Stamp World London 1990
Stamp World London 90 was an international stamp exhibition held 3-13 May 1990 at the Alexandra Palace, London.
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. 11 in total were issued:
- Opening day
- International day
- Aerophilatelic day
- Penny Black Day
- Youth Day
- Universal Postal Union day
- British Islands Day
- Philatelic Literature Day
- Postal History Day
- Thematic Day
- FIP Day
Palmares
The Grand Prix went to the following exhibits:
- Grand Prix d'Honneur: Christian Sundman for "Finland: 1638-1885".
- Grand Prix International: 'Batavia' for "South Africa: Triangular Issues of the Cape Of Good Hope".
- Grand Prix National: Hassan Shaida 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".
