[Bletchley Park Post Office commemoration envelopes]

Object detail

Accession number

13-0992

Maker

Bletchley Park Post Office

Description

Three framed first day covers commemorating Colossus the world's first semi-programmable electronic computer developed to assist in the codebreaking operation based at Bletchley Park

Signature/Marks and Type

65 of 500 Hand-written
Best wishes from Tony Sale and the Colossus Rebuild Team Hand-written

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper

Physical description

3 envelopes : colour ; 64 x 40 cm.

Record level

Item

Credit line

Bletchley Park Post Office. 01 Mar 2007. [Bletchley Park Post Office commemoration envelopes], 13-0992. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Commemorative Cover, First Day Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Memorabilia

Production place

Bletchley Buckinghamshire England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Subject: all levels

Electronic digital computers World War, 1939-1945 Cryptography COLOSSUS (Computer)

Collection type

Ephemera and manuscripts Walsh Memorial Library

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