1908 Great Britain Poster Stamp Franco British Exhibition London Shepherds Bush

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1908

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1908 Great Britain Poster Stamp Franco British Exhibition London Shepherds Bush May To October Unused No Gum Paper Adhesion. The Franco-British Exhibition was a large public fair held in London between 14 May and 31 October 1908. It was the first in the series of the White City Exhibitions. The exhibition attracted 8 million visitors and celebrated the Entente Cordiale signed in 1904 by the United Kingdom and France. The chief architect of the buildings was John Belcher. The Exhibition was held in an area of west London near Shepherd's Bush which is now called White City: the area acquired its name from the exhibition buildings which were all painted white. The 1908 Summer Olympics fencing events were held in the district alongside the festivities. Wikipedia

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