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Four strikingly illustrated stamps visualising the landmark innovations of the Electrical Revolution.
Includes a comprehensively detailed information card and envelope exclusive to the stamp issue.
Presented as one First Class, one Second Class, one £2.55 and one £1.70 stamp.
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A beautifully illustrated Miniature Sheet with four stamps outlining the major developments of the Electrical Revolution.
Depicted in chronological order, each stamp showcases a key invention - from Michael Faraday's coil wire electricity generator to the first incandescent light bulb by Joseph Swan.
Enclosed in the exclusive envelope is an information card which provides an overview of the innovations illustrated on each stamp.
The sheet is presented as one First Class, one Second Class, one £2.55 and one £1.70 stamp.
Second Class | Faraday Generates Electricity, 1831
First Class | Transatlantic Cable, 1858
£1.70 | Deptford Power Station, 1889
£2.55 | Light Bulb, 1880
Stamp specifications
Stamp format |
Landscape |
Stamp size |
60mm x 30mm |
Design |
Common Curiosity |
Printer |
International Security Printers |
Print process |
Lithography |
Perforations |
14.5 x 14.5 |
Sheet size |
115mm x 89mm |
Phosphor |
Bars as appropriate |
Gum |
PVA |