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RSA (Pre-1994): Stanley Gibbons International Stamp Exhibition

RSA (Pre-1994): Stanley Gibbons International Stamp ExhibitionRSA (Pre-1994): Stanley Gibbons International Stamp Exhibition
RSA (Pre-1994): Stanley Gibbons International Stamp ExhibitionRSA (Pre-1994): Stanley Gibbons International Stamp Exhibition
Form: Circular. Roughened surfaces.
By: Toye, Kenning & Spence, London
Date: 1981
Ref:  Laidlaw: 0958;
Variations:
SizeMetalMassValue
51.5 mmSilver51.1 gm$33
52 mmBronze$10

Edge: Plain shiny.

Obverse: Bareheaded bust of Stanley Gibbons in jacket and tie, half right. Below the truncation on the left: "EDWARD / STANLEY / GIBBONS". Legend above: "STANLEY GIBBONS . LONDON . PHILATELISTS & PUBLISHERS" and below between stops: "ESTABLISHED 1856".

Reverse: Cape triangle One Penny postage stamp. Below, only on the silver medal, in darkened incused letters: "STANLEY GIBBONS / INTERNATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION / SOUTH AFRICA / 1981". Impressed below that, Birmingham silver hallmarks for 1978 (D) and the maker's mark: "TK&S".

Notes: Both medals issued inside a black cased lined with white silk and black velvet.