First day cover set of 4 stamps on an envelope entitled 'Victorian Britain', issued 8 September 1987. Showing images of the Crystal Palace, the Albert Memorial, and the Great Eastern
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Object number2014.03525.2
TitleFirst day cover set of 4 stamps on an envelope entitled 'Victorian Britain', issued 8 September 1987. Showing images of the Crystal Palace, the Albert Memorial, and the Great Eastern
CreatorCarroll & Dempsey Studio (designer), Stuarts Covers Ltd (publisher)
DescriptionFirst day cover set of 4 stamps on 'Victorian Britain', issued 8 September 1987. Showing images of the Crystal Palace, the Albert Memorial, and the Great Eastern. Addressed to James Blewitt in Colchester. Issued to celebrate the anniversaries of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne in 1837 and Golden Jubilee in 1887.
Production placeSouthampton
Production date 1987 - 1987
Object namefirst day cover
Object categorycorrespondence
Materialpaper
Techniqueprinting, hand-written
Dimensions
- height: 127 mm
width: 192 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”