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A Collection of British 'The Year of the Child' Commemorative Stamp Blocks, 1979, Ten of Each Design

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Start price: £5

Estimated price: £10 - £20

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Description

This lot comprises forty individually plastic-wrapped blocks or sheets of British commemorative stamps, issued in 1979 for “The Year of the Child.” The collection includes ten blocks of each of the four distinct designs: “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” (9p), “The Wind in the Willows” (10½p), “Winnie the Pooh” (11p), and “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (13p). Each stamp design features a silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II in the upper left corner and is uniformly inscribed with “The Year of the Child” at the bottom.