Shakespeare Festival

1964 (April 23 1964)
Commemorative

Designed by David Gentleman
Printed by Harrison & Sons Ltd
Print Process Photogravure
Perforations 15 x 14

Stamps

Shakespeare Festival 3d Stamp (1964) Puck and Bottom (A Midsommer Night's Dream)

Puck and Bottom (A Midsommer Night's Dream)

3d
Qty Issued 133,670,000
Shakespeare Festival 6d Stamp (1964) Feste (Twelfth Night)

Feste (Twelfth Night)

6d
Qty Issued 20,039,560
Shakespeare Festival 1s3d Stamp (1964) Balcony Scene (Romeo and Juliet)

Balcony Scene (Romeo and Juliet)

1s3d
Qty Issued 8,530,480
Shakespeare Festival 1s6d Stamp (1964) 'Eve of Agincourt' (Henry V)

'Eve of Agincourt' (Henry V)

1s6d
Qty Issued 8,382,520
Shakespeare Festival 2s6d Stamp (1964) Hamlet contemplating Yorick's skull (Hamlet) and Queen Elizabeth II

Hamlet contemplating Yorick's skull (Hamlet) and Queen Elizabeth II

2s6d
Designed by C. and R. Ironside
Printed by Bradbury Wilkinson
Print Process : Recess
Perforations : 11 x 12
Qty Issued 4,300,000

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Shakespeare Festival (1964)



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