"Printed and published by Simon Lawrence at his Fleece Press"--Title page verso. "250 standard copies of this little book were printed and given away. They contain 17 original tipped-in stamps. 100 copies (90 for sale) contain 44 stamps and are housed in a box made by Stephen Byrne replicating a Victorian English postbox. All are bound in quarter cloth and a repeat pattern paper based on a design by Clare Melinsky. The specials contain dummy stamps using unadopted designs by Andrew Davidson & Clare Melinsky. John Lawrence designed a new one for the book, and all three were printed by Juergen Schwarz at YourStamps, Berlin. The book was set in 8 point Baskerville by Harry McIntosh at Speedspools, Edinburgh and printed on Zerkall rosa paper. Bound by the Fine Book Bindery." Two-page colophon. Special Collections has a special copy without the replica box; note on Colophon page [2] "Casting difficulties limited the postboxes to 80. This book is one of 20 copies which are not housed in a postbox, but otherwise complete. [signed] Simon Lawrence. 5/11/11." IaU
Summary:
Before the 1960s, few British commemorative stamps were issued, but in 1964, the government decided to authorize more. Two or three artists are asked to submit designs at the same time, conforming to a single brief.
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