News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2100

Date Released

1 Sep 1969

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Paris Liberation
• 2. Deci-Mail
• 3. Men of the Mountains
• 4. When Attitudes Become Form
• 5. When Form Becomes ?

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Deci-Mail. DESCRIPTION: Thousands of people have been busy tearing a strip off the Post Office, using the first of the Decimal coin stamp machines which supply a strip of five stamps for a five new-penny piece. SHOTLIST: MS crowd assembled outside Post Office. LAS Post Office sign. CU man’s hand with two new 2/- pieces. MS man inserting coin into stamp machine. CU man’s hand lifting flap & taking stamp. MS man inserting more coins. CU man lifting flap and inserting more coins. MS man operating machine & smiling. CU reel of stamps revolving and machine working. CU man licking stamps. CU man sticking stamps on envelope.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Economics; Postal services

Locations

United Kingdom

Card file number

95122

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

59

Story extras:

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