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British Millennium Time Stamp
From: Richard B. Langley
Date: 1999 Feb 17, 10:49 EST
From: Richard B. Langley
Date: 1999 Feb 17, 10:49 EST
I don't think I saw mention on the sundial or navigation lists of one of the
Royal Mail's new millennium stamps. The 20p stamp issued on 12 January is
called "Timekeeping" and was one of 4 stamps featuring British inventors and
inventions released that day (there will be 48 millennium stamps in all on
different themes). The stamp stylistically features Harrison's chronometer and
the Greenwich meridian line. Image and description available at
<http://www.royalmail.co.uk/athome/stamps/jan.htm>. The image resolution
isn't very good. Would anyone care to do a high resolution scan of the stamp
and make it available to list members?
-- Richard Langley
Professor of Geodesy and Precision Navigation
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Richard B. Langley E-mail: lang@XXX.XXX
Geodetic Research Laboratory Web: http://www.unb.ca/GGE/
Dept. of Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering Phone: +1 506 453-5142
University of New Brunswick Fax: +1 506 453-4943
Fredericton, N.B., Canada E3B 5A3
Fredericton? Where's that? See: http://www.city.fredericton.nb.ca/
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