United Kingdom

8th August 1966

(with phosphorescence)

Beautiful set depicting British birds.

Purchasers get the set of four separate stamps, plus the se-tenant block of four.

The birds shown are:

  • Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus);
  • Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus);
  • European Robin (Erithacus rubecula);
  • Common Blackbird (Turdus merula).

Catalogue numbers:

Michel GB 425y-428y + 425y-428y ZD
Stamp Number GB 461p-464p + 464b
Yvert et Tellier GB 444A-447A + blocque
Stanley Gibbons GB 696p-699p + 696pa
AFA number GB 419D-422D
Unificato GB 444F-447F + blocco di 4