This issue commemorates the 150th. Anniversary of the Slave Trade Act 1807, which led to the Abolition of the Slave Trade. The set consists of six stamps which show portraits, as follows : 1st. Class ( William Wilberforce ) - 1st. Class ( Olaudah Equiano ) - 50p. ( Granville Sharp ) - 50p. ( Thomas Clarkson ) - 72p. ( Hannah More ) & 72p. ( Ignatius Sancho ). These stamps are 27 x 36mm in size and are printed in Lithography by Cartor Security Printing.
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