20 December 2015

Sunday Stamps II - 53

1972 Great Britain,  Christmas Angles
issued 18 October 1972 and postmarked in Edinburgh from the Philatelic Bureau
photogravure
designer: Sally Stiff
2 1/2p  - Angel in pink with Trumpet
3p - Angel in blue with Lute
7 1/2p - Angel in brown with Harp

For Christmas stamps with a religious theme

6 comments:

  1. Great foray day cover - the art nouveau font used works really well with the stamps.

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  2. One of my favorite Christmas sets. As they were one of the early post decimilisation sets if I had a stash I could still use them although might need a rather large envelope with today's postage.

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  3. Eva has also blogged stamps for today's theme. http://mailadventures.blogspot.com/2015/12/stained-glass-windows-on-christmas.html

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  4. Fine cover, I just have the first two of these stamps.

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  5. These angels are quite original!

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