The Philatelic Writing of Glenn H Morgan GB PHILATELY

The Philatelic Writing ofGlenn H Morgan

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the 175th anniversary year of the postage stamp.

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YearMonth / Season Title of Literature Item

Publication / Publisher Page Size Pages Type

GHM Ref

1983 - Romford: The Postal History of an Essex Market Town

Unpublished A4 48 Article gbp1

1984 October Back to the Good Old Days: The Mailcoach

Stamp Lover [GB]

A4 1 Article gbp2

1984 - Mailcoaches on Stamps - Intro only Unpublished A4 1 Article gbp2a1985 - Post Office 350 Unpublished A4 2 Article gbp31989 - British Post Office Santa Mail Service GHM

PublishingA5 24 Monograp

hgbp4

1990 September Mount Pleasant Stamp Magazine

A4 2 Article gbp5

1998 December Christmas Reading Philatelic Bulletin [GB]

A5 3 Article gbp6

2000 - Mail Transport Methods Unpublished A4 1 Article gbp72003 March Smilers Photostamps - worldwide

personalised stampsPhilatelic Bulletin [GB]

A5 5 Article gbp8

2003 - Instant Smilers Unpublished A4 2 Article gbp92005 July 1965 Churchill Commemorative

StampsPhilatelic Bulletin [GB]

A5 4 Article gbp10

2005 August Business Customised Sheets Philatelic Bulletin [GB]

A4 6 Article gbp11

2005 October Anniversary of the Post Office Tower Philatelic Bulletin [GB]

A5 4 Article gbp12

2005 November Boots Greetings Card Sheets Philatelic Bulletin [GB]

A4 8 Article gbp13

2006 March Miniature Sheets - A list of GBissues

PhilatelicBulletin [GB]

A5 3 Article gbp14

2006 April Generic Smilers Sheets Philatelic Bulletin [GB]

A5 2 Article gbp15

2006 May Business Customised Sheets Update 1 Philatelic Bulletin [GB]

A5 3 Article gbp16

2006 September Memories on Mail - Personalised Smilers

Philatelic Bulletin [GB]

A5 3 Article gbp17

2006 - Prestige Stamp Books: Manufacturing and Check List

Unpublished A4 8 Article gbp17a

2007 October Get Inspired: BPMA and Swindon Project

Stamp Lover [GB]

A4 1 Article gbp18

2007 July Personalised Postcard Production Royal Mail A4 1 Article gbp192007 - TS2 The Specialist: Bath Postal

MuseumRoyal Mail's Website

A4 1 Article gbp20

2007 - Smilers: Update.I gave up on this! Unpublished A4 5 Article gbp212007 - Premium Smilers Idea Unpublished A4 1 Article gbp222008 - Boots Type Advertising Primary

Sheets and AdvertisingUnpublished A4 7 Article gbp23

2010 Spring Thomas Witherings of Hornchurch Cross Post [GB]

A4 6 Article gbp24

2010 - Collecting Prestige Stamp Booklets Unpublished A4 3 Article gbp252012 - Post Office Postcards - A Spreadsheet Unpublished A4 109 Spread

sheetsgbp26

2013 - Smilers: A record of publicity material produced through to the end of 2007

Unpublished A4 3 Article gbp27

Mailcoaches on Stamps

1984 must surely go down in the stamp annals as being the year of the mailcoach. In case you failed to notice, this year saw the 200th anniversary of the first British carriage of mail by this means of transport. The purpose of this article is to publish a checklist of stamps that have appeared over the years depicting this most elegant of eras. The story behind the British mailcoach service has been amply told by all of the philatelic magazines. I shall not repeat the information here, sufficient to say that our postal service owes a great debt of gratitude to John Palmer for his idea and for the loyal postal employees that even sacrificed their lives in an attempt at ensuring that the mails got through. The story of the overseas mailcoach service has been less well documented, but through research an outline history of each countries service can be put together. If there is a specific country that is of interest, I suggest that the standard philatelic reference work be consulted as there is bound to be a mention in the chapter covering the evolution of the postal service. In the listings that follow will be found details required to positively identify the stamp and, as with most thematic subjects, it will probably be necessary to purchase full sets that may / will contain stamps that are unwanted as they do not depict a mailcoach. I have found that eventually the spares tend to fit into one of my other collections, so do not despair. Despite undertaking a thorough search of Gibbons ‘Stamps of the World’ catalogue, I do not claim completeness. There must be some designs that depict, say, a street scene where a mailcoach is depicted but is not mentioned in the catalogue description or even where I have simply missed an item. Details of such omissions would be welcomed. Listing unlikely to appear do to change of collecting interests and available time! Sorry, but above may be of some use.

(Unpublished 1984.) 335 words

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Christmas reading We asked four of our contributors to

Glenn Morgan When it was suggested that I write about a philatelic work available through a pub-lic library it set me thinking that, unfortunately, the stamp collecting section is generally lacking in content.

However, The Stamp Atlas, by Stuart Rossiter andJohn Flower (MacDonald, 1986) should be available through the Inter-Library Loan Scheme - ask locally. It is also available for consultation at the library of the National Philatelic Society Library, 107 Charterhouse Street, London EC I,

where the writer is librarian. Incidentally, do consider regularly borrowing

books on our hobby from your local library, for the more frequently that stamp collecting publi-cations are taken out on loan, the more likely it is that the librarian will add other newly pub-lished works to holdings for the benefit of all.

An atlas is an essential 'tool' for any philatelist, so when written by postal historians who were a Blue Guides editor and a cartographer respective-ly, you know that it comes with a fine pedigree.

The book contains 144 maps, over 750 illustra-tions and a comprehensive index. The pictorial elements are held together by a text that records boundary changes, postal routes, postmarks, cur-rencies, date of issue of first stamp and much more besides. This information is all broken down by continent and country in a logical sequence.

In the introduction, W Raife Wellsted claims that it is 'almost impossible to assemble a collec-tion of stamps without some knowledge of the political history of a country', and for the postal historian'... a knowledge of geographical changes and history is an essential part of his study'. I agree totally and believe that there is a much deeper fascination and pleasure to be derived from our hobby when it includes research.

This book brings together otherwise scattered information and increases our knowledge of countries and the postal service therein. The im-ages chosen add much to the pleasure of the reader and certainly inspired me to delve deeper into the workings of communication by letter, especially the boxes that they are posted in.

Glenn Morgan Margaret Morris

The borders between nations and country names are forever evolving and a supplement to this book recording these changes would be of great value.

All postal history covers and stamps have a story to tell and The Stamp Atlas enables us to put our philatelic treasures into an historical context and to gain a greater understanding of what we possess. I have referred to the book many times when writing-up my own collections and exhibits and commend it to all readers.

Margaret Morris Sometimes a book is special not just for its content but also because of the cir-cumstances of its acquisition, and the book I have chosen falls into this category.

Last year I discovered that a fellow member of the Captain Cook Study Unit would be visiting Scotland with his family just around Christmas. I felt sad that they would be spending Christmas away from their home, so I invited them to come to mine for Christmas Day.

Norman Wansbrough, his wife Toni and their student son and daughter, were from New Zea-land and it was so interesting to hear about their life and travels. Keith had actually been in Scot-land for some months studying Computing Sci-ence at Glasgow University and Heather was on her way to Germany to study there. Of course there was a lot of chat about philatelic matters in general and our hero Captain Cook in particular.

Afterwards, Norman sent me a copy of a de-lightful book, Another Way of Looking - New Zea-

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recommend a good philatelic read for the holiday season

James Mackay James Negus

land's Birds on Stamps, by Margaret Forde (David Bateman, 1989) and I feel sure that this would appeal to any collector who is thinking of start-ing a collection on the popular Bird theme. As any member of the Bird Stamp Society will tell you, this is a very wide theme and so there could be a case for limiting it in some way and this book could provide an example of such limitation.

The author is described on the dust jacket as 'a bit of a biologist with particular emphasis on birds, and a hobby of collecting stamps'. The result is an attractive book which is simply writ-ten and easy to find your way around. There is a glossary of terms used in ornithology and phi-lately, a list of references and an index of species and stamp-issuing countries. It is well illustrated, although only the endpapers are in colour.

The book does not claim to be a complete cat-alogue nor a definitive bird guide, for that you would need a more advanced reference book. However, it is a really nice book for anyone start-ing a bird collection and one that anybody would enjoy dipping into. It could also provide useful background information for a traditional collec-tor of the stamps of New Zealand. After all, it makes any collection more interesting when you know a bit about the stamp designs.

Although not a collector of the bird theme, I have very much enjoyed my little excursions through this book and hope that other collectors would also find pleasure in it. I comnfend the title to thematic collectors - for what else is our branch of philately but 'another way of looking'?.

James Mackay Although Scotland in Stamps, by C W Hill (Impulse Books, Aberdeen 1972) was pub-lished more than a quarter of a century ago, it is timely with devolution imminent and distinctive Scottish stamps scheduled for 1999. A college lec-turer in the Midlands, Hill retired to Banffshire where he continued to write books and articles on stamps, coins and other collectables, notably a regular philatelic column in The Observer.

His book arose out of a request at a public library in northeast Scotland for a book about Scottish stamps and postal history. After a pro-longed search, however, the librarian confessed that there was no such book. 'The omission was all the more remarkable,' said Hill, 'because there is so much to be said on the subject'.

In the space of about 150 pages he set out to rectify this omission. Successive chapters deal with the establishment of the General Post in the 169os and subsequent developments, and there is an entertainingly racy account of the exploits of Peter Williamson whose Edinburgh Penny Post lasted 20 years before it was taken over by the Post Office. The part played by Scots in the postal reforms of 1839-40 is well told, with due emphasis on the work of Robert Wallace, MP for Greenock, and a much more sober assessment of the contribution made by James Chalmers than most Scots could have written.

But the core of the book deals with Scotland's own stamps, beginning with the regional stamps, first mooted in 1956 and actually inaugurated two years later, and continuing with those British stamps that celebrated or commemorated aspects of Scotland. The weakest chapter is 'The Post-mark on a Letter', over half taken up with an abridged list of the post office numbers (1844 sys-tem); space that might profitably have dealt with many other aspects of postmarks.

Later chapters summarised the postal services by rail, sea and air, with a lightning romp through Cinderella material up to the strike posts of 1971. An awful lot has happened since then - the pro-lific series of Scottish aerogrammes since 1974, the complexities of the Machin regionals, the

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positive spate of 'local carriage labels' and the wealth of stamps of the world with a Scottish theme. A supplementary volume might be twice as big! As an introduction to Scottish philately this book is still required reading.

James Negus With a welcome Christmas break in prospect, I suggest three titles. The first to delight the eyes; the second to exercise the mind; the third to warm the heart.

The joy of the first book is its stunning illus-trations of beautiful stamps, though it comes from author David Scott with the forbidding title of European Stamp Design: A Semiotic Approach to Designing Messages (1995). This simply cloaks its theme of how ingenious designers are in project-ing a national image within the confines of a post-age stamp. Britain is treated and compared with our European partners France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Ireland. Looking afresh at these images started me on a completely new collection of European definitives (with our own Machins at elementary level included). So, in spite of an off-

putting title here was a book which had inspired one reader and it could well do the same for you.

To feed the mind, the most important recent book for GB collectors isJames Mackay's master-work Under the Gum (17), with clarifying sub-title 'Background to British Stamps 1840-1940'. It contains wholly new research from official and long-neglected archives, showing just why suc-cessive issues appeared as they did. How valid are James Chalmers's claims? Why were white lines added to the Twopenny Blue? Why was the 2d Tyrian Plum prepared and never issued? These and a century of other conundrums are fully explained from a new, documented view-point in this remarkable book.

But if you are hoping merely to relax during your Christmas break, I point to a favourite 'gold-en oldie'. Order Nassau Street by Herman Herst (1960) from the library and enjoy a fund of enter-taining tales about shrewd operators and daft eccentrics from his years in stamp dealing. Humorous and kindly, this autobiography from a veteran writer will be added cheer for the fes-tive season.


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HRH The Prince of Wales label pane book The

sixth in the series of 4 x 1st commemorative label books was issued on 14 November. It celebrates the 5oth birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales and was printed by Walsall from the same plates that were used for last year's offering, the meet-ing of the Commonwealth Heads of Govern-ment, viz: w56 wg w69. It is unusual for lithographic plates to be kept so long, unlike gravure cylinders which last for many years. Royal Mail now has a definite preference for gravure but lithography is still used for short print runs. The use of the same plates for two such books may bean indication that fewer of them than normal were printed, unless, of course, other combinations have yet to appear. Sadly, Royal Mail no longer publishes the num-ber of good books issued for retail books so we cannot be sure.

Cylinder numbers Stamp printers number their cylinders for a variety of purposes. (I use the term to include gravure cylinders and lithographic plates.) Originally, they were to identify the source of a printing in case of error of some kind, espe-cially if more than one was prepared for a given value. Today, this is achieved for sheet printings by printing the warrant (purchase order) number and date of printing in the margins, although cylinder numbers are also present. Most decimal stamp books carry cylinder numbers.

However, some printers seem to allocate the same number to different cylinders. Questa have used the same numbers on phosphor cylinders for retail books of ist-class two-band stamps and

HRH The Prince of Wales label pane book using plates W56 W59 W69. The Queen's '-ii 70th birthday was marked by a label book in April l996, using two plate combinations: W37W45W48 and W38W45 W49.

The first label book marked ,72 ' W

the tercentenary of the Bank j I of England in 1994. 1

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There follows a listing of types of mail transport known to have been depicted on stamps down the years. This may be expanded to include examples of the actual stamp listings, but this a low priority, long-term project that may never happen. The listing of types may be of some use, though.

Aeroplane Balloon Barrel Mail Bicycle Bottle Post Boules de Moulin Camel Canoe Carrier Pigeon Catapult Chariot Diligence Four Legged Creatures Helicopter Horse Bus Hovercraft Mail Train Mail Boat Mail Cart Mail Coach Mail Plane Motor Car Motor Launch Motor Van Motorcoach Motorcycle Pneumatic Postbus Postmen Rocket Ropeway Schooner Sledge Sleigh Sorting Carriage Spaceship Tin Can Tracked Caterpillar Tractor Travelling Post Office Underground Railway Wagon

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VOLUME 40 MARCH 2003

Smilers photostamps Glenn Morgan looks

at personalised stamps around the world

IT IS widely known that Australia Post pioneered the idea of personal photographs alongside post-age stamps, and their postal patrons have truly taken to the idea, offered as Personalised Stamps and P-Stamps. The product was later to be adopt-ed and adapted by several countries, including Great Britain (Smilers), Canada (Picture Postage), Indonesia (Personalized Stamps and PRISMA), New Zealand (Personalised Stamps), Singapore (MyStamp), and Slovakia (Personal Stamp). Al-though each postal administration has its own term for their products, I find the generic term 'photostamp' is easier to use in conversation and articles.

Most countries have a perforated tab in a por-trait format to the left or the right of the stamp area, thus ensuring that there is a clear divide between the public (stamp) and private (photo-graph) elements. An exception is Canada, where they supply photographs on sticky labels that are then attached by the purchaser directly onto an actual stamp.

The process To obtain a photostamp from any of the participating postal authorities involves the same process, whether a face-to-face service, or by mail order. You supply, or have taken, your photograph, complete an order form, such as the two examples from Royal Mail shown at right, and make payment. That is all that there is to it for the customer.

The postal administration then takes over and scans the image digitally into a computer, possi-bly adjusting the contrast and undertaking image cropping to ensure that the key element (you!) will be included. They then sometimes run-off a test print of the photographs only on non-stamp paper to ensure that the result will be satisfacto-ry. The pre-printed stamp sheets are then print-ed and in seconds the blank panels reserved for the photographs are filled with your image. The finished sheets are then either handed back to you or posted directly to your home.

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Opposite Promotional leaflets It really is that simple, although the technology behind the process is quite from overseas authorities and sophisticated. Australia took this digital printing method one stage further for Royal Mails trial mail order service at Christmas 2000. for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. They printed complete sheets of For this service, you submitted stamps overnight that depicted their gold medallists and had them on sale a photograph with this order by lunch time the next day, but that's another story! form and payment, and a few days later you received your Smilers for Christmas sheets Royal Mail trials Royal Mail wanted something special that would attract through the letter box, non-stamp collecting members of the public to The Stamp Show 2000.

They worked with The House of Questa and Kodak to offer 'Smilers' photostamps to exhibition visitors. The basic procedure was like that described above and involved completing a simple order request form, paying, posing for your photograph and a short time later you collected the finished product. It proved to be a very popular feature of the show and attracted a great deal of media interest at the time.

At Christmas 2000 Royal Mail offered a mail-order service. This suc- cessful trial gave Royal Mail the opportunity to research the market, the potential for profit and the technology, clearly giving its approval to continuing with this initiative.

Incidentally, a full listing of the sheet combinations produced for overprinting with photographs appeared in the Bulletin, April 2002 issue and has been kept up to date in later editions.

Product pricing The Smilers product appears not to have captured the imagination of the public quite as much recently as in those early days at The Stamp Show 2000 and during the Christmas period. Indeed, there were rumours in collector circles during 2002 that the product was going to be withdrawn due to the high cost and lack of demand.

Cost Stamps Cost per Cost for one Cost for Order per sheet per sheet photostamp photo only 20 photos

20 stamps £14.95 20 75p 48p £9.60

40-80 stamps £13.95 20 70p 43p £8.60

100-180stamps £11.95 20 60p 33p £6.60

200+ stamps £11.50 20 58p 31 p £6.20

It is true that the costs have steadily risen for 20 photostamps. At The Stamp Show 2000 they cost £io, Christmas 2000 was priced at £11.90,

Christmas 200i saw a price hike to £12.95, and the current cost is £14.95 (except the World Cup issue, which is priced at £12.95). The price goes down if more than one sheet is ordered.

My employment involves print production, so I appreciate that there are fixed set-up costs. With photostamps, these include the processes recorded above, so the initial costs are as high for producing a single sheet as for one hundred sheets, thus enabling the larger runs to become cheaper. Even so, there seems to be a large discrepancy between UK and overseas prices.

Let us lope that with such pressure on the management of Royal Mail to make profits for both the business and the government, that pricing does not cause the concept to fade away.

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Generic Smilers These sheets contain pre-printed non-personalised imagery or text on the label area and are sold to enable collectors to get the sheets without the cost of using the personalised route. They are sold with a surcharge of 50 over their face value.

Perhaps encouragingly for Smilers collectors, a recent issue of Stamp Preview shows that Smilers generic sheets are now able to be added to stand-ing order accounts and that 'approximately four sheets' will be issued annually. This presumably shows a level of commitment to the photostamps concept.

Incidentally, France has this year copied the Royal Mail concept by also producing a generic sheet in several different versions.

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Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, Thailand and probably elsewhere. One can be sure that other countries will jump on the band wagon over

the coming years in order to offer an element of fun for their customers and an extra revenue source for themselves.

Rarities This new branch of collecting will have a good following by a small but keen group of collectors, and rarities are already starting to appear. Some of our own Smilers are already living up to their name for philatelic visionaries, as prices start to rise on some of the unique sheet formats that most collectors neglected to obtain at the time. If Royal Mail ever release print quantities of the personalised sheets, then expect some surprises - E. pleasant if you own them, not so pleasant if you do not.

It is not just in the UK where there are potential rarities. In India, where - trials were undertaken in 2001 at an international trade show, a mere 513 sheets were produced. Considering that there were seven totally different sheet types on sale and if every sheet was sold in equal quantities (unlikely), there can only ever be a maximum of 73 sets in the world. As the show was non-philatelic, it is also unlikely that more than a handful of sets were philatelically inspired and retained in collections. Five of the seven sheets produced at the show are shown opposite.

Therefore, my advice to any reader considering photostamps is that you Glenn Morgan is Librarian of start collecting now and fill those gaps while there is still the possibility of the National Philatelic Society and author of books on letter

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achieving relative completeness. Log on to www.royalmail.com/smilers or boxes on stamps, the Santa pick up a leaflet at your local Post Office branch. Alternatively, ring 0845 Service and Royal Household 074 2000 between 0830 and 1730 Monday to Friday and join in the fun. Mail. An interview with Mr Morgan was published in the Now you can order more simply submitting your digital imagery, thus o February 1998 Bulletin, enabling online orders to be placed •

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My previous article, The Story of Smilers Photostamps, put into context the development of photostamps world-wide. It gave a broad overview of this relatively new postal product that has been made possible by the advancement of computer and printing technologies. This follow-up article reveals the background to the vending of Instant Smilers during the period 29 October 2001 to 31 January 2002.

Background Royal Mail, in conjunction with Snap Digital Imaging adapted the software in photo booths within six Post Offices across the nation to produce photostamps instantly. Royal Mail chose Snap Digital Imaging as their partner in these trials because they are the world’s second biggest photo booth operators, with a proven record of accomplishment for innovation. They also already have their equipment sited in all main UK Post Offices, many shopping centres, universities and multiple retailers, so the basic infrastructure for such a project was in place.

Trial Locations

The locations for the trial were the Post Offices sited at Castle Gallery Bristol, St. Andrews Street Cambridge, High Street Canterbury, St. James’s Centre, Edinburgh, William IV Street (Trafalgar Square) London and Spring Gardens Manchester. Each photo booth bore a poster and three adhesive labels publicising the additional stamp service, using phrases such as ‘your photo on a sheet of stamps’, ‘ready in under a minute’ and ‘send them a smile’. The first two utilised the Christmas design and the third one of the Smiles stamp designs.

The Process To take part in the trial, a customer entered one of the adapted photo booths, pulling the curtain across to maintain their privacy and to exclude extraneous light that might have spoilt the image. They then adjusted the corkscrew seat to the correct level ensuring that, regardless of their height, they had an acceptable, well balanced image. Next came choosing the Smilers option on the colour touch-screen, paying by cash or credit card and selecting the design of stamp sheet required from two options (first class Smiles Greetings stamps or the Smilers? For Christmas (first class Father Christmas) stamps. The Christmas design was, not surprisingly, withdrawn as an option on 24 December 2001. Customers then posed for four digital photo images, selecting their favourite one for the stamps, and finally took a printed receipt to the counter to collect their instantly generated sheets.

Receipts The receipts were a collectible in their own right because they included a photograph of the customer, as used on the photostamps to verify that they were the correct person to hand the printed sheet to. I am unsure as to whether the receipt was then handed back to the customer following verification, but can only assume that it was. The receipt bore a unique reference number that also appeared on the printed Instant Smilers? sheet.

Sight of one of these receipts would enable it to be illustrated in a future update, if any visitor can assist. (I would also welcome ownership of one of the receipts and vended stamp sheets if any visitor is willing to sell me one, please!)

Product Pricing and Sales The price of taking part in this trial came to £7.50 for ten stamps. This is around the same cost as the non-vended photostamps ordered from Royal Mail Tallents House, Edinburgh. Take-up of the vended sheets from each location was apparently ‘negligible’.

Free Sheets At the ATEI 2002 trade show at Earl’s Court, London in late January, Snap Digital had a stand from where they demonstrated to visitors the potential of the photostamps product using the Father Christmas first class stamp design. These were given to customers in exchange for their company contact details.

Roll-out Plans The cost of printers behind Post Office counters proved too expensive during the trial (several thousand pounds each). It had, therefore, been intended to use a Wireless Local Area Network (phone line!) to relay the digitally taken image to Snap Digital’s production facility in Buckinghamshire. From there, the sheets would have been printed and despatched to the customer by mail. The ability to do this would have involved the use of a touch-screen in the photo booth from where customers could touch a virtual keyboard and type in their requirements, address details and make payment by debit or credit card. A major advantage of this change of process meant that sales were no longer restricted to Post Offices, enabling Snap Digital’s network of other outlets to be fully utilised. The proposed remote printing process had a further benefit, namely the control of blank stamp stocks, which would rest with Snap Digital and Royal Mail. This would help ensure that ‘inappropriate’ images were never produced and affixed to items of mail. Incidentally, most countries that have adopted photostamps include terms and conditions about what may or may not be sent in as a photograph. The local police force is invariably mentioned should ‘suspect' images be submitted!

Plug-Pulled The project had reached an advanced stage when Royal Mail, for whatever reason, made a business decision not to proceed. So, unfortunately, for now at least, the Instant Smilers project has been shelved. Let’s hope that with the apparent commitment to the Smilers Generic Sheets and the advertising campaigns underway in magazines such as TV Times for non-vended photo stamps, that we shall see the eventual resurrection of this interesting project.

Update - June 2003 The current range of Smilers sheets were available through the Snap Digital machines from Monday 2 June, 2003 - look out for the machines in post offices, shops,etc. Price £15. I asked for a list of the machine locations and was told there were 'hundreds', including Safeway's supermarkets. (Unpublished. Written 2003)

The 1965 Churchill Commemorative Stamps Edited by Glenn H Morgan FRPSL from an original article by A G Rigo de Righi. First published in the Philatelic Bulletin in October 1974, it is reproduced here to commemorate the 40th anniversary year of the death of Sir Winston Churchill. The idea of honouring Sir Winston Churchill's great achievements by a special issue of British postage stamps goes back to 1952 - indeed there was probably more widespread public demand for this issue than almost any other. Since Sir Winston was a great Commonwealth and world figure it was perhaps appropriate that the first such suggestion on record was a letter from a Mr W Sharpe of Toronto, Canada in 1952. Between that date and Sir Winston's death in 1965 the Queen, the Postmaster General and the GPO received some forty letters on the subject. Admirers of 'the greatest living Englishman' wrote in from California, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nova Scotia and Geneva, as well as from all parts of Britain. Over 20 correspondents went to the length of enclosing rough design ideas for commemorative stamps while two (later) writers, from Bournemouth and Gloucester, both proposed that the suggested stamp or stamps should carry a charity surcharge, the proceeds of which should go to the Sir Winston Churchill Memorial Fund. By far the most professional and interesting of the privately-submitted designs for a Churchill issue was the Churchill Memorial design sent to the Post Office on 28 January 1965 by Robson Lowe, the internationally-known philatelist and postal historian. At the time there was no precedent for a British stamp issue commemorating any famous man or woman, not even former Kings or Queens; the fact that Sir Winston was still living would have meant an even greater innovation in stamp issuing policy. As the Director General of the Post Office put it (in a suggested draft reply by the PMG to a proposal for an issue to celebrate Churchill's 90th birthday): "I yield to no-one in my admiration for Sir Winston Churchill, but I believe it would be really undesirable to issue stamps to commemorate events in the lives of living people no matter how eminent they may be." The death of Sir Winston Churchill on 25 January 1965 altered the situation dramatically. There was bound to be an enormous popular demand for a mourning or memorial issue, it was likely that many other countries, particularly the United States and members of the Commonwealth would issue such stamps. The British Post Office policy had moved a long way towards regarding a carefully limited number of selected special stamp issues each year as normal practice. On 27 January the Postmaster General announced that a special issue in honour of

Churchill would be put on sale on Commonwealth Day, 24 May 1965, and would consist of two values, 4d and 1s3d. Preparing the Designs As it was likely that most designs submitted would include or be based on a portrait of Churchill himself an approach was made to Buckingham Palace to ascertain the Queen's own views. The fact that the bust of Shakespeare had appeared on the Shakespeare Festival issue of 1964 was not, in the view of the Post Office, a valid precedent. On 31 January the Queen signified her personal decision that the portrait of a subject might, in this case, be placed alongside her own in the proposed stamps. The choice of which of the very many extant portrayals of Churchill should be used was quickly decided. The two shortlisted were the 1941 photograph taken by Karsh in the Houses of Parliament at Ottawa and (at the suggestion of Lady Churchill) a marble bust by Nemon commissioned by the Queen to mark Churchill's 82nd birthday. The Nemon bust, though an excellent likeness, had the drawback that such a bust tends to lose definition when reduced to stamp size, and so the Karsh photograph, known to millions the world over, was decided on. Since time was very short, designs were commissioned only from David Gentleman (who worked jointly with Rosalind Dease), Abram Games (designer of the 3d Olympic Games and 2 1/2d Festival of Britain stamps) and the printers, Harrison and Sons. The 'instructions to artists' sent to Gentleman and Games included the following specifications: the Queen's head should be on the right of the design and the Karsh portrait on the left; other design features could also be incorporated on the left hand side; the dates 1874-1965 had to be included, the use of the words 'Sir Winston Churchill' was optional; three or more basic colours might be used; white could be used for the background but not black, and the same design would be used for both values. Harrison's instructions specified that they should prepare designs in normal (long) commemorative format for 3d (sic.) and 1s3d values featuring on the right replicas of the normal 3d and 1s3d Wilding definitives and, on the left, the Karsh portrait. The instructions regarding the wording of the inscriptions was as for the artists but Harrison's were requested to provide an essay without any wording (only the value) and also an additional essay using the 4d definitive. The Designs and Essays David Gentleman and Rosalind Dease jointly submitted a total of ten designs for the two specified values, Abram Games one design for the 1s3d value and Harrison’s three designs using the definitive stamps, or based on them. The Gentleman/Dease designs consisted firstly of a 'small' Karsh head with the Queen's effigy in the top right corner; one variant bore the 1874-1965 date along the left

margin, the other did not. In neither variant were the two heads separated by the vertical white line used in the Gentleman/Dease 'large head' design. Harrison's designs involved exact reproductions of the 3d, 4d and 1s3d Wilding stamps paired up with large unframed or small framed Karsh portraits of Churchill on the left, though they did submit one design for a 3d value which was somewhat different. The first essays were ready by mid-February. Six were of variants of the two basic Harrison designs; as well as differences of value and colour there were variations in the amount and placing of the inscriptions and in the absence or colour of the tonal bands separating the two halves of the design. Two essays were made of the Gentleman/Dease 'small head' design, one with and one without date and one of Abram Games' 1s3d 'Victory V' design. David Gentleman expressed his preference for not using a white line to separate the two heads and the printers, Harrison’s, said there would be difficulties in registration if the line were used, which might lead to up to 75% spoilage in bulk printing. However, in the Stamp Advisory Committee Sir John Wilson, the Keeper of the Queen's Collection, strongly supported the use of a line as otherwise the Queen would "be looking over Sir Winston's shoulder." Further essays were then prepared for a 1s3d value of the Gentleman/Dease 'large head' and 'small head' designs, all with white line to meet Sir John's point. After considering the various alternatives the PMG submitted two pairs of essays for the Queen's choice: the first pair, recommended by the Stamp Advisory Committee, was one of the Gentleman/Dease designs for the 4d value and Abram Games' 'Victory V' design for the 1s3d. Her Majesty selected the Committee's second choice, a variant of the 'small head' design for the 4d and the 'large head' for the 1s3d. Both designs (by Gentleman and Dease) were to incorporate the vertical white line and omit all inscriptions (including the dates). All four essays considered by the Queen had previously been shown to Lady Churchill as a special act of courtesy. The print order was fixed at 154 million copies of the 4d value (inland letter rate) and 9 million of the 1s3d (airmail letter rate). Owing to an industrial dispute, the first day of issue was changed to 8 July 1965. A very few copies of both values were sold in error by some sub-post offices (including BFPO 1054 near Thetford) between the 5 and 7 July and some were postally (non-philatelically) used on letters. In accordance with standing Post Office instructions the date stamps on such items as could be intercepted were obliterated before they were delivered or forwarded.

ROYAL MAIL BUSINESS CUSTOMISED STAMPS Glenn H Morgan FRPSL Royal Mail's interesting SmilersTM photostamps come in three distinct series and this article covers the type intended for sale directly to companies or organisations, rather than members of the public. It is appropriate to firstly record brief details of the other two types to help readers distinguish each series. For those unfamiliar with the product range, Smilers sheets comprise A4 portrait or landscape sheets of water-activated or self-adhesive stamp paper with either 10 or 20 Greetings / Occasions stamps. These stamps each have a label attached to them, which bears either text or imagery and the marginal area of the sheet is decorative. Personal Smilers The first sheet was launched at The Stamp Show 2000 and this format continues to be available in regularly updated issues. Orders can be placed by sending a suitable photograph to Royal Mail or by transmitting a digital image via the Internet. In both instances, the Smilers are sent by post to the customer. The ordering process is very slick and a recent order placed by a family member on a Monday was in their hands on the Thursday. The decorative margins and stamps are pre-printed by a Royal Mail security stamp printer, with the label area left unprinted. The photographic image supplied by the customer is then laser printed by Royal Mail onto the blank label base stock; thus tens of thousands of stamp and label combinations exist. Completeness, i.e. one of every photograph ever used, is clearly impossible and only a representative range is achievable by the collector. It is feasible, though, to collect either one of every basic full sheet design or a single of each stamp design produced with its attached photographic label. Generic Smilers These sheets are produced to enable philatelic customers to acquire the stamps that appear alongside the photographs in the above series, but without needing to pay for the premium photographic service. Instead, the labels are pre-printed with appropriate generic images and have attractive margins. Sheets sell for 55p above the face value of the stamps included. These have proved to be extremely popular with collectors and, since Royal Mail produced a Smilers album, the prices of obsolete sheets have substantially risen as collectors try to fill their gaps. The star items are the pair of 2001 Christmas Robin and Cracker design sheets with the short-lived 'Consignia' copyright imprint. These were clearly missed by many collectors probably because outwardly they resembled the previously issued version with an imprint of 'The Post Office'.

The decorative margin, stamps and labels are all printed by a Royal Mail security stamp printer. No personalisation of the labels is possible for this series; thus only one version of each printing exists. Completeness is achievable, collectors usually favouring to retain full or half sheets, although some do collect just singles of each possible stamp and label combination. Business Customised Stamps It is this third series that collectors may be less familiar with as they are not available directly from Royal Mail, so a listing of these sheets forms the main thrust of this article. Aimed primarily at Royal Mail's business customers, where higher volumes of an identical sheet are likely to be purchased, it is suspected that this is potentially a more lucrative market than producing individual sheets for personal customers and one that Royal Mail must surely be anxious to promote. They are not officially called Smilers by Royal Mail, but they clearly are this product in everything but name to the collectors who buy them. The customer designs the marginal area and labels and the entire sheet is then printed by one of Royal Mail’s security stamp printers, including the stamp design(s) chosen by the customer from the range available to them. Completeness of this series is still achievable, with collectors invariably choosing to collect full sheets, as most are quite spectacular when shown as a complete unit. It is believed that all Business Customised Stamps have been printed by litho due to the limited print runs and self-adhesive paper has not been utilised yet. Prior to launch, Royal Mail research revealed different uses for this third series: Postage By attaching the stamp with its label to mail it acts as a means of personalising communications. Primarily aimed at smaller print runs, larger mailing quantities can be handled by Royal Mail’s equipment on the customer’s behalf. Promotion The labels can be used for displaying special offers, selling messages or gaming mechanics. These could be utilised for on-pack promotions to celebrate anniversaries, for example. Corporate Gifts and Collectable Products Sheets can be given as gifts to employees, or segments of valued customers. Numbering of sheets is possible and they can be given away or sold loose, or could be framed to give a higher perceived value or potential retail price. The lowest print run is 500 sheets (5000 stamps) with 50,000 seen as an anticipated maximum. The premium for production above face value is 35% for

500 sheets, down to 12.5% for 49,999 sheets and it appears that 5000 sheets is the maximum produced of any one issue so far. The first business sheets produced were created for Eagle Coaches of Bristol as part of initial trials to ascertain the potential demand for such a product. The first charity premium label designs were produced by the Royal British Legion and other themes have included TV, sport, transport, military, philately and movies. No doubt many more subjects will be covered in due course. With some of these sheets (especially sport and entertainment related issues), there is the unusual element whereby philatelists are in direct competition with memorabilia collectors and sports fans. Many sheets (as high as 90%) are sold beautifully framed and are often signed by relevant celebrities and, as a result, the promoter invariably has to pay a great deal of money for licensing of images, signing fees and for placing advertising in the specialised press. (They usually take-out full page, full colour spreads to help generate sales; whereas the philatelic press may promote such items in its news features without charge.) Initial selling prices are fixed by the producers and can, therefore, be upwards of £40 to cover these additional costs. This is an interesting series of sheets to acquire, with many opportunities for future expansion of collections as word gets around the potential sponsors that the production facility – and the demand – exists. Now is probably the best time to fill those gaps before prices rise even further, especially for many of the earlier sheets. Acknowledgements: David Akehurst, Adrian Bradbury, Mike Czuczman, Allan M Grant and Steven Scott. Enquiries: Most of the Business Customised Sheets listed below have been produced and / or sold, by a limited number of mainly philatelic companies, who can often supply directly to customers, subject to stock, at current market prices.

Benham (Football) – Web: www.benhamcovers.com e-mail: [email protected] A G Bradbury (Nelson related) - Web: www.bfdc.co.uk e-mail: [email protected] Rushstamps (Most sheet types) - Web: www.rushstamps.co.uk e-mail: [email protected] Stamp Centre (TV / Movies) - Web: www.scificollector.stamp-centre.co.uk e-mail: [email protected] Stampex Limited (Stampex sheets) - Available to show attendees only, or stamp dealers subsequently Westminster Collection (Royal British Legion) - Web: www.rblstamps.com e-mail: from website

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CATALOGUE LISTING Business Customised Stamps are known to exist in the versions recorded below. It should be pointed out that this list has not been produced from any official records, as the sponsor details are a matter of commercial confidentiality, so other sheets probably remain unrecorded – especially if they were not produced for, or made available to, the philatelic market. Reports of missing sheets, updates to information for recorded sheets or details of forthcoming issues would be welcomed via the Editor, please. Of special interest is the issue date and name of the printer, which is rarely made available and it never appears on the sheet margin. The exact order in which sheets were issued within any year is not feasible, as there is rarely an exact date of issue. However, where a First Day of Availability (FDOA) date is known it is shown italicised after the description of the sheet and these entries appear at the beginning of each year’s list, followed by the rest grouped by theme. Excluded from this listing are the Pabay Island, Cancer Research, ABPS Basildon 2004 stamp show, Bagley Wood Railway, Methodist Philatelic Society and similar issues that were all produced using the Smilers photostamps service and not the Business Customised Stamps facility. Most of these issues were sold as a single stamp with attached label and if full sheets are examined they clearly fall outside the scope of this listing. Theme Commemorating First Day of Availability (where known) Stamps1 Qty2 Price3 Printer4 c2001/2002 Vehicles Eagle Coaches of Bristol - stamps type one C10P low U £150 Q Vehicles Eagle Coaches of Bristol - stamp type two HT10P low U £150 Q 2002 Football Manchester United: 100th season 6 March HT10P 2002N £65 Q Football Arsenal’s: Heroes 2002/2003 Season c.March? HT10P 2002N £30 Q Football Liverpool: Anfield's Heroes 2002/2003 season c.March? HT10P 5000N £30 Q Football Manchester Utd: Ten Stars of Old Trafford c.March? HT10P 5000N £30 Q Football Norwich City: Centenary Canary Legends c.March? HT10P 2002N £30 Q Football Rangers: 10 Ibrox Greats c.March? HT10P 1000N £33 Q 2003 Football Arsenal Centurions: Scorers of 100 or more goals Early 2003 HT20L 2000N £35 Q Philatelic Spring Stampex: 50th Anniversary5 28 February H10P 2250U £23 D6 Philatelic Autumn Stampex: 50th anniversary5 17 September B10P 2912U £13 W Rugby World Cup: England Rugby Heroes 2003 10 October HT20L 2003N £55 W? Rugby World Cup: England Rugby World Champions 8 December HT20L 2003N £75 W? Football Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs Hall of Fame HT10P 2000N £28 W? Football Manchester City: Maine Road Greats HT10P 2003N £28 W? Philatelic Rushstamps: 45 years - blue background FG(x5)+FI(x5)10P 1500N £11 W Philatelic Rushstamps: 45 years - maroon background HC(x5)+HT(x5)10P 1000U £11 W 2004 Philatelic Spring Stampex: British Gibraltar5 25 February L10P 2791U £12 W Philatelic Collect GB Stamps: Stamp Show Sheets c.March E(x2)10P 1500U £10 W Philatelic Collect GB Stamps: QV High values-£1 PUC c.March E(x2)10P 1500U £10 W Rugby World Cup: England Heroes of the Final - sheet 1 of 2 April HC10P 2003N £19 W? Rugby World Cup: England Heroes of the Final - sheet 2 of 2 April HC10P 2003N £19 W? Television Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds Puppets April H10P 2500N £18 W? Television Dr Who: The Companions - 10 assistants Mid-year P10P 1000N £408 W? Television Dr Who: The Companions - 10 further assistants Mid-year P10P 1000N £408 W? Television Dr Who: The Daleks7 Mid-year P10P 2000N £408 W?

Television Dr Who: Tom Baker, the 4th Doctor Mid-year P10P 1000N £408 W? Military 60th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings June UF10P U £30 W? Movies Elvis Presley - red background 5 July L10P 2500N £20 W? Movies Elvis Presley - green background 5 July L10P 2500N £20 W? Movies Elvis Presley - blue background 5 July L10P 2500N £20 W? Movies Elvis Presley - purple background 5 July L10P 2500N £20 W? Philatelic Collect GB Stamps: High Values 1867-1955 c.August S10P 1000U £10 W Philatelic Autumn Stampex: British Stamp Competitions5 15 September UF10P 1825U £10 W Television Dr Who: Katy Manning Autumn P10P 1000N £408 W? Television Red Dwarf cult TV series Autumn P10P 1000N £308 W? Naval Trafalgar. Nelson on label painted by L F Abbott 21 October UF £159 W? Football Arsenal: Heroes 2004-2005 Season UF10P 2004N £20 W? Football Chelsea: Heroes 2004-2005 Season UF10P 1000N £20 W? Football Manchester United: Heroes 2004-2005 Season UF10P 1000N £20 W? Formula 1 Jordan Racing 1991-2004 HC10P 950N £20 W? Movies Spider-Man comic book character HT(x3) + HC(x7) 10P 2500N £25 C Movies X-Men United comic book characters HT(x3) + HW(x7)10P 2500N £30 C Olympics Legendary Gold Medal Winner Sir Steve Redgrave UF10P 4950N £20 W? Olympics Ten Great British Gold Medal Winners UF10P 4950N £20 W? Railways 175th Anniversary of the Rainhill Trials UF10P 2004N £20 W? 2005 Television Dr Who: Colin Baker, the 6th Doctor Early 2005 P10P 1000N £408 C Television Dr Who: Sylvester McCoy, the 7th Doctor Early 2005 P10P 1000N £408 C Naval 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar 14 February UF10P 1805N £20 C Philatelic Spring Stampex: Rotary Centenary5 23 February H10P 2250U £10 C Military Route to Victory with £1 RBL charity premium 7 April UF10P U £8 C? Military End of WW2 with £1 RBL charity premium 7 April UF10P U £8 C? Railways History of British Steam Locomotion 1822-1866 May UF10P 1000N £25 C? Railways History of British Steam Locomotion 1870-1894 May UF10P 1000N £25 C? Railways History of British Steam Locomotion 1897-1923 May UF10P 1000N £25 C? Railways History of British Steam Locomotion 1923-1938 May UF10P 1000N £25 C? Railways History of British Steam Locomotion 1938-1960 May UF10P 1000N £25 C? Television Dr Who: the new 9th Doctor and assistant May H10P 1500N £258 C Television Dr Who: United Nations Int’l Taskforce (UNIT) May P10P 1000N £258 C Naval History of Lord Nelson August WE10P 1805N £20 C? Planned Issues Philatelic Autumn Stampex5 14 September 2005 10P U £10 C? Television Gerry Anderson’s ‘Captain Scarlet’ Puppets 2005 N £ C Television Bagpuss cult children’s TV series 2005 N £ C? Television Dr Who: Peter Davison, the 5th Doctor 2005 N £ 8 C? Television Dr Who: Paul McGann, the 8th Doctor [when?] N £ 8 C? (Further details of these and later new issues will appear in Stamp Scene when information becomes available) NOTES 1 Stamps Key:

B ‘Teddy Bear’ stamp (1991 Greetings) C ‘Cartoons’ set of ten (1996 Greetings) E ‘Entertaining Envelopes’ set of 5 (2004 Occasions) FG ‘Flower: Gentiana’ stamp (1997 Greetings) FI ‘Flower: Iris’ stamp (1997 Greetings) H ‘Hello vapour trail’ stamp (2002 Occasions) HC ‘Hallmark: Cheers’ stamp (2001 Occasions) HT ‘Hallmark: Thanks’ stamp (2001 Occasions)

HW ‘Hallmark: Welcome’ stamp (2001 Occasions) L ‘Love’ stamp (2002 Occasions) P ‘Planets’ stamp (1991 Greetings) S ‘Smiles’ set of ten (1991 Greetings) UF ‘Union Flag’ stamp (2001 Flags and Ensigns MS) WE ‘White Ensign’ stamp (2001 Flags and Ensigns MS)

The number after the letter(s) records how many stamps are in the sheet; while P = Portrait and L = Landscape sheet format. 2 Qty: The number of sheets produced. A letter ‘N’ following the quantity indicates that each sheet bears a unique serial number and a print run figure. A ‘U’ indicates an unnumbered sheet. 3 Price: This is the current approximate price for the sheet, based on recent stamp dealer listings and e-Bay auction realisations. Many lower (and higher!) prices are charged and bargains are still to be had. 4 Printer Key: C - Cartor; D – De La Rue; Q – Questa; W – Walsall. A question mark (?) after printer code letter indicates uncertainty as to whether this printer information is correct. As many as 7500 stamps from each Stampex issue are given away as singles to visitors at each show. The figures in the body of the listing relate to the number of sheets left after breaking-up and damage. (This is not the only instance where large quantities of stamps are intentionally removed from sheets by the producer, as various other issues have been used on promotional mailings, First Day Covers or commemorative covers.) 5 Despite De La Rue being recorded as the printer of this sheet, it seems likely that as they had purchased the House of Questa in 2002, they would have let the Questa factory print this sheet, for the tooling and expertise would have been at Byfleet. 6 This sheet bears an inscription that 1000 were printed. This is an error, as 2000 were actually produced. 7 Prices quoted are for unsigned versions. For signed, add £5-£25 depending on person(s) signing. 8 Only known on cover selling at price shown for stamps with attached label and a Gibraltar Trafalgar coin in an edition of 9,500. Business Customised Stamp sheets not available to collectors so far. (2670 words)

POST OFFICE TOWER ANNIVERSARY Glenn H Morgan FRPSL

For those readers of a ‘certain age’, it may come as a surprise to realise that it is some forty years this month since the Post Office Tower (POT) opened for use as a major telecommunications centre and became the tallest building in Britain. Public observation galleries and a revolving restaurant 520 feet above the ground ensured that the Tower (originally to be known as the Museum Tower) would become one of London's leading public attractions. Stamp Issue Proposed At a meeting of the Post Office Board on 25 November 1964 a stamp issue commemorating the opening of the Post Office Tower was included in the stamp programme for 1965. It had first been suggested back in 1963 that it would be a suitable event to be commemorated by stamps, but uncertainty as to the opening date caused by construction delays meant that it was touch and go whether the stamps project would go ahead or be abandoned. Eventually on 23 March 1965, confirmation that the Prime Minister would officially open the Post Office Tower for operational purposes only on 8 October that year was received and that date was proposed as the issue date for the new stamps. Commissioning Designs Four individuals (Clive Abbott, Denis Bailey, Derek Birdsall and Andrew Restall) and two stamp printing firms (Harrison and Sons and Bradbury Wilkinson & Company) were invited to submit two designs of 3d and 1s3d face values for this issue by 14 July. The lower value was to show the Tower ‘full length’ and the higher value was perhaps to show a panoramic view of London with the Tower dominant. These instructions implied that a vertical and a horizontal design were required, as proved to be the final treatment. Designer and printer names were to appear as credits at the foot of each design for the first time on British stamps. Reference photographs and construction drawings were supplied by the GPO to assist with the design process. New Philatelic Counter? Vending stamps at the Tower was proving to be a big success with sales set to continue indefinitely, but from July 1968 only phosphor stamps were to be made available from the self-service machines. Amazingly by today’s standards, the sale of packs was not possible in the shop (only by machine) due to objections by the Union of Postal

Workers (UPW), as the staff at the Tower were of the wrong grade to sell stamps! If a full-scale Philatelic Counter were to be installed then there would be no objections because it would ease congestion at King Edward Street, be a service to the one million visitors to the Tower every year and presumably have the appropriately graded staff. In the end, space constraints and the 1971 closing of the Tower to members of the public meant that the plans were abandoned, but not before searching for close-by accommodation to house the counter. Sales Figures This was an unusual issue in so far as the sales period is concerned because the stamps were available at the Tower long after they had been withdrawn from Post Offices and the Philatelic Bureau, then in London. This naturally resulted in far higher sales figures than was normal, as they made excellent souvenir purchases by visitors to the Tower – especially the vended presentation packs. Gibbons catalogues state the following sales figures: Ordinary Phosphor Ordinary Phosphor 3d 51,291,120 4,274,880 1/3d 5,722,320 1,107,480 Packs 25,060 (contain ordinary and phosphor stamps) It is believed that stocks sold at the Tower are excluded from the total sales figures and BPMA records indicate that total quantities issued from the self service machines at the Tower were: 3d 3,039,480; 1/3d 630,720 and that all of the presentation packs (150,000) were sold. These figures are slightly questionable, although believed to be fairly accurate, due to faulty reporting of volumes for a period and lack of knowledge as to the split between ordinary and phosphor versions sold at the Tower. This was an interesting building project and stamp issue that both captured the public’s imagination and did much to dispel the image of an old-fashioned Britain still recovering from the ravages of war. Bibliography • Special Stamp Issue No. 37: Opening of the Post Office Tower, 8 October 1965. Compiled by A D

Griffiths, September 1993. • British Postal Museum and Archive File Post 60/72 MKD/AN/590. • Press and Broadcast Notice, (PB 185) 7 September 1965. • Stanley Gibbons Specialised Stamp Catalogue: Great Britain, Queen Elizabeth II Pre-decimal

Issues • Post Office Tower, Philatelic Bulletin September and October 1965. • Unaccepted Stamp Designs: POT issue. Philatelic Bulletin. February 1966. (775 Words)

Commissioning Designs Despite instructions from the Postmaster General to the contrary, the briefs stated that the designs must include the Queen's head "as a dominant feature". The 3d value design was to include a full length illustration of the Tower which implied that the design should be a vertical one. On the other hand, it was suggested that the 1/3d design might show a panoramic view of London with the Tower as a dominant feature. For the first time ever the names of the designer and the printers would be shown on the gutter of each stamp, although at this stage the artists were not required to include these in their artwork as they would appear outside the design area of the stamp. Finished artwork was to be delivered to D. H. Beaumont by 14 July which allowed less than one month for the work to be completed. This was unfortunate but necessary due to the lack of time before the official opening on 8 October. Various photographs of the Tower in construction and a drawing of the completed Tower were supplied for the artist's reference. All of the artists invited to submit designs did so on 14 July in time for the Stamp Advisory Committee to view them at their meeting of 21 July. Designs received, July 1965 Artist No. Value Description A. Restall 1 3d vertical - purple, grey, brown 2 1/3d horizontal - grey C. Abbott 3 3d vertical - dark blue 4 3d vertical - light blue 5 1/3d horizontal - green 6 1/3d horizontal - orange Bradbury & Wilkinson W. S. Matthews 7 3d vertical - purple, black J. M. Stibbe 8 1/3d vertical - red, grey, EIIR background. D. Birdsall 9 3d horizontal - photograph with trees 9a 3d design 9 with pink tint

10 1/3d horizontal - photograph of sections of Tower 10a 1/3d design 10 with green tint D. Bailey 11 3d vertical - black and white rough 11a 3d final version of 11 - green, grey, black 12 1/3d horizontal - black and white rough 12a 1/3d final version of 12 - orange, red Harrison and Sons T. Brown 13 3d vertical - blue, black, grey, white 14 1/3d horizontal - Not found in NPM Album David Collins 15 3d vertical - orange and brown 16 1/3d horizontal - orange and brown The Stamp Advisory Committee viewed all of the above designs, considering those of Clive Abbott to be especially good and selected three of them for essaying: designs numbered 3, 4 and 5. Only one change was required, the value figure on design No. 4 was to be shown as a lighter tone of the background colour rather than in yellow. The photographic designs submitted by Derek Birdsall were also favoured, although the committee wanted to have his 3d design (No.s 9 and 9a) redone with streets in the foreground or alternatively as a night shot. Unfortunately, it was decided that the tight production timetable did not allow sufficient time for this to be carried out and the set was abandoned. F. H. K. Henrion, the Post Office's design advisor, suggested that David Gillespie, who had produced the artist's impression of the Tower from the blueprints, be asked to produce some designs as quickly as possible from his original drawing. These were to be essayed and shown to the Committee at a meeting on 11 August. David Gillespie, together with his wife Ann, submitted five designs on 9 August by which time it was too late to have them essayed for the Stamp Advisory Committee meeting of the 11th. The designs, two 3d value and three 1/3d, showed silhouettes of the Tower overlaid against each other and the city background, in a variety of colours and were accompanied by three specimen silhouettes:

Designs 3d blue, purple, white and brown 3d brown, purple, white and black 1/3d orange, yellow, black and white 1/3d pink, red, black and white 1/3d red, white, black and purple Silhouettes 1. microwave dishes for telephone and television 2. Tower and city 3. small version of Tower only The following day Harrison and Sons submitted essays of Clive Abbott's selected designs: Design No. 5 1/3d 1473 1236 1475 1/3d 907 959 910 Design No. 3 3d 454 456 457 3d 804 759 808 Design No. 4 3d 1331 1333 1334 3d 1955 1957 1983 The Stamp Advisory Committee was informed by Harrison and Sons that they had not considered it worthwhile at this stage to print Clive Abbott's 3d design in its three colours as had been done for the 1/3d design. The 3d had instead been printed in two colours only, omitting the additional blue shade. The Committee confirmed their approval of the designs, recommending they be submitted to the Queen as the first choice set. Mr. York of Harrison and Sons further made it clear that due to problems with the designs by David Gillespie which would require extensive alteration, it would not be possible to produce essays of them in time for submission to the Palace. Final stamps could however be printed if the Committee selected them. Consequently the Committee agreed to submit two of Gillespie's designs to the Palace in artwork form as an alternative to the first choice set. These were Gillespie's 3d design with the red ground and the vertical design in brown. Although this arrangement was not entirely satisfactory, the Committee had been under a great deal of pressure to submit alternatives to the Palace for Royal approval.

