File NLW ex 3095 - Unofficial stamps 'Y Testament Newydd 1567-1967'

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Reference code

NLW ex 3095

Title

Unofficial stamps 'Y Testament Newydd 1567-1967'

Date(s)

  • 1967 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

4 envelopes, 1 letter.

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Biographical history

Penderfynodd yr Academi ym 1984 i ailargraffu Baledi'r Ddeunawfed Ganrif, cyfrol gan Thomas Parry a gyhoeddwyd gyntaf ym 1935, gan ychwanegu rhagair gan Tegwyn Jones. Fe'i cyhoeddwyd yn ystod 1986.

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Philip Lloyd; Mold; Donation; July 2023.

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Scope and content

Four envelopes, postmarked August 1967, three of which contain unofficial stamps marking the translation into Welsh of the New Testament in 1567, together with a letter, dated 8 September 1967, to the donor from the Head Postmaster at Porthmadog. The stamps, 'Y Testament Newydd 1567 1967', were designed by Tegwyn Jones, published by Y Lolfa and sold during the National Eisteddfod at Bala in 1967.

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Conditions governing access

Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to abide by the conditions set out in information provided when applying for their Readers' Tickets, whereby the reader shall become responsible for compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 in relation to any processing by them of personal data obtained from modern records held at the Library.

Conditions governing reproduction

Usual copyright laws apply.

Language of material

  • English
  • Welsh

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Welsh, English.

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Alma system control number

994871992902419

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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = National Library of Wales

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Description follows NLW guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd ed.; AACR2; and LCSH.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English
  • Welsh

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Archivist's note

Description revised by Ceri Evans, December 2023.

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  • Text: NLW ex 3095