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Title: The London Philatelist / the Journal of the Royal Philatelic Society, London / Volume LXI March 1952 Number 712
Description: London, Royal Philatelic Society, 1952. 1st printing. Wraps.4to,,Stapled card covers slightly worn & soiled, else in vg cond,The King was an avid collector of stamps and the patron of the Society. Other articles: 'Some Applications of Scientific Photography to the Examination of Stamps', 'Fiji'. More about the 1d. 'V.R.' (early printings) and the 3d. 'C.R.'', 'Grenada: the 1883 issue' etc. This is the memorial issue, with pronounced black border, announcing the death of King George VI the previous month. Ill.: black-&-white illustrations.

Keywords: Philately;Stamp collecting;;;;;;; black-&-white illustrations


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