alongside the 20 Spitfire stamps are 20 labels depicting images and narrative describing the period. Among these we can see: 1. The Battle is Named. Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill who said "The Battle of France is over. I expect the Battle of Britain is about to begin." 2. The Dowding System. Air Chief Marhsall Hugh Dowding's Early Warning Radar system (colum 3/1). 3. Brendan (Paddy) Finucane one of many notable flying aces among the fliers from 14 countries (column 3/5) 4. St Paul's Cathedral - the iconic picture showing the dome surrounded by burning London. 5. Firefighters - similar picture to that included in the Britain Alone set issued in May. 6. The Battle of Britain Memorial in London, one of several memorials in the country is on the final label. The top margin shows the Principal RAF Planes flown in combat during the Battle of Britain:Bristol Blenheim, Boulton Paul Defiant, Hawker Hurricane, Supermarine Spitfire, Gloster Gladiator. The bottom margin shows
the number of Allied Pilots by Country alongside their 1940
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Pre-issue publicity image of self-adhesive retail booklet containing two Spitfire and 4 definitive 1st class stamps. |
Designed by Demgrafic, the A4 (297 x 210mm) Smilers Sheet is printed in litho by Cartor Security Printing. The booklet is printed by Walsall Security Printers Ltd and the definitive stamps to have MCIL and MA10 codes. The Spitfire stamp - like all the Design Classics stamps - was designed by HGVand photographed by Jason Tozer. All images are Copyright 2010 by Royal Mail.
Special
Postmarks
Postmarks available on the day of issue will be shown here. This
is not regarded by Royal Mail as a new issue, so there will be no
official First Day postmarks
available.
These may not
be to
scale, and cannot be obtained after 15 September.
Ref L11848 70th Anniversary The Battle of Britain, Ruislip Middlesex | Ref L11845 70th Anniversary The Battle of Britain, Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent |
Ref M11857 Spitfire Stamp Book, Spitfire Road, Birmingham |
Ref L11847 70th Anniversary The Battle of Britain, Stanmore Middlesex |
Ref L11846 70th Anniversary The Battle of Britain, Croydon Surrey |
Ref
L11844 70th Anniversary WWII, Whitehall, London SW14 |
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This page updated 11 September 2010