Rowland Hill

Hello friends!

I am very happy with my last purchase in ebay, soon will arrive by Registered Mail. I want to share with all you my new acquisition:

Commonwealth, Sir Rowland Hill Large collection, UMM



Regards!
Rodolfo

Nice purchase!
Do you have a Rowland Hill collection that you are adding to, or is this a new topic for you?

Fantastic collection rtvstamps, I hope it arrives safely!

This is my only item featuring Sir Rowland (UK, 1979):



We owe our hobby to him

Very attractive collection

I guess its 1979-80 issue from all over the world

I would suggest..complete the collection in MNH
then you can add FDC / used on commercial cover / Plus errors ,varieties
like GOLD/SILVER foil Perf IMPERF etc.

I always add some key Value to my UPU collection
it secured my investment

rtvstamps - You may also wish to add some non-Commonwealth stamps to your new collection. For example: Sir Rowland Hill, designed by Adalbert Pilch, engraved by Alfred Nefe, and issued by Liechtenstein on December 5, 1968 as one of a set of five stamps honoring "Pionerrs of Philately," Scott No. 447.

- nethryk

Here are a couple more from GB apparently engraved by C.Slania
I have these used if you'd like them.

SG1887/1888

Hello frIends!

Thanks to all you for the kind comments and nice images, sorry for delay in reply, I am diabetic and had some problems with my sugar.

With the previous lot I starter the Collection, I have some FDC's too.

Regards!
Rodolfo

Sir Rowland Hill and the Penny Black, printed by lithogravure, and issued by Republic of China (Taiwan) on August 27, 1979 to commemorate the centenary of Hill's death, Scott No. 2166.

- nethryk

Rowland Hill, airmail official stamp engraved and printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co., Ltd., and issued by Nicaragua on November 23, 1950 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the UPU, Scott No. CO45.

- nethryk

The original Souvenir sheet was issued for the Southampton Stamp and Coin Fair in May 1975. The sheet depicts the newly-minted Rowland Hill medallion.
Sheets [like the one below] were found overprinted for StampWorld London'90 but are not connected with the event. Most likely done privately.



Mr.Hill still stands proudly outside the former Post Office and Museum in King Edward Street, London. [Picture taken during, London 2010, A Festival of Stamps].



Londonbus1

During the Postal Strike of 1971, a million private delivery firms emerged to carry our mail to their destinations.

OK, maybe not a million, but it seemed like it !

Here is one such company which used a Rowland Hill portrait to good effect.
I give you the 'EXPORTERS LETTER SERVICE' ! [Starring Mr.Hill]













There were others, these are just a sample !

Did I say a million ?

Londonbus1...can't count ! Should have said two !

A Rowland Hill portrait was shown alongside 1d Black and 2d Blue reproductions on the Official 1979 National Stampex Souvenir sheet. The Specimen sheet was given to special guests.
The sheet commemorated the 100th Death Anniversary of Sir Rowland and part of the sale was used to fund the 1980 International show in London [Earl's Court]. The sheet cost a whopping £3.50 !
Printed by the House of Questa.





Londonbus1

Two 1979 Barcelona souvenir cards:

London'80 second miniature sheet.

From my Portugal album...



Ram

Sir Rowland Hill and a Penny Black, designed and engraved by Eugène Lacaque, and issued by Monaco on November 12, 1979 to commemorate the centenary of Hill's death, Scott No. 1193.

- nethryk