United Kingdom, 1929
St George on horseback fighting a dragon, with King George V in a medallion.
Illustration of a historical stamp for learning, shown at screen size. Not valid for postage.
How to read it
King George V, LONDON and pounds: the United Kingdom.
- 1POSTAL UNION CONGRESS LONDON 1929
- Inscription
- POSTAL UNION CONGRESS LONDON 1929 · ONE POUND
- Meaning
- LONDON is the only place name: the stamp itself never says which country.
- Issued by
- United Kingdom
- Today
- the United Kingdom Flag of United Kingdom
- Year
- 1929. Issued 1929 for the Postal Union Congress in London.
- Made by
- Harold Nelson (design, died 1948); J. A. C. Harrison (engraving, died 1955)
One fact
Designed by Harold Nelson and engraved by J. A. C. Harrison, it shows St George slaying the dragon, a scene first drawn for the 1924 exhibition stamps.
Source and public-domain rule
Creators died more than 70 years ago. Designer died 1948 and engraver died January 1955. Also Crown copyright (published 1929) ended in 1979. Copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years, counted from 1 January of the year after death. Every named designer and engraver of the stamp died before 1 January 1956; any contributor who was never named counts as anonymous, whose term is 70 years from publication, and the stamp was published before 1956. Legal sources: Directive 2006/116/EC, Art. 1(1) life + 70 years; Art. 1(3) anonymous works 70 years from publication; Art. 7(1) comparison of terms for works from outside the EU; Art. 8 terms run from 1 January, Switzerland, Norway.
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