Classic Stamps of 1964

41347 | 24.02.2014 | £19.99

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Date:
24th February 2014
Issue:
Classic Stamps of 1964 Stamp Sheet (Smilers®)
StockCode:
41347
Price:
£19.99
Producer/Series:
A G Bradbury, History of Britain 102
Themes:
 
The sheet is limited to 500 numbered copies.
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The stamp event of the year for 1964 was the 400th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare. A set of five stamps featured characters from his plays: Puck & Bottom (A Midsummer Night's Dream); Feste (Twelfth Night); Balcony Scene (Romeo and Juliet); Eve of Agincourt (Henry V); and Hamlet contemplating Yorick's Skull.

Other stamp issues celebrated the 10th International Botanical Congress; the opening of the Forth Road Bridge; and the 20th International Geographical Congress.