Stamps to Be Stuck On

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1791A

Date Released

3 Oct 1963

Date submitted

29 Sep 1963

Date submitted

1 Oct 1963

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Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stamps to Be Stuck On. DESCRIPTION: At a London auction, two of the world’s rarest stamps, the penny and twopenny Post Office Mauritius, were among a two million pound stamp collection. These 2 fine stamps on an envelope, discovered by a schoolboy 60 years ago, are now worth a small fortune. SHOTLIST: Key scene. ES interior auction room (Piccadilly Hotel). MCU penny and twopenny Post Office Mauritius stamps on envelope. MCU two dealers inspecting same. MCU the two Mauritius stamps. CU same. CU auctioneer bidding (sound on film). CU dealer. CU auctioneer bidding (sound on film). CU Mauritius stamps. CU zoom out auctioneer bidding (sound on film). CU the two Mauritius stamps.

Keywords

Business and commerce

Locations

London

Card file number

87328

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

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