GREAT BRITAIN

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WILD CATS

Issue Item code Item type Face value Remarks SC
1922/23/24 British Empire Exhibition Slogan Postmarks GB19220000 PMK B10 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Birmingham - 1922B
Circular Datestamp without inner circle. No point between '1922' and 'B'
Earliest use we have seen:
11 Nov 1922
Latest use we have seen:
11 Nov 1922
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK B10 1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Birmingham - 1923B
Circular Datestamp with inner circle. Point between '1923' and 'B'
Earliest use we have seen:
11 April 1923
Latest use we have seen:
3 August 1923
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GB19230000 PMK B10 2 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Birmingham - 1923B
Circular Datestamp. No point between '1923' and 'B'
Earliest use we have seen:
24 Dec 1923
Latest use we have seen:
27 March 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK BD1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Bradford
Earliest use we have seen:
10 October 1923
Latest use we have seen:
10 October 1923
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK BH1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Bournemouth
Earliest use we have seen:
25 Feb 1923
Latest use we have seen:
8 Dec 1923
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK BN1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Brighton
Earliest use we have seen:
18 Nov 1922
Latest use we have seen:
17 June 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK BS1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Bristol
1923A
Earliest use we have seen:
30 May 1923
Latest use we have seen:
4 March 1924
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GB19230000 PMK CF10 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Cardiff
Earliest use we have seen:
27 July 1923
Latest use we have seen:
27 July 1923
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GB19230000 PMK DD1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Dundee
Earliest use we have seen:
4 Oct 1923
Latest use we have seen:
4 Oct 1923
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19240000 PMK EC D Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London E.C.
1922/3/4 D
Earliest use we have seen:
23 Nov 1922
Latest use we have seen:
17 June 1924
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GB19220000 PMK EC G Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London E.C.
1922 G
Datestamp without inner circle
Earliest use we have seen:
28 Nov 1922
Latest use we have seen:
28 Nov 1922
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GB19230000 PMK EC G Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London E.C.
1923 G
Datestamp with inner circle
Earliest use we have seen:
12 March 1923
Latest use we have seen:
7 March 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19220000 PMK EH1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Edinburgh A
Without inner circle
Earliest use we have seen:
31 Dec 1922
Latest use we have seen:
31 Dec 1922
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GB19230000 PMK EH1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Edinburgh A
With inner circle
Earliest use we have seen:
7 August 1923
Latest use we have seen:
13 May 1924
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GB19230000 PMK EX1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Exeter
Earliest use we have seen:
24 October 1922
Latest use we have seen:
23 May 1923
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK FY1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Blackpool
Earliest use we have seen:
13 July 1923
Latest use we have seen:
5 June 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK G1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Glasgow
Earliest use we have seen:
10 Dec 1923
Latest use we have seen:
9 June 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK HU1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Hull
Earliest use we have seen:
27 July 1923
Latest use we have seen:
26 June 1924
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GB19230000 PMK L1 B Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Liverpool - 1924B
Earliest use we have seen:
24 Jan 1924
Latest use we have seen:
5 May 1924
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GB19230000 PMK LON E Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London (no postcode) -
1923/4 E
Earliest use we have seen:
21 March 1923
Latest use we have seen:
2 February 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19220000 PMK LON F Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London (no postcode) -
1922 F
Without inner circle and hour markings
Earliest use we have seen:
