The London International Stamp Exhibition was held at the
Royal Festival Hall
The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,700-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge, in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a Grade I l ...
from 9 to 16 July 1960. Souvenir labels were produced for the event depicting
Colonel Henry Bishop, as it was the tercentenary of the General Post Office.
[Philatelic Bulletin Vol. 17 No. 9 (May 1980).] A non-postal
souvenir sheet
A souvenir sheet or miniature sheet is a postage stamp or a small group of postage stamps still attached to the sheet on which they were printed. They may be either regular issues that just happen to be printed in small groups (typical of many ea ...
showing six rare stamps was also produced by
Harrison and Sons
Harrison and Sons was a major worldwide engraver and printer of postage stamps and banknotes.
History
The company was established in 1750 by Thomas Harrison in Warwick Lane, London; in 1839 Thomas Richard Harrison entered into partnership with Jo ...
.
Palmares
The principal awards went to the following exhibits:
["An Inspiring Exhibition" by C.P. Rang in Gibbons Stamp Monthly, August 1960, p. 146.]
The Grand Prix went to
Reginald M. Phillips (U.K.) for ‘Great Britain’.
Special Awards went to Gerald E. Anderegg (Switzerland) for ‘Switzerland’ and Mario Tomasini (Italy) for ‘Italian States’.
See also
*
List of philatelic exhibitions (by country)
This article lists international philatelic exhibitions (unless otherwise stated).
(FIP) = Fédération Internationale de Philatélie patronage or recognition
Africa
Algeria
* Exposition Philatelique Internationale de L'Afrique du Nord, Alge ...
References
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1960 in London
July 1960 events in the United Kingdom