This item is a Queen Elizabeth II First Day Cover issued by  Royal Mail / GPO and STUART Covers.

Commemorates Christmas Xmas Carols.

Cachet depicts shepherds and sheep watching star with border of holly.

Stamps of carols - While Shepherd's Watched, The Holly and the Ivy, I Saw Three Ships, We Three Kings and Good King Wenceslas.

Also relevant for topicals / thematics on music, singer, flags, sheep, church, basket, greenery, castle, gifts, turban, fuel, snow, sailor, ribbon, hats, scarf, crock, philately, hobby, collecting, mail, envelope, souvenir, postmark, FDI, franking, cover etc. (See scan).

Issued 17th November 1982.

Stanley Gibbons Reference : SG 1202, 1203, 1204, 1205 and 1206

First Day of Issue special fancy date stamp: Ivy, Bethlehem, Llandeilo 

Original Information Card: YES 

See enlarged scans for stamp values, cachets and postmark details.

Cover may have typed addresses, be hand written or blank - please see scan.

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We are currently in the process of splitting some of our old collections accumulated over the years, plenty of QEII, GPO and Royal Mail covers featuring circular postmarks, special hand stamps and fancy cancellations. Both decimal and pre decimal first day covers, Great Britain and world souvenir covers some signed.

Virtually all thematic topics covered including Christmas, medical, trains, aviation, cats, dogs, military, marine, animals, royalty, anniversaries etc. Why not check our shop or bookmark our page and check regularly as new listings are constantly being added.

Plenty of other first day covers listed as well as Elizabeth II Great Britain stamps, presentation packs, aerogrammes, prestige stamp books and generic smiler sheets.

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