London International Stamp Exhibition 1960
The London International Stamp Exhibition was held at the Royal Festival Hall from 9 to 16 July 1960. Souvenir labels were produced for the event depicting Colonel Henry Bishop, as it was the tercentenary of the General Post Office.[1] A non-postal souvenir sheet showing six rare stamps was also produced by Harrison and Sons.
Palmares
[edit]The principal awards went to the following exhibits:[2]
The Grand Prix went to Reginald M. Phillips (U.K.) for ‘Great Britain’.
Special Awards went to Gerald E. Anderegg (Switzerland) for ‘Switzerland’ and Mario Tomasini (Italy) for ‘Italian States’.