Hangman Albert Pierrepoint signature Saint Kitts-Nevis stamps they were overprinted with "BRITISH

they were overprinted with "BRITISH / PROTECTORATE / OIL / RIVERS"

Great Britain 1841 red-brown

Designed by Richard J

Miller has inscribed to Goldberg: "For Bob Goldberg / With my every thanks for a / beautiful wedding on / July 1

Hangman Albert Pierrepoint signature Saint Kitts-Nevis stamps they were overprinted with "BRITISHA bold ink signature from British hangman Albert Pierrepoint (1905 1992). Albert Pierrepoint (1905 1992) is the most prolific and most famous British hangman. Albert executed approximately 600 people between 1931 and 1956 first as an assistant executioner (1931 1940) and then as lead executioner from 1941 onwards. Those he hanged include: Gordon Cummins, the Blackout Ripper, in 1942 John George Haigh, the Acid Bath Murderer, in 1949 John Christie, the