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British Birds – 1980. PDF Print E-mail

This set of four stamps was released on the 16th January 1980, the first issue of the year. They featured four popular British waterbirds, designed by Michael Warren. The stamps were issued to mark the Centenary of the Wild Bird Protection Act of 1880.

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Christmas - 1979 PDF Print E-mail

This was a set of 5 stamps, released on the 21st November and designed by Fritz Wegner. This issue features traditional scenes from the Nativity.

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Metropolitan Police – 1979 PDF Print E-mail

This was a set of four stamps, released on the 26th September 1979, designed by Brian Sanders, to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Metropolitan Police.

The 10p depicts a “Policeman on the beat”, 11 1/2p a “Policeman Directing Traffic”, 13p a “Mounted Policewoman”, and the 15p showed a “River Patrol Boat.”

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Sir Roland Hill Death Centenary – 1979 PDF Print E-mail

This was a set of four stamps, and later a mini sheet, released on 22-24th October 1979, designed by Eric Stemp.

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International Year Of The Child – 1979 PDF Print E-mail

This was a set of four stamps released on 11th July 1979 featuring images from children’s books, designed by Edward Hughes.

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Derby Bicentenary - 1979 PDF Print E-mail

This issue was a set of four values released on the 6th June 1979, and was designed by Stuart Rose.

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European Assembly Elections – 1979 PDF Print E-mail

This issue was released on the 9th May and were a set of four stamps designed by Stafford Cliff. The designs all show hands placing the flags of the member nations into the ballot boxes.

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