[First day cover with stamps commemorating five Bankside theaters] [graphic].

[First day cover with stamps commemorating five Bankside theaters] [graphic].

[London] : Royal Mail, [1995]

Walsall : Walsall Security Printers Ltd.

©1995

5 se-tenant stamps affixed to 1 envelope : color lithography ; envelope 11.5 x 22 cm + 1 sheet (11 x 22 cm)

First day cover with five 25-pence color stamps, se-tenant, depicting London's early modern Bankside theaters affixed. Envelope is captioned "Shakespeare's Globe and the Bankside theatres, Royal Mail first day cover" in the lower left corner, with an illustration of a hand holding a quill. The theatres depicted on the stamps are: the Swan (1595), the Rose (1592), the Globe (1599), the Hope (1613), and the Globe (1614). Envelope includes a cardstock sheet with information about London theatre history and the stamps' issue.

Stamps designed by C. Walter Hodges.

Date of issue: 8 August 1995. Process: offset lithography.

Great Britain -- England -- London.
Great Britain -- England -- Walsall.

ART 243- 256 (size XS)

Three circular franks: First day of issue, London, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, 8 Aug 1995. Addressed in manuscript in blue ink to Betsy Walsh, Reading Room Supervisor, Folger Shakespeare Library.

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ART 243- 257 (size XS)

Three circular franks: First day of issue, Stratford-upon-Avon, 8 August 1995. Blue sticker in lower right corner: By air mail/Par avion.Addressed to Frank Mowery, Folger Shakespeare Library. Manuscript annotation in blue in on back of envelope: From Dr. David Arrowsmith.

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