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London's four-day Stampex show opens Feb. 18

Feb 17, 2015, 6 AM

Royal Mail highlights British inventions on eight stamps being issued Feb. 19 during the Stampex show in London.

The popular spring Stampex show for 2015 will open Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 11:30 a.m.

The show is taking place in London, England, at the Business Design Centre in Islington.

According to the Philatelic Traders Society, the show will include more than 100 stands, plus national competitions, and displays by the Great Britain Philatelic Society.

Admission is free and includes a free catalog and free postcard.

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Great Britain's Royal Mail will issue its Inventive Britain stamp set Feb. 19 at Stampex, according to the PTS.

The show runs each day through Saturday, Feb. 21.

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