RSA (Pre-1994): Stanley Gibbons International Stamp Exhibition
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Form:
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Circular. Roughened surfaces.
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By:
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Toye, Kenning & Spence, London |
Date:
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1981 |
Ref:
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Laidlaw: 0958;
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Variations:
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Size | Metal | Mass | Value |
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51.5 mm | Silver | 51.1 gm | $33 | 52 mm | Bronze | | $10 |
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Edge:
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Plain shiny.
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Obverse:
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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".
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Reverse:
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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".
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Notes:
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Both medals issued inside a black cased lined with white silk and black velvet.
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