Post Card History - Stamps on postcards sent to the UK - 1952 to 2000s

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Scottish Stamps

1958 to 2000s

Some of the stamps sold in Scotland, Ireland and Wales since 1958 have differed from the 'normal' British stamps. However, it has been acceptable to use either the 'normal' British stamps or the Scottish stamps on cards posted from any part of the UK.

Below are examples of all the different Scottish stamps from Queen Elizabeth's reign that I have been able to find on postcards posted within the UK.

British stamps: 1890s to 1952 British stamps: 1952 to 2000s

'Old Money'

(to 1971)

1 penny = 1d
12 pennies = 1 shilling.
240 pennies = £1

'New Money'

(from 1971)

1 penny = 1p
100 pennies = £1

Stamps before the introduction of 1st and 2nd Class Post

1958

15 Sep 1968

From ...	2nd Class Post	1st Class Post
16 Sep 1968	4d © OR new colour 4 Sep 1968 © OR new colour 26 Feb 1969 ©	5d ©
15 Feb 1971	2½p ©	3p ©
10 Sep 1973	3p ©	3½p
24 Jun 1974	3½p ©	4½p
17 Mar 1975	5½p ©	7p
29 Sep 1975	6½p ©	8½p ©
13 Jun 1977	7p ©	9p ©
20 Aug 1979	8p	10p
4 Feb 1980	10p ©	12p
26 Jan 1981	11½p ©	14p ©
1 Feb 1982	12½p ©	15½p ©
5 Apr 1983	12½p ©	16p ©
3 Sep 1984	13p ©	17p ©
4 Nov 1985	12p ©	17p ©
20 Oct 1986	13p ©	18p ©
5 Sep 1988	14p ©	19p ©
2 Oct 1989	15p ©	20p
17 Nov 1990	17p ©	22p ©
16 Sep 1991	18p ©	24p ©
1 Nov 1993	19p ©	25p ©
8 Jul 1996	20p ©	26p © OR DRAB OR GOLD?
27 Apr 1999	19p	26p
27 Apr 2000	19p	27p
8 May 2003	20p	28p
1 Apr 2004	21p	28p
7 Apr 2005	21p	30p
I have found that in recent years, very few postcards have used stamps with the higher values above. Instead, they have used one of the stamps below, or more usually, one of the 'normal' British equivalents: ©