Astronomy Stamps

These Royal Mail stamps were affixed to specially designed envelopes and postmarked on the first day that the stamps were issued.

16.10.1990 | British Astronomical Association, Postmarked at Greenwich

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Stock Code:

24789

Issue:

16th October 1990 - Astronomy

Stamp Type:

Commemoratives

Stamp Details:

22p Armagh Observatory
26p Herschel's Telescope
31p Greenwich Observatory
37p Stonehenge

Producer/Series: Cambridge Stamp Centre

Postmark:

Greenwich, Old Royal Observatory, Special Handstamp

Notes: Rare cover with the full set.

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