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World Heritage Sites - Maximum Cards 21 April 2005

See below for Pacific Explorer Exhibition covers

On 21 April 2005, Royal Mail and Australia Post jointly issued a set of eight stamps depicting UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Britain and Australia. The stamps and all of the postmarks in use on that day are shown on the new issue page.


We have produced Maximum Cards in limited numbers.

Ring of Brodgar, Orkney - modern maximum card with 68p stamp cancelled Finstown, Orkney 21 AP 05 Ref: Norvic 2538.01
Ring of Brodgar, Orkney - modern postcard with 68p stamp cancelled Finstown, Orkney 21 AP 05
Note: because these Orkney cards have an ordinary Post Office (operational) datestamp, rather than a pictorial special postmark, the quality is not as sharp, and some are not as good as the one in the picture. Customers will be offered the best examples first, and later customers will be sent scans to show the standard of the cards still in stock.
Ring of Brodgar, Orkney - modern maximum card with 68p stamp cancelled Finstown, Orkney 21 AP 05 Ref: Norvic 2538.02
Ring of Brodgar, Orkney - modern postcard with 68p stamp cancelled Finstown, Orkney 21 AP 05
Note: because these Orkney cards have an ordinary Post Office (operational) datestamp, rather than a pictorial special postmark, the quality is not as sharp, and some are not as good as the one in the picture. Customers will be offered the best examples first, and later customers will be sent scans to show the standard of the cards still in stock.
Ring of Brodgar, Orkney - modern maximum card with 68p stamp cancelled Finstown, Orkney 21 AP 05 Ref: Norvic 2538.03
Ring of Brodgar, Orkney - modern postcard with 68p stamp cancelled Finstown, Orkney 21 AP 05
Note: because these Orkney cards have an ordinary Post Office (operational) datestamp, rather than a pictorial special postmark, the quality is not as sharp, and some are not as good as the one in the picture. Customers will be offered the best examples first, and later customers will be sent scans to show the standard of the cards still in stock.
Walltown Crags, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland World Heritage Site Maximum card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham Ref: Norvic 2532.01
Hadrian's Wall Walltown Crags, Northumberland World Heritage Site Official National Trail card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham 21 April 2005
Heddon-on-the-Wall, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland World Heritage Site Maximum card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham Ref: Norvic 2532.04
Hadrian's Wall Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland World Heritage Site Official National Trail card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham 21 April 2005
Housesteads Roman Fort, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland World Heritage Site Maximum card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham Ref: Norvic 2532.02
Hadrian's Wall Housesteads Roman Fort, Northumberland World Heritage Site Official National Trail card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham 21 April 2005
Cawfields from Thorney Doors, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland World Heritage Site Maximum card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham Ref: Norvic 2532.03
Hadrian's Wall Cawfields from Thorney Doors, Northumberland World Heritage Site Official National Trail card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham 21 April 2005
Cawfields Milecastle, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland World Heritage Site Maximum card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham Not for sale
Hadrian's Wall Cawfields Milecastle, Northumberland World Heritage Site Maximum card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham 21 April 2005
Housesteads Fort, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland World Heritage Site Maximum card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham Ref: Norvic 2532.06
Hadrian's Wall The North Gate, Housesteads Fort, Northumberland World Heritage Site. J Arthur Dixon card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham 21 April 2005
(soft crease across lower left corner ending on 'N')
Near Housesteads Fort, Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland World Heritage Site Maximum card with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham Ref: Norvic 2532.07
Hadrian's Wall Near Housesteads Fort, Northumberland World Heritage Site. 'Northumbria' card (from an original painting) with Royal Mail 2nd class stamp postmarked Wall, Hexham 21 April 2005
Stonehenge World Heritage Site vintage card Maximum card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005 Ref: Norvic 2534.01
Stonehenge World Heritage Site vintage card by Photo-Precision with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005
Stonehenge from the East World Heritage Site vintage card Maximum card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005 Ref: Norvic 2534.02
Stonehenge from the East World Heritage Site vintage official government card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005
Stonehenge General View World Heritage Site vintage card Maximum card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005 Ref: Norvic 2534.03
Stonehenge General View (from the East) World Heritage Site vintage official government card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005
Stonehenge & Lightning World Heritage Site vintage card Maximum card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005 Ref: Norvic 2534.04
Lightning & Stonehenge World Heritage Site card by Images of Wesex with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005
Stonehenge World Heritage Site vintage card Maximum card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005 Not for sale
Stonehenge from the North-west World Heritage Site official government card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005
Stonehenge World Heritage Site vintage card Maximum card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005 Ref: Norvic 2534.06
Stonehenge at Sunrise World Heritage Site Official government card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005
Trilithons at Stonehenge World Heritage Site vintage card Maximum card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005 Ref: Norvic 2534.07
Stonehenge: Trilithons World Heritage Site vintage Official government card with Royal Mail 1st class stamp postmarked Stonehenge Salisbury 21 April 2005
Blenheim Palace World Heritage Site maximum card with Royal Mail 47p stamp cancelled Blenheim Palace 21 April 2005 Ref: Norvic 2536.01
Blenheim Palace World Heritage Site modern official Palace card with Royal Mail 47p stamp cancelled Blenheim Palace 21 April 2005
Blenheim Palace World Heritage Site maximum card with 1983 Royal Mail 28p stamp & definitive cancelled Blenheim Palace 21 April 2005 Ref: Norvic 2536.02
Blenheim Palace World Heritage Site 1970s card by Photo-Precision with 1983 Royal Mail 28p stamp & definitive cancelled Blenheim Palace 21 April 2005
Blenheim Palace World Heritage Site aerial photo maximum card with Royal Mail 47p stamp cancelled Blenheim Palace 21 April 2005 Ref: Norvic 2536.03
Blenheim Palace from the air World Heritage Site, vintage card by Aero Pictorial, with Royal Mail 47p stamp cancelled Blenheim Palace 21 April 2005
Blenheim Palace World Heritage Site maximum card with Royal Mail 47p stamp cancelled Blenheim Palace 21 April 2005 Not for sale
Blenheim Palace World Heritage Site 1970s card by Photo-Precision card with Royal Mail 47p stamp cancelled Blenheim Palace 21 April 2005

This page updated 7 May 2005.     Copyright Norvic Philatelics (C) 2005

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