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Envelope with "Kingdom of Fife" Postage Stamp
Image Not Available for Envelope with "Kingdom of Fife" Postage Stamp

Envelope with "Kingdom of Fife" Postage Stamp

Sender (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Recipient (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1939 - 2022)
Date1982
Object NameEnvelope
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsMemorabilia
Dimensions17.9 x 25.5cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017383.35
About MeBrown envelope addressed to the recipient in Ian Hamilton Finlay's handwriting. The envelope has a 15.5p postage stamp and one of Finlay's own penny brown "Kingdom of Fife" stamps depicting four yachts. It is postmarked 12 JY 82.

This envelope is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing, OBE.
Image Not Available for Vignette by Ian Hamilton Finlay
Vignette by Ian Hamilton Finlay
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1989
Image Not Available for Press Release regarding the New Art : New World
Press Release regarding the New Art : New World
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sue Finlay and the National Trust
Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay, Sue Finlay and the National Trust
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Waldemar Januszczak
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Waldemar Januszczak
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the British Council and the Editor of the Guardian
Letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to the British Council and the Editor of the Guardian
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Image Not Available for Press Release from the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Press Release from the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1986
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1991
Image Not Available for Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay et al
Correspondence between Ian Hamilton Finlay et al
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1986
Penny Browns
Penny Browns
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982
Louis Treize
Louis Treize
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Waldemar* is the venom in the liberal snake
Waldemar* is the venom in the liberal snake
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Lights
Lights
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1994
Image Not Available for Unda
Unda
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
"Nature is the Devil in a fancy waistcoat."
"Nature is the Devil in a fancy waistcoat."
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Hedgehog Garden Hint
Hedgehog Garden Hint
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
"Paris is the sink of all vices..."
"Paris is the sink of all vices..."
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1988
Committee of General Security
Committee of General Security
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
Christmas 1985
Christmas 1985
Joyce Laing
1985
Image Not Available for Copy of Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Mr. Baird
Copy of Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Mr. Baird
Joyce Laing
1983
Image Not Available for Correspondence Related to the Cancellation of Ian Hamilton Finlay's Commission for the Bicentenary of the French Revolution
Correspondence Related to the Cancellation of Ian Hamilton Finlay's Commission for the Bicentenary of the French Revolution
Joyce Laing
1988
I was a member of the National Trust
I was a member of the National Trust
Ian Hamilton Finlay
c.1986
Image Not Available for The Excelsior Postage Stamp Album
The Excelsior Postage Stamp Album
March 1903