Norvic Philatelics - GB New Stamps and Special Postmarks
Royal Mail has announced the subjects for the last set of stamps in the British Journey series. The series started in Scotland, moved on to Wales and Northern Ireland, and moved into South West England in 2005. But whilst the subjects are mostly well-known the designs have not been universally welcomed, and the series has come to a premature end with this se-tenant block of 10 x 1st class stamps. The photographs used for these stamps do appear to be an improvement on earlier sets.
1. Carding Mill Valley, Shropshire © Rob Talbot (Talbot-Whiteman) |
2. Beachy Head Sussex © Rob Talbot (Talbot-Whiteman) |
3. St Paul's Cathedral, London © Erin Moroney/Axiom Photographic Agency |
4. Brancaster on the Norfolk coast © Alan Blair [Specificly Brancaster Staithe a separate village in the parish of Brancaster.] |
5. Derwent Edge in Derbyshire's Peak District © Rob Talbot (Talbot-Whiteman) |
6. Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire © National Trust Picture Library/Sarah Blackburn |
7. Buttermere in the Lake District (Cumbria) © Charlie Waite |
8. Chipping Campden in the Gloucestershire Cotswold hills © Rob Talbot (Talbot-Whiteman) |
9. St Boniface Down, Isle of Wight © Collections/Angela Hampton |
10. Chamberlain Square, Birmingham © Marketing Birmingham |
Technical details: The stamps are designed by Phelan Barker Design Consultants, and the 35mm square stamps are printed in gravure by De La Rue Security Print, perf 14½.
The stamp and postmark images are Copyright 2005/6 by Royal Mail.
As usual we will have exclusive FDCs for this issue, as shown below. These are available with postmark N9941 (map) or L9908 (English Rose), Price £8.95.
Special edition FDC with exclusive design and Brancaster cds - posted at the local post office on the day of issue - only 5 produced - Price £9.95
(also available on PO fdc (5 produced by us), price £7.50.
Special edition FDC with exclusive Carding Mill Valley design and Church Stretton postmark - 5 produced - Price £8.95
Buy all the British Journey stamps and FDCs on our online shop.
Also available:
Mint block of 10 - £3.95 - individual stamps 45p each.
PO stamp cards also available - these are postcard-sized reproductions of the stamps: price 50p each, £4.50 for a set of 10.
Also some sets on PO FDC - Price £5.25
Postage is extra in all cases
Special Day of Issue postmarks are shown below. These cannot be obtained after 7 February 2006.
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| Ref FD603 Official Philatelic Bureau FDI postmark with quotation from Shakespeare "This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England" |
Ref FD604 Official Tea Green, Luton, FDI postmark with quotation from Tennyson "There is no land like England" |
Ref FD604NP Official Tea Green, Luton, non-pictorial FDI postmark |
Ref L9908 England and St George, London |
Ref M9910 Chamberlain Square, Birmingham |
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| Ref W9942 Church Stretton, Shropshire |
Ref L9921 Eastbourne, East Sussex |
Ref L9920 St Paul's Churchyard, London EC4 |
Ref M9936 Brancaster Staithe, King's Lynn, Norfolk |
Ref N9940 Bamford, Hope Valley, Derbyshire |
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| Ref N9939 Robin Hoods Bay, Whitby, Yorksire |
Ref N9938 Buttermere, Cockermouth, Cumbria |
Ref M9935 Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire |
Ref L9922 Cowes, Isle of Wight |
Ref M9934 Birmingham |
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| Freedom to Roam Ref N9911 Buttermere, Cockermouth Also: Ref L9909 - Eastbourne, Sussex The Ramblers Association |
Ref M9933 See Beautiful England by Rail from Birmingham to Beachy Head |
Ref L9924 Journeys End Bridport |
Ref L9925 Journeys End Bridport |
Ref N9941 The English Lakes, Buttermere, Cockermouth |
This page updated 10 April 2006
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