Stamp World London 1990

Stamp World London 90 was an international stamp exhibition held 3-13 May 1990 at the Alexandra Palace, London.[1]

Russian stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the Penny Black.

1990 was also the 150th anniversary of the introduction of the Uniform Penny Post and the Penny Black and a number of stamps and exhibition souvenirs were produced in that connection.

Handstamp

Special handstamps were issued for each day of the exhibition for use on First Day Covers (FDC). 11 in total were issued:

  1. Opening day
  2. International day
  3. Aerophilatelic day
  4. Penny Black Day
  5. Youth Day
  6. Universal Postal Union day
  7. British Islands Day
  8. Philatelic Literature Day
  9. Postal History Day
  10. Thematic Day
  11. FIP Day

Palmares

The Grand Prix went to the following exhibits:[2]

  • Grand Prix d'Honneur: Christian Sundman (Finland) for "Finland: 1638-1885".
  • Grand Prix International: 'Batavia' (U.K.) for "South Africa: Triangular Issues of the Cape Of Good Hope".
  • Grand Prix National: Hassan Shaida (U.K.) for "Queen Victoria: The Birth of The World's First Postage Stamps".

The FIP Medal was awarded to Gary S. Ryan for his monograph "The Cancellations of Hungarian Post Offices on the First Issue of Hungary 1867-1871".

References
  1. Philatelic Exhibitions Holdings National Philatelic Society, 30 March 2007. Archived here.
  2. "Newsdesk" in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, August 1990, p. 5.


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