§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Postmaster-General which pictorial postage stamps have produced the greatest revenue to date; and if he will list in order and state the income from the 10 producing the highest total.
§ Mr. Joseph SlaterOur national revenue records are not compiled on the basis of individual stamp issues, but a guide to popularity is the number of First Day Covers posted at the Philatelic Bureau in Edinburgh and at post offices with philatelic posting boxes. The following ten issues have attracted the highest number of First Day Covers:
Issue Date Number of covers posted British Discovery September, 1967 803,930 Battle of Hastings October, 1966 778,477 Christmas 3d. and Is. 6d November, 1967 664,458 Sir Francis Chichester July, 1967 663,458 British Paintings July, 1967 646,255 Christmas 4d October, 1967 535,895 British Flora April, 1967 533,220 Forth Road Bridge September, 1964 446,904 World Cup June, 1966 418,624 European Free Trade Association February, 1967 383,187