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Regular Features
Advertisements
Pub Meetings
Queries to: Terry Barnett, Hon. Secretary, 7 Mackets Lane, Hunts Cross, Liverpool L25 0QA
Special Features
From the Editor’s Desk
West Midlands Region
Meetings held in The Bowling Green Pub, Shaw Lane, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B60 4BH.
For Future Dates please contact:
Mr Joseph Adam Bevan, Tel: 07969 311 003 & 0121 477 9924 (weekdays 7-10pm).
Welcome to the October 2011 edition of First Day Coverage. We are able to bring you another 24 page edition, which includes another very good MCS section. As usual we would like to thank everyone
LONDON
Pub Meetings held in
In The Ship and Shovel, Craven Passage, London WC2 @ 3pm
Please contact Richard Park for meeting dates during 2011
Queries to: Richard Park, 2 Chaffinch Close, Horsham,
West Sussex RH12 5HA
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FIRST DAY COVERAGE P.O. Box 99, WIDNES, Cheshire WA8 0NN
www.gbfdc.co.uk
The Newsletter of the Association of G.B. First Day Cover Collectors
E-mail: [email protected]
Membership 271 October 2011
The Association of Great Britain
First Day CoverCollectorsBG
Inside this Issue
who has sent in material for this edition. Please keep sending in your items for publication. We need a constant supply so as to ensure we have material in hand for the next edition.
Sheridan Covers has had excellent results in finding the missing covers following publication in the August edition, so advertising „lost‟ covers in your newsletter does produce results. If you have identifiable covers go „missing‟ in the post, then perhaps you can try advertising in your association newsletter. Just send in descriptions of the cover(s) lost and when it/they went missing and we will publish it for you.
Continued on page 2
23 Rates Column
2 Association Officers &
Editorial
Editorial 7 Letters to the Editor 11/16 Members Cover Sale
GBFDC A-Z Britain Official cover 3
Story Behind the Cover 21
Un-Catalogued Covers 10
Strange Case of the “Extra Bits” 8/9
2011 AGM – A Date for your
Diary & Map how to get there 4/5
Collect GB FDCovers 17
Thoughts on the Booth Catalogue
Ulster Paintings 1971 18/19
Favourite Signed Covers 6
Club Auction Announcement
Lift Required to AGM Please 4
Phil Sheridan Officials 22
Covercollecting.com 24
David Millership 5
NPS Xmas M/S official 20 Peter Middleton 20
Steven Riley 19
Steven Scott 24
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New member, Nigel Soal, is asking if anyone who lives in the Gillingham, Kent area will be very kind and give him a lift to the AGM this year. He is very anxious to attend and will happily share expenses. We know we have members attending from that area so perhaps some kind person will offer help. See page 4 for further details. Car sharing for the AGM is a good idea in general and we know this already happens with several members travelling on the day in the one car. The Story Behind the Cover for the Charleville 350
th Anniversary FDC
produced by Phil Sheridan is on page 21 and the cover can be seen on page 22. Although this has nothing whatsoever to do with First Day Covers, my other hobby is writing and composing songs. At the time of writing I have just been notified that my song, Mersey Bridge, which I entered into this year‟s UK Song Contest, was a finalist and comes with a host of freebies related to writing and composing and the song will be heard by top music industry professionals, so fingers crossed for someone taking it up. I will let you know when it is uploaded to You Tube. Selwyn Goodacre writes about the “extra bits” in the margin surrounding the Greetings booklet panes of the early 90s. Royal Mail still likes to put little extras in the margins surrounding stamp sheets. See pages 8 & 9 for the full article.
Selwyn also gives his thoughts on the Booth Catalogue on page 17. Let us know if you agree with him or not. All letters will be published.
The British Postmark Bulletin (BPB) of 19 August has some exceptionally well designed postmarks in it. There are SHS for Aerial Post, Stampex, House of Hanover, Arnold Machin and for the 350
th Anniversary of the
Postmark. London SHC is going to be very busy over the next few weeks. If you would like to subscribe to the BPB then it is available fortnightly from Tallents House, 21 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9PB. Annual subscription: £12.25 UK/Europe. £24.95 Rest of World.
Keeping our eye on eBay trends has shown an Ulster Paintings 1971 cover fetching double the catalogue price. See page 18 for the story so far – sent in by John Hedley. Feedback about this article will be much appreciated and will be published. Hopefully you will receive this edition of First Day Coverage early due to the AGM being on the 2
nd
October. Information is included that you need to know about this year‟s AGM. We do hope as many of you as possible will attend. We have a fantastic cover for you for just £5 to the first 55 members through the door on the day.
Well, that’s it from us for this edition. Autumn is just around the corner and our next edition is for December and almost another year will have gone. Get your request in early to family for that coveted cover you want for a Christmas present.
Phil Sheridan, Hon. Editor.
We have the fourth Association official cover for 2011 to show you on page 3. It is for your information only as the standing order list is full for this year.
We can also now show you the NPS official cover for Xmas M/S complete with the correct M/S for 2011on page 20.
DEADLINE FOR THE DECEMBER 2011 EDITION
Items for publication MUST be with the editor by
7th November 2011 Thank you to everyone who has sent in material for publication. If you
haven’t seen your article in this newsletter, please be assured that we will
use it in a future edition. We require more articles and features so that we
have them in have for forthcoming newsletters
Important Notice
From the Editor’s
Desk continued……
Association Officers
Subject Address
Association
Chairman & all
matters concerning
the GBFDC
Auction
Richard Park
Hon. Chairman GBFDC
2 Chaffinch Close
Horsham, W. Sussex
RH12 5HA
All membership
matters & National
Meetings Organiser.
General GBFDC
queries. Newsletter
Distribution.
Terry Barnett
Hon. Secretary GBFDC
7 Mackets Lane,
Hunts Cross,
Liverpool L25 0QA
E-mail: [email protected]
Editorial, Letters
to the Editor,
Advertising &
General Newsletter
queries. Leaflets &
inserts. Newsletter
Editing.
Phil Sheridan.
Hon. Editor GBFDC
P.O. Box 99, Widnes,
Cheshire WA8 0NN
E-mail: [email protected]
Assistant Editor to
Phil Sheridan
Dot R.
Hon. Assistant Editor
GBFDC
P.O. Box 99, Widnes,
Cheshire WA8 0NN
Hon. Association
Treasurer
Alan Knight
Hon. Treasurer GBFDC
Woodbury
Bessels Lea Road
Blewbury
Didcot
Oxon OX11 9NW
E-mail: [email protected]
PLEASE CONTACT THE RIGHT PERSON
E-mail: [email protected]
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The Association of Great Britain First Day Cover Collectors
Official Covers 2011
GBFDC No.41 OFFICIAL COVER – A-Z of Britain – 13 October 2011
This is the last GBFDC official cover for this year and it will be limited to 64 numbered covers. The Standing Order list is full so the cover shown below is for your information only.
