Norvic Philatelics - GB New Stamps and Special Postmarks

 Buy Classic Album Covers stamps - 7 January 2010

The first British stamps of 2010 celebrate the classic art of the album cover. For decades the album sleeve has been the canvas for some of the most imaginative graphic artists in the world. This stamp issue salutes this unique art form and celebrates some of the greatest examples, used by UK artists.

Products available: - set of stamps, souvenir sheet, prestige stamp booklet, first day covers, postcards, presentation pack.  At the foot of the page you can also order from our very limited stocks of Beatles stamps and FDCs.

If you want to find more about stamp products, please visit our page for newcomers.

Important notices

FIRST DAY COVERS are now available at the end of this page.  

PINK FLOYD DIVISION BELL SOUVENIR SHEET ISSUED MARCH 2010 - now available!

All products are now available to send, but since this set was issued we have had 5 other stamp issues.
We will post orders as quickly as possible.

All prices are in GB Pounds.  Conversion will be done by PayPal (or you can ask for your card to be billed in GB Pounds, and have your card company apply its own exchange rate.)  
If you wish to pay by UK cheque please print the shopping cart form and send it with your cheque made payable to Ian Billings.
In Britain and Europe, if you wish to pay by Bank Transfer, please copy the shopping cart into an email and send it to us via this link - we will then provide bank details by email.  

We have provided details in some cases only to have the email return as undelivered.  If you do not receive our reply, please write again from a different email address (eg gmail)

STEP 1- Postage/Shipping

GUARANTEE: The buttons on this page ensure that you pay postage and packing (= shipping) for your order.   Please use the correct postage buttons.
If you send more than one order and pay more postage than necessary, we guarantee to refund part of your postage, by PayPal if that is the way you pay, or by cheque or stamps if you pay by cheque or postal order.

The shopping cart adds UK inland postage and packing automatically at £1.25 which applies to the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, and Isle of Man only.

Customers in the UK CI & IoM who require Recorded Signed For or Special Delivery please click on the appropriate supplement in the first panel

INLAND Postage (UK, Channel Is & Isle of Man)	INLAND (UK, CI & IoM) Recorded Signed For Supplement	INLAND (UK, CI & IoM) Special Delivery 1pm Supplement
£1.25 - included in checkout	+ 75p	+ £4.50

Luftpost/Avion Airmail Europe	Airmail Europe Signed For/Tracked/ Recommande	Airmail/Luftpost/Avion Rest of the World	Airmail Rest of the World Signed For/Tracked Recommande/
+ £0.80	+£4.40	+£1.40	+£5.25

STEP 2

.	Code	Description	Stamps Price	BUY STAMPS
	3000s AS548	Set of 10 stamps in 2 strips of 5	£5.25
	3000p AP323	Illustrated Presentation pack containing set of 10 stamps	£5.95
Click for sample images 1 - 2 - 3 - 4	3000q AQ144	Postcard pack - postcard-sized reproductions of the stamps (set of 10)	£5.50
	3000s YB040	Illustrated Prestige Stamp book containing the set of 10 album covers and two pages of ordinary stamps.  Mojo editor Phil Alexander looks at the development of the design of record sleeves over the past 50 years and talks to Sgt Pepper designer Sir Peter Blake, Roger Dean famed for his work with progressive rock bands like Yes and Peter Saville who is best known for his work with New Order and Joy Division.	£9.50
	3000t YB041	Prestige Book - 2 Album covers pages on 2 first day covers.	First Day Cover set - see foot of page (Only 2 sets available)
	3000z YB042	Prestige Book - All 4 panes on 4 first day covers with different postmarks.	First Day Cover set - see foot of page (only 1 set available)
	3000 A548	The Division Bell – Pink Floyd single stamp Released 1994, design by Storm Thorgerson	£0.55
	3001 A549	A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay single stamp Released 2002, design Sølve Sundsbø	£0.55
	3002 A550	Parklife – Blur single stamp Released 1994, design Chris Thomson / Stylorouge, photography: Bob Thomas	£0.55
	3003 A551	Power Corruption and Lies – New Order single stamp Released 1983, design by Peter Saville	£0.55
	3004 A552	Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones single stamp Released 1969, design Robert Brownjohn	£0.55
	3005 A553	London Calling – The Clash single stamp Released 1979, design Ray Lowry	£0.55
	3006 A554	Tubular Bells – Mike Oldfield single stamp Released 1973, design Trevor Key	£0.55
	3007 A555	IV – Led Zeppelin single stamp Released 1971, design Graphreaks, Art Directed by Jimmy Page	£0.55
	3008 A556	Screamadelica – Primal Scream single stamp Released 1991, design Paul Cannell	£0.55
	3009 A557	The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars – David Bowie single stamp Released 1972, design Main Artery	£0.55
	3010 S001	Souvenir Sheet and cover - will look good if mounted and framed! In the form of a 'Best of...' album cover this sheet contains the same 10 stamps, conventionally gummed and perforated.  This sheet is 223 x 188mm, the souvenir cover is 324 x 227mm (c4). Click here to see the sheet and click here to see the cover. (For information - cover no longer offered for sale)	Sheet £5.50
	S002	NEW!!  Pink Floyd Souvenir Sheet - Made available in March 2010 (click on image to see larger version)	Sheet £5.95
		FIRST DAY COVERS
Set of stamps on first day cover with Isle of Wight postmark	F572		£6.50
Set of stamps on first day cover with Park Lane London W1 postmark	F573		£6.50
Set of stamps on first day cover with Classic Albums London postmark	F576		£6.50
Set of stamps on first day cover with Greenwich postmark showing the O2 Dome, Britain's Interactive Museum of Popular Music	F578		£6.50
Set of stamps on first day cover with Wonderful Pirate Radio Frinton on Sea postmark	F579		£6.50
Set of stamps on first day cover with Oldfield postmark	L586		£6.50
Set of stamps on first day cover with Glastonbury Somerset postmark	L591		£6.50
Set of stamps on first day cover with Pink Floyd, Ely The Division Bell postmark	L594		£7.00
Rolling Stones Let it Bleed stamp on first day cover with The Rolling Stones Olympic Studios London postmark	S625		£3.95
Pink Floyd Division Bell stamp on first day cover with Pink Floyd, Ely The Division Bell postmark	S594		£3.95
Primal Scream Screamadelica stamp on first day cover with Glastonbury postmark.	S591		£3.95
Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells stamp on first day cover with Classic Albums London postmark.	S576		£3.95
Set of two panes from Prestige Stamp Book showing Classic Albums stamps, on two first day covers with Glastonbury & Isle of Wight postmarks.	YB041		Two sets only in stock £8.95
Complete set of four panes from Classic Albums Prestige stamp Book on first day covers	YB042	As above but complete set - only 1 set available see main page	£17.95

Contact
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