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File:British Birds stamps (1966) - Presentation pack (front).png

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English: Overview of the presentation pack for the "British Birds" pictorial series, issued by the General Post Office in 1966.
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height: 24 mm (0.94 in); width: 41 mm (1.61 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,24U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,41U174789
Source Scanned by Minoa from the original presentation pack with the Epson Perfection V600 (via VueScan), resolution 2,400 ppi.
Author John Norris Wood, for the General Post Office.
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(Reusing this file)		 The stamp was subject to Crown Copyright until 31 December 2016: the artwork was published before 1 August 1989, and did not appear in any known previous works.
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This image was modified from the original to have a clean border: the changes were done out of necessity, and not by choice, due to refraction.

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