FOUND Sheridan Covers
I am delighted to inform everyone that the following covers have been found. Morris & Company 5/05/11 single set of 6 stamps with Design Council meter mark x 2 Sheridan William Morris Society covers No.14 and No.2. Morris & Company single set of stamps on Sheridan William Morris Society official cover No.45. Morris & Company 4 PSB panes on Sheridan William Morris Society official covers No.14. However the cover below is still missing. WWF 22/03/11 set of 10 stamps on Sheridan Earthwatch official cover No.35 I would like to thank everyone who has helped in the hunt for these covers. If you have covers go missing in the post, and they are identifiable, then let us know and we will publish them for you. Phil Sheridan, P.O. Box 99, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 0NN. Tel: 0151 257 8874. E-mail: [email protected]
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G.B.F.D.C. Annual General Meeting to be held on Sunday October 2nd 2011 at
The Collingwood Centre, Great Barr, Birmingham, B43 7NF Tel: 0121 360 1484 AGENDA
1) Apologies 2) Minutes of the last AGM 3) Matter arising 4) Chairman‟s report 5) Treasurer‟s report 6) Newsletter report 7) Cover update 8) Election of officers ** 9) A.O.B.
** All of the officers are up for re-election this year and Richard Park, Phil Sheridan, Dot Radley and Terry Barnett are willing to continue in their existing positions. Alan Knight indicated last year that he would be standing down and David Cohen has offered his services as Hon. Treasurer. John Chidgey has offered his services as Publicity Officer.
A lunchtime buffet will be laid on with the AGM starting at around 1pm.
We hope that you will support the fair and look forward to seeing you all.
Dealers attending this years cover fair are :-
Joe Bevan – Sam Downes – Peter Heath – Roy Jones - Peter Middleton – P&M Maslak – Dave Millership – Martyn Parry – Brian Reeves – Phil Sheridan – John Chidgey.
In addition Terry Barnett and Richard Park will also have a selection of covers available.
We will also have the CLUB table with this years AGM cover available at £5 per cover. Strictly one cover per person (this year we have chosen the Aerial Post issue).
Terry Barnett (Hon. Sec.)
Map and directions of how to get there are on page 5
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Club Auction Announcement
The next Club Auction will be available in October, and if any members have not received a
Catalogue and would like one then please contact: Richard Park Tel: 01403 241825 or write to
Richard Park 2 Chaffinch Close Horsham West Sussex RH12 5HA. Also the October Club Auction
will be available online at www.gbfdc.co.uk/auction
Richard Park
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LIFT RERQUIRED TO AGM FROM GILLINGHAM, KENT One of our new members, Nigel Soal, would dearly love to attend this year’s AGM. He lives in Gillingham, Kent. We know we have several members attending from the area and Nigel is very happy to share petrol expenses. We know our members are a kindly bunch so please can you contact Nigel direct on 01634 239 361 if you can offer him a lift in your car. Thank you, Phil Sheridan.
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Location and Directions
To reach the Collingwood Centre leave the M6 at junction 7 going south along the A34 (Birmingham Road). At the A4041 turn left at the junction of the Scott Arms Shopping Centre onto Queslett Road. Continue over the first roundabout (ASDA is on your right) and at the second roundabout turn left into Collingwood Drive. The Centre is along Collingwood Drive on your left.
If you wish to stay overnight, the nearest recommended hotel is the Birmingham Great Barr Hotel, which is only a few minutes from the M6 and just a little further on from the Collingwood Centre. Map below.
David Millership (A Tom Green Associate) 29, Richmond Road, Pontnewydd,
Cwmbran, Torfaen NP44 1EQ
Tel: 01633-793014 Mobile: 07866-816567
~ Quarterly Postal Auction of fine First Day and signed covers ~
Please send for free catalogue
Fairs:
GBFDC Fair/AGM Sun. October 2nd 2011
R.H.S. London Victoria Philatex Nov. 3rd, 4th, & 5th 2011
The Grandstand, York Racecourse Fri & Sat. Jan. 20th
& 21st 2012
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Favourite Signed covers
The cover copy below was sent in by Frank Aldridge. It was produced by Buckingham Covers for the Sounds of Britain issue 3rd October 2006, and features Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, The King and Queen of British Jazz. I do not collect many signed covers, most are too expensive, but with my interest in Modern Jazz, I could not resist buying this one. It is what I call a very good signed cover, being signed by Cleo Laine and John Dankworth. There were 300 covers produced.
The Stables – The Laine & Dankworth Centre.
Wavendon Allmusic Plan Ltd (WAP) is a registered charity, founded in 1969 by the world-renowned jazz musicians Dame Cleo Laine and Sir John Dankworth. It has a vision to: "engage the widest range of people with music in all its diversity"
Sir John and Dame Cleo began the realisation of that vision with the development of The Stables Theatre, in some outbuildings at their home, as a venue for concerts and education activities. In October 2000, the new Stables Theatre opened its doors, with a second phase of development opening in 2007. It is now home to The Jim Marshall Auditorium with 448 capacity (398 seated and 50 standing) and Stage 2 (80 seated and 20 standing or 100 standing) and presents around 350 concerts and 250 education sessions each year.
This space could be working for you. If you are reading this then so are almost 300 other people. To advertise in a space this size
costs just:
£5.00 for a Member Commercial Advertisement £8.00 for a Non-member Commercial Advertisement
Please contact the editor, Phil Sheridan, P.O. Box 99, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 0NN for further details
E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 0151 257 8874
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to the Editor P.O. Box 99, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 0NN
Dear Editor……
I sympathise with Mike Cross in his „Letter to the Editor (First Day Coverage, August 2011) and his thoughts on the over production of FDCs. Indeed many FDC dealers, and indeed, editors of FDC Catalogues and magazines, continue to deplore the fact that the Post Office is issuing what they consider to be too many Commemoratives each year. They say the market is becoming saturated, and increasingly is stressing the pockets of collectors to breaking point.
But as Mike points out – can these be the same people who are issuing, and listing, huge varieties of covers for some of our recent issues? In one recent FDC magazine I counted over 20 different Thomas the Tank Engine covers, and even more of the recent royal wedding. Are not these also stressing the pockets of collectors?
Variety is the spice of life, as they say, and it is obviously quite impossible for a collector to collect all varieties of every issue. So – let the collector specialise in just a few issues of particular interest to his or herself, and encourage other collectors to specialise elsewhere. There is plenty of choice, and why should not the Post Office continue issuing as many new issues as they like?
