Printing Stamps 1940-1949

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This is a duplicate copy of item 2268.05 - check for best quality.

Unissued / unused material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

Stamps and newspapers from "Peaceful Years" (newsreel story? documentary?). Pathe Studios, London.

Various extreme C/Us stamps: some from...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
93191
Sort Number:
UN 2087 D
Time in/Out:
01:34:56:00 / 01:37:45:00
Canister:
UN 2087 D
Film ID:
3452.12
Issue Date:
1940 - 1949

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