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
First set of Wilding definitives
515	0.5d	Orange-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		31/08/53
516	1d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		31/08/53
517	1.5d	Green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		05/12/52
518	2d	Red-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		31/08/53
519	2.5d	Carmine-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		08/10/54
520	3d	Deep lilac	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		05/12/52
521	4d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		18/01/54
522	5d	Brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		06/07/53
523	6d	Reddish-purple	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		18/01/54
524	7d	Bright green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		18/01/54
525	8d	Magenta	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		06/07/53
526	9d	Bronze-green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		08/02/54
527	10d	Prussian blue	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		08/02/54
528	11d	Brown-purple	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		08/02/54
529	1s	Bistre-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		06/07/53
530	1s3d	Green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		02/11/53
531	1s6d	Grey-blue	QE II and National emblems	15*14	TC		02/11/53
Coronation
532	2.5d	Carmine-red		15*14	TC		03/06/53
533	4d	Ultramarine		15*14	TC		03/06/53
534	1s3d	Deep yellow-green		15*14	TC		03/06/53
535	1s6d	Deep grey-blue		15*14	TC		03/06/53
High value Castle Definitives
536	2s6d	Black-brown	Carrickfergus Castle	11*12	EC		23/09/55		Waterlow
536a	2s6d	Black-brown	Carrickfergus Castle	11*12	EC		17/07/58		De La Rue
537	5s	Rose-carmine	Caernarvon Castle	11*12	EC		23/09/55		Waterlow
537a	5s	Rose-carmine	Caernarvon Castle	11*12	EC		30/04/58		De La Rue
538	10s	Ultramarine	Edinburgh Castle	11*12	EC		01/09/55		Waterlow
538a	10s	Ultramarine	Edinburgh Castle	11*12	EC		25/04/58		De La Rue
539	1	Black	Windsor Castle	11*12	EC		01/09/55		Waterlow
539a	1	Black	Windsor Castle	11*12	EC		28/04/58		De La Rue
Second issue of Wilding definitives - different watermark
540	0.5d	Orange-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		01/08/55
541	1d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		19/09/55
542	1.5d	Green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		01/08/55
543	2d	Red-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		06/09/55
543b	2d	Light red-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		17/10/56
544	2.5d	Carmine-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		28/09/55
545	3d	Deep lilac	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		17/07/56
546	4d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		14/11/55
547	5d	Brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		21/09/55
548	6d	Reddish-purple	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		20/12/55
549	7d	Bright green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		23/04/56
550	8d	Magenta	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		21/12/55
551	9d	Bronze-green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		15/12/55
552	10d	Prussian blue	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		22/09/55
553	11d	Brown-purple	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		28/10/55
554	1s	Bistre-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		01/11/55
555	1s3d	Green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		27/03/56
556	1s6d	Grey-blue	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		27/03/56
World Scout Jamboree
557	2.5d	Carmine-red	Scout badge and Rolling Hitch	15*14	EC		01/08/57
558	4d	Ultramarine	Scouts coming to Britain	15*14	EC		01/08/57
559	1s3d	Green	Globe within compass	15*14	EC		01/08/57
46th Inter-parliamentary Union Conference
560	4d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems and 46th Inter-parliamentary Union Conference around edges	15*14	EC		12/09/57
Graphite lined issues - Wildings with one or two graphite lines down the back of the stamp
561	0.5d	Orange-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		19/11/57
562	1d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		19/11/57
563	1.5d	Green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		19/11/57
564	2d	Light red-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		19/11/57
565	2.5d	Carmine-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		19/11/57
566	3d	Deep lilac	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC		19/11/57
Sixth British Empire and Commonwealth Games
567	3d	Deep lilac	Welsh Dragon	15*14	EC		18/07/58
568	6d	Reddish purple	Flag and Games Emblem	15*14	EC		18/07/58
569	1s3d	Green	Different Welsh Dragon	15*14	EC		18/07/58
Fourth Wilding issue with new watermark
570	0.5d	Orange-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		25/11/58
571	1d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		01/11/58
572	1.5d	Green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		01/12/58
573	2d	Red-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		04/12/58
574	2.5d	Carmine-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		01/11/58
575	3d	Deep lilac	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		01/11/58
