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The King's Stamp (1935)

The King's Stamp poster
Directed by
William Coldstream
Genre
documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
20 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a short documentary from 1935 about the design and production of a postage stamp for King George V's Silver Jubilee. It shows how the stamp was created and what it commemorated.

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What happens

The King's Stamp is a 1935 short film produced by Alberto Cavalcanti under the auspices of the GPO Film Unit and directed by William Coldstream. It was commissioned as part of the celebrations of the Silver Jubilee of George V in 1935. The music was composed by Benjamin Britten. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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