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Stamp World London 1990

Stamp World London 90 was an international stamp exhibition held 1-13 May 1990 at the Alexandra Palace, London.

1990 was also the 150th anniversary of the introduction of the Uniform Penny Post and the Penny Black and a number of stamps and exhibition souvenirs were produced in that connection.

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The Grand Prix went to the following exhibits:

  • Grand Prix d'Honneur: Christian Sundman (Finland) for "Finland: 1638-1885".
  • Grand Prix International: 'Batavia' (U.K.) for "South Africa: Triangular Issues of the Cape Of Good Hope".
  • Grand Prix National: Hassan Shaida (U.K.) for "Queen Victoria: The Birth of The World's First Postage Stamps".

    • The FIP Medal was awarded to Gary S. Ryan for his monograph "The Cancellations of Hungarian Post Offices on the First Issue of Hungary 1867-1871".

    References

    Stamp World London 1990 Wikipedia
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