Stamps and first day covers

• Reference:GB 254 UR-SF 34/27/7/17
• Dates of Creation:1892-2019
• Physical Description:
  1 folder

• Scope and Content

  (1) Pre-stamped envelope dated Feb 1892 (2) Sheet of 6 stamps produced to mark centneary of penny black and twopenny blue. 1940 (3) 2 ½D stamp to mark silver wedding of George VI and Queen Elizabeth. 1948. (4) Captain James Cook Voyages of Discovery bicentanary first day cover. 29 May 1968 (5) Postcards of stamps, stamps and first day covers celebrating Sir Rowland Hill and penny postage. 1979 (6) Examples of various postal marks and slogan postmarks (some collected by G. A. Cook) 1960s-2019.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Paper

• Archivist's Note

  Description compiled by Kenneth Baxter, October 2019

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Additional Information

  Published