576	4d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		29/10/58
577	4.5d	Chestnut	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		09/02/59
578	5d	Brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		10/11/58
579	6d	Deep claret	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		23/12/58
580	7d	Bright green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		26/11/58
581	8d	Magenta	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		24/02/60
582	9d	Bronze-green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		24/03/59
583	10d	Prussian blue	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		18/11/58
584	1s	Bistre-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		30/10/58
585	1s3d	Green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		17/06/59
586	1s6d	Grey-blue	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		16/12/58
Graphite lined MC Wildings
587	0.5d	Orange-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		15/06/59
588	1d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		18/12/58
589	1.5d	Green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		04/08/59
590	2d	Red-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		24/11/58
591	2.5d	Carmine-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		29/04/59
592	3d	Deep lilac	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		24/11/58
593	4d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		29/04/59
594	4.5d	Chestnut	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC		03/06/59
Castle high value definitives with new watermark
595	2s6d	Black-brown	Carrickfergus Castle	11*12	MC		22/07/59
596	5s	Scarlet, vermillion	Caernarvon Castle	11*12	MC		15/06/59
597	10s	Blue	Edinburgh Castle	11*12	MC		21/07/59
598	1	Black	Windsor Castle	11*12	MC		23/06/59
Phosphor graphite Wildings
599	0.5d	Orange-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC	2SB	18/11/59
600	1d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC	2SB	18/11/59
601	1.5d	Green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	EC	2SB	18/11/59
605	2d	Red-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	1CB	18/11/59
606	2.5d	Carmine-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	18/11/59
607	3d	Deep lilac	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	18/11/59
608	4d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	18/11/59
609	4.5d	Chestnut	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	18/11/59
Phosphor Wildings
610	0.5d	Orange-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	22/06/60
611	1d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	22/06/60
612	1.5d	Green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	22/06/60
613	2d	Light red-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	1CB	22/06/60
613a	2d	Light red-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	04/10/61
614	2.5d	Carmine-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	22/06/60
614a	2.5d	Carmine-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	1CB	04/10/61
614b	2.5d	Carmine-red	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	1CB	04/10/61
615	3d	Deep lilac	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	22/06/60
615c	3d	Deep lilac	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	1SB	29/04/65
616	4d	Ultramarine	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	22/06/60
616b	4.5d	Chestnut	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	13/09/61
616c	5d	Brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	09/06/67
617	6d	Deep claret	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	27/06/60
617a	7d	Bright green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	15/02/67
617b	8d	Magenta	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	28/06/67
617c	9d	Bronze-green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	29/12/66
617d	10d	Prussian blue	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	31/12/66
617e	1s	Bistre-brown	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	28/06/67
618	1s3d	Green	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	22/06/60
618a	1s6d	Grey-blue	QE II and National emblems	15*14	MC	2SB	12/12/66
Tercentenary of Establishment of General Letter Office
619	3d	deep lilac	Postbox of 1660	15*14	MC		07/07/60
620	1s3d	Green	Posthorn of 1660	14*15	MC		07/07/60
First Anniversary of European Post al and Telecommunications Conference
621	6d	Bronze green and purple	Conference emblem	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	19/09/60
622	1s6d	Brown and blue	Conference emblem	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	19/09/60
Centenary of Post Office Savings Bank
623I	2.5d	Black and red	Thrift plant	14*15	MC	Chalk-surfaced	28/08/61	Timson machine
623II	2.5d	Black and red	Thrift plant	14*15	MC	Chalk-surfaced	28/08/61	Thrissell machine
624I	3d	Orange-brown and violet	Growth of Savings	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	28/08/61	Timson machine
624II	3d	Orange-brown and violet	Growth of Savings	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	28/08/61	Thrissell machine
625	1s6d	Red and blue	Thrift plant	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	28/08/61	Timson machine
European Postal and Telecommunications (CEPT) conference Torquay
626	2d	Orange, pink and brown	CEPT emblem	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	18/09/61
