Stanley Gibbons

Series

Series Name

This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.

858

Date Released

1975

Filmed

Apr 1975

Length of issue (in feet)

181

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Stanley Gibbons

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: In 1840, Britain invented the world’s first postage stamp - and she’s still the only country not to put her name on her stamps. So perhaps it’s only natural that London is still the foremost international centre for stamp enthusiasts, and the home of the world’s oldest and best known stamp dealers, Stanley Gibbons. Penny Croucher spent a day there, keeping an eye on deals which ranged from thousands of pounds to a few pence - all for small bits of paper which could bring their owners a fortune.

Researcher Comments

Filmed at the Stanley Gibbons shop and specialist department in the Strand and auction rooms at Drury House, Russell Street. NB: Information drawn from the Australian version

Keywords

Shops and shopping; Business and commerce; Postal services

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 936/858

Credits:

Production Co.

AI Films

Camera

AI Films

Support services

Alison Hawkes

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Presenter

Esmeralda Reyna

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

Maurice Tarling

Director

Patrick Wyand

Presenter

Penny Croucher

Producer

Sylvia Eley

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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