1951 Festival High Values & Commemoratives, London slogan

3rd May 1951 Festival of Britain cover with three of the high values (2/6, 5/- & 10/-), plus the pair of commemoratives. Cancelled by a London NW1 slogan and CDS postmarks. Plain cover and handwritten address to St Peter Port, Guernsey.

The set was issued for the 1951 Festival, which aimed to promote a public mood of recovery following the Second World War. The issue included two commemorative stamps, plus four high value & five low value definitives. They were all issued on the 3^rd May & first day covers with every value are hard to find.