Description: This distinctive British postage stamp features a 63p face value and belongs to the highly celebrated "Comedians" commemorative issue launched by the Royal Mail. The square stamp centers on a custom illustration of the iconic satirist and actor Peter Cook, captured in his famous, deadpan "E. L. Wisty" comedy persona. Drawn by famed political cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, the caricature utilizes exaggerated, fluid ink linework to give Cook an elongated nose, massive ears, a drooping mustache, and a flat cloth cap. Cook holds a realistic glass of pale ale while his printed signature floats immediately to the right. A bright orange silhouette of Queen Elizabeth II sits in the upper right corner, balanced directly above the large, stylized denomination.
Circa: 1998
Condition: MNH
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