The Inherited Stamp Collection

I don’t know much about it, but my nan used to work for a ‘stamp company’, in London, in the 1950s. This meant that both she and my granddad were collectors of stamps. I have now inherited this stamp collection, although I know nothing about stamps really.

The first day covers – a postage stamp on a post card or stamped envelope franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use within the country or territory of the stamp-issuing authority – are particularly interesting and appeal to me as a designer. I also like how most of the addresses (not actually addressed to either of my grandparents – must find out who C.A. Marsters Esq. is or was) are clearly typed on a typewriter.

I realise a lot of these are pretty wonky – my poor scanning skills.

These pages of the world stamp album were very difficult to scan, so I only did a few.

Final stamp designs

British Firsts: Lesser known inventions

Pencil, 1564. Traffic Lights, 1868. Tin Can, 1813.
Rubber Band, 1845. Magnifying Glass, 1262. Light Switch, 1884.

As an additional element, I am now designing the stamp booklet that this set would come in. It will feature a little paragraph explaining what the set is and when and by whom each invention was invented.