Small Benham silk first day cover with the 44p world Of Literature stamp from the ‘Artists Tale’ Millenium Series, Commemorative Stamps issued December 7 1999.

There were 4 stamps in the set in total, they were:-

19p World Of The Stage (Allen Jones).

26p World Of Music (Bridget Riley).

44p World Of Literature (Lisa Milroy.

64p New Worlds (Sir Howard Hodgkin).

Postmarked:- Artists, Literature, Portsmouth, 07.12.99. Pictorial Hand and writing quill in the centre.

The background of the cover shows Charles Dickens.

There is a round silk picture on the cover of a scene from a Dickens a novel.

The cover has the genuine hand signed signature of Simon Callow CBE born 1949 who is an English actor, musician, writer and theatre director.

Some of the many films he has appeared in are:- Amadeus (1984), A Room with a View (1985), The Ballad of the Sad Café (1991), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Blue Iguana (2018).

He Has Also Appeared In numerous television programmes including the Sweeney, David Copperfield, Trial and Retribution, The Woman in White, Doctor Who and Lewis.

He is a great signature to have for this cover as he appeared as Mr Micawber in David Copperfield, a Dickens novel on the television.

Information card, bordered in gold, about Simon Callow enclosed which has his picture on.

The reverse of the cover has Information entitled ‘World Of Literature’, This is full of Information about Charles Dickens.

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