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 | |
|---|---|
| 6th Feb | Folklore |
| 25th Mar | Year of the Disabled |
| 13th May | Butterflies |
| 24th Jun | National Trusts |
| 22nd Jul | Royal Wedding 1981 |
| 12th Aug | Duke of Edinburgh's Awards |
| 23rd Sep | Fishing |
| 18th Nov | Christmas 1981 |
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 )



