First Day Cover stamps: 20th Century Women of Achievement
Single Item
MS. Eng. c. 7963, fols. 50-51
Held in our offsite storage facility
Five first day issue stamps, '20th Century Women of Achievement: Portraits of Genius', featuring Dorothy Hodgkin, Margot Fonteyn, Elisabeth Frink, Daphne Du Maurier and Marea Hartman.
Dates
- Creation: 6 Aug 1996
Extent
2 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. c. 7963, fol. 50].
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. c. 7963, fols. 50-51
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 11886
Abstract
Five stamps, first day issue, featuring 20th century women of achievement.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased 2015.
Subject
- Arias | Dame | Margot Fonteyn De | 1918-1991 | ballet dancer (Person)
- Frink | Dame | Elisabeth Jean | 1930-1993 | sculptor (Person)
- Hartman | Dame | (Gladys) Marea | 1920-1994 | sports administrator (Person)
- Hodgkin | Dorothy Mary Crowfoot | 1910-1994 | nee Crowfoot | chemist (Person)
- Maurier | Dame | Daphne Du | 1907-1989 | novelist (Person)
- Title
- First Day Cover Stamps: 20th Century Women of Achievement
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Catherine Parker
- Date
- 2016
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk