Machins: 1s Se-tenant Stamp Coil

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Available varieties of this First Day Cover - subject to stock

A super little cover depicting the General Post Office in London, circa 1840. The postage stamps were the first to be issued in se-tenant multi coil format, i.e. several different denominations all joined together. These were available from stamp machines only. The the total stamp value was 12 old pence, i.e one shilling was required to insert into the machine to obtain the stamps.

The General Post Office
Stock Code:11053
Issue Date:27 Aug 1969
Issue:27 August 1969 - Machins: 1s Se-tenant Stamp Coil
Stamp Type:Definitives - Elizabeth II
Producer/Series:Historic Relics
Postmark:National Postal Museum, maltese cross, Special Handstamp
Availability:In Stock
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