1981 Press Photo Samantha Brown is top winner in Christmas Stamp design

Five year old Samantha Brown is top winner in Christmas Stamp design; Children aged between five and sixteen have produced the designs that will appear on five hundred million Christmas stamps and official Post Office Christmas first day cover for 1981. More than 74,000 children took up the challenge when Blue Peter announced its Christmas Stamp competition at the beginning of this month. It was split into three groups, the Uner 7's, the 8's, 9's an 10 year olds and the 11 to 16 year old. Photo Shows The youngers winner 5 year old Samantha Brown from Rohoose in Glamorgan, with her winning stamp design, chosen for the Christmas Second Class Mail (11 1/2p) is a jolly father Christmas waving sacks of toys in his outstretched arms and painted in vivid reds, greens and blues

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 1-23-1981.



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