Selwyn Goodacre
NEWSLETTERS BY E-MAIL
Many members are delighted with the PDF emailed version of the Newsletter. Not only does receiving it this way cut down on having to find storage for paper newsletters around the home, as all PDF Newsletters can be stored in a file of its own on your computer desktop, but it means you can read the newsletter at A4 size and in colour. You can print out all the pages at any time and at any size, or just one page if you so wish.
We do understand that for a variety of reasons many members do not want to receive their copies via email and would prefer to continue with a hard copy. This is not a problem and we would be happy to continue to send them out via the post.
From the point of view of our European and Overseas members emailing your newsletter would mean that you could be on a par with everyone else when it comes to the opportunities of purchasing items advertised in the newsletter, for instance in the Members Cover Sale.
Emailing the newsletter also saves your association money in paying for the newsletter printing and in postage costs. At the time of writing we are emailing the newsletter to 100 members and are keen to increase this number.
Would you be willing to receive your A4 colour newsletter via email instead of a black and white A5 hard copy in the mail ? Yes, then please contact Terry Barnett with your email address.
If you already receive your newsletter by email then please don‟t forget to let us know if you change your email address.
£20 Star Letter
If we give your letter the STAR treatment then you could win
£20, so there is a great reason to write in with your news and
views. If you would like your Committee to know anything then
please write in to the letters page - it is only by receiving your
letters that we know what you want from your Association.
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The Strange Case of the Extra bits By Selwyn Goodacre
In 1989 the Post Office started a series of „Greetings stamps‟ issues. To begin with these consisted of five se-tenant stamps all of the same value. In 1990 they increased this to ten.
This 1990 issue featured ten „famous smiles‟ – i.e. a teddy bear, Dennis the Menace, Mr Punch, the Cheshire Cat, the man in the moon, the laughing policemen, a clown, Mona Lisa, the Queen of Hearts, and Stan Laurel. The stamps, all with a 20p value, came in a stamp booklet, arranged in two rows of five – and here is the problem. The teddy bear, Mr Punch, the Cheshire Cat in the top row have „extra bits‟ outside the top perforations which complete the picture; the clown and Stan Laurel in the second row have „extra bits‟ – below the perforations.
Dealers arranging first day covers for this issue faced something of a problem – particularly if using the Post Office‟s own FDC. If the stamps along with the „extra bits are fixed to a Post Office cover, part of their picture of a smiling letter box is obscured. They were faced with the choice of using the stamps without the extra bits (1) and having the full FDC picture, or using „incomplete‟ stamps, and obscuring the picture (2). Which is more important – the stamps or the cover? It is an arguable point.
Where a dealer was using a commercial cover, they were better off, as these covers allowed room for the „complete‟ stamps. So, some of these commercial FDCs have the full sheet of 10 stamps complete with the „ extra bits‟; but a goodly number have the full sheet but with the stamps limited by the perforations, so missing the „extra bits‟.
Continued……….
(1)
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However, the 1990 issue was so successful that the Post Office reissued the same stamps in 1991, but now with „1st‟ replacing the „20p‟. The „extra bits‟ are again repeated, but very oddly the extra sections are narrower, so that part of teddy‟s ear, and the bow ties of the clown and Stan are cut off slightly short, even within the „extra‟ sections.
The Post Office cover now featured a block of cheese (one wonders why – what is the relevance? Were they thinking of a „cheesy smile‟?). The picture is smaller than the pillar box of 1990, so the stamps can now be fixed with the „extra bits‟, and the picture is not obscured. Oddly this has not stopped certain suppliers still fixing the stamps without the „extra bits‟
Why, one wonders. The stamps were obviously only complete if all the „extra bits‟ are included. These don‟t add up to much in the way of extra space, so there would appear to be no practical reason to exclude them (though in 1990 there had been slight reason).
Presumably the stamps for the FDCs all came from the booklets, so it is hard to imagine why a dealer should intentionally remove the „extra bits‟. Were they trying to establish the principle of de luxe issues on the one hand, and run-of-the-mill covers on the other? An odd idea, I should have thought.
I only noticed the divergence sometime after I began collecting these two issues – now I have to have the two „versions‟ in separate sections.
I am not knowledgeable enough to know whether many other commemorative issues included stamps with „extra bits‟ – but if such do exist – do their FDCs demonstrate the same problems as outlined here, I wonder?
Royal Mail have recently been adding 'extra bits' in the sheet margin of several stamp
issues, Cats & Dogs with paw prints in the margins, Thomas the Tank Engine and, more recently, Morris & Company. I personally like Morris & Co. stamps (more than any other this year – and there have been some excellent issues and designs). I found the addition of the extra design in the margin adjacent to some of the stamps irresistible to throw away so I persuaded Phil to put them on official covers and I am delighted with mine (shown below). I think they look really nice.
Dot R.
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Un-catalogued Covers… by Frank Aldridge
WANTED
Neil Chapman is looking for the following GBFDC Association official covers:
No's 8, 11 to 18, 22 and 30 onwards.
Email: [email protected]
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This cover is for Stockton & Darlington Railways 13.08.1975
and features the Isle of Wight. It is a registered Haven Street, Isle of Wight, CDS postmark. The
postmark is a little poor. The back of the cover is also
postmarked confirming the 13.08.1975 date and it also has a stamp certifying that it is
„Cover No.12 of 46 in total bearing this cancellation‟.
The cover bears an address label
Allanton Covers, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Also on the front of the cover is an added cachet stating
“Carried on the Steam Railway at Haven Street, Ryde, I.W”.
This cover is not catalogued.
The cover opposite is an un-
catalogued FDC for Universal Postal Union (UPU) 12 June 1974. The cover shows
Earliest Post Office Cycle “Hen and Chickens” First
used at Horsham 1892. In small print underneath this is printed „ Postal Historical Fact
of Horsham‟. The cancel is FDI Horsham.
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Members Cover Sale
If you are an ordinary member and would like to sell your covers free of charge, then be sure to let the editor have your list in good time for publication. All the covers listed are being sold by the member whose contact details appear at the beginning of their listing. We have laid out each set of listings as requested by the vendor so layouts will probably differ from person to person. If left to the editor to arrange then the listings will take on a more uniform appearance. Prices given are the cost of each cover and buyers must contact the seller direct to negotiate the sale. The seller may or may not add postage costs so it is up to the seller and buyer to come to their own arrangement. All that remains is to wish you good luck.
