Stamp of Success

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2068A

Date Released

23 Jan 1969

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stamp of Success. DESCRIPTION: The other side of the postage stamp business - the Post Office’s service to Collectors - is featured at the Philatelic Bureau in Edinburgh, the largest in Britain. SHOTLIST: GV Edinburgh. MLS GPO Philatelic Bureau. MS sign Post Office. HAS Philatelic Bureau. MS sales counter. CU stamps being purchased. CU customer. MS man buying stamps. CU man. CU pan up stamps paid for. MCU stamps. CU stamp depicting East Indiaman sailing ship. CU pan stamp depicting QE2. CU stamp depicting Concorde. CU stamp with different Concorde motif. MCU pan down Postmaster General Mr Stonehouse, autographs customers’ first day cover. CU ditto. MCU display of franked stamps on postcards. CU ditto. MS man buying postcards. CU postcard depicting Sir France Chichester.

Keywords

Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Postal services

Locations

Edinburgh; Scotland; United Kingdom

Card file number

94334

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

105

Story extras:

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