Mr. York telephoned D. H. Beaumont on 12 August requesting permission from Harrison and Sons to begin cylinder preparation prior to approval by the Queen due to the shortness of time. Beaumont agreed that in the circumstances this would be possible and informed York that the following essays of Clive Abbott's designs had been selected by the Stamp Advisory Committee: Design No. 4 3d 1955 1957 1983 Design No. 5 1/3d 1236 1473 1475 Submission to the Queen Traditionally it was for the Postmaster General, as a Minister of the Crown, to submit designs to the Palace for Royal approval, however Wedgwood Benn was at this juncture on holiday in France. At W. A. Wolverson's suggestion, it was decided that Sir Ronald German, the Director General, should submit the designs to the Queen in accordance with the Stamp Advisory Committee's recommendations. The essays of Clive Abbott's designs No. 4 and 5 listed above were submitted as the first choice set (A1, A2), together with artwork and bromides of the two designs by David Gillespie selected by the Committee (B1, B2). The following brief accompanied the designs: Details of Stamp Designs A1 The Post Office Tower springing from a symbolic foreground of Georgian type buildings which are a feature of the immediate vicinity of the Tower. A2 The Tower overshadows the broad sweep of the Nash Georgian terrace. In each case we have the direct comparison of old and new architecture. B1 the Tower is superimposed against a miscellany of London buildings old and new. B2 the Tower silhouette shown in conjunction with its telecommunications element.

The designs were submitted to the Queen on 17 August at Balmoral where she approved Set A, the Clive Abbott designs, for issue on 8 October. The Postmaster General was informed of the Queen's approval of the designs following his return to London in early September. Stamp Production Copies of the approved essays (3d - No. 1955, 1/3d - No. 1475) were forwarded to Harrison and Sons and to the Supply Department (3d - No. 1983, 1/3d - No. 1473) on 25 August. Harrison and Sons returned photographic negatives of each of the approved designs on 27 August to Postal Services for publicity purposes and a press showing of the stamps and designs was held on 7 September. The original artwork together with specially printed blocks of four of each of the stamps (sheet No.s: 3d - 1508, 1/3d - 360) were displayed in special exhibition frames for the perusal of the press and guests. Clive Abbott meanwhile had been preparing designs for a First Day Cover envelope and presentation pack in accordance with instructions sent to him by D. H. Beaumont in mid-August. The artwork for the commemorative cover was sent to HMSO and an order for 200,000 envelopes placed on 18 August. Proofs of the cover envelope were approved on 26 August and delivery was requested by 20 September. The presentation pack design was forwarded to Harrison and Sons on 3 September together with the script which had been adapted from an existing Post Office Tower leaflet. A total of 150,000 packs was ordered at this stage. Issuing the Stamps The Post Office Tower stamps went on sale on 8 October, 1965 on the day that the Prime Minister, Harold Wilson MP, officially opened the Tower. In accordance with tradition, gift cards bearing mint stamps were sent to various people from the Postmaster General. The recipients included: HM the Queen HM the Princess Margaret

The Prime Minister The Speaker of the House of Commons Former Postmasters General and Assistant PMGs Postmasters General of the Commonwealth Members of the Stamp Advisory Committee The Artist The Post Office Tower stamps remained in general circulation until 30 June, 1966 when they were withdrawn from general sale. Sale of Stamps at the Post Office Tower As early as April, 1965 a inter-departmental committee had been established to discuss postal facilities for the public at the Tower. At a meeting of 7 April, they decided that the commemorative stamps would be available from self-service machines only due to difficulties with the staff side over the grading of Post Office personnel working in the shop at the Tower. The committee also decided to have all mail posted at the Tower date stamped with a special die saying 'Posted at the Post Office Tower'. A sub-committee composed of representatives from the Public Relations Department, Postal Services Department and the London Postal Region were given the task of making the arrangements for these facilities. Specifically they were to arrange for a permanent supply of the commemorative stamps in roll form to be available for the dispensing machines. Unfortunately neither papers relating to this sub-committee's activities nor their report to the larger committee are found in the Post Office Archives files, however subsequent correspondence seems to suggest the proposal was pursued. A minute of 10 June from V.C. Lucas to A.A. Mead both of Postal Services reminded the latter that the department was attempting to move away from the sale of individual stamps and toward the provision of stamp booklets. Mead was asked to keep this in mind when the final decision was made regarding the manner in which Post Office Tower stamps would be available at the Tower. Although the idea of selling the stamps at the Tower had by all accounts already been taken by the inter-departmental committee as previously mentioned, Kenneth Hind of Postal Services argued vociferously against the idea in a minute to the Deputy Director General, W. A. Wolverson, on 7 July. Hind regarded the project as cumbersome, expensive and not at all worthwhile as it would lead to pressure to provide similar facilities for other commemorative issues. F. B. Savage of Public Relations however countered with the argument that the opportunity of commemorative

stamp sales to the estimated 750,000 people who would visit the Tower annually was too good an opportunity to miss. In the event it was agreed that the Post Office Tower stamps would remain on sale at the Tower until such time as supplies were exhausted. The printing cylinders were not to be destroyed until the first months sales figures were known at which time it would be decided whether a reprint of the stamps would be worthwhile. This decision satisfied the Public Relations Department, but created another problem as Savage pointed out to Lucas. As the Tower stamps had been printed in sheets of 120 it would not be possible to sell them in the special sized self-service machines which were to be installed at the Tower. These required rolls of stamps which would now be impossible to produce, or else ordinary machines for the 3d and 4d definitives would have to be used. Nevertheless, a minute from Postal Services signed by A. Mead to the Supply Department on 22 February, 1966 indicated that when the Tower was opened the commemorative stamps would be available in the following formats: 1. Envelopes containing 4 x 3d and 2 x 1/3d Tower stamps sold by machine. 2. Presentation packs containing one of each stamp sold by machine. 3. 'J' stamp rolls (480 x 6d) reeled lengthwise, lower end first, to be sold from Post Office vending machines which are to be adapted to accept these rolls. 4. Commemorative envelopes, Tower issue unstamped sold in the Post Office shop. Despite this minute, there is no evidence to suggest that the Post Office Tower stamps were ever produced or sold in roll formats. It must be assumed that the idea was abandoned at a later date. When the Tower opened to the public on 19 May, 1966 the stamps were available in the first two formats outlined above only. The envelopes containing four 3d stamps and those with two 1/3d stamps were sold at face value, viz. 1/- and 2/6d respectively, while the presentation packs were sold at the value of the stamps plus a shilling as was usual at philatelic counters. Continued Sales at the Post Office Tower Although it had been agreed that the practice of providing stamps for sale at the Tower would be reviewed towards the end of 1966, it was not until

March, 1969 that the matter appears to have been raised formally. A minute from the Supply Department to Postal Services in March sought permission to destroy the printing cylinders if a reprint was not required. They were informed that sufficient stocks were still to hand and the cylinders could be destroyed. In reply, the Supply Department requested a reprint of the presentation pack if sales were to continue. This request triggered an extensive discussion in which the matter of continued sales of the stamps was reviewed. It was discovered that although overall stocks of the stamps were still quite high, the bulk of the supply consisted of plain stamps while only phosphor stamps were being sold at the Tower. Supplies of the phosphor stamps would be exhausted within about nine months. Additionally, the existing presentation pack was still that issued when the stamps were first released and as such was now considered out of date; it still referred to the forthcoming opening of the public sections of the Tower. The plates for the pack had been destroyed by Harrison and Sons in any event, so a new design would have to be sought. In the end it was decided to continue to sell the existing pack until supplies were exhausted and then to issue the stamps only thereafter. The last presentation packs were sold in November, 1969. This decision raised the problem of a reprint of the stamps all over again in June, 1969 as the supply of phosphor stamps was dwindling. A minute from Miss N. Page to Langdon, both of Operations and Overseas Department, outlined the possibilities: The Tower stamps cylinders had been destroyed and therefore a reprint was not possible. On the other hand, because all Tower post was hand processed anyway, sale of plain stamps would not create too many operational difficulties for the sorting offices and was therefore feasible. On a different matter, the half Crown coin was being withdrawn at the end of the year and the self service stamp vending machines would have to be converted to accept 2/-. Langdon concurred and it was decided to sell phosphor stamps until such time as the supplies were exhausted after which the plain stamps would be reintroduced. Once the half crown was withdrawn, the 2/6 packs could be replaced with packs containing 1 x 1/3d and 3 x 3d stamps. In the meantime Langdon asked Miss Page to find out whether it would be possible to have decimal stamps for the Post Office Tower issued in time for the switch to decimal currency in 1971. Beaumont suggested in reply to the request that a decimal stamp would constitute a completely new issue which was not possible at the time due to the already large workload incurred by decimalisation. He suggested that the £sd stamps be withdrawn completely on D day - 1 (decimalisation day - 12 February,

1971). In the end it was decided that as £sd stamps would remain valid for a full 18 months after D day, the Post Office Tower stamps would remain on sale until the end of this period. On 6 August, 1971 a minute from Operations and Overseas Department to the Supply Department states that at this date the supply of phosphor 3d Post Office Tower stamps was exhausted and that the envelopes on sale at the Tower now contained plain stamps. Given this information, the remaining supply of phosphor 1/3d stamps should be destroyed. Precisely when plain stamps were reintroduced is not known, but sales figures for the period from May, 1969 to August, 1970 indicate that 647,160 3d and 141,120 1/3d plain stamps were dispensed from the Post Office Tower machines during this period.

‘Boots’ Greeting Card Sheets An innovative approach to retailing – Part One

Glenn H Morgan FRPSL ‘Greeting card sheets/labels’, ‘stamp labels’ or ‘stamp attachments’, as variously referred to by Royal Mail, were introduced by the long-established Boots the Chemist of Nottingham in its nationwide chain of health and beauty shops back in 1994, following extensive research into the best approach. This was a new stamp product concept that has yet to be replicated by any other stamp issuing country. The background design brief to this idea was that Boots wanted to be able to promote sales and increase revenue from its own-brand greeting cards and to offer postage at the same time as the card was purchased. These were both to be made available in an attractive and innovative package instead of selling them separately, as had been the case until then. Internal trials of cards with stamps inserted, pre-paid stamped envelopes – an idea later to be used by Marks and Spencer for a short time – and stamps in glassine bags attached to cards were each considered and subsequently rejected at meetings with Royal Mail. Adopting production technology that was already being used by greeting card manufacturers created the so-called ‘Boots Label’, as collectors were to refer to them as. This equipment would wrap a piece of printed paper around the top right-hand corner of a card at an angle prior to shrink-wrapping and was used extensively at the time. These days however, this method of production has almost fallen into disuse in the cards industry in favour of self-adhesive labels or text printed directly on to the cellophane wrappers. Once the format was decided upon and following discussions with suppliers, contracts were placed initially with the House of Questa for stamp printing and with Boots’ card manufacturer (rumoured to be Hallmark), their packaging company and internal store distribution network. Maintaining secrecy, and therefore competitive advantage, was key to this project and on 17 August 1994, Boots placed on sale this product for the first time at 200 out of its roughly 1500 outlets. There were 90 different card designs available initially in three series of 30 cards, identifiable by the code on the reverse – M for Male, F for Female and C for Cute and the envelope colour (yellow, pink and beige respectively). These were all heavily promoted at the time and cards were sold from display racks in an eye-catching manner that made it difficult to pass by without noticing them.

'Boots Labels' went through reprints before later appearing without its branding on them, the text and brand was instead printed on the cellophane wrapping in the area where the label was placed. According to official sources, the brand removal was to enable the sheets to be used by any greeting card manufacturer/retailer or high-street store. Woolworth’s, Comet, MVC, B&Q and Superdrug (all then part of the Kingfisher Group of stores) and possibly others did subsequently use the unbranded sheets with their gift vouchers at Christmas time in later years (believed to be 1997-2000). They created a pack that included, say, a £10 denominated gift voucher, the first class stamp sheet and a Christmas card in a cellophane wrapper that sold for an economical £9.99. The concept fell into eventual disuse at Boots after around five years and they sold-off the remaining cards on their shelves very cheaply to eager customers who could buy a card and a first class stamp for less than 50p. The unsold stock was finally removed and destroyed on instruction from Head Office. These comprised the less popular artwork designs or commemoration, such as 80th birthday and Ruby wedding anniversary cards, where demand was understandably lower. Many stamp collectors loved the labels and mourned their demise, for the sheets exist from different printings and printers, they had differences in fluorescence and elliptical perforations and could be examined at leisure by the thousand prior to purchase simply by visiting a Boots store. It is in this way that certain discoveries were made that would otherwise have gone unnoticed. (I recall the excitement of purchasing the rarer fluor versions and two sheets that had been misperforated at my local store.) The British Postal Museum and Archive holds the Questa uncut first reprint primary sheet of the Boots branded version and a part of this was illustrated in an article by Don Staddon in the National Postal Museum Review of 1994. It is interesting to note how the labels were finished because after printing and perforating, the primary sheet was simultaneously rouletted and the vertical sides of the labels were sliced almost through (i.e. not guillotined). The top and bottom of each row would then be guillotined horizontally across the sheet, using pre-printed marginal lines as a guide, resulting in piles of individual labels. If this operation was not accurately done, a label with a pair of whole or part perforations at the top was the result. Similarly, if the primary sheet was cut too low (i.e. below the vertical slices and with at least three whole vertical perforation holes left at the foot of the label instead of the two intended), then a small piece of the label paper remains beyond the vertical edge. Labels demonstrating these features are

unlikely to attract much of a premium, but are an interesting addition to an album page, helping, as they do, to tell the production story. Royal Mail sold several of the printings in packs of 100 labels, or singles, from the Bureau directly to collectors. They were still on sale for ages after they had been removed from individual sale in Boots shops, although the non-Boots version had previously sold out at the philatelic bureau in Edinburgh in April 1999, probably due to its philatelic overprinting use. It seems that the idea of the pre-paid greeting card had failed to fully meet the needs of Boots, not least because the hoped-for increase in sales and therefore profit was not forthcoming. The world had moved on by the time of their withdrawal and stamps in books were freely available nationwide at around 55,000 outlets, including Boots. Most customers now have a stamp book in their purse or wallet and so the concept has not, and is unlikely to be, resurrected – especially as everybody did not necessarily need to utilise the first class service for their greetings (roughly 70% of all mail is second class, apparently). These items remain an interesting chapter of modern British philately and one that can still be completed for a few pounds if basic sheets and a few examples of the privately overprinted sheets are obtained. A complete collection with all errors would set you back well over £2500, as the missing phosphor examples command a particularly high price. CATALOGUE LISTING Generic Label Information Stamp: 1st class flame-red colour with a 25p initial selling price that rose as postage rates increased on the copies sold by Royal Mail to collectors. Pane size: 85mm x 43mm first printing, 85mm x 42mm on subsequent printings. Gum: Poly Vinyl Alcohol (PVA), creamy on first printing and whiter on subsequent. Phosphor: two 4mm bands with fluor added (fluor type recorded below against each printing) Rouletting: An inverted V-shaped set of rouletting slits appears on all sheets to facilitate folding. A standard style of cutter was used (short slits, longer ties) except for what is presumed to be the final Questa sheet (longer slits, shorter ties). Perforations: 14.75 x 14. Ellipses: Mention is made of two kinds of ellipse on the Questa printings. These are either type R (Rugby ball-shaped with pointed ends, or Rounded sides) or type S (Straight sides with blunted ends, or Sausage-like). Printing Process: offset-lithography. Paper: OFNP (non-fluorescent coated). Pack size: 100 labels, which were then boxed in an unknown quantity of packs. Date of issue: Where dates are shown in the listings they relate to the first day of availability.

Boots Branded Sheets First Printing Questa. 17th August 1994 Fluor: Yellow Ellipses: R Warrant Number: Q405 Packing: Shrink-wrapped with a pink-coloured self-adhesive label affixed worded THE HOUSE OF QUESTA/GREETING CARD/STAMP ATTACHMENTS/ WARRANT Q405, REEL NO 1002/1ST CLASS/QUANTITY 100$. A pale lemon rouletted only unprinted sheet acted as a divider between every 100 sheets, effectively appearing as sheet 101 in the pack. Grey boards were placed at the front and back within each sealed unit. Notes: Known with short bands at base and with inset left and right bands. At least one copy is known miscut resulting in the words ‘up to 60g in UK’ missing although the rouletting is in the correct position. The rouletting and vertical slices being done together, as explained in body of article, would explain this. Totally unprinted, but perforated and rouletted, copies are known. Second Printing Questa. October 1994 Fluor: Yellow Ellipses: S Warrant Number: Q434 Packing 1: Shrink-wrapped with a pale green-coloured self-adhesive label affixed worded THE HOUSE OF QUESTA/GREETING CARD/STAMP ATTACHMENT/ WARRANT NUMBER Q434 REEL NO1110/1ST CLASS/100 LABELS 1 x 25p. A pale lemon rouletted only unprinted sheet acted as a divider between every 100 sheets, effectively appearing as sheet 101 in the pack. Grey boards were placed at the front and back within each sealed unit. Packing 2: Almost as type one, but with the word NUMBER and NO (after REEL) omitted. Notes: Known missing phosphor, or with short bands at top and with inset left and right bands. Also known on creamy gum instead of whiter, which was possibly left over from the first printing. Third Printing Questa. 25 September 1995 Fluor: Blue Ellipses: S Warrant Number: Unknown Packing: Not available to collectors. Notes: Issued sheets are only known in a folded condition, as they were not sold unfolded by Royal Mail in packs or singles to collectors. Known missing phosphor and with right band inset. Clearly this was a late printing, as the unbranded version had already been released before copies of this printing had been found. Unbranded Sheets First Printing Questa. 11th September 1995 Fluor: Blue with long-wave afterglow Ellipses: S Warrant Number: Q486 Packing 1: Shrink-wrapped with a pale green-coloured self-adhesive label affixed worded THE HOUSE OF QUESTA/GREETING CARD LABEL/ WARRANT NO Q486/REEL NO 1166/1ST CLASS/100 LABELS 1 x 25p. A pale lemon rouletted only unprinted sheet acted as a divider between every 100 sheets, effectively appearing as sheet 101 in the pack. Grey boards were placed at the front and back within each sealed unit. Packing 2: Almost as type one, but with S on end of word LABEL making it plural and NO after WARRANT omitted. Notes: Cards were being sold in stores prior to the 11 September official launch date of the philatelically available copies from Royal Mail. Second Printing Enschedé. 29 April 1997 Fluor: Very dull violet tinted blue Warrant Number: Unknown Packing: Shrink-wrapped with an unprinted Kraft paper sheet effectively appearing as sheet 101 in the pack. No printed label was used, hence lack of knowledge about warrant number.

Notes: A better quality, sharper printing than Questa’s due to the use of computer-engraved cylinders. The ST of 1ST is thicker on this printing. In fact, when collectors and dealers first saw this sheet, they reported that it had been printed by photogravure. The first day of availability was given by Royal Mail as 29 April, although collectors had discovered copies in their local Boots stores from 20 February 1997, as recorded on covers posted that day. Known with short bands at top and base. This dull violet fluor version was available to collectors from Royal Mail in an unfolded condition in packs and singles. Third Printing Enschedé. 1997 Fluor: Bright violet tinted blue Warrant Number: Unknown Packing: Not available to collectors. Notes: Sheets are only known in a folded condition, as they were not sold unfolded by Royal Mail in packs or singles to collectors. Fourth Printing Questa. January 1998 Fluor: Blue with long-wave afterglow Ellipses: S Warrant Number: Unknown Packing: Not available to collectors. Notes: Sheets are only known in a folded condition, as they were not sold unfolded by Royal Mail in packs or singles to collectors. Fifth Printing Questa. October 1998 Fluor: Blue with long-wave afterglow (Novaglo) Ellipses: S Warrant Number: Unknown Packing: Not available to collectors. Notes: Also known with mixed ellipses, namely S at left and R at right, probably the result of a single damaged elliptical perforation pin. This means that maybe only one copy in every 55 might exist, as the primary sheet size comprised five columns of 11 labels. (Enschedé’s primary sheet comprised 40 labels (5x8)). Unfolded sheets are not known, as they were not made available by Royal Mail to collectors. The rouletting cuts are longer on this, the final (?), Questa printing. Sixth Printing Enschedé. C1999/2000 Fluor: Bright blue, almost turquoise in colour Warrant Number: Unknown Packing: Not available to collectors. Notes: A limited availability late printing is known from Enschedé with a very bright turquoise tint to the fluor instead of violet, which was reported in the philatelic press as being available early in 2000 from Kingfisher Group stores in £9.99 gift voucher packs. Unfolded sheets are not known, as they were not made available by Royal Mail to collectors. Seventh and Eighth Printings Printer unknown. Late 2000 Fluor: Type unknown Ellipses: type unknown Warrant Numbers: Unknown Packing: Not available to collectors. Notes: For provision with gift vouchers intended for sale in the lead-up to Christmas 2000, it is understood that an order was placed in October by the Kingfisher Group for a new printing of 200,000 sheets and for yet another 50,000 copies in that December. Whether these bear any distinguishing characteristics is unknown. Unfolded sheets are not known, as they were not made available by Royal Mail to collectors. It is feasible, indeed probable, that other print runs were produced along the way that have simply passed the collector by, as Royal Mail invariably does

not publish or make available such information on these privately ordered product types. Next month in part two of this article Glenn Morgan will deal with the privately overprinted versions briefly mentioned above.

‘Boots’ Greeting Card Sheets An innovative approach to retailing – Part two

Glenn H Morgan FRPSL Last month, Glenn Morgan recorded the history of the ‘Boots Labels’. This month he concludes by providing a listing of the privately overprinted versions. One major British stamp dealer in particular had quickly realised that the white space surrounding the stamp on the ‘Boots’ labels could be used to create souvenir definitive miniature sheets by applying text and/or logos. More to the point, collectors would pay good money for them, especially if they related to the major philatelic exhibitions held around the world. These overprinted sheets became extremely popular, despite being totally philatelic in their creation and even the original Boots logo version label was used for some of these overprinted sheets, including the first. Dealers must still hold substantial bulk stocks in store, as new overprinted versions continue to appear for sale to this day. Prices vary greatly, but are generally in the region of £3 to £9. The National Philatelic Society sheet is believed to be the only one given away (as a centenary year gift to its members) and not sold. Acknowledgements: Dr Jean Alexander FRPSL, Katey Logan of Boots Records Centre, Graham Eyre and Rushstamps. Privately Overprinted Sheets This listing records sheets seen or known to exist by the compiler with privately applied overprints. Reports of other versions are welcomed via the Editor, please. The year shown relates to the commemoration and not necessarily the year of issue. The correct order of issue within year is not feasible, as first day of availability dates were generally not provided for these philatelic concoctions. The Type codes stand for Boots branded version (code B), or Unbranded version (code U). Stamp Show Overprints Year Commemoration Type

1995 Singapore ’95 (Singapore) B -Do- error sheet with overprint on reverse gum B 1996 Bangkok ’96 (Thailand) 1500 copies U

Stamp ’96 (UK) U Hongpex ’96 (Hong Kong) U Taipei ’96 (Taiwan) – blue overprint U -Do- colour trial with red overprint. 100 copies U

1997 Hong Kong ’97 (Hong Kong SAR) U ` Pacific ’97 (USA) – Type 1 ‘Boots’ B ` Pacific ’97 (USA) – Type 2 Unbranded U

Moscow ’97 (Russia) U Bangkok ’97 (Thailand) U 1998 Stamp ’98 (UK) U

Israel ’98 (Israel) U Ilsapex ’98 (South Africa) U Singpex ’98 (Singapore) U

1999 World Stamp Expo ’99 (Australia) B IBRA ’99 (Germany) B Philexfrance ’99 (France) B

2000 PhilEuro ’00 (Belgium) U The Stamp Show 2000 (UK) – black overprint U The Stamp Show 2000 (UK) – blue overprint U WIPA 2000 (Austria) B World Stamp Expo ’00 (USA) B Indonesia ’00 (Indonesia) B

2001 Hong Kong ’01 (Hong Kong SAR) B Stamp ’01 (UK) B Belgica ’01 (Belgium) B Philanippon ’01 (Japan) B Hafnia ’01 (Denmark) B

2002 Philakorea ’02 (South Korea) B Munich International Stamp Day ’02 (Germany) B PhilEuro ’02 (Belgium) B

2003 AmeriStamp Expo ’03 (USA) B 2004 HongKong ’04 (Hong Kong SAR) U

Essen ’04 (Germany) U Singapore World Stamp Championships ’04 (Singapore) U

2005 Naposta ’05 (Germany) U 2006 Washington ’06 (USA) U Publicity Overprints 19xx North East Philatelic Weekend U 1998 Rushstamps 40th anniversary logo U Grimsby Philatelic Society 75th anniversary U 1999 National Philatelic Society centenary U C.2000 Rushstamps 1d black Collect British Stamps U

Rushstamps 2d blue Collect British Stamps U 2005 DEC Tsunami earthquake appeal – India U DEC Tsunami earthquake appeal – Indonesia U DEC Tsunami earthquake appeal – Sri Lanka U DEC Tsunami earthquake appeal – Thailand U (2925 words)

BRITISH MINIATURE SHEETS Glenn H Morgan FRPSL

The miniature sheet format (often abbreviated by collectors and cataloguers as ‘MS’) is frequently believed to be a modern phenomenon, but they go back at least 80 years with Luxembourg and France being two of the first countries to produce them. Miniature sheets were defined in the Bulletin of March 1978 by James Watson as ‘a small sheet containing a single stamp, pair, block or strip of stamps with inscribed and/or decorative margins, issued as a commemorative souvenir for collectors’ and this definition still holds true today, although the word ‘collector’ is less applicable due to these sheets also now appealing to non-collectors, especially when sold in descriptive and illustrated presentation packs. For many years, these items were looked upon with derision by collectors (and still are by some) and were mainly issued by the so-called ‘unrespectable’ countries, such as certain African states. However, time marches on and attitudes change, so there has been a large increase in the number of these miniature sheets in the past few years as part of Royal Mail’s annual Special Stamps new issue programme. The format has until recently remained fairly static around the world, i.e. a square or rectangular outer shape. This is changing though, with turtles, flags and any other shape you can imagine being produced. I wonder how long it will be before a sheet is issued by Royal Mail in, say, the outline shape of the Victoria Cross medal? It was felt that a listing within the Bulletin of all those sheets issued and planned would help readers to complete their collections. The production of the first Miniature Sheet Year Collection in 2005 is bound to have stimulated sales and interest in these items, as will have the latest Royal Mail album designed to house the sheets (both are available from Tallents House). Readers may recall the impact that the introduction of a Smilers album had on prices as collectors tried to fill their gaps. Sheets 1 to 6 each bore a premium above the face value of the stamps in favour of either the London 1980 or Stamp World 1990 (SW90) stamp exhibitions. Royal Mail did not use miniature sheets as a means of allowing collectors to help fund The Stamp Show 2000 (TSS2000), although did give substantial financial support in the form of funds, staff time and use of internal resources instead. Later sheets have all been sold at face value. Sheets are sometimes additionally sold in presentation packs costing more than face value to cover the outlay of production for the accompanying information sheet, protective mount and sleeve. There is an inconsistent policy, though, over whether a presentation pack is produced. Generally, if the stamps in the MS are also released as sheet printed stamps at the same time, a pack is not issued. Almost the reverse policy is applied to the stamp cards, where if there are sheet printed equivalent stamps released at the same time, an MS card is issued, but if the stamps are only available in an MS format, a card does not appear. However, there were cards for the Flags and Ensigns and Castles High Values. Forthcoming issues already announced for 2006 are listed, although extra sheets may be produced if there is a need to ‘fast-track’ an issue for unforeseen reasons. In 2005, three sheets were fast-tracked and these were for the Royal Wedding, London 2012 and Ashes win, where Royal Mail considered that these events or successes deserved philatelic recognition. Creation of stamps in a MS format is a quicker production method for the printers as they only have to print one item instead of perhaps four individual stamps, and they can be distributed to Post Offices quicker. The Princess Diana memorial issue, which comprised a se-tenant strip of stamps and was fast-tracked, was probably created in this format for this reason.

Miniature sheets are also probably perceived by most people to be a more attractive souvenir item than the sale of loose stamps would be. Unfortunately for collectors of ‘used’ material and for the general public, this means that individual stamps from miniature sheets are rarely used on genuine (as distinct from philatelic) mail. CATALOGUE LISTING

Price: Price: No./Date Issue details (MS sales figures) Printer (Process) Gum Mint Pack Card 1978 1 1 Mar London 80: Historic Buildings (sales?) Harrison (G) WA £0.60 n/a n/a 1979 2 24 Oct London 80: Rowland Hil l (5,230,000) Harrison (G) WA £0.60 n/a n/a 1980 3 7 May London 80: London Views (3,557,000) Harrison (G) WA £0.75 n/a n/a 1988 4 27 Sep SW90: Edward Lear (2,770,352) Harrison (G) WA £2.50 n/a n/a 1989 5 25 July SW90: Ind’ l Archaeology (1,141,300) Harrison (G) WA £2 n/a n/a 1990 6 3 May SW90: Penny Black ann. (1,991,550) Harrison (G) WA £2 n/a n/a 1999 7 11 Aug Solar Ecl ipse (528,225) De La Rue (G) WA £10 n/a n/a 8 14 Dec Mil lennium Timekeeper (2,150,600) De La Rue (G) WA £12 £15 £12 8a Mar 2000? -do- Sheet (privately?) overprinted in top margin with TSS2000 logo £15 *1 n/a 2000 9 22 May TSS2000: Matthews palette (417,968) De La Rue (G) WA £10 *2 n/a 10 23 May TSS2000: Queen’s Stamps (1,116,143) De La Rue (G) WA £8 £50 £10 11 4 Aug Queen Mother’s 100th b’day (5,098,171) De La Rue (G) WA £4 £10 £9 2001 12 13 Mar Brit ish weather (595,850) De La Rue (G) WA £7 n/a £5 13 15 May Double-decker buses (861,670) Questa (L) WA £4 n/a £9 14 22 Oct Flags and Ensigns (1,888,170) Questa (G) WA £3 £10 £10 2002 15 2 May 50 years of jet aviat ion (607,200) De La Rue (G) WA £4 n/a £4 16 21 May Football World Cup (1,123,980) Walsal l (G) WA £2.50 £3 £4 17 24 Sep Astronomy (1,176,800) Questa (G) WA £2.50 £3 £4 18 5 Dec Wilding Definit ives 1 (532,790) De La Rue (G) WA £3.50 £40 n/a 2003 19 20 May Wilding Definit ives 2 De La Rue (G) WA £4 £6 n/a 20 18 Sep Brit ish transport toys Enschedé (G) WA £3 n/a £3 21 19 Dec Rugby World Cup win by England Walsall (L) WA £3 £4 n/a 2004 22 13 Jan Classic rai lway locomotives De La Rue (L) WA £14 n/a £5 23 13 Apr Ocean l iners De La Rue (G) WA £5.50 *3 £4 23a -do- Error of value MS with 53p SS City of New York stamp instead of 57p. Estimate £3000.

Note that the 7th Stamp Card depict ing the MS also exists with the wrong face value. 24 25 May Royal Hort icultural Society Enschedé (L) WA £5 n/a £4 25 5 Oct Scott ish Parl iament bui lding opening De La Rue (G) WA £4 n/a n/a 26 2 Nov Christmas (Briggs’ Father Christmas) De La Rue (G) WA £4.50 n/a £3

2005 27 24 Feb Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre Walsal l (L) WA £5 n/a £3 28 22 Mar Wilding Castles high values Enschedé (I+L) WA TH TH TH 29 8/9 Apr Royal Wedding of The Prince of Wales Enschedé (L) WA TH TH n/a 30 7 June Trooping the Colour anniversary Walsal l (L) WA TH n/a TH 31 5 July End of World War Two Enschedé (G) WA TH n/a n/a 32 5 Aug London 2012 Host City Walsal l (L) WA TH TH n/a 33 6 Oct ‘Ashes’ cr icket win by England Cartor (L) WA TH TH n/a 34 18 Oct Batt le of Trafalgar anniversary Cartor (L) WA TH n/a TH 35 1 Nov Christmas (Madonna and Child) De La Rue (G) WA TH n/a TH 2006 36 23 Feb Isambard Kingdom Brunei (engineer) Enschedé (L) WA TH n/a TH 1 Mar Opening of Welsh Assembly building 11 May Opening of the new Wembley Stadium 6 June ‘World Cup Winners’ 40th anniversary ? Aug 70th anniversary of the three Kings 21 Sep Victoria Cross (military medal) 7 Nov Christmas Notes: *1 No conventional presentat ion pack was issued, but this overprinted sheet was exclusively avai lable for sale within TSS2000 Show Pass Wallets. Price now: £20 *2 No conventional presentat ion pack was issued, but the sheet was sold in a translucent folder that unfolds in the shape of a Maltese Cross, containing a cancel led sheet on a postcard and mint MS. Price now: £65 *3 No conventional presentat ion pack was issued, but the sheet was sold for £75 within a Presentat ion Case containing the MS and si lver medals. Price now: £85 Key: Gum – WA = Water Activated, SA = Self-adhesive. The present listing reveals that all sheets have been printed on water activated gum so far, although it is assumed that self-adhesive gumming will one day be utilised, hence the column in readiness. Printing Processes – (G) = [photo]Gravure, (I) = Intaglio [recess], (L) = [offset] Lithography. Price – An approximation of what the miniature sheet is currently selling for. Substantial discrepancies to these prices can be found, both higher and lower. Miniature sheets have been available mint as loose sheets, while others were additionally sold in the standard presentation pack format. TH – Item still available at the original new issue price from Royal Mail Tallents House. Card – For more recent issues a stamp card (previously called PHQ cards) has sometimes been issued that depicts the miniature sheet. In certain instances the item is too large to fit onto the card for postmarking, which is a source of disappointment for some collectors. The price quoted is for a mint set of cards when there are also sheet printed stamps in the set. n/a against any entry indicates ‘not available’ in that format. (1607 words)

GENERIC SMILERS SHEETS Glenn H Morgan FRPSL

Last August, my article and listing of Business Customised Stamp sheets led several readers to request an update to the previously published Generic Smilers sheets listing. As many readers will not have seen the original article, our Editor has agreed to a complete listing from 2000 appearing here. This series of stamp sheets exists to enable philatelic customers to acquire the stamps that appear alongside the photographs used for personalised Smilers, but without needing to pay for the premium photographic service. Instead, the labels are pre-printed with appropriate generic imagery and have attractive marginal designs. Sheets currently sell for 55p above the face value of the stamps included. These have proved to be extremely popular with collectors and, since Royal Mail produced a Smilers album*, the prices of obsolete sheets have substantially risen as collectors try to fill their gaps. The star items are the pair of 2001 Christmas Robin and Christmas Cracker design sheets (numbered 2a and 3a below) with the short-lived 'Consignia' copyright © imprint. These were clearly missed by many collectors probably because outwardly they resembled the previously issued version with an imprint of ‘The Post Office'. The decorative margin, stamps and labels are all printed by a Royal Mail security stamp printer. Completeness is achievable, collectors usually favouring to retain full or half sheets, although some do collect just singles of each possible stamp and label combination. *Tallents House order codes: Album to 2002 PA668 £16.50, slipcase PA676 £7.50, 2003 pages PA684 £5.99, 2004 pages PA694 £5.99 and five blank pages PA633 £2.99, plus handling fees. CATALOGUE LISTING No./Date Issue details Format Printer (Process) Gum Price 2000 1 22 May ‘The Stamp Show 2000’ (Smiles stamps) [51,724 sold] 10P Questa (G) WA £25 2 3 Oct Christmas (Robin in post-box stamp) [Post Office © imprint] 20L Questa (G) WA £130 3 3 Oct Christmas (Cracker stamp) [Post Office © imprint] 10L Questa (G) WA £110 2001 4 5 June Occasions (Mock-Hallmark stamps) 20L Questa (L) WA £75 5 3 July Smiles [as 1, but Royal Mail cruciform logo in margin] 10P Questa (L) WA £95 2a 9 Oct Christmas (Robin in post-box stamp) [Consignia © imprint] 20L Questa (G) WA £425 3a 9 Oct Christmas (Cracker stamp) [Consignia © imprint] 10L Questa (G) WA £425 6 14 Dec Cartoons (Cartoons stamps) 10P Questa (L) WA £35 2002 7 23 April Occasions (Hello, Moving, Best Wishes, Love, New Baby) 20L Questa (L) WA £35 8 21 May World Cup Football Championships (World Cup stamp) 20L Walsall (L) WA £20 9 1 Oct Knock, Knock! (10 Bear & 10 Dennis the Menace stamps) 20L Questa (L) WA £20 10 1 Oct Christmas (Cracker stamp) [new marginal design] 20L Questa (L) WA £15 2003 11 21 Jan Flower Paintings (Flower stamps) 20L Questa (L) WA £17 12 4 Feb Occasions (Multiple Choice tick boxes stamps) 20L Questa (L) WA £17 13 29 July Crosswords (Cartoons stamps) 20L Questa (L) WA £15

14 30 Sep Christmas (Winter Robins stamp) 20L De La Rue (L) SA £15 15 4 Nov Christmas (Ice Sculptures. 1st class spiral stamp) 20L De La Rue (L) SA £15 16 4 Nov Christmas (Ice Sculptures. 2nd class star stamp) 20L De La Rue (L) SA £15 2004 17 30 Jan ‘Hong Kong 2004’ Stamp Expo (Hello stamp) 20L Walsall (L) WA £12 18 3 Feb Occasions (Entertaining Envelopes stamps) 20L De La Rue (L) WA £12 19 25 May Royal Horticultural Society Bicentenary (Dahlia stamp) 20L Walsall (L) WA £12 20 27 July ‘Rule Britannia!’ (Union Flag stamp) 20L Walsall (L) WA £10 21 2 Nov Christmas Delivery (10 1st & 10 2nd class Santa stamps) 20L De La Rue (L) SA £10 2005 22 11 Jan Farm Animals (Farm Animals stamps) 20L Walsall (L) WA £10 23 15 Mar Magic! (Heads and Tails Magic stamp) 20L Walsall (L) WA £10 24 21 April ‘Pacific Explorer ’05’ Stamp Exhibition (Hello stamp) 20L Walsall (L) WA TH 25 21 June White Ensign (White Ensign stamp) 20L Cartor (L) WA TH 26 15 Sep ‘Classic ITV’ 1955-2005 (Emmerdale stamp) 20L Walsall (L) WA TH 27 1 Nov Christmas (1st & 2nd class Winter Robin stamps) 20L Cartor (L) SA TH 2006 28 10 Jan A Bear Called Paddington (1st class Paddington stamp) 20L Cartor (L) SA TH 29 7 Mar ‘Fun Fruit and Veg’ (Fruit and Vegetable stamps) 20L Cartor (L) SA TH 30 25 May Washington 2006 Stamp Exhibition (Hello stamp) 20L Cartor (L) WA TH 31 06 Jun “England’s Finest Hour’ (1st World Cup Winners stamp) 20L Cartor (L) WA TH Key: Format – 10 or 20 = number of stamps per sheet, P or L = Portrait or Landscape sheet layout. Gumming – WA = Water Activated, SA = Self-adhesive. Printing Processes – (G) = [photo]Gravure, (L) = [offset] Lithography. Price – an approximation of what the sheet is currently selling for. Substantial discrepancies to these prices can be found, both higher and lower, as prices are extremely volatile at present. TH – Item still/will be available at the original new issue price from Royal Mail Tallents House. (860 words)

Business Customised Stamp Sheets: Update One Glenn H Morgan FRPSL

In the Bulletin for August of last year appeared the first listing of Business Customised Stamps (BCS sheets). These sheets are produced at the request of business customers - mainly the philatelic trade. In the intervening months, several new sheets have appeared and this update picks-up where the initial article left off. These sheets have now started to appear on self-adhesive paper stock, as happened with the personalised Smilers last October, so a new column has been added, as has a column for the main supplier of each sheet, with contact details in a block at the foot of the listing to assist readers wishing to obtain any of the sheets. Readers may be aware of a sheet produced for the 70th anniversary of Basingstoke Philatelic Society, which is currently being sold for around £45/£60 (circa 150 sheets printed). Note that this is not a BCS sheet, having been produced with lasered labels by Royal Mail as part of the Personalised Smilers service on the flowers design blank label base-stock, hence their exclusion from this listing. Occasionally, collectors of BCS material have the opportunity of buying proof material from the producers of these sheets. Two recent examples have centred on Rushstamps’ sheets, where they offered for sale the 2003 Rushstamps Anniversary pair of Walsall Security Printers bromides showing the stamps in an imperforate form (£150) and the second offer was for similar items but related to the Collect British Stamps sheets (£250). Only two sets of each were provided by the printers to the customer and these are legitimate proof items. However, readers should be aware that it is sometimes possible to get hold of images taken from CD-ROMs of the final artwork (also imperforate), but produced for press publicity purposes and later printed-off on any quality home printer in any quantity. These are of some interest to specialists, but are of little financial value, being so easily replicable. Thanks to an eBay purchaser, it is possible to illustrate the two versions of the first BCS sheets produced as part of the initial trials, as commissioned by Eagle Coaches of Bristol to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the company. These are rarely offered (prior to a recent sale, I had only ever seen one pair sold since they were first issued five years ago) and the vendor states that there are only four other sheets on the open market, as the remainder of the surviving sheets are known to be held by the Eagle Coaches founding family. Eagle is believed to have been one of a few companies to initially have trialled the concept of BCS sheets, but no other sheet types have so far surfaced. An Eagle pair sold in December 2005 for very high figures. Both the Hallmark and Cartoons stamp versions were each at a fairly steady £180 until the closing seconds when successive late bids pushed the final price up to £645 per sheet. My thanks to Graham Cooke, Graham Eyre, Allan M Grant, Graham Howard, Ian Gordon, John R Vincent and Ken Weatherill for keeping me advised of new issues and for updating me on older sheets.

In recent months I have received several communications from readers of this feature indicating that they would like to collect BCS sheets, but they believe that the average new-issue price is higher than can be justified in the philatelic market. Each sheet costs the producer circa £7.00, excluding artists’ design fees, advertising costs and any image or logo licencing costs that may be incurred for numbered sheets of 10 and where the print run is 1000 to 1999. They generally sell for £20-£30 (or, in Australian money, A$47.52-A$71.28 - read on) when first issued. I have previously stated that memorabilia collectors have created a ready market, have spare cash and that they are probably responsible for continuing to drive the price of these items ever upwards. There is an argument that BCS sheets are an attractive collectable that would have a greater philatelic market if printed in larger quantities (which would cost the producer less per sheet) and if sold at a more acceptable price. I thought that it might be interesting to compare British sheets with those of Australia, where AusPost, originator of personalised stamps, has offered a similar business service to that of Royal Mail since the year 2000. An SES (Special Event Souvenir) sheet primarily comprises a landscape (or sometimes portrait) format A4-sized sheet of 10 (mostly) or 20 stamps (rarely) with a tab and border design that is customised or designed to suit an event or occasion. The Australian stamps are always to the left of the label, unlike in Britain where the reverse is true. They have a firm following among collectors, where entertainment, transport and sports appear to be the favourite subjects depicted, in much the same way as Royal Mail’s BCS offering. The main difference is that there are two series because AusPost is also a creator of these sheets. Print runs tend to be around 10,000 copies for most AusPost items, which are exclusively marketed by them via their Bureau at A$15.95 (£6.71), but can even be as low as 800 copies. Privately commissioned business sheets, which are generally not sold by AusPost, are usually in smaller runs, where the normal minimum print run for these customers is set at 500 sheets. However and mainly when there is a sponsorship deal involved, there have been smaller runs - in one case only 25 sheets. Business customers, including some quite recently, have sold sheets from A$11.95 (£5.03) up to around A$120 (£50.51), where the print-run was one-tenth of the average British sheet and had a railway-related theme. The larger runs are generally priced at around A$45 (£18.94) when first released. Perhaps there is not really much difference in stamp dealer mark-ups on either side of the world and I guess the phrase ‘the market price will prevail’ is a truism in any free economy. Thanks to Craig Chappell for verifying the Australian portion of the text above. Craig, who is a Stamp dealer and philatelic writer on P-Stamps (the Australian name for Smilers), will send a copy of his latest personalised stamps list to Bulletin readers who write to PO Box 521, Clayfield 4011, Australia, or email him at [email protected].

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Another company illustrates over 30 examples of the Australian sheets in colour at http://shop.lvovsky.com/stampsnstuff/stamps/SESsheets.htm for those readers interested in looking at some Australian SES sheets. CATALOGUE LISTING This list has not been produced from any official records, as the sponsor details are a matter of commercial confidentiality, so other sheets probably remain unrecorded – especially if they were not produced for, or made available to, the philatelic market. Reports of missing sheets, updates to information for recorded sheets or details of forthcoming issues would be welcomed at [email protected], please. Of special interest is the issue date and name of the printer, which is rarely made available and it never appears on the sheet margin. The exact order in which sheets were issued within any year is not feasible, as there is rarely an exact date of issue. Where a First Day of Availability (FDOA) date is known it is shown. For convenience, each sheet in this listing is now numbered sequentially. Theme Design FDOA Stamp Qty. Price Printer Gum Supplier 61 Football Liverpool: Champions of Europe July 05 UF10P 2005N £25 Cartor? WA BE 62 Movies Hammer Films: Frankenstein July 05 P10P 1000N £30 Cartor WA SC 63 Television Dr Who: The 5th Doctor Peter Davison July 05 P10P 1000N £30 Cartor WA SC 64 Television Dr Who: Latest Series The Monsters July 05 H10P 1500N £30 Cartor WA SC 65 Movies Captain Scarlet Aug 05 P10P 1000N £30 Cartor WA SC 66 Aviation Farewell Concorde 1969-2003 Sept 05 UF10P 1000N £30 Cartor? WA BE 67 Bikers Carl Fogarty, world champion Sept 05 UF10P 1000N £30 Cartor WA SC 68 Comics ‘The Dandy’. Main characters Sep 05 UF10P 1000N £25 Cartor? WA BE 69 Comics ‘The Beano’. Main characters Sept 05 UF10P 1000N £25 Cartor? WA BE 70 Comics Dennis the Menace and Gnasher Sep 05 UF10P 1000N £25 Cartor? WA BE 71 Football Chelsea FC, Heroes 2004/05 season Sept 05 UF10P 1000N £25 Cartor? WA BE 72 History Gunpowder Plot 400th anniversary Sep 05 UF10P 1605N £20 Cartor? WA AB 73 Philately Autumn Stampex: Nelson and Trafalgar 14.09.05 WE10P 3000U* £10 Cartor? WA ST 74 Shipping 20th Ann. Titanic wreck discovery 1 Sept 05 UF10P 1000N £25 Cartor? WA BE 75 Shipping 20th Ann. Titanic wreck discovery 2 Sept 05 UF10P 1000N £25 Cartor? WA BE 76 Animals Cats Oct 05 UF10P 1000N £25 Cartor? WA BE 77 Aviation Red Arrows 40th anniversary Oct 05 H10P U £30 Cartor? WA WE 78 Childhood Teddy Bears Oct 05 B10P 1000N £25 Cartor? WA BE 79 History 1936: Year of the Three Kings Dec 05 UF10P 1936N £20 Cartor? WA AB 2006 80 Royalty 80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II 01 Jan UF10P £ Cartor? WA WE 81 Aviation 30th Ann. of Concorde’s first flight (1) 21 Jan UFS10P 1000N* £45 Cartor? SA BU 82 Philately Spring Stampex: Brunel and thematics 22 Feb HC10P U £10 Cartor? WA ST Forthcoming Military The Victoria Cross - 150th Anniversary April UF10P 500N £30 Cartor? WA AB Aviation 30th Ann. Of Concorde’s first flight (2) 26 May N £20 Cartor? SA? BU * Sheet is numbered as having had 1976 copies printed, but only 1000 were eventually produced. NOTES Stamps Key: B =‘Teddy Bear’ stamp (1991 Greetings), H =‘Hello stamp (2002 Occasions), HC = Hallmark Cheers (Hallmark Occasions), P = Planets’ stamp (1991 Greetings), UF = ‘Union Flag’ stamp (2001 Flags and Ensigns MS), UFS = ‘Union Flag’ stamp (2005 small-sized Flag from stamp book), WE = ‘White Ensign’ stamp (2001 Flags and Ensigns MS). The number after the letter(s) records how many stamps are in the sheet; while P = Portrait and L = Landscape sheet format. Qty.: The number of sheets produced. A letter ‘N’ following the quantity indicates that each sheet bears a unique serial number and a print run figure. A ‘U’ indicates an unnumbered sheet. Price: This is the approximate price for the sheet, based on recent dealer listings and online auction realisations. Many lower (and higher) prices are charged. Prices quoted are for unsigned versions and where signed are available, add £5-£25 depending on signatory. Printer Key: A question mark (?) after printer name indicates uncertainty. Gum: WA=Water Activated, SA=Self-Adhesive. Enquiries: For current prices, postage and availability of these sheets contact the main suppliers, as marked in end column. AB sheets - Adrian Bradbury, 3 Link Road, Stoneygate, Leicester LE2 3RA, or visit www.bfdc.co.uk BE sheets - Benham, Freepost, RLXU-CXUT-HZJH, The Benham Group, Kelvedon Park, London Road, Rivenhall, Witham, CM8 3HB (UK readers only) or Benham, Unit K, Concept Court, Shearway Business Park, Folkestone CT19 4RG.(overseas readers), call 08708 500 654, email [email protected] or visit www.benham.co.uk BU sheets – Buckingham Covers, 135 Sandgate Road, Folkestone CT20 2BY, call 01303 850688, email [email protected] or visit www.buckinghamcovers.com RS sheets - Rushstamps (Retail) Ltd, PO Box 1, Lyndhurst SO43 7PP, email [email protected] or visit www.rushstamps.co.uk SC sheets - The Stamp Centre, 79 Strand, London WC2R 0DE, telephone 0207 240 3778 or visit www.scificollector.co.uk ST sheets - Stampex sheets are only available at the shows, or subsequently from stamp dealers. WE sheets - The Westminster Collection Ltd., telephone 08708 500 505 or visit www.westminstercollection.com

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Many of the above listed and earlier sheets are also available from The Benham Group and Rushstamps (Retail) Ltd (see above for details of both companies) and from The Stamp Bureau (email [email protected] or visit www.thestampbureau.com)

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Personalised Smilers®: Your Memories on Mail Glenn H Morgan FRPSL

Prior to recording details of the Smilers sheets that have been available for personalising with photographs, I must express my thanks to Mike Shepherd for making this article possible. Mike has been specialising in these issues for some time now and his extensive records were kindly put at my disposal to act as the basis for what follows below. This information has been cross-checked and merged with my records and those of Royal Mail publicity literature* and Bulletins that have appeared since the scheme was first launched. This is believed to be the first complete published list of this material and despite extensive checking there is always the chance that readers can add, correct or expand upon the information and your input is encouraged. The introduction of Royal Mail Smilers® (or Gwenau® in Welsh language literature) at The Stamp Show 2000 has been well documented. It started a fascinating series of unique sheet formats, still rarely seen by many collectors despite the extensive availability of them via normal Royal Mail channels such as Post Office branches, Tallents House and the Internet, plus at special events and through photo booths in supermarkets, Post Offices and shopping malls up and down the land. Some national newspaper competitions have also promoted the service by offering sheets as prizes and these have, for example, included images of glamour model Katy Price (Jordan) on labels for Daily Star winners. There have been over 50 sheet combinations so far and they have often commanded a much lesser price than perhaps their real scarcity would warrant when they have come up for sale in online auctions, although they are now catching-up and sometimes exceeding Generic Smilers prices, especially in recent months. It has not been possible to even guess at prices for each sheet listed here as they vary wildly from just a few pounds to many hundreds and are sold so infrequently once they are no longer available at new-issue cost from Royal Mail. Sale periods have been difficult to verify and while the issue date is generally made available to collectors, the date of withdrawal is rarely announced. Some sheets are only available for personalising for a few weeks, while others have already been available for around four years. Regular calls by Mike to the help line for updates on availability mean that this listing is probably as accurate as is feasible. The mail-order personalisation service operated intermittently at first from October 2000, with customers posting images either to Edinburgh or, for a short time, Coventry. Effective 29 November 2002, images could be submitted online in digital format via the website www.royalmail.com/smilers. Self-adhesive stamps in pictorial definitive format have been available from October 2005 by post and from January 2006 online, with the few remaining larger-format stamps only being available by mail order after the latter date. A New Trend There is a new collecting trend where stamp dealers, philatelic societies and private individuals use the self-adhesive personalisable Smilers service to create limited edition commemorative sheets (as few as 25 copies) for sale to collectors. Stamp events such as Washington, Torquay and Belgica exhibitions, plus Derby PS commemoration, 400th anniversary of the Union Flag, 90th anniversary of the Sopwith Camel aircraft, etc are typical of the many versions that have already appeared. The sheets have attracted a strong following and appear to be prevailing over BCS sheets, especially now Royal Mail is capable of personalising the margins with unique imagery and text, rather than just personalising the labels.