Contact Details: Rod Thomas Email [email protected] Telephone 01843 582247
24th Oct 1973 Decimal Definitive 41/2p , 51/2p and 8p. FDI Windsor Berks Typed Address Cat £10 £5 Xmas 24th November 1974 FDI Philatelic Bureau Typed Address £1 Xmas 26th November 1975 FDI Dorchester Typed Address £2 Xmas 18th November 1981 FDI Philatelic Bureau Typed Address £1 Xmas 16th November 1983 FDI Wakefield West Yks. Small printed label £2 Xmas 20th November 1984 Fine Art Illustrated Cover 641/850 Glastonbury Somerset Small Printed label Cat £35 £12 Xmas 30th October 1995 Royal Mail Cover FDI London U/A £1 20th May1986 Nature Conservation. Friends of the Earth London EC1 Cancellation U/A Cat £12 £5 17th June 1986 Medieval Life Harrow Heritage Trust Cancellation U/ A Cat £12 £5 11th March 1997 Mission of Faith Reg. FDI St. Augustines Chesterfield U/A £4 12th March 1985 British Insects. Fine Art Illustrated Cover 708/850 Robert Hooke Freshwater Cancellation U/A Cat£40 £15 20th May 1986 Nature Conservation. Fine Arts Illustrated Cover. Lady Slipper Orchid Grassington Cancellation Small printed label Cat £25. £10 22nd July 1986 Royal Wedding. Fine Art Illustrated Cover Debretts Cancellation. Small Printed label. Cat £15 £7 16th September 1986 The Royal Air Force. Fine Art Illustrated Cover. Kenley Aerodrome. Small Printed label Cat £ 30 £12
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Covers for Sale. Please contact Terry Barnett 01514862610 or email [email protected]. Post FREE. If you would like a scan of any cover please ask. 1965 S. Army with a London WC cancel Cat £25 £2 1965 Churchill PHOS with a London Bureau cancel £1.50 1968 4d/5d regional defins on six matching covers Cat £30 £2 1969 4d regional defins on six matching covers Cat £25 £2 1969 Cook Book 4 panes on 4 matching covers each with a Liverpool cds £3 1971 2 1/2p-7 1/2p regional defins on 4 matching covers Cat £25 £2 1973 Explorers on Abbey with a Denbigh fdi Cat £40 £3 1975 Parl. on the Pilgrim off. with a London Inter Parl cancel £2 1977 S Jubilee on A Duke of E official with a London cancel 50p 1977 S Jubilee with a Hse of Commons cds Remaindered h/w add. Cat £35 £2 1978 Buildings M/S on the Stampex official Cat £40 £3 1978 Coronation with a Kings Lynn fdi and a Sandringham Cachet Cat £35 £2 1979 YOC on BOCS(SP)1 with a Bethlehem cancel 50p 1980 Railways on the Dawn official with a TPO cancel Cat £50 £6 1980 Conductors pn the PPS official with a Halle cancel £1 1981 Butterflies on BOCS(2)3 with a Quorn cancel 50p 1981 Folklore on BOCS(2)1 with a London SW16 cancel 50p Continued…….
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1981 Butterflies on BOCS(2)3 with a Quorn cancel 50p 1981 R Weding on the Althorp official Cat £40 £3
1981 Duke of Edinburgh.on the Wakefield RM official Neat h/w add. £3
1982 Maritime on a Petty official with a Romsey cancel £1
1982 Information Tech. on the Norwich Hotel official Cat £35 £3
1982 Christmas on BLS8 with a Star cancel 50P 1983 Gardens on Benham L4 with a Banchory cancel £1 1983 Comm. Day on BLS2 with a London SW cancel 50p 1983 Comm. Day with a Kensington cds £1
1983 British Fairs on Benham BLS6 with a London EC cancel £1
1983 Engineering on BLS3 with a Barton on Humber cancel 50p 1983 Engineering on BLS3 with a Humber Bridge cancel 50p
1983 Fishes on RFDC17 official BFPS1798 cancel Cat £30 £2
1983 Christmas on BLS7 with a Peacehaven cancel £1 1983 Christmas on BLS7 with a Nasareth cancel £1
1984 Heraldry on a British Legion official with a Maidstone cancel Cat £25 £3
1984 C Heritage pane on Benham D13 St Mary Strand cancel £1 1984 Europa on BLS4 with a London SW1 cancel 50p 1984 Ldn. Econ. Summ. on BOCS(2)29 London EC1 cancel 50p 1985 Christmas on RM cover with a Star CDS 50p 1987 Victorian B. on the Covercraft off.Edensor cancel Cat £40 £3 1988 E Lear M/S on BLCS36 with a Learmouth cancel £1 1988 E Lear set on BLCS35 with a Holloway cancel £1 1988 Christmas on BLCS37 with a Bath cancel £1 1988 Armada on BLCS34 with a Dover cancel £1 1989 Microscopes on BLCS45b with an Oxford cancel £1 1989 Microscopes with an Army Blood Aldershot slogan Cat £20 £2 1989 Greetings on BLCS59 with a Ironbridge cancel £2 1989 Toys & G on BLCS42 with an Ironside Telford cancel £1 1989 Christmas with a Gloucester Cathedral slogan £1.50 1989 Christmas on BLCS47 with an Ely cancel £1 1990 Kew on BLCS54 with a Sevenoaks cancel £1 1990 Gallantry on BLCS57 with a Hawkinge cancel Cat £25 £2 1990 1d Black M/S/ on BLCS53 Perkins Bacon cancel £2 1990 Greetings (2) on BLCS50 Hartford cancel Cat £40 £4 1990 Greetings on RFDC80 with BFPS2217 cancel £2 1992 Christmas on PPS82 with a Pangbourne cancel £1 1993 Roman Britain.with a Meet Postman Pat Dartford slogan £1 1995 Communications on LFDC135 with Chelmsford cancel £2.50 1995 Communications on a Forces official with a FPO352 cancel £1
1995 Science Fiction on a Forces official with a FPO352 cancel £1
1995 Shakespeare on a Forces official with a FPO352 cancel £1 1995 VE Day on a Forces official with a FPO352 cancel £1
1995 Xmas on the Westminster off. with a Christmas Common Cancel Cat £20 £1.50
1996 Women on a Forces official with a FPO352 cancel £1 1996 Christmas on a Forces official with a FPO352 cancel £1
1999 R Wedding on GB25 official with a Prince Edward Road Cancel 1 of 125 £1.50
2001 Weather M/S on GBFDC4a official £4.50 2006 Welsh M/S with a Cardiff cancel on Bradbury Sovereign 68 £2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Contact Details: Rod Thomas Email [email protected] Telephone 01843 582247
24th Oct 1973 Decimal Definitive 41/2p , 51/2p and 8p. FDI Windsor Berks Typed Address Cat £10 £5 Continued………….
