GB Pre-Decimal Commemorative Issues 1924 to 1970
Published by Admin: 03/13/2011
| Date of Issue | Commemorative Subject | Stamps in Set | Designed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | |||
| 23 April 1924 | British Empire Exhibition Dated 1924 | Two (1d, 11/2d) Both with Watermark | Harold Nelson |
| 1925 | |||
| 9 May 1925 | British Empire Exhibition Dated 1925 | Two (1d, 11/2d) Both with Watermark | Harold Nelson |
| 1929 | |||
| 10 May 1929 | 9th U.P.U. Congress, London | Five (1/2d, 1d, 11/2d, 21/2d, £1) Watermarked Paper | F W Farleigh, Ernest Linzell, Harold Nelson |
| 1935 | |||
| 7 May 1935 | George V Silver Jubilee | Four (1/2d, 1d, 11/2d, 21/2d) Watermarked Paper | Barnett Freedman |
| 1937 | |||
| 13 May 1937 | Coronation of King George VI | One (11/2d) With Watermark | E Dulac |
| 1940 | |||
| 6 May 1940 | Centenary of First Adhesive Postage Stamp | Six (1/2d, 1d, 11/2d, 2d, 21/2d, 3d) Watermarked Paper | H L Palmer |
| 1946 | |||
| 11 June 1946 | Victory | Two (21/2d, 3d) Both with Watermark | H L Palmer |
| 1948 | |||
| 26 April 1948 | King George VI Royal Silver Wedding | Two (21/2d, £1) | G Knipe & J Hassall (photo Dorothy Wilding) |
| 29 July 1948 | Olympic Games | Four (21/2d, 3d, 6d, 1s) Both with Watermark | P Metcalfe A Games S D Scott & E Dulac |
| 1949 | |||
| 10 October 1949 | 75th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union (UPU) | Four (21/2d, 3d, 6d, 1s) Watermarked Paper | M Adshead P Metcalfe H Fleury & G R Bellew |
| 1951 | |||
| 3 May 1951 | Festival of Britain | Two (21/2d, 4d) Both with Watermark | E Dulac A Games |
| 1953 | |||
| 3 June 1953 | Queen Elizabeth II Coronation | Four (21/2d, 4d, 1s3d, 1s6d) Watermarked Paper | E Fuller M Goaman E Dulac M Farrar-Bell 3 stamps based on Dorothy Wilding portrait |
| 1957 | |||
| 1 August 1957 | World Scout Jubilee Jamboree | Three (21/2d, 4d, 1s3d) Watermarked Paper | M Adshead P Keely W H Brown |
| 12 September 1957 | 46th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference | One (4d) With Watermark | Dorothy Wilding portrait adapted F Langfield |
| 1958 | |||
| 18 July 1958 | 6th British Empire & Commonwealth Games | Three (3d, 6d, 1s3d) Watermarked Paper | R Stone W H Brown P Keely |
| 1960 | |||
| 7 July 1960 | General Letter Office Tercentenary | Two (3d, 1s3d) | R Stone F Jacques |
| 19 September 1960 | 1st Anniversary of European Postal & Telecommunications Conference | Two (6d, 1s6d) | R Stone |
| 1961 | |||
| 28 August 1961 | Centenary of Post Office Savings Bank | Three (21/2d, 3d, 1s6d) | P Gauld M Goaman |
| 18 September 1961 | European Postal & Telecommunications (CEPT) Conf. Torquay | Three (2d, 4d, 10d) | |
| 25 September 1961 | 7th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference | Two (6d, 1s3d) | |
| 1962 | |||
| 14 November 1962 | First trial of Phospher coated paper plus Ordinary stamps National Productivity Year | Three (21/2d, 3d, 1s3d) Also issued in Phospher set. | D Gentleman |
| 1963 | |||
| 21 March 1963 | Freedom From Hunger | Two (21/2d, 1s3d) Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 7 May 1963 | Paris Postal Conference Centenary | One (6d) Also issued in Phospher set. | R Stone |
| 16 May 1963 | National Nature Week | Two (3d, 41/2d) Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 31 May 1963 | 9th International Lifeboat Conference | Three (21/2d, 4d, 1s6d) Also issued in Phospher set. | D Gentleman |
| 15 August 1963 | Red Cross Centenary Congress | Three (3d, 1s3d, 1s6d) Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 3 December 1963 | Opening of COMPAC (first Trans-Pacific Telephone Cable) | One 1s6d Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 1964 | |||
| 23 April 1964 | Shakespeare Festival | Five (3d, 6d, 1s3d, 1s6d, 2s6d) Also issued in alternative Phospher set. | D Gentleman |
| 1 July 1964 | 20th International Geographical Congress | Four (21/2d, 4d, 8d, 1s6d) Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 5 August 1964 | 10th International Botanical Congress in Edinburgh | Four (3d, 6d, 9d, 1s3d) Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 4 September 1964 | Opening of Forth Road Bridge | Two (3d, 6d) Also issued in Phospher set. | A Restall |
