A583-“1980 UKRoyal Mail ❚ 80th Birthday of H.M. The Queen Mother FDC 4 Aug 1980

Title:
“1980 UK Royal Mail ❚ 80th Birthday of H.M. The Queen Mother FDC 4 Aug 1980 Leicester Cancellation”
Category:
Collectibles → Stamps, Postal History & Coins → Postal History → First Day Covers (FDCs)
Condition:
– Used / Postally-canceled (with first day cancellation 4 Aug 1980, Leicester)
– Envelope appears intact, stamps affixed, no major tears visible; minor corner crease on front right upper corner (based on images)
– “Benham High Street Hythe, Kent” label present (possible commercial cachet)
– Un-addressed / blank back (as shown)
Please state in listing: “Very good used condition, see photos for any minor imperfections (corner crease, light handling).”
Item Specifics:
Issue Date: 4 August 1980
Subject: 80th Birthday of H.M. The Queen Mother (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Theme: Royalty / British Monarch
Format: First Day Cover (FDC) with two 12p stamps
Cancel Location: Leicester
Envelope Size: (please measure approximate size)
Additional Label/Cachet: “BENHAM HIGH STREET HYTHE, KENT” (printed violet)
Insert: (none shown) – state “No insert included / as shown” if applicable
Colour: White envelope, stamps in multicolour (blue hat portrait)
Features: “80th Birthday” text on stamp, special cancel “80” design for “First Day Covers of Royalty Exhibition” 4th August 1980 Leicester
Recommended Listing Price:
Fixed-Price option: £7.50 (Buy It Now)
Offer “or Best Offer” to allow negotiation.
Auction option: Start at £2.99, no reserve (or minimal reserve of £3) with 7-day duration; use “Free postage” or low cost to attract bidders.
Listing Description Suggestion:
> For your consideration: a vintage UK First Day Cover issued by Royal Mail on 4th August 1980, marking the 80th Birthday of H.M. The Queen Mother.
Features two 12p stamps (portrait of the Queen Mother in a blue hat) and a special “80 / First Day Covers of Royalty Exhibition / Leicester” cancel.
The envelope also bears a violet label “Benham High Street Hythe, Kent”.
The envelope is in very good used condition with some minor handling wear (one corner crease – see photos). No insert included.
A fine addition for a Royalty or British postal-history collection.
Postage will be via tracked/registered service from UK (or your region) and packaged carefully in a protective cover.
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