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Xmas 24th November 1974 FDI Philatelic Bureau Typed Address £1 Xmas 26th November 1975 FDI Dorchester Typed Address £2 Xmas 18th November 1981 FDI Philatelic Bureau Typed Address £1 Xmas 16th November 1983 FDI Wakefield West Yks. Small printed label £2 Xmas 20th November 1984 Fine Art Illustrated Cover 641/850 Glastonbury Somerset Small Printed label Cat £35 £12 Xmas 30th October 1995 Royal Mail Cover FDI London U/A £1 20th May1986 Nature Conservation. Friends of the Earth London EC1 Cancellation U/A Cat £12 £5 17th June 1986 Medieval Life Harrow Heritage Trust Cancellation U/ A Cat £12 £5 11th March 1997 Mission of Faith Reg. FDI St. Augustines Chesterfield U/A £4 12th March 1985 British Insects. Fine Art Illustrated Cover 708/850 Robert Hooke Freshwater Cancellation U/A Cat£40 £15 20th May 1986 Nature Conservation. Fine Arts Illustrated Cover. Lady Slipper Orchid Grassington Cancellation Small printed label Cat £25. £10 22nd July 1986 Royal Wedding. Fine Art Illustrated Cover Debretts Cancellation. Small Printed label. Cat £15 £7 16th September 1986 The Royal Air Force. Fine Art Illustrated Cover. Kenley Aerodrome. Small Printed label Cat £ 30 £12
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Contact Details: Phil Sheridan. Tel: 0151 257 8874 - E-mail: [email protected] All CDS perfect strikes unless otherwise stated.
Better Meter mark & CDS covers 01/08/00 Tree & Leaf 4d Post fdc Eden Project M/M & Eden CDS £10.00 10/04/01 Submarines RM fdc Clyde Marine M/M & Clydebank CDS £12.00 10/04/01 Submarines RM fdc (Yellow Submarine) Sub logo M/M & Gosport CDS £12.00 10/04/01 Submarines RM fdc BSI 100 Years 2001 M/M & Gosport CDS £12.00 10/04/01 Submarines 4d Post fdc Thomson Marconi Sonar M/M & Sea Street CDS £20.00 (Very rare and great combination. Not seen at all) 04/09/01 Punch & Judy RM fdc Kidscape M/M Clowne CDS £9.00 06/02/02 Q. Jubilee RM fdc Westminster Group M/M & The Mall CDS £8.50 19/03/02 Coastlines RM fdc Royal Geographical Society M/M & Studland CDS £8.50 19/03/02 Coastlines RM fdc Doverport M/M & Dover CDS £8.50 19/03/02 Coastlines RM fdc Map Marketing M/M & Broadstairs CDS £8.50 16/07/02 C‟wealth Games RM fdc Sport England M/M & Badminton CDS £10.00 10/09/02 London Bridges RM fdc The Institution of Structural Engineers M/M & The Institution of Structural Engineers official SHS £7.50 17/06/03 Prince William RM fdc E:R Royal Studs M/M & William Street CDS £12.00 25/05/04 RHS Cotswold fdc Eden Project M/M & St. Austell CDS £8.50 25/05/04 RHS Eden Project own cover fdc Eden Project M/M & St. Austell CDS £20.00 16/03/04 N.I. Journey Stuart fdc N.I. Tourist Board M/M & Bushmills CDS £8.50 10/08/04 RSA Cotswold fdc Postal Initiative M/M & Kidderminster CDS £9.00 13/04/04 Ocean Liners set Cotswold fdc Sealine Cruising M/M & Sea Street CDS £8.75 18/10/05 Trafalgar set RM fdc 2005 Nelson‟s Paradise Merton M/M & Nelson CDS £20.00 18/10/05 Trafalgar set Cotswold fdc White Ensign Association M/M & Battle CDS £12.50
14/01/03 Birds of Prey Sheridan Hoo Farm official cover (very scarce now) £20.00 14/01/03 Farm Animals Sheridan Kentish Town City Farm official cover (v scarce now) £20.00 07/06/05 TTC set Sheridan official cover (very scarce now) £20.00 07/06/05 Sky at Night Sheridan LAS official cover (scarce now) £20.00 08/01/08 James Bond set Leo Casino Sheridan official cover (very scarce now) £35.00 08/01/08 James Bond M/S Leo Casino Sheridan official cover (very scarce now) £35.00 05/02/08 Working Dogs Sheridan Sheep Dog Society official cover (very scarce now) £25.00 17/07/08 Air Displays Sheridan Southport Airshow official cover (scarce now) £25.00 18/09/08 RAF Uniforms Sheridan Helicopter Museum official cover (scarce now) £25.00
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Contact details: D Radley. E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 07939 832 184 (All perfect CDS strike unless stated otherwise) Some M/M & CDS covers less readily obtained 21/07/97 Magical Worlds RM fdc Whizz Kidz M/M & Lilliput CDS £9.00 23/04/98 Comedians RM fdc Theatregoers Club M/M & Caerphilly CDS £10.00 23.06.98 NHS 4d fdc Prescription Medicines Code of Practice M/M & Tredegar CDS £7.50 25/08/98 Carnival 4d Post fdc British Federation of Festivals M/M & The Parade CDS £8.00 (Old cancel but still readable & clear) 25/08/98 Carnival 4d Post fdc Notting Hill Carnival M/M & Notting Hill CDS £20.00 02/11/98 Xmas 4d Post fdc Association of Toy Retailers M/M & St. Nicholas CDS £18.00 02/11/98 Xmas 4d Post fdc Jesus Army M/M & Peacehaven CDS £15.00 02/02/99 Travellers RNC official (No M/M) with Filton, Bristol CDS £10.00 04/05/99 Workers RM fdc Confederation of Shipbuilding & Engineering Union M/M & Clydebank CDS £10.00 01/06/99 Entertainers Ealing Studios M/M & Ealing CDS £9.00 01/06/99 Entertainers Nat. Museum Photography, Film & TV M/M & Hollywood CDS £9.00 01/06/99 Entertainers Capital Radio M/M & Bohemia Place CDS £15.00 01/06/99 Entertainers BAFTA M/M & Ealing CDS £9.00 01/06/99 Entertainers Professional Footballers Association M/M & Wembley CDS £8.00 01/06/99 Entertainers Queen‟s College M/M & Queen Street CDS £8.00 05/09.00 Mind & Matter Library Association own cover Book Trust M/M & Reading CDS £9.00
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Contact Details: Mike Brazier, 7,Fosters Booth Rd,Pattishall,Towcester.NN12 8JU Tel: 01327830397. Email : [email protected]
SUMMERTIME 94 BUTLINS meter mark 8.00
CHRISTMAS 94 SALVATION ARMY meter mark 8.00
CHRISTMAS 94 CHILDRENS SOC. Meter mark 6.00
MEDICAL DISCOVERIES 94 IMP.CANCER meter mark 7.00
POW 94 ENGLISH HERITAGE meter mark 7.00
POSTCARDS 94 VALENTINES meter mark 8.00
GOLF 94 INTERSPORT meter mark on their envelope 10.00
CHANNEL TUNNEL 94 TARMAC meter mark on TARMAC cvr 20.00
SPRINGTIME 95 SPRINGFIELD GARDENS m\m on WYEVALE
GARDENS envelope 10.00
NAT.TRUST 95 RAMBLERS m\m on RAMBLERS cover 14.00
PEACE 95 BRITISH LEGION m\m on IMP. WAR MUSEUM cvr 14.00
GREETINGS 95 VALENTINES m\m 8.00
COMMUNICATION 95 BT m\m on their envelope 11.00
RUGBY LEAGUE 95 RUGBY SCHOOL m\m + RUGBY cds 8.00
RUGBY LEAGUE 95 RUGBY SCHOOL m\m 6.00
TV 96 PEBBLE MILL BBC m\m 7.00
WILDFOWL 96 WWT m\m 6.00
GREETING CARTOONS 96 4D POST cvr, NAT.LOTTERY m\m 7.00
SPORT 96 4D POST cvr BRIT.OLYMPIC ASSOC. m\m 7.00
POST OFFICES 97 PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PO m\m on
OFFICIAL FED.OF POSTMASTERS COVER 12.00
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Contact details:Terry Mee. E-mail:[email protected] Tel. 01728 747082 1978 Coronation Full set cancelled 2nd June 1978 Anniversary Day SW1 Sp h/s - not fd of stamps - Up to 5 available - mint condition U Offers 1976 Culture PHQ Set (4) with Bureau Harp on Obverse Difficult to find. £9.99 1988 Transport BLCS32b Glasgow Museum of Transport £5.00 1979 Police Devon & Cornwall Const. Exeter (Cat £40) AL £6.50 1980 Railway Benham 2a-e Silks (5) High Cat £12.99
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Contact Details: Peter Middleton, 331, Wollaton Road NG8 1FQ Please note Peter’s new address
1971 Feb. Set of 10 Book Panes Leeds FDI £20
1974 Nov. 4½p Experimental Phos. Windsor CDS £10 1976 Mar. 10p Booklet Windsor FDI £1 1977 Jun. 50p Booklet pair Windsor FDI £4.50 1977 Dec. 10p Coil Windsor FDI £3 1978 Nov. £1.60 Xmas Book Nat. Post. Museum £4 1979 Jan. 50p Booklets pair Windsor £4 1979 Nov. £1.80 Xmas Book Windsor £4 1980 Jan. 10p Coil Windsor FDI £3 1980 Feb. 50p Booklets pair Windsor £4 1980 Apr. £3 Wedgwood Book Full panes (4) £7 1980 Jun. 50p Chambon Booklets London Chief Office £40 1980 Nov. £2.20 Xmas Book Windsor £4
1981 Jan. 2½p -25p (6) Windsor £3 1981 Jan. 50p Booklets pair Windsor £3
1981 Jan. 11½p Coil Windsor £2.50 1981 Nov. £2.55 Xmas Book Windsor £5 1981 Dec. 4p/20p PCP Windsor £7 1984 May Set 3 FRAMA Labels Cambridge £15 1984 May Set 3 FRAMA Labels Southampton £15 1986 May 4p/20p ACP Windsor £1 1988 Aug. Set 5 Booklets Windsor £14 1988 Oct. High Values (4) Enfield FDI £6 1991 Dec. Welsh Regionals Cardiff Slogan £3 1991 Dec. N.I. Regionals 1991Year & Place Slogan £3 1992 Mar. High Values (4) Castle Security Printing £12 1993 Mar. £10 Britannia Nottingham FDI £8 1993 Aug. New Regional Varieties(5) Side Bands etc. (Scarce) (Cat £13) £2 1993 Aug. 18p SB/2nd NVI Side band. New Varieties (Cat £2.50) -80p 1994 Feb. Postage Dues (9) Edinburgh CDS £10
………………………………………………………………………………………. Contact details: Jon Cox – [email protected] Tel: 0121 352 1621 P&P ₤1 any quantity.
Officials 1968 Anniversaries RAF Leuchars (1s stamp only) Typed Cat £20 £4 1969 P of Wales FDI Chester – Earl of Chester cover Neat h/w label Cat £25 £8 1970 Com Games Centenary RCT, BF1123PS U Cat £15 £5
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1973 British Trees – Oak Horley Swimming Association cover SLA Brad £65 £20 1975 Turner Berger Paints cover (4½p only) Typed Brad £35 £5 1975 Sailing Royal Thames Yacht Club SLA Cat £75 £25 1975 Railways John Pinches Medallic cover in folder £18 1976 Roses Mothers Union SLA Cat £100 £35 1976 William Caxton Plymouth College official Neat h/w add Cat £150 £50 1978 Coronation Newton Aycliffe 9p only (good filler) Neat h/w £4 1982 Christmas Allen, Bradley & Marsh cover Brad £35 £15 1984 Urban Renewal Wigan Pier Project – Manchester Architects Official Cat £50 £16 2008 RAF Uniforms GBFDC Association AGM2008 official £125
Post Office cover 1968 Christmas Selfridges Toy Fair (good strike) SLA Cat £25 £8 1969 Cathedrals York Minster U Cat £40 £12 1973 Explorers Budleigh Salterton SLA Cat £35 £10 1973 Wedding Dragoon Guards BF1434PS U Cat £25 £8 1974 Christmas Ottery St Mary U Cat £25 £8 1975 Sailing FDI Southampton (rare on PO) SLA £15 1975 Railways Wylam SLA Cat £35 £12 1976 Reformers FDI Norwich (Elizabeth Fry) U Cat £25 £8 1978 Horses World Dressage,Goodwood SLA Cat £20 £7 1978 Cycling Colchester Tattoo BF1606PS SLA Cat £30 £10 1978 Christmas 50 Years Rotary in Clacton SLA Cat £20 £7 1979 Year of Child Palitoy Diamond Jubilee (rare) SLA Cat £25 £8 1980 Christmas CDS Ivychurch + 2 cachets SPA Cat £15 £5 1994 Golf Worlds Oldest Golf Club, Muirfield SLA Cat £15 £4 1994 Golf St Andrews, Home of Golf U Cat £15 £4 1994 Golf 250 Years of Golf, Royal Troon U Cat £15 £4
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MCS How to submit your covers for sale Please send in your covers for sale for forthcoming Newsletters to Phil Sheridan, The Editor, GBFDC, P.O. Box 99, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 0NN. Please submit your list either LEGIBLY HANDWRITTEN or typed in a Word Doc. otherwise it will not be included. Send them by e-mail to [email protected].. We would prefer you NOT to list covers in a table as it makes formatting difficult. Please ensure all copy is sent by the deadline date of 7th of the month prior to the publication of the newsletter. Any member can sell covers via the newsletter free of charge. If you require further details then please contact the Editor.
