Stamp, postage

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OBJECT TYPE: U.K./AIRMAIL/OFFICIAL/43 P/SINGLE
DATE: 1997
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0892.001

MANUFACTURER: Harrison & Sons Ltd.
MODEL: CARTER - GLOSTER
LOCATION: High Wycombe, England

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General Information

Serial #: 277
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 3.0 cm
Width: 4.1 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Commemorative
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Harrison
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: High Wycombe

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Date issued June 10, 1997/ unused
Canada: Unknown
Function: Commemorative stamp series entitled "Architects of the Air", issued by the Royal Mail Mint.
Technical: Stamps made by photogravure process. They were printed horizontally, and measure 41mm x 30mm, with 15x14 perforations, and came in sheets of one hundred.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Embossed print, upper left corner: "43"/ Lower right corner print reads: "CARTER - GLOSTER"
Missing: N/A
Finish: Glossy finish/ Blue hues with silver coloured Gloster Meteor T Mk7/ Profile of the Queen in silver with embossed "43" for the denomination also in silver
Decoration: Depicts a Gloster Meteor T Mk7 flying in foreground with image of George Carter in the background.

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