Norvic Philatelics - GB New Stamps and Special Postmarks

World of Comics - 20 March 2012

Marking 75 years of the Dandy, this issue looks at the great British institution of comics, with a set of 10 x 1st class stamps.  Royal Mail said: "The Comics stamp issue is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate this great British institution, and some of the quite unique and iconic characters that have become an integral part of our culture."

Set of 10 stamps showing comics newspapers.

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Designs:

The Dandy with Desperate Dan. • The Beano with Denis the Menace. • The Eagle with Dan Dare. • The Topper with Beryl the Peri. • The Tiger with Roy of the Rovers.

Bunty with the Four Marys. • Buster with Buster. • The Valiant with the Steel Claw. • Twinkle with Nurse Nancy. • 2000AD with Judge Dread

Technical details:

The stamps are in two sheets of 30/60, enabling the purchase of vertical strips of 5 of the same design. They are printed by Cartor Security Printing in lithography, size 35mm square.  Designed by The Chase.


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This page updated 16 February 2012


2012 stamp issues
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January
5 Olympic & Paralympic Definitives
10 Roald Dahl (author)
20 Year of the Dragon Smilers
February
2 House of Windsor & Saxe-Coburg
6 Diamond Jubilee MS & definitive
23 Britons of Distinction
24 Pictorial Faststamps - Sheep
March
8 Classic Locomotives of Scotland MS
20 World of Comics
26? Machin & Country Definitives
27 Diamond Jubilee Definitives 2
April
10 A-Z of the United Kingdom part 2, M-Z
10 RMS Titanic Commemorative Sheet
24 Pictorial Faststamps - Pigs
May
1 James Bond Commemorative sheet
15 Design Classics, Great British Fashion
24 Union Flag Pictorial Faststamp
31 HM The Queen Diamond Jubilee set
June
19 Charles Dickens
July
27 Welcome to the London 2012 Olympic Games

August
29 Welcome to the London 2012 Paralympic Games
September
27 Memories of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
28 Pictorial Faststamps - Cattle
October
16 World of Dinosaurs
30 Space Science
November
8 Christmas

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