The Twelve Days of Christmas

I've always loved these 1977 Christmas stamps because they were one of the first sets I collected as a child, eagerly waiting for different images to arrive on letters and then steaming them off Christmas card envelopes to make up the full set of six.

The five 7 pence stamps represent different lines of the Christmas song The Twelve Days of Christmas:

"Twelves Lords a-leaping,
Eleven Ladies dancing,
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Ten Pipers piping,
Nine Drummers drumming,
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Eight Maids a-milking,
Seven Swans a-swimming,
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Six Geese a-laying,
Five Gold Rings,
Four Colly Birds,
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Three French Hens,
Two Turtle Doves..."

whilst the 9 pence stamp represents the repeated chorus:

"And a Partridge in a Pear Tree".

The 7 pence stamps were printed horizontally in a se-tenant strip.

GB 1977 Christmas fine used set stamps $1.82 Time Remaining: 3h 49m Buy It Now for only: $1.82 Buy It Now

GB 1977 Christmas Cotswold First Day Cover Bethlehem $2.77 Time Remaining: 16h 27m Buy It Now for only: $2.77 Buy It Now

1977 SG 1044 1049 Christmas Traffic Light Gutter Pair $5.53 Time Remaining: 20h 13m Buy It Now for only: $5.53 Buy It Now

GB 1977 Christmas SG 1044 1049 MNH Mint $2.13 Time Remaining: 1d 2m Buy It Now for only: $2.13 Buy It Now

GB 1977 Christmas set on Forces Post Office FDC $3.56 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 9m Buy It Now for only: $3.56 Buy It Now

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