Great Britain: special illustrated and thematic postmarks

This page updated 10 May 2012  

The postmarks shown below are in use only on the dates shown.
US readers in particular should note that Royal Mail normally require that covers to be postmarked are posted to the handstamp centres no later than the day of the postmrk except where announcements are late, these will be shown here in red.   Collectors outside the UK are allowed 28 days especially in the case of stamps from new issues being used.
(Whereas the USPS allows collectors 30 days (at least) to obtain copies of cancels, Royal Mail allows late application only when their publicity is late.)

The purpose of this page is to list mainly thematic short-term postmarks which are usually not relevant to new stamp issues. Longer term or permanent postmarks, many of which show landmarks in towns and cities throughout the United Kingdom can be found on this page. For other postmarks, related to the new stamp issues, please see the relevant stamp pages via the H_O_M_E page or the links at the foot of this page. Some postmarks will be listed both here and on the stamp pages.

One-day and short-term postmarks - in use for less than one week.    Note these postmarks are scanned at different times and are NOT to scale
OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY - 70 one-day postmarks - the full schedule is on a separate page here
See also New stamps pages:   British Fashion - 15 May;  Union Flag Faststamp 24 May; Diamond Jubilee 31 May.
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Ref L12483 50th Anniversary, Bond Street London W1 In use 1 May 2012 ONLY	Ref L12484 50 Years of James Bond, Bond Street London W1 In use 1 May 2012 ONLY	Ref L12485 50th Anniversary A Very British Hero, Confidential Top Secret, Vauxhall Cross, London SE1 In use 1 May 2012 ONLY	Ref L12486 50th Anniversary, A Very British Hero, Pinewood Rd, Iver Heath, Bucks. In use 1 May 2012 ONLY
Ref N12493 Don Revie Statue Unveiling, Leeds In use 5 May 2012 ONLY	Ref F12496 Windsor Pageant BFPS 3156 In use 10 May 2012 ONLY	Ref F12497 21st Anniv of the Last Run BFPS 3154 In use 12 May 2012 ONLY	Ref S12494 - 83rd Congress The Association of Scottish Philatelic Societies Perth In use 12 May 2012 ONLY	Ref S12495 Scalloway, Shteland SBFS - Shetland Bus Friendship Society In use 17 May 2012 ONLY
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This page updated 11 May 2012

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