More QEII stamps with the Flying Scotsman
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1y ago
  The latest prestige book would be a much more pleasant item to have on the top of the pile if it is the final one with QEII content. The content itself, though, with 12 different commemoratives and the now familiar bit still bizarre pane of Machins, is a hotchpotch that rather spoils the overall impression. Plenty of good text and illustrations for the steam train lovers but I don't see why 8 Flying Scotsman stamps were needed as well as a further 4 LNER or associated ones in a different style and format. As for the Machins, where once there were 12 and then 8 there are now just fo ..read more
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X Men and a Barcode issue list
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1y ago
Having just written that there were no P codes for the NVIs, guess what comes along! Apparently this ghastly book was issued a couple of days ago. Oddly, mine has not arrived, although I am sure that the massive cost for the whole thing has been deducted from my card. I do not look forward to adding this to my collection of mostly lovely Prestige Books from the Cook Book onwards. I wonder whether it could even be the last? Not the best of notes to end but we'll have tow ait and see. So, yes, you'll have another £1 brown and a 2nd green with 22P code to add to your list. Whilst the £1 stam ..read more
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Big barcode NVIs from February 2022
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1y ago
 I seem to have forgotten to show the new 1st, 2nd, 1st large and 2nd Large stamps issued in the new format on 1 February 2022 With each also available in business sheets and booklets there are a few different codes. 2nd 22, 22B, 22E 2nd Large 22, 22B 22F 1st 22, 22B 22F 22 E 1st Large 22 22B 22F I think that's all for now. So far, none have appeared in prestige booklets so no P, Bob ..read more
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The Stones, Transformers and Tutankhamun
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1y ago
I haven't written since August and, of course, a lot has happened. We have the end of an era as Machin stamps will finally cease to be produced. When we don't know as it will be some time yet before we have the first King Charles III definitives so I need to keep going a little longer. In a way I do hope Mr Machin didn't knock up a bust of Prince Charles which some bright spark at Royal Mail decides to use!  With so few stamps being used on envelopes or packages these days, collecting has become a little lacking in soul, we get the new issues from some place or another and dutifully put t ..read more
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The Big Stamp with a Barcode
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3y ago
  Just as you may have thought that there wouldn't be much more of interest in Machins, along comes the Big 2nd. It's big because it is 38mm x 30mm including perforations. the 'stamp' part, excluding perforations is 22½mm x 28mm compared to 18mm x 22mm for the familiar size stamp area. Separated by a rather bizarre printed 'perforation' line is a panel containing what I believe is now referred to as a 2D barcode. I still call these things, whether square or rectangular, QR codes and the app on my phone is a QR reader but, whatever you wish to call it, this is a big new additio ..read more
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Only Fool & Horses and some more 20 code varieties
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3y ago
2p paler dark green M20L MAIL 1st Royal Mail red pale head M21L MCIL Fools & Horses 4+2 book 2nd pale bright blue M20L MTIL 2nd Large bright blue M20L MFIL And from the Only fools & Horses Prestige book, all M20L MPIL:   ..read more
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New values, an odd Wales 1st and the first 21 codes
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3y ago
1st Large Royal Mail red M20L MFIL M20L MAIL M21L MAIL M21L MAIL M21L MAIL Regionals December 2020 with revised value tablets. 1st Royal mail red M21L MCIL 2nd Large bright blue M20L MBIL 1st Royal Mail red M21L MCIL 2nd Deep bright blue, pale head M20L MAIL Cartor reprint of Wales 1st Dragon but with sans serif vale tablet August 2020   ..read more
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Star Trek and a few more 20 codes
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3y ago
  From mid-late November 2020, a few items I missed and now catch up with: The prestige booklet celebrating Star Trek featured 2nd Class brt blue, 2p dark green and 50p greenish grey slate by Cartor, all M20L MPIL 1st dull Royal mail red M20L MBIL dull fluor 1st dull Royal Mail red M20L MCIL pale Queen's head 1st large bright Royal Mail red M20L MBIL 1st Large Royal Mail red M20L MFIL 2nd Large deep bright blue M20L MAIL ..read more
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2nd Class stamps - yours will be unique, 1 in 20 million
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3y ago
  A surprise in the post this morning - this new 2nd Class stamp. I had noticed a bill for a new 2nd Class stamp issued by the Philatelic Bureau some time ago and, whilst wondering just what was in store, I concluded that it might just be some minor change. Instead there is is this much larger item. The label comprises two images, the traditional 'stamp' and a type of QR code matrix. To preserve the impression of the 'stamp' being a 'stamp' there is a wavy line incorporated in the design to make a printed 'perforation' between the two main images. I have to say that this looks odd and ..read more
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More 20 codes
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3y ago
  1st Large Royal Mail red M20L MBIL I am not sure why this is different to the stamp featured in the last article. Maybe the backing paper has the text reversed, which I don't list separately, and it has come by mistake. The £2.42 value now has the very bright fluor that has been appearing a lot recently and is very noticeable with a UV torch but not without so if this doesn't concern you that's probably another you needn't buy. You will need this one, finally getting its M20L MAIL code. And this, the first appearance of M20L MSIL And this, the first appearance of M20L MBI ..read more
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