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Understandably, no sheets have been available from Tallents House stock lists and will not be listed in the Bulletin because they are created by the same service that lets you have a picture of Great Aunt Sally or Rover the dog on them and nobody would expect those to be listed! Look out for these sheets in online auctions and stamp dealer listings if interested. They are an attractive way of obtaining recent sheets listed in the catalogue below, such as the private Fifth Anniversary of Smilers commemoration, which utilised the ‘A Bear called Paddington’ sheet. * Care should be exercised when using these as a source because perforation types, border colours used, se-tenant combinations, etc. are sometimes different to the issued sheets due to mock-ups being utilised prior to proof approval and printing of stamp stocks.

CATALOGUE LISTING Gum / Printer / No. Stamp Issue Stamp(s) Format Issued W/drawn Process 2000 P1 The Stamp Show 2000 1 Mixed x10 different Smiles 10P 22.05.00 26.06.00 WA Q G P2 Christmas [Post Office © imprint] 1st Christmas cracker 10L 03.10.00 29.12.00 WA Q G P3 19p Robin in post-box 20L 03.10.00 29.12.00 WA Q G 2001 P4 Occasions (Mock-Hallmark stamps) New Baby 20L 01.05.01 Late .01? WA Q L P5 New Home 20L 01.05.01 Late .01? WA Q L P6 Love and Romance 20L 01.05.01 Late .01? WA Q L P7 10 Cheers and 10 Thanks 20L 01.05.01 Sold out5 WA Q L P7a Reprint. Light grey, not silver 20L ? .12.04 WA W? L P8 Smiles [Royal Mail cruciform in margin] Mixed x10 different Smiles 10P 03.07.01 Early .02 WA Q L P9 Laughing Policeman 10P 03.07.01 Late .01? WA Q L P10 Mona Lisa 10P 03.07.01 Late .01? WA Q L P11 Clown 10P 03.07.01 Late .01? WA Q L P12 Dennis the Menace 10P 03.07.01 .10.02? WA Q L P13 Teddy Bear 10P 03.07.01 .10.02? WA Q L P14 Christmas [Consignia © imprint] 1st Christmas cracker 10L 09.10.01 11.01.02 WA Q G P15 19p Robin in post-box 20L 09.10.01 11.01.02 WA Q G 2002 P16 Occasions New Baby: Consignia imprint 20L 23.04.02 On Sale6 WA Q L P17 Moving Home: Consignia imp. 20L 23.04.02 On Sale6 WA Q L P18 Love: Consignia imprint 20L 23.04.02 Sold out5 WA Q L P18a RMG plc © 2002 imprint 20L Late .02 Sold out5 WA W? L P18b RMG reprint diff. screen 20L .04 or .05 31.03.062 WA W? L P19 Hello: Consignia imprint 20L 23.04.02 Sold out5 WA Q L P19a RMG plc © 2002 imprint 20L Late .02 Sold out5 WA W? L P19b RMG reprint diff. shade 20L ? 31.03.06 WA W? L P20 Best Wishes: Consignia imp. 20L 23.04.02 Sold out5 WA Q L P20a RMG plc © 2003 imprint 20L .03 On Sale6 WA W? L P21 World Cup Football Championships St George’s Flag and football 20L 21.05.02 20.05.03? WA Q L P22 “Knock, Knock!” Dennis the Menace 20L 01.10.02 Late .05 WA Q L P23 Teddy Bear 20L 01.10.02 31.03.062 WA Q L P24 Christmas 1st Christmas cracker 20L 01.10.02 .12.043 WA Q L 2003 P25 Flower Paintings Flowers x10 (two sets) 20L 21.01.03 Sold out5 WA Q L P25a Reprint. Diff. screen/shades 20L .04 or .05 31.03.06 WA W? L P26 Occasions (Multiple Choice tick boxes) Mixed Tick Box stamps 20L 04.02.03 .12.04 WA Q L P27 Crosswords Cartoons x10 (two sets) 20L 29.07.03 Late .05 WA Q L P28 Christmas 1st Winter Robins 20L 30.09.03 .12.04 SA D L P29 1st Spiral Ice sculpture 20L 04.11.03 .12.044 SA D L P30 2nd Star Ice sculpture 20L 04.11.03 .12.044 SA D L 2004 P31 Occasions (Entertaining Envelopes) 12 Aeroplane and 8 Postman 20L 03.02.04 On Sale6 WA D L P32 8 Kissing, 8 Duck and 4 Baby 20L 03.02.04 On Sale6 WA D L P33 Royal Horticultural Society Bicentenary Dahlia 20L 25.05.04 24.05.05? WA W L P34 ‘Rule Britannia!’ Union Flag 20L 27.07.04 31.03.06 WA W L P35 Christmas 1st Christmas Delivery 20L 02.11.04 01.11.05 SA D L P36 2nd Christmas Delivery 20L 02.11.04 01.11.05 SA D L 2005 P37 Farm Animals Farm Animals x10 (two sets) 20L 11.01.05 10.01.06 WA W L P38 Magic! Heads or Tails Magic 20L 15.03.05 14.03.06 WA W L P39 White Ensign White Ensign 20L 21.06.05 20.06.06 WA C L P40 ‘Classic ITV’ 1955-2005 Emmerdale 20L 15.09.05 14.09.06 WA C L P41 ‘For Life’s Special Moments’ Red, White & Blue definitive 20L 04.10.05 On Sale6 SA C L P42 With Love definitive 20L 04.10.05 On Sale6 SA C L P43 Flying High definitive 20L 04.10.05 On Sale6 SA C L P44 Ready Teddy definitive 20L 04.10.05 On Sale6 SA C L P45 Sunshine definitive 20L 04.10.05 On Sale6 SA C L P46 In the Post definitive 20L 04.10.05 On Sale6 SA C L P47 Christmas 1st Christmas Robins 20L 01.11.05 .12.05? SA C L P48 2nd Christmas Robins 20L 01.11.05 .12.05? SA C L 2006 P49 A Bear Called Paddington Paddington Bear 20L 10.01.06 On Sale6 SA C L P50 ‘Fun Fruit and Veg’ Fruit and Veg x10 (two sets) 20L 07.03.06 On Sale6 SA C L

Notes Every stamp is 1st class, except for Christmas where a 2nd class value is also produced, although not in 2002. 1 Sheets were sold within a red folder at the show. Subsequently available for follow-up orders from Philatelic Bureau

for a further two months after the show closed. The sheet check code & font is likely to be different on re-ordered sheets emanating directly from Edinburgh, but copies have not been seen.

2 The official PO withdrawal date, as given in the Bulletin, but stock was exhausted at least a month prior to this. 3 These sheets remained available for ‘seasonal’ personalisation between October and December until the end of 2004.

In the intervening periods blank sheets were returned to the supplier. The PO did not publicise availability in the following two years and when Mike phoned the helpline in November 2004 he was told there was ‘no demand for these’.

4 The first class sheet was available continuously over this period, but the second class sheet was ‘seasonal’, being withdrawn at the end of December 2003 and then re-appearing (briefly) in September 2004.

5 It is reasonable to assume that as the sheets annotated ‘Sold out’ were all reprinted, that stocks of the original printing would have been used to exhaustion prior to introduction of the reprint.

6 Sheets were still available for submitting personalised orders at the time of writing this article, with most now appearing to have a 12 month sales availability period, except for the pictorial definitives, which are presumably intended to be available longer-term and the seasonal Christmas issues.

Abbreviations Format 10P or 10L = 10 stamps in a Portrait or Landscape A4 sheet, 20L = 20 stamps in a Landscape A4 sheet. Gum WA = Water Activated, SA = Self-Adhesive. Printers C = Cartor, D = De La Rue, Q = Questa, W = Walsall. Process G = [photo]Gravure, L = [offset] Lithography. RMG Royal Mail Group plc. (1795 words)

PRESTIGE STAMP BOOKS Manufacturing Process and Check List

Glenn H Morgan FRPSL

1969 saw the introduction of a new kind of stamp product known as

Prestige Stamp Book(let)s, internally abbreviated by Royal Mail to PSBs.

The recent availability of an album to hold these books (available now

from Tallents House at £15.50 [order code PA707], with extra

continuation leaves at £4.50 [order code PA708], plus handling charge),

seems an appropriate time to focus on this fascinating range of

collectables.

These were first introduced by the British Post Office and the idea has

subsequently spread around the world with many countries now

producing a similar product as part of its philatelic stamp programme,

with issues appearing either frequently or occasionally.

A novel and currently unique twist to this type of book came from

Australia last year when it produced the first PSBs personalised with your

photograph on-site at the Pacific Explorer world stamp exhibition in

Sydney under the product name “Snapshot!”. This was repeated when

Melbourne played host to the Commonwealth Games this year and, as

with the first issue, was also available in a generic version for sale during

and after the event.

Prestige stamp books normally comprise four or five unique panes of

stamps in combinations or by printing processes often not encountered

elsewhere. The earlier books contained definitive stamps only, but since

1990 commemorative stamps have also invariably appeared within. The

books, which also have several pages of text and illustrations, can relate

to virtually any legitimate subject, company or event that the post office

or sponsor requires.

With effect from the third book in the series, they have all been

produced to an enlarged standard page size that allows for all ‘outside

edge’ stamps to have an unprinted selvedge. This change eliminated the

blunt perforations that so spoilt the initial two books, caused so many

headaches for stamp dealers and resulted in overly-high spoilage rates for

the stamp printer.

The first book was sold for £1 and new issues are now approaching

£8 each. All have been sold at the face value of the stamps contained

within, although Royal Mail did flirt with the idea of charging more than

face for the Beatrix Potter issue, going to the extent of printing an

inflated price on the front cover, but it relented before the issue date

following collector and dealer objections, as I understand it.

There has been almost 40 Prestige stamp books issued in Britain since

the first Stamps for Cooks book and they show no sign of losing their

popularity with collectors, and generally two, or sometimes three, new

versions continue to be issued annually.

I acquired an uncut pair of the second Story of Wedgwood publicity

edition book recently and it set me thinking about how they were

produced. Following extensive enquiries, the remainder of this article is

the outcome of those researches, followed by a listing of all PSBs to date.

It is feasible that some tasks are undertaken ‘in tandem’, or in a

different order depending on the printer (seven companies have been used

down the years), but this is the general production process applied to each

new Prestige stamp book that appears.

PRE-PRODUCTION

Design The first stages after deciding on a theme is to commission a

designer or creative agency, get a writer for the text pages, select the

stamp designs to be used (often these have already been issued previously

in a different format), design any labels to be included (frequently used at

the centre of the definitive page), choose supporting imagery and select

the binding tape colour. Once this has been done, it is time for the

designer to produce the initial page layouts for the book.

Approvals Mock-ups will then be circulated for initial comments,

followed by revisions and final approvals, and then the printers’ artwork

can be created to very exacting standards. Clearances will be obtained for

any copyrighted images and texts used within and appropriate fees paid.

Contracts Following a competitive tender process, the printer(s) will be

decided upon by Royal Mail’s Purchasing Department in consultation

with the Philatelic area and production contracts are then placed.

Finally, with everything approved both internally and with the book

sponsor, if appropriate, Royal Mail is ready to have the artwork

transmitted to the printer and the production stage can be started.

PRODUCTION AND FINISHING

Pre-Press The printer will check-over the artwork upon receipt, ensuring

that such things as the images are ‘right way round’ viewing, that there

are no spelling mistakes, that images designed to ‘bleed’ off the edge of

the page have enough overlap for this to happen and that everything is to

the correct size and expected pagination.

Once these and other checks are confirmed as being correct, the artwork

will be prepared by the ‘repro’ section for proofing. These proofs will be

circulated to Royal Mail and possibly after a couple of sets of

amendments, final approval to go to print will be given. Any changes

from this point onwards are expensive, as ink is about to be put on paper.

Printing There is nothing particularly unusual or special about the

printing of the stamp panes or the text and cover pages. Lithography is

generally, but not exclusively, used, as the relatively low print volumes

do not always warrant gravure. Stamp and text panes tend to be printed

in large primary sheets, individual pages of which are spaced very

accurately - essential for the next stage of the production process.

Guillotining The mass (or stack) of collated primary sheets, which

comprises one of each page required for the final book – covers, text and

stamp panes – is then cut down into vertical gangs (or columns) of

usually four books.

Trimming The module then cuts each book into singles and is designed

to remove a thin gutter between each vertical book of 5mm.

Stapling [This term is not generally used in the print industry, which

refers instead to ‘stitching’, although to a collector this term tends to

mean ‘thread sewing’. As this is a collector publication, the term

‘stapling’ has been used here.]

The production of the Stamps for Cooks book presented Harrison’s

with difficulties from the outset and so with delivery dates looming and to

speed things up, around 11,000 copies were produced by stapling the

masses together. These have become desirable items with dealers’ buying

prices currently set at £135 and with a retail price of around £185.

This method of production has not been used since, which is surprising

as the thread sewing of books was discontinued in 1976 for other British

book types following the introduction of folded machine and counter

versions. Slowness of production and high manufacturing costs had been

cited at the time as two of the main reasons for this change of production

method away from thread sewing.

Thread Sewing A special heavy-duty ‘sewing machine’ module stitches

each of the component sheets of the Prestige stamp book together.

Binding Tape To hide the unattractive stitching, or stapling if this was

used, and to give a more finished look, a coloured binding tape is applied

to the spine of each book. This has been used in a variety of colours down

the years and is chosen to help complement the cover artwork design.

The self-adhesive tape is supplied in large rolls the width of which is

that of the height of each finished book. The book is held in a track that

stops in front of the module and the tape is automatically cut, wrapped

around the spine and then advances along a conveyor belt, where batches

are collected by a machine minder. Any that is missed by the operator for

whatever reason drop into a large hopper where they are recovered later.

Rouletting Nowadays, a vertical line of rouletting is applied close to the

spine edge and alongside the stamps in each pane to enable them to be

removed more easily by collectors and small dealers wanting to service

First Day Covers.

Major stamp dealers with Royal Mail ‘key’ accounts can obtain pre-

issue packs of panes that have never been made-up into books and these

are clearly identifiable by the lack of rouletting and stitching holes in the

margin. ‘Overs’ not used on covers are occasionally offered for sale in

unmounted mint condition in dealers’ stocks, although Royal Mail

stipulate that they should only be used on covers, so uncancelled panes

should not even exist. Prior to availability of loose panes, it was

necessary to unstitch each book, resulting in unsightly stitch holes being

visible on the FDCs.

Packing Once the books have been bound, they are counted into the

required number. Early on these were held within paper wrapper bands,

just like their smaller format cousins, and several were then wrapped in

brown paper packs with a contents label affixed. Nowadays shrink-

wrapping has superseded this method.

ANCILLARY WORK

Every new Prestige stamp book also requires the design and production

of a first day of issue envelope and special postmarks, publicity posters

for each Post OfficeTM

branch, press releases have to be written, imagery

for the media has to be scanned and emailed to them and sometimes

advertisements for the philatelic and national press prepared.

The list of things to do before issue continues with agreeing label

wording for the bulk packs of books with the printer and assigning a

barcode and product stock number. Distribution of stocks to each major

Post OfficeTM

is arranged and smaller offices need to be invited to procure

stocks. The overseas agents for Royal Mail must be made aware of the

issue in order to obtain appropriate stocks for their philatelic wholesalers

in advance of issue date.

Private producers of FDCs require panes of stamps to affix to their

covers and unstitched versions are specially guillotined and packed for

them by the printer as a separate Royal Mail requisition.

There are probably other functions that go on that I have not come

across in my researches, but this hopefully gives an extensive, if not

exhaustive, idea of the work involved in issuing a Prestige stamp book.

The House of Questa equipment once used for Prestige stamp book

production at Camberwell was transferred to De La Rue at High

Wycombe when they acquired the company. This kit was moved once

again to Byfleet when the Wycombe plant was closed and all except the

thread-sewing module (which has gone with DLR to Dunstable) was sold

back to the manufacturer of the equipment when Byfleet also closed.

The equipment was refurbished and subsequently sold to an Essex-

based mailing-house company who currently use it to assemble

personalised holiday travel booklets for customers of a leading British

travel company. This is the largest application of its type in the world and

it is interesting to see how similar to Prestige stamp books in concept the

holiday product is – right down to the binding tape. It is good to see that

this custom-made paper handling equipment is set to continue doing

yeoman service for many years to come.

Readers will be aware that Royal Mail sells Prestige stamp books

directly to its customer base and available items are recorded on its stock

lists (shown with TH against price in the listing below, indicating current

availability from Tallents House at face value). Maybe once you have

bought some you will look at this product in a new light now that you

know just how much work goes into their production.

To collect the whole series (without the items in the supplementary

listing below) is still achievable for under £300 if you shop around

carefully. This will result in you owning a fascinating complete run of

these stamp books, and the couple of new additions every year will help

maintain your interest, while not costing you a fortune. Why not place a

standing order with Tallents House to ensure that you do not miss any?

PRESTIGE STAMP BOOKS LISTING Issued Face Value

1 and Book Description [printer names

2] Price

1 01 Dec 1969 £1 Stamps for Cooks Recipes – stitched panes [H] £7

2 24 May 1972 £1 The Story of Wedgwood3 [H + JC

4] £15

3 16 Apr 1980 £3 The Story of Wedgwood [H] £4

4 19 May 1982 £4 The Story of Stanley Gibbons, stamp dealers [H] £5

5 14 Sep 1983 £4 The Story of the Royal Mint [H] £5

6 04 Sep 1984 £4 The Story of our Christian Heritage [H] £15

7 08 Jan 1985 £5 The Story of The Times [H] £9

8 18 Mar 1986 £5 The Steel Wheel on the Steel Rail: The Story of British Rail [H] £11

9 03 Mar 1987 £5 The Story of P&O 1837-1987 [H] £10

10 09 Feb 1988 £5 FT100: The Story of the Financial Times 1888-1988 [Q] £15

11 21 Mar 1989 £5 The Scots Connection [Q] £10

12 20 Mar 1990 £5 London Life [H] £12

13 19 Mar 1991 £6 Alias Agatha Christie: A Detective Story [Q] £9

14 25 Feb 1992 £6 Cymru - Wales [Q + H

5] £9

15 27 Oct 1992 £6 Tolkien: The Centenary 1892-1992 [Q] £9

16 10 Aug 1993 £5.64 The Story of Beatrix Potter [Q + H

5] (cover states £6 price in error) £9

17 26 Jul 1994 £6.04 Northern Ireland [Q + H

5] £10

18 25 Apr 1995 £6 The National Trust: One Hundred Years of Conservation [Q + H

5] £10

19 14 May 1996 £6.48 European Football Championships [Q] £9

20 23 Sep 1997 £6.15 BBC75: Celebrating 75 Years of the BBC [H] £9

21 10 Mar 1998 £7.49 The Definitive Portrait: Her Majesty’s Stamps Celebrated by Royal Mail Volume I [W] £10

22 13 Oct 1998 £6.16 Breaking Barriers: A Century of British Speed Records [W] £12

23 16 Feb 1999 £7.54 Profile on Print: Her Majesty’s Stamps Celebrated by Royal Mail Volume II [D + E + H + Q + W

6] £14

24 21 Sep 1999 £6.99 World Changers: A Tale of British Scientific Genius [Q] £15

25 15 Feb 2000 £7.50 Special By Design: Her Majesty’s Stamps Celebrated by Royal Mail Volume III [W] £15

26 04 Aug 2000 £7.03 The Life of the Century: A Poem for HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother [Q] £12

27 18 Sep 2000 £7 A Treasury of Trees [W] £11

28 22 Oct 2001 £6.76 Unseen and Unheard: Centenary of the Royal Navy Submarine Service [Q] £15

29 06 Feb 2002 £7.29 A Gracious Accession: The Golden Jubilee Volume I [E] £12

30 24 Sep 2002 £6.83 Across the Universe: A Guide to Outer Space [Q] £10

31 25 Feb 2003 £6.99 Microcosmos: A Guide to Inner Space [E] £10

32 02 Jun 2003 £7.46 A Perfect Coronation: The Golden Jubilee Volume II [W] £30

33 16 Mar 2004 £7.44 Letters By Night: A Tribute to the Travelling Post Office [D] (Order code YB023) TH

34 25 May 2004 £7.23 The Glory of the Garden: A Celebration of the RHS [E] £10

35 24 Feb 2005 £7.43 The Brontë Sisters: Jane Eyre [W] (Order code YB025) TH

36 18 Oct 2005 £7.26 The Battle of Trafalgar: Death of Nelson [W + C

5]

(Order code YB026) TH

37 23 Feb 2006 £7.40 Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1806-2006 [E] (Order code YB027) TH

38 21 Sep 2006 £0.00 The Victoria Cross Medal [printer?] (Order code YB028) -

NOTES: 1

Face values quoted are the initial selling prices. Following the introduction of NVI stamps, the cost of books still on sale by Royal Mail rose whenever there was a postal rate increase. This was also the reason for no longer printing the book price on the front or back covers.

2 [C] Cartor, [D] De La Rue, [E] Enschedé, [H] Harrison, [JC] Joseph Causton,

[Q] Questa, [W] Walsall. 3 Expect to pay £35 for excellent perforations on the ½p sideband stamp.

4 Harrison’s printed the stamp panes and assembled the books, while Joseph Causton

& Sons Ltd (the only non-stamp printer used) produced the covers and interleaves. 5 The first named company was responsible for book assembly, cover and interleaf

printing, plus the definitive stamp pane(s). The second named printer produced the special stamp pane(s).

6 This is a complicated issue, as five stamp printers were involved. All stamps within

were 1st class definitives printed by different processes. Questa was responsible for

book assembly, cover and interleaf printing, plus the lithographic stamp pane. De La Rue produced the gravure pane, Walsall manufactured the embossed and lithographic self-adhesive stamp pane, Enschedé printed the recess pane, while Harrison produced the typographic pane of stamps.

The following books are additional to the main issued items listed above

and would generally only be purchased by specialist collectors due to

either having privately applied overprints to the cover, rarity value and/or

probable exclusion from most listings in worldwide stamp catalogues. Year Face Value and Book Description Price

A 1969 £1 Stamps for Cooks – stapled panes (circa 11,000 issued).

Some copies of this book had each stamp hand-cancelled SPECIMEN and fewer than ten copies are believed to exist, so it is extremely rare. £185

B 1972 £1 Wedgwood – publicity version without stamps and different cover (circa 25,000 issued) £75

C 1980 £3 Wedgwood – publicity version without stamps and different cover (a “quantity” were issued) £15

D 1983 £4 Royal Mint – cover overprinted AUSIPEX 84, Australia £15

E 1984 £4 Christian Heritage – cover overprinted AUSIPEX 84, Australia £20

F 1986 £5 British Rail – cover overprinted STAMPEX 86, Australia £20

G 1987 £5 P&O – cover overprinted CAPEX, Canada £20

H 1987 £5 P&O – cover overprinted HAFNIA, Denmark £20

I 1988 £5 Financial Times – cover overprinted FINLANDIA 88, Finland £20

J 1990 £5 London Life – cover handstamped STAMP WORLD, England £25

K 1993 £5.64 Beatrix Potter – cover overprinted HONG KONG 94, Hong Kong £20

L 2000

Presentation book with black card covers printed in gold and with gold thread fixing method containing the three volumes celebrating Her Majesty’s Stamps (books 21, 23 and 25 above) within clear plastic pockets. The book also contains the £1 Coronation MS hand cancelled on a commemorative card. This item was primarily presented to VIPs and volunteer helpers at The Stamp Show 2000 as a ‘thank you’ gift from exhibition organisers Royal Mail, but was also sold at the show on the Royal Mail stand and from at least one sub-Post Office (Harpenden). £85

NOTE: All prices shown are averages and are based on items sold by stamp dealers and on auction websites. Higher and lower prices are to be expected.

Recently, a number of the issued book designs have appeared on the

philatelic market each printed totally in black and white, stapled and

containing Norwegian text within. The stamps are also printed in

monochrome, are imperforate and are, of course, not valid for postage. It

is understood that these were produced by Royal Mail’s philatelic agent

in Norway (Nordfrim) for sales publicity purposes. They command either

a couple of pounds each, or as much as £30 on web auction sites. They

are an interesting addition to a specialised collection if obtained at the

lower-end of the price structure and a couple of examples make for an

attractive album page.

Acknowledgements Graham Eyre, Charlie Lawrence, Richard West

FRPSL and PrintMedia Management magazine.

(3200 words)

Get InspiredGlenn HM.orgnn

Stamp collectors and lovers of the history of the post are being given a rare opportunity this December to help secure majorlottery funding that would enable many of the artefacts currently held by the British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) instore at Debden in Essex to be put on permanent display at a new site.

Funding is being sought from the Big lottery Fund and The National Museum of Science & Industry (NMSl) is in the finalround of bidding for a £50 million grant towards the costs of an exciting development and has already successfully raisedcommercial sponsorship. They will know that this venture is going ahead by this Christmas thanks to a televisionprogramme that will seek the public's opinion via telephone voting as to which of six worthy projects should win thegrant-which is where you come in, but more of that later after somefurther background information.

The BPMA collection occupies approximately 1500 square metres ofstorage and the objects within the collection include circa 50 motorvehicles, 100+ letterboxes, sorting equipment and a range of smaller,but no less fascinating, artefacts. The collection's themes coverimportant areas of the development of postal services includingdelivery and transport, sorting and mechanical innovation, streetfurniture and changes in design and brand. These items aresometimes accessible at Debden, but not on a regular basis.

The Science Museum already uses a 545-acre airfield at Wroughtonnear Swindon for storage and events. They are currently working onthe design and funding for a National Collection Centre (to be knownas 'Inspired') for their own material and that of three other nationalmuseums at that location and the new museum is scheduled to openin 2010. This unique £64 million world-class attraction will beenvironmentally friendly with energy provided by renewable sourcesand a super-insulated structure and a sympathetic design blending inwith the surrounding landscape.

The aim is to provide quality surroundings that are environmentallysustainable, coupled with low running costs and further partners, so iflWMA joins NMSI they would be able to store the majority of themuseum collection for Cl guaranteed 125 years with the only future costbeing an annual maintenance fee. The NMSI scheme offers BPMA highprofile collections access alongside the national collection most closelyrelated to it.

The site at Wroughton will have conservation laboratories, learningfacilities and event space that would allow BPMA to meet its accessand learning targets for this important area of its work. The collectionwould still be available for events and exhibitions elsewhere linkingwith BPMA's outreach ambitions.

The exterior appearanceof the planned building

Children inside the current facilitywith aircraft in background

The aim is still for BPMA and the National Philatelic Society to relocate its philatelic collections, library and archives fromFreeling House to new London premises and discussions continue with Royal Mail. The Wroughton project is separate andadditional to the plans for London.

It is hoped that you now have enough information to be able to cast yourtelephone vote and choose Inspired as your preferred recipient of the BigLottery Fund's £50 million. Details of the TV station, date and timing ofthe programme is not currently available, but it is hoped that December'sStamp Lover will be able to publish this information -if not, be sure tolook at your favourite Christmas TV listings paper.

The opportunity to be part of helping to secure funding of this hugeamount of money will not come again and I would ask that you give ityour support.

Enquiries: Visit www.voteinspired.org.ukortext·SMSInspired·to88833 to sign-up for free updates and the latest news as it happens onthis exciting project.

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PERSONALISED POSTCARD PRODUCTION Glenn H Morgan FRPSL

A Report Produced for Royal Mail Group PLC, July 2007

CONCEPT To produce postcards that can be personalised using the Smilers-type service. CARD SUPPLIERS The major suppliers of paper and card are limited to just a couple in the UK, the biggest being Arjo Wiggins. This supplier offers a sample service to bona-fide organisations and Dean will possibly already have an account with them. In any event they have a site at www.paperpoint.com, although it might be easier to chat to them at 01256 728900 in the first instance. I used them all the time when I was trying to source appropriate substrates. Another route into a sample service would be through any of the print suppliers on your approved roster, such as Beacon Press – or even Walsall/DLR if the stamp portion is required to be printed by a security printer. (If Xerox was to specify the requirement, they would effectively be taking responsibility for its ability to function within their equipment, but on-site testing should not be overlooked, i.e. don’t rely on them to get it righ for you!) CARD TYPE The success of your printed job depends so much on your choice of card and it is vitally important that you make an informed decision. When I was specifying print for laser printers we found that uncoated papers were preferrd as heat generated during the fusing stage built-up in the clay coating on the sheet and did not allow the toner to fuse properly to the surface. The world might have moved on now, though, of course. An obvious, but often overlooked point, is that both sides of the material need to meet the specifications of your printing equipment. I mention this because true postcard stock is invariably different face/reverse, one being coated (or shiny) and the other often uncoated (or matt). Similarly, as Dulux has proved, there is more than shade of white – choose the “colour” carefully to ensure that the inks used are not affected. MAIL CENTRE SYSTEM HANDLING Paper “bulk” (thickness) is an important specification for the Royal Mail handling systems at Mail Centres more than actual weight. RM always used to prefer to receive postcards through the post which conformed to a minimum of 230/250 microns, also now specified as papers which are 200gsm and above. Therefore you may not need to issue cards that are 300gsm as such, but instead trial material that is a minimum of 230/250 microns. (I am assuming that the Mail Centre requirements have not altered in the past three years.) CARD SEPARATION This is the hardest part of the question in many respects! Options appear to be (a) guillotine into singles on-site, (b) guillotine into singles off-site, (c) print the cards in pre-rouletted (micro-perforated) sheets that the customer separates. As the base sheet would be A3 there would probably be the need to also pre-crease or roulette (as self-adhesive Smilers) centrally enabling folding down to A4 for mailing, or (d) micro-perf sheet and guillotine down into two A4 sheets after printing instead of folding. One problem with supplying the cards as singles is matching the cards with the correct order at TH. This problem tends to go away if they are supplied uncut, but ready to separate. It depends on how confident you are about no mis-matches and whether the customer would expect individual cards. I have purchased micro-perforated uncut sheets of business cards without problem. It is possible to micro-perforate card stock at A3 size as easily as paper, although I do not have personal experience of having done this. Fulton Paper, Unit 3 Guildprime Business Centre, Southend Road, Billericay CM11 2PZ (Tel: 01277 636243) http://www.fultonpaper.co.uk/ seem to specialise in this, but they are not a company that I have experience of using. Still, they might be up to supplying you with some sample micro-perforated card at, say, 250 microns for testing the principle of card separation. PRINTING THE BASE STOCK Any commercial printer could do this one-sided lithographic printing for you and many could also perform the micro-perforating if that route was taken. However, be sure to ask whether they outsource their finishing to another company, as you may not want the cards to be sent to an unknown trade house for this part of the production.

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Bath Postal Museum For Royal Mail’s Stamps and Collecting Website, February 2007

BPMs new location inside the main Post Office is well-worth a visit when in Bath as its modern approach to design dispels the old image of museums being stuffy. Founded in the late seventies, the Bath Postal Museum has always been a popular attraction for visitors of all ages – and not just philatelists! The fascinating history of the post from ancient times to the present day can be discovered through its interactive displays and artefacts. The museum has an appeal because of its relevance to visitors from anywhere in the world, for everyone’s lives are touched by the postal service. It has been described as ‘small, but perfectly formed’, but what it lacks in size it more than makes up for in quality. Who could resist trying their hand at perforating a sheet of souvenir stamps, or recalling post-boxes, vans and stamp machines from days gone? Or perhaps postal history has more appeal? There are displays on the history of writing and why so much is owed to Bath’s postal pioneers Allen and Palmer. See American Wells-Fargo mail, worldwide mail routes, plus local mail from Bath, including a 2d ‘Mulready’ mailed on 6 May 1840 – the date when the Penny Black could first be used. The buzz-word with museums today is ‘interactive’ and BPM has embraced technology. It is possible to watch videos, ‘dial-up’ memories of past decades using an old telephone, utilise touch-screen displays and younger visitors can play the mail computer challenge and undertake quizzes. There is also a shop that is well stocked with postcards, gifts and items for the serious philatelist or would-be collector alike. With the colourful displays changing regularly, there is an incentive to visit whenever you find yourself in the beautiful City of Bath. So, why not join the 10,000 annual visitors who have already discovered the joys of this museum? Location: 27 Northgate Street, Bath BA1 1AJ. Open: Mon-Sat 1100-1700. Admission charges (concessions) apply. T: 01225 460333. E: [email protected] W: www.bathpostalmuseum.org [29 words in teaser and 300 in article] [Compiled by Glenn H Morgan FRPSL, 11 January 2007]


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SMILERS PRODUCTS: UPDATE Glenn H Morgan FRPSL

NOT COMPLETED, BUT MAY HAVE SOME USE! It has been many months since a Smilers® product update has appeared and so the various types are listed here as either an amendment to existing listings or as new items. With three distinct series now being listed within the Bulletin, the opportunity has been taken to prefix the catalogue number of each type with a B for Business Customised Sheets, G for Generic and P for Personalisable. BUSINESS CUSTOMISED SHEETS This series continues to result in some interesting new artwork designs and stamp combinations, with a mix of water-activated and self-adhesive stamps continuing to be available to producers into 2007. Mike Czuczman has kindly confirmed that recent PTS Stampex sheet printers and quantity available for purchase (after breakdowns) is as follows: Spring 2003 – De La Rue – 2250; Autumn 2003 – Walsall – 2912; Spring 2004 – Walsall – 2791; Autumn 2004 – Walsall – 1825; Spring 2005 – Cartor – 2250; B73 Autumn 2005 – Cartor – 2669; B82 Spring 2006 – Cartor – 2118; B94 Autumn 2006 – Cartor – 3000 copies printed, available quantity after breaking down some sheets into singles unknown at present. The Eagle Coaches pair sold for £2140 in an online auction in August 2006.

Theme Design FDOA Stamp Qty. Price Printer Gum Supplier 2006 B80 Royalty 80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II1 01 Jan UF20L U £92 Cartor WA WE B83 Royalty 80th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II Early 06 UF10P 1000N £30 Cartor WA BE B84 Aviation 30th Ann. of Concorde’s first flight 21 Jan UFS10P 1000N1 £30 Cartor SA BU B85 Military The Victoria Cross - 150th Anniversary April UF10P 500N £30 Cartor WA AB B86 Aviation 30th Ann. Concorde FF to Washington2 24 May UFS10P 1976N £30 Cartor SA BU B87 Engineering Isambard Kingdom Brunel Anniversary May UFS10P 500N £30 Cartor SA AB B88 Football Bobby Moore fund for Cancer UK June WC10P ? U £15 Cartor WA WE B89 Philatelic 150th Ann. of dealers Stanley Gibbons August UFS10P 1000N £25 Cartor SA SG B90 Television Dr Who: 10th Doctor, David Tennant August H10P 1000N £25 Cartor WA SC B91 Europa 50th Ann. of Europa stamps August UFS10P 1000U £15 Cartor SA RS B92 Europa As B91 with Belgica commemoration August UFS10P 1000U £15 Cartor SA RS B93 Scouts Bristol Nth. West Scout District Demise August UFS10P c1000U £20 Cartor SA BS B94 Philatelic Autumn Stampex: Victoria Cross 20 Sept UF10P 3000U £12 Cartor WA ST B95 Europa As B91 with Stampex commemoration 20 Sept UFS10P 500U £15 Cartor SA RS B96 Motor Cars Fiat Grande Punto UK launch c21 Sept H20L 6000N £20 Cartor WA FIAT B97 Railways 80th Ann. Golden Arrow. Sheet One 30 Sep UFS10P 1000N £25 Cartor SA BE B98 Railways 80th Ann. Golden Arrow. Sheet Two 30 Sep UFS10P 1000N £25 Cartor SA BE B99 Charity Childline’s 20th Ann.: The Snowman 30 Oct PBS10P 1000N £20 Cartor SA BU B100 Churchill Winston Churchill – The Greatest Briton Month? UF ? U ? Cartor WA WE B101 Music The George Kreizler Music Sheet Month? HL10P 100U £125 Cartor? WA Kreizler 2007 B102 Royalty 60th Wedding Ann. Elizabeth & Phillip 01 Jan UF 40k covers2 £20 Cartor WA WE B103 Royalty Coronation of KGVI – 70th Anniversary Jan UFS10P 500N £30 Cartor SA AB B104 Railways Terence Cuneo centenary year 8 Jan FWS10P 1000N £20 Cartor SA BU B105 Military 25th Ann. of the Falklands War Feb WE10P 500N £20 Cartor WA AB B106 Shipping Titanic Heritage Trust Mar UFS10P 750N £30 Cartor SA AB

Planned for 2007 B Aviation Further Concorde sheets expected 2007 £20 BU B Aviation Airbus 380 Singapore Air Maiden Flight1 2007 £20 BU 1 Sheet states 1976 printed, but only 1000 were actually produced. 2 Sheet mainly used to service commemorative covers. Westminster state that they do not sell full sheets of their products, only covers. Sheet B80: Newly available updates to information are underlined.

GENERIC SMILERS Last Summer I was given access to a Royal Mail internal listing of generic sheets and there are instances where the dates of issue differ from those generally accepted by collectors. It is dangerous to assume that these dates are accurate, despite them coming from an official source, and so are recorded here for information only. Nowhere within Royal Mail publications, including the Bulletin, has it stated that the first Smilers sheet was available the day before The Stamp Show 2000 opened (i.e. 21 May). The 2001 Cartoons appeared on 14 December (not 18th), while the 2002 Father Christmas and Dennis The Menace sheets are stated in the Bulletins of September, October and December to be/have been issued on 1 October whereas the internal document states an issue date for both of 16 October. Gremlins crept into my initial listing as 2004 Hong Kong Expo and RHS sheets were both printed by Walsall in litho, not as stated. The 2001 Occasions date of 1 May is when personalised versions appeared whereas generics came out on 5 June, while 2001 Smilers appeared 10 July, not as my philatelic source document had stated and I apologise for perpetuating these errors. Details awaited for the listing below. Incomplete. Inaccurate. Care. No. Date Issue details Format Printer (Process) Gum Price 2006 G32 4 July Small-sized Pictorial Smilers Definitives (six designs) 20L Cartor (L) SA TH G 7 Nov Christmas (10 1st class and 10 2nd class standard stamps) 20L Cartor? (L) SA TH G Generic small sized Smilers stamps x 6 designs G 7 Nov Christmas (10 1st class and 10 2nd class standard stamps) 20L Cartor? (L) SA TH G Generic sheet expected for the LEST WE FORGET issue 2007 Expect several.

PERSONALISABLE SMILERS The article that appeared in the September Bulletin appears to have been well received, with a couple of reports of further printings and extra information, which I am happy to include here. CATALOGUE LISTING Gum / Printer / No. Stamp Issue Stamp(s) Format Issued W/drawn Process - Extra Information P17 Consignia 2002 imprint version still on sale, as at August 2006. P31 Sheet withdrawn (sold out?) by 01 July 2006. P32 Sheet withdrawn (sold out?) by 01 July 2006. P40 Sheet withdrawn early due to technical difficulties with personalising this item. - New Items 2001 P16a Occasions New Baby: RMG plc © 2002 imprint 20L ? ? WA W? L P20b Occasions Best Wishes: RMG plc © 2002 imprint 20L ? ? WA W? L (Apparently available after the RMG plc © 2003 imprint) 2006 P Christmas? Details awaited. Perhaps none? P Lest we Forget? Details awaited. Perhaps none? P Small Smilers? Details awaited. Perhaps none, although four are rumoured to be expected of the six in the booklet. NOTES Catalogue Listings: The listings above have not always been produced from official records, as the BCS sponsor details are a matter of commercial confidentiality, so other sheets probably remain unrecorded – especially if they were not produced for, or made available to, the philatelic market. Reports of missing sheets, updates to information for recorded sheets or details of forthcoming issues would be welcomed via our editor, please. The exact order in which sheets were issued within any year is not always feasible, as there is rarely an exact date of issue. Where a First Day of Availability (FDOA) date is known it is shown. Stamps Key: B =‘Teddy Bear’ (1991 Greetings), BS =‘Teddy Bear’ (2005 small-sized definitive), FWS = ‘Firworks’ (2006 small-sized definitives), H =‘Hello (2002 Occasions), HC = Hallmark Cheers (Hallmark Occasions), HL = Hallmark Love (Hallmark Love),HS = ‘Hello’ (2005 small-sized definitive), LS = ‘With Love’ (2005 small-sized definitive), P = Planets’ (1991 Greetings), PB = Paddington Bear (A Bear Called Paddington), PBS = ‘Post Box’ (2005 small-sized definitive), SFS = ‘Sunflower’ (2005 small-sized definitive), UF = ‘Union Flag’ (2001 Flags and Ensigns MS), UFS = ‘Union Flag’ (2005 small-sized definitive), WC = ‘World Cup’ (2006 ‘England Winners’), WE = ‘White Ensign’ (2001 Flags and Ensigns MS). The number after the letter(s) records how many stamps are in the sheet; while P = Portrait and L = Landscape sheet format. Qty.: The number of sheets produced. A letter ‘N’ following the quantity indicates that each sheet bears a unique serial number and a print run figure. A ‘U’ indicates an unnumbered sheet. Price: This is the approximate price for the sheet, based on recent dealer listings and online auction realisations. Many lower (and higher) prices are charged. Prices quoted are for unsigned versions and where signed are available, add £5-£25 depending on signatory. Printer Key: A question mark (?) after printer name indicates uncertainty. Gum: WA=Water Activated, SA=Self-Adhesive. Enquiries: For current prices, postage and availability of these sheets contact the main suppliers, as marked in end column. AB sheets - Adrian Bradbury, 3 Link Road, Stoneygate, Leicester LE2 3RA, or visit www.bfdc.co.uk BE sheets - Benham, Freepost, RLXU-CXUT-HZJH, The Benham Group, Kelvedon Park, London Road, Rivenhall, Witham, CM8 3HB (UK readers only) or Benham, Unit K, Concept Court, Shearway Business Park, Folkestone CT19 4RG.(overseas readers), call 08708 500 654, email [email protected] or visit www.benham.co.uk BS sheets – Bristol North West Scouts Group. Not available to collectors. BU sheets - Buckingham Covers, 135 Sandgate Road, Folkestone CT20 2BY, call 01303 850688, email [email protected] or visit www.buckinghamcovers.com RS sheets - Rushstamps (Retail) Ltd, PO Box 1, Lyndhurst SO43 7PP, email [email protected] or visit www.rushstamps.co.uk SC sheets - The Stamp Centre, 79 Strand, London WC2R 0DE, telephone 0207 240 3778 or visit www.scificollector.co.uk SG sheets - Stanley Gibbons Limited, 399 Strand, London WC2R 0LX, telephone 020 7836 8444 or visit www.stanleygibbons.com ST sheets - Stampex sheets are only available at the shows, or later from stamp dealers. WE sheets - The Westminster Collection Ltd., telephone 08708 500 505 or visit www.westminstercollection.com Many of the above listed and earlier sheets are also available from The Benham Group and Rushstamps (Retail) Ltd (see above for details of both companies) and from The Stamp Bureau (email [email protected] or visit www.thestampbureau.com) Acknowledgements: Special thanks to Mike Czuczman, John A Fochtmann, Martin Fry, Graham Howard, Brian Janes, Chris Potts, Mike Shepherd, Graham Wilson and the sheet producers for supplying information used in this update. .ends (1542 words)

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The text below will not form part of the article, but is left here in case you want to read it. I started logging these sheets, then realised the folly (or rather impossibility) of such a task. PERSONALISED PHILATELIC SMILERS There is a relatively new collecting trend whereby stamp dealers and philatelic societies are using the self-adhesive personalised Smilers service to create commemorative sheets for sale to collectors in limited unnumbered editions. These are generally not generally as eye-catching as the full-blown BCS sheets, but have attracted a strong following these past few months and appear to be prevailing over BCS sheets in some instances. Royal Mail has also used this production process for what I term ‘Special Event Instant Smilers’ (SEIS sheets) created for events such as the Boat Show 2006, so they can be added to the list of producers of such sheets. This listing only includes sheets created since the introduction of self-adhesive Smilers stamps and only those from stamp dealers and philatelic societies. Prior to the introduction of self-adhesive Smilers, a couple of sheets were produced using the water-activated stamps such as the one produced for the 70th anniversary of the Basingstoke Philatelic Society in 2005 and by Royal Mail at Stampex 2005. Be aware that none of the items listed below have ever been made available from Tallents House on their stock lists for individual collectors or dealers to order. Theme Design FDOA Stamp Qty. Price Printer Gum Supplier 2006 1 Boats The Boat Show. Sheet 1 6-15Jan UFS20L few U1 £ Cartor+RM SA RM SEIS 2 Boats The Boat Show. Sheet 2 6-15Jan HS20L few U1 £ Cartor+RM SA RM SEIS 3 Philatelic Spring Philatex. Sheet1. Dates error Feb PBS20L 200U £50 Cartor+RM SA RS 4 Philatelic Spring Philatex. Sheet 1. Dates correct Feb PBS20L 200U £30 Cartor+RM SA RS 5 Philatelic Spring Philatex. Sheet 2. Dates error Feb SFS20L 200U £50 Cartor+RM SA RS 6 Philatelic Spring Philatex. Sheet 2. Dates correct Feb SFS20L 200U £30 Cartor+RM SA RS 7 Philatelic Spring Philatex. Sheet 2. Wrong label2 Feb SFS20L c40U £80 Cartor+RM SA RS 8 Philatelic Washington 2006. Sheet 1 Feb BS20L U £20 Cartor+RM SA RS 9 Philatelic Washington 2006. Sheet 2 Feb LS20L U £20 Cartor+RM SA RS 10 Philatelic Derby Philatelic Society ? 20L U £00 Cartor+RM SA Derby PS 11 Philatelic Torquay 2006 May UFS20L U £20 Cartor+RM SA RS 12 Philatelic Belgica 2006 May SFS20L U £20 Cartor+RM SA RS 13 Flags 400th Anniversary of Union Flag May UFS20L U £30 Cartor+RM SA PC? 14 Philatelic 5th anniversary of Smilers stamps May PB20L 25N £40 Cartor+RM SA PC? Planned Philatelic Thematica June 20L U £20 Cartor+RM SA RS Philatelic Autumn Philatex 06 20L U £20 Cartor+RM SA RS 1 An internet auction lot description claimed that as little as 40 sheets of each might have been produced on-site, but this is not verifiable against official records, so should not be taken as fact. The same lot description claims that the Hello version was less popular than the Union Flag design and so exists in lesser quantities. Labels exist either with personal photographs taken on-site or with the Boat Show logo design. 2 Apparently about 40 of the original sheets were damaged in transit (bent corners) and were returned to Tallents House for reprinting. They came back with the wrong label design, i.e. the one intended for the Post Box stamp sheet, but this was not noticed at the time and they were simply added to stock without being checked by Rushstamps. Most were sent out to other dealers and it was they, apparently, who discovered the error.

BOOTS TYPE LABELS

Primary Sheet Make-up and

Advertising Material

Glenn Morgan, June 2008

Primary Sheet Make-up of the First Reprint from Questa.

Reproduced from NPM Review

Kingfisher 1st Generic Advert from Woolworth Christmas Catalogue, 1998

Kingfisher 2nd Generic Advert from Woolworth Christmas Catalogue, 1998

Kingfisher Generic Advert from Woolworth Christmas Catalogue, 1999

Gift Voucher Offer from Page 117 of the Woolworth Christmas Catalogue, 2000

Boots TV Times Advert, 1-7 October 1994 (Courtesy Robert Bostock, France)

12 Spring 2010 CROSS POST

Thomas Witheringsof Hornchurch

Glenn H. Morgan adds a personal touch to thedevelopment of Britain’s postal system.

