Norvic Philatelics - GB New Stamps and Special Postmarks
Retail Stamp Booklets 2011
We expect that there will be several retail booklets this
year, and as before we will show them here. Those issued in conjunction
with other stamp issues will be linked to the appropriate page - see
below. The Machin definitives will have security
features. The security code for 2011 is M11L, at least on
the first book! Note: some Machin definitive booklets will be
issued without prior warning and with no scheduled availability
date.
Schedule of issues:
Booklet
1: 11 January 2011 - FAB The Genius of Gerry Anderson
Booklet
2: 24 February 2011 - British Heart Foundation. Same issue date
as Stage Musicals.
Booklets 3/4 -
22 March 2011 - Retail booklets 4 x 1st Large, 4 x 2nd Large, no printer's
imprint. Same issue date as WWF
issue.
Booklet 5 - 14 June 2011
- Thomas the Tank Engine
Booklet 6 - 27 July 2011
- Olympics/Paralympics Booklet 5
Booklet 7 - 23 August
2011 - Great British Locomotives. Same issue date as the Crown
Jewels issue.
Booklet 8 - 15 September 2011 - Olympics/Paralympics Booklet
6. Same issue date as the House
of Hanover issue.
Booklets 9/10 - 8 November 2011 - Christmas 1st & 2nd class.
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The
Genius
of Gerry Anderson: Thunderbirds -
11 January 2011
Although printed in 2010 this booklet contains Machin
definitives with security year code M11L.
This is a scan of the
actual booklet. We understand that cylinder numbers
read vertically at right.
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Postmarks
for
this booklet are shown
on the page for the
stamp set
and miniature sheet
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British
Heart
Foundation -
24 February 2011
Cylinder numbers on this also
read vertically as shown.
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Ref M12054 Heartland's Place, Birmingham
Ref W12058 Rosehill, Market Drayton
Ref L12051 Lovedean, Waterlooville |
Postmarks
for
the London Musicals
stamps could be used on this booklet
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Thomas
The
Tank Engine -
14 June 2011
Scan of actual booklet.
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One
postmark
is specific to the booklet, other postmarks which may be used for
this booklet
will be shown
on the page for the stamp set
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Olympic/Paralympic
booklet
5 - 27 July
2011
Scan of actual booklet, with security definitives.
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The
third Olympic/Paralympic set
of 10 stamps will be issued on
the same day and postmarks can be
used for the booklet.
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Ref M12206 Wemouth Drive, Suttton Coldfield
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Classic Locomotives
of
England
- 23 August 2011
Publicity image - shows
non-security stamps.
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Postmarks for the Crown
Jewels
stamps could be used on this booklet
Ref M12223
Railway Road, Birmingham
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Ref L12219 Swindon
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Olympics/Paralympics
6 -
15 September 2011
Publicity image - shows non-security stamps, with incorrect
spacing.
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Ref L12251 Wembley London
Postmarks for the House
of Hanover set could be used on this booklet. |
Ref M12269 London Road, Birmingham
Ref L12252 Britannia Street, London WC1 |
Even when the stamps are produced in a new format (eg self-adhesive)
Royal Mail do not regard the booklets as new issues, so there will be
no official first day covers or First Day of Issue postmarks, unless they
are issued on the same day as the main issue (eg Thunderbirds).
However a small number of FDCs may be available using the
appropriate set covers.
Technical details:
The booklets are usually printed by Walsall Security Print and
the stamps are self-adhesive, non-soakable. (All
images are Royal Mail Copyright 2010/11.)
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