SS Great Britain 1845 - 'Royal Mail' cancellation issue designed and signed by Tony offers Fernandes

SS Great Britain 1845 - only 50 official event covers designed, signed and numbered by the artist were produced.

• Royal Mail hand stamp cancellation Bristol 19.07.93
• Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the launch of the SS Great Britain in 1843.
• Philatelic cover size (A5) 21 x 15 cm, the artist signed and numbered the offers event covers on board the Great Britain at Bristol 1993.
• Specially commissioned signed portrait of the Great Britain - Print 21 x 29.7 cm / card backed / cello wrapped
• printed in Uk on 280 gsm art stock from sustainable sources
• original artwork - oil on canvas

A very special first day issue event cover commemorating the launching of the Great Britain at Bristol, England. The cover comes with a specially commissioned portrait of the Great Britain A4 size print / cello wrapped and card backed. This stunning nautical signed artwork from the studio of artist Tony Fernandes will prove the ideal present for all lovers of the sea with this elegant historical showpiece. A much sought after item by maritime historians and stamp collectors, this is the perfect addition for the office / study / den or hallway when displayed in a set. Armchair sailors can sit and dream....

*please note the featured cover is No.46/50 - all other covers bear sequential numbers from this edition of 50.

*we produced an 'event cover' for each of the ship's different progression of rigging - 1846 / 1852 / 1857 / 1882 / 1886 all using the same hand stamp, these are available in limited numbers of only 50 of each depicting Tony's pen and ink sketches.
Please contact us for more information.


Nautical First Day Cover Ships available from this publisher are
Bounty / Cutty Sark / Endeavour / Golden Hinde / Great Britain / Warrior / Mayflower / Bonhomme Richard / Mary Rose