Currency
1952 -1971	12d (pence) = 1s (shilling)	-	20s = 1 pound
1971 to date	100p (new pence) = 1 pound

Watermarks
Tudor Crown	-	rows of E 2 R and Tudor crowns in horizontal shifted rows
St. Edward's Crown	-	as for Tudor crown except more rounded lines in crown
Multiple Crown	-	no letters just rows of offset crowns
Suffix S indicates sideways watermark

Phosphor Bands
2SB	-	2 side bands
1CB	-	1 centre band
1SB	-	1 side band
1SBL	-	1 side band left
1SBR	-	1 side band right
3B	-	3 bands, left, centre and right
AOP	-	all over phosphor
1HB	-	1 horizontal band

BSD No	Value	Colour	Description	Perforation	Watermark	Paper	Date of Issue	Number Issued	Comment
British Discoveries and Inventions
752	4d	Greenish yellow, black and vermilion	Radar screen	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced paper and 3B	19/09/67
753	1s	Blue-green, light greenish blue, slate-purple and bluish violet	Penicillin Mould	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	19/09/67
754	1s6d	Black, grey, royal blue, ochre and turquoise blue	VC-10 Jet Engines	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	19/09/67
755	1s9d	Black, grey-blue, pale olive-grey, violet and orange	Television Equipment	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	19/09/67
Christmas
756	3d	Olive-yellow, rose, blue, black and gold	The Adoration of the Shepherds by School of Seville	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 1B	27/11/67
757	4d	Bright purple, greenish-yellow, new blue, grey-black and gold	Madonna and Child by Murillo	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	18/10/67
758	1s6d	Bright purple, bistre, lemon, black orange-red ultramarine and gold	The Adoration of the Shepherds by Louis le Nain	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	27/11/67
New Castle definitives
Printed
759	2s6d	Black-brown	Carrickfergus Castle	11*12	No Wmk	White	01/07/68
760	5s	Red	Caernarvon Castle	11*12	No Wmk	White	10/04/68
761	10s	Bright ultramarine	Edinburgh Castle	11*12	No Wmk	White	10/04/68
762	1	Black	Windsor Castle	11*12	No Wmk	White	04/12/67
British Bridges
763	4d	Black, bluish violet, turquoise-blue and gold	Tarr Steps, Exmoor	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	29/04/68
764	9d	Red-brown, myrtle-green, ultramarine, olive-brown, black and gold	Aberfeldy Bridge	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	29/04/68
765	1s6d	Olive-brown, red-orange, bright green, turquoise green and gold	Menai Bridge	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	29/04/68
766	1s9d	Olive-brown, greenish yellow, dull green, deep ultramarine and gold	M4 Viaduct	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	29/04/68
British Anniversaries
767	4d	Emerald, olive, blue and black	TUC and Trade Unionists	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	29/05/95
768	9d	Reddish violet, bluish grey and black	Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	29/05/95
769	1s	Olive brown, blue, red, slate-blue and black	Sopwith Camel and Lightning Fighters	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	29/05/95
770	1s9d	Yellow-ochre and blackish brown	Captain Cook's Endevour	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	29/05/95
British Paintings
771	4d	Black, vermilion, Greenish-yellow, grey and gold	Queen Elizabeth I by unknown artist	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	12/08/68
772	1s	Mauve, new blue, greenish yellow, black, magenta and gold	Pinkie by Lawrence	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	12/08/68
773	1s6d	Slate, orange, black, mauve, greenish yellow ultramarine and gold	Ruins of St. Mary by Piper	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	12/08/68
774	1s9d	Greenish yellow, black, new blue, red and gold	The Hay Wain by Constable	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	12/08/68
Christmas
775	4d	Black, orange, vermilion, ultramarine, bistre and gold	Boy and girl with Rocking Horse	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 1B	25/11/68
776	9d	Yellow-olive, black, brown, yellow, magenta, orange, turquoise and gold	Girl with Doll's House	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	25/11/68
777	1s6d	Ultramarine, yellow-orange, bright purple, blue-green, black and gold	Boy with Train set	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	25/11/68
British Ships
778	5d	Black, grey, red and turquoise	R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth I	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 1 HB	15/01/69
779	9d	Red, blue, ochre, brown, black and grey	Elizabeth Galleon	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2RB	15/01/69
