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This view looks down the stairwell of the Stamp Office in Somerset House. The floor below my location is at ground level with an exit off to the right onto the quadrangle in the centre of Somerset House. At the bottom of the staircase is the workers' entrance, via the lightwell about which I posted a photo yesterday. The decor (and height between floors) changes much for the better once at ground level and above. Note the scrollwork 'S' in the wrought-iron railings, which I assume represents the 'S' in Somerset.... Considering it is over 230 years old, the stone cantilevered staircase seems to have worn pretty well.
Located in the eastern half of the South Wing from 1789, the Stamp Office was responsible for marking all kinds of documents with an official stamp to indicate that the correct tax had been paid. Until 1855 (when the duty on newspapers was removed) every newspaper in the country was brought to Somerset House to be individually stamped here!
From the late 19th century, the noisy stamping machines and presses could be heard by passers by on the Embankment. According to one visitor the basement rooms of the stamping department were far from pleasant, "In these damp, black and comfortless recesses the clerks of the nation grope about like moles... and stamp, sign, examine, indite, doze and swear as unconscious of the revolving sun as many miserable demons of romance condemned to toil for ages in the centre." (Raymond Needham and Alexander Webster, 'Somerset House Past and Present').
In 1834, the Stamp Office was amalgamated with the Tax Office, which was taken over by the Inland Revenue in 1849. Much of Somerset House continued to occupied by tax and stamp offices until the early 21st century, the last elements only leaving in 2013.
Not many of these about now.
2 shillings for a book of stamps in the good old days,then 50 pence a book.
One 1st class stamp now is 64 pence !
I had fun arranging these stamped and die cut flowers from Simon Says Stamp - the shapes are some of my favourites for flowers and leaves and I love the clean design. I played around with bouquets and wreaths and in the end decided on the flowers blooming from a diagonal sentiment panel 😃🌼🌿
limedoodledesign.com/2018/03/simply-stamped-die-cut-flora...
Thanks for looking!
Debby
This bi-colored 6¢ airmail stamp was issued in celebration of National Airmail Week, which commemorated the 20th anniversary of the first government airmail flight. President Franklin Roosevelt, a stamp enthusiast, was presented with some possible designs for the new stamp, but sketched his own idea instead. His flying eagle became the picture on the new airmail stamp.
New blog post - Mini Misti giveaway! Stamped pattern background 😃
More photos and details on my blog:
limedoodledesign.com/2016/05/misti-may-nia/ ‪
Thanks for looking!
Debby‬
DP57 BDE
Plaxton Profile / Volvo B7R
Stamps Coaches of Dunkeswell
Location: Stonehenge Coach Park
Date: 05/08/2024
I really need to get a ink pad. Using a brown marker is not getting the job done. Some parts dry before I can get the whole stamp inked:)
The prof bought a little gubbins on eBay to do something or other to his wifi. It cost next to nothing and I think this must be because the seller is using up a collection of British stamps for the postage. Thanks, seller!
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The entire swap package!
The Citrus stamps,
Charms galore,
A Cheese stamp, because everyone loves Cheese!
All wrapped up in a quilted envelope.
( Blogged here: twocheeseplease.livejournal.com/27826.html )
Thanks to Dani of Rubber Soul, I've got my own line of holiday stamps! Check 'em out! They were a lot of fun to draw.
I love this soft muted greens and blues colour combination! I have a video for this card on the Simon Says Stamp blog. I hope you'll call by to take a look 😃 📹
limedoodledesign.com/2017/05/doodling-with-debby-stamped-...
I made these as a birthday gift for her. Squirrel and hedgehog images are from a Japanese stamp carving book.
Just some of the stamps I got mailed by Parsprototo.
Thanks again, buddy!
Now I can fill up those 'HELLO my name is'-stickers I got laying around for 3 years. :-)
we were trying to figure out how folks wrapped presents before invention of scotch tape. answer: lots of creative folding and sealing wax + string.
btw, sealing wax makes scotch tape look incredibly weak.
Title: Space Stamps
Catalog #: 08_01610
Additional Information: Republic of Burundi
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive