London 2010: Festival of Stamps
London 2010: Festival of Stamps is planned to be "a year-long programme to mark the centenary of the accession of George V - the philatelist king - and in celebration of stamps, stamp design and postal heritage". So what events await us?
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The 2009 British Design Classics Stamp Set was issued on January 13 2009. Ten different stamp designs make up the set which are all valid for standard first class letter rate by being inscribed "1st" (no value indicator) rather than displaying a currency value. Many of the stamp designs will appeal to thematic collectors in addition to regular stamp enthusiasts. The iconic shape of the RJ Mitchell designed World War 2 Spitfire fighter aircraft, the sixties chic fashions captured by the Mary Quant mini skirt and even a Penguin Book jacket, anglepoise lamp and a Polypropylene chair are featured. Collectors of Concorde memorabilia will be pleased to see the supersonic airliner included but the stamp the Royal Mail say "remains close to millions of peoples hearts" is the ever popular car simply known to everyone as "The Mini". It was 1959 when the first Mini emerged from the British Motor Corporation plants at Longbridge in Birmingham and Cowley in Oxford. Few people will forget the starring part played by the Mini alongside Michael Caine in the original Italian Job movie. |
| In addition to the block of ten stamps an illustrated Prestige Stamp Booklet has been produced featuring write ups by design writer Jim Davies. The booklet features four panes as follows: 1) Machin definitives - four 16p and four 50p - surrounding a label featuring the crown of a Gilbert Scott Phone Box. 2) Four stamps made up with two Routermaster bus stamps, one Spitfire and one Mini stamp. 3) A pane of six stamps including the London Underground Map, K2 Telephone Kiosk, Penguin Books, Anglepoise Lamp, Polypropylene Chair and Mini Skirt stamp. 4) A pane of four stamps including two each of the Concorde stamp from this Issue plus two of the Concorde stamps from the 2002 Airliners Issue. | |
Recent Links Added To The Philatelic Directory
AJH Stamps Ltd.
AJH Stamps deals in stamps and related accessories online. They also hold auctions online, and monthly in Accrington. Their items are split under the following categories: Accessories, Good To Fine Used - 1840 onwards, Trade/Retail Lots etc.
Railway Sub Office RSO Postmarks
Search for stamps and covers bearing Railway Sub Office (RSO) postmarks.
Browse Signed RAF Covers
See the extensive range of signed Royal Air Force covers currently on offer.
Stamped at eCrater
Come and have a look. We have lovely stamps mostly arranged in groups. Our selection is perfect for a philatelist in search of something unusual and uncommon.
Covers Produced by The Royal Engineers
Browse images of various First Day Covers and Special Event Covers produced by The Royal Engineers.
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Live British Stamp Auctions Ending Soon
The following auction listings are ending soon. Click on any item to see it along with other stamp auctions from the same era:
KG5 SG368 2d Die I N19(4) Pale Orange Fine Used Wmk IIThis online stamp sale is priced at £0.99 with 0 Bid(s). The auction will end on Tuesday Feb-09-2010 10:21:58 GMT
1924 1½d RED/BROWN B24 CONTROL STRIP OF 3 UNMOUNTED MIN
GB Stamp listing now at £15.00 End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 10:24:25 GMT You can buy this item now for £15.00
1912/22 1/- BISTRE M19 CONTROL SINGLE UNMOUNTED MINT
This online stamp sale is priced at £25.00 End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 11:22:09 GMT You can buy this item now for £25.00
1912/22 10d TURQUOISE D14 CONTROL SINGLE UNMOUNTED MINT
This online stamp sale is priced at £22.50 End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 11:22:39 GMT You can buy this item now for £22.50
1912/22 7d OLIVE J17 CONTROL SINGLE UNMOUNTED MINT
This internet stamp auction is priced at £27.00 End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 11:23:31 GMT You can buy this item now for £27.00
1912/22 9d AGATE L18 CONTTROL SINGLE UNMOUNTED MINT
GB Stamp listing now at £22.50 End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 11:24:05 GMT You can buy this item now for £22.50
GB 1934 2d COIL SIDEWAYS WMK...USED GOOD PERFS...CV £75
This online stamp sale is priced at £9.00 End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 11:46:18 GMT You can buy this item now for £9.00
GB KG5 BLOCK R32 STRIP 3 VARIETY SPOT ON DOLPHIN UM
This online stamp sale is priced at £42.50 End Date: Tuesday Feb-09-2010 11:58:48 GMT You can buy this item now for £42.50
Did you know: The branch of philately called "postal history" focuses on the actual use made of postage stamps on mail. Postal History includes the study of postmarks, actual post offices, the postal authorities, various postage rates and regulations and the physical processes used to transport mail to recipients. Many postal historians will specialise in areas such as maritime mail and paquebot covers, wartime mail, railway mail or even the postal markings associated with a particular town.
