Postage Stamps For Christmas AKA Postage… 1968

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Unissued / unused material - dates and location may be unclear / unknown.

London.

Various shots, Rosalind Dease, artist, and the designer of the Christmas issue of postage stamps, stands in front of her philatelic display. CU The new stamps, 4d, 9d, and 1/6d in pre-decimal money,...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Heather
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
85891
Sort Number:
UN 4382 H
Time in/Out:
01:32:42:00 / 01:33:52:00
Canister:
UN 4382 H
Film ID:
3001.13
Issue Date:
1968

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Newsreels
Categories
Lifestyle & Culture Religion & Politics
WorkSpaces
Post Office Queues etc

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