Norvic Philatelics - GB New Stamps and Special Postmarks

A British Journey - the rest of England- 7 February 2006

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.

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.

Norvic Exclusive First Day Cover

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

Special Day of Issue postmarks are shown below. 

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
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
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
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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