United Kingdom

13th September 1965

This set of eight stamps was issued to mark the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

The set was issued both with phosphor bands and without phosphor bands. The set available here is with phosphor bands.

The stamps depict:

• Flight of Supermarine Spitfires
• Pilot in Hawker Hurricane Mk I
• Wingtips of Spitfire and Messerschmitt
• Spitfire attacking Heinkel Bomber
• Spitfire attacking Junkers "Stuka" Dive-bomber 
• Hawker over Wreck of Dornier Bomber
• Anti-aircraft Artillery in Action
• Vapor trails from air-battle over St Paul's Cathedral

N.b. You get both the se-tenant block of 6 x 4d stamps, and the 6 x 4d stamps individually.

Catalogue numbers:

Michel GB 394y-401y
Stamp Number GB 430p-437p
Yvert et Tellier GB 407A-414A
Stanley Gibbons GB 671p-678p
AFA number GB 388D-395D