The story of the development of Britain’s postal systemhas always held a fascination, as has family and local

history. I was delighted, therefore, to discover that I have apersonal, albeit somewhat tenuous, link with one of thebetter-known postal pioneers.

I was born in Hornchurch, lived for many years inEmerson Park, and my parents’ marriage and my mother’sfuneral service were both held in the parish church of StAndrew’s, Hornchurch. As you read on, you will appreciatethe significance of these places to me and to ThomasWitherings (sometimes spelt Witheringe), ‘CheifePostmaster of Great Brittaine and Forreigne Parts’, as hisstory unfolds below.

It is well documented how, in 1635, King Charles Iopened-up the postal service to the general public byProclamation in order to raise revenue, it previously havingbeen a ‘Royal Prerogative’. It is thought that Witherings

may have produced the plans for thenew public service. In some waysthis did not matter greatly to the manin the street at that immediate time,for the population of the country wasunder five million, most wereilliterate and few ventured beyondtheir own village. Despite this, it wasone of the most salient developments

in the history of Britain’s postal service. It was also thesame year that His Majesty granted the Letters Patent forthe collection of the postal revenues to Thomas Witherings,a resident of Hornchurch village and understood to havebeen a former London mercer, or merchant.

Previously, on March 15, 1632, the King had conferredon Witherings and William Frizell the office of ‘Masters forthe Posts for Foreign Parts’ to be effective from the death ofde Quester the Elder. Frizell surrendered his office in 1634to Witherings, who began to lay the foundation for a swift,reliable postal network. In 1633 he had been commissionedto improve postal communications between England andFrance, placing boatmen under contract to make regularcrossings with mails between Dover and Calais. His successin that commission made him the natural choice to improvethe inland mails.

The posts had grown somewhat haphazardly through theTudor and early Stuart eras and reform was essential.Witherings submitted proposals that saw in October 1635the establishment of the first post office in BishopsgateStreet, London, where the public could take mail for postingand could also collect mail sent to them.

Mail speeded-upUnder Witherings’ direction, mails were speeded-up andpostal routes radiated from London along the principal roadsof the Kingdom to Edinburgh, Dover, Holyhead, Plymouthand Bristol. He also extended branch routes to smallertowns near these main radials, known as ‘By-Posts’, wherethe mail was carried by Post Boys (even although someincumbents were quite elderly!). His methods andprinciples remained the basis of Post Office administrationuntil the radical postal reforms instituted by Rowland Hill.

Witherings, born in Staffordshire, was apparently aPuritan in his early years and a Protestant in his later life.He lived at one of the 17 manor houses of the Royal Libertyof Havering in what today is known as the London Boroughof Havering, which is located to the east of London in thecounty of Essex. His property, Great Nelmes Manor House,was built in the 16th century and was set in grounds of fifty

2009 BPMA Smilers sheet labelcelebrating Witherings and his roleas Chief Postmaster. (Image courtesyA. G. Bradbury.)

Thomas Witherings’ heraldic device and his signature. Thedevice of a black raven (often seen as a bird of ill-omen)with three black pellets on a silver shield. (Image courtesySt Andrew’s Church, Hornchurch.)

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acres in an area named Emerson Park, and was shared withhis wife Dorothy.

Around 1649, Witherings became seriously ill and so hemade his will, the preamble of which states that ‘he wastaken upon a sudden with a dizziness in his head, and beingthereupon very ill-disposed in body, yet well and perfect inmemory, doth dispose, in case of mortality, his will to be...’, etc.

It was on Sunday, September 28, 1651, while walking tothe parish church of St Andrew’s, Hornchurch, around onemile distant, that he died following a stroke. His funeralservice was held in the church and this place of worship wasalso to be his final resting place under the chancel, possiblyhelped by him having been one of the two Elders of thechurch.

An alabaster marble mural memorial with a longinscription was erected and it is on the wall of the church tothis day. It reads (complete with what today would beregarded as spelling mistakes):

SACRED To the memory of Thomas Witherings, Esq.,Cheife Postmaster of Great Brittaine and Forreigne Partssecond to none for unfathom’d poilicy unparraileldsagacious and divine genious witnes his greatcorrespondency in all parts of ye Christian world.

Here lies inter’d whom God from hence did call, by speedy

summons to his funerall. Upon his sacred Day the world bylove, may judge it was to sing his praise above. When on hisway unto God’s house love brings Him swifter passage uponAngells wings. Full spreade with zeale whereon his Souledoth fly to mercies throne in Twinkling of an eye.

This epitaph may all him justly give who dies in Christ hedies but to live. In Christo mori est vivere Obijt An Dni1651 ae tat sua 55.

His Sonne and Heire with Him here doth lye scarce fiveyears old but pregnant then did dye. Hopefull for virtue ofthose years but all both young and old must hence whenGod doth call. And happy are so good Exchange to make ofthis vile world for that to come they take. Obijt aetatis suoeAn fere Quinto Filius saue tafi Patrae dignissimus.

Incidentally, he is also commemorated in America whereon the West 33rd Street façade of the main post officebuilding in New York, up near the parapet, the name ofThomas Witherings is carved into the stone, along withother names such as Cardinal de Richelieu, AndrewHamilton, Sir Rowland Hill and Heinrich von Stephan,postal legends all.

Lost monopolyNeale (see Bibliography) states that Witherings’ ‘...administration was chequered with parliamentary and legalcontroversy and he died a harassed man ...’. Witherings hadlost his monopoly in 1637 having been accused ofmisconduct – something that was never apparently proved

Above: Commemorative postmark sponsored in 1985 bySt Andrew’s Church. (Image courtesy John R. Holman.)


The Memorial to Witherings at St Andrew’s, Hornchurch. Itincorporates a miniature shelf with alabaster skeleton ofThomas and a smaller shelf with skeleton of his five yearold son, also Thomas. Symbolism includes an extinguishedtorch, grave diggers spade (!) and a metaphorical scythethat cut them both down before their time. (Images courtesySt Andrew’s Church, Hornchurch.)

and a period of confusion followed as hisrivals vied for the profitable privilege.

BPMA records state: ‘This [rivalry]ended in 1653 when the Governmentfarmed out services to the highest bidder,and the Post Office Acts 1657 and 1660fixed rates for sending letters andestablished the legal foundation of theservice for the first time. The duties andremuneration of postmasters wereconfirmed in the Post Office Act 1660,which designated responsibility forpostmasters staged throughout Englandand Scotland to accept and hand-overletters, and provide fresh horses for post-boys on payment of a set fee.’

Hyde (see Bibliography) states:‘During his career he was twicesequestered in office; once he was put inprison; twice his property was seized; andtwice he was declared to be, or wascharged with being, a delinquent. Theprobabilities are that the worries and

Burial entry of Thomas Witherings, Post Master, 1651. BPMA Finding NumberPOST 118/260. (Image courtesy BPMA, London.)

In 1966 the then current owner, John H. Platford,passed away. His nephew and heir, Roy Platford, couldnot afford to bring the building up to the standard that itdeserved and needed, for there was much remedialwork required on the manor house. When the localcouncil and others declined to offer financial assistanceto him, he illegally demolished it one day in 1967,despite it having listed building status. This causedoutrage and controversy locally at the time.

The land was sold to a local builder, Luck Brothers,who created an impressive close comprising severalextremely large family homes that today sell for around

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New York City Post Office with inscriptions at top right of building mentioning postal pioneers, including Witherings.(Images courtesy Chris Sternal-Johnson [main] and J. Ybarra [inset])

anxieties of office thrust him into his grave, for he died acomparatively young man.’

His son, also named Thomas, had been expected to take-over his father’s postal role, but sadly he too died at theyoung age of just five, probably just a year after his father,and his daughter Dorothy also passed away before her timebeing no more than an infant. His nephew, WilliamWitherings, succeeded the office and inherited the house,being his uncle’s heir. At some point, Great Nelmes was soldand purchased by a succession of families down thecenturies. By 1903 all but three acres hadbeen sold-off.

A patent of Mr Thomas Witherings’monopoly, c1660. BPMAFinding Number POST 118/988. (Image courtesy BPMA, London.)


three-quarters of a million pounds each. He named the site‘The Witherings’ after Thomas to provide a lasting reminderlocally of the famous 17th century owner of the land. Thatsaid when I recently visited the location to photograph thestreet sign for this article, the two folk who spoke to me, formy camera and I were clearly becoming the cause of someconcern or curiosity, knew nothing of the background as towhy their road was named as it is. They know now, as theopportunity of informing them about Thomas Witheringscould not be resisted. They seemed to be genuinelyinterested, with one man promising to visit the church to seethe memorial and to pay his respects.

It has been interesting delving into the story behind thisfamous local resident of the Royal Liberty of Havering. Hasany other Friend got stories of a connection with a postalpioneer? If so, why not consider sharing it with us?

SourcesBibliographyLocal History Books:Ye Olde Village of Hornchurch byCharles Thomas Perfect, [date?]. NoISBN.Our Village by Charles Thomas Perfect,MCMXII. No ISBN.Discovering Essex in London byKenneth Neale, 1969.ISBN 0 86025 406 2.The Making of Emerson Park byBarbara Mannox, 1990.ISBN 0 950008 68.

Postal and Philatelic Books:The Post in Grant and Farm by J.Wilson Hyde, 1894. (Contains extensivemention of Witherings.) No ISBN.Thomas Witherings and the birth of thepostal service together with a copy anda transcription of the Proclamation of

King Charles the First establishing the first State postalservice for the conveyance of private letters in England andScotland by Charles Reuben Clear, 1935. A Post Office‘Green Paper’, number 15. No ISBN.The Early Days of the Postal Service by Tony Gammons,1986. National Postal Museum, UK.

Local History Periodicals:Havering History Review by various writers, July 1970edition. No ISSN.

Philatelic Articles:‘Postal Personalities of the Past (1): Thomas Witherings’ byJohn Bentley, Stamp Collecting Weekly [GB], 18 February1971.

The National ArchivesThe Will of Thomas Witherings. England: Canterbury –Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1653-1656.Calendar of Wills in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury,1653-1656. Witherings, Withering, Thomas, Esq,Postmaster, London 1654 48.

BPMAOnline Catalogue RecordsPOST 22 Series – Post Office Counters Operations, c1910-2001, P22POST 23/1 – Letter relating to the setting up of the publicpostal service, 1636, January 28, P23/01/1POST 92/1509 – The Post Office Green Papers, Number 15:The Birth of the Postal Service, 1935, June,P92/03/06/01/15POST 118/260 – Burial entry of Thomas Withering, PostMaster, 1651, 1935, P118/1/00312POST 118/988 – Early Posts – Battle of the ‘Patents’ c1660,1939, P118/1/01199

Parliamentary ArchivesHouse of Lords – Main Papers(Parchment Collection). Material held atHouses of Parliament, London SW1A0PW.‘HL/PO/JO/10/2/5 14 May 1631-29 Jan1640. 15 March 1632/3 - Patentgranting office of Postmaster ofEngland for foreign parts to WilliamFrizell and Thomas Witheringe (4threport, p22).’

With thanks to: Barry Attoe, BritishPostal Museum & Archive; John R.Holman; St Andrew’s Parish Church,Hornchurch.

Great Nelmes Manor House.

‘The Witherings’, Hornchurch,RM11 2RA.

COLLECTING PRESTIGE STAMP BOOKS

Glenn H Morgan FRPSL

December 1969 saw the introduction of Prestige Stamp Books (PSBs).

The £1 Stamps for Cooks issue, sponsored by the Milk Marketing Board,

was described at the time as ‘an experiment aimed at the housewife’s

handbag and to test the market’. This format has subsequently spread

around the world with many post offices producing a similar product as

either a regular or occasional part of the annual stamp programme.

PSBs normally comprise four or five unique panes of stamps in so-

called se-tenant (joined together) combinations or use different printing

processes to the counter sheet equivalent. The earlier books solely

contained definitive stamps, but from 1990 special stamps also appeared

within. The books have always contained several pages of highly

informative text invariably written by leading experts, together with many

relevant illustrations.

From the third book onwards, they have been produced in a larger

page size that allows for all ‘outside edge’ stamps to have an unprinted

margin. This change eliminated the poor perforation quality that spoilt the

appearance of the first two smaller books. Stamp dealers and collectors

had great difficulty in sourcing well perforated copies and therefore the

Cooks and Wedgwood I titles with full perforations command higher

prices.

All PSBs are sold by Royal Mail at the face value of the stamps

contained within, although they did consider charging an extra 36p for the

Beatrix Potter book, resulting in an inflated price being shown on the

cover, but they relented before the issue date following collector pressure.

New issues are a good buy, as the story and pictures in the book come

free!

Several security printers have produced Prestige books and the process

employed to make them follows a similar pattern wherever produced.

Artwork is submitted to the printers, enabling proofs to be created and

approved. Sheets are then printed from large plates containing multiple

images of the same page, which later get examined for potential errors

and collated into order. These stacks of sheets – now comprising front

and back covers, text pages and stamp panes – are cut into vertical

columns of books and then subsequently into singles. A heavy-duty

sewing machine then thread sews all of the pages of the PSB together. A

coloured binding tape is used to cover the stitching and books are

counted, shrink-wrapped and shipped to Royal Mail.

The thread-sewing process presented production problems on the first

issue and around 11,000 copies of the Cooks book exist with two staples

instead of cotton stitching. These rare books sell for as much as £300 to

specialist collectors.

There are different options available for housing your PSBs. Some

collectors use filing boxes or First Day Cover albums, while others mount

them with large photo corners onto album pages. Probably the best option

is provided by Tallents House, which sells an attractive custom designed

album with 10 leaves at £15.50 [order code PA707], with 10 extra

continuation leaves at £4.50 [order code PA708]. Condition is important

to collectors, so do not be tempted to break-up the book to display the

individual pages (known in the hobby as ‘exploding’) if you do not wish

to destroy the financial value of the item.

If you really get bitten by the bug, it is possible to expand your

collection by adding ancillary material such as PSBs containing

production errors, copies privately overprinted to commemorate overseas

stamp exhibitions, or promotional examples without stamps inside, such

as those printed for Wedgwood to present to its clients. Some specialists

even collect the labels used on the bulk boxes of books and the publicity

posters put up in Post Offices to encourage sales.

Another area that many collectors buy is PSB First Day Covers

produced by Royal Mail using one of the stamp panes. If you have a

special interest, perhaps military history, then you can collect the books

or covers by theme and simply buy the issues that match your interest.

Acquiring a complete basic collection will be achievable for under

£600. Sources for the older issues include stamp dealers and exhibitions,

while online auction sites such as eBay and Delcampe will prove fruitful.

Even boot sales will sometimes have examples, often at very reasonable

prices.

Wherever you buy from, you will own a fascinating and attractive

collection and with PSBs issued during the past 12 months on sale at face

value from Tallents House and several exciting new issues promised for

this year, there could not be a better time to get your collection started. In

fact, why not take out a standing order to be sure of not missing any

future issues?

(770 words)

PRESTIGE STAMP BOOKS LISTING Year Face Approx Issued Value Title of Book Retail £ 1969 £1.00 Stamps for Cooks (£11 for selected perforations, £300 for stapled version) £7 1972 £1.00 The Story of Wedgwood I (£45 for selected perforations) £15 1980 £3.00 The Story of Wedgwood II £4 1982 £4.00 The Story of Stanley Gibbons £5 1983 £4.00 The Story of the Royal Mint £5 1984 £4.00 The Story of our Christian Heritage £15 1985 £5.00 The Story of The Times newspaper £9 1986 £5.00 The Steel Wheel on the Steel Rail: The Story of British Rail £12 1987 £5.00 The Story of P&O 1837-1987 £10 1988 £5.00 FT100: The Story of the Financial Times, 1888-1988 £15 1989 £5.00 The Scots Connection £12 1990 £5.00 London Life £14 1991 £6.00 Alias Agatha Christie: A Detective Story £9 1992 £6.00 Cymru - Wales £9 £6.00 Tolkien: The Centenary 1892-1992 £9 1993 £5.64 The Story of Beatrix Potter (Cover states £6 price) £9 1994 £6.04 Northern Ireland £10 1995 £6.00 The National Trust: One Hundred Years of Conservation £12 1996 £6.48 European Football Championships £9 1997 £6.15 BBC75: Celebrating 75 Years of the BBC £9 1998 £7.49 The Definitive Portrait: Her Majesty’s Stamps Celebrated by Royal Mail £15 £6.16 Breaking Barriers: A Century of Great British Speed Records £15 1999 £7.54 The Profile on Print: Her Majesty’s Stamps Celebrated by Royal Mail £18 £6.99 World Changers: A Tale of British Scientific Genius £18 2000 £7.50 Special by Design: Her Majesty’s Stamps Celebrated by Royal Mail £25 £7.03 The Life of the Century: A Poem for HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother £17 £7.00 A Treasury of Trees £17 2001 £6.76 Unseen and Unheard: Centenary of the Royal Navy Submarine Service £16 2002 £7.29 A Gracious Accession: The Golden Jubilee Volume I £17 £6.83 Across the Universe: A Guide to Outer Space £19 2003 £6.99 Microcosmos: A Guide to Inner Space £10 £7.46 A Perfect Coronation: The Golden Jubilee Volume II £40 2004 £7.44 Letters by Night: A Tribute to the Travelling Post Office £12 £7.23 The Glory of the Garden: A Celebration of the Royal Horticultural Society £20 2005 £7.43 The Brontë Sisters: Jane Eyre £13 £7.26 The Battle of Trafalgar: Death of Nelson £14 2006 £7.40 Isambard Kingdom Brunel 1806-2006 £15 £7.40 The Victoria Cross Medal £18 2007 £7.49 World of Invention £14 £7.66 The Machin Definitive £14 £7.66 British Army Uniforms TH 2008 £7.40 James Bond £14 £7.15 RAF Uniforms £12 £9.72 50

th Anniversary of Country (Regional) Stamps £17

2009 £7.68 British Design Classics TH £7.75 Charles Darwin TH £8.18 Treasures of the [BPMA] Archive TH £7.93 Royal Navy Uniforms TH 2010 £8.06 Classic Album Covers (7 January) TH £7.72 350

th Anniversary of The Royal Society (25 February) TH

c£8.00 The King’s Stamps (due out in May) TH c£8.00 Britain Alone (due out in May) TH

The column “Face Value” shows the cost at date of issue. Subsequent postage rate rises will mean that current books still on sale by Royal Mail are now priced at a higher cost, reflecting the latest 1

st and 2

nd class letter rates.

Items Marked “TH” in final column are currently available at face value from Tallents House.

Further Prestige Books for 2010 may be announced later in the year.

POSTAL RELATED POSTCARDSIntroduction to Listings

Initially started by my friend Graham Eyre, this list has been substantially added to by myself subsequently. It now records a massive 3,266 cards!!

It primarily comprises cards produced by The Post Office and Royal Mail in several name changes employed

down the years, but also includes cards from the likes of the NPM, BPMA, Bath Postal Museum, PO Tower, TelecomTechnology Showcase and other private issuers like David Shaw and Stampex, as these are also widely collected.

Prices quoted are those seen when the item has been retailed. Expect to pay more or less, as bargains are to be had.Many common cards fail to sell on eBay at a few pence per card, while the rarer items do tend to achieve their value.

"This listing finishes at the end of 2013 and is unlikely to be amended or added to by compiler."

(c) Copyright Glenn H Morgan, 2013. Not to be sold

NORTH WESTERN POSTAL BOARDCards sold at the Philatelic Counters of Blackpool, Bolton, Carlisle, Liverpool, Manchester and Oldham

SERIES NUMBER DATE DETAILS £ NOTESPUBLICITY AND POSTCODE CARDS

NWPB2 12-Mar-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - 150th Logo - 1st print (75,000) - Xmas card 1981

3.00 From NWPB Marketing Department staff

Public Relations

NWPB PR1 1-May-1983 GPO 3 Mobile Post Office - 1st print - reverse matt (2,000)

2.50

Cards NWPB PR1 1-Aug-1983 GPO 3 Mobile Post Office - 2nd print - reverse shiny (2,000)

2.50

NWPB PR2 1-May-1983 Austin Seven Van DGH 327 - 1st print (2,000) 2.50

NWPB PR2 1-Aug-1983 Austin Seven Van DGH 327 - 2nd print (2,000)

2.50

PR Unit: No Number 4-Jun-1989 Post Office Austin 7 Van - 1936 - (1,000) 2.50 Staff No Number Post Office Vintage Vehicles (4) - (1,000) 2.50 Fun No Number Penfold Pillar Box, Buxton - (1,000) 2.50 Day No Number Post Box, Newlands, Lake District - (1,000) 2.50

GENERAL REGIONAL CARD SERIES No Number 1-Mar-1974 Duddon Valley Postbus - No code "Lancs.." - 1st

print (1,000) - (One with cachet)3.00 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 29,750"No Number 1-Mar-1974 Duddon Valley Postbus - 1st print - Proof pull

on paper (face only)10.00

LA1 Apr-1974 Duddon Valley Postbus - code LA1 - 2nd print (2,000)

1.00

No Number 25-May-1978 Duddon Valley Postbus - No code "A Royal…" - 3rd print (10,000)

0.50

No Number 8-Apr-1974 Penrith-Martindale Postbus (one view) - 1st print (1,000)

3.00 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states: "Total number printed 29,750". Sold at 5p each.

No Number 8-Apr-1974 Penrith-Martindale Postbus - 1st print - Proof pull on paper (face only)

10.00

CA1 1974 Penrith-Martindale Postbus (one view) - CA1 "Where" - 2nd print (1,000)

1.00

CA1 25-May-1978 Penrith-Martindale Postbus (one view) - CA1 "There"- 3rd print (10,000)

0.50

NWPB1 11-Nov-1976 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Pink sky highly glased - 1st print (6,500)

12.00 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states: "Total number printed 137,800". Sold at 5p each

NWPB1 Nov-1976 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Dirty yellow apperance - 2nd print (10,000)

1.60

NWPB1 Mar-1978 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Dirty Grey apperance - 3rd print (5,000)

1.00

NWPB1 25-May-1978 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Rough card - blue sky - 4th print (10,000)

0.75

NWPB1 17-Sep-1979 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Incribed 4th reprint - 5th print (10,000)

0.60

NWPB1 12-Mar-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Incribed 5th reprint - 6th print (10,000)

0.40

NWPB1 12-Mar-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - 6th reprint - 150th logo - 7th print (75,000)

0.40 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states: "Total number printed 79,900"

NWPB1 6-May-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Inscribed 7th reprint - 8th print (21,200)

0.40

NWPB1 20-Aug-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Inscribed 8th reprint - 9th print (19,800)

0.40

PostNo Number 4-Jun-1979 Penrith-Martindale Postbus - 5 views - 1st

print (4,000)2.50

Buses No Number 13-Aug-1979 Penrith-Martindale Postbus - 5 views - 2nd print (2,500)

1.00

No Number 16-Aug-1980 Penrith-Martindale Postbus - 5 views - 3rd print (10,000)

0.40

No Number 4-Jun-1979 Duddon Valley Postbus - 5 views - 1st print (4,000)

2.50

No Number 13-Aug-1979 Duddon Valley Postbus - 5 views - 2nd print (2,500)

1.00

No Number 16-Apr-1980 Duddon Valley Postbus - 5 views - 3rd print (10,000)

0.40

No Number 4-Jun-1979 Grizedale Forest Postbus - 1st print (7,500) 0.75 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states: "Total number printed 33,500"

No Number 4-Jun-1979 Grizedale Forest Postbus - 1st print - Proof pull on paper (face only)

0.75

No Number 13-Aug-1980 Grizedale Forest Postbus - 2nd print (20,000) 0.40

NWPB2 12-Mar-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - 1st print (25,000)


NWPB2 12-Mar-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - 150th logo -1st print (75,000)


NWPB2 24-May-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - 2nd print (19,800)

0.40

PostNWPB3a 13-May-1981 Liverpool Special, Liverpool 1863 - 1st print

(6,900) - WHITE CARD0.75 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 16,900"Boxes NWPB3b First National Standard with lamp post, Rochdale

1867 - 1st print (6,900) - WHITE CARD0.75 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 16,900" NWPB3c Hexagonal Penfold, Buxton c1879 - 1st print


"Total number printed 16,900" NWPB3d Anonymous Cylindrical low apeture, Keswick c

1885 - 1st print (6,900) - WHITE CARD0.75 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 16,900" NWPB3a Liverpool Special, Liverpool 1863 - 1st print

(6,900) - OFF WHITE CARD0.75

NWPB3b First National Standard with lamp post, Rochdale 1867 - 1st print (6,900) - OFF WHITE

0.75

NWPB3c Hexagonal Penfold, Buxton c1879 - 1st print (6,900) - OFF WHITE CARD

0.75

NWPB3d Anonymous Cylindrical low apeture, Keswick c 1885 - 1st print (6,900) - OFF WHITE

0.75

NWPB3a 24-Jun-1981 Liverpool Special, Liverpool 1863 - 2nd print (10,000)

0.50

NWPB3b First National Standard with lamp post, Rochdale 1867 - 2nd print (10,000)

0.50

NWPB3c Hexagonal Penfold, Buxton c1879 - 2nd print (10,000)

0.50

NWPB3d Anonymous Cylindrical low apeture, Keswick c 1885 - 2nd print (10,000)

0.50

NWPB3a 18-Oct-1982 Liverpool Special, Liverpool 1863 - Calendar print

0.50 Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd

NWPB3b First National Standard with lamp post, Rochdale 1867 - Calendar print


NWPB3c Hexagonal Penfold, Buxton c1879 - Calendar print


NWPB3d Anonymous Cylindrical low apeture, Keswick c 1885 - Calendar print


PostNWPB4a 1-Oct-1981 Fluted Postbox Birkenhead - (10,500) -

WHITE CARD0.75 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 10,000"Boxes NWPB4b National Standard Postbox, Liverpool. -


"Total number printed 10,000" NWPB4c Anonymous Cylindrical High Aperture Postbox,

Bolton - (10,500) - WHITE CARD0.75 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 10,000" NWPB4d VR Pillar Box - (10,500) - WHITE CARD 0.75 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 10,000" NWPB4a Fluted Postbox Birkenhead - (10,500) - OFF

WHITE CARD0.75

NWPB4b National Standard Postbox, Liverpool. - (10,500) - OFF WHITE CARD

0.75

NWPB4c Anonymous Cylindrical High Aperture Postbox, Bolton - (10,500) - OFF WHITE CARD

0.75

NWPB4d VR Pillar Box - (10,500) - OFF WHITE CARD 0.75

NWPB4a 18-Oct-1982 Fluted Postbox Birkenhead - Calendar print 0.50 Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd

NWPB4b National Standard Postbox, Liverpool. - Calendar print


NWPB4c Anonymoud Cylindrical High Aperture Postbox, Bolton - Calendar print


NWPB4d VR Pillar Box - Calendar Print 0.50 Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd

NWPB6 1-Oct-1981 Hot Air Balloon (Postcode it) 1st Print - 10.3mm wide (13,400)

0.50 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states: "Total number printed 13,000". Sold at 11p each

NWPB6 Balloon (Postcode it) 1st Print - 10.3mm wide - "Flown by Royal Mail Balloon" cachet

0.50

NWPB6 Hot Air Balloon (Postcode it) 1st Print - 10.6mm wide

0.50

PostNWPB5a 18-Nov-1981 Double Aperture, Preston c1935 - WHITE

CARD0.40 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 13,700"Boxes NWPB5b E VIII R Pillar Box, Blackpool 1936 - WHITE

CARD0.40 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 13,700" NWPB5c E II R Pillar Box, 1953 - 1980 - WHITE CARD 0.40 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 13,700" NWPB5d New Style Pillar Box, Manchester 1980 -

WHITE CARD0.40 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 13,700" NWPB5a Double Aperture, Preston c1935 - OFF

WHITE CARD0.40

NWPB5b E VIII R Pillar Box, Blackpool 1936 - OFF WHITE CARD

0.40

NWPB5c E II R Pillar Box, 1953 - 1980 - OFF WHITE CARD

0.40

NWPB5d New Style Pillar Box, Manchester 1980 - OFF WHITE CARD

0.40

NWPB5a 18-Oct-1982 Double Aperture, Preston c1935 - Calendar print


NWPB5b E VIII R Pillar Box, Blackpool 1936 - Calendar print


NWPB5c E II R Pillar Box, 1953 - 1980 - Calendar print 0.50 Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd

NWPB5d New Style Pillar Box, Manchester 1980 - Calendar print


NWPB5b E VIII R Pillar Box, Blackpool 1936 - CHRISTMAS overprint on back

2.00

NWPB NWPB Postboxes complete calendar - 12 cards wirebound and in envelope

10.00 Printed by Fenton and Pattison Ltd

PostalNWPB7a 20-Jul-1982 Mail by Hovercraft - (12,000) 0.40 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 12,600"Transport NWPB7b Post Office Tram - (12,000) 0.40 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 12,600" NWPB7c Mails Operations, Speke Spoke. - (12,000) 0.40 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 12,600" NWPB7d Hot Air Balloon - (12,000) 0.40 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 12,600" NWPB7e Delivery of Mail by Boat - (12,000) 0.40 NWPB 1983 Postbox Calendar states:

"Total number printed 12,600"

Our NWPB8a 10-Oct-1983 Mechanised Letter Offices (10,000) 0.40Service NWPB8b Philatelic Counters (10,000) 0.40to you NWPB8c Sub-Post Offices (10,000) 0.40

NWPB8d Rural Postmen (10,000) 0.40

Garden NWPB9a 2-May-1984 The Rose Garden (10,000) 0.40Festival NWPB9b "Liverpool Special" Pillar Box at Herculaneum

Entrance. (10,000)0.40

NWPB9c Pillar Box at Fulwood Entrance (10,000) 0.40 NWPB9d The Smallest travelling Post Office in the

World (10,000)0.40

NWPB9+ Sep-1984 Proof sheet of set of the four cards (75 signed and numbered prints sold for £17.25)

25.00

Liverpool's Royal Mail

NWPB10a 2-May-1984 London - Liverpool Mail Coach 1838 (10,000) 0.40

NWPB10b Liverpool Post Office, Canning Dock 1839-1899 (10,000)

0.40

NWPB10c Aquitania' loading American Mails 1919 (10,000)

0.40

NWPB10d Airmail at Liverpool Aerodrome, 1935 (10,000) 0.40

Trams NWPB11a 19-Aug-1985 Blackpool Trams circa 1985 (10,000) 0.40

of the NWPB11b Liverpool Trams circa 1939 (10,000) 0.40North NWPB11c Manchester Trams circa 1920 (10,000) 0.40West NWPB11d Oldham Trams circa 1920 (10,000) 0.40

Painitngs NWPB12a 1-Sep-1986 G-MEX Greater Manchester Exhibition and Events Centre (10,000)

0.40

of NW NWPB12b Preston Post Office, Market Place (10,000) 0.40Post NWPB12c Rochdale Post Office, The Esplanade

(10,000)0.40

Offices NWPB12d Port Sunlight Post Office. (10,000) 0.40

END OF LISTING Cards ceased to be issued following the reorganisation of the Post Office in 1986(c) Copyright Glenn H Morgan, 2013. Not to be sold

SOUTH EASTERN POSTAL REGIONCards sold at the Philatelic Counters of Brighton, Canterbury, Guildford, Portsmouth and Windsor


No Number 1-Sep-1990 Royal Mail 17 ton Leyland Freighter Vehicle - issued by Canterbury PO (1,000)

5.00 Issued as a souvenir for visitors to the MLO

No Number 14-Jan-1992 Sittingbourne To Wormshill Postbus - issued by Canterbury PO (1,000)

6.00 Issued to raise funds for the British Paralympic Association

GENERAL REGIONAL CARD SERIESCARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO SEPR

NUMBERING SYSTEM No Number 2-Aug-1973 Dorking Postbus - 1 view No border - 1st print

(7,500)- Blue cast12.00 Address level with S of St Ives.

Published by Murray King No Number Dorking Postbus - 1 view No border - 1st print

(7,500)- do damaged C32.00

No Number Dorking PB - 1 view No border - 1st print (7,500)- Orange cast - line lower right.

3.00

No Number Dorking Postbus - 1 view No border - 1st print (7,500)- Orange cast - NO line lower right.

20.00

RCC1 1-Sep-1978 Dorking Postbus - Ref RCC1 1978 Reprint - 2nd print (5,000)

1.00 Published by Murray King

PO1 3-Sep-1973 Farnham Post Office Mural - Lower picture has cars - 1st print (3,500)

1.50 Published by D V Bennett Ltd. Sold at 3p each, included a write-up card

No Number 3-Sep-1973 Mural description card (140x74mm) issued with first print.

PO1 8-Aug-1978 Farnham Post Office Mural - Lower picture NO cars - 2nd print (6,000)

1.25 Published by Bennett Publications

No Number 24-Sep-1973 Oxted - Lingfield Postbus - 1st print (5,800) - Murry under S

2.00 Published by Murray King. Sold at 5p each

No Number 24-Sep-1973 Oxted - Lingfield Postbus - 1st print (5,800) - Murry under ST, + broken B

2.00

RCC2 1-Sep-1978 Oxted - Lingfield Postbus - Ref RCC2 1978 Reprint - 2nd (5,000)

1.25

No Number 22-Oct-1973 Loading Mail at Gatwick Airport - 1st print (6,000) - Typeset A


No Number 22-Oct-1973 Loading Mail at Gatwick Airport - 1st print (6,000) - Typeset B


No Number 1-Sep-1978 Loading Mail at Gatwick Airport - Ref RCC3 1978 Reprint - 2nd (8,000) - Typeset A


No Number 1-Sep-1978 Loading Mail at Gatwick Airport - Ref RCC3 1978 Reprint - 2nd (8,000) - Typeset B

What is difference with above card?

PO2 23-Oct-1974 Canterbury - Crundale Postbus (4 views) - Caption on back - !st (3,500)

4.00

PO2 16-Jun-1978 Canterbury - Crundale Postbus (4 views) - Caption Front - 2nd (6,600)


No Number 4-Mar-1974 Sittingbourne Postbus at Shell Laboratories - 1st print - (2,500)


No Number Sittingbourne Postbus at Shell Laboratories - Trial Print - Photography by….vertical

110.00

No Number Sittingbourne Postbus at Wormshill Post Office - Ends "Wormshill" - 1st (2,500)

25.00

No Number Sittingbourne PB@Wormshill PO - Ends "Wormshill" - Trial Print - Photography by vertical

110.00

No Number 1-Nov-1978 Sittingbourne Postbus at Wormshill Post Office - March 4, 1974l" - 2nd (5,000)

1.75 Published by Murray King. Whiter card than original

No Number 30-Mar-1974 Tunbridge Wells Postbus at Wadhurst (OUF 269M facing R) - Matt - 1st (1,000)

13.00 SCW 22/4/76 states only 200 of each produced. Sold for 10p each. Printing arranged by Michael Wheeler

No Number 14-May-1978 Tunbridge Wells Postbus at Wadhurst (OUF 269M facing R) - Glazed -2nd (2,000)


No Number 30-Mar-1974 Tunbridge Wells Postbus at Mayfield (OUF 269M facing L) - Matt - 1st (1,000)


No Number 14-May-1978 Tunbridge Wells Postbus at Mayfield (OUF 269M facing L) - Glazed -2nd (2,000)


No Number 1-Jul-1974 Hungerford Postbus at Denford Mill House - No border - (5,000)

5.00 Published by Murray King. Sold at 5p each.

No Number 28-Apr-1976 Newbury Postbus (5 view) - 1st print (5,000) 8.50

SEPR2/1 2-Oct-1978 Newbury Postbus (5 view) - Ref SEPR2/1 +

1.75 Published by Murray King

No Number Sep-1978 Brighton Centre Post Office - Ref SPW5MS78 - 1st print (5,000)

1.75

No Number 12-Feb-1979 Brighton Centre Post Office - GIRO Bank symbol - 2nd print (5,000)

0.50

SEPR2/1 2-Oct-1978 Hungerford Postbus - 5 views - Ref SEPR2/1 - 1st print (6,500)


SEPR8/2 9-Apr-1979 Hungerford Postbus - 5 views - Ref SEPR8/2 - 2nd print (12,650)


SEPR2/1 2-Oct-1978 Henley on Thames Postbus - 5 view - Ref SEPR2/1 - 1st print (6,500)


SEPR17/2 9-Apr-1979 Henley on Thames Postbus - 5 view - Ref SEPR17/2 - 2nd print (12,650)


No Number 1-Dec-1978 Tunbridge Wells Postbus in front of Cottage. - (5,000)

1.00 Printed by Larkfield Printing Co. Ltd

SEPR15/16/1

9-Apr-1979 Newbury Postbus - SEPR15/16/1 - Black border - 5 view centre Square - (12,650)


No Number 1-Oct-1979 Redhill - Outwood Postbus by Old Mill Windmill- Guilotined from back- 1st print (5,000)

1.50

SEPR18/1 Nov-1979 Redhill - Outwood Postbus by Old Mill Windmill- Guill.from front- 2nd print (5,000) - 18/1?

1.00

No Number 7-May-1980 Brighton Landmarks (3) - (10,000) 1.00 Sold at 8.5p each

ROCHESTER "DICKENS FESTIVAL" SERIES

Dickens1 Jun-1983 B/W photographs of Medway town scenes -

Dickens Festival0.50 UNOFFICIAL. Sold by Rochester Post

Office, but not produced by themFestival 2 B/W photographs of Medway town scenes -


Office, but not produced by them 3 B/W photographs of Medway town scenes -




























Office, but not produced by them

SEPR NUMBERED SERIES SEPR1 7-Jul-1980 Canterbury - Crundale Postbus at City Wall,

Canterbury - (20,000)0.40 Printed by Dovetail Press

SEPR2 6-Oct-1980 The Dorking - Ockley Royal Mail Postbus - White House Coldharbour (20,000)

0.40 Printed by Perivan Press Ltd

SEPR3 The Oxted - Lingfield Royal Mail Postbus - Crowhurst Place Lingfield (20,000)


PostSEPR4 7-Jul-1980 Petworth - Bignor Postbus at Sutton Village -

(20,000)0.40 Printed by Dovetail Press

Buses SEPR5 Sittingbourne - Wormshill Postbus at Milstead Village - (20,000)

0.40 Printed by Dovetail Press

SEPR6 Tunbridge Wells - Mayfield Postbus in Mayfield High Street - (20,000)


SEPR7 Heathfield - Waldron Postbus at The Star Inn - (20,000)


Post SEPR8 6-Oct-1980 The Hungerford - East Garston Royal Mail 0.40 Printed by Perivan Press LtdBuses SEPR9 The Hungerford - Great Shefford Royal Mail

Postbus - Denford Mill (20,000)0.40 Printed by Perivan Press Ltd

SEPR10 The Hungerford - Kintbury Royal Mail Postbus - Kintbury Level Crossing (20,000)


PostSEPR11 7-Jul-1980 Hailsham - Bodle Street Green Postbus -

(20,000)0.40 Printed by Dovetail Press

Buses SEPR12 Newport - Newtown Postbus at Carisbrooke Castle - (20,000)


SEPR13 Newport - Brighstone Postbus at Climbing Berry Lane - (20,000)


SEPR14 Petersfield - Foxfield Postbus - (20,000) 0.40 Printed by Dovetail Press SEPR14+ Sleeve - SET OF 9 - SEPR

1,4,5,6,7,11,12,13, & 14.Printed by Dovetail Press

PostSEPR15 6-Oct-1980 The Newbury - West Ilsley Royal Mail

Postbus - Donnington Castle (20,000)0.40 Printed by Perivan Press Ltd

Buses SEPR16 The Newbury - Chaddleworth Royal Mail Postbus - North Heath (20,000)


SEPR17 The Henley-on-Thames - Frieth Royal Mail Postbus - Hambledon Village (20,000)


SEPR18/2 The Redhill - Outwood Royal Mail Postbus - The Old Mill Outwood (20,000)


SEPR18/2+ Sleeve - SET OF 9 - SEPR 2,3,8,9,10,15,16,17, & 18/2

Printed by Perivan Press Ltd

SEPR19 25-May-1981 World's first sheduled Hovermail - 1st print (10,000)

0.80

SEPR19/2 Jun-1981 World's first sheduled Hovermail - 2nd print (5,000)

0.40

SEPR20 21-Oct-1981 Opening Guildford Philatelic Counter - (10,000)

0.40

SEPR21 24-Feb-1982 Portsmouth Head Post Office Philatelic Counter 1982

2.00

PostalSEPR22 22-Feb-1982 Centre Cycle - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve

containing the set of three cardsTransport SEPR23 Dover - London Stage Coach No. 1058 -

(10,000)0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve

containing the set of three cards SEPR24 Morris Commercial Van - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve

containing the set of three cards

PostalSEPR25 19-Apr-1982 Royal Mail Air Service - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve

containing the set of three cardsTransport SEPR26 Ford AA (250 cu.ft) Mail Van - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve

containing the set of three cards SEPR27 Morris Commercial 30 cwt. Van - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve


SEPR28 6-May-1982 £1 Queen - opening Windsor Philatelic Counter - (10,000)

2.00 Understood to exist on smooth or rough white card

PostalSEPR29 19-Jul-1982 Experimental Post Car - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve


Transport SEPR30 Coronation Aerial Post 1911 - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve containing the set of three cards

SEPR31 Basket Carrier Tricycle - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve containing the set of three cards

Postal SEPR32 18-Oct-1982 Daimler Motor Van - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve Transport SEPR33 Parcel Post Motor Coach - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve

containing the set of three cards SEPR34 Experimental Post Car - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolphin Ltd. Sold in sleeve


SEPR35 13-Sep-1982 Bandstand - Opening Brighton Philatelic Counter (10,000)

0.40

Punch SEPR36 18-Jun-1983 Wrong address (10,000) 0.40 SEPR37 Beware of dog (10,000) 0.40 SEPR38 Noisy dog, but harmless (10,000) 0.40 SEPR39 Ace private postal service (10,000) 0.40

Mail SEPR40 7-Jun-1984 The Bristol to London Mailcoach (10,000) 0.40Coaches SEPR41 10-Jul-1984 Mailcoach (10,000) 0.40

SEPR42 30-Oct-1984 The Brighton Day Mails (10,000) 0.40 SEPR43 30-Oct-1984 A London Mail and Stagecoach at an Inn

(10,000)0.40

SEPR44 30-Jul-1985 Postboxes in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (12,000)

0.40

SEPR45 Post Office transport display at Bagshot Park, 30 July 1985 (12,000)

0.40

SEPR46 7-Oct-1985 The Transorma, introduced at Brighton in 1935 (8,000)

0.40

SEPR47 6-Dec-1985 Canterbury sorting office, opened December 1985 (9,500)

0.40

SEPR48 18-Feb-1986 Halley's Comet (12,000) 0.75

SEPR49 9-Sep-1986 First Aerial Post (12,000) 0.40

SEPR50 30-Sep-1986 First Post Office on Wheels - GPO-1 (12,000) 0.40


SCOTTISH POST OFFICE BOARDCards sold at the Philatelic Counters of Ayr, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness


No cards recorded

GENERAL REGIONAL CARD SERIES

The Postbus in Scotland

SPB1 28-Nov-1979 Kelso - Stitchill Postbus - (10,000) 0.70 Printed by A U P. Originally due for issue 27-Jun-1979 - delayed by industrial action. Sold at 8p each card, or in sets with folder

Series 1 SPB2 Killin - Callander Postbus - (10,000) 0.70 Printed by A U P. Originally due for issue 27-Jun-1979 - delayed by industrial action. Sold at 8p each card, or in sets with folder

SPB3 Kirkcudbright - Borgue Postbus - (10,000) 0.70 Printed by A U P. Originally due for issue 27-Jun-1979 - delayed by industrial action. Sold at 8p each card, or in sets with folder

SPB4 Inverary - Damally Postbus - (10,000) 0.70 Printed by A U P. Originally due for issue 27-Jun-1979 - delayed by industrial action. Sold at 8p each card, or in sets with folder

SPB5 Brodick - Shannochie Postbus - (10,000) 0.70 Printed by A U P. Originally due for issue 27-Jun-1979 - delayed by industrial action. Sold at 8p each card, or in sets with folder

SPB5+ 16-Jul-1980 Set overprinted SPECIMEN in violet on back and issued by SPOB

10.00

The Postbus in Scotland

SPB6 16-Jul-1980 Bettyhill - Kinbrace Postbus - (10,000) 0.50 Printed by Hindson Print Group. Sold for 42.5p for the set of six cards, or in sets with folder

Series 2 SPB7 Grotaig - Drumnadrochit Postbus - (10,000) 0.50 Printed by Hindson Print Group. Sold for 42.5p for the set of six cards, or in sets with folder

SPB8 Arnisdale - Kyle of Lochalsh Postbus - (10,000)

0.50 Printed by Hindson Print Group. Sold for 42.5p for the set of six cards, or in sets with folder

SPB9 Colonsay P.O. - Kiloran Postbus - (10,000) 0.50 Printed by Hindson Print Group. Sold for 42.5p for the set of six cards, or in sets with folder

SPB10 Ballater - Linn of Dee Postbus - (10,000) 0.50 Printed by Hindson Print Group. Sold for 42.5p for the set of six cards, or in sets with folder

SPB10+ Set overprinted SPECIMEN in violet on back and issued by SPOB

10.00

St. Andrew's SPB11 23-Jun-1982 Glasgow First Aid Team in Competition. - (10,000)

0.35 Sets sold in folder

Ambulance SPB12 Post Office Members of St. Andrew's Ambulance Corps. - (10,000)

0.35 Sets sold in folder

SPB13 Delivery of Mail to Headquarters of St.Andrew's

0.35 Sets sold in folder SPB14 Royal Mail Postbus at First Aid Post -

(10,000)0.35 Sets sold in folder

Crofters Act

SPOB15 2-Jun-1986 Island Lobsterman (15k issued as singles + 10k in packs)

0.40 Printed by Blackwood Pillans & Wilson Ltd. Sold in sets within folder (10,000 packs produced)

1886-1986 SPOB16 Landing Island Sheep (15k issued as singles + 10k in packs)


SPOB17 Communications (15k issued as singles + 10k in packs)


SPOB18 Morning in West Ross (15k issued as singles + 10k in packs)


SPOB19 Hebridean Malt (15k issued as singles + 10k in packs)


SPOB20 Weather in Caithness (15k issued as singles + 10k in packs)


SPOB21 19-Jun-1987 St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. 0.40 Printed by William Nimmo & Co. Ltd. Sold in plastic folder with insert sheet

Six ScottishSPOB22 St. Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen 0.40 Printed by William Nimmo & Co. Ltd.

Sold in plastic folder with insert sheetCathedrals SPOB23 Berechin Cathedral 0.40 Printed by William Nimmo & Co. Ltd.

Sold in plastic folder with insert sheetSPOB24 St. Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh 0.40 Printed by William Nimmo & Co. Ltd.

Sold in plastic folder with insert sheetSPOB25 Dunblane Cathedral. 0.40 Printed by William Nimmo & Co. Ltd.

Sold in plastic folder with insert sheetSPOB26 St. Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow 0.40 Printed by William Nimmo & Co. Ltd.

Sold in plastic folder with insert sheet

Edinburgh Science

SPOB27 22-Feb-1989 John Logie Baird 0.40 Printed by Forth Studios Ltd. Sold in plastic folder with insert sheet

Festival SPOB28 James Watt 0.40 Printed by Forth Studios Ltd. Sold in plastic folder with insert sheet

SPOB29 Thomas Telford 0.40 Printed by Forth Studios Ltd. Sold in plastic folder with insert sheet

SPOB30 James Clerk Maxwell 0.40 Printed by Forth Studios Ltd. Sold in plastic folder with insert sheet

SPOB31 Alexander Graham Bell 0.40 Printed by Forth Studios Ltd. Sold in plastic folder with insert sheet

SPOB32 Sir Robert Watson-Watt 0.40 Printed by Forth Studios Ltd. Sold in plastic folder with insert sheet

END OF LISTING Cards ceased to be issued following the reorganisation of the Post Office in 1986


SOUTH WESTERN POSTAL REGIONCards sold at the Philatelic Counters of Bath, Bournemouth, Bristol, Dorchester, Exeter, Gloucester, Southampton, Taunton, Torquay and Truro


No Number ? "A Merry Christmas from the Post Office". Red and Yellow coloured card from Bristol PO

2.00 Possibly circa 1983 vintage

No Number ? Accompanying above card - sheet of 20 "Merry Christmas" red postcode labels

2.00 Possibly circa 1983 vintage

No Number 1-Jul-1982 DATAPOST - Bandeirante 110 P2 - OVERPRINTED by SWPR (3,000)

3.00 Printed by Charles Skilton & Fry Ltd, but probably not the overprint

GENERAL REGIONAL CARD SERIES No Number 18-Oct-1971 Murals at Dorchester, Main Post Office.- 1.50 Sold at 5p each No Number 18-Oct-1971 Murals at Dorchester, Main Post Office.-Smooth Cream

card - 1st print (15,000)0.40

No Number 15-Jun-1978 Murals at Dorchester, Main Post Office. - rough - 2nd print (22,000)

0.40

No Number 24-Jul-1972 Murals at Weymouth, Dorset, Main Post Office.-Smooth - 1st print (15,000)

1.50 Sold at 5p each

No Number 15-Jun-1978 Murals at Weymouth, Dorset, Main Post Office. - rough - 2nd print (22,000)

0.40

No Number 25-Apr-1973 "Ralph Allen after Hudson…" - 1st Print (2,000)

4.50 Title wrong, but had gone to print. 15k printed, c5k sold with wrong caption

No Number 26-Apr-1973 "Ralph Allen (gap) Studio of …" - 2nd Print (13,000)

1.00

No Number ? "Ralph Allen Studio of …." - 3rd Print (10,000) 1.00

No Number 20-Nov-1978 "Ralph Allen after Hudson…." Stamp box has pointed flap - 4th Print (1,500)

4.50

No Number 9-Apr-1979 "Ralph Allen Studio of …." Stamp box has pointed flap- 5th Print (10,000)

0.40

SWPR1 25-Apr-1973 Bath Mail Coach - (Palmer's) - Normal size - 20.00 The card number does not appear on SWPR1 Jul-1973 Bath Mail Coach - (Palmer's) - Normal size -

Under PorO - 2nd print (60,000)20.00 The card number does not appear on

card SWPR1

JUMBOJul-1973 Bath Mail Coach - (Palmer's) - 204x149mm -

1st print (10,000) JUMBO1.00 The card number does not appear on

card SWPR1

JUMBO1-Jun-1978 Bath Mail Coach - (Palmer's) - 205x148mm -

2nd print (11,000) JUMBO1.00 The word POSTCARD is 16mm from top

of card. Type One. The card number does not appear on card

SWPR1 JUMBO

1-Dec-1978 Bath Mail Coach - (Palmer's) - 203x150mm - 3rd print (20,000) JUMBO

1.00 Pointed flap to envelope, rather than rounded. The card number does not appear on card

SWPR2 1-Jul-1974 West Country Mails - "Postcard" 18mm long - 1st print (20,000)


SWPR2 1-Jul-1974 West Country Mails - "Postcard" 27mm long - 2nd print (5,000)

5.00

SWPR2 Dec-1977 West Country Mails - "Postcard" 24mm long - 3rd print ( 10,000)

0.40

SWPR2 Dec-1977 West Country Mails - "Postcard" 24mm long - 4th print ( 30,000) - same as 3rd

0.40

SWPR3 1-Jul-1974 Exeter Mail Coach - "Postcard" 18mm long - 1st print (20,000)


SWPR3 1-Jul-1974 Exeter Mail Coach - "Postcard" 27mm long - 2nd print (5,000)

5.00

SWPR3 Dec-1977 Exeter Mail Coach - 24mm long - 3rd print ( 10,000)

0.40

SWPR3 1-Jun-1978 Exeter Mail Coach - 24mm long - 4th print ( 30,000) - Same as 3rd

0.40

SWPR4 1-Jul-1974 Russell's Wagon(1833) - 18mm long - 1st print (20,000)


SWPR4 1-Jul-1974 Russell's Wagon(1833) - 27mm long - 2nd print (5,000)

30.00

SWPR4 1-Jul-1974 Russell's Wagon(1833) - 24mm long - Rounded Flap - 3rd print ( 5,000)

6.00

SWPR4 Dec-1977 Russell's Wagon(1833) - 24mm long - Pointed Flap - 4th print ( 10,000)

0.40

SWPR4 Jun-1978 Russell's Wagon(1833) - 24mm long - Pointed Flap - 5th print ( 30,000) - As 4th

0.40

SWPR5 17-May-1978 Great Britain's Oldest Working Postbox.- Shiny Surface - 1st Print (40,000)

0.75 White card. Sold for 5p

SWPR5 May-1979 Great Britain's Oldest Working Postbox.- Matt Surface - 2nd Print (20,000)

0.40 Cream card

SWPR6 20-Sep-1978 Honiton - Luppitt Postbus - Shiny surface - 1st print (40,000)

0.75 White card

SWPR6 Nov-1979 Honiton - Luppitt Postbus - Matt surface - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40 Cream card

SWPR6P 20-Sep-1978 PRESENTATION PACK - Card, tickets and time-table etc.

