Ken Terry Donation
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: A-2021-57
Content Description
The stamp features a portrait of a 20-year-old Queen Victoria. The stamp does not feature the country name because they were the only country at the time using this means of postage prepayment.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
Appears to have been purchased from Scott Catalog or Mystic Stamp Co., Inc. in Camden, NY by collector Ken Terry and donated to the UPIKE archives. The stamp was sent sandwiched within a folded instruction card from the Mystic Stamp Co, and the donor himself mentioned the Scott Catalog during email correspondence with the archivist.
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- 1840
Inventory
One of the first standard adhesive stamps used in Great Britain.
