General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

PAPER; INK; STAMP SET & PRESENTATION MATERIAL ENCLOSED IN SYNTHETIC SLEEVE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Royal Mail

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS SERIES OF STAMPS ISSUED SEPTEMBER 5, 1995. THESE STAMPS USED ONLY FOR DISPLAY OR PRIVATE COLLECTION.

Canada

TWO OF THESE STAMPS (.3 &.4) COMMEMORATE MARCONI'S FIRST WIRELESS (RADIO) TRANSMISSION, SIGNIFICANT IN RELATION TO CANADA'S LATER CONNECTION WITH MARCONI. (AS PER EAD)

Function

ISSUED TO COMMEMORATE AN HISTORIC EVENT.

Technical

THESE STAMPS COMMEMORATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF TWO HISTORIC FIGURES- SIR ROWLAND HILL ANDGUGLIELIMO MARCONI. AMONG HILL'S MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS WAS HIS WORK IN POSTAL REFORM, INCLUDING THE USE OF A POSTAGE STAMP AND THE CONCEPT OF UNIFORM PENNY POSTAGE. MARCONI'S PIONEERING ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RADIO AND RADIO EQUIPMENT LAID THE GROUNDWORK FOR ADVANCES IN RADIO & TV BROADCASTING, RADAR, INTERNATIONAL AVIATION, COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES & SPACE EXPLORATION. (REF.1)

Area Notes

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Details

Markings

Presentation material includes depiction of a globe on a stand, and text: " ROYAL MAIL MINT STAMPS/ COMMUNICATIONS ". [ For transcript of complete text, see photocopy in Supp. Info. file. ].1 Stamp includes bust portrait of subject & HRM Elizabeth II & text " UNIFORM/ PENNYPOSTAGE/ [illegible text]/ Sir ROWLAND HILL 1795-1879 "; stamp rate "19". /.2 Stamp includes bust portrait of subject & queen & text " POSTAGE/ Sir ROWLAND HILL 1795-1879 "; stamp rate "25"./.3 &.4 Stamp includes bust portrait of subject & queen & text " MARCONI FIRST WIRELESS MESSAGE 1895 "; stamp rate for.3 " 41 ", for.4 "60".

Missing

NONE

Finish

PREDOMINANTLY DARK BLUE & BLACK PRESENTATION PACKAGE. STAMPS ARE BLACK & WHITE WITH COLOURED HIGHLIGHTS-.1 RED;.2 BROWN;.3 GREEN;,4 BLUE.

Decoration

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