British pillar boxes 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9963167
Area
Stamps
Title
British pillar boxes
Face value
10
Country / area
Great Britain
Year
1971
Month
12
Day
08
Issue group
1971 Mailboxes
Order Number in Issue
4
Basic colour
Yellow
Exact colour
Orange yellow
Usage
Postage
Type
Booklet variety
Theme / topic
Heads of State, Letterboxes, Queens
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [1926-2022]
Item subject
'Penfold' pillar box 1866 - 1879
Michel number
Yvert number
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
DN52 (X841la + X844m)
Designer/Engraver
Maddox, Ronald [1930-2018]
Printing office
Harrison and Sons (1750-1997)
Perforation
Comb perforation 14¾ : 14
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
Printing technique
Photogravure
Paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
2,084,720
Dimensions / diameter
Details
British Pillar Boxes No. 4: 'Penfold' pillar box 1866 - 1879. (February 1972) Paper/gum: OCP(H)/PVAI ; Panes: DP11 (2 x 2p and 2 x ½p horizontal se-tant) ; DP12 (2 x 1p and 2 x 1½p horizontal se-tant) Bookmark Cat.: DB1(7/2) Error: Both panes OCP/PVA The printing on covers is very variable and often indistinct.