1997 ROYAL MAIL SPECIAL STAMP ALBUM - NEW - HARDCOVER, SLIPCASE, UNUSED STAMPS !

Description

You are bidding on the 1997 volume of the Royal Mail Special Stamps postage stamps (number 14 in the series). Attractively presented in a 48-page hardcover edition with slipcase. Book cover has Royal Mail Special Stamps Book Eleven embossed lettering on the covers and spine. Also included is a sealed envelope that contains 42 stamps that were issued that year (15 pounds, 05 pence of actual postage). Book is filled with many beautiful photographs and illustrations. Certain pages in the book contain mounts for affixing the corresponding stamp/s. Topics featured in this volume include The Great Tudor: 450th Anniversary of the Death of Henry VIII, St Augustine & St Columba: 1400th Anniversary of Death of St Columba and Arrival of St Augustine, Tales of Terror: Bicentenary of Mary Shelley's Birth and Centenary of Dracula's Publication, Architects of the Air: 50th Anniversary of the Death of Roy Chadwick, All the Queen's Horses: 50th Anniversaries of the British Horse Society and the Royal Wedding, Post Offices: Centenary of the Foundation of the National Federation of Sub-Postmasters, Enid Blyton's Famous Five: Centenary of the Birth of Enid Blyton, The Golden Wedding Anniversary: HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, and Christmas Crackers: 150th Anniversary of the Invention of the Christmas Cracker. The scope of the Special Stamp Programme entails these criteria: 1. To commemorate important anniversaries; 2. To celebrate events of national and international significance; 3. To reflect the British contribution to world affairs, especially to the Commonwealth and Europe, in a variety of fields of activity, including the arts and sciences; 4. To reflect the many and varied aspects of Britain and the British way of life; 5. To extend public patronage to the arts by encouraging the development of miniscule art.
Book measures 9-5/8 inches in height and 10-1/4 inches in width.
Slipcase measures 9-7/8 inches in height and 10-1/4 inches in width. Excellent overall condition.
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