780	9d	Ochre, brown, black and grey	East Indiaman	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2RB	15/01/69
781	9d	Ochre, brown, black and grey	Cutty Sark	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2RB	15/01/69
782	1s	Brown, black, grey, green and greenish yellow	S.S. Great Britain	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	15/01/69
783	1s	Red, black, brown, carmine and grey	R.M.S. Mauritania	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	15/01/69
First Flight of Concorde
784	4d	Yellow-orange, violet, greenish blue, blue-green and pale green	Concorde in Flight	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	03/03/69
785	9d	Ultramarine, emerald, red and grey-blue	Plan and Elevation Views	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	03/03/69
786	1s6d	Deep blue, silver-grey and light blue	Concorde's Nose and Tail	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	03/03/69
New high value definitives
Same head as smaller definitvies i.e. the Machin Head
787	2s6d	Brown	Large Machin head	12	No Wmk		05/03/69
788	5s	Crimson-lake	Large Machin head	12	No Wmk		05/03/69
789	10s	Deep ultramarine	Large Machin head	12	No Wmk		05/03/69
790	1	Bluish black	Large Machin head	12	No Wmk		05/03/69
Anniversaries
791	5d	Black, pale sage-green, chestnut and new blue	Page from Daily Mail and Vickers Vimy Aircraft	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	02/04/69
792	9d	Pale turquoise, deep blue, light emerald, green and black	Europa and CEPT emblem	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	02/04/69
793	1s	Bright purple, deep blue and lilac	ILO Emblem	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	02/04/69
794	1s6d	Red, royal blue, yellow-green, black, lemon and new blue	Flags of NATO Countries	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	02/04/69
795	1s9d	Yellow-olive, greenish yellow and pale turquoise-green	Vickers Vimy Aircraft and Globe showing flight	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	02/04/69
British Architecture
796	5d	Grey-black, orange, pale bluish violet and black	Durham Cathedral	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	28/05/69
797	5d	Grey-black, pale bluish violet, new blue and black	York Minister	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	28/05/69
798	5d	Grey-black, purple, green and black	St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	28/05/69
799	5d	Grey-black, green, new blue and black	Canterbury Cathedral	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	28/05/69
800	9d	Grey-black, ochre, pale drab, violet and black	St. Pauls Cathedral	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	28/05/69
801	1s6d	Grey-black, pale turquoise, pale reddish violet, pale yellow-olive and black	Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	28/05/69
Investiture of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales
802	5d	Deep olive-grey, light olive grey, deep grey, light grey, red, pale turquoise green, black and silver	The Kings Gate, Caernavon Caste	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/07/69
803	5d	Deep olive-grey, light olive grey, deep grey, light grey, red, pale turquoise green, black and silver	The Eagle Tower, Caernavon Castle	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/07/69
804	5d	Deep olive-grey, light olive grey, deep grey, light grey, red, pale turquoise green, black and silver	Queen Eleanors Gate, Caernavon Castle	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/07/69
805	5d	Deep grey, light grey, black and gold	Celtic Cross, Margam Abbey	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/07/69
806	9d	Blackish yellow-olive and gold	H.R.H. The Prince of Wales	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/07/69
Gandhi Centenary Year
807	1s6d	Black, green, red-orange and grey	Mahatma Ghandi	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	13/08/69
Post Office Technology Commemoration
808	5d	New blue, greenish blue, lavender and black	National Giro G Symbol	13.5*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/10/69
809	9d	Emerald, violet-blue and black	Telecommunications international Subscriber Dialing	13.5*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/10/69
810	1s	Emerald, lavender and black	Telecommunications Pulse Code Modulation	13.5*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/10/69
811	1s6d	Bright purple, light blue, grey-blue and black	Postal Mechanization Automation Sorting	13.5*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/10/69
Christmas
812	4d	Vermilion, new blue, orange, bright purple, light green, bluish violet blackish brown and gold	Herald Angel	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 1CB	26/11/69
