Anoia One Penny
Stamp Description
Black on White Field Goddess Anoia Statant on Plinth in Drapes Effume with Utensils Akimbo Supported by ANKH-MORPORK POST OFFICE over ONE PENNY White on Black in Frame Adorned by ANOIA Black on White Bordered by Arched Columns Grey on Black 1p White on Black in Shield Midpoint Dexter Patrician Profile Dexter White on Black Sinister Midpoint Chief Banner with Motto IN HONOUR OF THE GODDESS Black on White Cornered by Quartered Finials.
Notes: Issued in the Year of the Signifying Frog [ Album Page ]
Anoia, Goddess of Things That Get Stuck in Drawers.
500 sheets produced. Designed by John Pagan
Influences:
The Anoia One Penny has a resemblence to The Prince of Wales’s Hospital Fund One Shilling stamp issued in 1897. The stamps were printed by De la Rue free of charge, for sale to small contributors. The plates from which the stamps were printed were smashed ceremonially when the run was completed.
Great Britain Prince of Wales Hospital Fund 1/-
: Each stamp bore the Prince’s signature and a picture of Charity, after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Galleries:
Issue Year: Signifying Frog Type: Gods and Religion
Images and Documents:
Proof sheet
Featuring a single perforated stamp