7.00

SWPR7 17-Apr-1979 Postal Services in Cornwall - Bright print - 1st print (40,000)


SWPR7 Jun-1979 Postal Services in Cornwall - Colours lighter - 2nd print (40,000)


SWPR8 26-Nov-1979 Mail Trains of the South West - (50,000) 0.40 SWPR8

JUMBO12-Mar-1980 Mail Trains of the South West - JUMBO -

Nick in R - 1st print (5,000)0.40 Type one - address lines 96mm apart

SWPR8 JUMBO

June 1980 Mail Trains of the South West - JUMBO - Repaired R - 2nd print (?)

0.40 Type two - Nick in stem of R repaired

SWPR9 31-Mar-1980 Cotswold Post Offices (4) - (50,000) 0.40

SWPR10 19-May-1980 Bournemouth Royal Mail Air Services Postcard - (50,000)

0.40

SWPR11 4-Jul-1980 Fovant Badges (4) - (40,000) 0.40 Sold at 8.5p each SWPR11

JUMBO4-Jul-1980 Fovant Badges (4) - JUMBO - (20,000) 0.40 Sold at 10.5p each

SWPR12 28-Apr-1981 South Devon Royal Mail Services by Ferry (40,000)


SWPR13 29-May-1981 Rural Post in Somerset - (30,000) 0.40 Sold at 11p each

SWPR14 JUMBO

1-Oct-1981 South Western Postal Region Postcard - POSTCODES - (30,000) JUMBO


MailSWPR15a 21-Oct-1981 Bristol - Bath - London Mail Coach - (30,000) 0.40

Carriers since 1830

SWPR15aX 1981? Xmas Card - Bristol - Bath - London Mail Coach

0.40

SWPR15aX 1982 Xmas Card - with overprint 'Christmas 1982 I. Andrew (Cards) Reading'

0.40

SWPR15b 21-Oct-1981 SS Great Britain - (30,000) 0.40 SWPR15c 21-Oct-1981 The Avon Mercury Trimobile - (30,000) 0.40 SWPR15d 21-Oct-1981 Concorde - (30,000) 0.40

SWPR15a-d 21-Oct-1981 Set of four large prints of the postcard designs, framed with brass plate

Sold at £9 a set unframed

SWPR16 20-Apr-1982 Horse Drawn Mail Van at Broadhembury PO - (25,000)

0.40

SWPR17 21-May-1982 The Royal Mail delivering to HMS Ambuscade in Plymouth Dock (25,000)

0.40

SWPR18 23-Jun-1982 Flying Boat (20,000) 0.40

SWPR19 19-May-1983 Falmouth Packet 'Francis Freeling' (16,000) 0.40

SWPR20 3-Aug-1983 Parcel Post Centenary 1883-1983 (16,000) 0.40

SWPR21 19-Oct-1983 GWK Post Office Van at Cheltenham circa 1920's (16,000)

0.40

SWPR22 30-May-1984 The Royal Mail - Mailcoach (25,000) 0.40

SWPR23 17-Aug-1984 New Weymouth Mural (25,000) 0.40

SWPR24 17-Aug-1984 SWPR Hot Air Balloon (16,000) 0.40

Railway SWPR25 25-Apr-1985 Engine at Bristol Temple Meads (16,000) 0.40Engines SWPR26 6-Jun-1985 The Cheltenham Flyer (16,000) 0.40of South SWPR27 1-Jul-1985 City of Truro (16,000) 0.40

West SWPR28 1-Aug-1985 Evening Star (20,000) 0.40

Aero- SWPR29 1-Sep-1986 Bristol Britannia CMK1 (16,000) 0.40planes SWPR30 De Havilland Comet (16,000) 0.40

of South SWPR31 DH9A & Bristol F2B (16,000) 0.40West SWPR32 C130 Hercules MK.3 & MK.1 (16,000) 0.40


WALES AND MARCHES POSTAL BOARD Cards sold at the Philatelic Counters of Cardiff, Chester, Hereford, Newport, Shrewsbury and Swanse


NP/PC/79 Jan-1979 Cwmbran NP44 Postcode Notification (NP/PC/79) (150,000)

2.00 Bears an Offical Paid indicia. Grey card

NP/PC/79 Jan-1979 Pontypool NP4 Postcode Notification (NP/PC/79) (20,000)

4.00 Bears an Offical Paid indicia. Blue card

No Number Year? Postcode CW1 1AA "Use the Postcode" red and black card

2.00

GENERAL REGIONAL CARD SERIESViews of the

Postal Region

WMPB1 7-Aug-1974 CIVIC CENTRE CARDIFF - (8,100) 1.75 Printed by J Porton & Sons. Sold at 4p each card

WMPB2 ST. DAVID'S CATHEDRAL HAVERFORDWEST, DYFED - (8,100)

1.75 Printed by J Porton & Sons. Sold at 4p each card

WMPB3 POSTAL MINI-BUS LLANIDLOES, POWYS - (8,100)


WMPB4 GENERAL VIEW, BRECON, BRECONS NATIONAL PARK - (8,100)


WMPB5 LLANGORSE LAKE, BREACON, BECONS NATIONAL PARK - (8,100)


WMPB6 CASWELL BAY, THE GOWER PENINSULAR - (8,100)


WMPB7 THE EASTGATE CLOCK TOWER, CHESTER - (8,100)


WMPB8 LLEDR BRIDGE, BETWS-Y-COED, GWYNEDD - (8,100)


Postbuses of the Region

WMPB9 10-Jan-1979 Llandridod Wells Postbus at St. Mary's Church, Abbey Cwmhir, Powys.

0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from front of card.

WMPB9 2nd print Llandridod Wells Postbus at St. Mary's Church, Abbey Cwmhir, Powys.

0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from back of card

WMPB10 10-Jan-1979 Llandovery Postbus at Myddfai Village,

0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from front WMPB10 2nd print Llandovery Postbus at Myddfai Village,

Llandovery, Dyfed.0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from back

of card WMPB11 10-Jan-1979 Llanidloes - Llangurig Postbus at the Old

Market Hall, Llanidloes, Powys.0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from front

of card. WMPB11 2nd print Llanidloes - Llangurig Postbus at the Old

Market Hall, Llanidloes, Powys.0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from back

of card WMPB12 10-Jan-1979 Rhyl - Meriadog Postbus at Groesffordd Marli

Post Office, Clwyd.0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from front

of card. WMPB12 2nd print Rhyl - Meriadog Postbus at Groesffordd Marli

Post Office, Clwyd.0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from back

of card WMPB13 10-Jan-1979 Usk - Llandenny/Llansoy Postbus at Twyn

Square, Usk, Gwent.0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from front

of card. WMPB13 2nd print Usk - Llandenny/Llansoy Postbus at Twyn

Square, Usk, Gwent.0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from back

of card WMPB14 10-Jan-1979 Usk - Bettws Newydd Postbus at Llanarth

Court, Llanarth, Raglan, Gwent.0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from front

of card. WMPB14 2nd print Usk - Bettws Newydd Postbus at Llanarth

Court, Llanarth, Raglan, Gwent.0.50 Sold at 6p each. Guillotined from back

of card

WMPB15 13-Jul-1981 Aerial view of Shrewsbury - with "ADDRESS" - 1st print (5,000)

0.80 Printed by Beric Tempest. No number on card

WMPB15 Aerial view of Shrewsbury - without "ADDRESS" - 2nd print (12,500)

0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest. No number on card

WMPB16 2-Nov-1981 The Shrewsbury - York TPO - Loading mail onto Train - (22,000)

0.40 Printed at The House of Questa. Card "numbererd" 8/81

WMPB17 The Shrewsbury - York TPO - Sorting mail on Train - (22,000)

0.40 Printed at The House of Questa. Card "numbererd" 8/81

No Number 21-Jan-1982 Hereford Head Post Office Centenary - 1st 1.50 No Number 21-Jan-1982 Hereford Head Post Office Centenary - 1st

Reprint - 2nd print (2,500)1.50 Worded First Reprint

No Number Feb-1982 Hereford Head Post Office Centenary - 2nd Reprint - 3rd print (5,000)

1.50 Worded Second Reprint

P136 4-May-1982 Swansea Philatelic Counter - (12,000) - "The Guildhall" T under W of Abertawe

0.40 Produced by Archway Publicity

P136? Swansea Philatelic Counter - (12,000) - "The Guildhall" under AW of Aberttawe

0.40 Produced by Archway Publicity

Historic Stage Coach

Routes

1 1-Jul-1982 Bristol to Westchester - (5,000) 0.40 Printed and produced by Maylord Jakemans. Sold as a set in sleeve

2 Chepstow to Hereford - (5,000) 0.40 Printed and produced by Maylord Jakemans. Sold as a set in sleeve

3 Hereford to Ludlow - (5,000) 0.40 Printed and produced by Maylord Jakemans. Sold as a set in sleeve

4 Ludlow to Shrewsbury - (5,000) 0.40 Printed and produced by Maylord Jakemans. Sold as a set in sleeve

5 Shrewsbury - Chester - (5,000) 0.40 Printed and produced by Maylord Jakemans. Sold as a set in sleeve

5+ Set of 5 in sleeve. - Mayor of Hereford's SAS Dependants Appeal Fund

4.00 Printed and produced by Maylord Jakemans. 1,500 sets produced with this overprint on sleeve

No Number 17-Nov-1982 75th Anniversary of former HPO building, Newport. (1,050)

2.50

Castles of the Region

WMPB18 27-Jun-1983 Castell Coch is at Cardiff CF4 7JS (15,000) 0.40 Set sold in pack

WMPB19 Pembroke Castle is at SA71 4LA (15,000) 0.40 Set sold in pack WMPB20 Rhuddlan Castle is at LL18 5AD (15,000) 0.40 Set sold in pack WMPB21 Raglan Castle is at NP5 2BT (15,000) 0.40 Set sold in pack WMPB22 Beaumaris Castle is at LL58 8AL (15,000) 0.40 Set sold in pack WMPB23 Pows Castle is at Welshpool SY21 8RG

(15,000)0.40 Set sold in pack

Mobile Exhibition

Unit

WMPB24 4-Mar-1985 WMPB at Royal Welsh Show - Llangollen,1984 (13,000)

0.40

WMPB25 WMPB at Royal Welsh Show - Builth Wells, 1984 (13,000)

0.40

WMPB26 WMPB at the National Eisteddfod - Lampeter 1984 (13,000)

0.40

WMPB27 PO Display at Shrewsbury Flower Show (13,000)

0.40


NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM

SERIES NUMBER DATE DETAILS £ NOTESNPM ADVERTISING POSTCARDS

AdvertisingA1 1971 Penny Black (P & M) 20.00 The number A1 is not recorded on the

cardthe Museum A2 8-May-1978 Penny Black (N&J) 1st print - Thin card ,

Green appearance - (8,000)2.00 The number A2 is not recorded on the

card A2 22-Jun-1978 Penny Black (N&J) 2nd print - Thin card ,

Pink appearance - (20,000)0.70 The number A2 is not recorded on the

cardA2 May-1981 Penny Black (N&J) 3rd print - Thick card,

Brown appearance - (10,000)0.50 The number A2 is not recorded on the

cardA3 1-Mar-1982 Machin Head in Red - (25,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of QuestaA4 30-Mar-1983 Machin Head in Blue - (21,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of QuestaA5 1-May-1984 16p FRAMA - (17,500) 2.50 Printed at The House of Questa. Sold

out by lunctime on day of issue! Not reprinted

A6 28-Aug-1984 Machin Head in Green - (27,900) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa MX1 Jan-1990 Penny Black Anniversary definitive. MAXI 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

No Number 6-Feb-1992 King Edward Building - maroon colouring 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

'STAMP EXHIBITION' SERIES

Stamp

PHQ47a 10-Oct-1980 PHQ with overprint for Sports Stamp Exhibition - 12p stamp affixed

2.00 Printed at The House of Questa. Sold at 25p each card, with the 12p stamp pre-affixed

Exhibitions No Number 1983 Tembal Show logo - sold at NPM to support 2.00 Nothing on card mentions NPM No Number 4-Mar-1986 Halley's Comet….STAMPEX '86 - (25,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

No Number 14-Oct-1986 Queen Victoria - British Philatelic Exibition 1986 - (28,000)

0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

'PL(P2026)' SERIES

Postal1.1 Feb-1970 Jacob Perkins - 1st print (20,000) 0.45 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/-

(15p) a set initiallyPersonalities 1.2 Charles Heath - 1st print (20,000) 0.45 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/-

(15p) a set initially 1.3 Rowland Hill - 1st print (20,000) 0.45 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/-

(15p) a set initially 1.4 William Wyon RA - 1st print (20,000) 0.45 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/-

(15p) a set initially 1.5 Henry Cole - 1st print (20,000) 0.45 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/-

(15p) a set initially 1.6 Henry Corbould FSA - 1st print (20,000) 0.45 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/-

(15p) a set initially 1 Set of 6 in Envelope (Straight flap)- 1st print

(20,000) Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/-

(15p) a set initially 1.1 4-May-1978 Jacob Perkins - 2nd print (20,000) 0.45 What makes this set unique from

first print? 1.2 Charles Heath - 2nd print (20,000) 0.45 What makes this set unique from

first print? 1.3 Rowland Hill - 2nd print (20,000) 0.45 What makes this set unique from

first print? 1.4 William Wyon RA - 2nd print (20,000) 0.45 What makes this set unique from

first print?

1.5 Henry Cole - 2nd print (20,000) 0.45 What makes this set unique from first print?

1.6 Henry Corbould FSA - 2nd print (20,000) 0.45 What makes this set unique from first print?

1 Set of 6 in Envelope (Pointed flap)- 2nd print (20,000)

What makes this set unique from first print?

1.1 Jan-1979 Jacob Perkins - NO code on back - 3rd print (20,000)

0.45

1.2 Charles Heath - NO code on back - 3rd print (20,000)

0.45

1.3 Rowland Hill - NO code on back - 3rd print (20,000)

0.45

1.4 William Wyon RA - NO code on back - 3rd print (20,000)

0.45

1.5 Henry Cole - NO code on back - 3rd print (20,000)

0.45

1.6 Henry Corbould FSA - NO code on back - 3rd print (20,000)

0.45

1 Set of 6 in Envelope (Pointed flap)- 3rd print (20,000)

Development of the

2.1 Feb-1970 The Wyon City Medal 1837 - 1st print (20,000)

2.50 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

Penny Black 2.2 Drawings by Henry Corbould - 1st print (20,000)


2.3 Specimen for Cabinet April 1840 - 1st print (20,000)


2.4 The 'Penny Black' - 1st print (20,000) 2.50 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

2.5 Water Colour Sketch - 1st print (20,000) 2.50 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

2.6 The Two Penny 'Blue' - 1st print (20,000) 2.50 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

2 Set of 6 in Envelope (Straight flap)- 1st print (20,000)

Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

2.1 4-May-1978 The Wyon City Medal 1837 - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

2.2 Drawings by Henry Corbould - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

2.3 Specimen for Cabinet April 1840 - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

2.4 The 'Penny Black' - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

2.5 Water Colour Sketch - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

2.6 The Two Penny 'Blue' - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

2 Set of 6 in Envelope (Pointed flap) - 2nd print (20,000)

2.1 2-Nov-1981 The Wyon City Medal 1837 - NO code on back - 3rd print - Thick Card.

0.40 10,000 printed

2.2 Drawings by Henry Corbould - NO code on back - 3rd print - Thick Card.

0.40 10,000 printed

2.3 Specimen for Cabinet April 1840 - NO code on back - 3rd print - Thick Card

0.40 10,000 printed

2.4 The 'Penny Black' - NO code on back - 3rd print - Thick Card.

0.40 10,000 printed

2.5 Water Colour Sketch - NO code on back - 3rd print - Thick Card

0.40 10,000 printed

2.6 The Two Penny 'Blue' - NO code on back - 3rd print - Thick Card.

0.40 10,000 printed

2 Set of 6 in Envelope (Wider staight flap - Larger ref. No's.) - 3rd print

10,000 printed

Mulready 3.1 Feb-1970 William Mulready RA - 1st print (20,000) 0.40 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

3.2 Mulready Envelope - 1st print (20,000) 0.40 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

3.3 Mulready Caricature - 1st print (20,000) 0.40 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

3.4 Temperance Envelope - 1st print (20,000) 0.40 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

3.5 Propaganda Envelope - 1st print (20,000) 0.40 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

3.6 The 'Penny Pink' - 1st print (20,000) 0.40 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially



3.1 1-Oct-1978 William Mulready RA - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

3.2 Mulready Envelope - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

3.3 Mulready Caricature - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

3.4 Temperance Envelope - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

3.5 Propaganda Envelope - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

3.6 The 'Penny Pink' - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40


De La Rue 4.1 Feb-1970 De La Rue - 1st print (20,000) 0.40 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

4.2 De La Rue - 1st print (20,000) 0.40 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially





4 Set of 6 in Envelope (Straight flap) - 1st print (20,000)


4.1 1-Mar-1979 De La Rue - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40

4.2 De La Rue - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40


0.40


0.40


0.40


0.40

4 Set of 6 in Envelope (Pointed flap)- 2nd print (20,000)

Queen Victoria

5.1 Feb-1970 1879 De La Rue Essays - 1st print (20,000) 2.50 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

Jubilee Essays

5.2 1880 Artist's Drawing 1½d. - 1st print (20,000)


5.3 Thomas Jeffrey's Scheme 1881 - 1st print (20,000)


5.4 William Adam's Scheme 1884 - 1st print (20,000)


5.5 The 1887 'Jubilee' Iassue. - 1st print (20,000) 2.50 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially

5.6 High Values 1883-1884 - 1st print (20,000) 2.50 Printed by Woods of Perth. Sold at 3/- (15p) a set initially



5.1 4-May-1978 1879 De La Rue Essays - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40 Very thin card

5.2 1880 Artist's Drawing 1½d. - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40 Very thin card

5.3 Thomas Jeffrey's Scheme 1881 - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40 Very thin card

5.4 William Adam's Scheme 1884 - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40 Very thin card

5.5 The 1887 'Jubilee' Iassue. - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40 Very thin card

5.6 High Values 1883-1884 - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40 Very thin card


Very thin card

5.1 02-Nov-1981 1879 De La Rue Essays - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)

0.40 10,000 printed. Thick card

5.2 1880 Artist's Drawing 1½d. - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)


5.3 Thomas Jeffrey's Scheme 1881 - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)


5.4 William Adam's Scheme 1884 - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)


5.5 The 1887 'Jubilee' Iassue. - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)


5.6 High Values 1883-1884 - NO code on back - 2nd print (20,000)


5 Set of 6 in Envelope (Pointed flap) - 3rd print (20,000)

10,000 printed. Thick card

Edward VII 6.1 6-May-1980 Preliminary Essays - (30,000) 0.40Essays 6.2 The Fuchs Portrait - (30,000) 0.40

6.3 Approved 1d Design - (30,000) 0.40 6.4 7d designs - (30,000) 0.40 6.5 2d Tyrian Plum - (30,000) 0.40 6.6 6d & ½d Stamps - (30,000) 0.40 6 Set of 6 in Envelope

George V 7.1 6-May-1980 Unofficial Essays - (30,000) 0.40Definitive 7.2 Royal Mint Designs - (30,000) 0.40Essays 7.3 Downey Head Issues - (30,000) 0.40

7.4 1912 Designs - (30,000) 0.40 7.5 Mackennal Head - (30,000) 0.40 7.6 Colour Essays - (30,000) 0.40 7 Set of 6 in Envelope

George V 8.1 6-May-1980 1924/5 Wembley - (30,000) 0.40Commem. 8.2 1929 PUC - (30,000) 0.40

Essays 8.3 1929 £1 PUC - (30,000) 0.40 8.4 £1 PUC Colour trials - (30,000) 0.40 8.5 1935 Silver Jubilee - (30,000) 0.40 8.6 KGV Memorial Essays - (30,000) 0.40 8 Set of 6 in Envelope

KEVIII 9.1 1-Nov-1982 Coronation Essays (30,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of QuestaEssays 9.2 Kings Head Essays (30,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

9.3 Definitive Essays (30,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa 9.4 1936 Issue Essays (30,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa 9 6-May-1980 Set of 4 in Envelope Printed at The House of Questa

1979 'SIR ROWLAND HILL' SERIESSir Rowland

Hill1 22-Aug-1979 Portrait in oils by an unknown artist circa


2 First edition of Rowland Hill's pamphlet Postal Reform January 1837


3 Entries in Rowland Hill's Post Office Journal for May 1840


(30,000 printed)

4 Silver-gilt casket presented to Sir Rowland Hill in 1879…….


5 Statue of Sir Rowland Hill, ….., outside London's Chief Post Office.


5+ Set of 5 + information card in Envelope Printed at The House of Questa

1980s 'SS' (Special Series) SERIESSpecial SS1 29-Jan-1981 VC - (7,500) 6.00 Printed at The House of QuestaSeries SS2 6-Feb-1981 The 1938 Valentine Telegram Form…. -

(6,500)6.00 Printed at The House of Questa

SS3 6-May-1981 Machin Head - Black - (15,000) 2.50 Printed at The House of Questa SS4 22-Jul-1981 No Delivery - (11,000) 3.00 Printed at The House of Questa SS5 30-Sep-1981 1911 Aerial Post Postcard. - (25,000) text

starts 72mm from left1.00 Printed at The House of Questa.

Typesetting I - text starts 72mm from left edge of card

SS5 30-Sep-1981 1911 Aerial Post Postcard. text starts 70mm from left

1.00 Printed at The House of Questa. Typesetting II - text starts 70mm from left edge of card

SS6 1-Sep-1981 Air Mail Letter Box - (18,000) 0.75 Printed at The House of Questa SS7 21-Apr-1982 The Post Office at War - (16,000) 0.50 Printed at The House of Questa SS8 6-May-1982 "Essay" - (20,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

SS9 7-Jun-1982 Post Boy Jack' - (15,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS10 22-Jul-1982 The War in Egypt - (22,500) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS11 6-Oct-1982 £5 Orange - (16,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS12 8-Sep-1982 26p Information Technology - (15,500) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS13 6-Jan-1983 International Exhibition 1862 - (14,300) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS14 18-Apr-1983 Royal Mint, Tower Hill. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS15 6-May-1983 5/- Seahorse. - (14,200) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS16 6-Jul-1983 King Edward Buildind taken during the Blitz

1941/42 - (15,000)0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

SS17 24-Aug-1983 6d Tenth International Botanical Congress. - (14,000)


SS18 26-Oct-1983 Essays for the 1958 Country issues. - (12,000)


SS19 10-Oct-1983 R M Phillip's Collection…. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS20 5-Jan-1984 Instone Airline Poster c.1921. - (12,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS21 17-Jan-1984 Heraldry Exhibition - (11,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS22 6-Mar-1984 Farming Exhibition - (11,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS23 8-May-1984 National Stamp Day…. - (10,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS24 5-Jun-1984 3d UPU - (13,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS25 26-Jun-1984 Navigation & Astronomy Exhibition - (11,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

SS26 31-Jul-1984 Bicentenary of the Carriage of Mail By Coach - (15,000)


SS27 15-Oct-1984 1/- embossed & 1/- surface printed. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

SS28 6-Nov-1984 Exhibition of Postal Orders…. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS29 8-Jan-1985 Newspapers and the Post Office. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

SS30 22-Jan-1985 Great Western Railway. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS31A 2-May-1985 Levant map. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS31B 2-May-1985 Persian Gulf map.. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS32 7-May-1985 European Music Year - Ralph Vaughan

Williams. - (16,200)0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

SS33 18-Jun-1985 Safety at Sea Exhibition - (16,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS34 7-Oct-1985 Night Mail (1936 Film) - (16,500) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS35 14-Oct-1985 Bi-colour version of the 1882 £5.00….-


SS36 14-Jan-1986 Datapost' saloon Racing Car - (17,200) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS37 21-Apr-1986 Dorothy Wilding Head. - (20,100) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS38 6-May-1986 1d Black & 20c Ceres Black. - (16,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS39a 20-May-1986 Scavenging seagulls at council rubbish tip


SS39b 20-May-1986 Damselfly ovipositing. (11,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS40 23-Jun-1986 INDIA POST - (12,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS41 16-Sep-1986 Royal Air Force - (11,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa SS41 16-Sep-1986 Royal Air Force - (11,000) - OVERPRINT

Norfolk & Norwich PS0.40 Printed at The House of Questa, but

not the overprint

1982 'RS' (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) CARD

RSPB RS1 22-Jun-1982 Blue Tit on wall Letter Box - (12,000) 1.50 Printed at The House of Questa

1984-1986 'H' (Historical - Richard Blake) SERIES

200th 1.1 31-Jul-1984 Dover c1787 (20,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of QuestaAnniv. 1.2 Exeter c1797 (20,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

Carriage 1.3 Holyhead and London c1815 (20,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questaof Mail 1.4 Norwich and London c1830 (20,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

by Coach 1.5 Edinburgh and London c1836 (20,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa 1 set 31-Aug-1984 Carriage of Mail by Coach - Set of 5 in

envelope. Printed at The House of Questa

Post 2.1 30-Jul-1985 c 1780 - Mounted Postboy. 0.40 Printed at The House of QuestaOffice 2.2 c 1820 - Post Office Bellman 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

Uniforms 2.3 c 1855 - London District Letter Carrier 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa(16,400 2.4 c 1880 - Postman, in summer uniform 0.40 Printed at The House of Questaprinted) 2.5 c. 1936 - Postman emptying a rural letterbox. 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

2 set Post Office Uniforms - Set of 5 in envelope Printed at The House of Questa

Post 3.1 14-Jan-1986 1933 Morris Minor Van (10,500) 0.40 Printed at The House of QuestaOffice 3.2 1936 Morris 8 - Series 1 (10,500) 0.40 Printed at The House of QuestaVans 3.3 1947 Morris 5cwt - Series 2 (10,500) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

3.4 1956 Morris 5cwt van (10,500) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa 3 set Post Office Vans - Set of 4 in envelope Printed at The House of Questa

'1987' SERIESColour 87.1 6-Jan-1987 2d 1887 - (16,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of QuestaTrials 87.2 10d 1887 - (16,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

87.3 1/- 1887 - (16,000) 0.40 Printed at The House of Questa

Portraits of 87.4 6-May-1987 King Edward VII by Emil Fuchs. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster PrintersKings 87.5 King George V by W & D Downey.. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

87.6 King Edward VIII by Hugh Cecil.. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

Pillar87.7 8-Aug-1987 Pillar box designed by Richard Redgrave… -

(16,800)0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

Boxes 87.8 Pillar box cast by Suttie and Company of Greenock… - (20,000)

0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

87.9 Pillar box designed by the architect J P Penfold… - (16,800)


'1988' SERIESPost Office 88.1 11-Jan-1988 Loading Mail on PO Railway - (14,000) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

Railway 88.2 Interior of TPO - (12,000) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster PrintersPosters 88.3 Loading mail at Euston - (12,700) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

Transport 88.4 6-May-1988 Mails arriving at Falmouth - (18,000) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster PrintersPosters 88.5 Loading Empire mails at Croydon - (18,000) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

88.6 Mobile PO at Henley Regatta - (18,000) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

Victorian Stamp Boxes

88.7 8-Aug-1988 Tunbridge Ware - (9,700) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

88.8 Ormolu hexagonal box - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

88.9 Silver cigarette box - (9,700) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

Monarch's88.10 7-Nov-1988 Downey Head die - (9,700) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdHeads 88.11 Photo of King George VI - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 88.12 Photo of KGVI and Queen Elizabeth -

(10,000)0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

'1989' SERIES

Trans-89.1 1-Feb-1989 Postal Notice North American mails -


Atlantic 89.2 Postal Notice Polar expedition - (10,500) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster PrintersMails 89.3 Poster transatlantic line's service to NY -


Early89.4 5-May-1989 Uniform of General Post letter carrier 1793-

1855. - (11,000)0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

Uniforms 89.5 Uniform of London Post letter carrier 1837 - 1855. - (11,000)


89.6 Letter Carrier's Uniform 1855-1860 - (11,000) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

Penny89.7 6-May-1989 Penny Black (L&B) - 1st Print - (22,750) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdBlack 89.7 17-Dec-1990 Penny Black (L&B) - 2nd Print - Reprinted 0.40 "Reprinted October 1990" appears on

Transorma 89.8 5-May-1989 Transorma Sorting Machine - (11,600) 0.40 Printed by Clement & Foster Printers

1989-1990 'STAMP WORLD EXHIBITION' SERIES

Postal90.1 25-Jul-1989 Sir Brian Tuke -d 1545 - (15,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdPeople 90.2 Sir John Coke & Sir Francis Windebank. -


Ltd 90.3 Henry Bishop - (15,800) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Postal90.4 17-Oct-1989 Ralph Allen 1693-1746. - (16,500) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdPeople 90.5 John Palmer 1742-1818 - (19,900) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 90.6 Francis Freeling 1764-1836. - (15,700) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Postal90.7 10-Jan-1990 Sir Rowland Hill - (15,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdPeople 90.8 Robert Wallace - (15,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 90.9 Sir Henry Cole. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Postal90.10 3-May-1990 Penny Black / William Wyon RA. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdPeople 90.11 Twopenny Blue / Charles Heath. - (15,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 90.12 Mulready Stationery / William Mulready. -


Ltd

'1990' SERIES1d Black 150 90.1 3-May-1990 The Miniature Sheet 3 May 1990 - (20,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Postal90.2 11-Sep-1990 Charles Fenton Whiting's proposed 'go-free'. -


LtdReform 90.3 Postal Reform & the Penny Black - (8,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 90.4 Postal Reform & the Penny Black - (8,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 90.5 Postal Reform & the Penny Black - (8,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

1990 'YESTERYEAR' SERIESYesteryear 90.1 13-Nov-1990 Post Early - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 90.2 Shop Early - Post Early - (10,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 90.3 Post Early - minimum postage for cards 2d. -


Ltd 90.4 Post Your Christmas Mail Early for Europe -


Ltd

'1991' SERIES

Edwardian91.1 14-Jan-1991 Post Office in Edwardian Times - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdTimes 91.2 Post Office in Edwardian Times - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 91.3 Post Office in Edwardian Times - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 91.4 Post Office in Edwardian Times - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Stamping91.5 14-May-1991 Stamping the Mail - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltdthe Mail 91.6 Pearson Hill 'Parallel Motion' machine. -


Ltd 91.7 Stamping the Mail - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 91.8 Stamping the Mail - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Maps 91.9 17-Sep-1991 Maps - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

91.10 Part of John Cary's Survey of the High Roads from London - (7,000)

0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

91.11 Maps - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

91.12 Maps - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

91.13 Part of Jon Cary's New Map of England and Wales….. - (7,000)


Victorian Postal

91.14 12-Nov-1991 Victorian Post Office Christmas Cards - (5,000)

0.40 Printed by Dolomite Printing Co. Ltd

Christmas Cards

91.15 Victorian Post Office Christmas Cards - (5,000)






'1992' SERIESThe 92.1 6-Feb-1992 Unadopted Dulac design - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolomite Printing Co. Ltd

Queen's 92.2 Unadopted Goaman design - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolomite Printing Co. LtdStamps 92.3 Design by Fuller - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolomite Printing Co. Ltd

92.4 Design by Farrar-Bell - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolomite Printing Co. Ltd

People 92.5 6-May-1992 Dispensary at PHQ - (5,400) 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempestin the 92.6 Ambulance and crew at KEB - (5,400) 0.40 Printed by Beric TempestPost 92.7 Corps of women driers and grooms - (5,400) 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest

92.8 Royal Mail van at Drymen PO - (5,400) 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest

Postal92.9 15-Sep-1992 Pearson Hill cancelling machine - (5,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdArtefacts 92.10 Centre Cycle - (5,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 92.11 75th Anniversary of slogan postmarks -


Ltd

Machin 92.12 15-Sep-1992 The Machin Head - (6,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

Winter Mail Coaches

92.13 10-Nov-1992 Holyhead and Chester - (5,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

92.14 The Snow Storm - (5,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

92.15 Birmingham coach in snow - (5,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

92.16 Devonport mailcoach crossing Downs - (5,000)


'1993' SERIESPeople in the

Post93.1 19-Jan-1993 People in the Post - High tide delivery to

St.Michaels …..- (5,500)0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 93.2 People in the Post - A helping hand - (5,500) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 93.3 People in the Post - A winter collection -


Ltd 93.4 People in the Post - Sorting mail in a

Travelling Post Office - (5,450)0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 93.5 People in the Post - Coding the mail - (5,500) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Gems of the NPM

93.6 6-May-1993 Gem of the Museum - The Country Letter Carrier. - (5,000)


93.7 Gem of the Museum - The Royal Mail at Snaresbrook - (5,000)


93.8 Gem of the Museum - Weight Collecting - (5,000)


93.9 Gem of the Museum - Tin-plate model - (5,000)


93.10 Gem of the Museum - Model of a LMS T.P.O. - (5,000)


Postal93.11 14-Sep-1993 Uniforms - General Post Letter Carrier,

London 1793 - 1855 - (5,000)0.40 Printed by Dolomite Printing Co. Ltd

Uniforms 93.12 Uniforms - London District Letter Carrier 1837 - 1855 - (5,000)


93.13 Uniforms - Letter Carrier 1855 - 1860 - (5,000)


93.14 Uniforms - Letter Carrier 1862 - (5,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolomite Printing Co. Ltd

Christmas93.15 9-Nov-1993 Christmas Cards - Official card of 1883 -

(5,000)0.40 Printed by Dolomite Printing Co. Ltd

Cards 93.16 Christmas Cards - Officia card 1884 - (5,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolomite Printing Co. Ltd

93.17 Christmas Cards - 1884 - (5,000) 0.40 Printed by Dolomite Printing Co. Ltd 93.18 Christmas Cards - Official card of 1884/5 -

(5,000)0.40 Printed by Dolomite Printing Co. Ltd

93.19 Christmas Cards - Official card of 1884/5 - (5,000)


'1994' SERIESValentine 94.1 11-Jan-1994 Valentines - Victorian fan valentine - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdCards 94.2 Valentines - Victorian three dimensional

valentine - (7,000)0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 94.3 Valentines - Victorian embossed & pierced

fan valentine - (7,000)0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 94.4 Valentines - Victorian tab operated fan

valentine - (7,000)0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Advertising94.5 6-May-1994 Advertising Posters - Stanton 1960 - (7,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdPosters 94.6 Advertising Posters - Bassenthwaite 1961 -


Ltd 94.7 Advertising Posters - Tye Green 1966 -


Ltd 94.8 Advertising Posters - Capel Curig 1966 -


Ltd 94.9 Advertising Posters - Stormount 1967 -


Ltd

Postal94.10 2-Aug-1994 Postal Uniforms 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdUniforms 94.11 Postal Uniforms 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 94.12 Postwoman c. 1915 with shako. 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 94.13 Postwoman c. 1940 with 'Girl Guid' style hat

delivering mail……0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Victorian Christmas

Cards

94.14 1-Nov-1994 Victorian Christmas Cards - Manchester Post Office 1892


94.15 Victorian Christmas Cards - Gloucester Post Office 1893


94.16 Victorian Christmas Cards - Stafford Post Office 1890


94.17 Victorian Christmas Cards - Eastern District Office 1888


'1995' SERIES

Postal95.1 1995 Postal Cats - Post Office Magazine. 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdCats 95.2 Postal Cats - Cat in pillar pox. 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 95.3 Postal Cats - 'Here's luck.' 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 95.4 Postal Cats - 'Just a card with lots of luck.' 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Freddie Mercury's

95.5 1995 Freddie Mercury's childhood stamp album 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

Stamp Collection

95.6 Freddie Mercury's - Monaco 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

95.7 Freddie Mercury's - Hungary 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

95.8 Freddie Mercury's - "F" 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

Postal95.9 1995 Queen Victoria 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdPeople 95.10 The Country Letter Carrier 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 95.11 The Fourteenth of February 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 95.12 The Postman 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 95.13 The Postman 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Postal95.14 1995 Moses Nobbs, 'Last of the Mail Coach

Guards'.0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdArtefacts 95.15 Mail Guard 1861 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 95.16 Horse-drawn Parcel Mail Coach Guard c

1900.0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 95.17 Motor Parcel Mail Van 1910. 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Inclement Weather

95.18 1995 The Royal Mail in Snow', c1850. 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

and the Post 95.19 Xmas Greetings from the Royal Air Force - Middle East - 1943


95.20 Postman trudging through the snow…… 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

95.21 Post Office van being dug out of the snow. 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

'1996 SERIES

Valentines Day

96.1 14-Feb-1996 Handcoloured Valentine card, made about 1860. - (8,000)


Cards 96.2 Handcoloured Valentine card, made about 1830.. - (8,000)


96.3 "Loves Telegraph" Handcoloured Valentine card - (8,000)


96.4 Handcoloured Valentine card, made about 1822.. - (8,000)


Postal96.5 16-Apr-1996 Flintlock.. - (8,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdArtefacts 96.6 Model of Devonport - London mailcoach.. -


Ltd 96.7 Mailcoach guard's timepiece.. - (8,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 96.8 Helmet and goggles.. - (8,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd

Essays for the

96.9 6-May-1996 Essay of unadopted design - Burns. - (8,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

Robert Burns Issue

96.10 Essay of unadopted design - Burns. - (8,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd



Postal Heritage

96.13 1-Oct-1996 1956 Morris Commercial LC5 Mail Van. - (8,000)


Vehicles 96.14 1961 Morris Minor 6 cwt Mail Van. - (8,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

96.15 1965 BSA Bantam 125cc Notor Cycle. - (8,000)


96.16 1970 Reliant Regal Supervan III. - (8,000) 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

'1997' SERIES

Letter 97.1 21-Apr-1997 Combined Stamp Vending and Postal Unit -

19950.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

LtdBoxes 97.2 Combined Stamp Vending and Postal Unit -


Ltd 97.3 Business Box - 1994 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co.

Ltd 97.4 Free-standing Box and Pedestal Box circa


Ltd

Golden and Glorious

97.5 1997 Golden and Glorious - Unadopted design for 1972 Silver Wedding.


97.6 Golden and Glorious - Unadopted design for 1972 Silver Wedding.






Aerial Post 97.9 1997 Hamel in Bleriot 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

97.10 Higginbotham at Freshfield 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

97.11 Aerial mail from Hawkinge to Cologne - Captain Hordern


97.12 Aerial mail from Hawkinge to Cologne - DH10 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

97.13 Aerial mail from Hawkinge to Cologne - checking weight


Sub Post Offices

97.14 1997 Sub-Post Offices - Shipbourne 1935 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

97.15 Sub-Post Offices - Rose Hill, Derby 1947 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

97.16 Sub-Post Offices - Shorne 1939 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

97.17 Sub-Post Offices - Cobham 1939 0.40 Printed by Fulmar Colour Printing Co. Ltd

END OF LISTING Cards ceased to be issued following reorganisation of the NPM/Archives(c) Copyright Glenn H Morgan, 2013. Not to be sold

POST OFFICE ARCHIVES AND RECORD CENTRESERIES NUMBER DATE DETAILS £ NOTES

THE POST OFFICE ARCHIVE SERIESPostal No Number 3-May-1990 A Country Post Office 1837 - (5,200) 0.50 Printed by Larkfield Printing Co Ltd

Artefacts No Number 'The Olden Time' Mail Coach Engraving. - (5,200)

0.50 Printed by Larkfield Printing Co Ltd

No Number Desigh for an improved Letter Box - (5,200) 0.50 Printed by Larkfield Printing Co Ltd

No Number "Postmen's Knock" Songsheet. - (5,200) 0.50 Printed by Larkfield Printing Co LtdNo Number Uniforms of the London Postal service -

(5,200)0.50 Printed by Larkfield Printing Co Ltd

No Number Postman's Uniforms - (5,200) 0.50 Printed by Larkfield Printing Co LtdNo Number Imperial Airways Poster 1925 - (5,200) 0.50 Printed by Larkfield Printing Co Ltd

Military No Number 15-Oct-1991 A Night Bomber Taking Off - (3,000) 0.50 Printed by Clement & Foster LtdPosters No Number Army Trucks in Action - (3,000) 0.50 Printed by Clement & Foster Ltd

No Number Munitions - (3,000) 0.50 Printed by Clement & Foster LtdNo Number Merchant Shipping Convoy - (3,000) 0.50 Printed by Clement & Foster Ltd

Mail No Number 25-Feb-1992 Changing Horses - (6,800) 0.50 Printed by Clement & Foster LtdCoach No Number All Right - (6,800) 0.50 Printed by Clement & Foster LtdPrints No Number Pulling up to unskid - (6,800) 0.50 Printed by Clement & Foster Ltd.

No Number Walking Up - (6,800) 0.50 Printed by Clement & Foster Ltd

Poster Artwork of

John Armstrong

No Number 2-Mar-1993 Pheidippides BC 490 - (2,500) 0.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited numbered edition of 2500

No Number The King's Messenger - (2,500) 0.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited numbered edition of 2500

No Number Mail Coach AD 1784 - (2,500) 0.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited numbered edition of 2500

No Number Royal Mail AD 1935 0.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited numbered edition of 2500

Poster Artwork of

No Number 12-Oct-1993 A London Loading Platform - (2,500) 0.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited numbered edition of 2500

Grace Golden

No Number London Chief Office - (2,500) 0.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited numbered edition of 2500

No Number Loading TPO at Euston Station - (2,500) 0.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited numbered edition of 2500

No Number A London Telegraph Messenger Despatch Room - (2,500)

0.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited numbered edition of 2500

Poster No Number 1-Apr-1994 The Counter Clerk - by Ramsey Wherrett. - 0.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited Artwork of

RamseyNo Number The Postman - by Ramsey Wherrett. - Limited

to 2,5000.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited

numbered edition of 2500Wherrett No Number The Telegraph Boy - by Ramsey Wherrett. -

Limited to 2,5000.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited

numbered edition of 2500 No Number The Mail Van Driver - by Ramsey Wherrett. -

Limited to 2,5000.50 Printed by Beric Tempest. Limited

numbered edition of 2500

No Number 11-Oct-1994 ...out of the Arc - with fold-out photos from postman's sack - cream b/ground

3.50 Printed by The Beacon Press. Limited edition of 5000

No Number 1994 ...out of the Arc - with fold-out photos from postman's sack - blue b/ground

2.50 Printed by The Beacon Press. Not a limited edition

CARDS SOLD AT POST OFFICE ARCHIVES

No Number 1990 Hans Schleger poster "Address Your Letters Plainly"

0.50

Posters No Number Sep-88 Country Postman 0.50 Sold to visitors of the POANo Number Postman in the Potteries 0.50 Sold to visitors of the POANo Number The Counter Clerk 0.50 Sold to visitors of the POA

Posters No Number ? History of Telecommunications 1 - Eric Fraser 0.50 Produced by Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, but sold to visitors of POA. Printed by The Camberwell Press

No Number History of Telecommunications 2 - Eric Fraser 0.50 Produced by Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, but sold to visitors of POA. Printed by The Camberwell Press

No Number Outposts of Empire 1 - John Vickery 0.50 Produced by Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, but sold to visitors of POA. Printed by The Camberwell Press



No Number The Telegraph Boy - J Ramsey Wherrett 0.50 Produced by Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, but sold to visitors of POA. Printed by The Camberwell Press

No Number The Counter Clerk - J Ramsey Wherrett 0.50 Produced by Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, but sold to visitors of POA. Printed by The Camberwell Press

END OF LISTING Cards ceased to be issued following reorganisation of the NPM/Archives


THE BRITISH POSTAL MUSEUM & ARCHIVESERIES NUMBER DATE DETAILS £ NOTES

FREE ADVERTISING/PUBLICITY POSTCARDS

Advertising Not numbered

2005 Pilot Gustaf Hamel. To promote Stampex film showing (B&W)

0.30

Stampex 8 2005S Hand-painted DLR reply-paid design of 1878 (Colour)

0.75 Limited edition of 7,500 cards given away free to visitors to Stampex. Issued by PTS in conjunction with BPMA

Stampex 9 2005A Mary Adshead design for Lord Nelson £1 stamp 1953 (Colour)


Not numbered

2005 Poster advert - first air mail. In assoc with Archive Awareness Campaign (Colour)

0.75

Not numbered

2006 Boy Posting Card into Wall Letter Box (B&W) 0.30

Not numbered

2006 "Moving into the Future?" - Survey Card (Black and Red)

0.30

Not numbered

2006 Warhol-like Multi-coloured Penny Blacks (Colour)

0.30

Stampex 10 2006S Paddle steamer of 1838 artwork by Gentleman for 1969 Ships issue (Colour)


Stampex 11 2006A Sergeant AJ Knight, winner of Victoria Cross (Colour)


Not numbered

2007 "A Colour Box" - BPMA/Royal Mail/BFI (Colour)

0.30

Not numbered

2007 "Machin Exhibition at RCA" QEII head design (Colour)

0.30 Hundreds distributed at BPMA and RCA exhibitions

Stampex 12 2007S 1976 British Printing essays by John Norton 0.75 Limited edition of 7,500 cards given away free to visitors to Stampex. Issued by PTS in conjunction with BPMA

Stampex 13 2007A Song thrushes unadopted visual by Collis Clements (Colour)


Stampex 14 2008S Concorde unadopted presentation visual by David Gentleman (Colour)


Stampex 15 2008A ? 0.75 Limited edition of 7,500 cards given away free to visitors to Stampex. Issued by PTS in conjunction with BPMA

Stampex 16 2009S Presentation visuals for 1979 Welsh Assembly issue by J Matthews


Stampex 17 2009A Presentation visuals for 1982 Maritime Heritage issue by Peter Morter


London 2010-1

2009 1984 Mailcoach Bicentenary artwork 0.75 Limited edition of 5000 cards given away free. Issued in conjunction with London 2010

London 2010-2

2009 1936 Edward VIII projected Coronation issue 0.75 Limited edition of 5000 cards given away free. Issued in conjunction with London 2010

London 2010-3

2009 George VI relief and unissued 9d stamp 0.75 Limited edition of 5000 cards given away free. Issued in conjunction with London 2010

Stampex 18 2010S Presentation visuals for 1972 Polar Exploration issue by M Bamberger


Stampex 19 2010A Presentation visuals for 1969 PO Technology issue by Rosalind Dease


Not numbered

2010 Archive Awareness Campaign - Mail Rail 1st driverless train

0.30

London 2010-4

2010 Original metal die for Seahorse design with colour trials. Sept 1912

1.50 Limited edition of 5000 cards given away free with Stamp & Coin Mart ONLY. Hard to obtain. Issued in conjunction with London 2010

London 2010-5

2010 George V Silver Jubilee stamps 0.75 Limited edition of 5000 cards given away free. Issued in conjunction with London 2010

London 2010-1

2010 1984 Mailcoach Bicentenary artwork Card 1 overprinted by red handstamp "xxx OF 200". Only available in pack of cards 1-5

London 2010-2

2010 1936 Edward VIII projected Coronation issue Card 2 overprinted by red handstamp "xxx OF 200". Only available in pack of cards 1-5

London 2010-3

2010 George VI relief and unissued 9d stamp Card 3 overprinted by red handstamp "xxx OF 200". Only available in pack of cards 1-5

London 2010-4

2010 Original metal die for Seahorse design with colour trials. Sept 1912

Card 4 overprinted by red handstamp "xxx OF 200". Only available in pack of cards 1-5

London 2010-5

2010 George V Silver Jubilee stamps Card 5 overprinted by red handstamp "xxx OF 200". Only available in pack of cards 1-5

London 2010 1-5

2010 Cards 1 to 5 in a limited edition set 6.00 Limited edition sold in numbered pack several months after closure of London 2010. Only other source for scarce Card 4. Sold at £5

Stampex 20 2011S Presentation visual by Cooper Thirkell for 1986 Halley's Comet issue


Stampex 21 2011A Essay from Gentleman album 1966 of a Puffin


Stampex 22 2012S Unadopted design by Restall for 1969 British Ships issue


Not numbered

2012 A vintage GPO Poster by Manfred Reiss 1952

1.00 Has magazine and BPMA branding on reverse of each card. Given away in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine.

Not numbered

A vintage GPO Poster by Pieter Huveneers 1957

1.00 Has magazine and BPMA branding on reverse of each card. Given away in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine.

Not numbered

A vintage GPO Poster by Jan Lewitt 1941 1.00 Has magazine and BPMA branding on reverse of each card. Given away in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine.

Not numbered

A vintage GPO Poster by CW Bacon 1957 1.00 Has magazine and BPMA branding on reverse of each card. Given away in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine.

Stampex 23 2012A Unadopted artwork by Roundel for 1998 British Land Speed Record


Stampex 24 2013S Presentation Visual of Howard Brown's Harrison Clock issue


Stampex 25 2013A Unadopted artwork by Dick Davis for 1996 Classic Cars issue.


