Bear Stamps and Postal Stationary from Great Britain
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Bear type - fictional
Year - 1979
Face value - 11p
Scott # - 869 (from 867-870 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1093 (from 1091-1094 set)
Michel # - 799 (from 797-800 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Winnie the Pooh [from Children's books issue]
 
Bear type - toy
Year - 1987
Face value - 31p
Scott # - 1199 (from 1196-1200 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1378
Michel # - 1129 (from 1126-1130 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Teddy bear, toys, child, book [from childhood memories issue]
 
Bear type - toy
Year - 1989
Face value - 19p
Scott # - 1247 (from 1243-1247 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1427
Michel # - 1193 (from 1189-1193 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Teddy bear [from special occasions issue]
Bear type - toy
Year - 1990
Face value - 20p
Scott # - 1304 (from 1304-1313 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1483
Michel # - 1251 (from 1251-1260 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Teddy bear [from Famous smiles issue]
 
Bear type - toy
Year - 1991
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 1364 (from 1364-1373 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1550
Michel # - 1327 IA (from 1327IA-1336IA set)
WNS # - none
Description - Teddy bear (from booklet of 10, perf. 15x14) [from famous smiles issue]
 
Bear type - fictional
Year - 1993
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 1487 (from 1479-1488 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1652 (from 1644-1653 set)
Michel # - 1439 (from 1431-1440 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Rupert Bear and Bill Badger [from children's characters greetings stamps issue]
 
Bear type - fictional
Year - 1994
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 1539 (from 1538-1547 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1801 (from 1800-1809 set)
Michel # - 1494 (from 1493-1502 set)
WNS # - none
Description - The Three Bears [from children's characters issue]
 
Bear type - fictional
Year - 1994
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 1540 (from 1538-1547 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1802 (from 1800-1809 set)
Michel # - 1495 (from 1493-1502 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Rupert Bear in hot air balloon, child [from children's characters issue]
 
need image Bear type - fictional
Year - 1994
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 1547 (from 1538-1547 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1809 (from 1800-1809 set)
Michel # - 1502 (from 1493-1502 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Paddington [from children's characters issue]
need image Bear type - brown
Year - 1995
Face Value - 25p
Scott # - 1623 (from 1620-1624 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1885 (from 1882-1886 set)
Michel # - 1583 (from 1580-1854 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Bear standing on its hind legs (?) outside of "The Hope" theatre [from Bankside theatres issue]
 
Bear type - fictional
Year - 1996
Face value - 26p
Scott # - 1699 (from 1698-1702 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 1941 (from 1940-1944 set)
Michel # - 1653  (from 1652-1656 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Sooty (bear puppet from TV show) [from 50th Anniversary of British TV programs
for children issue]
 
image needed! Bear type - toy
Year - 2000
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 1373b (sheet of 10)
Stanley Gibbons # - LS 1
Michel # - not listed
WNS # - not listed
Description - Teddy bear (from sheet of 10, perf 15x14, issued at Stamp Show 2000 with show logo on labels)
 
image needed! Bear type - toy
Year - 2001
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 1948 (from 1948-1952 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 2184 (from 2182-2186 set)
Michel # - 1912 (from 1909-1913 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Teddy bear hallmark (gravure) [from greetings stamps issue]
 
image needed! Bear type - toy
Year - 2001
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 1952a (sheet of 20)
Stanley Gibbons # - LS 4
Michel # - 1912 I and 1912 II (from 1909-1913 set)
WNS # - none
Description - Teddy bear hallmark (litho, from sheet of 20 w/labels) [from greetings stamps issue]
 
Bear type - toy
Year - 2002
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 1364a (sheet of 20)
Stanley Gibbons # - LS 9
Michel # - 1327 IIC (from 1327 II C -1328 IIC sheet)
WNS # - none
Description - Teddy bear (from sheet of 20, perf 14.5x14) [from famous smiles issue]
 
Bear type - fictional
Year - 2002
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 2026 (from 2024-2028 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 2263 (from 2260-2264 set)
Michel # - 1991 (from 1988-1992 set)
WNS # - GB018.02
Description - "Bear the Gardener" moving a pot (perf 15x14) [from greetings stamps issue]
 
image needed Bear type - fictional
Year - 2002
Face Value - 1st
Scott # - 2026a (sheet 20)
Stanley Gibbons # - LS 7
Michel # - 1991A and 1991C (from 1988-1992 set)
WNS # - none
Description - "Bear the Gardener" (perf 14.5x14, from sheet of 20 with labels)
 
Bear type - toy
Year - 2002
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 2065 (from 2064-2068 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 2305 (from 2304-2308 set)
Michel # - 2039 (from 2038-2042 set)
WNS # - GB064.02
Description - Teddy bear in child's arms [from "Peter Pan" issue]
 
Bear type - polar
Year - 2003
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 2165b (generic sheet only)
Stanley Gibbons # - need number
Michel # - 2165 II
WNS # - GB106.03
Description - Polar bear ice sculpture on label (generic, non-personalized sheets only)
 

Bear type - polar
Year - 2003
Face value - 2nd
Scott # - 2166b (generic sheet only)
Stanley Gibbons # - need number
Michel # - 2164 II
WNS # - GB105.03
Description - Polar bear on label (generic, non-personalized sheets only)
 
Bear type - teddy
Year - 2005
Face Value - 1st
Scott # - 2318 (from 2314-2319 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - need number
Michel # - 2342 I (from 2338 I-2343 I set)
WNS # - need number
Description - Teddy bear (like previous Smiles teddy issue, but is a bit smaller in size)
 
need image Bear type - fictional
Year - 2005
Face value - 1st
Scott # - 2318a (sheet of 20+20 labels)
Stanley Gibbons # - need number
Michel # - 2342 II (from 2338 II-2343 II set)
WNS # - need number
Description - Teddy bear (like previous small Smiles teddy issue, but is from a sheet of "personalized" stamps)
 
Bear type - fictional
Year - 2006
Face Value - 1st
Scott # - 2337 (from 2334-2341 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 2592 (from 2589-2596 set)
Michel # - 2369 (from 2366-2373 set)
WNS # - GB004.06
Description - Paddington [from Animal Tales/Illustrations from Children's Literature issue]
 
Bear type - fictional
Year - 2006
Face Value - 1st
Scott # - need number
Stanley Gibbons # - need number
Michel # - 2374
WNS # - none
Description - Paddington [from generic smiles sheet - there are 5 different labels that also show Paddington]
 
Bear type - prehistoric
Year - 2006
Face Value - #1.12
Description - Cave bear [from Ice Age Animals issue]
Scott # - 2363 (from 2359-2363 set)
Stanley Gibbons # - 2619 (from 2615-2619 set)
Michel # - 2395 (from 2391 - 2395 set)
WNS # - GB029.06
 

Postal Stationary

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Bear type - Toy
Year - 1976
Catalog Number -
Face Value -
Description - Teddy
Stationary type - air letter
 
image needed Bear type - Toy
Year - 1987
Catalog Number -
Face Value -
Description - Teddy
Stationary type - air letter

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