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Colin
Unhinged Joined: 29 March 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Online Points: 2411 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 10 April 2012 at 22:02 |
Oh no! Don't encourage him Daniel
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My Etsy shop - FarFetchedPhilately - new 'stuff' coming soon...
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately . |
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Daniel
Mint Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1128 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 October 2013 at 09:16 |
A while ago I managed to acquire my first collectible British passport but it is quite old and not at all recognisable by today's versions. It was issued in 1908 and seems to tell you more about the then Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey who has duly signed the document, than it does about the person to whom it was issued, a Mr Abel Sykes and his wife Florence. It was issued on a very large single sheet of thin parchment with information on both sides. The reverse featuring various Russian revenue and franks. I've had to scan the document over 4 scans:
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Daniel
Mint Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1128 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 October 2013 at 09:17 |
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Daniel
Mint Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1128 |
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Daniel
Mint Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1128 |
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Marj
Recorded Joined: 08 May 2011 Status: Offline Points: 123 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 October 2013 at 22:58 |
What a document! I would feel completely confident going abroad as a British citizen with that tucked into my coat pocket. It just oozes decency and quality. Those were the days!
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If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
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jamesw
Registered Joined: 14 July 2013 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 33 |
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Steve
Unhinged Joined: 26 March 2010 Location: Wrexham Status: Offline Points: 3481 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 September 2014 at 09:37 |
£7 was the annual cost for a b&w TV licence in 1971-73. It looks like that one was cancelled in 1973. Price adjusted to 2013 values, that is about £85.
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The Discworld Stamp Collector on FaceBook Have a look!
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Londonbus1
Special Joined: 16 May 2010 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 350 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 20 October 2015 at 07:25 |
Here is a Proof copy for the London Mayor's Court revenues. |
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Daniel
Mint Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1128 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 19 November 2017 at 07:09 |
Here are the restored images for my 1908 one sheet British Passport signed by the then Foreign Secretary, Sir Edward Grey. He was the longest continuously serving person in that position from 1905 to 1916. He played a key diplomatic role in trying to avoid The First world War but, of course, failed.
There are some interesting Russian revenues on the reverse, shown on the last 2 scans. The last scan is shown upside down since this is how the revenue has been applied: |
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