University of Oxford in England

Oxford Spires from the North

(University of Oxford)

Photo: Chris Donaghue 1996

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Oxford

The Romance of Oxford Series
Central Oxford from Trinity College Tower
Insert: Magdalen College, rowing on the River Thames, Jesus College, Christ Church.

postmarked in 2013 with a Great Britain queen stamp for 88 p

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The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096 making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and the second-oldest surviving university in the world.