Halley's Comet Stamps
These Royal Mail stamps were affixed to specially designed envelopes and postmarked on the first day that the stamps were issued.
18.02.1986 | Portable Telescope of 1770, Postmarked at House of Lords
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18th February 1986
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Halley's Comet
Stamp Type:
Stamp Details:
17p Halley
27p Giotto 31p Twice in a Lifetime 34p Comet
Producer/Series:
Pres. Philatelic Services
( Sotheby Silk No 19 )
Postmark:
Notes:
Rare cover with cachet: 'In the Year of the Comet 1835, Lord Melbourne became Prime Minister on the resignation of Sir Robert Peel'
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Reference Images: Commemorative Stamp Presentation Pack (168) PHQCards (90) Postmark illustrations |
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