41. British Architecture 1978 This issue was released on 1st March 1978 and consisted of a set of four stamps celebrating British Architecture, designed by Ronald Maddox. The 9p depicts the Tower Of London, 10 1/2p Holyrood House, 11p Caernarvon Castle, and the 13p Hampton Court ...
42. British Wildlife 1977 This issue was released on 5th October 1977 and consisted of 5 x 9p stamps printed horizontally in a se-tenant strip, commemorating British Wildlife.
43. British Cultural Traditions 1976 This issued celebrated British Cultural traditions from all over the UK, and was released on 4th August, designed by Marjorie Saynor.
The 8 1/2p depicts an Archdruid, 10p Morris Dancers, 11p Scots Piper and 13p Welsh Harpist. The 8 1/2p and the 1...
44. Bicentennial Of American Independence 1976 This was a single stamp issue of 11p value, released on 2nd June. The stamp was designed by Philip Sharland, and showed a bust of Benjamin Franklin by Jean-Jacques Caffieri at the Royal Society of Arts, London.
45. Broken FrameBroken Frame – term used to describe a break in the frame or outer edge of the design of the stamp or vignette,
when it has been caused by damage to the printing plate. This then looks like a white break in the coloured
line. Rob B...
46. Broken LetterBroken Letter – term used when an overprint or surcharge has some damage causing malformed or broken letters. When
this happens it becomes an aide to collectors to identify specific position on a sheet of stamps. Rob
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47. BullseyesBullseyes – a popular name for the first stamps of Brazil which have large white numbers printed on a circle of black. Rob Browning
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48. BurélageBurélage – a pattern of wavy lines or dots usually forming a network, this was intended to help make forgery of the
stamp more difficult. This pattern is printed on the stamp before the stamp design. Rob Browning
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49. Blind CancellationBlind Cancellation – a postmark which either doesn’t show any place name of origin or sometimes one that has a name but no date of posting. This latter even was due to the date slug being missing from the
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50. Bishop MarkBishop Mark – a circular mark applied to pre-stamp letters showing an abbreviated form of the date of the month on which they were posted or received in London. They were named after Henry Bishop who as first Postmaster General after the rest...
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This issue was released on 1st March 1978 and consisted of a set of four stamps celebrating British Architecture, designed by Ronald Maddox. The 9p depicts the Tower Of London, 10 1/2p Holyrood House, 11p Caernarvon Castle, and the 13p Hampton Court ...
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