Stamp Collecting 1960-1969

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Edgbaston, Warwickshire

Medium shot of man flicking through pages of a stamp album. Various shots of stamps and man leafing through different collections.

Note: In the middle of this story is what looks like a telecine error, showing still footage of the previous story (UN 3520 F)....

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Cataloguer:
James
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
85630
Sort Number:
UN 3520 G
Time in/Out:
01:44:53:00 / 01:49:41:00
Canister:
UN 3520 G
Film ID:
2986.21
Issue Date:
1960 - 1969

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