Please, if possible, only send the list of covers for the next newsletter rather than sending a large list or several lists. It is becoming a little confusing to work out which list belongs to whom and which edition it is for. Thank you
1) Please list them in a Microsoft Word Document (NOT in a table though). The more details you include then the less space there will be for your covers and less covers will be listed.
2) Either email your list or send it by post to Phil Sheridan. Hon. Editor, GBFDC Association, P.O. Box 99, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 0NN. E-mail: [email protected] When posting hand-written lists please make sure we can read them. It is probably best to print all lists.
3) Deadline for all items for inclusion in to any newsletter is ALWAYS 7th of the previous month to the newsletter publication. Please see top of page 2 and inside back page in EVERY newsletter.
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Collect GB First Day Covers
Some thoughts on the Booth Catalogue
By Selwyn Goodacre
This wonderfully useful catalogue for first day cover collectors first saw light of day back in December
1981. In 2009, it achieved an amazing 30th edition. In my innocence I initially thought the Booth Catalogue
was a different entity from the Buckingham series under almost the same title, but I soon found that they
are the same thing – Jeffrey Booth having taken over the helm with the 21st edition 1993, changing the title
in the process from Collect First Day Covers to the more accurate Collect GB First Day Covers (one must
remember First Day Covers exist all round the world). Soon after, he gave it the sobriquet title The Booth
Catalogue.
What a valuable item the catalogue is. Here are details of covers from the very first in 1840 right up to the
present day. Jeffrey has made several innovations – notably some pages devoted to ‘philatelic gems’ –
drawn mostly from his own collection. In the early days of his editorship he listed the whereabouts of these
pages in the list of contents – more recently he has stopped doing that and one has to hunt for them, which
can be a little tedious. He also urges us to send him emails with our comments – but then does not give an
email address! (though this can be found in previous editions, and on the internet)
Some errors persist from year to year. Many years ago I told Tony Buckingham that Harry Furniss (he of
the 1890 Jubilee spoof, and the 1973 Cricket issue) was not spelt with an ‘e’. And it was indeed corrected
for the 1990 edition, but thereafter I fear it reverts to the error.
It is fascinating to observe the changing attitude by Tony Buckingham, and later by Jeffrey Booth towards
‘Official covers’. Back in 1990 Tony mentioned them not at all. By 1993 Jeffrey was admitting it was
‘another difficult area’, and declined to list them separately. In 1996 he said it was ‘another confusing
area’, but still insisted ‘we have stayed with pricing postmarks, rather than covers’ – which does seem a
little odd to me – surely the whole joy of collecting first day covers is that the cover as a whole is the item
– cover design, stamps and postmark. Jeffrey repeated his 1996 thoughts in 1998.
In 2005 with the 28th edition, he had a change of heart. From 5 July 1978, he suggested that official covers
can be valued at double the ‘standard handstamp price’. But with the current 2009 catalogue he has
reneged, saying that he prefers ‘to make no variation in pricing between the different types of cover
design’.
I find this attitude very strange. It is my view that an official cover is always preferable to a commercial
cover which simply ‘borrows’ the official cancellation from the originator. After all, the original official
cover demonstrates the purpose of the cancellation – and that is what I like to see. Without the charity or
organisation creating the cancellation in the first place, commercial cover producers would be bereft. I
would suggest, for example, that for the Year of the Child 1979, the Lewis Carroll Society cancellation on
the cover designed by a member of that Society is more worthy (and more valuable) than – say- a Philart
cover using the same cancellation. On the Village Churches issue, the official Earls Barton cover, produced
in the village and showing the Church in a design by the stamp designer is surely more interesting, and
valuable than – say – a Cotswold or Stuart cover? But Jeffrey would value them all the same?
Extraordinary.
I do appreciate that, on occasions, distinguishing an official cover from a commercial cover can be
problematical. This is particularly so where a charity has engaged a commercial firm to produce an official
cover on their behalf (examples include, in the Year of the Child issue, Hawkwood Covers who designed
the Yardley Primary School cover, and Dawn Covers who designed the Cub Country Year cover)
But such problems are no excuse for dismissing all official covers as a result. No – I am with Peter Barrett
and his Steven Scott ‘Official’ First Day Cover Catalogue (2000). He understands the problems, and copes
brilliantly with them.
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ULSTER PAINTINGS 1971
The Ulster Paintings (16 June 1971) cover shown below (1) was sold via eBay during July 2011. There were 12 bids for it and it finally sold for the incredible price of £136.78. However, in the 2010 Bradbury Catalogue, that particular cancellation is quoted at £75, and Bradbury states that an official cover for this cancel is not known, so does not list a price. However, the only reason for this cover fetching almost double catalogue price is that it is an official cover.
If you look at entry (12) in the Bradbury catalogue, it does list the cancellation for an „ORDINARY‟ cover at £75 but indicates that an „OFFICIAL‟ is n.o.c (not on cover) which means there was no known „OFFICIAL‟ cover issued with this cancellation so it would indicate that the cover we are looking at would be classed as „ORDINARY‟ and be valued at £75 so the £136 bid seems rather odd but maybe the bidder knows something that we don‟t? Perhaps A.G. Bradbury could give an answer?
On the internet two different issue dates both serviced on the SAME COVER as the Ulster ‟71 were found. It is identified as a Philart Luxury cover.This would suggest that this particular cover was produced in quantity rather than a „one off‟ for the Ulster „71 issue and if the cancel had been sponsored by Philart then it would be conceivable that A.G.Bradbury would have been aware of it.
Also if you look at the copies of the two identical covers enclosed you can see the vast difference in the year issue dates. i.e. 1976 (2) and 1995 (3) so, including the 1971 issue, this illustration has been around for a while.
Can any of our members throw any light on the origins of this cover please? Is it an original official cover first produced by Philart for this issue that has only just come to light? Any information would be very much appreciated and we will publish it in the newsletter.
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Can any of our members throw any light on the origins of this cover please? Is it an original official cover first produced by Philart for this issue that has only just come to light? Any information would be very much appreciated and we will publish it in the newsletter.
Phil Sheridan
Our thanks to John Hedley for sending this in to us.
