The Story of Wedgwood I 

The Story of Wedgwood I
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The Story of Wedgwood I

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
647103
Area
Stamps
Title
The Story of Wedgwood I
Face value
1
Country / area
Great Britain
Year
1972
Month
05
Day
24
Issue group
1972 Wedgwood
Order Number in Issue
Basic colour
Usage
Postage
Type
Prestige booklet
Theme / topic
Heads of State, Porcelain, Queens
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
MH36
Yvert number
C605a
Scott number
BK144
Stanley Gibbons number
DX1 (6xX841+1xX842+6xX851+5xX852LB+6xX852RB+18xX855)
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Harrison and Sons (1750-1997)
Perforation
Comb perforation 14¾ : 14¼
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
Phosphor stripes
Printing technique
Photogravure
Paper
Coated paper (Chalky, Enamel, Gloss)
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details

After the 'Stamps for Cooks' (precursor Prestige booklet) issue, this is the first Official Prestige booklet of the Royal Mail. Featuring advertising (one of the essential terms in the definition of a Prestige booklet) of Wedgwood, the famous pottery factory founded in 1759 by Josiah Wedgewood in Stoke on Trent. The booklet contains 4 sheets, see: No No No No For now in the catalog only on FDCs

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