Self Adhesive: Alice in Wonderland Stamps
These Royal Mail stamps were affixed to specially designed envelopes and postmarked on the first day that the stamps were issued.
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43098
6th January 2015
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Self Adhesive: Alice in Wonderland
Stamp Type:
Producer/Series:
Bradbury
( BFDC No 301 )
Postmark:
Birmingham, Alice - 'Drink Me',
Special Handstamp
Limited Edition:
100 copies Worldwide.
Notes:
These covers are hand made from the finest quality linen textured paper.
These two stamps celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s classic book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Royal Mail commissioned illustrator Grahame Baker-Smith, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and author of FArTHER, to illustrate ten key scenes from the book. Art-directed by Godfrey Design, Baker-Smith offers a fresh, lively interpretation of unforgettable characters such as the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat and Alice herself, making the story come to life with new vivacity. These two special stamps, issued in a stamp book with 4 first class definitives, are part of a ten stamp Alice in Wonderland commemorative set -.see stock code 43097.
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