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Stamp

ca. 1972 (made), ca. 1972 (made)
Artist/Maker
General Post Office (distributor)
Place of origin
UK (made)

Stamps


Object details

Category
Design Council Award Winner
Object type
Stamp
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Mounted Postage Stamps
  • Postage Stamp
  • Postage Stamp
  • Postage Stamp
  • First Day Cover
Materials and techniques
paper
Paper
Brief description
Post Office First Day Cover of three stamps commemorating anniversaries. These are Tutankhamun discovery 1922, H.M. Coastgaurd 1822, Ralph Vaughan Williams birth 1872.
Physical description
Stamps
Credit line
Acquired from The Post Office in 1973.
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1973
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.499 to D-1973

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Record createdJuly 12, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1227048/stamp-general-post-office/
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