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[One Penny Stamp Design: British Empire Exhibition]
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: 1923-1924
Maker: Noel Rooke
Dimensions:
Image: 67 x 115 mm (6.7 x 11.5 cm)
Sheet: 251 x 177 mm (25.1 x 17.7 cm)
251 x 355 mm (25.1 x 35.5 cm)
Object number: P.2010.537.M
DescriptionDesign for postage stamp for the 1924 British Empire Exhibition - one penny - wood engraved design, printed in red. This was the first occasion for which the British Post Office issued commemorative stamps presumably designed for a competition/proposal to design a stamp celebrating this exhibition; it wasn't the final design.