Queen Victoria Surface Printed GB Stamps 1855-1900
The process known as Surface Printing is basically the opposite of the Line Engraved technique employed for the first GB stamp issues. The recessed parts of the printing plate transferred no ink or a reduced amount of ink depending on their depth. The Surface Printed issues of Queen Victoria are widely collected and extremely popular. It is a huge area to study and collect as, apart from the wide variety of designs, values and colours, many of the stamps had different plate numbers incorporated in their designs.
Inexperienced collectors are often unaware of the true scarcity of genuinely fine used stamps from this period. At the time regulations said all stamps should be literally obliterated to avoid fraudulent reuse. As a result the cancels in use for much of the period are nicknamed "killers" because of the heavy bar patterns transferred on to stamps. Therefore stamps described and sold as "fine used" are not as "fine" as normally demanded for later issues when the Circular Date Stamp entered more common use. CDS or lightly cancelled surface printed stamps can therefore command a surprising price premium.
British Stamp & Philately Sites From Our Directory
Stamp Collector Wants Lists at MyPhilately.com
Database of wants from "MyPhilately" members.
Stampex Website
The Competitions at Stampex are held under the auspices of the Association of British Philatelic Societies.
AK Philately
Adrian runs this interesting blog on all things philatelic from around the world.
The Whitehaven to Huddersfield TPO
Derwent Railway Society web page about West Cumberland's last Travelling Post Office (TPO)
GB First Day Covers
Search among thousands of British First Day Covers at FirstDayCover.org.uk
George VI Coronation First Day Covers
Article by Thomas P. Myers discussing1937 King George 6th Coronation FDCs with several photos.
Inland Postal Rates for Great Britain 1765-1880
A detailed breakdown of postage rates in Great Britain for before and after the introduction of the Uniform Penny Post and postage stamps.
The Royal Philatelic Collection
The Royal Philatelic Collection may well be the world's finest and most comprehensive collection of postage stamps of Great Britain. The collection is particularly strong in stamps from the very beginnings of the modern British postal system.
King George V Silver Jubilee Stamps
The site for those interested in the British Empire stamp issues for the 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V
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The featured GB philatelic postmark for Monday Feb 08 2010 is from Guildford. Collectors can get this special postmark applied by sending the stamped (minimum 1st Class rate) addressed envelope(s) to: London Special Handstamp Centre Royal Mail Mount Pleasant Farringdon Road LONDON EC1A 1AA You can ask for any date (including public holidays) to be applied to your covers provided you send them to arrive on or before that date. It is advised you send a suitable return envelope also if you want the covers sent back protected rather than individually through the regular mail service. |
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Live Auction Summary for GB Victorian Stamps
As you loaded this page a search of eBay for Victorian British stamp auctions was done and we have summarised some of the current highlights for you. Please note that many of these Queen Victoria stamp auctions are due to end very soon and, if interested, you can view the full listing for any of these auctions via our GB Queen Victoria auctions results page.