END OF LISTING

An ongoing series

POSTCARDS (Sold at £2.50 per series of four cards, £3.00 for five and £3.75 for six)

'TPO

PCARD1a 2005 Night Mail Film poster, 1939 (Colour) 0.70 The card number does not appear on the postcard, but was allocated by BPMA

Ephemera' PCARD1b GPO Safety poster, mid 1970s (Colour) 0.70 The card number does not appear on the postcard, but was allocated by BPMA

PCARD1c GPO TPO Service pamphlet, 1939 (B&W) 0.70 The card number does not appear on the postcard, but was allocated by BPMA

PCARD1d Parcel Sorting Van illustration, 19th century (B&W)

0.70 The card number does not appear on the postcard, but was allocated by BPMA

'TPO

PCARD2a 2005 Trackside Apparatus Looming Over Rails (B&W)


Photos' PCARD2b TPO Officer amending Town Names in Carriage (B&W)


PCARD2c Mail Bags Lined-up within TPO Sorting Vans (B&W)


PCARD2d TPO Van About to Leave Railway Station (B&W)


'SpeedingBPMA-PC-

1/a2006 Birmingham HPO Distribution Division, 1938

(B&W)0.70

the Mail' BPMA-PC-1/b

King George V Dock, 1936 (B&W) 0.70

BPMA-PC-1/c

Mount Pleasant Parcel Office, Returned Section, 1938 (B&W)

0.70

BPMA-PC-1/d

Sub PO, Latimer, c1947 (B&W) 0.70

'GeneralBPMA-PC-

2/a2006 Post Early, 1956 poster (Colour) 0.70

Post Office' Posters

BPMA-PC-2/b

Don't Risk Delay Post the Right Way poster, 1967 (Colour)

0.70

BPMA-PC-2/c

Pack Your Parcels Carefully 1950 poster (Colour)

0.70

BPMA-PC-2/d

Remember Your Postal Code poster (Colour) 0.70

'Moving the Mail' -

BPMA-PC-3/a

2006 Mobile PO booklet cover (Colour) 0.70

Postal Vehicles

BPMA-PC-3/b

Postman's Cart 1894 (B&W) 0.70

BPMA-PC-3/c

Studd Street Stores Vehicles early 1900s (B&W)

0.70

BPMA-PC-3/d

Streamlined Air Mail car at Croydon 1935 (B&W)

0.70

'The GPOBPMA-PC-

4/a2006 Army Postal Service Staffl, Western Front

c1914/18 (B&W)0.70

in World War I,

BPMA-PC-4/b

Sorting the Mail from Home c1914/18 (B&W) 0.70

1914-1918' BPMA-PC-4/c

Post Office Rifleman 1917 (B&W) 0.70

BPMA-PC-4/d

Post Office Circular November 1917 (Colour) 0.70

'The GPOBPMA-PC-

5/a? Sorting of Mail by Army PO 0.70

in World War I,

BPMA-PC-5/b

Women mending parcels 0.70

1914-1918' BPMA-PC-5/c

Embroidered card 0.70

BPMA-PC-5/d

Recruitment poster for PO Rifles 0.70

BPMA-PC-5/e

Letter passed by censor on ship 0.70

BPMA-PC-5/f

Medals including Victoria Cross 0.70

Posters BPMA-PC-6/a

? Save for the days ahead c1950 0.70

BPMA-PC-6/b

Please pack parcels very carefully 1959 0.70

BPMA-PC-6/c

Post during lunch time 1937 0.70

BPMA-PC-6/d

Post early 1934 0.70

Postal Artefacts

BPMA-PC-7/a

? Lamp boxes 1896 to c1925-31 0.70

BPMA-PC-7/b

Sir Rowand Hill's desk 19th century 0.70

BPMA-PC-7/c

Pneumatic rail car c1863 0.70

BPMA-PC-7/d

BSA Bantam 1970 0.70

BPMA-PC-7/e

Inspector's cycle c1960 0.70

BPMA-PC-7/f

Parcel weights c1960 0.70

Blist's Hill BPMA-PC-8/a

2009 Hen and Chiicks, centre cycle c1882 0.70

BPMA-PC-8/b

Postwoman, Barnet 1914-18 0.70

BPMA-PC-8/c

William Gates, Postman c1897 0.70

BPMA-PC-8/d

Shenley postmen with bicycle and mail cart outside shheletr, c1909

0.70

PostingBPMA-PC-

9/a2009 Pillar Box at Museum Store, Debden 0.70

Boxes BPMA-PC-9/b

Group of Penfold pillar boxes 0.70

BPMA-PC-9/c

Channel Islands pillar box 1853 0.70

BPMA-PC-9/d

Edward VIII pillar box 1936 0.70

Stamps in Books

BPMA-PC-10a

2010 Buy stamps in books. Man in hat 0.70 Issued to commemorate London 2010

Posters BPMA-PC-10b

Books of stamps save time 0.70 Issued to commemorate London 2010

BPMA-PC-10c

Buy stamps in books 0.70 Issued to commemorate London 2010

BPMA-PC-10d

Buy books of stamps 0.70 Issued to commemorate London 2010

Empire Mail: GVR

BPMA-PC-11a

2010 Poster advertising the first scheduled air mail service, 1911

0.70 Issued to commemorate the Guildhall Art Gallery Exhibition, part of London 2010

and the GPO BPMA-PC-11b

Edward VII 2d ‘Tyrian Plum’ Stamp 0.70 Issued to commemorate the Guildhall Art Gallery Exhibition, part of London 2010

BPMA-PC-11c

King George V Wembley Exhibition 1924 stamp design


BPMA-PC-11d

Greetings Telegram for Valentines Day, 1936 0.70 Issued to commemorate the Guildhall Art Gallery Exhibition, part of London 2010

BPMA-PC-11e

King George V Wembley Exhibition 1924 St. George stamp design


BPMA-PC-11f

Artwork Post Office Tube Railway poster, 1935


Lord Mayor's Show

BPMA-PC-3/a

2010 Mobile PO booklet cover (Colour) 4.00 Card BPMA-PC-3/a used with unique MPO handstamp and cachet to mark BPMA/Friends and PHS participation in show

Views of London

BPMA-PC-12a

? A Postal Guide To the Maze of London, 1951 0.70

BPMA-PC-12b

A Postal View of London: London Post Offices and Streets, 1953

0.70

BPMA-PC-12c

London Post Offices and Streets, 1958 0.70

BPMA-PC-12d


BPMA-PC-12e


PO Savings Bank

BPMA-PC-13a

? Make your money provide the driving power. Poster 1 1942

0.70

BPMA-PC-13b

Make your money provide the driving power. Poster 2 1942

0.70

BPMA-PC-13c

Save for national safety, c1939 0.70

BPMA-PC- Money is power: save through the Post

0.70

Mail by Rail BPMA-PC-14a

? Interior of Travelling Post Office, 1935 0.70

BPMA-PC-14b

Interior of Travelling Post Office, 1935 0.70

BPMA-PC-14c

Night Mail, 1939 0.70

BPMA-PC-14d

Post Office Railway – switch frame, 1971 0.70

BPMA-PC-14e

Post Office Underground Railway, 1935 0.70

BPMA-PC-14f

GPO Poster “Get those mails to the station in good time”, 1962

0.70

Post Office in Pictures

BPMA-PC-15a

2011 Mail Cart at Holy Island, 1938 0.70

BPMA-PC-15b

Fish Wharf Post Office, Great Yarmouth, 1937

0.70

BPMA-PC-15c

Royal Mail van by the River Findhorn, 1938 0.70

BPMA-PC-15d

Postman at Forth Bridge, Edinburgh, 1938 0.70

Airmail BPMA-PC-16a

2011 Airmail pillar box 1934 0.70

BPMA-PC-16b

Postcard carried by Gustav Humel on first aerial post flight 1911

0.70

BPMA-PC-16c

Airmail - into the air 1935 poster 0.70

BPMA-PC- Quickest way by Airmail 1935 poster 0.70

Telegram Messengers

BPMA-PC-17a

2011 Souvenir greeting's telegram 1936 0.70

BPMA-PC-17b

London telegraph messengers' despatch room 1948

0.70

BPMA-PC-17c

Messenger on motorcycle 1934 0.70

BPMA-PC-17d

Businessman sending telegram at Paddington station 1935

0.70

Airmail poster 1911

Not numbered

2011 Poster Advertising the first scheduled air mail service 1911

2.50 Oversized A5 card. Normal issue without individual card numbering

Not numbered

Poster Advertising the first scheduled air mail service 1911

5.00 Oversized A5 card. With addition of handstamp reading in red "xx of 200"

Mail by Sea BPMA-PC-18a

2013 Loading mails at the Docks in London, 1934 0.70

BPMA-PC-18b

Uploading Icelandic mails from mail boat Leith docks, 1934

0.70

BPMA-PC-18c

Keeping in touch – the Post Office at the Docks, 1962

0.70

BPMA-PC-18d

Floating Post Office at Liverpool Docks, 1934 0.70

GPO Britain BPMA-PC-19a

2013 Man posting a letter holding a cauliflower 1949

0.70

BPMA-PC-19b

Main street in Cley, Norfolk 1937 0.70

BPMA-PC-19c

Postman on horseback near Withypool 1938 0.70

BPMA-PC-19d

Postman with pony and trap in Northern Ireland 1938

0.70

BPMA-PC-19e

Female clerk at POSB 1934 0.70

BPMA-PC-19f

Postman at Norfolk level crossing 1947 0.70

Mail Rail Photos

BPMA-PC-20a

2013 Mail Rail by Jonathan Bradley Photography 0.70

BPMA-PC-20b

Mail Rail by Jonathan Bradley Photography 0.70

BPMA-PC-20c


BPMA-PC-20d


END OF LISTING

An ongoing series

'GREETINGS CARD' SERIES (Sold at £2.50 per card)

PublicBPMA-GC-

012006 Someone, Somewhere Wants a Letter from

you (Man) 1963 (Colour)0.70 Produced by Cornflower

Information Posters

BPMA-GC-02

Someone, Somewhere..... (Granny) 1963 (Colour)

0.70 Produced by Cornflower

BPMA-GC-03

Someone, Somewhere.... (Mum/Kid) 1963 (Colour)


BPMA-GC-04

Someone, Somewhere....(Woman) 1963 (Colour)


The PostalBPMA-GC-

052006 Telegram Messengers on BSA Bikes 1933

(B&W)0.70 Produced by Cornflower

Service in the

BPMA-GC-06 (1)

2006 King George VI Pillar Box 1938 (B&W) 0.70 Produced by Cornflower. (c) year shown as 2006

1930s BPMA-GC-06 (2)

2011 King George VI Pillar Box 1938 (B&W) 0.70 Printer not stated on card. Has pinkish tinge. Different wording and (c) year now 2011

BPMA-GC-07

2006 Business Man Sending Telegram at Paddington Station 1935 (B&W)


BPMA-GC-08

2006 Postman Delivering Mail at Great Yarmouth 1937 (B&W)


The Post Office

BPMA-GC-09

2011 Postman arrives at South Stack Lighthouse, 1934 (B&W)

0.70

in Pictures BPMA-GC-10

Buxton Penfold box, 1935 (B&W) 0.70

BPMA-GC-11

Postman clearing letter box, 1936 (B&W) 0.70

BPMA-GC-12

Basket delivery, Greenock, 1938 (B&W) 0.70

BPMA-GC-13

Kent postman delivering to hop farm, 1935 (B&W)

0.70

BPMA-GC-14

Postman delivering mail to Wapping, 1935 (B&W)

0.70

BPMA-GC-15

Postman and bicycle, 1938 (B&W) 0.70

BPMA-GC-16

Shipbourne Road PO, 1935 (B&W) 0.70

BPMA-GC-17

Messengers on motorcycles, 1934 (B&W) 0.70

'CHRISTMAS CARD' SERIES (Sold at £24 for pack of 12, or £2.50 each)

GPO Posters BPMA-GC-18

2010 Do your Christmas shopping now 2.50 Printer not stated on cards. Card code used twice (see below)

1930s-1960s BPMA-GC-19

Post much earlier this Christmas 2.50 Printer not stated on cards. Card code used twice (see below)

BPMA-GC-20

Give books of stamps 2.50 Printer not stated on cards

BPMA-GC-21

Post early. Reindeer 2.50 Printer not stated on cards

BPMA-GC-22

Post early. Dog 2.50 Printer not stated on cards

BPMA-GC-23

Shop early post early. Santa 2.50 Printer not stated on cards

BPMA-GC-24

Shop early, post early. Holly 2.50 Printer not stated on cards

BPMA-GC-25

Travel early, shop early, post early 2.50 Printer not stated on cards

BPMA-GC-26

Travel shop post early. Clown 2.50 Printer not stated on cards

BPMA-GC-27

Travel shop post early. Birds 2.50 Printer not stated on cards

BPMA-GC-28

Be first, not last 2.50 Printer not stated on cards

BPMA-GC-29

Shop early, post by.... 2.50 Printer not stated on cards

'POSB' SERIES (Sold at £2.50 each)PO Savings

BankBPMA-GC-

182011 Money is power, c1940 0.70 Number used in error for second time.

As postcard design. Cornflower.BPMA-GC-

19Save for National Safety, c1939 0.70 Number used in error for second time.

As postcard design. Cornflower.

'OFFICIAL CHRISTMAS CARD' SERIES (Mailed by BPMA staff)

No Number 2006 Printed 'Greetings from Everyone at BPMA', design as BPMA-CC-02

0.70 Printed by Abacus (Colour Printers) Ltd.

No Number 2010 Printed 'Seasons Greetings from all at BPMA', design as BPMA-GC-24

0.70 Printer not stated on cards

'CHRISTMAS CARD' SERIES (Sold at £4.50 for pack of 4 designs x2)

Christmas Mail

BPMA-CC-01

2006 Packets and Parcels should be Posted by Dec. 18, 1946 poster (Colour)

0.70 Printed by Abacus (Colour Printers) Ltd

'Post Early' BPMA-CC-02

Post Early this Christmas, 1945 poster (Colour)


Posters BPMA-CC-03

Shop Early, Post Early, 1951 poster (Colour) 0.70 Printed by Abacus (Colour Printers) Ltd

BPMA-CC-04

Post Early for Christmas, 1941 poster (Colour)


'GPO POST MODERN' GREETINGS CARD SERIES (Sold at £2.50 per card)

GPO Post Modern

PM-01 2009 Please pack very carefully, Eckersley, 1959 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

Posters PM-02 Don't be a pirate, Broomfield, 1959 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

PM-03 Night Mail, Keeley, 1936 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

PM-04 Please pack very carefully, Eckersley, 1957 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

PM-05 Post it early in the day, Stevens, 1960 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

PM-06 4d: minimum foreign letter rate, Knight, 1953 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

PM-07 Someone, somewhere, unknown, 1963 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

PM-08 Think ahead, write instead, Schleger (Zero), 1945

2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

'GPO POST MODERN' GREETINGS CARD SERIES (Sold at £2.50 per card)

Christmas Post

CP-01 2010 ? 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

Posters CP-02 Post early (reindeer), Henrion, 1949 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

CP-03 ? 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

CP-04 Travel, shop, post early, Reiss, 1952 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

CP-05 Christmas post, Unger, 1966 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.


CP-07 Shop early, post early, Hass, 1953 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.


CP-09 Do your Christmas shopping now, Freedman, 1937

2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.



CP-12 Shop early, post early, Fraser, 1946 2.50 An "Umpen Editions" production sold on high streets and at BPMA.

END OF LISTING


ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF NPM, PHT and BPMASERIES NUMBER DATE DETAILS £ NOTES

ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF THE NPM SERIES

Royal Mail 1 ? Rail platforms 0.40 Printed by New PerspectivesLondon 2 Mail chutes 0.40 Printed by New Perspectives

Distribution Centre

3 Mail bag trolley 0.40 Printed by New Perspectives

4 Loading Yorkie onto train 0.40 Printed by New Perspectives

Reginald M 5 ? Mulready One Penny envelope 0.40 Printed by The Beacon PressPhillips 6 Block of 24 Penny Blacks 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press

Collection 7 Rainbow colour trials 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press8 One shilling sheet 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press9 Postal fiscal Draft stamps 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press

Frank 10 ? The Black Ball Line 0.40 Printed by The Beacon PressStaff 11 Great Western Steam Ship Company 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press

Transatlantic Collection

12 Carried by Cunard Liner 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press

13 Via New York and San Francisco 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press14 The first Cunard steamer 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press

15 ? Statue of Rowland Hill 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press

Wembley 16 ? Design submitted by Eric Gill 0.40 Printed by The Beacon PressExhibition 17 Design submitted by Harold Nelson 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press

1924/5 18 Souvenir of 1925 Post Office exhibit 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press19 Inland 1d postcard 1925 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press20 Foreign postcard 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press21 Telephone advertising 1 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press22 Telephone advertising 2 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press

Postal 23 ? Colour trials of 1/2d value 0.40 Printed by The Beacon PressUnion 24 Colour trials of 1d value 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press

Congress 25 Colour proof of unaccepted £1 design 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press1929 26 Submitted £1 value design by Nelson 0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press

27 Proof of master and working die of 2 1/2d value

0.40 Printed by The Beacon Press

POSTCARDS FOR USE BY FRIENDS' SECRETARY

A6 1984 NPM card A6 overprinted "Association of Friends of the Museum from the Secretary…."

1.00 Printed by The House of Questa

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM THE FRIENDS' SECRETARY

AFNPM No Number 1997 NPM's "Royal Mail in Snow" print folded card with handstamps within

1.00 Printed by Beric Tempest

AFNPM No Number 1998 NPM's "King Edward Building" postcard overprinted "Christmas Greetings"

1.00 Printed by Clement & Foster Ltd

AFNPM No Number 1999 Sir Rowland Hill statue card. Unique to this purpose


AFNPM No Number 2000 Stamp Show 2000 - Postman Pat. Unique to this purpose


ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS OF BPMA SERIES

1 KEB 2006 Painting of King Edward Building 0.40 Issued 20 May 2006

END OF LISTING Cards have ceased to generally be issued by the Friends (c) Copyright Glenn H Morgan, 2013. Not to be sold

P.O. TOWER and TELECOM TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

SERIES NUMBER DATE DETAILS £ NOTESPOST OFFICE TOWER Cards issued under full authority of the

GPO Logo GP/51 May-1966 POT from Torrington Place 5.00with crown GP/52 Night view from POT looking south east -

5.00 Printed by Photowork Ltd

(others in TEL/60 POT at nightthis initial TEL/69 View from Mullard Building JUMBO 5.00

batch TEL/71 POT from Catesby Building 5.00of cards TEL/79 Torrington Place looking West 5.00 Printed by J Arthur Dixon Ltdprobably TEL/79 Torrington Place looking West - JUMBO 5.00 Printed by J Arthur Dixon Ltd

exist) TEL/83 POT from Clipstone Building 5.00TEL/84C POT from Catesby Building looking north 5.00 Printed by J Arthur Dixon Ltd

T590 View from POT looking South East JUMBO 5.00T601 View looking North West JUMBO 5.00T610 View looking South JUMBO 5.00T618 POT from Clipstone Street 5.00T619 POT from Charlotte Street 5.00

T619C POT from Charlotte Street 5.00 Printed by Photowork LtdT621 POT from Fitzroy Square 5.00T623 POT from WDO 5.00

T623C POT from WDO JUMBO 5.00T626C POT from Mullard Building 5.00

L19 View from Mullard Building 5.00 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd.

GPO Logo L1 1967/8 POT from Fitzroy Square (20,000) 5.00with crown L7 POT from WDO (20,000) 5.00

L7 GL POT from WDO JUMBO (10,000) 5.00L9 POT from Fitzroy Square (20,000) 5.00

L10 POT from Mullard Building (20,000) 5.00L13 Night view of POT (20,000) 5.00L14 POT from Clipstone Street (20,000) 5.00

L14 GL POT from Clipstone Street JUMBO (10,000) 5.00L15 GL Night view looking South East JUMBO 5.00

GPO LogoH1 1968/9 British Museum and City from POT (16,500) 2.25 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd

with crown H2 Centre Point Building from POT (16,500) 2.25 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd H3 Westminster and South Bank from POT

(16,500)2.25 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd

H4 Regents Park from POT (16500) 2.25 H5 Regents Park from POT (16500) 2.25 H6 Kings Cross from POT (16500) 2.25

GPO Logo NL7 1969 View from Western District Office (33,000) 1.00 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltdwith crown NL7 GL View from Western District Office JUMBO


NL10 View from Mullard Building (63,000) 1.00 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd NL13 Night view (86,000) 1.00 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd NL14 View from Clipstone Street (63,000) 5.00 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd

NL14GL View from Clipstone Street JUMBO (--,000) 5.00

NL16 View from Charlotte Place (56,000) 5.00 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd NL17 Tower from Western District Office 5.00

POT outlineNL14GL 1970/1 As N14GL (GPO logo), but reprinted with

POT logo (71,000)1.25

with 'POST NL20 Night scene from Portland Place (30,000) 1.25 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons LtdOFFICE' NL20GL Night scene from Portland Place - LONG

OVERSIZED (60k)1.25 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd

NL21 Charity Pool, POT (20,000) 1.25 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd NL22 Post Office Tower at Night (20,000) 1.25 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd NL23 POT Light at night (20,000) 1.25 Printed by E T W Dennis & Sons Ltd NL24GL POT from Fitzroy Place - LONG OVERSIZED


No Number View from Charlotte Place - LENTICULAR (--,000)

1.25 Printed by Austin Packaging

NL15GL ? 1.25

POST OFFICE TELECOMMUNICATIONSA3119 Jan-1977 "Important - New telephone number" with 3.00 Change of address card - OFFICIAL A3119 1979 "Please note our new telephone number" 3.00 Change of address card - OFFICIAL

THE TELECOM TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE

"Items" 1 1981? Coinbox 1884 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers2 Double needle telegraph for messages to

Buckingham Palace0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers

3 1878 telephone - first used by British PO 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers4 Wheatstone morse teklegraph transmitter 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers5 Candlestick telephone c1930 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers6 Candlestick telephone c1905 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers7 Early private switchboard 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers8 Creed teleprinter number 3 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers9 Standard Post Office Morse Sounder 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers10 Edison's telephone 1879 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers

"Kiosks" 1 ? First standard Post Office kiosk 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers2 Kiosk number two 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers3 Kiosk number four 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers4 One of the first street telephone kiosks 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers5 Kiosk number 8 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers

"Operators" 1 ? Purley exchange in days of NTC 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers

2 Typical Kent rural exchange c1930/50 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers3 Night shift at Brighton exchange 1964 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers4 Operators during world war two 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers5 Boy operators at Sunderland 1883 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers6 Incoming switchboard used in major cities 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers7 Operator working switchboard, Manchester

18950.40 Printed by Battley Brothers

"Men 1 ? Workmen using hoist c1910 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothersat Work" 2 Linemen repairing storm damage 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers

3 Birmingham lineman from early days 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers4 Linemen at work on major trunk route 1930s 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers

5 Albion lorry used 1926-1952 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers

"St. 1 ? First St Valentine's Greetings telegram 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest

Valentines" 2 Period postcard by Frederick Spurgin 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest. Name misspelled "Sprugin"

3 Romantic postcard c1920 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest

"Vehicles" 1 ? Albion 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest2 BSA 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest3 Morris 8 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest

"Ephemera" 1 ? Telegram to Hubbie - Edwardian postcard 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers2 Reproduction of poster used in 1930s 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers3 Telegrams to Wife - Edwardian postacrd 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers4 Postcard designed by Mabel Lucie Attwell 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers5 Publicity postcard originally published by

NFDDS&S0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest

6 1888 Christmas card of Central Telegraph Office


7 Publicity leaflet "The time by the exchange clock"


8 Art poster used by GPO to publicise Jubilee kiosk


9 Telephone stamps 1884-1891 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest10 Underground cable maintenance 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest11 The Greetings telegram 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest12 Season's greetings 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest13 ? 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest?14 HMS Alert POTS poster 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest15 Victorian Christmas greetings card 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest16 The Telegraph Office 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest17 TELSTAR 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest18 Christmas postcard 0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest19 A telephone nostalgia postcard from the

Edwardian period0.40 Printed by Beric Tempest

20 1889 Christmas Card of main London Telegraph Office


No Number Post Office Satellite Earth Station, Goonhilly LENTICULAR

1.00 Printed by Toppan Japan - Lenticular surface. Sold at TTS

Advert Card No Number The London Telecom Tower 0.40 Printed by Battley Brothers. Sold at TTS and officially produced by BT

BRITISH TELECOM (BT) / BT CONNECTED EARTH

Advert Card P6579 2002 Connected Earth - Early Mobile Commnications

1.00 A free card restrictively distributed through museums and libraries

Advert Card P9170 2002 Connected Earth - Whatever the Weather 1.00 A free card restrictively distributed through museums and libraries

Advert Card No Number mid-2007 70th anniversary of the 999 Emergency Service


Advert Card No Number 2007 Connected Earth - 170th Anniversary of the Electric Telegraph


Advert Card No Number c2008 Connected Earth - Artefact Catalogue Montage


Advert Card No Number c2008 Connected Earth - 50th Anniversary of Subscriber Trunk Dialling


Advert Card No Number c2009 Connected Earth - Podcasts: Plug into the stories


END OF LISTING Cards ceased to be issued following the closure of the POT and TTS(c) Copyright Glenn H Morgan, 2013. Not to be sold

POST OFFICE: PROMOTIONAL, PUBLICITYAND SPECIAL OFFER CARDSDefinition: Often given away free, or they were of a very limited distribution or target audience, e.g. c Excludes cards that were specifically issued by one of the old Post Office Regions

GENERAL CARDSSERIES NUMBER DATE DETAILS £ NOTES

When? Streamline No Number ? Royal Mail Streamline service balloon photo 1.00

Writing No Number ? Set of 6 - "I SMELT THIS AND THOUGHT OF YOU"

1.00

No Number Set of 6 - "I SMELT THIS AND THOUGHT OF YOU"

1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00


1.00

Writing No Number ? 'hi' - What a difference a letter makes. 1.00

Writing No Number ? I saw this and I thought of you. (Love heart) 1.00

1980s Moving PL(B)3471 c1981 Change of Address: Horse drawn removal

van1.00 OFFICIAL PAID change of address card

Separation 1 1-Oct-1981 A Postbus photographed at Leigh near Reigate.

0.30 Printed by The House of Questa. Sold in folder of six cards to commemorate separation of posts from telephones

2 The Post Office underground railway at Mount Pleasant sorting office, London.


3 Expresspost motorcyclist in London 0.30 Printed by The House of Questa. Sold in folder of six cards to commemorate separation of posts from telephones

4 Travelling Post Office at Paddington station the Great Western Down.


5 Mail van in the Black Mountains in Wales / Fan y post ar Fynydd Du yng Nghymru.


6 Airmail carried by British Caledonian at London airports..


Datapost No Number 1-Jul-1982 DATAPOST - Bandeirante 110 P2 with

0.40 Printed by Charles Skilton & Fry Ltd

Design Division

No Number 1984 Royal London House in Finsbury Square 10.00 Worded "Venue of the Stamp Advisory Committee", with menu for Christmas lunch 1984 and Xmas stamp cancelled with internal handstamp

Postcard PPA 1984 1-Jun-1985 Picture Postcard Awards 1984 - Pulteney Bridge, Bath.


Awards PPA 1984 Picture Postcard Awards 1984 - The Harbour, St Ives.


PPA 1984 Picture Postcard Awards 1984 - Lower Gardens, Bournemouth.


Postcodes No Number 1-Jun-1985 Pass on your postcode' text only 1.00 Perforated two sides in strips of four. Issued free at summer shows

Postcodes No Number c1986 Use the Postcode / You're not properly addressed without it" text only

1.00 Post Paid

Moving No Number c1986 Change of Address:'New address and postcode' with elephant

1.00 OFFICIAL PAID change of address card

Postcodes No Number 1-Jul-1986 'I've visited Poco's Postcode Bus' 1.00

TPO No Number 4-May-1987 TPO "two out of every three letters travel by train……." (5,000)

0.40 Issued free of charge at Rail Open Days and later sold at NPM

Postcodes No Number 1-Jun-1987 I've visited the Write It exhibition bus' text only

1.00 Post paid card given away at summer shows and exhibitions

Postcodes No Number 1-Jul-1987 I've visited the Post Bus' text only 1.00 Post paid card given away at summer shows and exhibitions

Postcodes No Number 24-Sep-1987 POSTCODES MATTER - Map of UK - London Postal Region

1.00 Postage paid. Issued free wo visitors at the Science Museum London Postcode Show

No Number POSTCODES MATTER - Map of UK - London (2nd Print)


No Number POSTCODES MATTER - Map of UK - London (3rd Print - rough Card)


TPO No Number 20-Jan-1988 150th Anniversary of first TPO 0.40 Issued free of charge at Rail Open Days and later sold at NPM

TV & Press No Number 1-Jun-1988 Postman on Bicycle in Country Lane 1.00 Scenes from advertisements. Given to staff only

No Number Handling Mail at night 1.00 Scenes from advertisements. Given to staff only

No Number Town scene early morning 1.00 Scenes from advertisements. Given to staff only

No Number Young man with letter 1.00 Scenes from advertisements. Given to staff only

No Number Young woman with letter 1.00 Scenes from advertisements. Given to staff only

Writing No Number 14-Feb-1989 St. Valentines Day 4.00 Printed by Taylor Bloxham No Number St. Valentines Day - With tear-off glued flap

attached.6.00 Printed by Taylor Bloxham

"My School" No Number 1-Mar-1989 Painting by Ben McBride Age 7 0.60 Issued free within the 1989 Anniversaries presentation pack

No Number Painting by Raymond Mo Age 7 0.60 Issued free within the 1989 Anniversaries presentation pack

No Number Painting by Matthew Clarke Age 5 0.60 Issued free within the 1989 Anniversaries presentation pack

No Number Painting by Samuel Gough Age 5 0.60 Issued free within the 1989 Anniversaries presentation pack

1990s Collections No Number 1-Jun-1990 Science and Art letter box 1857 0.50 Sold at Post Offices as part of a large

range of products under the "Collections" banner

No Number Lamp Post letter box 1935 0.50 Sold at Post Offices as part of a large range of products under the "Collections" banner

No Number Pillar Box present reign 0.50 Sold at Post Offices as part of a large range of products under the "Collections" banner

No Number Rowland Hill diary extract and Penny Black 0.50 Sold at Post Offices as part of a large range of products under the "Collections" banner

Quick Brew Tea

1 1990 Rowland Hill and the pre-paid post competition

0.50 Given within Quick Brew Tea Bag boxes and issued "in association with Royal Mail"

2 Introduction of the Penny Black 0.50 Given within Quick Brew Tea Bag boxes and issued "in association with Royal Mail"

3 The security printing of the Penny Black 0.50 Given within Quick Brew Tea Bag boxes and issued "in association with Royal Mail"

4 Introduction of the Tuppeny Blue 0.50 Given within Quick Brew Tea Bag boxes and issued "in association with Royal Mail"

5 Demise of the Penny Black 0.50 Given within Quick Brew Tea Bag boxes and issued "in association with Royal Mail"

6 150th anniversary of the Penny Black 0.50 Given within Quick Brew Tea Bag boxes and issued "in association with Royal Mail"

Teamwork No Number 1992 VR Pillar Box, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol. 1.00 Teamwork '92 campaign

Parcel Force No Number c1992 Parcelforce Golden Van, Worcester Express Depot.

0.60 Issued as part of an award scheme for the best depots nationwide

No Number Parcelforce Golden Van, Ipswich Depot 0.60 Issued as part of an award scheme for the best depots nationwide

Moving No Number c1993 Change of Address:Pen, ribbon-tied 1.00 No Number Change of Address:Printed letterhead, pens,

keys, address card and stamps0.30

Writing No Number 1994 1994-Resolving to write more and more 1.00

Charity No Number 1998 The Three Marketeers Lake District Challenge

3.00

Op's HFT circa 1999 NOW THERE'S ANOTHER CONVENIENT PLACE TO PICK UP…..

1.00

2000s Christmas 2000 Recommended last posting dates for 0.30

Op's No Number 2006 Mount Pleasant 1934 - Visitor Card 1.00 Given to visitors to Mount Pleasant

Charity No Number 22-Jul-2007 London-Cambridge Cycle Ride in aid of children's hospice. Card depicts 3 mailboxes

3.00 c6000 carried by 60 posties, raising £6,000. Sold for £1 minimum donation. Bears Union Flag Smiler with 36 PO images on label

COLLECTOR SERVICESPhilatelic

Gift Vouchers

PL(B)3662 Nov-1981 Squirrel design 0.40 Printed by Howards of Slough. Folded card to which stamps were to be detached and postmarked as proof of purchase and then given as gift for recipient to exchange for RM stamps

PL(B)3663 Kingfisher design 0.40 Printed by Howards of Slough. Folded card to which stamps were to be detached and postmarked as proof of purchase and then given as gift for recipient to exchange for RM stamps

PL(B)3664 Snowdrops design 0.40 Printed by Howards of Slough. Folded card to which stamps were to be detached and postmarked as proof of purchase and then given as gift for recipient to exchange for RM stamps

THE STAMP BUG CLUB Advert No Number 23-May-1983 Stamp Bug Club Member visiting NPM 7.00 Printed at The House of QuestaCards SB1 12-Mar-1985 5th Anniversary of Stamp Bug Club 0.40

Green Issue PHQ146a-d Sep-1992 'Environment' stamp issue PHQ cards overprinted "It's good to be green"

1.00 Set of four cards, one of which was randomly issued to Stamp Bug Club members with their magazine

PHQ146a-d 'Environment' stamp issue PHQ cards overprinted "It's good to be green"






THE COLLECTORS' CLUB Successor to THE STAMP BUG CLUBAdvert No Number 1-Feb-1994 Rupert Bear Greetings PHQ with "Hello I

thought you'd…." on reverse 1.50

Members'No Number c1995/8 Christmas tree ("Find the tree decorations") 1.50

Christmas No Number c1995/8 Pulling Cracker ("Find the hidden words") 1.50Cards No Number c1995/8 Sledding ("Make the model of us") 1.50

from the No Number c1995/8 Carol Singing under lamp post 1.50Club No Number 1999 Christmas Tree (Dated reverse, copyright

Post Office)1.50

No Number 2000 Carol Singing (Dated reverse, copyright Post Office)

1.50

PHILATELIC BUREAU / TALLENTS HOUSE "Your Royal

Mail Free Gift"

No Number 2000 16 January - The Future 0.50 Pack of 10 cards featuring each new stamp issue for 2001. Includes that months calendar on card face plus photo of hallway showing front door. PO imprint

No Number 13 February - Cats and Dogs 0.50 Pack of 10 cards featuring each new stamp issue for 2001. Includes that months calendar on card face plus photo of hallway showing front door. PO imprint

No Number 13 March - Weather 0.50 Pack of 10 cards featuring each new stamp issue for 2001. Includes that months calendar on card face plus photo of hallway showing front door. PO imprint

No Number 10 April - Submarines 0.50 Pack of 10 cards featuring each new stamp issue for 2001. Includes that months calendar on card face plus photo of hallway showing front door. PO imprint

No Number 15 May - Buses 0.50 Pack of 10 cards featuring each new stamp issue for 2001. Includes that months calendar on card face plus photo of hallway showing front door. PO imprint

No Number 19 June - Hats 0.50 Pack of 10 cards featuring each new stamp issue for 2001. Includes that months calendar on card face plus photo of hallway showing front door. PO imprint

No Number 10 July - Pond Life 0.50 Pack of 10 cards featuring each new stamp issue for 2001. Includes that months calendar on card face plus photo of hallway showing front door. PO imprint

No Number 4 September - Puppets 0.50 Pack of 10 cards featuring each new stamp issue for 2001. Includes that months calendar on card face plus photo of hallway showing front door. PO imprint

No Number 2 October - Nobel Prizes 0.50 Pack of 10 cards featuring each new stamp issue for 2001. Includes that months calendar on card face plus photo of hallway showing front door. PO imprint

No Number 6 November - Christmas 0.50 Pack of 10 cards featuring each new stamp issue for 2001. Includes that months calendar on card face plus photo of hallway showing front door. PO imprint

Tallents P2826 2001/2 "Thank you for your order" B&W Postwoman 1942

0.60 Given to Tallents House customers with some orders (randomly?). More might exist. Consignia plc imprint.

House Order Ackn't

P5945 "Thank you for your order" B&W Horse-drawn Parcel van 1887


XE14 Postman and messenger with bicycle and handcart.


P2291 Church Steps, Minehead, Somerset. 0.60 Given to Tallents House customers with some orders (randomly?). More might exist. Consignia plc imprint.

POSTCARD OFFERS BY POST POSTCARD SETS

National Gallery

1014 ? Girl with a kitten 0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

1025 Fightting Temeraire 0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

1063 The Haywain 0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

1246 The Water-Lily Pond 0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

1325 The Virgin & Child with SS Anne & John the Baptist

0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

1540 The Seine at Asnieres 0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

National Gallery

1786 ? The Lake of Thun 0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

6457 Landscape with Poplars 0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

130 The Cornfield 0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

6456 Bathers at La Grenouillere 0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

6401 Lilac 0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

6388 Garden at Villeneuve-sur-Yonne 0.50 Set of six in folder - with compliments of Royal Mail and National Gallery

Send a Little Happiness

No Number 1993 Greetings - Long John Silver 0.50 As GS1 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Tweedledum and Tweedledee 0.50 As GS1 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - William 0.50 As GS1 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Mole and Toad 0.50 As GS1 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Bash Street Kids 0.50 As GS1 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Peter Rabbit 0.50 As GS1 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Snowman 0.50 As GS1 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - The BFG 0.50 As GS1 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Rupert 0.50 As GS1 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Aladdin 0.50 As GS1 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

Send a Little Happiness

No Number 1994 Greetings - Dan Dare 0.50 As GS2 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - The Three Bears 0.50 As GS2 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Rupert 0.50 As GS2 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Alice 0.50 As GS2 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Noggin 0.50 As GS2 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Peter Rabbit 0.50 As GS2 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Red Riding Hood 0.50 As GS2 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Orlando 0.50 As GS2 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Biggles 0.50 As GS2 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

No Number Greetings - Paddington Bear 0.50 As GS2 PHQ set, but different text on reverse including "SEND A LITTLE HAPPINESS WITH ROYAL MAIL" at foot

Atlanta '96 1996 Olympics & Paralympics - Atlanta 1996 - Athlete celebrating.

0.50

Olympics & Paralympics - Atlanta 1996 - Swimming

0.50

Olympics & Paralympics - Atlanta 1996 - Basketball

0.50

Olympics & Paralympics - Atlanta 1996 - Javelin

0.50

Olympics & Paralympics - Atlanta 1996 - Starting blocks

0.50

EVENT ATTENDANCECHILDREN RELATED

ChildrensNo Number 30-May-1979 The Great Childrens Party, Hyde Park 22.00 Given free to the children attending the

partyParty No Number 21-Nov-1979 The Great Childrens Party, Hyde Park -

BLANK CENTRE0.60 Sold to collectors subsequent to the

event

STAMP EXHIBITION SERIES Exhibition

Card 1 1 13-Jun-1987 Capex '87 - LES POSTES BRITANNIQUES -

13-21 JUIN 19876.00

(with show cachet)

1 Capex '87 - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 13-21 JUNE 1987

6.00

1 RICCIONE'87 - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 22-24 AUGUST 1987

6.00

1 BALPEX 87 - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 5-7 SEPTEMBER 1987

6.00

1 HOST-MESSEN OSLO - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 5-6 SEP. 1987

6.00

1 AUTUMN STAMPEX . BPE - 22-27 SEPT 1987

6.00

1 PHILEX 87 - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 2-4 OCTOBER 1987

6.00

1 Le Harvre - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 10-11 OCTOBER 1987

6.00

1 HAFNIA 87 - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 16-25 OCT.

6.00

1 ASDA 87 - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 22-25 OCTOBER 1987

6.00

1 Philatelia '87 Cologne - British Post Office - 6.-8.11.87

6.00

1 MILANO'87 - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 20-22 NOVEMBER 1987

6.00

1 JAPEX 87 - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 21-23 NOV 1987

6.00

1 SPRING STAMPEX - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 1-6 MARCH 1988

6.00

1 ESSEN - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 14-17.4.88

6.00

Exhibition Card 2

2 1-Jun-1988 FINLANDIA HELSINKI - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 1-12 JUNE 1988

6.00

(with show cachet)

2 30-Jul-1988 SYDPEX - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 30 JULY - 7 AUGUST 1988

6.00

2 27-Sep-1988 AUTUM STAMPEX / BPE - BPO - 27 SEPTEMBER - 2 OCTOBER 1988

6.00

2 18-Oct-1988 FILACEPT 88 - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 18-23 OCTOBER 1988

6.00

2 20-Oct-1988 ASDA NATIONAL'88 - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 20-23 OCTOBER 1988

6.00

2 28-Feb-1989 SPRING STAMPEX - BPO - 28 FERUARY -5 MARCH 1988

6.00

Exhibition Card 3

3 7-Jun-1989 NORDIA - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 7-11 JUNE 1989

6.00

(with show cachet)

3 7-Jul-1989 PHILEXFRANCE - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 7-17 JULY 1989

6.00

3 17-Oct-1989 AUTUM STAMPEX / BPE - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 17-22 OCTOBER 1989

6.00

3 3-Nov-1989 PHILATELIA - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 3-5 NOVEMBER 1989

6.00

3 17-Nov-1989 World Stamp Expo '89 - 17 November to 3 December 1989

6.00

3 27-Feb-1990 Spring STAMPEX - 27 February to 4 March 1990

6.00

Exhibition Card 4

4 3-May-1990 Stamp World, London 90 - ROYAL MAIL STAMPS - 3-13 MAY 1990

6.00

(with show cachet)

4 2-Jun-1990 belgica 90 - BRITISH POST OFFICE - 2-10 JUNE 1990

6.00

4 24-Aug-1990 NEW ZEALAND 1990 - ROYAL MAIL STAMPS - 24 AUG - 2 SEPT 1990

6.00

4 18-Oct-1990 AUTUM STAMPEX / BPE - ROYAL MAIL STAMPS - 16-21 OCTOBER 1990

6.00

4 1-Nov-1990 ASDA National '90 - 1 - 4 November 1990 6.00 4 26-Feb-1991 Spring STAMPEX - 26 February to 3 March

19916.00

Capex '96 1 1996 Wildfowl 1.00 2 Robbie Burns 1.00 3 Bobby Moore 1.00

China '96 1 1996 Wildfowl 1.00 2 Robbie Burns 1.00 3 Bobby Moore 1.00

G-MEX 1998 Xmas 20p PHQ style card with RM Stamps & Collectables opt

5.00 Printed by White Dove Press

No Number 17-Jul-2001 Her Majesty QEII: The Machin Head 0.60 Issued for the Royal Academy Schools Machin Retrospective. Sold mint or with special handstamp. Consignia imprint

END OF LISTING


OTHER POSTAL RELATED CARD SERIES

BATH POSTAL MUSEUM

SERIES NUMBER DATE DETAILS £ NOTESFORERUNNER TO POSTAL ARTEFACTS

CARD SERIES No Number 1979 Mailcoach - "The sale of this card will assist

in establishing the Permanent Exhibition…"0.50 Printer name not on card

POSTAL ARTEFACTS CARD SERIES Reprints made when needed, but no knowledge of any differences between them or volumes produced

1 Apr-1981 Ralph Allen, Postmaster of Bath 0.50 Printer name not on card 2 Mar-1982 Victorian Hexagonal Pillar Box 1866-78 0.50 Printer name not on card. TWO

printings 3 Aug-1982 Bath/London Royal Mailcoach oustide

museum on opening day0.50 Printed by Unichrome

4 Mar-1983 Miniature of Ralph Allen 0.50 Printed by Unichrome. Sold at 10p each. 6,000 printed

5 Aug-1983 John Palmer of Bath 0.50 Printed by Unichrome6 Mar-1984 A journey from Bath to London by mailcoach 0.50 Printed by Unichrome

7 Jun-1984 Scale model of Palmer's original mailcoach 0.50 Printed by Unichrome. TWO printings

8 Jul-1984 Probably the first mailcoach hired by John Palmer 1784

0.50 Printed by Unichrome. TWO printings

9 1984 Card 5 with 'Royal Mail Run' overprinted on back

0.50 Printed by Unichrome

10 Sep-1984 A country Post Office at night with mailcoach 0.50 Printed by Unichrome. Postcard number changed by hand from [9?] to 10

11 Mar-1985 Bracket Box letter box 0.50 Printed by Unichrome12 May-1985 Penny Black on piece 0.50 Printed by Unichrome. FIVE Printings13 Sep-1985 First world war post woman 0.50 Printed by Unichrome14 1985/6 Royal Mail Coach, London, Bath, Wells 0.50 Printed by Unichrome15 Apr-1986 "The Postman's Story" Victorian song sheet 0.50 Printed by Unichrome

16 Jul-1986 Postcard from Cuckfield, Post Office Rifles 0.50 Printed by Unichrome17 Sep-1986 Pioneer British Airmail London-Bath 0.50 Printed by Unichrome18 Mar-1987 Early engraving of Prior Park 0.50 Printed by Unichrome19 Sep-1987 18th century Sedan chair 0.50 Printed by Unichrome20 Mar-1988 The Letter Box Polka music sheet 0.50 Printed by Unichrome14 1985/6 Royal Mail Coach, London, Bath, Wells 0.50 Printed by Unichrome22 Sep-1989 Carved and painted model of a postboy 0.50 Printed by Unichrome23 Mar-1990 "At rest in Honolulu Waters" painting 0.50 Printed by Unichrome24 Jan-1991 Plague by mail 0.50 Printed by Unichrome25 ___-19__ Weather watch at Lester's field 0.50 Printed by Unichrome26 ___-19__ Postboxes outside Windsor Castle 0.50 Printed by Unichrome27 ___-19__ Around the World by Graf Zeppelin 0.50 Printed by Unichrome28 ___-19__ Her Majesty's Mail 0.50 Printed by Unichrome. THREE printings

29 Sep-1995 Bath Postal Museum - Postal Boxes on display


30 ___-19__ The Handout (hand coming out of a pillar box)


END OF LISTING

Cards ceased being issued after number 30

LONDON STAMPEX

Autumn 1 2001A Kirkcudbright find of a block of ten Penny Blacks on cover

1.50 Limited edition of 7,500 cards given away free to visitors.

Spring 2 2002S Preliminary version of Wilding definitive design

0.75 Limited edition of 7,500 cards given away free to visitors. Printed by Enschede

Autumn 3 2002A Unadopted essay for 1969 Post Office Technology issue


Spring 4 2003S Artwork for 1911 Coronation Aerial stationery 0.75 Limited edition of 7,500 cards given away free to visitors.

Autumn 5 2003A Live steam locomotives by Hornby 0.75 Limited edition of 7,500 cards given away free to visitors.

Spring 6 2004S British Gibraltar 1704-2004 0.75 Limited edition of 12,500 cards given away free to visitors and to Gibraltar Bureau standing order customers

Autumn 7 2004A Unadopted presentation visual for 1998 Endangered Species issue


Spring 8 2005S Hand-painted DLR reply-paid design of 1878 0.75 Limited edition of 7,500 cards given away free to visitors. Issued in conjunction with BPMA (so also listed under that worksheet)

Autumn 9 2005A Mary Adshead design for Lord Nelson £1 stamp 1953

0.75 Limited edition of 7,500 cards given away free to visitors. Issued in conjunction with BPMA (so also listed under that worksheet)

Spring 10 2006S Paddle steamer of 1838 artwork by David Gentleman for 1969 Ships issue


Autumn 11 2006A Sergeant AJ Knight, winner of Victoria Cross 0.75 Limited edition of 7,500 cards given away free to visitors. Issued in conjunction with BPMA (so also listed under that worksheet)

Spring 12 2007S 1976 British Printing essays by John Norton 0.75 Limited edition of 7,500 cards given away free to visitors. Issued in conjunction with BPMA (so also listed under that worksheet)

Autumn 13 2007A Song thrushes unadopted visual by Collis Clements


Spring 14 2008S Concorde unadopted presentation visual by David Gentleman


Autumn 15 2008A Oddly, missing from collection! Spare copy appreciated


Spring 16 2009S Presentation visuals for 1979 Welsh Assembly issue by J Matthews


Autumn 17 2009A Presentation visuals for 1982 Maritime Heritage issue by Peter Morter


Spring 18 2010S Presentation visuals for 1972 Polar Exploration issue by M Bamberger


Autumn 19 2010A Presentation visuals for 1969 PO Technology issue by Rosalind Dease


Spring 20 2011S Presentation visual by Cooper Thirkell for 1986 Halley's Comet issue


Autumn 21 2011A Essay from Gentleman album 1966 of a Puffin


Spring 22 2012S Unadopted design by Restall for 1969 British Ships issue


Autumn 23 2012A Unadopted artwork by Roundel for 1998 British Land Speed Record


Spring 24 2013S Presentation Visual of Howard Brown's Harrison Clock issue


Autumn 25 2013A Unadopted artwork by Dick Davis for 1996 Classic Cars issue.


