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British Architecture: Modern University Buildings 5d

Name: British Architecture: Modern University Buildings 5d
Brand: United Kingdom

United Kingdom · 1970 · 5d

This stamp features the University of Essex, designed by Architects' Co-Partnership. It is part of the 'British Architecture: Modern University Buildings' series, which celebrated contemporary educational architecture in the UK. The design highlights the distinctive brutalist style of the university's new constructions.

Issued in 1970, this stamp reflects the post-war expansion of higher education in Britain, known as the 'plate glass university' era, which saw the establishment of many new universities with modern architectural designs.

Printing Method

Photogravure

Themes

architecture universities modern-architecture

Catalog Numbers

sg818

scott620

michel529

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Estimated Values by Condition

Superb(S)

Perfectly centered, fresh, no faults

Extremely Fine(XF)

Well centered, fresh colors

Very Fine(VF)

Nicely centered, minor flaws

$0.5

Fine(F)

Average centering, acceptable

$0.25

Good(G)

Off-center or visible wear

$0.1

Prices are approximate market estimates for educational purposes. Actual values depend on specific factors including cancel type, margins, and provenance.