This special Portsmouth postmark has been sponsored by Cambridge Stamp Centre and is illustrated below:

ILLUSTRATION NOT TO SCALE

Portsmouth was the main departure port for the naval Task Force despatched on the orders of the then Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The postmark is available from the London Special Handstamp Centre for any date between 1st May and 31st December 2012.

To obtain this postmark send addressed covers and postcards each bearing stamps with a minimum of 1st Class letter rate quoting postmark reference 12487 to:

London Special Handstamp Centre
Royal Mail
Mount Pleasant
Farringdon Road
LONDON EC1A 1BB

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