Norvic Philatelics - GB New Stamps and Special Postmarks

250th Anniversary of the British Museum - 7 October 2003

Royal Mail commemorates the 250th Anniversary of the death of Hans Sloane who bequeathed a collection of antiquities to the nation, which led to the founding of The British Museum.

2nd class - Coffin of Denytenamun c.900 BC [Egyptian]	1st class - Alexander the Great c.200 BC [Greek]	'E' rate (38p) - Sutton Hoo helmet c. AD 600 [Anglo-Saxon]
42p Sculpture of Parvati c. AD 1550 [South Indian]	47p Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli c. AD 1500 [Mixtec-Aztec]	68p Hoa Hakananai?a c. AD 1000 [Easter Island]

The stamps were designed by Rose Design from photography by Graeme Montgomery.

Royal Mail have produced a Presentation Pack and postcards showing the stamps (PHQ cards). Another set of cards, A5 in size, has been produced for sale by Royal Mail and at the British Museum.

Technical details:
The stamps are printed in gravure by Walsall Security Print Ltd, perf 14 x 15.
All images --except FDCs -- are taken from Royal Mail's Philatelic Bulletin and Postmark Bulletin, and are Copyright 2003 by Royal Mail.

Norvic Exclusive First Day Cover

We have created an exclusive FDC for this issue, showing an African mask - Price £7.50:

Also available:
Mint set of 6 - £3.50
PO FDCs and stamp cards also available - price on request.

All prices exclude postage & packing. All enquiries, and for prices in foreign currencies - please email us.

These postmarks were available for the date of issue and all should be available on first day covers. However some will be more plentiful than others, and some may only be available on specific 'official covers', with a very few on PO fdcs in collections. It may be many years before these appear on the resale market.

Ref FD321 Bureau Official Postmark - Glass roof of Museum Square	Ref FD322 London WC1 Official Postmark - Part of column on museum fascia	Ref L8735 250 years of British Museums, London	Ref L8734 250 Years of Excellence, Great Russel Street, London WC1	Ref L8746 Headstone Road, Harrow, Middlesex
Ref L8747 The British Museum, Great Russel Street, London WC1	Ref L8748 World's Oldest Public National Museum, London WC1	Ref L8749 World's Oldest Public National Museum, London WC1	Ref L8750 World's Oldest Public National Museum, Great Russel Street, London WC1	Ref L8751 World's Oldest Public National Museum, Great Russel Street, London WC1
Ref L8752 250th Anniversary Year, The British Museum, London WC1	Ref L8753 250th Anniversary Year, The British Museum, London WC1	Ref L8754 250th Anniversary British Museum London WC1	Ref L8755 Egyptian Art, London	Ref M8758 [Head] Birmingham
Ref L8772 British Museum - 250th Anniversary of the death of Sir Hans Sloane, Sloane Square, London SW1	Ref L8770 Museum Tavern, London WC1	Ref L8771 British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B	Ref E8791 The British Museum, Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge	Ref E8792 Morris Traveller, 1953-2003 50th Anniversary, Cowley, Oxford.
	<<< Ref W8793 Canford School 1923-2003 Wimborne, Dorset		<<< Ref E8790 60th Anniv. HMS/m Unruly attacks German Convoy, Portsmouith, Hampshire

This page updated 29 September 2003 [[7.2.05]

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