| Added by |
 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | ONLY FOR THE 13 PENCE STAMP The Post Office tried to destroy the 1988 stamp as the rate had been raised, but a few were missed Often the way a rarity is created in philately is through an attempt by a country's Post Office to destroy all the examples of a stamp which has been printed, and a few examples slip through the net. That is exactly what happened with the 1988 13p Christmas stamp, though with a particular twist in the story. The Post Office did a highly effective job of eliminating all the examples to be sold for common use, but allowed a few to go out as part of collections. |
| Face value | 14 Pence |
| Catalog code (Michel) | GB 1180 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | GB 1234 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier GB 1358 Stanley Gibbons GB 1414 AFA number GB 1305 Unificato GB 1356 |
| Series | Christmas Cards |
| Stamp colour | Multicoloured |
| Watermark | None |
| Stamp use | Coil stamp |
| Print run | 313.986.800 |
| Issue date | 15/11/1988 |
| Designer | Lynn Tricket |
| Paper type | 1 phosphor band |
| Print technique | photogravure |
| Printed by | Harrison & Sons Ltd. |
| Perforation | comb 14¾ x 14¼ |
| Height | 30.00 mm |
| Width | 41.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | Used stamp $0.25 Unused stamp $0.55 |