813	5d	Magenta, light blue, royal blue, olive brown, green, greenish yellow, red and gold	The Three Shepherds	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	26/11/69
814	1s6d	Greenish yellow, bright purple, bluish violet, deep slate, orange, green, new blue and gold	The Three Kings	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	26/11/69
British Rural Architecture
815	5d	Grey, grey-black, black, lemon, greenish-blue, orange-brown, ultramarine, and green	Fife Harling	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	11/02/70
816	9d	Orange-brown, olive-yellow, bright-green, black, grey-black and grey	Cotswold Limestone	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	11/02/70
817	1s	Deep blue, reddish lilac, drab and new blue	Welsh Stucco	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	11/02/70
818	1s6d	Greenish yellow, black, turquoise blue and lilac	Ulster Thatch	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	11/02/70
Anniversaries
819	5d	Black, yellow-olive, blue, emerald, greenish-yellow, rose-red, gold and orange-red	Signing the declaration of Arbroath	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/04/70
820	9d	Ochre, deep blue, carmine, black, blue-green, yellow-olive, blue and gold	Florence Nightingale attending Patients	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/04/70
821	1s	Green, greenish-yellow, brown, black, cerise, gold and light blue	Signing of International Co-operative Alliance	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/04/70
822	1s6d	Greenish yellow, carmine, deep yellow olive, emerald, black, blue, gold and sage green	Pilgrims and Mayflower	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/04/70
823	1s9d	Black, slate, lemon, gold and bright purple	Sir William Herschel, Francis Baily, Sir John Herschel and Telescope	15*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	01/04/70
Literary Anniversaries
824	5d	Black, orange, silver, gold and magenta	Mr. Pickwick and Sam	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	03/06/70
825	5d	Black, magenta, silver, gold and orange	Mr. and Mrs. Micawber	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	03/06/70
826	5d	Black, light greenish blue, silver, gold and yellow-bistre	David Copperfield and Betsy Trotwood	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	03/06/70
827	5d	Black, yellow-bistre, silver, gold and light greenish blue	Oliver asking for more	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	03/06/70
828	1s6d	Light yellow-blue, black, silver, gold and bright blue	Grasmere	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	03/06/70
Decimal Currency Pre-Issue Machin Definitives
829	10p	Cerise	QEII Machin head	12	No Wmk	Phosphorised Paper	17/06/70
830	20p	Olive-green	QEII Machin head	12	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced paper	17/06/70
831	50p	Deep ultramarine	QEII Machin head	12	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced paper	17/06/70
831b	1	Bluish black	QEII Machin head	12	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced paper	06/12/72
Ninth British Commonwealth Games
832	5d	Pink, emerald, greenish yellow and deep yellow-green	Runners	13.5*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	15/07/70
833	1s6d	Light greenish blue, lilac, bistre-brown and Prussian Blue	Swimmers	13.5*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	15/07/70
834	1s9d	Yellow-orange, lilac, salmon, deep red-brown	Cyclists	13.5*14	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	15/07/70
Philympia 70 Stamp Exhibition
835	5d	Grey-black, brownish bistre, black and dull purple	1d Black (1840)	14*14.5	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	18/09/70
836	9d	Light drab, blush green, stone, black and dull purple	1s Green (1847)	14*14.5	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	18/09/70
837	1s6d	Carmine, light drab, black and dull purple	4d Carmine (1855)	14*14.5	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	18/09/70
Christmas
838	4d	Brown-red, turquoise-green, pale chestnut brown, grey-black, gold and vermilion	Shepherds and Apparition of the Angel	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 1CB	25/11/70
839	5d	Emerald, gold, blue, brown-red, ochre, grey-black and violet	Mary, Joseph, and Christ in the Manger	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	25/11/70
840	1s6d	Gold, grey-black, pale turquoise-green, salmon, ultramarine, ochre and yellow-green	The Wise Men bearing gifts	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	25/11/70
840	1s6d	Gold, grey-black, pale turquoise-green, salmon, ultramarine, ochre and yellow-green	The Wise Men bearing gifts	14*15	No Wmk	Chalk-surfaced + 2B	25/11/70