Shakespeare's Globe Stamps

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

08.08.1995 | William Shakespeare, Postmarked at Stratford upon Avon

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8th August 1995 - Shakespeare's Globe
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Stamp Details:
25p The Swan (c.1595) ...      ▼ expand stamp details
25p The Rose(c.1592)
25p The Globe (c.1599)
25p The Hope (c.1613)
25p The Globe (c.1614)
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Postmark:
Stratford upon Avon, First Day of Issue - Bust of Shakespeare, Special Handstamp
Notes: Scarce cover design limited to just 100 numbered copies and double-dated in Verona, Italy.
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