Britain and Ireland | Sir Rowland Hill Set of Four Great Britain Postage Stamps Issued 1979 Multicolor

Description

These four British postage stamps were issued on August 22, 1979, to mark the Death Centenary of Sir Rowland Hill, the postal reformer who created the modern postal system and the use of adhesive postage stamps. Depictions on the four stamps are as follows:
Sir Rowland Hill, 1795-1879 – 10p
General Post, c 1839 – 11?p
London Post, c 1839 – 13p
Uniform Postage, 1840 – 15p
Colors: Multicolor
Perforation: 14? x 14?
Printing: Photogravure
Condition: mint never hinged.