| 1965 | |||
| 8 July 1965 | Sir Winston Churchill | Two (4d, 1s3d) Also issued in Phospher set. | D Gentleman |
| 19 July 1965 | 700th Anniversary Simon de Montfort's Parliament | Two (6d, 2s6d) 6d also issued with Phospher bands. | S Black R Guyatt |
| 9 August 1965 | Centenary of Salvation Army | Two (3d, 1s6d) Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 1 September 1965 | Centenary of Joseph Lister's antiseptic surgery | Two (4d, 1s) Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 1 September 1965 | Commonwealth Arts Festival | Two (6s, 1s6d) Also issued in Phospher set. | D Gentleman |
| 13 September 1965 | 25th Anniversary of Battle of Britain | Eight (6 different stamps at 4d, 9d, 1s3d) Also issued in Phospher set. | D Gentleman R Dease A Restall |
| 8 October 1965 | Post Office Tower | Two (3d, 1s3d) Also issued in Phospher set. | C Abbott |
| 25 October 1965 | 20th Anniversary of U.N.O. and International Co-operation Year | Two (3d, 1s6d) Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 15 November 1965 | I.T.U. Centenary | Two (9d, 1s6d) Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 1966 | |||
| 25 January 1966 | Burns Commemoration | Two (4d, 1s3d) Also issued in Phospher set. | G Huntley |
| 28 February 1966 | 900th Anniversary of Westminster Abbey | Two (3d, 2s6d) 3d also issued with phospher bands | S Robinson |
| 2 May 1966 | Landscapes | Four (4d, 6d, 1s3d, 1s6d) Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 1 June 1966 | World Cup Football Championship | Three (4d, 6d, 1s3d) Also issued in Phospher set. | |
| 8 August 1966 | British Birds | Four (all 4d vals) Also issued in Phospher set. | J Norris Wood |
| 18 August 1966 | England's World Cup Football Victory The4d value from World Cup set in june but overprinted "England Winners" | One (4d) | D Gentleman |
| 19 September 1966 | British Technology | Four (4d, 6d, 1/3d, 1/6d) | |
| 14 October 1966 | 900th Anniversary of Battle of Hastings | Eight (6 x 4d 6d, 1/3d) | D Gentleman |
| 1 December 1966 | Christmas | Two (3d, 1/6d) | T Shemza J Berry |
| 1967 | |||
| 20 February 1967 | EFTA - European Free Trade Association | Two (9d,1/6d) | C Abbott |
| 24 April 1967 | British Wild Flowers | Six (4 x 4d, 9d, 1/9d) | Rev W Keble Martin |
| 10 July 1967 | British Paintings | Three (4d, 9d, 1/6d) | S Rose |
| 24 July 1967 | Sir Francis Chichester's Solo Round World Voyage | One (1/9d) | M & S Goaman |
| 19 September 1967 | British Discovery and Invention | Four (4d, 1/-, 1/6d, 1/9d) | |
| 18 Oct & 27 Nov 1967 | Christmas | Three (3d,4d,1/6d) | |
| 1968 | |||
| 29 April 1968 | British Bridges | Four (4d, 9d, 1/6d, 1/9d) | |
| 29 May 1968 | British Anniversaries | Four (4d, 9d, 1/-, 1/9d) | |
| 12 August 1968 | British Paintings | Four (4d, 1/-, 1/6d, 1/9d) | |
| 25 November 1968 | Christmas | Three (4d, 9d, 1/6d) | |
| 1969 | |||
| 15 January 1969 | British Ships | Six (5d, 3 x 9d, 2 x 1/-) | D Gentleman |
| 3 March 1969 | British Concorde's Maiden Flight | Three (4d, 9d, 1s6d) | M & S Goaman D Gentleman |
| 2 April 1969 | Anniversaries | Five (5d, 9d, 1/-, 1/6d, 1/9d) | |
| 28 May 1969 | British Cathedrals | Six 4 x 5d, 9d, 1/6d) | P Gauld |
| 1 July 1969 | Investiture HRH The Prince of Wales | Five (3 x 5d, 9d, 1/-) | D Gentleman |
| 13 August 1969 | Gandhi Centenary | One (1/6d) | B Mullick |
| 1 October 1969 | Post Office Technology | Four (5d, 9d, 1/-,1/6d) | D Gentleman |
| 26 November 1969 | Christmas | Three (4d, 5d, 1/6d) | |
| 1970 | |||
| 11 February 1970 | Rural Architecture | Four (5d, 9d, 1/-, 1/6d) | D Gentleman |
| 1 April 1970 | Anniversaries | Five (5d, 9d, 1/-, 1/6d, 1/9d) | |
| 3 June 1970 | Literary Anniversaries | Five (4 x5d, 1/6d) | |
| 15 July 1970 | 9th Commonwealth Games | Three (5d, 1/6d, 1/9d) | |
| 18 September 1970 | Philympia 1970 Stamp Exhibition | Three (5d, 9d, 1/6d) | D Gentleman |
| 25 November 1970 | Christmas | Three (4d, 5d, 1/6d) | |
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