Medal, International Exhibition Centenary of the Postage Stamp, Utrecht, 1952
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1952
William Henry Milnes Marsden , MBE, JP (1873–1956), Mileash, Derbyshire, solicitor and philatelist, specialist in the philately of Bosnia and vice-president of the Royal Philatelic Society London. XRF analysis shows the silver content of the medal as 98%.
The first postage stamps issued in the Netherlands, on 1 January 1852, were 5-cent blues which simply bore the words Post Zegel and the head of the monarch, Willem III. The centenary event, at the Jaarbeursgebouw in Utrecht, ran from 28 June to 6 July
Evidence at a glance
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- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- silver
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 40mm; 28.36g
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable; the text keeps only the listing's object facts (condition, price and sale wording removed). Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Candidate id
- inv-202435265
- Auction house
- Noonans Mayfair
- Listing object ID
- 202435265
Catalogue references
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Research required
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