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He is wearing a red leotard with short sleeves, printed with a rabbit design; this costume was designed for him by Kansai Yamamoto. Superimposed over this image, in the top left corner, is a silhouette of the profile of Queen Elizabeth 2nd, and the letters '1st'. Along the right-hand side is printed white text saying 'The Ziggy Stardust Tour, 1973' \nThe photograph is edged by a waved border, mimicking the serrated edges of a stamp. The artwork print is mounted against a thick cream card border. On this border, underneath the artwork print, there is a regular sized version of the stamp adhered. There are black ink letters stamped on top of this (Inscription 1). On one of the corners of the mount border, there is an edition number handwritten in pencil (Inscription 2). The print and mount are encased in a black wooden frame, with a glass face and a cork back.  There is a metal hook attached to the back of the frame. There is also a certificate of authenticity adhered to the back of the frame; this is a piece of white card with printed black and red text, and a holographic sticker (Inscription 3). The whole frame is still sealed in plastic shrink wrap packaging, with white cardboard corner protectors. 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