First Day cover - Salvage of ss Great Britain
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Object number1999.055
TitleFirst Day cover - Salvage of ss Great Britain
DescriptionOfficial first day cover, commemorating SS Great Britain's return to Bristol. Franked 30.Oct.1970, Port Stanley. Five Falkland Islands stamps depicting the ship in: 1843, 1845, 1876, 1886 & 1870. Includes image of her hulked in Sparrow Cove depicted on cover in brown with blue accents.
Framed and mounted with three other First Day Covers commemorating the Great Britain
Production date 1970-10-30 - 1970-10-30
Object namefirst day cover
Object categorycorrespondence
Materialpaper
Techniqueprinted
Dimensions
- height: 120 mm
width: 220 mm