BBC 50 years 

BBC 50 years
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BBC 50 years

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
310383
Area
Stamps
Title
BBC 50 years
Face value
9
Country / area
Great Britain
Year
1972
Month
09
Day
13
Issue group
1972 BBC and broadcasting history
Order Number in Issue group
4
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Multi-coloured
Theme / topic
Engineers, Nobel prize winners, Physicists, Radio, Technicians, Telecommunication, Telegraphy
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Kemp, George [1857-1933], Marconi, Guglielmo [1874-1937]
Item subject
Spark gap transmitter 1897
Michel number
605
Yvert number
668
Scott number
679
Stanley Gibbons number
912
Designer/Engraver
Gentleman, David [1930]
Printing office
Harrison and Sons (1750-1997)
Perforation type
Comb perforation
Number of teeth per 20 mm
14¾ : 14¼
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
Phosphorescent (2 strips)
Printing technique
Photogravure
Paper
Plain paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
5.364.800
Dimensions / diameter
41 x 30 mm
Details