END OF LISTING

An ongoing series as at Autumn 2013

RICHARD BLAKE

1RB 1984 British Mail Coaches 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

Postal 1RB 1984 British Mail Coaches 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

Transport 2RB 1984 British Mail Coaches 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

2RB 1984 British Mail Coaches 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd. Reprint with blue printing on reverse and "SECOND PRINTING"





5RB 1984 Early Travelling Post Offices from 1838 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

5RB 1984 Early Travelling Post Offices from 1838 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd. Reprint with blue printing on reverse and "SECOND PRINTING"

(6RB) 1984 Early Travelling Post Offices from 1838 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd. Unnumbered

6RB 1984 Early Travelling Post Offices from 1838 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd. Reprint with blue printing on reverse and "SECOND PRINTING"

(7RB) 1984 New Zealand Mail Coaches 1870 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd. Unnumbered

8RB 1984 New Zealand Mail Coaches 1908 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

9RB 1985 USA Mail Coaches 1853 -1865 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd








17RB 1987 Great Western Railway Mail Sorting Carriage 1860

0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

18RB 1987 Midland Railway Travelling Post Office Carriage 1879


19RB 1987 Australian Mail Coaches 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

2ORB 1987 Australian Mail Coaches 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd



23RB 1987 1908 London Postal Van 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

24RB 1987 1912 Leicester and Stony Stratford Mail Van 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

25RB 1988 Canadian Royal Mail Coaches 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd




29RB 1988 1924 Stoneleigh 4 cwt 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

30RB 1988 1924 Rover 5 cwt 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

31RB 1988 1925 Leyland Trojan 5 cwt 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

32RB 1988 1927 Leyland Trojan 10 cwt 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

RB33 1990 Albion Mail Contractor's 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardRB34 1990 Morris Air Mail Vans of 1934 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardRB35 1990 Royal Mail Fordson Vans of 1940 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardRB36 1990 Royal Mail Morris Vans 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardRB37 1990 YYW 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardRB38 1990 Morris Minor Royal Mail Light Vans with standard 1935

and experimental body 19360.50 Printer name not quoted on card

RB39 1990 GPO PO Radio Service Green Morris 10cwt Y Radio Service Van of 1948, etc

0.50 Printer name not quoted on card

RB40 1990 GPO Engineering Green Leyland Retriever Lorries 1950 and 1951

0.50 Printer name not quoted on card

RB41 ? GPO Green Albion Lorries - 30cwt Utility and 3 Ton Stores Carrier both 1931

0.50

RB42 ? Royal Mail Electric Vehicles of 1928 Victor and Electromobile 1 ton

0.50

RB43 ? Royal Mail Morris Commercial LC3 240cf 1949 and LC4 240cf 1951

0.50

RB44 ? Royal Mail Trojan Vans 240cf of 1954 and 70cf of 1925

0.50

Postal

PH201 1987 Night Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd. Also reprinted with gloss finish to card

History PH202 1987 Travelling Post Office 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd. Also reprinted with gloss finish to card

PH203 1987 Air Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd. Also reprinted with gloss finish to card

PH204 1987 Parcel Post 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd. Also reprinted with gloss finish to card

PH205 1987 Mobile Post Office 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

PH206 1987 Post Haste 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd. Also reprinted with gloss finish to card

PH207 1987 Ocean Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

PH208 1987 Forces Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

PH209 1988 Empire Air Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

PH210 1988 Postbus Service - Sherpa 300, Commer and Landrover


PH211 1988 Post Office Railway 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

PH211-A 1988 Mail Rail -Map 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardPH211-B 1988 Mail Rail - Rolling Stock 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardPH211-C 1988 Mail Rail - Underground Map of Proposed

Extension 19280.50 Printer name not quoted on card

PH211-D 1988 Mail Rail - Rolling Stock 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardPH212 1988 Coastal Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH213 1989 Overland Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH214 1989 Pony Express 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH215 1989 Catapult Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH216 1989 Christmas Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH217 1989 Cross Post 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH218 1989 First Flight Mails 1889 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH219 1989 Telegraph Messenger Service 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH220 1989 PO Engineering Vehicles in Workshop 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH221 1989 India Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH222 1989 Railway Letters 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH223 1989 Zeppelin Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH224 1989 Tin-Can Mail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH225 1989 Letters to Santa 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPH226 1989 Christmas Delivery 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

Ltd

PH227 1989 Christmas Post 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

PH228 1989 Penny Postage 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

PH229 1990 GWR Air Mail Service 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

PH230 1990 Railway Air Service 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

PH231 1990 Hovermail 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

PH232 1990 Rural Post 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

PH232 1990 Balloon Mail 0.50 Printed by House of Questa. Stock number duplicates previous card number

PH233 1990 Crash Mail 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardPH234 1990 Railway Disaster Mail 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardPH235 1990 Wreck Mail 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardPH236 1990 RAF Pioneer Mail Flights 0.50 Printer name not quoted on card

PH237-1 1990 'Mr. Brains' The Post Office Cat 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardPH237-2 1990 Geronimo' The Postal Sorting Office Cat 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardPH238 1990 Helicopter Mail 0.50PH239 1990 River Post 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardPH240 ? Camel Post 0.50PH241 ? Pigeon Post 0.50PH242 ? Mail Coach Routes 1855 0.50PH243 ? Internal Mail Network 1935 0.50PH244 ? GPO Air Mail Links 1930 0.50PH245 ? Imperial Airways Routes 1935 0.50PH246 ? Aerogramme 0.50PH247 ? Arctic Mail (Husky Drawn Sledge) 0.50PH248 ? Prisoner of War Mail (Letters from Home) 0.50PH249 ? Balloon Mail 0.50PH250 ? First UK Aerial Post 0.50

PH250A ? First England / Australia Flight 0.50PH251 ? Tram Post 0.50PH252 ? Transatlantic Mail 0.50PH253 ? The Village Post 0.50PH254 ? Airgraphs 0.50PH255 ? Special Delivery 0.50PH256 ? Submarine Mail 0.50PH257 ? Antarctic Mail 0.50

RealJPB9 1989 Beaminster & Bridport Contractor's de Dion

Royal Mail Bus 19120.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

LtdPhotos JPB10 1989 London/Ramsgate Contractor's Royal Mail

Milnes-Daimler Lorry 19070.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

Ltd JPB11 1989 London/Colchester Contractor's Royal Mail

Alldays and Onions Lorry 19060.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

Ltd

(1-8 appearJPB12 1989 London/Epping Contractor's Royal Mail

Milnes-Daimler Lorry 19060.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley)

Ltd

not to JPB13 1989 Postman wearing Tunic Uniform c1900 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

exist) JPB14 1989 Postman wearing the First Uniform for Women Postal Workers 1915


JPB15 1989 Postman in Double Peaked Shako 1919 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

JPB16 1989 Postman in Uniform 0.50 Printed by Litho Techniques (Kenley) Ltd

JPB17 1993 Old Postmen 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardJPB18 1993 Old Postmen 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardJPB19 1993 Old Postmen 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardJPB20 1993 Old Postmen 0.50 Printer name not quoted on card

Postal PBSE1 ? SE Postal Region Mail Route Maps/Vans 0.50Maps / PBSE2 SE Postal Region Mail Route Maps/Vans 0.50Vans PBSE3 SE Postal Region Mail Route Maps/Vans 0.50

PBSE4 SE Postal Region Mail Route Maps/Vans 0.50PBSE5 SE Postal Region Mail Route Maps/Vans 0.50PBSE6 SE Postal Region Mail Route Maps/Vans 0.50

GP18 1989 Robowriter 0.50GP21 1990 Wishing Christmas Joy to All 0.50 Printer name not quoted on cardGP22 1990 Christmas Hope - Happiness to All 0.50 Printer name not quoted on card

END OF LISTING

No further cards traced

COLIN BAXTER

Post Boxes CB45 1984 Post Box, Wester Ross 1.00 Printed by Nevisprint LtdCB71 1985 Post Box, Glen Errochty 1.00 Printed by Nevisprint LtdBP 1 1984 Glen Errochty, Tayside (Large) 1.00 Printed in Great BritainBP 2 1984 Earls Colne, Essex 1.00BP 3 1984 Badochro, Wester Ross 1.00BP 4 1986 Knock, Isle of Mull 1.00 Printed by Nevisprint LtdBP 5 1986 Otley, West Yorkshire 1.00 Printed by Nevisprint LtdBP 6 1986 Wiston, Lanarkshire 1.00 Printed by Nevisprint LtdBP 7 1986 Iona, Argyll 1.00 Printed by Nevisprint LtdBP 8 1986 Toscaig, Wester Ross 1.00 Printed by Nevisprint LtdBP 9 1986 Nostie, Kyle, Wester Ross 1.00 Printed by Nevisprint LtdBP 10 1986 Tiroran, Isle of Mull 1.00 Printed by Nevisprint LtdBP 11 1986 Bellanoch, Argyll 1.00 Printed by Nevisprint LtdBP 12 ? ? 1.00BP 13 ? Heylor, North Mainland, Shetland 1.00BP 14 ? Walberswick, Suffolk 1.00BP 15 ? Mid Yell Post Office, Yell, Shetland (Large) 1.00

BP 16 ? Ardgour Post Office, Invernesshire (Large) 1.00

BP 17 ? Strontian, Argyll (Large) 1.00END OF LISTING


REGUS

Post Boxes 1 ? ? 0.50 Printed by New Perspectivesand 2 1992 EIIR A type pillar box, logo Royal Mail 0.50 Printed by New Perspectives

Postal 3 1994 Pillar boxes - spanning 100 years 0.50 Printed by New PerspectivesTransport 4 1996 Royal Mail metered posting box 1996 0.50 Printed by New Perspectives

5 1996 Royal Mail Class 325 Electric Train operating Railnet services from Willesden

0.50 Printed by New Perspectives

6 1997 Cumbria mobile post office 0.50 Printed by New Perspectives7 1999 Two contrasting post boxes 0.50 Printed by New Perspectives8 2002 150th Aniiv. of 1st Pillar Box - 4th Anniv. of

the Manchester Postal Museum0.50 Printer name not quoted on card

END OF LISTING


DAVID SHAW

Postboxes 1 (4) 1988 VR Postbox at Malton Station 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd(1st number 2 (5) 1988 Postbox at Butterwick, Yorkshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

= series 3 (6) 1988 VR Postbox at East Lutton, Yorkshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltdnumber, 4 (9) 1989 GVIR Postbox, Murkle, Nr. Yhurso 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

2nd number 5 (10) 1989 GVIR Postbox, Kirkhill, Wick, Caithness 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltdin brackets 6 ( ) 1989 VR Postbox East Lutton Yorks 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

= whole 7 ( ) 1989 ? 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltdnumber) 8 (23) 1989 V R Pillarbox, Pavilion Sq., Buxton,

Derbyshire.0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

9 (24) 1989 GVIR Box, John O'Groats Post Office Caithness

0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

10 (33) 1990 VR Pillar box, Eastgate, Warwick 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd11 (34) 1990 GVR Postbox, Nowrick, Scotland 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd12 (35) 1990 V R Postbox, Matlock Green Post Office,

Derby.0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

13 (36) 1990 G V R Postbox, Horton Post Office, Ilminster, Somerset.


14 (37) 1990 Liverp[ool Special pillar box 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd15 (39) 1990 Unique GVR 'Ludlow' Wall Box 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd16 (40) 1990 Locally made Letter Box, Lowsonford Post

Office, Coventry.0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

17 (41) 1990 G V R Telephone Kiosk Type K4 with Letterbox, Frodsham, Cheshire.


18 (42) 1990 Private Posting Box, West Haddon 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd19 (43) 1990 EIIR Lamp box, Gateshead Garden Festival

Site0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

20 (45) 1990 Unique Victorian 1859 Large Second Standard Wall Box, Wickhambrook Suffolk

0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd21 (46) 1990 Original Victorian lamp box 1896, Hythe,

Kent0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

22 (49) 1990 Rare Scottish Crown Ludlow wallbox, Kilmaurs PO, Ayrshire


23 (50) 1990 Rare GVR 1933 Air Mail Pillarbox at Barming, Maidstone, Kent


24 (51) 1990 Rare Edward VII Postbox, Battersea, London 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

25 (52) 1990 VR Postbox, Parting Carn, St Mary's, Isles of Scilly


26 (53) 1990 Postbox at Earlish PO, Portree, Isle of Skye 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

27 (59) 1991 Edward VII Wallbox, Dorchester 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

28 (62) 1991 E II R Type G Pillarbox with Scottish Crown, Sheffield 10.


29 (63) 1991 Scottsih Crown lamp box, Kyle golf course, Rossh-shire


30 ( ) 1991 Green Penfold Pillar Box c.1872, Manchester.


31 (71) 1991 GV1R Ludlow Wallbox, Great Bradfield Post Office, Essex


32 (72) 1991 Edward VII Wallbox, Livery Dole, Exeter 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd33 (75) 1991 Edward VII Pillarbox, Forest Hill, London 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd34 (80) 1991 GVIR Pillar box, Countess Wear, Exeter,

Devon0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

35 (81) 1991 VR double aperture, Cheapside, London 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd36 (82) 1991 Bracket postbox, Gillingham Station, Dorset 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

37 (83) 1991 VR Ludlow wallbox, Duloe, Looe, Cornwall 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

38 (87) 1991 G VI R Lamp Box, Tyn Twll, Rhewl, Nr Llangollen, Denbighshire.


39 (95) 1992 Non-standard Pillarbox, Kodak, Harrow, Middlesex


40 (96) 1992 Edward V11 Free Standing Wallbox, Waterloo Station, London


41 (97) 1992 Posting Box, Fair Isle P.O., Shetland 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd42 (100) 1992 'Old and New' - E11R Royal Mail Box with

older version, Wendover 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

43 (110) 1992 Blue Victorian wallbox, Guernsey 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd44 (112) 1992 Edward VIII Pillarbox, Exester, Devon 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd45 (116) 1992 E11R 'K' type Pillarbox, York 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd46 (118) 1992 Double aperture EIIR, York 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

47 ( ) 1992 ? 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd48 (125) 1993 EV11R Wallbox, Victoria Park Road, Exeter 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

49 (127) 1993 GV1R Pillarbox, Wellington Square, Oxford 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

50 ( ) 1993 ? 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd51 (129) 1993 Large VR Wallbox, Heavitree, Exeter 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd52 (131) 1993 Posting boxes, Oxford HPO 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd53 (133) 1993 GVIR Lampbox, Glenfiddich Distillery, Banff-

shire0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

54 (134) 1993 G V R Lamp Box used as private Posting Box, Shenberrow Farm, Broadway Worcs

0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd55 (136) 1993 G V R Wall Box, Rhewl Post Office, Nr

Llangollen, Denbighshire.0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

56 (141) 1993 G VI R Lamp Box, Sirhowy Valley, Nr Hollybush, Blackwood, Mon.


57 (146) 1994 Rectangular QEII Postboxes, Shrewsbury, Shropshire


58 (147) 1994 Scottish Crown Type Pillar Box, Morpeth, Cumbria


59 (148) 1994 VR Penfold, Kings College, Cambridge 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd60 (149) 1994 VR Lamp Box, Lanark 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd61 (155) 1994 Royal Mail Double Aperture Pillar Box,

Pickering, Yorks 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

62 (156) 1994 GVIR Wall Box, Newbridge on Wye P.O., Gloucestershire


63 (157) 1994 EVIIR Lamp Box used as Wall Box, Pengen Ffordd, Talgarth


64 (158) 1994 GVIR and EIIR Pillar Boxes, Cambridge 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd65 (159) 1994 EVIIIR Pillar Box, Ascot, Berkshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

Post 1 (65) 1991 Borreraig, Isle of Skye. 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons LtdOffices 2 (66) 1991 Appin, Argyllshire. 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

3 (67) 1991 Dournreay, Caithness 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd4 (68) 1991 Brogaig, Isle of Skye 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd5 (69) 1991 Artafallie, Rossshire. 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd6 (70) 1991 Blanchland, Northumberland 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd7 (76) 1991 Bulmer, Yorkshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd8 (77) 1991 Plockton, Ross-shire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd9 (78) 1991 Graemsay, Orkney 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd10 (79) 1991 Eshaness, Shetland 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd11 (88) 1991 Tigharry, North East 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd12 (89) 1991 Duror, Argyllshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd13 (90) 1991 Newport Road, Risca, Monmouthshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

14 (101) 1992 Balchrick, Kinlochbervie, Sutherland 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd15 (102) 1992 Haltonb Camp, RAF Holton, Bucks 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd16 (103) 1992 Great Tew, Oxfordshire. 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd17 (104) 1992 Whiting Bay, Arran 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd18 (105) 1992 Ferness, Morayshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd19 (106) 1992 Llangibby, Monmouthshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

20 ( ) 1992 Longhaven PO, Aberdeenshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd21 ( ) 1992 Brightstone, Isle of Wight. 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd22 ( ) ? ? 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

23 (115) 1992 Castlebay, Isle of Barra with two Postbuses 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

24 (121) 1993 Trinity, Louth, Lincolnshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd25 (122) 1993 St Mary's, Scarborough, Yorkshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd26 (123) 1993 Parkend Road, Bream, Lydney, Glos 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd27 (124) 1993 Tintern, Nr Chepstow, Monmouthshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd28 (126) 1993 Roybridge, Inverness-shire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd29 (130) 1993 Pontnewynydd, Pontypool, Monmouthshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

30 (137) 1993 Vatersay, Isle of Barra 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd31 (138) 1993 Low Mill, Farndale, North Yorkshire. 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd32 (139) 1993 Samares, Jersey 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd33 (150) 1994 Durnes, Sutherland 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd34 (151) 1994 Kinver, Nr. Wolverhampton, Staffs 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd35(152) 1994 Luss, Dunbartonshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd36 (153) 1994 Over Peaover, Knutsford, Cheshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd37 (154) 1994 Rhydlewis, Carmarthenshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd38 (161) 1994 Alloway, Ayrshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd39 (162) 1994 Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd40 (163) 1994 Willkin, Walsall, Staffordshire 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd41 (164) 1994 Tengue, Isle of Skye 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

Postal(44) 1990 Royal Mail 'Parcel Force' van, York, July

1990 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

Transport (84) 1992 Royal Mail Van, York 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

(107) 1992 Chester-Tattenhall Postbus outside Burwardsley Post Office, Cheshire


(113) 1992 Parcel Force/Datapost Van, Luton, Bedfordshire


(135) 1993 Royal Mail Van, 1933 Morris at Rydale Folk Museum, August 1992


(140) 1993 Royal Mail Van, Royal Mail Streamline Depot, Hatfield, Herts.


(145) 1993 Parcel Force Van, York 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd(165) ? Parcel Force Technical Sevices Van at Luton

Airport Depot 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

(166) ? Royal Mail Postbus outside Claybrooke Post Office, Lutterworth, Leicestershire


Tel. Kiosks (132) 1993 White telephone boxes, Beverley, East Yorkshire


Happy 1 ( ) ? VR Postbox, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly. 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons LtdChristmas 2 ( ) ? ? 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

3 ( ) ? ? 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd4 ( ) ? ? 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

5 (57) 1990 A Teddy Bear's Picnic 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd6 (58) 1990 Happy Christmas' Postbox at Thorpe Basset,

Yorks.0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd

7 (91) 1991 'Noel' - Snow covered Postbox at Rillington, Yorks


Hand Drawn by Wicks*

1 of 4 (25) 1989 'All For You' - Postbox/Teddy by Rosalind Wicks

0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd. Dozens of cards by Rosalind Wicks have been issued since these four, but under her own name and numbering

2 of 4 (26) 'From us' - postbox and two girls in rain 0.50 Printed by Graham & Sons Ltd. Dozens of cards by Rosalind Wicks have been issued since these four, but under her own name and numbering

3 of 4 (27) 'Just For You' - Postbox/Teddy by Rosalind Wicks


4 of 4 (28 'Thinking of You' - Postbox/Teddy by Rosalind Wicks


END OF LISTING No further cards traced(c) Copyright Glenn H Morgan, 2013. Not to be sold

THE POST OFFICE: PRODUCTSDefinition: Invariably sold at Post Offices nationally, or selectively, as part of an established, or trial, p

SERIES NUMBER DATE DETAILS £ NOTES ROYAL MAIL POSTAGE PAID

POSTCARDS - SOLD AS SINGLE CARDS

Eur-Apex 93 AC1a 1993 Green's improved message balloon. 1.50 Bears imprinted stamp with Croydon airfield scene and airmail label. Printed at The House of Questa

AC1b First micro film message by Pigeon Post 1.50 Bears imprinted stamp with Croydon airfield scene and airmail label. Printed at The House of Questa

AC1c First Air Mail service in the UK 1.50 Bears imprinted stamp with Croydon airfield scene and airmail label. Printed at The House of Questa

AC1d Experimental Rocket Post firing. 1.50 Bears imprinted stamp with Croydon airfield scene and airmail label. Printed at The House of Questa

London Views

2A 1993 Four views, as used on cards 2B to 2E 1.00 With pre-printed NVI indicia. Printed by McCorquodale Confidential Print. Laminated

2B Big Ben 1.00 With pre-printed NVI indicia. Printed by McCorquodale Confidential Print. Laminated

2C Buckingham Palace 1.00 With pre-printed NVI indicia. Printed by McCorquodale Confidential Print. Laminated

2D Piccadily Circus 1.00 With pre-printed NVI indicia. Printed by McCorquodale Confidential Print. Laminated

2E Tower Bridge 1.00 With pre-printed NVI indicia. Printed by McCorquodale Confidential Print. Laminated

Stratford-on-Avon Views

3A 1993 Four views, as used on cards 3B to 3E 1.00 With pre-printed NVI indicia. Printed by McCorquodale Confidential Print. Laminated

3B Shakespeare's Birthplace 1.00 With pre-printed NVI indicia. Printed by McCorquodale Confidential Print. Laminated

3C Anne Hathaway's Cottage 1.00 With pre-printed NVI indicia. Printed by McCorquodale Confidential Print. Laminated

3D Royal Shakespeare Theatre 1.00 With pre-printed NVI indicia. Printed by McCorquodale Confidential Print. Laminated

3E Warwick Castle 1.00 With pre-printed NVI indicia. Printed by McCorquodale Confidential Print. Laminated

ROYAL MAIL POSTAGE PAID AIR CARDS - SOLD AS SINGLE CARDS

Aircards 5444 2002 The Procession - Bar code 5 014721 105444 1.00

5451 Hello - Bar code 5 014721 105451 1.00 5468 Train - Bar code 5 014721 105468 1.00 5482 Flowers & Herbs - Bar code 5 014721

1054821.00

5505 Angel in Prayer 1.00

ROYAL MAIL POSTCARDS - SOLD IN PACKS, NOT AS SINGLE CARDS

London 2010

No Number 2010 Post Office London Railway 1.00

No Number Hendon Aerodrome, September 1911 1.00

No Number RAF airmail service, 1919 1.00

No Number Unloading mail from train, WW1 1.00

No Number Late letter added to mail bag, 1911 1.00

No Number Morris Minor red van, 1934 1.00

ROYAL MAIL POSTCARDS - SOLD IN BOOKS, NOT AS SINGLE CARDS

National Trust

94A 1994 Pre-PAID - The Giant's Causeway - Royal Mail Card No PHQ 52d (94B) - NO selvedge

0.75 (Contained within the Northern Ireland prestige stamp booklet)

94A Pre-PAID - The Giant's Causeway - Royal Mail Card No PHQ 52d (94B) - with selvedge


94B The Giant's Causeway - Royal Mail Card No PHQ 52d (94B) - with selvedge


94B The Giant's Causeway - Royal Mail Card No PHQ 52d (94B) - NO selvedge


Cats 1995 Black Sophie Puskus and Tigger Ginger Chloe Kikko and Rosie Fred Asleep 1995 Book of 10 (2 each of above) 5.50

Rugby 1-Sep-1995 Harold Wagstaff (1891-1939)League Gus Risman (1911-1994)

Jim Sullivan (1903-1977) Billy Batten (1889-1959) Brian Bevan (1924-1991) Book of 10 (2 each of above) 5.50

Wildfowl 1996 Muscovy duckling Lapwing White-fronted goose Bittern Whooper swan LLANELLI MARTIN MERE SLIMBRIDGE ARUNDAL CAERLAVEROCK

Book of 10 as above 5.50

Football 1996 Peter Doherty (1913-1990)Legends Alex James (1902-1953)

Joe Mercer (1914-1990) Frank Swift (1913-1958) Billy Meridith (1874-1958) William 'Dixie' Dean (1907-1980) Bobby Moore (1941-1993) Duncan Edwards (1936-1958) Billy Wright (1924-1994) Danny Blanchflower (1926-1993) Book of 10 as above 5.50

Tudor 21-Jan-1997 HENRY VIIITimes CATHERINE OF ARAGON

ANNE BOLEYN JANE SEYMORE ANNE OF CLEVES CATHERINE HOWARD CATHERINE PARR HAMPTON COURT PALACE WINDSOR CASTLE TOWER OF LONDON Book of 10 as above 5.50

Air 1997 ?Architects ?

????????Book of 10 as above 5.50

Coastlines 1 8-Oct-2002 Near Siaboast, Isle of Lewis. 2 Isle of Bute. 3 Strangford Lough. 4 Near Benbane Head. 5 Strangford Lough. 6 Near Ballycastle. 7 Borth. 8 Near Portmadog. 9 Sand Point. 10 Mousehole. 11 Weymouth. 12 Felixstowe. 13 Blackwater Estuary. 14 Near Dengie Peninsular. 15 Near Berwick-upon-Tweed. 16 Studland Bay 17 Luskentyre. 18 Dover.

19 Padstowe. 20 Broardstairs. 21 St. Abb's Head. 22 Dunster. 23 Newquay. 24 Portrush. 25 Conwy. Book of 25 as above. 12.00

Post 1 8-Oct-2002 Posting Box at Land's EndBoxes 2 Make every day a posting day

3 Post early in the day. 4 Address your letters plainly. 5 Post early this Christmas 6 Buy your postage stamps in books. 7 3d is the minimum foreign rate….. 8 4d is the minimum foreign rate….. 9 buy stamps in books. 10 Correct postage please 11 Remember - Inland Postcards need a 2½d

stamp 12 Post Early 13 Post Early 14 Remember - Inland Postcards need a 2½d

stamp - But….. 15 Surface letters to USA…… 16 Stamps in books save time. 17 Post Early. 18 EMETT'S VISION………. 19 Travel shop post early. 20 Don't risk delay - Post the right way. 21 Highly decorated Pillar Box - 1857 22 Mainland Pillar Box - 1874 23 Airmail Pillar Box - 1934 24 Oval duel appature - 1939 25 New style Pillar Box - 1980 Book of 25 as above. 10.00

British Oct-2003 2nd - Coffin of DenytenamunMuseum 1st - Alexander The Great

E - Sutton Hoo Helmet 42p - Sculpture of Parvati 47p - Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli 68p - Hoa Hakananai'a

Book of 10 (2 each of above) 5.50There may be further card books in this series, but your compiler has not attempted to record them

END OF LISTING (c) Copyright Glenn H Morgan, 2013. Not to be sold

ROYAL MAIL STAMP CARDS (PHQ CARDS)Database is more-or-less complete to mid-2007, but is totally unchecked for completeness or accuracy.Treat it as a start!

SERIES NUMBER DATE DETAILS £ NOTES D (DEFINITIVE) CARD SERIES

D 1 Mar-93 £10 DefinitiveD 2 Mar-93 £1 Carrickfergus CastleD 3 Mar-93 £1.50 Caernarfon CastleD 4 Mar-93 £2 Edinburgh CastleD 5 Mar-93 £5 Windsor CastleD 6 Oct-93 Self-Adhesive Definitive StampD 7 Aug-95 £1 MachinD 8 Aug-95 £3 Carrickfergus CastleD 9 Apr-96 Bank of England Tercentenary Lable.D 10 May-95 Mitchell D 11 Apr-96 Queen's 70th Birthday LabelD 12a Jun-99 Scotish definitive - 2nd FlagD 12b Jun-99 Scotish definitive - 1st LionD 12c Jun-99 Scotish definitive - E ThistleD 12d Jun-99 Scotish definitive - 64p TartanD 13a Jun-99 Welsh definitive - 2nd LeekD 13b Jun-99 Welsh definitive - 1st DragonD 13c Jun-99 Welsh definitive - E DaffodillD 13d Jun-99 Welsh definitive - 64 P of W FeathersD 14 May-99 Berlin Airlift LabelD 15 Oct-99 Rugby D 16 Jan-00 Millennium DefinitiveD 17 Mar-00 Postman Pat LabelD 18 Apr-00 Gardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol CymruD 19a 06-Mar-01 Northern Ireland definitives D 19b 06-Mar-01 Northern Ireland definitivesD 19c 06-Mar-01 Northern Ireland definitivesD 19d 06-Mar-01 Northern Ireland definitivesD 20a 23-Apr-01 English definitiveD 20b 23-Apr-01 English definitiveD 20c 23-Apr-01 English definitiveD 20d 23-Apr-01 English definitiveD 21 05-Dec-02 Wildings D 22 27-Mar-03 Machin Gold 1st D 23 27-Mar-03 Universal European D 24 14-Oct-03 England D 25 14-Oct-03 Scotland D 26 14-Oct-03 Wales D 27 14-Oct-03 Northern Ireland D 28 22-Mar-05 Castles D 29 17-Oct-06 Smilers D Definitives now use PHQ numbering system, below

GS (GREETINGS) CARDS SERIESGS 1a Feb-93 Greetings - Long John Silver See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for

cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 1b Feb-93 Greetings - Tweedledum and Tweedledee See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 1c Feb-93 Greetings - William See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 1d Feb-93 Greetings - Mole and Toad See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 1e Feb-93 Greetings - Bash Street Kids See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 1f Feb-93 Greetings - Peter Rabbit See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 1g Feb-93 Greetings - Snowman See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 1h Feb-93 Greetings - The BFG See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 1i Feb-93 Greetings - Rupert See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 1j Feb-93 Greetings - Aladin See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 2a Feb-94 Greetings - Dan Dare See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 2b Feb-94 Greetings - The Three Bears See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 2c Feb-94 Greetings - Rupert See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 2d Feb-94 Greetings - Alice See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 2e Feb-94 Greetings - Noggin See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 2f Feb-94 Greetings - Peter Rabbit See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 2g Feb-94 Greetings - Red Riding Hood See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 2h Feb-94 Greetings - Orlando See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 2i Feb-94 Greetings - Biggles See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 2j Feb-94 Greetings - Paddington Bear See also "PO Promo" Worksheet for cards with different reverse text and layout

GS 3a Mar-95 Greetings - "La Danse a la Campagne"GS 3b Mar-95 Greetings - "Troilus and Criseyde"GS 3c Mar-95 Greetings - "The Kiss"GS 3d Mar-95 Greetings - "Girls on the Town"GS 3e Mar-95 Greetings - "Jazz"GS 3f Mar-95 Greetings - "Kathal Dance"GS 3g Mar-95 Greetings - Alice Keppel…"GS 3h Mar-95 Greetings - "Children Playing"GS 3i Mar-95 Greetings - "Circus Clown"GS 3j Mar-95 Greetings - "All the Love Poems of …"GS GS4 Feb-96 Greetings - Cartoons An attempt at updating! Does not list GS GS5 Jan-97 Greetings - Flowers An attempt at updating! Does not list

This series has ceased, as Greetings stamps are now called Smilers and use the PHQ numbering, below

CGB (CELEBRATING GREAT BRITAIN) CGB CGB1 30-Nov-06 Celebrating Scotland An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setCGB CGB2 23-Apr-07 Celebrating England An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setCGB CGB3 Celebrating Wales / Northern Ireland? An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setCGB CGB4 Celebrating Wales / Northern Ireland? An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setThis series has ceased, as all four countries within the UK have been covered by stamp issues

PSM (MINIATURE SHEETS) CARD SERIESPSM 1a Jun-99 Royal Wedding - Edward & SophiaPSM 1b Sep-99 Royal Wedding - Edward & Sophia 64pPSM 2 Dec-99 Millennium Timekeeper An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPSM 3a May-00 Miniature sheet.PSM 3b May-00 Coronation stamp.PSM 4a Aug-00 Queen Mother's 100th - Miniture SheetPSM 4b Aug-00 Queen Mother's 100th - H M The QueenPSM 4c Aug-00 Queen Mother's 100th - Prince WilliamPSM 4d Aug-00 Queen Mother's 100th - HerselfPSM 4e Aug-00 Queen Mother's 100th - Prince CharlesPSM 05a Feb-01 Occasions StampsPSM 05b Feb-01 Occasions StampsPSM 05c Feb-01 Occasions StampsPSM 05d Feb-01 Occasions StampsPSM 05e Feb-01 Occasions StampsPSM 06 May-01 Buses Miniature Sheet.PSM 07a Oct-01 Flags and EnsignsPSM 07b Oct-01 Flags and EnsignsPSM 07c Oct-01 Flags and Ensigns

PSM 07d Oct-01 Flags and EnsignsPSM 07e Oct-01 Flags and EnsignsPSM 08a Mar-02 Occasions Stamps - LovePSM 08b Mar-02 Occasions Stamps - Best WishesPSM 08c Mar-02 Occasions Stamps - Moving HomePSM 08d Mar-02 Occasions Stamps - HelloPSM 08e Mar-02 Occasions Stamps - A New BabyPHQ PSM09 04-Feb-03 Occasions An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPSM PSM10 03-Feb-04 Occasions An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setMiniature Sheets now use the PHQ numbering system

PHQ (POSTAL HEADQUARTERS) CARD SERIES

NOW CALLED "STAMP CARDS" BY ROYAL MAIL

PHQ 1 Jul-73 County CricketPHQ 2 Aug-73 Inigo JonesPHQ 3 Sep-73 Parlimentary ConferencePHQ 4 14/11/1973 HRH Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips

PHQ 5 17/02/1974 10p TreePHQ 6 24/04/1974 Fire ServicePHQ 7a 10/07/1974 Warriors PHQ 7b 10/07/1974 Warriors PHQ 7c 10/07/1974 Warriors PHQ 7d 10/07/1974 Warriors PHQ 8 09/10/1974 ChurchillPHQ 9 12/02/1975 TurnerPHQ 10a Apr-75 European Arheteture PHQ 10b Apr-75 European Arheteture PHQ 10c Apr-75 European Arheteture PHQ 11 11/06/1975 SailingPHQ 12a 12/08/1975 RailwaysPHQ 12b 12/08/1975 RailwaysPHQ 12c 12/08/1975 RailwaysPHQ 12d 12/08/1975 RailwaysPHQ 13a 22/10/1975 Jane AustenPHQ 13b 22/10/1975 Jane AustenPHQ 13c 22/10/1975 Jane AustenPHQ 13d 22/10/1975 Jane AustenPHQ 14 28/04/1976 Social ReformPHQ 15 02/06/1976 American IndipendancePHQ 16a 30/06/1976 RosesPHQ 16b 30/06/1976 RosesPHQ 16c 30/06/1976 RosesPHQ 16d 30/06/1976 RosesPHQ 17a 04/08/1976 Cultural TraditionsPHQ 17b 04/08/1976 Cultural TraditionsPHQ 17c 04/08/1976 Cultural TraditionsPHQ 17c 04/08/1976 Cultural TraditionsPHQ 18a 29/09/1976 PrintingPHQ 18b 29/09/1976 PrintingPHQ 18c 29/09/1976 PrintingPHQ 18d 29/09/1976 Printing

PHQ 19a 24/11/1976 Christmas 1976PHQ 19b 24/11/1976 Christmas 1976 PHQ 19c 24/11/1976 Christmas 1976PHQ 19d 24/11/1976 Christmas 1976PHQ 20a 12/01/1977 Table TennisPHQ 20b 12/01/1977 Table TennisPHQ 20c 12/01/1977 Table TennisPHQ 20d 12/01/1977 Table TennisPHQ 21a 02/03/1977 ChemistryPHQ 21b 02/03/1977 ChemistryPHQ 21c 02/03/1977 ChemistryPHQ 21d 02/03/1977 ChemistryPHQ 22a 11/05/1977 Silver JubileePHQ 22b 11/05/1977 Silver JubileePHQ 22c 11/05/1977 Silver JubileePHQ 22d 11/05/1977 Silver JubileePHQ 23 08/06/1977 CommonwealthPHQ 24 ? Silver JubileePHQ 25a Oct-77 British WildlifePHQ 25b Oct-77 British WildlifePHQ 25c Oct-77 British WildlifePHQ 25d Oct-77 British WildlifePHQ 25e Oct-77 British WildlifePHQ 26a Nov-77 Christmas 1977PHQ 26b Nov-77 Christmas 1977PHQ 26c Nov-77 Christmas 1977PHQ 26d Nov-77 Christmas 1977PHQ 26e Nov-77 Christmas 1977PHQ 27a Jan-78 EnergyPHQ 27b Jan-78 EnergyPHQ 27c Jan-78 EnergyPHQ 27d Jan-78 EnergyPHQ 28a Mar-78 British ArchitecturePHQ 28b Mar-78 British ArchitecturePHQ 28c Mar-78 British ArchitecturePHQ 28d Mar-78 British ArchitecturePHQ 29a May-78 25th Anniversary of the CoronationPHQ 29b May-78 25th Anniversary of the CoronationPHQ 29c May-78 25th Anniversary of the CoronationPHQ 29d May-78 25th Anniversary of the CoronationPHQ 30a Jul-78 HorsesPHQ 30b Jul-78 HorsesPHQ 30c Jul-78 HorsesPHQ 30d Jul-78 HorsesPHQ 31a Aug-78 CylclingPHQ 31b Aug-78 CylclingPHQ 31c Aug-78 CylclingPHQ 31d Aug-78 CylclingPHQ 32a Nov-78 Christmas 1978PHQ 32b Nov-78 Christmas 1978PHQ 32c Nov-78 Christmas 1978PHQ 32d Nov-78 Christmas 1978PHQ 33a Feb-79 British DogsPHQ 33b Feb-79 British Dogs

PHQ 33c Feb-79 British DogsPHQ 33d Feb-79 British DogsPHQ 34a Mar-79 British FlowersPHQ 34b Mar-79 British FlowersPHQ 34c Mar-79 British FlowersPHQ 34d Mar-79 British FlowersPHQ 35a May-79 Direct Elections to the European AssemblyPHQ 35b May-79 Direct Elections to the European AssemblyPHQ 35c May-79 Direct Elections to the European AssemblyPHQ 35d May-79 Direct Elections to the European AssemblyPHQ 36a Jun-79 Horse RacingPHQ 36b Jun-79 Horse RacingPHQ 36c Jun-79 Horse RacingPHQ 36d Jun-79 Horse RacingPHQ 37a Jul-79 ChildrenPHQ 37b Jul-79 ChildrenPHQ 37c Jul-79 ChildrenPHQ 37d Jul-79 ChildrenPHQ 38a Aug-79 Sir Rowland HillPHQ 38b Aug-79 Sir Rowland HillPHQ 38c Aug-79 Sir Rowland HillPHQ 38d Aug-79 Sir Rowland HillPHQ 39a Sep-79 PolicePHQ 39b Sep-79 PolicePHQ 39c Sep-79 PolicePHQ 39d Sep-79 PolicePHQ 40a Nov-79 CHRISTMAS 1979PHQ 40b Nov-79 CHRISTMAS 1979PHQ 40c Nov-79 CHRISTMAS 1979PHQ 40d Nov-79 CHRISTMAS 1979PHQ 40e Nov-79 CHRISTMAS 1979PHQ 41a Jan-80 British BirdsPHQ 41b Jan-80 British BirdsPHQ 41c Jan-80 British BirdsPHQ 41d Jan-80 British BirdsPHQ 42a Mar-80 Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830PHQ 42b Mar-80 Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830PHQ 42c Mar-80 Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830PHQ 42d Mar-80 Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830PHQ 42e Mar-80 Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830PHQ 43 Apr-80 The LONDON 1980 StampPHQ 43a May-80 London LandmarksPHQ 43b May-80 London LandmarksPHQ 43c May-80 London LandmarksPHQ 43d May-80 London LandmarksPHQ 43e May-80 London LandmarksPHQ 44a Jun-80 Famous PeoplePHQ 44b Jun-80 Famous PeoplePHQ 44c Jun-80 Famous PeoplePHQ 44d Jun-80 Famous PeoplePHQ 45 Aug-80 H.R.H. QUEEN ELIZABETH 80th.PHQ 46a Sep-80 MusicPHQ 46b Sep-80 MusicPHQ 46c Sep-80 Music

PHQ 46d Sep-80 MusicPHQ 47a Oct-80 SportPHQ 47b Oct-80 SportPHQ 47c Oct-80 SportPHQ 47d Oct-80 SportPHQ 48a Nov-80 CHRISTMAS 1980PHQ 48b Nov-80 CHRISTMAS 1980PHQ 48c Nov-80 CHRISTMAS 1980PHQ 48d Nov-80 CHRISTMAS 1980PHQ 48e Nov-80 CHRISTMAS 1980PHQ 49a Feb-81 FolklorePHQ 49b Feb-81 FolklorePHQ 49c Feb-81 FolklorePHQ 49d Feb-81 FolklorePHQ 50a Mar-81 DisabledPHQ 50b Mar-81 DisabledPHQ 50c Mar-81 DisabledPHQ 50d Mar-81 DisabledPHQ 51a May-81 ButterfliesPHQ 51b May-81 ButterfliesPHQ 51c May-81 ButterfliesPHQ 51d May-81 ButterfliesPHQ 52a Jun-81 National TrustsPHQ 52b Jun-81 National TrustsPHQ 52c Jun-81 National TrustsPHQ 52d Jun-81 National TrustsPHQ 52e Jun-81 National TrustsPHQ 53a Jul-81 The Royal Wedding - Charles & DianaPHQ 53b Jul-81 The Royal Wedding - Charles & DianaPHQ 54a Aug-81 The Duke of Edinburgh's AwardPHQ 54b Aug-81 The Duke of Edinburgh's AwardPHQ 54c Aug-81 The Duke of Edinburgh's AwardPHQ 54d Aug-81 The Duke of Edinburgh's AwardPHQ 55a Sep-81 FishingPHQ 55b Sep-81 FishingPHQ 55c Sep-81 FishingPHQ 55d Sep-81 FishingPHQ 56a Nov-81 Christmas 1981PHQ 56b Nov-81 Christmas 1981PHQ 56c Nov-81 Christmas 1981PHQ 56d Nov-81 Christmas 1981PHQ 56e Nov-81 Christmas 1981PHQ 57a Feb-82 Charles DarwinPHQ 57b Feb-82 Charles DarwinPHQ 57c Feb-82 Charles DarwinPHQ 57d Feb-82 Charles DarwinPHQ 58a Mar-82 Youth OrganisationsPHQ 58b Mar-82 Youth OrganisationsPHQ 58c Mar-82 Youth OrganisationsPHQ 58d Mar-82 Youth OrganisationsPHQ 59a Apr-82 British TheatrePHQ 59b Apr-82 British TheatrePHQ 59c Apr-82 British TheatrePHQ 59d Apr-82 British Theatre

PHQ 60a Jun-82 Maritime HeritagePHQ 60b Jun-82 Maritime HeritagePHQ 60c Jun-82 Maritime HeritagePHQ 60d Jun-82 Maritime HeritagePHQ 60e Jun-82 Maritime HeritagePHQ 61a Jul-82 British TextilesPHQ 61b Jul-82 British TextilesPHQ 61c Jul-82 British TextilesPHQ 61d Jul-82 British TextilesPHQ 62a Sep-82 Information TechnologyPHQ 62b Sep-82 Information TechnologyPHQ 63a Oct-82 British Motor CarsPHQ 63b Oct-82 British Motor CarsPHQ 63c Oct-82 British Motor CarsPHQ 63d Oct-82 British Motor CarsPHQ 64a Nov-82 Christmas 1982PHQ 64b Nov-82 Christmas 1982PHQ 64c Nov-82 Christmas 1982PHQ 64d Nov-82 Christmas 1982PHQ 64e Nov-82 Christmas 1982PHQ 65a Jan-83 British River FishPHQ 65b Jan-83 British River FishPHQ 65c Jan-83 British River FishPHQ 65d Jan-83 British River FishPHQ 66a Oct-82 Commonwealth Day PHQ 66b Oct-82 Commonwealth Day PHQ 66c Oct-82 Commonwealth Day PHQ 66d Oct-82 Commonwealth Day PHQ 67a May-83 British Engineering AchievementsPHQ 67b May-83 British Engineering AchievementsPHQ 67c May-83 British Engineering AchievementsPHQ 68a Jul-83 The British ArmyPHQ 68b Jul-83 The British ArmyPHQ 68c Jul-83 The British ArmyPHQ 68d Jul-83 The British ArmyPHQ 68e Jul-83 The British ArmyPHQ 69a Aug-83 British GardensPHQ 69b Aug-83 British GardensPHQ 69c Aug-83 British GardensPHQ 69d Aug-83 British GardensPHQ 70a Oct-83 British FairsPHQ 70b Oct-83 British FairsPHQ 70c Oct-83 British FairsPHQ 70c Oct-83 British FairsPHQ 71a Nov-83 Christmas 1983PHQ 71b Nov-83 Christmas 1983PHQ 71c Nov-83 Christmas 1983PHQ 71d Nov-83 Christmas 1983PHQ 71e Nov-83 Christmas 1983PHQ 72a Jan-84 HeraldryPHQ 72b Jan-84 HeraldryPHQ 72c Jan-84 HeraldryPHQ 72d Jan-84 HeraldryPHQ 73a Mar-84 Cattle

PHQ 73b Mar-84 CattlePHQ 73c Mar-84 CattlePHQ 73d Mar-84 CattlePHQ 73e Mar-84 CattlePHQ 74a Apr-84 Urban RenewalPHQ 74b Apr-84 Urban RenewalPHQ 74c Apr-84 Urban RenewalPHQ 74c Apr-84 Urban RenewalPHQ 75a May-84 Europa 1984PHQ 75b May-84 Europa 1984PHQ 75c May-84 Europa 1984PHQ 75d May-84 Europa 1984PHQ 76 Jun-84 London Economic SummitPHQ 77a Jun-84 Greenwich MeridianPHQ 77b Jun-84 Greenwich MeridianPHQ 77c Jun-84 Greenwich MeridianPHQ 77d Jun-84 Greenwich MeridianPHQ 78a Jul-84 The Royal MailPHQ 78b Jul-84 The Royal MailPHQ 78c Jul-84 The Royal MailPHQ 78d Jul-84 The Royal MailPHQ 78e Jul-84 The Royal MailPHQ 79a Aug-84 British CouncilPHQ 79b Aug-84 British CouncilPHQ 79c Aug-84 British CouncilPHQ 79d Aug-84 British CouncilPHQ 80a Nov-84 Christmas 1984PHQ 80b Nov-84 Christmas 1984PHQ 80c Nov-84 Christmas 1984PHQ 80d Nov-84 Christmas 1984PHQ 80e Nov-84 Christmas 1984PHQ 81a Jan-85 TrainsPHQ 81b Jan-85 TrainsPHQ 81c Jan-85 TrainsPHQ 81d Jan-85 TrainsPHQ 81e Jan-85 TrainsPHQ 82a Mar-85 InsectsPHQ 82b Mar-85 InsectsPHQ 82c Mar-85 InsectsPHQ 82d Mar-85 InsectsPHQ 82e Mar-85 InsectsPHQ 83a May-85 European Music YearPHQ 83b May-85 European Music YearPHQ 83c May-85 European Music YearPHQ 83d May-85 European Music YearPHQ 84a Jun-85 Safty at SeaPHQ 84b Jun-85 Safty at SeaPHQ 84c Jun-85 Safty at SeaPHQ 84d Jun-85 Safty at SeaPHQ 85a Jul-85 Royal Mail 350 yearsPHQ 85b Jul-85 Royal Mail 350 yearsPHQ 85c Jul-85 Royal Mail 350 yearsPHQ 85d Jul-85 Royal Mail 350 yearsPHQ 86a Sep-85 Arthurian Legend

PHQ 86b Sep-85 Arthurian LegendPHQ 86c Sep-85 Arthurian LegendPHQ 86d Sep-85 Arthurian LegendPHQ 87a Oct-85 British FilmsPHQ 87b Oct-85 British FilmsPHQ 87c Oct-85 British FilmsPHQ 87d Oct-85 British FilmsPHQ 87e Oct-85 British FilmsPHQ 88a Nov-85 Christmas 1985PHQ 88b Nov-85 Christmas 1985PHQ 88c Nov-85 Christmas 1985PHQ 88d Nov-85 Christmas 1985PHQ 88e Nov-85 Christmas 1985PHQ 89a Jan-86 British IndustryPHQ 89b Jan-86 British IndustryPHQ 89c Jan-86 British IndustryPHQ 89d Jan-86 British IndustryPHQ 90a Feb-86 Halley's CometPHQ 90b Feb-86 Halley's CometPHQ 90c Feb-86 Halley's CometPHQ 90d Feb-86 Halley's CometPHQ 91a Apr-86 Queen's 60th BirthdayPHQ 91b Apr-86 Queen's 60th BirthdayPHQ 91c Apr-86 Queen's 60th BirthdayPHQ 91d Apr-86 Queen's 60th BirthdayPHQ 92a May-86 Endangered SpeciesPHQ 92b May-86 Endangered SpeciesPHQ 92c May-86 Endangered SpeciesPHQ 92d May-86 Endangered SpeciesPHQ 93a Jun-86 Doomsday BookPHQ 93b Jun-86 Doomsday BookPHQ 93c Jun-86 Doomsday BookPHQ 93d Jun-86 Doomsday BookPHQ 94a Jul-86 Commonwealth GamesPHQ 94b Jul-86 Commonwealth GamesPHQ 94c Jul-86 Commonwealth GamesPHQ 94d Jul-86 Commonwealth GamesPHQ 94e Jul-86 Commonwealth GamesPHQ 95a Jul-86 Royal Wedding PHQ 95b Jul-86 Royal Wedding PHQ 96 Aug-86 Commonwealth Parliamentary ConferencePHQ 97a Sep-86 RAFPHQ 97b Sep-86 RAFPHQ 97c Sep-86 RAFPHQ 97d Sep-86 RAFPHQ 97e Sep-86 RAFPHQ 98a Nov-86 Christmas 1986PHQ 98b Nov-86 Christmas 1986PHQ 98c Nov-86 Christmas 1986PHQ 98d Nov-86 Christmas 1986PHQ 98E Nov-86 Christmas 1986PHQ 99a Jan-87 FlowersPHQ 99b Jan-87 FlowersPHQ 99c Jan-87 Flowers

PHQ 99d Jan-87 FlowersPHQ 100a Mar-87 Sir Isaac NewtonPHQ 100b Mar-87 Sir Isaac NewtonPHQ 100c Mar-87 Sir Isaac NewtonPHQ 100d Mar-87 Sir Isaac NewtonPHQ 101a May-87 British Architects in EuropePHQ 101b May-87 British Architects in EuropePHQ 101c May-87 British Architects in EuropePHQ 101d May-87 British Architects in EuropePHQ 102a Jun-87 St John AmbulancePHQ 102b Jun-87 St John AmbulancePHQ 102c Jun-87 St John AmbulancePHQ 102d Jun-87 St John AmbulancePHQ 103a Jul-87 Scotish HereldryPHQ 103b Jul-87 Scotish HereldryPHQ 103c Jul-87 Scotish HereldryPHQ 103d Jul-87 Scotish HereldryPHQ 104a Sep-87 Victorian BritainPHQ 104b Sep-87 Victorian BritainPHQ 104c Sep-87 Victorian BritainPHQ 104d Sep-87 Victorian BritainPHQ 105a Oct-87 Studio PotteryPHQ 105b Oct-87 Studio PotteryPHQ 105c Oct-87 Studio PotteryPHQ 105d Oct-87 Studio PotteryPHQ 106a Nov-87 Christmas 1987PHQ 106b Nov-87 Christmas 1987PHQ 106c Nov-87 Christmas 1987PHQ 106d Nov-87 Christmas 1987PHQ 106e Nov-87 Christmas 1987PHQ 107a Jan-88 The Linnean SocietyPHQ 107b Jan-88 The Linnean SocietyPHQ 107c Jan-88 The Linnean SocietyPHQ 107d Jan-88 The Linnean SocietyPHQ 108a Mar-88 The Welsh BiblePHQ 108b Mar-88 The Welsh BiblePHQ 108c Mar-88 The Welsh BiblePHQ 108d Mar-88 The Welsh BiblePHQ 109a Mar-88 SportPHQ 109b Mar-88 SportPHQ 109c Mar-88 SportPHQ 109d Mar-88 SportPHQ 110a May-88 Europa 1988PHQ 110b May-88 Europa 1988PHQ 110c May-88 Europa 1988PHQ 110d May-88 Europa 1988PHQ 111a Jun-88 The Austrailian BicentenaryPHQ 111b Jun-88 The Austrailian BicentenaryPHQ 111c Jun-88 The Austrailian BicentenaryPHQ 111d Jun-88 The Austrailian BicentenaryPHQ 112a Jul-88 The ArmardaPHQ 112b Jul-88 The ArmardaPHQ 112c Jul-88 The ArmardaPHQ 112d Jul-88 The Armarda

PHQ 112e Jul-88 The ArmardaPHQ 113a Sep-98 Edward Lear PHQ 113b Sep-98 Edward LearPHQ 113c Sep-98 Edward Lear PHQ 113d Sep-98 Edward LearPHQ 114a Nov-88 Christmas 1988PHQ 114b Nov-88 Christmas 1988PHQ 114c Nov-88 Christmas 1988PHQ 114d Nov-88 Christmas 1988PHQ 114e Nov-88 Christmas 1988PHQ 115a Jan-89 RSPBPHQ 115b Jan-89 RSPB PHQ 115c Jan-89 RSPBPHQ 115d Jan-89 RSPBPHQ 116a Mar-89 Food and FarmingPHQ 116b Mar-89 Food and FarmingPHQ 116c Mar-89 Food and FarmingPHQ 116d Mar-89 Food and FarmingPHQ 117a Apr-89 AnniversariesPHQ 117b Apr-89 AnniversariesPHQ 117c Apr-89 AnniversariesPHQ 117d Apr-89 AnniversariesPHQ 118a May-89 Games and Toys PHQ 118b May-89 Games and ToysPHQ 118c May-89 Games and ToysPHQ 118d May-89 Games and ToysPHQ 119a Jul-89 Industrial ArchaeologyPHQ 119b Jul-89 Industrial ArchaeologyPHQ 119c Jul-89 Industrial ArchaeologyPHQ 119d Jul-89 Industrial ArchaeologyPHQ 120a Sep-89 Royal Microscopical SocietyPHQ 120b Sep-89 Royal Microscopical SocietyPHQ 120c Sep-89 Royal Microscopical SocietyPHQ 120d Sep-89 Royal Microscopical SocietyPHQ 121a Oct-89 The Lord Mayor's ShowPHQ 121b Oct-89 The Lord Mayor's ShowPHQ 121c Oct-89 The Lord Mayor's ShowPHQ 121d Oct-89 The Lord Mayor's ShowPHQ 121d Oct-89 The Lord Mayor's ShowPHQ 122a Nov-89 Christmas 1989PHQ 122b Nov-89 Christmas 1989PHQ 122c Nov-89 Christmas 1989PHQ 122d Nov-89 Christmas 1989PHQ 122e Nov-89 Christmas 1989PHQ 123a Jan-90 RSPCAPHQ 123b Jan-90 RSPCAPHQ 123c Jan-90 RSPCAPHQ 123d Jan-90 RSPCAPHQ 124a Mar-90 EUROPA 1990PHQ 124b Mar-90 EUROPA 1990PHQ 124c Mar-90 EUROPA 1990PHQ 124d Mar-90 EUROPA 1990PHQ 125a Apr-90 Queen's AwardsPHQ 125b Apr-90 Queen's Awards

