British Discovery

Made:: 1967 in United Kingdom

maker:: General Post Office

First day cover: 'British Discovery', featuring television (Baird), penicillin (Fleming), radar (Watson-Watt) and the jet engine (Whittle). Envelope contains card bearing details of the stamps and the discoveries issued by the GPO, 1967

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Category:: Archive

Object Number:: 2006-160

type:: first day cover

credit:: EBAY; Alex Bereson

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