70 years battle for England 

70 years battle for England
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70 years battle for England

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
7784011
Area
Stamps
Title
70 years battle for England
Face value
50
Country / area
Gibraltar
Year
2010
Month
02
Day
21
Issue group
2010 Battle of Britain
Order Number in Issue
4
Basic colour
Grey
Exact colour
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Air Force, Airplanes, Aviation, Second World War
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Boulton Paul Defiant PS-V/L7026 & Boulton Paul Defiant PS-A/N1535 & Boulton Paul Defiant
Michel number
Yvert number
1366
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
1351
Designer/Engraver
CASCO Services
Printing office
BDT International Security Printing [1980-2021]
Perforation
14
Watermark
Luminescence
Printing technique
Offset
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
28.45 x 42.88 mm
Details
Boulton Paul Defiant PS-V/L7026 shot down by Messerschmitt Bf 109 near Thanet (UK) on August 28, 1940. Boulton Paul Defiant PS-A/N1535 lost in action near Manston (UK) on August 24, 1940.