Learning on ScreenKing’s Stamp, The
- Synopsis
- Shows the designing, lithographing and printing of the King George V Silver Jubilee stamp. A short history of postage stamps is dramatised with scenes about Rowland Hill and the reactions of the general public to these ‘new government labels’ (notably the Penny Black) in 1840. The subject is photographed in monochrome and colour is used for sequences showing the production of the Jubilee stamp, examples of early stamps, and items in the royal stamp collection. Music by Benjamin Britten.
- Series
- Post Office in the Thirties, The: Providing a Service
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 20 min.
- Year of production
- 1935
- Availability
- Sale
- Notes
- See: THE POST OFFICE IN THE THIRTIES: PROVIDING A SERVICE for availability on compilation videocassette.
- Subjects
- History; Technology
- Keywords
- postal services
Credits
- Director
- William Coldstream
- Contributor
- Benjamin Britten; E A Pawley; Frank H ‘Jonah’ Jones; H E ‘Chick’ Fowle
Production Company
- Name
GPO Film Unit
Distributor
- Name
Post Office Film & Video Library
- poes@edist.co.uk
- Phone
- 01795 426465
- Fax
- 01795 474871
- Address
- c/o Post Office Education Services
PO Box 145
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 1NH - Notes
- Contact: Barry Wiles
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