21 Dec 1922
Latest use we have seen:
21 Dec 1922
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GB19240000 PMK LON F Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London (no postcode) -
1923/4 F
With inner circle and hour markings
Earliest use we have seen:
4 April 1923
Latest use we have seen:
25 Feb 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19220000 PMK LON H Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London (no postcode) -
1923 H
Without inner circle, with hour markings
Earliest use we have seen:
29 Nov 1929
Latest use we have seen:
29 Nov 1929
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19240000 PMK LON H Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London (no postcode) -
1923 H
With inner circle and hour markings
Earliest use we have seen:
19 May 1923
Latest use we have seen:
2 July 1923
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19240000 PMK M1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Manchester
Earliest use we have seen:
19 April 1924
Latest use we have seen_
19 April 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19240000 PMK PO1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Portsmouth
Earliest use we have seen:
7 Feb 1924
Latest use we have seen_
1 May 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19220000 PMK SW1 A Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Datestamp without inner circle
London Sg - 1922 A
Earliest use we have seen:
9 Nov 1922
Latest use we have seen:
9 Nov 1922
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK SW1 A Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Datestamp with inner circle
London SW1 - 1923/24 A
Earliest use we have seen:
20 June 1923
Latest use we have seen:
27 Feb 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK SW16
(the scan is from a proof print - hence the colour)		 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
Streatham SW16 - 1923
Earliest use we have seen:
28 Sep 1923
Latest use we have seen:
28 Sep 1923
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19240000 PMK W1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London W1 - 1924 (no desk code)
Circular datestamp without inner circle
Earliest use we have seen:
22 March 1924
Latest use we have seen:
22 March 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19220000 PMK W1 C Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London W1 - 1922C
Circular datestamp without inner circle
Earliest use we have seen:
8 Nov 1922
Latest use we have seen:
1 Dec 1922
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GB19230000 PMK W1 C 1 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London W1 - 1923C - no point between 1923 and C
Circular datestamp with inner circle
Earliest use we have seen:
13 April 1923
Latest use we have seen:
3 July 1923
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK W1 C 2 Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London W1 - 1923C - point between 1923 and C
Circular datestamp with inner circle
Earliest use we have seen:
22 Nov 1923
Latest use we have seen:
28 Nov 1923
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19230000 PMK WC A Slogan Postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition 1924"
London WC - 1923 / 1924 A
Earliest use we have seen:
17 April 1923
Latest use we have seen:
4 April 1924
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1924 British Empire Exhibition GB19240423 ST 0_0_1 1 Stamp 1d Lion
Line perf. 14
MI 166A
GB19240423 ST 0_0_1 2 Stamp 1d Lion
Comb perf. 14
MI 166C
GB19240423 ST 0_0_1 3 Stamp 1d Lion
Line perf. 14, imperf. left
MI 166A Ul
GB19240423 ST 0_0_1 4 Stamp 1d Lion
Line perf. 14, imperf. bottom
MI 166A Uu
GB19240423 ST 0_0_1_5 1 Stamp 1 1/2 d Lion
Line perf. 14
MI 167A
GB19240423 ST 0_0_1_5 2 Stamp 1 1/2 d Lion
Comb perf. 14
MI 167C
GB19240423 ST 0_0_1_5 3 Stamp 1d Lion
Line perf. 14, imperf. left
MI 167A Ul
GB19240423 PAID 0_0_0_5 Postage Paid / Meter Framk 1/2 d Lion
Meter Frank used at the Exhibition
GB19240423_0000 PMK HA0 1 Commemorative Slogan Postmark - Lion
"Wembley Park 1924"
Empire Exhibition
Slogan postmark used at the exhibition main post office
Earliest use we have seen:
23 April 1924
Latest use we have seen:
1 Nov 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19240423_0000 PMK HA0 2 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Wembley Park 1924"
Manual steel postmark used at the exhibition main post office
Earliest use we have seen:
23 April 1924
Latest use we have seen:
28 Oct 1924
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GB19240423_0000 PMK HA0 3 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Wembley Park 1924"
Manual rubber postmark used at the exhibition main post office
Earliest use we have seen:
?? ?? ????
Latest use we have seen:
?? ?? ????
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GB19240423_0000 PMK HA0 4 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Wembley - Palace of Industry"
Manual postmark used at the exhibition in the Palace of Industry
Earliest use we have seen:
23 March 1924
Latest use we have seen:
12 August 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19240423_0000 PMK HA0 5 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Wembley - Palace of Engineering"
Manual postmark used at the exhibition in the Palace of Engineering
Earliest use we have seen:
23 March 1924
Latest use we have seen:
23 March 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19240423_0000 PMK HA0 6 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Wembley - Stadium"
Manual postmark used at the exhibition at the Stadium
Earliest use we have seen:
23 March 1924
Latest use we have seen:
23 March 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
GB19240423_0000 PMK HA0 7 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Conference Hall"
Manual postmark used at the exhibition at the Conference Hall
Earliest use we have seen:
23 March 1924
Latest use we have seen:
23 March 1924
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
1925 British Empire Exhibition GB19250509 ST 0_0_1 Stamp 1 d Lion
MI 168
GB19250509 ST 0_0_1_5 Stamp 1 1/2 d Lion
MI 169
GB19250000 PAID 0_0_2_5 PP Postmark 2 1/2 d Lion
"Empire Exhibition Wembley Park Gt Britain
GB19250000 PAID 0_0_6 Postage Paid / Meter Framk 6 d Lion
Meter Frank used at the Exhibition
We are uncertain whether this was ever used. We have only seen a specimen dated 25 January 1925
GB192500501_1114 PMK HA0 1 Commemorative slogan postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Wembley Park"
1925.D
Slogan postmark used at the exhibition main post office
Used for the duration of the 1925 exhibition 1 May - 14 Nov 1925
GB192500501_1114 PMK HA0 2 Commemorative postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Wembley Park"
Manual steel postmark with massive markers on both sides of the year
Used at the exhibition main post office
Used for the duration of the 1925 exhibition 1 May - 14 Nov 1925
GB192500501_1114 PMK HA0 3 Commemorative postmark - Lion
"British Empire Exhibition Wembley"
Manual steel postmark with "five spot- markers" on both sides of the year
Used at the exhibition main post office (?)
Used for the duration of the 1925 exhibition 1 May - 14 Nov 1925 (?)
GB19250501_0000 PMK HA0 4 Commemorative postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Wembley - Palace of Industry"
Manual steel postmark
Used at the Palace of Industry PO
Used for the duration of the 1925 exhibition 1 May - 14 Nov 1925 (?)
GB19250501_0000 PMK HA0 5 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Wembley - Palace of Engineering"
Manual postmark used at the exhibition in the Palace of Engineering
Used for the duration of the 1925 exhibition 1 May - 14 Nov 1925 (?)
GB19250501_0000 PMK HA0 6 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Wembley - Stadium"
Manual postmark used at the exhibition at the Stadium
Used for the duration of the 1925 exhibition 1 May - 14 Nov 1925 (?)
GB19250501_0000 PMK HA0 7 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"Empire Exhibition Conference Hall"
Manual postmark used at the exhibition at the Conference Hall
Used for the duration of the 1925 exhibition 1 May - 14 Nov 1925 (?)
GB19250501_0000 PMK HA0 8 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"P.O. Exhibit. Govt. Pavillion"
Manual postmark used at the exhibition at the Conference Hall
Used for the duration of the 1925 exhibition 1 May - 14 Nov 1925 (?)
1944 BFPO Christmas Air Letter GB19441000 AEG MIL 1
Address sideInside		 Military Air Letter PP Tiger (on address side and inside)
Air letter for military personnel in India
This item is also listed under India
1970 Lions District Conference GB19700417 PMK M1 Commemorative Postmark - Lions Club Logo
"Lions 185 Dist. Convention - April 17-18 1970 - We serve"
Manchester
17-18 Apr 1970
1972 Bristol Zoo Slogan Postmark GB19720000 PMK B2 Slogan Postmark - Tiger
"Let's go to Bristol Zoo"
Birmingham P
Earliest use seen:
5 Sep 1972
Latest use seen:
5 Sep 1972
If you know the exact dates of use for this postmark, please let us know
1972 Indian Army Medals Exhibition GB19720117 PMK MIL1254 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"Indian Army Medals Exhibition - National Army Museum London
British Forces 1254 Postal Service
17 Jan 1972
1974 50th Anniversary of Britain's First Commemorative Stamps GB19740423 PMK HA0 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"Britain's First Commemorative Stamps - 50th Anniversary - 1924 - 1974"
Wembley, Middlesex
23 April 1974
1975 British Philatelic Exhibition GB19751029 PMK W1
On commemorative
cover		 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"British Philatelic Exhibition"
London W1
29 Oct 1975
GB19751029 MISC SS
Info sheet		 Souvenir Sheet (no franking value) - Lion
Plate proof of
GB19250509 ST 0_0_1
given out with the exhibition catalogue
1979 Lions Holiday - 79 GB19790509 PMK PO11 Commemorative Postmark - Lions Club Logo
"Lions Holiday -79 - District 105 D - Sinah Warren"
Hayling Island, Hants.
