Stamps to Be Stuck On

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1791A
Date Released
3 Oct 1963
Date submitted
29 Sep 1963
Date submitted
1 Oct 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Stamps to Be Stuck On. DESCRIPTION: At a London auction, two of the world’s rarest stamps, the penny and twopenny Post Office Mauritius, were among a two million pound stamp collection. These 2 fine stamps on an envelope, discovered by a schoolboy 60 years ago, are now worth a small fortune. SHOTLIST: Key scene. ES interior auction room (Piccadilly Hotel). MCU penny and twopenny Post Office Mauritius stamps on envelope. MCU two dealers inspecting same. MCU the two Mauritius stamps. CU same. CU auctioneer bidding (sound on film). CU dealer. CU auctioneer bidding (sound on film). CU Mauritius stamps. CU zoom out auctioneer bidding (sound on film). CU the two Mauritius stamps.
Keywords
Business and commerce
Locations
London
Card file number
87328
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Stamps to Be Stuck On', British Movietone News Issue No. 1791A, 3 Oct 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25277 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)