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For the very latest news from all around the philatelic world, updated as it happens, remember to visit STAMP MAGAZINE’s exclusive GB news section regularly... |
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| Crimean War set full of errors
The GB set of six Crimean War stamps issued on October 12, 2004 has produced four errors on three of the values more>> |
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Church demands Christian stamps The Church of England's General Synod has just passed a motion asking for future GB Christmas stamp issues to feature 'Christian themes every year' more>> |
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Anniversary Wildings in 2005 The 50th anniversary of the high value Wilding 'Castles' series of definitives will be celebrated by Royal Mail in September 2005 with the issue of a GB miniature sheet featuring updates of the Wildings. more>> |
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Major error in train set GB error collectors have got off to a flying start in 2004 with the discovery of a single imperforate pane of the 47p value in the Classic Locomotives set of six stamps which was issued by Royal Mail on January 13. more>> |
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| Top stamp designer gets MBE
The graphic artist and stamp designer Jeffery Matthews was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List more>> |
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| Steam issue gets on track Six large format GB stamps (60x21mm) featuring classic steam locomotives will be the first Royal Mail Special Stamp issue of 2004 when they are issued on January 13 next year more>> |
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Machin
error prices soar |
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| GB’s
joint issue with France In a rare move by Royal Mail it has been revealed that April 6, 2004 will see a joint philatelic issue of a single stamp with France’s La Poste to mark the centenary of the signing of the Entente Cordiale.more>> |
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| ‘No
plans’ to axe Machin head The Director of Royal Mail’s Stamps & Collectibles department Gavin Macrae has told STAMP MAGAZINE that there are ‘no plans to replace’ the famous Machin head design on GB definitive stamps. more>> |
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| British
Museum set revealed These six GB stamps will mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of the British Museum when they are officially issued on October 7, 2003. more>> |
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| Copyright
row over Coronation stamp Royal Mail and the major picture agencies Getty Images and Corbis may have to pay royalties out after a school photograph shot by a keen amateur photographer in Plymouth, more>> |
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| Harry
Potter link in Scotland set Movie character Harry Potter flew through one of its 21 arches in the 2002-released film The Chamber of Secrets more>> |
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| First
Machin missing value error emerges The first ever missing value error in the 36-year history of the British ‘Machin’ series has recently cropped up via a missing £ sign on the recently-issued high value £2.00 slate blue definitive.more>> |
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| Britain
celebrates Pub Sign designs Britain has celebrated its love of pubs by issuing five Pub Signs stamp designs on August 12 this year more>> |
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| Transport
toys star on stamps The history of model toys will be celebrated by Royal Mail on September 18 this year when this set of five stamps – launched to mark the 50th anniversary of the London Toy Fair – under the title ‘Transports of Delight’ will be issued. more>> |
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| Britain’s
new DNA set British stamps have marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA with this series of five designs, in a set called the Secret of Life, by the award-winning political cartoonist Peter Brookes more>> |
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| Britain’s
great explorers honoured These are the designs of the six Extreme Endeavours GB stamps which are out on April 29, 2003 to mark the achievements of some of Britain’s greatest ever adventurers. more>> |
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| Lord
of the Rings issue planned Following in the footsteps of New Zealand Post, Royal Mail has revealed that it will kick off its 2004 programme with a Lord of the Rings issue to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of the first two books in the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy. more>> |
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| Silver
ingot issues revealed Royal Mail is believed to be planning a series of silver ingots based on Victorian-era British postage stamps more>> |
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| Machins
in print switch Printing of the high value Machin GB definitives – the £1.50, £2, £3 and £5 values – has been switched from the intaglio process to gravure, and the issues will become the first British definitives to be printed by De La Rue at its Byfleet plant in Surrey, England. more>> |
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| New
British pictorials in pipeline Rumours that the upcoming Scotland issue – out on July 15 this year – of six stamps would be the first in a series of 10 planned new regional pictorial issues have been confirmed by Royal Mail. more>> |
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| Last
ever Questa stamps According to Royal Mail sources the last ever stamps to be printed by the famous printer House of Questa at its High Wycombe plant were the 10-strong Coronation set, although the issue is officially denoted as being printed by De La Rue. more>> |
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| Royal
Collection gets new Keeper From January 1, 2003 Michael Sefi became only the sixth ever Keeper of the Royal Philatelic Collection following the first ever time that the position had been openly advertised more>> |
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| GB
stamp programme cut back Royal Mail has promised future cuts in the amount of GB stamps released every year with Royal Mail stating that only 75 stamps will be issued in the financial year 2003-4 compared to the 2002-3 year. more>> |
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| Wilding
homage complete The two-sheet homage to the famous Wilding GB definitive designs will be completed on May 20, 2003 when this nine stamp sheet makes its debut just five-and-a-half months after the first sheet. more>> |
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