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.

1976 British Cultural Traditions to 1977 Xmas Used $3.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 1h 48m Bid now

GB 1977 CHRISTMAS SET OF 6 SG1044 1049 $0.79 Time Remaining: 3h 17m Bid now

Guernsey 1977 St John Xmas set 4v SG 157 160 Unm Mint $0.77 Time Remaining: 14h 43m Bid now

GB 1977 Christmas SG 1044 1049 FDC Kingston $1.57 Time Remaining: 1d 42m Buy It Now for only: $1.57 Buy It Now

GB 1977 Christmas SG 1044 1049 FDC $1.57 Time Remaining: 1d 49m Buy It Now for only: $1.57 Buy It Now

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