Identity area
Reference code
ITN/5/15/237
Title
Stamp showing the Queen Mother
Date(s)
- 18 June 1980 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 photograph
Context area
Name of creator
(1955 - present)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The Post Office's tribute to the Queen Mother, a commemorative 12p stamp to be issued on her 80th birthday, 4 August. It is the first British postage stamp to mark a Royal birthday. Designed by Jeffery Matthews, it is based on a photograph by Norman Parkinson, who has recently taken pictures of all members of the Royal Family
Agency: Press Association
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Conditions governing access
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Copyright: Press Association