Identity area
Reference code
TAA iii.41a
Title
Collector's album, stamps only: Tutankhamun-related
Date(s)
- 1933 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Set of 12 stamps
Context area
Archival history
Acquired in an online auction by Elizabeth Fleming, in 2020.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Elizabeth Fleming in July 2021.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
A complete set of 12 Tutankhamun-related stamps, issued by Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk (Export) Co. Ltd., in 1933.
- "Tutankhamen’s Tomb"
- Issued by Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk (Export) Co. Ltd., Vevey, Switzerland.
- Printed by F. Stannard, London, United Kingdom.
- 12 numbered Tutankhamun stamps, artist's impressions, most based on Harry Burton's photographs:
- No. 1. The Valley of the Kings.
- No. 2. The Ante-Chamber.
- No. 3. The back of the Royal Throne.
- No. 4. Entrance to the Tomb.
- No. 5. In the Treasure Chamber.
- No. 6. The Royal Ship.
- No. 7. Statue of Pharaoh on the Leopard.
- No. 8. Golden Falcon with Sun Disc.
- No. 9. The Golden Coffin.
- No. 10. The Golden Mask of the Mummy.
- No. 11. The Head of the Mummy.
- No. 12. Plan of the Tomb.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Script of material
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
TAA iii.41 - Tutankhamun-related stamp album with a full set of affixed collectable 'picture stamps', issued by Nestlé and Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk (Export) Co. Ltd., in 1933.