627	4d	Buff, mauve and ultramarine	Doves and emblem	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	18/09/61
628	10d	Turquoise, pale green and Prussian blue	Doves and emblem	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	18/09/61
Seventh Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference
629	6d	Purple and gold	Hammer Beam roof, Westminster Hall	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	25/09/61
630	1s3d	Green and blue	Palace of Westminster	14*15	MCS	Chalk-surfaced	25/09/61
National Productivity Year
631	2.5d	Myrtle green and carmine red	Units of Productivity	15*14	MCI	Chalk-surfaced	14/11/62
631p	2.5d	Myrtle green and carmine red	Units of Productivity	15*14	MCI	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	14/11/62
632	3d	Light blue and violet	National Productivity	15*14	MCI	Chalk-surfaced	14/11/62
632p	3d	Light blue and violet	National Productivity	15*14	MCI	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	14/11/62
633	1s3d	Carmine, light blue and deep green	Unified Productivity	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	14/11/62
633p	1s3d	Carmine, light blue and deep green	Unified Productivity	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	14/11/62
Freedom from Hunger
634	2.5d	Crimson and pink	Campaign Emblem and Family	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	21/03/63
634p	2.5d	Crimson and pink	Campaign Emblem and Family	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	21/03/63
635	1s3d	Bistre-brown and yellow	Children of 3 races	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	21/03/63
635p	1s3d	Bistre-brown and yellow	Children of 3 races	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	21/03/63
Paris Postal Conference Centenary
636	6d	Green and mauve	Paris Conference	15*14	MCI	Chalk-surfaced	07/05/63
636p	6d	Green and mauve	Paris Conference	15*14	MCI	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	07/05/63
National Nature Week
637	3d	Yellow, green, brown and black	Posy of flowers	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	16/05/63
637p	3d	Yellow, green, brown and black	Posy of flowers	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	16/05/63
638	4.5d	Black, blue, yellow, magenta and brown-red	Woodland life	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	16/05/63
638p	4.5d	Black, blue, yellow, magenta and brown-red	Woodland life	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	16/05/63
Ninth International Lifeboat Conference, Edinburgh
639	2.5d	Blue, black and red	Rescue at Sea	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	31/05/63
639p	2.5d	Blue, black and red	Rescue at Sea	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	31/05/63
640	4d	Red, yellow, brown, black and blue	19th Century Lifeboat	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	31/05/63
640p	4d	Red, yellow, brown, black and blue	19th Century Lifeboat	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	31/05/63
641	1s6d	Sepia, yellow and grey-blue	Lifeboatmen	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	31/05/63
641p	1s6d	Sepia, yellow and grey-blue	Lifeboatmen	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	31/05/63
Red Cross Centenary Congress
642	3d	Red and deep lilac	Red Cross	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	15/08/63
642p	3d	Red and deep lilac	Red Cross	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	15/08/63
643	1s3d	Red, blue and grey	Red Cross	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	15/08/63
643p	1s3d	Red, blue and grey	Red Cross	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	15/08/63
644	1s6d	Red, blue and bistre	Red Cross	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	15/08/63
644p	1s6d	Red, blue and bistre	Red Cross	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	15/08/63
Opening of COMPAC (Trans-Pacific Telephone Cable)
645	1s6d	Blue and black	Commonwealth Cable	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	03/12/63
645p	1s6d	Blue and black	Commonwealth Cable	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	03/12/63
Shakespeare Festival
646	3d	Yellow-bistre, black and deep violet	Puck and Bottom (A Midsummer Night's Dream)	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	23/04/64
646p	3d	Yellow-bistre, black and deep violet	Puck and Bottom (A Midsummer Night's Dream)	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	23/04/64
647	6d	Yellow, orange, black and yellow-olive	Feste (Twelfth Night)	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	23/04/64
647p	6d	Yellow, orange, black and yellow-olive	Feste (Twelfth Night)	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	23/04/64
648	1s3d	Cerise, blue-green, black and sepia	Balcony Scene (Romeo and Juliet)	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	23/04/64
648p	1s3d	Cerise, blue-green, black and sepia	Balcony Scene (Romeo and Juliet)	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	23/04/64
649	1s6d	Violet, turquoise, black and blue	Eve of Agincourt (Henry V)	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced	23/04/64
649p	1s6d	Violet, turquoise, black and blue	Eve of Agincourt (Henry V)	15*14	MC	Chalk-surfaced & 3B	23/04/64
650	2s6d	Deep slate-purple	Hamlet contemplating Yorick's Skull (Hamlet)	11*12	MC	Chalk-surfaced	23/04/64