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May 1937 Coronation
There must surely be more varieties of first
day cover for the Coronation stamp than for any other stamp issue - in the
world? A fdc was
an easy and relatively cheap souvenir of the royal event - stamp collecting was highly
popular and fdc collecting was of increasing interest - with no official GPO
covers, many dealers and individuals produced their own - and for some, it
would have been seen as an investment, (correctly considering the cost of a
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There was plenty of scope for collectors to make combinations of stamps -
this one got a bit carried away. |
Registered cover posted at Threadneedle Street |
Covers issued on the T.P.O.'s offer a new 'line' in
collecting Coronation FDCs. |
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Hand Stamped Covers |
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Printed text / no pictures |
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| 3 covers to
the same stamp dealer - the printed text would seem to have been added after the
event. |
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| Covers to
'J.STEPHEN' posted in Liverpool, similar envelopes, second flown to Isle of
Man |
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Symbols |
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Cover produced by Jennings Printers, South
Shields |
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