FOUR IMPORTANT NATIONAL ANNIVERSARIES IN BRITAIN will be commemorated by the issue of special postage stamps on May 29. The centenary of the Trades Union Congress is marked by a 4d stamp in black, blue, green, and brown, boldly featuring the letters T.U.C. in cut-out form from faces symbolising the membership of the organisation. The fiftieth anniversary of women’s suffrage in Britain is commemorated by a 9d stamp depicting a statue of Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst The colours are grey, violet, and black. A Is stamp in brown, blue, grey, and black, honours the jubilee of the Royal Air Force. A Sopwith Camel fighter aircraft of the First World War is shown against vapour trails of modern jet fighters. The fourth stamp (1s 9d) marks the bicentenary of Captain Cook’s first voyage of discovery, and shows his signature superimposed on a picture of his ship, the Endeavour. The colours are brown and black.

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31676, 11 May 1968, Page 23

FOUR IMPORTANT NATIONAL ANNIVERSARIES IN BRITAIN will be commemorated by the issue of special postage stamps on May 29. The centenary of the Trades Union Congress is marked by a 4d stamp in black, blue, green, and brown, boldly featuring the letters T.U.C. in cut-out form from faces symbolising the membership of the organisation. The fiftieth anniversary of women’s suffrage in Britain is commemorated by a 9d stamp depicting a statue of Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst The colours are grey, violet, and black. A Is stamp in brown, blue, grey, and black, honours the jubilee of the Royal Air Force. A Sopwith Camel fighter aircraft of the First World War is shown against vapour trails of modern jet fighters. The fourth stamp (1s 9d) marks the bicentenary of Captain Cook’s first voyage of discovery, and shows his signature superimposed on a picture of his ship, the Endeavour. The colours are brown and black.