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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
British 1937 1½d Coronation Issue Stamp Sheet
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

British 1937 1½d Coronation Issue Stamp Sheet

Object numberMO 2007.1397
Name Stamp, Postage
Issuing Body (British postal service, founded 1516)
Date1937
Mediumpaper, ink, adhesive
Dimensionsoverall H 20 in x W 10 5/8 in (50.8 cm x 27 cm )
DescriptionA complete sheet of 120 British 1½d postage stamps (Scott 234) commemorating the May 12, 1937 coronation of the United Kingdom's King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth. The purple brown Great Britain Coronation Issue stamp features the portraits of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The sheet is stamped "182341" in black ink in the right margin.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteTransferred from the papers of Emil Hurja, FDR Library Archives.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesStamp Collecting Materials (National Archives Identifier 749938)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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