The first GB QV online auction we found for you is due to end in just a little while from now. Titled "GB VICTORIA 1d ONE PENNY RED 1856 - 58 SG 40 STARS SF" - currently £0.60 (0 Bid) , we noted it has already attracted some viewer interest. The next few auctions are titled "QV 1867-1880.SG121. 2s BROWN STAMP. RARE.USED. CV £3250" - currently £1,250.00 , "VICTORIA PENNY RED PLATE 140" - currently £0.99 (0 Bid) , "VICTORIA PENNY LILAC" - currently £0.99 (0 Bid) and "QV 1d red Plate 87 I-D" - currently £0.25 (0 Bid) . Once again these auctions are nearing the end and all have been viewed several times but, at their current price, they may look good value to some readers.
Hot on the heels of those initial auctions we also noted these listings which have all received a number of views by potential buyers...
- QV 1d red Plate 91 R-B" - currently £0.99 (0 Bid)
- QV 1d red Plate 96 B-J" - currently £0.15 (0 Bid)
- QV 1d red Plate 149 K-K" - currently £0.99 (0 Bid)
- QV 1d red Plate 89 B-D" - currently £0.25 (0 Bid)
- penny black 4 margins very good copy!!!" - currently £0.99 (0 Bid)
- VICTORIA PENNY RED PLATE 78" - currently £0.99 (0 Bid)
Further down the search results of Victorian stamp auctions we saw a listing titled " full letter penny black may 1840 "realy great copy"" - currently £0.99 (0 Bid) . This listing has also been viewed several times. Other auctions we noted which readers might also find interesting include...
- Queen Victoria Penny Red on original letter Plate 140" - currently £7.50
- Queen Victoria Penny Red on original letter Plate 212" - currently £19.50
- Queen Victoria Penny Red on original letter Plate 159" - currently £7.50
- Queen Victoria 4 x 1d red stamps plate.199,200,201,202" - currently £3.20 (4 Bids)
- Queen Victoria 4 x 1d red stamps plate.203,204,205,206" - currently £2.70 (5 Bids)
- Queen Victoria 4 x 1d red stamps plate.208,213,214,217" - currently £8.27 (6 Bids)
Moving on with our summary of the current Great Britain victorian stamp auctions we noticed listings titled "Canada1897-98.SG#144 RARE!-with leavs ! QV two cents" - currently £0.89 (0 Bid) , "Q.V. One Penny Pink envelope to Hereford - 1849 " - currently £0.99 (0 Bid) , "SG 174 penny lilac 16 dots - on paper 1882 post No. 1" - currently £0.75 (1 Bid) and "Q.V. One Penny Pink envelope to Hereford - 1851" - currently £0.99 (1 Bid) and these may be worth checking.
There are numerous other interesting GB QV auctions due to end a little later than those already mentioned including...
- Q.V. One Penny Pink envelope to Hereford - 1851" - currently £0.99 (1 Bid)
- Q.V. One Penny Pink envelope to Hereford - 1851" - currently £0.99 (1 Bid)
- VICTORIA HALFPENNY GREEN 164" - currently £0.99 (0 Bid)
- Q.V. One Penny Pink envelope to Hereford - 1851" - currently £0.99 (1 Bid)
- Q.V. One Penny Pink envelope to Hereford - 1852" - currently £1.45 (2 Bids)
- Q.V. One Penny Pink envelope to Hereford - 1852" - currently £0.99 (1 Bid)
- Q.V. One Penny Pink envelope to Sussex - 1874" - currently £0.99 (1 Bid)
- Q.V. One Penny Pink envelope to Ealing - 1884" - currently £0.99 (1 Bid)
- BOOK. PENNY BLACK PLATES BY EDWARD PROUD. PLATING GUIDE" - currently £125.00
eBay stamp auctions can move along at quite a pace during peak trading times so please do not be surprised if this particular GB Queen Victoria stamp auctions page has changed a little while reading this summary.
Recent GB Commemorative Stamp Issue
This set of stamps depicts the traditions and development of Royal Navy Uniforms over more than two centuries. Issue date: 17th September 2009. Find out more at the Royal Mail website.
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