Paper envelope with a first issue stamp from Great Britain, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale; flap open; left side of envelope has illustration of nurse with a lamp among rows of patients in beds; stamp shows illustration of a nurse and doctor in 19th century…
Paper envelope with a first issue stamp from Great Britain, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale; flap open; left side of envelope has illustration of nurse with a lamp among rows of patients in beds; stamp shows illustration of a nurse and doctor in 19th century clothing standing above the bed of a patient, with a silhouette of a nurse's head to the right; multicolour inks; designer: Fritz Wegner; perforation: comb14¾ x 14¼; printing:
photogravure paper: Chalk-surfaced with Phosphor bands; face value: 9 d - British penny (old).
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Michael A. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
"THE LADY WITH THE LAMP // FIRST DAY // OF ISSUE // 150th // ANNIVERSARY // OF THE BIRTH OF // FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE // 1820-1910"
FIRST DAY OF ISSUE // 1 APR 1970 // SOUTHAMPTON"
"Florence Nightingale 1820-1910 // 9d"
J. SANDERS // 7 COMMERCIAL RD // SOUTHAMPTON // 809-4TN"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 6
Length
19.0 cm
Width
10.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Mild age/sun discolouration; a few dirty "smudges" on the back
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
https://colnect.com/en/stamps
Reference Comments
1989 Webster's Dictionary
Research Facts
Florence Nightingale was a British nurse whose work in organizing hospitals during the Crimean War pioneered many modern nursing methods and helped establish nursing as a respectable profession; established a training school and home for nurses in 1860.