Postmark illustrations
To view images of postmarks for a particular stamp issue, first select the year, and then the stamp issue.The numbers alongside each postmark refer to the catalogue entries in the latest edition of ‘Collecting British First Day Covers’ which can be purchased from this website.
Select Year
| 1920s | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
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| 1940s | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| 1950s | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
| 1960s | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
| 1970s | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
| 1980s | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
| 1990s | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 2000s | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 2010s | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
Select Postmark
| Commemoratives | |
|---|---|
| 22nd Jan | Charity |
| 19th Feb | J M W Turner |
| 23rd Apr | European Architectural Heritage Year |
| 11th Jun | Sailing |
| 13th Aug | Stockton & Darlington Railway |
| 3rd Sep | Parliament 1975 |
| 22nd Oct | Jane Austen |
| 26th Nov | Christmas 1975 |
If your interested in seeing covers with a particular postmark:
Click to view covers by postmark locations.
Click to view covers by postmark types. ( Advanced Search )



