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Castles of Northern Ireland - Smilers Sheet - 17 March 2009

The first in what we assume will be a new five-sheet series of Smilers Sheets is a surprise addition to an already very busy March 2009 programme.  Using the 1st class Northern Ireland definitive the sheet shows 2 panes of 10 castles of Northern Ireland.  

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Northern Ireland Castles Smilers sheet of stamps.
Castles shown are:
column 1: Monea Castle(F), Belfast Castle(An), Carrickfergus Castle(An), Dunluce Castle(An), Enniskillen Castle(F);
column 2: Dungiven Castle(L), Killyleagh Castle(D), Narrow Water Castle(D), Killymoon Castle(T), Gosford Castle(Ar).
Key: An = Co. Antrim, Ar = Co. Armagh, D = Co. Down, F = Co. Fermanagh, L = Co. Londonderry, T = Co Tyrone.
Link to Wikipedia list of Castles in Northern Ireland.


Technical details:

The A4 (297 x 210mm) self-adhesive Smilers Sheet is printed in litho by Cartor Security Printing - design details and credits awaited.
All images are Copyright 2009 by Royal Mail.


This is not regarded by Royal Mail as a new issue, so there are no official First Day postmarks available.


Special Postmarks
These permanent postmarks are relevant to this sheet:

Belfast permanent postmark. Belfast operational postmark. Belfast operational-style postmark. Carrickfergus operational-style postmark.
Ref S4641
Belfast Permanent postmark
S6039
Belfast operational
postmark
S4187
Belfast operational-
style postmark
S4188
Carrickfergus operational-
style postmark


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This page updated 1 December 2009

2007 - 2008
2009 stamp issues
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January
13
Design Classics
22 Robert Burns
February
12
Charles Darwin
17 Machin Definitives with Security Features I
26 Dathlu Cymru - Celebrating Wales
March
2 Design Classics Concorde Smiler Sheet
10 Pioneers of the Industrial Revolution
10 Design Classics Retail Booklet - Phone & Bus
17 Northern Ireland Castles Smilers Sheet
31 Machin Definitives with Security Features II
31 New Rate Machin & Country Definitives

April
21
Kings & Queens II (Tudors)
21 Design Classics Retail Booklet - Mini-car
23 Castles of England Smilers Sheet
30 Smilers for Kids II

May
19
Endangered Plants & Kew Gardens MS
21 Flowers retail booklet

June
16
Mythical Creatures

July
? Possible pre-Olympics Issue
21 40th ann of Moon Landing Commemorative Sheet
August
3 Thaipex Smilers Sheet
18 Wall Mounted Post Boxes MS & Smilers Sheet
18 Treasures of the Archive PSB
18 Design Classics Retail Booklet - Concorde
September
1 Fire Service
17 British Military Uniforms (III - Royal Navy)
17 Design Classics Retail Booklet - Mini-skirt/Quant
18 Commemorative Sheet - Big Ben 150th Anniversary
October
7 Commemorative Sheet - Cambridge University 800th Anniversary
8 Eminent Britons (Europa)
21 Italia 2009 Smilers Sheet
November
3
Christmas
17 Machin Definitives - Signed For

30 Castles of Scotland Smilers Sheet

December
4 MonacoPhil 2009 Expo Smilers Sheet


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