Great Britain 1963 Red Cross Centenary Congress, SG642/4p

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Great Britain 1963 Red Cross Centenary Congress, SG642/4pGreat Britain 1963 Red Cross Centenary Congress (Phosphor), SG642 4p. A very fine used set of three (3d, 1s3d, 1s6d). Initially, in 1959, when the Earl of Woolton and Chairman of the British Red Cross Society asked the Postmaster General whether stamps could be issued to mark the centenary of the international conference, which was held in Geneva on 26 to 29 October 1863 the answer was No. This was because the policy at the time was that the Post

ornate cross with lis terminals

most documents related to his reign are kept in institutions such as the British Library

She has also supplied a detailed letter of authenticity

following its transition to a Crown Colony

with the variety easily visible in the margins from the face

Pierron records only 144 mint examples

but a rarity in this form and condition

It became apparent that the red cancellation used might be cleaned of the black stamp

without question

The letter reads

The new middle class Chinese buyers see the “black penny” as an aspirational purchase

The Victory stamps