Exhibitor: | John Davies FRPSL | Class: | Open | Award: | Vermeil |
Description: | In addition to the principal events in London, hosted by the City Corporation of London at Guildhall and the Post Office at South Kensington Museum, other events were held to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Uniform Penny Postage and the world’s first stamp, the Penny Black. These included the first international stamp exhibition, organised by the London Philatelic Society (later the Royal Philatelic Society London) and a Jubilee Postal Conversazione in Edinburgh. |