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1965 Churchill. Phosphor, Churchill, Oxford CDS £65
1965 Churchill. Ordinary, FDI handstamp doubled on 50th Anniversary of VE Day 2/5/95 Cardiff £10 Coventry £10
1974 Churchill. Churchill, Bristol CDS £75
1962 National Productivity Year. National Productivity Year slogan Ordinary £40
1971 Literary Anniversaries. John Keats, Shanklin 1819, Isle of Wight £80
1969 Concorde. Filton, Bristol FDI £10 Hounslow, Middlesex FDI £15
1963 Red Cross. Ordinary and Phosphor stamps on one cover. West Wellow CDS signed by Vicar £100
1985 Trains. Benham BLCS01a. Paddington special handstamp £40
1980 Birds. Benham Small Silk Set £50
1980 Queen Mother. Royal British Legion official cover. Richmond, Surrey special handstamp £3
1957 Scouts. Sutton Coldfield slogan £20
STEVEN RILEY PO BOX 419, PATELEY BRIDGE, HARROGATE HG3 5WX
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1969 Anniversaries. Hoverlloyd official cover. Hoverlloyd, Pegwell Bay special handstamp £10 Signed by Craft Commander £15
1957 Parliament. Big Ben special handstamp £90
1948 Royal Silver Wedding. CDS £350
1961 Post Office Savings Bank. Blythe Road CDS £200
FIRST DAY COVERS
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1965 Battle of Britain. Ordinary, Biggin Hill CDS signed by Douglas Bader £150
1935 Silver Jubilee. CDS on Westminster Stamp Company cover £500
1924 British Empire Exhibition. Wembley slogan on Harmers cover £295
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CHRISTMAS 2011 - MINIATURE SHEET
XMAS 2011 MINIATURE SHEET NPS OFFICIAL COVER – shown with correct M/S.
In its efforts to promote philately, The National Philatelic Society will be taking a stand at the Ideal Home Show at Earls Court London in November 2011.
To celebrate the occasion they are producing a first day cover, strictly limited to 150, at £15 each.
If you would like a cover/s please send your cheque payable to Terry Barnett. To 7 Mackets Lane, Hunts Cross, Liverpool, L25 0QA
PRE-RETIREMENT SALE OFFERS “Starter” Collections
20 Special Handstamp FDC’s (cat £250+) £40 20 Official FDC’s (cat £350+) £70 20 CDS FDC’s (cat £300+) £60 20 Slogan FDC’s (cat £200+) £40 20 RFDC FDC’s (cat £300+) £60 20 Benham “Gold” FDC’s (cat £540+) £60 20 Benham BOCS, BLS, FDC’s (cat £200+) £40 20 Meter Mark FDC’s (cat £300+) £80 20 Definitive FDC’s inc booklets, coils etc. (cat £100+) £25
All covers are clean and no duplication. Further lots can be supplied with different covers
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STORY BEHIND THE COVER – Charleville Cover for Crown Jewels issue
On 23 August 2011, Phil Sheridan produced a truly historical First Day Cover to tie in with the Crown Jewels stamp issue. Phil Sheridan‟s home town of Charleville, Co. Cork, Ireland, was originally called Rathgoggan prior to 1661. A man named Roger Boyle, who became loyal to Charles II, named the town Charleville in honour of Charles II in his Coronation year. Roger Boyle was named after his parents' first son who died at age nine. The Boyle family settled in Ireland in the late 16th century, Richard Boyle becoming the Earl of Cork and acquiring large estates and wealth, largely at the expense of the local Irish lords. Roger Boyle was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. On 5 September 1660 he was created earl of Orrery. The same year he was appointed a lord justice of Ireland and drew up the Act of Settlement. In 1661, he founded the town of Charleville, County Cork, near his estate at Broghill.
Charleville was founded upon the laying of the foundation stone of Charleville House on May 29th 1661. The man responsible was Roger Boyle better known as Lord Broghill, 1st Earl of Orrery. Son of the First Earl of Cork, Richard Boyle, Roger largely spent his formative years abroad. His father had acquired much wealth in land speculation during the reign of Elizabeth I and had bequeathed the title of Lord Broghill upon his son at the age of seven. When Oliver Cromwell came to power in the 1640s, Boyle had evidently inherited his father‟s opportunist streak and joined Cromwell‟s ranks in Ireland upon noticing that the fortunes of war appeared to be in Cromwell‟s favour and aided the puritans in their conquest of Ireland in 1649-53. Some ten years later, when the monarchy was once again restored in England, Lord Broghill was one of the first to submit to King Charles II. Broghill was thus awarded with the job of Lord President of Munster by the King. Owning large tracts of lands centrally located at Broghill and Rathgoggan, he decided to build his court and residence here. He later wrote about his aspirations in having his new town of Charleville, named in honour of King Charles II, officially recognised by the crown. "This 11th. December from Charleville, which is the name some godfathers have given the new house. I am now in, for the foundation of it was laid on 29th May, 1661. I hope by your grace’s favour to get it made a borough, and have the borough bear that name”. The town was subsequently created a borough, to be governed by a sovereign, tow bailiffs and twelve burgesses, who were to be a body corporate. The borough was able to return two members to parliament. Lord Broghill died at Castlemartyr in 1679. The great house which he built in Charleville was to survive just eleven more years. In 1690, at the height of the Williamite Wars, the Duke of Berwick and his forces left Limerick for Cork after successfully defending the city from the Williamite army. Having learned that Cork had already been taken, he returned to Limerick via Charleville from Kanturk. He and his soldiers were well received by the staff of Charleville House although no Boyle was in residence. They drank much wine and before departing, the Duke ordered the mansion to be set on fire. The ruined mansion provided the building materials for much of the present-day town of Charleville. Moatville House now occupies the site.
The cover produced by Phil Sheridan can be seen on page 22. It also bears the 60p Charles II stamp from the 2010 House of Stuart issue of stamps.
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Phil Sheridan, P. O. Box 99, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 0NN
Crown Jewels 23 August 2011
On Charleville 350th Anniversary official cover
All 8 stamps plus Charles II stamp
A truly historical cover
Price - £16.50 (inc. p/p)
(Limited to 50 numbered covers) …………………………….
A-Z of Britain 2011
Dream, St.Helens official cover
Price - £16.50 (inc. p/p)
(Limited to around 60 numbered covers)
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Cats & Dogs 11 March 2010
On National Missing Pets Register
official cover with Sheep Dog
Society meter mark
Only 20 of this design produced –
very rare
£30 (inc. p/p)
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Cats & Dogs 11 March 2010
On National Missing Pets Register
official cover with Cats Protection
meter mark
Only 18 of this design produced –
very rare
£30 (inc. p/p)
Tel: 07939 832 184
E-mail: [email protected]
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well stimulate equally controversial replies. It is only to be expected and individuals are advised that
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