Penny Browns
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
RecipientReceived by
Joyce Laing
(Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Date1982
Object NameStamps
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsStamps: 3.4 x 5.3cm
Envelope: 11.5 x 16.1cm
Envelope: 11.5 x 16.1cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017419
About MeSeven "Penny Brown" stamps designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay. Each is contained within an individual paper envelope and has a maritime design. The stamps are marked as 1p "Kingdom of Fife". The seven stamps are contained in a paper envelope postmarked 21 Dec 1984.This work is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend and sent her an example of each new poem print and multiple as it was made.
