Anping
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Post by Anping on Jul 22, 2017 10:41:41 GMT
I've just bought this Stanley Gibbons voucher, the likes of which I have never seen before. I know absolutely nothing about it, so if anyone has any information please add to this thread. The main question is; when was this produced? Although the illustration would appear to hail from around 1860 (the first time the Great Eastern entered New York harbour), this is probably misleading, and the voucher is almost certainly much later. The £5 value would also indicate a much later production. The illustration has however been very well reproduced. I wonder if Stanley Gibbons would still honour it? |
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Jul 22, 2017 13:37:18 GMT
I've just bought this Stanley Gibbons voucher, the likes of which I have never seen before. I know absolutely nothing about it, so if anyone has any information please add to this thread. The main question is; when was this produced? Although the illustration would appear to hail from around 1860 (the first time the Great Eastern entered New York harbour), this is probably misleading, and the voucher is almost certainly much later. The £5 value would also indicate a much later production. I have also never seen this before, but I like it very much. Thanks for posting it, Anping ! As to when this might have been issued, I agree with your assessment that the £5 value indicates a much later production than the image suggests. Personally, based on the stylized, italicized font used for "The dealer promises to pay stamps to the value of", I would guess that this might have been done in the 1970s. Just a guess. If I can find any evidence to back up my guess, I will let you know. |
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Anping
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Post by Anping on Jul 24, 2017 9:56:32 GMT
Personally, based on the stylized, italicized font used for "The dealer promises to pay stamps to the value of", I would guess that this might have been done in the 1970s. That's a reasonable suggestion. The style of the word 'Collect', even more so. |
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Post by siem on Jul 24, 2017 11:44:36 GMT
Personally I think it has been designed by Terry Gilliam. It has a bit of a Monty Pythonesque feel to it, although it is not silly enough.  |
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Anping
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Post by Anping on Jul 24, 2017 12:39:38 GMT
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siem
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Post by siem on Jul 24, 2017 12:41:58 GMT
That's better!
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