PHQ 125c Apr-90 Queen's AwardsPHQ 125d Apr-90 Queen's AwardsPHQ 126a Jun-90 KewPHQ 126b Jun-90 KewPHQ 126c Jun-90 KewPHQ 126d Jun-90 KewPHQ 127 Jul-90 Thomas Hardy D2PHQ 128a Aug-90 Queen Mother's 90thPHQ 128b Aug-90 Queen Mother's 90thPHQ 128c Aug-90 Queen Mother's 90thPHQ 128d Aug-90 Queen Mother's 90thPHQ 129a Sep-90 GallantryPHQ 129b Sep-90 GallantryPHQ 129c Sep-90 GallantryPHQ 129d Sep-90 GallantryPHQ 129e Sep-90 GallantryPHQ 130a Oct-90 AstronomyPHQ 130b Oct-90 AstronomyPHQ 130c Oct-90 AstronomyPHQ 130d Oct-90 AstronomyPHQ 131a Nov-90 Christmas 1990PHQ 131b Nov-90 Christmas 1990PHQ 131c Nov-90 Christmas 1990PHQ 131d Nov-90 Christmas 1990PHQ 131e Nov-90 Christmas 1990PHQ 132a Jan-91 DogsPHQ 132b Jan-91 DogsPHQ 132c Jan-91 DogsPHQ 132d Jan-91 DogsPHQ 132e Jan-91 DogsPHQ 133a Mar-91 Scientific AchievementsPHQ 133b Mar-91 Scientific AchievementsPHQ 133c Mar-91 Scientific AchievementsPHQ 133d Mar-91 Scientific AchievementsPHQ 134a Apr-91 EUROPA 1991PHQ 134b Apr-91 EUROPA 1991PHQ 134c Apr-91 EUROPA 1991PHQ 134d Apr-91 EUROPA 1991PHQ 135a Jun-91 World Student GamesPHQ 135b Jun-91 World Student GamesPHQ 135c Jun-91 World Student GamesPHQ 135d Jun-91 World Student GamesPHQ 136a Jul-91 RosesPHQ 136b Jul-91 RosesPHQ 136c Jul-91 RosesPHQ 136d Jul-91 RosesPHQ 136e Jul-91 RosesPHQ 137a Aug-91 DinosaursPHQ 137b Aug-91 DinosaursPHQ 137c Aug-91 DinosaursPHQ 137d Aug-91 DinosaursPHQ 137e Aug-91 DinosaursPHQ 138a Sep-91 Ordnance SurveyPHQ 138b Sep-91 Ordnance Survey

PHQ 138c Sep-91 Ordnance SurveyPHQ 138d Sep-91 Ordnance SurveyPHQ 139a Nov-91 Chrisrmas 1991PHQ 139b Nov-91 Chrisrmas 1991PHQ 139c Nov-91 Chrisrmas 1991PHQ 139d Nov-91 Chrisrmas 1991PHQ 139e Nov-91 Chrisrmas 1991PHQ 140a Jan-92 Animals in WintertimePHQ 140b Jan-92 Animals in WintertimePHQ 140c Jan-92 Animals in WintertimePHQ 140d Jan-92 Animals in WintertimePHQ 140e Jan-92 Animals in WintertimePHQ 141a Feb-92 40th Ann. Queen's AccessionPHQ 141b Feb-92 40th Ann. Queen's AccessionPHQ 141c Feb-92 40th Ann. Queen's AccessionPHQ 141d Feb-92 40th Ann. Queen's AccessionPHQ 141e Feb-92 40th Ann. Queen's AccessionPHQ 142a Mar-92 TennysonPHQ 142b Mar-92 TennysonPHQ 142c Mar-92 TennysonPHQ 142d Mar-92 TennysonPHQ 143a Apr-92 EUROPA 1992PHQ 143b Apr-92 EUROPA 1992PHQ 143c Apr-92 EUROPA 1992PHQ 143d Apr-92 EUROPA 1992PHQ 143e Apr-92 EUROPA 1992PHQ 144a Jun-92 Civil WarPHQ 144b Jun-92 Civil WarPHQ 144c Jun-92 Civil WarPHQ 144d Jun-92 Civil WarPHQ 145a Jul-92 Gilbert & SullivanPHQ 145b Jul-92 Gilbert & SullivanPHQ 145c Jul-92 Gilbert & SullivanPHQ 145d Jul-92 Gilbert & SullivanPHQ 145e Jul-92 Gilbert & SullivanPHQ 146a Sep-92 EnvironmentPHQ 146b Sep-92 EnvironmentPHQ 146c Sep-92 EnvironmentPHQ 146d Sep-92 EnvironmentPHQ 147 Oct-92 Single European MarketPHQ 148a Nov-92 Christmas 1992PHQ 148b Nov-92 Christmas 1992PHQ 148c Nov-92 Christmas 1992PHQ 148d Nov-92 Christmas 1992PHQ 148e Nov-92 Christmas 1992PHQ 149a Jan-93 SwansPHQ 149b Jan-93 SwansPHQ 149c Jan-93 SwansPHQ 149d Jan-93 SwansPHQ 149d Jan-93 SwansPHQ 150a Feb-93 John Harrison - ChronometersPHQ 150b Feb-93 John Harrison - ChronometersPHQ 150c Feb-93 John Harrison - ChronometersPHQ 150d Feb-93 John Harrison - Chronometers

PHQ 151a Mar-93 OrchidsPHQ 151b Mar-93 OrchidsPHQ 151c Mar-93 OrchidsPHQ 151d Mar-93 OrchidsPHQ 151e Mar-93 OrchidsPHQ 152a May-93 EUROPA 1993PHQ 152b May-93 EUROPA 1993PHQ 152c May-93 EUROPA 1993PHQ 152d May-93 EUROPA 1993PHQ 153a Jun-93 Roman BritainPHQ 153b Jun-93 Roman BritainPHQ 153c Jun-93 Roman BritainPHQ 153d Jun-93 Roman BritainPHQ 154a Jul-93 Inland WaterwaysPHQ 154b Jul-93 Inland WaterwaysPHQ 154c Jul-93 Inland WaterwaysPHQ 154d Jul-93 Inland WaterwaysPHQ 155a Sep-93 AutumnPHQ 155b Sep-93 AutumnPHQ 155c Sep-93 AutumnPHQ 155d Sep-93 AutumnPHQ 155e Sep-93 AutumnPHQ 156a Oct-93 Sherlock HolmesPHQ 156b Oct-93 Sherlock HolmesPHQ 156c Oct-93 Sherlock HolmesPHQ 156d Oct-93 Sherlock HolmesPHQ 156e Oct-93 Sherlock HolmesPHQ 157a Nov-93 Christmas 1993PHQ 157b Nov-93 Christmas 1993PHQ 157c Nov-93 Christmas 1993PHQ 157d Nov-93 Christmas 1993PHQ 157e Nov-93 Christmas 1993PHQ 158a Jan-94 Steam RailwayPHQ 158b Jan-94 Steam RailwayPHQ 158c Jan-94 Steam RailwayPHQ 158d Jan-94 Steam RailwayPHQ 158e Jan-94 Steam RailwayPHQ 159a Mar-94 Prince of Wales Ann.PHQ 159b Mar-94 Prince of Wales Ann.PHQ 159c Mar-94 Prince of Wales Ann.PHQ 159d Mar-94 Prince of Wales Ann.PHQ 159e Mar-94 Prince of Wales Ann.PHQ 160a Apr-94 Pictorial PostcardsPHQ 160b Apr-94 Pictorial PostcardsPHQ 160c Apr-94 Pictorial PostcardsPHQ 160d Apr-94 Pictorial PostcardsPHQ 160e Apr-94 Pictorial PostcardsPHQ 161a May-94 Channel TunnelPHQ 161b May-94 Channel TunnelPHQ 161c May-94 Channel TunnelPHQ 161d May-94 Channel TunnelPHQ 162a Jun-94 D-DayPHQ 162b Jun-94 D-DayPHQ 162c Jun-94 D-Day

PHQ 162d Jun-94 D-DayPHQ 162e Jun-94 D-DayPHQ 163a Jul-94 GolfPHQ 163b Jul-94 GolfPHQ 163d Jul-94 GolfPHQ 163d Jul-94 GolfPHQ 163e Jul-94 GolfPHQ 164a Aug-94 SumertimePHQ 164b Aug-94 SumertimePHQ 164c Aug-94 SumertimePHQ 164d Aug-94 SumertimePHQ 164e Aug-94 SumertimePHQ 165a Sep-94 Medical DiscoveriesPHQ 165b Sep-94 Medical DiscoveriesPHQ 165c Sep-94 Medical DiscoveriesPHQ 165d Sep-94 Medical DiscoveriesPHQ 166a Nov-94 Christmas 1994PHQ 166b Nov-94 Christmas 1994PHQ 166c Nov-94 Christmas 1994PHQ 166d Nov-94 Christmas 1994PHQ 166e Nov-94 Christmas 1994PHQ 167a Jan-95 Cats.PHQ 167b Jan-95 Cats.PHQ 167c Jan-95 Cats.PHQ 167d Jan-95 Cats.PHQ 168a Mar-95 SpringtimePHQ 168b Mar-95 SpringtimePHQ 168c Mar-95 SpringtimePHQ 168d Mar-95 SpringtimePHQ 168e Mar-95 SpringtimePHQ 169a Apr-95 National TrustPHQ 169b Apr-95 National TrustPHQ 169c Apr-95 National TrustPHQ 169d Apr-95 National TrustPHQ 169e Apr-95 National TrustPHQ 170a May-95 EUROPA 1995PHQ 170b May-95 EUROPA 1995PHQ 170c May-95 EUROPA 1995PHQ 170d May-95 EUROPA 1995PHQ 170e May-95 EUROPA 1995PHQ 171a Jun-95 Science Fiction PHQ 171b Jun-95 Science FictionPHQ 171c Jun-95 Science FictionPHQ 171d Jun-95 Science FictionPHQ 172a Aug-95 Shakespear - GlobePHQ 172b Aug-95 Shakespear - GlobePHQ 172c Aug-95 Shakespear - GlobePHQ 172d Aug-95 Shakespear - GlobePHQ 172e Aug-95 Shakespear - GlobePHQ 173a Sep-95 Pioneers of ComunicationPHQ 173b Sep-95 Pioneers of ComunicationPHQ 173c Sep-95 Pioneers of ComunicationPHQ 173d Sep-95 Pioneers of ComunicationPHQ 174a Oct-95 Rugby League

PHQ 174b Oct-95 Rugby LeaguePHQ 174c Oct-95 Rugby LeaguePHQ 174d Oct-95 Rugby LeaguePHQ 174e Oct-95 Rugby LeaguePHQ 175a Oct-95 Christmas "Robins" 1995PHQ 175b Oct-95 Christmas "Robins" 1995PHQ 175c Oct-95 Christmas "Robins" 1995PHQ 175d Oct-95 Christmas "Robins" 1995PHQ 175e Oct-95 Christmas "Robins" 1995PHQ 176 25 January 1996 PHQ176 1996 Burns An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 177 12 March 1996 PHQ177 1996 Wildfowl An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 178 16 April 1996 PHQ178 1996 Cinema An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 179a May-96 Football Legends.PHQ 179b May-96 Football Legends.PHQ 179c May-96 Football Legends.PHQ 179d May-96 Football Legends.PHQ 179e May-96 Football Legends.PHQ 180 9 July 1996 PHQ180 1996 Olympics An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 181 6 August 1996 PHQ181 1996 Women An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 182 3 September 1996 PHQ182 1996 Kids TV An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 183 1 October 1996 PHQ183 1996 Classic Cars An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 184 28 October 1996 PHQ184 1996 Christmas An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 185 21 January 1997 PHQ185 1997 Henry VIII An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 186 11 March 1997 PHQ186 1997 Missions of

Faith An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 187 13 May 1997 PHQ187 1997 Legends An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 188 10 June 1997 PHQ188 1997 Air Architects An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 189a Jul-97 All The Queen's Horses.PHQ 189b Jul-97 All The Queen's Horses.PHQ 189c Jul-97 All The Queen's Horses.PHQ 189d Jul-97 All The Queen's Horses.PHQ 189a Jul-97 All The Queen's Horses. - BookletPHQ 189b Jul-97 All The Queen's Horses. - BookletPHQ 189c Jul-97 All The Queen's Horses. - BookletPHQ 189d Jul-97 All The Queen's Horses. - BookletPHQ 190 12 August 1997 PHQ190 1997 Sub PO An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 191 9 September 1997 PHQ191 1997 Enid

Blyton An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 192a Oct-97 The Golden Wedding AnniversaryPHQ 192b Oct-97 The Golden Wedding AnniversaryPHQ 192a Oct-97 The Golden Wedding Anniversary - Booklet

PHQ 192b Oct-97 The Golden Wedding Anniversary - Booklet

PHQ 192c Oct-97 The Golden Wedding AnniversaryPHQ 192d Oct-97 The Golden Wedding AnniversaryPHQ 192e Oct-97 Snowdon photograph - BookletPHQ 192f Oct-97 Popperfoto photograph - BookletPHQ 193 27 October 1997 PHQ193 1997 Christmas An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 194 20 January 1998 PHQ194 1998 Endangered

Species An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 195 24 February 1998 PHQ195 1998 Queens Beasts

An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 196 6 April 1998 PHQ196 1998 Lighthouses An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 197 23 April 1998 PHQ197 1998 Comedians An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 198 23 June 1998 PHQ198 1998 NHS An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 199 21 July 1998 PHQ199 1998 Fantasy Novels An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 200 25 August 1998 PHQ200 1998 Carnival An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 201 9 September 1998 PHQ201 1998 Speed An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 202 2 November 1998 PHQ202 1998 Christmas An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 203 12 January 1999 PHQ203 1999 Inventors' Tale


PHQ 204 2 February 1999 PHQ204 1999 Travellers' Tale


PHQ 205 2 March 1999 PHQ205 1999 Patients' Tale An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 206 6 April 1999 PHQ206 1999 Settlers' Tale An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 207 4 May 1999 PHQ207 1999 Workers' Tale An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 208a Jun-99 Entertainers'PHQ 208b Jun-99 Entertainers'PHQ 208c Jun-99 Entertainers'PHQ 208d Jun-99 Entertainers'PHQ 209 6 July 1999 PHQ209 1999 Citizens' Tale An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 210 3 August 1999 PHQ210 1999 Scientists'

Tale An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 211 7 September 1999 PHQ211 1999 Farmers' Tale


PHQ 212 5 October 1999 PHQ212 1999 Soldiers' Tale An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 213 2 November 1999 PHQ213 1999 Christians' Tale


PHQ 214 7 December 1999 PHQ214 1999 Artists' Tale


PHQ 215 18 January 2000 PHQ215 2000 Above and Beyond


PHQ 216 1 February 2000 PHQ216 2000 Fire and Light


PHQ 217 7 March 2000 PHQ217 2000 Water and Coast


PHQ 218 4 April 2000 PHQ218 2000 Life and Earth An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 219 2 May 2000 PHQ219 2000 Art and Craft An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 220 6 June 2000 PHQ220 2000 People and Place


PHQ 221 4 July 2000 PHQ221 2000 Stone and Soil An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 222 1 August 2000 PHQ222 2000 Tree and Leaf An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 223 5 September 2000 PHQ223 2000 Mind and Matter


PHQ 224 3 October 2000 PHQ224 2000 Body and Bone


PHQ 225a Nov-00 Spirit and faith (Christmas 2000)PHQ 225b Nov-00 Spirit and faith (Christmas 2000)PHQ 225c Nov-00 Spirit and faith (Christmas 2000)PHQ 225d Nov-00 Spirit and faith (Christmas 2000)PHQ 226a Dec-00 Sound and VisionPHQ 226b Dec-00 Sound and VisionPHQ 226c Dec-00 Sound and VisionPHQ 226d Dec-00 Sound and VisionPHQ 227a Jan-01 Hopes for the FuturePHQ 227b Jan-01 Hopes for the FuturePHQ 227c Jan-01 Hopes for the FuturePHQ 227d Jan-01 Hopes for the FuturePHQ 228a Feb-01 Cats & Dogs.PHQ 228b Feb-01 Cats & Dogs.PHQ 228c Feb-01 Cats & Dogs.PHQ 228d Feb-01 Cats & Dogs.PHQ 228e Feb-01 Cats & Dogs.PHQ 228f Feb-01 Cats & Dogs.PHQ 228g Feb-01 Cats & Dogs.PHQ 228h Feb-01 Cats & Dogs.PHQ 228i Feb-01 Cats & Dogs.PHQ 228j Feb-01 Cats & Dogs.PHQ 229a Mar-01 Weather - RainPHQ 229b Mar-01 Weather - FairPHQ 229c Mar-01 Weather - Much rain/StormyPHQ 229d Mar-01 Weather - Very dry/Set fairPHQ 229e Mar-01 Weather - Miniture SheetPHQ 230a Apr-01 Submarines.PHQ 230b Apr-01 Submarines.PHQ 230c Apr-01 Submarines.PHQ 230d Apr-01 Submarines.PHQ 231a May-01 Buses.PHQ 231b May-01 Buses.PHQ 231c May-01 Buses.PHQ 231d May-01 Buses.PHQ 231e May-01 Buses.

PHQ 232a Jun-01 Fabulous HatsPHQ 232b Jun-01 Fabulous HatsPHQ 232c Jun-01 Fabulous HatsPHQ 232d Jun-01 Fabulous HatsPHQ 233a Jul-01 Pond LifePHQ 233b Jul-01 Pond LifePHQ 233c Jul-01 Pond LifePHQ 233d Jul-01 Pond LifePHQ 234a Sep-01 Punch and JudyPHQ 234b Sep-01 Punch and JudyPHQ 234c Sep-01 Punch and JudyPHQ 234d Sep-01 Punch and JudyPHQ 234e Sep-01 Punch and JudyPHQ 234f Sep-01 Punch and JudyPHQ 235a Oct-01 Nobel PrizesPHQ 235b Oct-01 Nobel PrizesPHQ 235c Oct-01 Nobel PrizesPHQ 235d Oct-01 Nobel PrizesPHQ 235e Oct-01 Nobel PrizesPHQ 235f Oct-01 Nobel PrizesPHQ 236a Nov-01 Chrismas 2001PHQ 236b Nov-01 Chrismas 2001PHQ 236c Nov-01 Chrismas 2001PHQ 236d Nov-01 Chrismas 2001PHQ 236e Nov-01 Chrismas 2001PHQ 237a Jan-02 Just So Stories - How the Whale got his

ThroatPHQ 237b Jan-02 Just So Stories - How the Camel got his

HumpPHQ 237c Jan-02 Just So Stories - How the Rhinoceros got his

SkinPHQ 237d Jan-02 Just So Stories - How the Leopard got his

SpotsPHQ 237e Jan-02 Just So Stories - The Elephant's ChildPHQ 237f Jan-02 Just So Stories - The Sing-Song of Old Man

KangarooPHQ 237g Jan-02 Just So Stories - The Beginning of the

ArmadilloesPHQ 237h Jan-02 Just So Stories - The Crab that Played with

the SeaPHQ 237i Jan-02 Just So Stories - The Cat that Walked by

HimselfPHQ 237j Jan-02 Just So Stories - The Butterfly that Stamped

PHQ 238a Feb-02 Golden JubileePHQ 238b Feb-02 Golden JubileePHQ 238c Feb-02 Golden JubileePHQ 238d Feb-02 Golden JubileePHQ 238e Feb-02 Golden JubileePHQ 239a Mar-02 Coastlines - Studland BayPHQ 239b Mar-02 Coastlines - LuskentyrePHQ 239c Mar-02 Coastlines - DoverPHQ 239d Mar-02 Coastlines - PadstowPHQ 239e Mar-02 Coastlines - Broadstairs

PHQ 239f Mar-02 Coastlines - St. Abb's HeadPHQ 239g Mar-02 Coastlines - Dunster BeachPHQ 239h Mar-02 Coastlines - NewquayPHQ 239i Mar-02 Coastlines - PortrushPHQ 239j Mar-02 Coastlines - ConwyPHQ 10 April 2002 PHQ240 2002 Circus An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 2 May 2002 PHQ241 2002 Aircraft An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 21 May 2002 PHQ242 2002 World Cup An attempt at updating! Does not list

card-by-card, just by setPHQ 16 July 2002 PHQ243 2002 Commonwealth

Games An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 20 August 2002 PHQ244 2002 Peter Pan An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 10 September 2002 PHQ245 2002 London Bridges


PHQ 24 September 2002 PHQ246 2002 Astronomy


PHQ 8 October 2002 PHQ247 2002 Pillar Boxes An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 5 November 2002 PHQ248 2002 Christmas An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 14 January 2003 PHQ249 2003 Birds An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 25 February 2003 PHQ250 2003 The Secret of Life


PHQ 25 March 2003 PHQ251 2003 Fun Fruit and Veg


PHQ 29 April 2003 PHQ252 2003 Extreme Endeavours


PHQ 2 June 2003 PHQ253 2003 Coronation An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 17 June 2003 PHQ254 2003 HRH Prince William


PHQ 15 July 2003 PHQ255 2003 Scotland An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 12 August 2003 PHQ256 2003 Pub Signs An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 18 September 2003 PHQ257 2003 Transport Toys


PHQ 7 October 2003 PHQ258 2003 British Museum



PHQ 13 January 2004 PHQ260 2004 Classic Locomotives


PHQ 26 February 2004 PHQ261 2004 Lord of the Rings


PHQ 16 March 2004 PHQ262 2004 Northern Ireland


PHQ 6 April 2004 PHQ263 2004 Entente Cordiale An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 13 April 2004 PHQ264 2004 Ocean Liners An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 25 April 2004 PHQ265 2004 Royal Horticultural Society


PHQ 15 June 2004 PHQ266 2004 Wales An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 10 August 2004 PHQ267 2004 Royal Society of Arts


PHQ 16 September 2004 PHQ268 2004 Woodland Animals


PHQ 12 October 2004 PHQ269 2004 The Crimean War



PHQ 11 January 2005 PHQ271 2005 Farm Animals


PHQ 8 February 2005 PHQ272 2005 South West England


PHQ 24 February 2005 PHQ273 2005 Jane Eyre An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 15 March 2005 PHQ274 2005 Magic An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 21 April 2005 PHQ275 2005 World Heritage Sites


PHQ 7 June 2005 PHQ276 2005 Trooping The Colour


PHQ 19 July 2005 PHQ277 2005 Motorcycles An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 23 August 2005 PHQ278 2005 Changing Tastes in Britain


PHQ 15 September 2005 PHQ279 2005 Classic ITV


PHQ 18 October 2005 PHQ280 2005 The Battle of Trafalgar



PHQ 10 January 2006 PHQ282 2006 Animal Tales


PHQ 7 February 2006 PHQ283 2006 England An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 23 February 2006 PHQ284 2006 Brunel An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 21 March 2006 PHQ285 2006 Ice Age Animals


PHQ 18 April 2006 PHQ286 2006 The Queen's 80th Birthday


PHQ 6 June 2006 PHQ287 2006 World Cup Winners


PHQ 20 June 2006 PHQ288 2006 Modern Architecture


PHQ 18 July 2006 PHQ289 2006 National Portrait Gallery


PHQ 21 September 2006 PHQ290 2006 Victoria Cross


PHQ 3 October 2006 PHQ291 2006 Sounds of Britain



PHQ 9 January 2007 PHQ293 2007 Beatles An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 1 February 2007 PHQ294 2007 Sea Life An attempt at updating! Does not list card-by-card, just by set

PHQ 13 February 2007 PHQ295 2007 Sky At Night


PHQ 1 March 2007 PHQ296 2007 World of Invention


PHQ 22 March 2007 PHQ297 2007 Abolition of Slavery


PHQ 15 May 2007 PHQ298 2007 Beside the Seaside


PHQ 5 June 2007 PHQ299 2007 Machin Definitives 40th Anniversary


YOUR COMPILER TOTALLY LOST THE WILL TO LIVE AT THIS STAGE!

NO ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE TO UPDATE BEYOND PHQ299

END OF LISTING (c) Copyright Glenn H Morgan, 2013. Not to be sold

EASTERN POSTAL REGIONCards sold at the Philatelic Counters of Cambridge, Colchester, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Oxford and S


Golden Hinde Picture

Postcard Voyage

CKPO3 17-Jul-1982 The 'Golden Hinde'. - (White Card) (6,000) 1.50 Given away free to visitors of coastal towns in EPR during visit of ship

CKPO3 25-Oct-1982 The 'Golden Hinde'. - (Off-white card) (5,000) 0.40 Reprinted version sold at NPM

CKPO4 17-Jul-1982 The 'Golden Hinde'. - (White Card) (6,000 ) 1.50 Given away free to visitors of coastal towns in EPR during visit of ship


CKPO5 17-Jul-1982 The 'Golden Hinde'. - (White Card) (6,000) 1.50 Given away free to visitors of coastal towns in EPR during visit of ship


17-Jul-1982 Single pre-addressed tear-off card attached to competition/T&Cs card

3.00 Printed by Gavin Martin Ltd

GENERAL REGIONAL CARD SERIES1-00-01-82E 1-Jul-1971 Oxford Head Post Office Philatelic Counter -

20,000 printed Type 10.40 I of Philatelic under A of Obtainable.

Printed by J Salmon Ltd. Sold at 4p each

1-00-01-82E 1-Jul-1971 Oxford Head Post Office Philatelic Counter - 20,000 printed Type 2

0.40 Code No. 18.5mm long. C of Philatelic under B of Obtainable. Printed by J Salmon Ltd

1-00-01-82E 1-Jul-1971 Oxford Head Post Office Philatelic Counter - 20,000 printed Type 3

0.40 Code No. 19mm long, plus C under B of Obtainable

CKPO1 3-Oct-1979 Post Office Philatelic Centre Norwich. - 0.40 Printed by Jarrold & Sons Ltd

CKPO2 25-Mar-1980 Diss-Gislingham Postbus - 18,000 printed. 0.40 Printed by Jarrold & Sons Ltd

CKCPO1 30-Jun-1980 Colchester Postbus - 18,000 printed 0.40

CKCM1 13-Aug-1980 Cambridge Philatelic Centre - 24,000 printed 0.40 Printed by Jarrold & Sons Ltd

R78693 22-Jul-1981 Ipswich Head Post Office 1881- 27,500 printed

0.40 Printed by Photo Precision Ltd. Sold at 11p each

PicturesqueCKPO6 15-Feb-1984 Great Tew, Oxfordshire. (24,300) 0.40 Sold in folder containing the set of four

cards Oxfordshire Post Offices

CKPO6 19-Aug-1985 Great Tew, Oxfordshire. BPF 67th Congress Overprint

1.00 Sold in folder containing the set of four cards

CKPO7 15-Feb-1984 Dorchester-on Thames, Oxfordshire. (24,300) 0.40 Sold in folder containing the set of four cards

CKPO7 19-Aug-1985 Dorchester-on Thames, Oxfordshire. BPF 67th Congress Overprint


CKPO8 15-Feb-1984 Wytham, Oxfordshire. (24,300) 0.40 Sold in folder containing the set of four cards

CKPO8 19-Aug-1985 Wytham, Oxfordshire. BPF 67th Congress Overprint


CKPO9 15-Feb-1984 Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire. (24,300) 0.40 Sold in folder containing the set of four cards

CKPO9 19-Aug-1985 Swalcliffe, Oxfordshire. BPF 67th Congress Overprint


CKPO10 8-Oct-1985 Opening Luton Arndale Centre Branch Office (12,000)

0.40



LONDON POSTAL REGIONCards sold at the Philatelic Counters of London Chief Office, Trafalgar Square, Croydon and Romford


No cards recorded

GENERAL REGIONAL CARD SERIESC6750 X 19-Jul-1982 Views from Post Offices in West London -3

views - 5,000 printed.0.60 Printed by Judges Ltd. Sold at 13p

each

C6809 X 6-Sep-1982 A Royal Mail Philatelic Postcard - 4 Railway Views - 5,000 printed

0.60 Printed by Judges Ltd. Sold at 13p each

LPR1 11-Oct-1982 New K-type pillar box behind the Royal Albert 0.40 Sold at 13p each

LPR2 25-Oct-1982 A collection of Croydon Postmarks - 15,000 printed.


LPR2 25-Oct-1982 A collection of Croydon Postmarks - OVERPRINTED - Charter Centenary


Croydon 1(R) 1983 ? First arrival of new GPO Motor Van at 10 High St., Post Office, Croydon

0.40

2 1983 ? Modern Post Office Van calling at 10 High St. Post Office, 1983

0.40

LPR3 25-Apr-1983 Mount Pleasant station. - 20,000 printed 0.40

LPR4 1983 Parcels Centenary (20,000) 0.40

Mail LPR5a 24-Jul-1984 The Star and Garter at Kew. (14,000) 0.40Coaching LPR5b 24-Jul-1984 The George at Southwark. (14,000) 0.40

Inns LPR5c 24-Jul-1984 The Coach and Horses at Ilford. (14,000) 0.40LPR5d 24-Jul-1984 The Old White Lion at North Finchley.

(14,000)0.40

350 YearsLPR6a 1985 News sheet of 1646 advertising the London

Post (10,000)0.40

of London LPR6b 1985 Railway Sorting Carriage of 1838 (10,000) 0.40Post LPR6c 1985 Loading the mail at Croydon Airport…

(10,000)0.40

LPR6d 1985 International Datapost (10,000) 0.40


MIDLANDS POSTAL BOARDCards sold at the Philatelic Counters of Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester, Northampton, Nottingham,


CNP/180 1-Nov-1976 Derby Ram' Postcode Notification - DE5 (Official Paid) (36.5k)

2.75 Given away free

CNP/180 1-Nov-1976 Derby Ram' Postcode Notification - DE55 (Official Paid) (43.5k)


No Number 1-Jun-1982 Crewe "Use the Postcode" (10,000) 2.75 Given away free

GENERAL REGIONAL CARD SERIESMPB1 30-Oct-1974 Chetwynd House, Stafford.- 1st print (5,000) 2.00 Sold for 5p

MPB1 15-Jul-1978 Chetwynd House, Stafford. (Revised) - 2nd print (2,500)

1.25

MPB1 1-Oct-1978 Chetwynd House, Stafford. (Revised) - White Card - 3rd print (2,500)

0.75

MPB1 3-Sep-1979 Chetwynd House, Stafford.- Reprint 7/79 - 4th print (3,000)

0.60

MPB1 5-Jan-1980 Chetwynd House, Stafford (1/80) - 5th print (5,200)

0.30

MPB2 30-Oct-1974 Richard Brinsley Sheridan. - 1st print (5,000) 2.00 Sold for 5p

MPB2 15-Jul-1978 Richard Brinsley Sheridan. - (Revised) - 2nd print (2,500)

1.25

MPB2 1-Oct-1978 Richard Brinsley Sheridan. - (Revised) White Card - 3rd print (2,500)

0.75

MPB2 3-Sep-1979 Richard Brinsley Sheridan. - Reprint 7/79 - 4th print (3,000)

0.60

MPB2 5-Jan-1980 Richard Brinsley Sheridan. - (1/80) - 5th print (5,200) - Light brown shade.

0.30

MPB2 5-Jan-1980 Richard Brinsley Sheridan. - (1/80) - 5th print - Dark brown shade

0.30

MPB3 3-Dec-1974 Rowland Hill - 1st print (5,000) 20.00 Sold for 5p MPB3 1-Nov-1977 Rowland Hill - (Reprint) - 2nd print (2,000) 1.25 MPB3 15-Jul-1978 Rowland Hill - (Revised) Cream Card - 3rd

print (5,000)1.75

MPB3 1-Oct-1978 Rowland Hill - (Revised) White Card - D/Brown print on back - 4th print (5,000)

1.00

MPB3 1-Jan-1979 Rowland Hill - (revised) White card - 5th print (5,000)

1.00

MPB3 1-Apr-1979 Rowland Hill - (4/79) - 6th print (5,000) 0.30 MPB3 22-Aug-1979 Rowland Hill - (reprint 7/79) - 7th print

(10,000)0.30

MPB3 5-Jan-1980 Rowland Hill - (1/80) - 8th print (5,200) 0.30 MPB3 18-Apr-1985 Rowland Hill - (Reissued 3/85) - 9th print

(10,000)0.30

MPB4 22-Aug-1979 Sir Rowland Hill KCB - (5,000) - Guillotined from FRONT

1.00

MPB4 Sir Rowland Hill KCB - Guillotined from BACK 1.00

MPB4 Sir Rowland Hill KCB - Limited lithographic print of 500 copies

20.00

Victoria Square PO

MPB9.1 18-Mar-1981 New Street - Site for Victoria Square Post Office - (10,000)

0.50 Printed by Allday Green & Welburn Ltd. Sold at 11p each card. Set came with information sheet

MPB9.2 Victoria Square Post Office 0.50 Printed by Allday Green & Welburn Ltd. Sold at 11p each card. Set came with information sheet



MPB10 31-Mar-1981 Centre Cycle of 1881 at the Bottle Kilns at S-O-T - (10,000)

0.40 Printed by Allday Green & Welburn Ltd. Sold at 11p each card. Brown appearance

MPB10 1-Apr-1981 Reprint with shade differences (5,000) 0.40 Printed by Allday Green & Welburn Ltd. Sold at 11p each card. Grey appearance

MPB10R 9-Jun-1986 Centre Cycle of 1881 at the Bottle Kilns at S-O-T - (10,000)

0.40

Letter Boxes MPB6 16-Jun-1981 Warwick and Malvern Fluted Letter Boxes - (10,000)

0.40

MPB5 26-Jun-1981 Rous Lench & Radford Letter Boxes (10,000) 0.40

MPB11 15-Jul-1981 The Derby Ram - (10,000) 0.40

MPB7 8-Sep-1981 Hexagonal Letter Box, Newark. - (10,000) 0.40 Sold at 11p each

MPB12 1-Oct-1981 Head Post Office - Stoke-on-Trent. - (20,000) 0.40 Printed by Allday Green & Welburn Ltd. Sold at 11p each card

MPB8 1-Dec-1981 Standard & K-Type Post Boxes - (10,000) 0.40

MPB13 1-Mar-1982 Victorian Stamp Vending Machine - (20,000) 0.40

The MPB14.1 5-Jul-1982 Nantwich PO Mural (10,000) 0.40Nantwich MPB14.2 Nantwich PO Mural (10,000) 0.40PO Mural MPB14.3 Nantwich PO Mural (10,000) 0.40

MPB15 22-Jan-1985 Rowland Hill 'LOCO' (15,000) 0.40

MPB16 22-Feb-1985 The mural at the Philatelic Counter, Worcester HPO (10,000)

0.40

350 Years of Public

Ansells 30-Jul-1985 Old Crown - Digbeth. 0.40 Sold at Birmingham philatelic counter

Postal Services

Ansells The White Swan - Henley-in-Arden. 0.40 Sold at Birmingham philatelic counter

Ansells The Three Tuns - Sutton Coalfield. 0.40 Sold at Birmingham philatelic counter

Ansells The Lan in The Lane - Erdington. 0.40 Sold at Birmingham philatelic counter

Ansells White Lion - Kenilworth. 0.40 Sold at Birmingham philatelic counter

Ansells The Bear Hotel - Alcester. 0.40 Sold at Birmingham philatelic counter

Home Horse and Groom - Linby. 0.40 Sold at Nottingham philatelic counterHome The Robin Hood and Little John - Arnold. 0.40 Sold at Nottingham philatelic counterHome The Ram Hotel - Newark. 0.40 Sold at Nottingham philatelic counterHome The Clinton Arms - Newark. 0.40 Sold at Nottingham philatelic counterHome Old Pear Tree Inn - Basford. 0.40 Sold at Nottingham philatelic counterManns Bell, Station Road - Finedon. 0.40 Sold at Northampton philatelic counter

Manns Heart of England - Weedon. 0.40 Sold at Northampton philatelic counter

Manns Halford Bridge Inn - Halford Bridge. 0.40 Sold at Northampton philatelic counter

Manns The Green Dragon - Higham Ferrers. 0.40 Sold at Northampton philatelic counter

Manns Fox & Hounds - Great Brington. 0.40 Sold at Northampton philatelic counter

Manns Red Lion - Crick. 0.40 Sold at Northampton philatelic counter

MPB17 31-Jul-1985 Worcester Postmarks 1720 - 1844 (10,000) 0.40

MPB18 1986 Restored 1930's Mobile Post Office (10,000) 0.40

MPB19 27-Sep-1986 Morris Minor 1000 Post Van (10,000) 0.40 8-Sep-1987 Worcester Postmarks 1844 - 1983 (10,000?) 0.40



NORTH EASTERN POSTAL REGIONCards sold at the Philatelic Counters of Bradford, Darlington, Durham, Grimsby, Harrogate, Hull, Leed Newcastle, Sheffield, Sunderland and York


No Number 15-Jun-1974 Souvenir Programme of Sheffield HPO Open Day (Folded) (1,000)

8.00 Bears special Open Day handstamp on 3 1/2p UPU stamp

No Number 18-Sep-1976 York M.L.O. Staff Invitation Day (1,360) 35.00 For visitors to Open Day onlyNo Number 2-Apr-1977 Doncaster M.L.O. Staff Open Day (430) 35.00 For visitors to Open Day onlyNo Number Apr-1981 Cleveland Stamp Bug (10,000) 1.00 Given away free

DS1 10-Aug-1981 Wooler-Doddington Postbus (B&W). Private, but with permission of NEPR

1.00

DS2 10-Aug-1981 Wooler-Doddington Postbus (Colour). Private, but with permission of NEPR

1.00

No Number Dec-1981 Leeds PO Christmas Greetings card - postcode related

1.00 Not seen, but mentioned in letter to compilers by Darlington Head Postmaster

No Number 1-Nov-1982 Harrogate Stamp Bug (50,000) 4.00 Given away freeNo Number Dec-1983 "Christmas Greetings from Doncaster PO

Staff". Green coloured card.1.00

No Number Dec-1983 Accompanying above card - sheet 12 "Seasonal Greetings" green postcode labels

1.00

No Number 1-May-1983 Grimsby Stamp Bug (55,000) 7.00 Given away freeNo Number 1-Jun-1983 "Parcel Lorry". - 1st print - Cut from front 2.50No Number 1-Jun-1983 "Parcel Lorry". - 2nd print - Cut from back 0.60No Number 22-Jun-1983 "Parcel Lorry". - overprinted on back "See us

at Lincolnshire Show"2.50

No Number Aug-1983 Parcel Post Centenary Year "Hat" - 4 cards joined to make a hat!


No Number 1-Jul-1984 Darlington's Stamp Bug (50,000) 3.00 Given away freeNo Number 1-Jul-1984 Darlington's New Phil. Counter - Prize Draw

Postcard - Stamp Bug3.00

No Number 16-Jul-1984 Darlinghton Philatelic Counter Handstamp - 1st print - 89x140mm (450)

1.50

No Number 3-Aug-1984 Darlinghton Philatelic Counter Handstamp - 2nd print - 89x138mm (650)

1.00

No Number 1-Oct-1984 York Main Post Office Counter - Official Reopening (1,000)

0.40

No Number 1-Oct-1984 Darlinghton Philatelic Counter Handstamp - Overprint - 15th Ann. (1,500)

1.50

No Number 20-Nov-1984 Darlinghton Philatelic Counter Handstamp - Overprint - Merry Xmas (2,500)

1.50

4 22-Jan-1985 Stockton & Darlington Railway "Locomotion" 1825 (5,000)

1.50 Cards 1 to 3 appear to have gone un-numbered!! Most confusing.

No Number 22-Jan-1985 Famous Trains Through York (10,000) 0.50No Number 1-Jun-1985 Cleveland New Philatelic Counter Stamp Bug

(2,000)12.00

No Number 22-Sep-1986 Sheffield General Post Office sepia photo (1,000)

0.50

GENERAL REGIONAL CARD SERIES

E Charlton Taylor

NEPR1 4-Apr-1974 Tan Hill Inn - (30,000) 0.70 Printed by J Porton & Sons. Either poly-wrapped or cello-wrapped

Paintings Series 1

NEPR2 Swinsty and Norwood Edge, Washburn Valley - (30,000)

0.70 Printed by J Porton & Sons. Either poly-wrapped or cello-wrapped

NEPR3 Higher Reaches of Wharfe at Deepdale - (30,000)

0.70 Printed by J Porton & Sons. Either poly-wrapped or cello-wrapped

NEPR4 Kilnsey, Wharfedale - (30,000) 0.70 Printed by J Porton & Sons. Either poly-wrapped or cello-wrapped

NEPR5 Malham in Airedale - (30,000) 0.70 Printed by J Porton & Sons. Either poly-wrapped or cello-wrapped

E Charlton Taylor

NEPR6 20-Aug-1980 Muker in Swaledale - (10,000) - 1st Print (Strong black print)

0.50 Sold at 8.5p each card

Paintings Series 2

NEPR6 Muker in Swaledale - (10,000) - 2nd Print (Grey, tinted card)


NEPR7 Gouthwaite, Upper Nidderdale - (10,000) - 1st Print


NEPR7 Gouthwaite, Upper Nidderdale - (10,000) - 2nd Print


NEPR8 Castle Bolton, Wensleydale - (10,000) - 1st Print


NEPR8 Castle Bolton, Wensleydale - (10,000) - 2nd Print


NEPR9 Hubberholme, Upper Wharfedale. - (10,000) - 1st Print


NEPR9 Hubberholme, Upper Wharfedale. - (10,000) - 2nd Print


NEPR10 Appletreewick, Wharfedale. - (10,000) - 1st Print


NEPR10 Appletreewick, Wharfedale. - (10,000) - 2nd Print


Bridges of the North

East

NEPR11 17-Jul-1981 The Humber Bridge.- (20,000) 0.50 Printed at the House of Questa. Sold at 11p each, or 66p in shrink-wrapped pack

NEPR12 The High Level and Swing Bridges, Newcastle Upon Tyne..- (20,000)

0.50 Printed at the House of Questa. Sold at 11p each, or 66p in shrink-wrapped pack

NEPR13 The Royal Border Bridge, Berwick-Upon-Tweed..- (20,000)


NEPR14 The Transporter Bridge, Middlesbrough..- (20,000)


NEPR15 The Wearmouth Bridge, Sunderland..- (20,000)


NEPR16 The Viaduct. Knaresborough..- (20,000) 0.50 Printed at the House of Questa. Sold at 11p each, or 66p in shrink-wrapped pack

PicturesqueNEPR17 22-May-1986 York Head PO - Philatelic Counter - (18,000) 0.50

Rural POs NEPR18 Hull Head PO - Philatelic Counter - (18,000) 0.50

END OF LISTING Cards ceased to be issued following the reorganisation of the Post Office in 1986 (c) Copyright Glenn H Morgan, 2013. Not to be sold

NORTHERN IRELAND POSTAL BOARDCards sold at the Philatelic Counters of Ballymena, Belfast Londonderry and Portadown


No cards recorded

GENERAL REGIONAL CARD SERIES NIPB1 2-Jan-1986 City of Belfast Youth Orchestra (12,000) 0.50 NIPB2 Lisbane Post Office (12,000) 0.50



SMILERS PUBLICITY MATERIAL - A CHECKLIST TO 2007

STOCK NUMBER ISSUETYPE FORMAT Prefix Suffix DATE DETAILS

"INSTANT SMILERS" SERVICEThe Stamp DL No Code No Code 1999 Card invite to Show with square hole for your face.Show 2000 A5 No Code No Code 2000 Two-part sensitised B&W order form.

A5 No Code No Code 2000 Red TSS2000 re-order flyer / order form.

Christmas 2000 A5 No Code No Code 2000 Green Christmas flyer / order form.

PO Instants Trial DL No Code No Code 2001 Make someone smile in an instant leaflet.

Snap Digital A5 SSAETI 02 2002 You'll look great in the post leaflet with 'mirror'Photo (ATEI visitors got free sheet of personalised Christmas 1st class stamps when visiting stand)Booths Code=Smilers Stamps Amusement Trade Exhibition International 2002 show,

but was wrongly printed AETI on leaflet code.

Stampex A4 No Code No Code 2005Autumn: Colour A4 order form + T&Cs sheet (Inc ITV)

A4 No Code No Code 2006Spring: B&W A4 order form + T&Cs sheet (6xS/A stamps)

A4 No Code No Code 2007Spring: Colour A4 order form (Hello & Flag S/A stamps)

A4 No Code No Code 2007Autumn: Colour A4 order form (Hello & Flag S/A stamp)

"SMILERS BY POST/INTERNET" POST OFFICE COUNTER LEAFLETSEnglish DL 02 QVA 2001 Go crackers with Smilers leafletLanguage DL 03 JDA May-2002 So what special story… leafletONLY DL 03 JCA May-2002 So what special story… leaflet. New code

DL 02 AAE May-2002 DL 03 JAC Sep-2002 Give your stamps a personal touch leafletDL 03 JAB Sep-2002 Give your stamps a personal touch leaflet

DL 03 JAU Oct-2002 Give your stamps that really personal touch leaflet.

DL 03 JAV Dec-2002 Give your stamps that really personal touch leaflet.

DL 03 JAN Dec-2002 Give your stamps that really personal touch leaflet. DL 04 JAB Jun-2003 Put a smiler on it leafletDL 04 JCB Sep-2003 Put a Christmas Smiler on it leaflet DL 04 JCC Sep-2003 Put a Christmas Smiler on it leafletDL 04 JCG Sep-2003 Put a Christmas Smiler on it leafletDL 04 JTA Jan-2004 Put a smiler on it leafletDL 04 JWA Jan-2004 Put a smiler on it leafletDL 05 JAA Jun-2004 Smilers leafletDL 05 JDA Jun-2004 Smilers leafletDL 05 JEA Sep-2004 Your image, your stamp leafletDL 05 JGA Sep-2004 Your image, your stamp leafletDL 05 JPA Sep-2004 Your image, your stamp leafletDL 05 JRA Mar-2005 Your favourite photo with real RM stamps leaflet DL 06 JAA Jun-2005 Your favourite photo with real RM stamps leaflet DL 06 GMA Nov-2005 Turn a special moment into a special stamp leaflet DL 06 GJA Nov-2005 Turn a special moment into a special stamp leaflet DL 06 JIA Feb-2006

DL 06 JJA Feb-2006 Turn a special moment into a special stamp leaflet

DL 07 JCA May-2006Turn a special moment... As 06JJA + Pillar Box stamp

DL 07 JLA Sep-2006 Turn a special moment into a special stamp leaflet

DL 07 JNA Sep-2006 Turn a special moment... New code for target regionsDL 08 JCA Jul-2007 Turn a special moment into a special stamp leaflet

DL 08 JLN Oct-07Share your magical Christmas moments with Smilers leaflet

DL 08 JLN Jan-08

Share a special moment leaflet. Mentions circular Smilers coming 15 Jan. Same code as Christmas issue!

Welsh DL 06 JBA Jun-2005 Eich hoff lun gyda…. leaflet as 06JAA EnglishLanguage DL 06 GLA Nov-2005 Trowch foment… leaflet as 06GMA EnglishONLY DL 07 JBA May-2006 Trowch foment… leaflet as 07JCA English

DL 08 JBA Jul-2007 Trowch eiliad… leaflet as 08JCA English

DL 08 JLN Oct-07Rhannwch eich… leaflet. Code is same as English leaflet!

Welsh and DL 06 JBA Nov-2005 Eich hoff lun gyda…. / Your favourite photoEnglish Text DL 06 GLA Nov-2005 Trowch foment… leaflet as 06GMA English

DL 07 JBA May-2006 Trowch foment… leaflet as 07JCA EnglishDL 07 JLA May-2006 Turn a special moment...

"STAMP COLLECTOR SPECIFIC" MATERIALPhilatelic Bulletin A5 Supplement - Dec-2000 Customised Christmas Stamps new issue B&W flyer

Stamp A5 Supplement - Dec-2000 Christmas Smilers new issue flyerPreview A5 70 - Jun-2001 Hallmarks Smilers new issue leaflet

A5 79 - Mar-2002 New Occasions to Celebrate new issue leafletA5 95 - Feb-2003 Occasions 2003 new issue leafletA5 149 - Jul-06 Life's Special Moments new issue leafletA5 153 - 0ct-2006 Christmas new issue leaflet

Presentation DL 03/02 - 23-Apr-2002 Ex-Occasions PPPack Insert DL 05/02 03UEA 21-May-2002 Ex-World Cup PP

Cards DL 10/02 03UMA Oct-2002Make Christmas a real cracker. (From which Pack?)

DL No Code No Code 2005Your favourite photo with real.... Ex-Castles and Magic PPs

"RETAILER SPECIFIC" MATERIAL

Non-Retailer Non-Standard No Code No Code 2006Your favourite photo with real RM stamps pillow pack outer

Specific (ie for Non-Standard 06 JQA 2006

Your favourite photo with real RM stamps leaflet+order form

Generic use)Non-Standard 06 JQA 2006

As above, but with white SAMPLE ONLY sticker affixed to order form

Safeways Non-Standard No Code No Code 2002 Put a Smile on it. Safeways shelf-edge banner

Tempest Photography DL 02 AAE c2001

Smilers - A first class idea! leaflet published with Royal Mail

Truprint Non-Standard S&C 242DL Sale Prints from 1p eachPhoto Film Non-Standard SC 248DL …from only 75p

Service Non-Standard S&C 373DL …from only 95pEnvelopes Non-Standard S&C 211DL …from only 95p. Folded down envelope

Non-Standard S&C 211DL …from only 95p. Narrow width envelopeNon-Standard RMMKG 095DL …from 99pNon-Standard RMJ 012DL …from 99pNon-Standard RMJ 0093DL …Trial offer £1.49

WHSmith's DL - 28214526 c2001 Smilers for every occasion! leafletDL 02 OAJ c2001 Reply paid envelope and order form

"DIRECT MARKETING" CAMPAIGNS

Direct Mail DL 01CA HGFEDCB 2000Get into stamps for Christmas leaflet+ built-in pre-paid envelope

Non-Standard 02 CAA cMay-2001 With occasions from Royal Mail... leafletNon-Standard 02 CAH 2001 Ten great ways to get stuck on stamps leaflet

Non-Standard 02 CAF 2002Trust Dennis to get ….. 10% Courier reader discount + prepaid envelope

NATIONAL PRESS ADVERTISING

Magazines Non-Standard 03 JBI 2002Smilers give your stamps a personal touch magazine ad ex Radio Times

POSTER ADVERTISING IN POST OFFICESPosters A3 RMMKG 014A3 c2003/4 Put a smiler on it

Grille Cards A4 - - - Understood to exist in at least one version

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