9 May 1979
1992 Nature Conservation GB19920915 FDP BS8 First Day Postmark - Leopard
"Without Conservation We Die"
Bristol Zoo, Bristol
15 Sept 1992
1999 75th Anniversary of the First British Commemorative Stamps GB19990423 PMK HA0 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"75th Anniversary - 1st British Commemorative Stamps - The British Empire Exhibition of 1924"
Wembley, Middlesex
23 April 1999
2001 Exel Logistics Meter Frank GB2001 MF EX RG12 Meter Frank - Lions
"Exel"
Bracknel
Earliest use we have seen:
3 July 1971
Latest use we have seen:
3 July 1971
Machine no. FJ0533677
If you know the exact dates of use for this item, please let us know
2002 EUROPA: The Circus GB20020409 FDP SE1 First Day
Postmark *		 - Lion
"Circus"
London Bridge
London SE1
9 April 2001
2005 The Ashes Tour GB20050825 PMK NG2 Commemorative Postmark - Lion
"The Ashes Tour 2005 - Fourth Test Match"
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
25 August 2005
2007 The New Wembley Stadium GB20070517 FDP HA9 6 First Day
Postmark *		 - Lion
"Wembley Stadium - Phil Stamp Collection"
Wembley
17 May 2007
This item is also listed under Heraldic Cats
2011 Magical Realms GB20110308 ST 0_97 2 Stamp 0.97 Lion
Aslan from the Narnia Series
Wild Cats in Literature
MI 3065
2011 50th Anniversary of WWF GB20110322 ST 1st 3 Stamp 1st (0.41 on issue) Tiger
Siberian Tiger
WWF
Issued in ordianry sheets and in prestige booklet
MI 3069
GB20110322 ST 1st 5 Stamp 1st (0.41 on issue) Leopard
Amur Leopard
WWF
Issued in ordianry sheets and in prestige booklet
MI 3071
GB20110322 ST 1st 6 Stamp 1st (0.41 on issue) Iberian Lynx
WWF
Issued in ordianry sheets and in prestige booklet
MI 3072
GB20110322 ST 0_97 Stamp 0.97 Jaguar
WWF
Stamp from MS or Prestige Booklet
MI ???
GB20110322 MS 2_91 Minature Sheet 2.97 Jaguar (on one stamp and on selvedge)
4-stamp MS
MI ???
GB20110322 BK 9_60
Pane 1
Pane 2		 Prestige Booklet 9.60 Tiger
Leopard
Iberian Lynx
Jaguar
Booklet with all stamps of the issue + 8 Machins
MI ???
GB20110322 FDP BT1 First Day Postmark - Iberian Lynx
"50th Aniiversary - World Wildlife at Risk"
Exchange Place, Belfast
22 March 2011
GB20110322 FDP CF10 1 First Day Postmark - Tiger
"World Eildlife Fund - GBFDC Association"
Tiger Bay, Cardiff
22 March 2011
GB20110322 FDP CF10 2 First Day Postmark - Leopard
"50th Aniiversary - World Wildlife at Risk"
Mount Stuart Square, Cardiff
22 March 2011
GB20110322 FDP DN1 First Day Postmark - Leopard
"WWF"
Doncaster, South Yorkshire
22 March 2011
GB20110322 FDP E5 First Day Postmark - Tiger
Tiger Way, London E5
22 March 2011
GB20110322 FDP PH8 First Day Postmark - Tiger
"50th Aniiversary - World Wildlife at Risk"
Dunkeld, Pertshire
22 March 2011
GB20110322 FDP RH12 First Day Postmark - Lion
"Keep Wildlife in the Wild - Born Free Foundation"
Horsham, W. Sussex
22 March 2011

Compiled by Geir Arveng with additional information from Marci Jarvis, Nahum Shereshevsky, TS Tan
Ian Billings (Norvic Philatelics), Marco Carelli, Jennifer Bairnes and Patrick Roberts.
Latest update: 17 April 2012

* A note on British First Day Postmarks:
Along with the Bureau and other official FDPs, there are ofen a number of comemmorative postmarks associated with a stamp issue. In addition to cancelling FDCs these additional postmarks can also be used to cancel mail franked with other stamps than those from the the issue the postmark is comemmorating. Due to the obvious connection to the stamp issue we have decided to list them as FDP rather that commemorative postmarks.