tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post4060690291066429089..comments2024-03-16T17:02:17.206+00:00Comments on Norvic Philatelics Blog: Doctor Who stamps will be Royal Mail's blockbuster issue in 2013 - start saving now!Ian - Norvichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-54553875895764566912013-07-17T09:10:41.951+01:002013-07-17T09:10:41.951+01:00This page on Royal Mail's website is still ope...This page on Royal Mail's website is still open - http://www.royalmail.com/doctorwho (It's the same one mentioned up there ^^^^^ in our original blogpost :)Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-3755326312665111742013-07-17T02:03:00.417+01:002013-07-17T02:03:00.417+01:00i went to the roaly mail web site and wasn'...i went to the roaly mail web site and wasn't able to order these stamp anyone tell me where i can get themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-25342629492065680422013-02-25T12:21:50.728+00:002013-02-25T12:21:50.728+00:00I've now had clarification on the FDCs from Ta...I've now had clarification on the FDCs from Tallents House, and have added it to the main blogpost.<br /><br />Thanks JohnIan - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-8598426570959410612013-02-24T21:28:51.858+00:002013-02-24T21:28:51.858+00:00Ian
You refered to there being 2 FDC but only 1 ...Ian <br /><br />You refered to there being 2 FDC but only 1 for you to order. When I ordered there offered me a choicew of 2. However when I asked what the difference was they didn't know. Eventually after consulting Royal mail web site and your website they decided one was bluer than the other but they didn't know why<br /><br />John EmbreyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-52385722789538446222013-02-03T14:43:31.844+00:002013-02-03T14:43:31.844+00:00The portraits on the Doctor Who stamps represent t...The portraits on the Doctor Who stamps represent the fictional figure(s); some of the actors who portrayed the Doctor are dead, some are not. David Tennant and other actorsalso appeared on the Royal Shakespeare company issue in 2011, and other recognisable actors in the Magical Worlds set that preceded it.<br /><br />The Olympic/Paralympic gold medal stamps were on obvious exception to the old rule. And previous issues, such as the Ashes Cricket and Rugby World Cup miniature sheets were other examples. <br /><br />The rule now, apart from the Gold Medal stamps, is that the depiction is representative, or showing a scene. Thus in the Britain Alone set, the Evacuees and some of the soldiers were still alive, in the World Cup stamp in the Windsors miniature sheet some team members are still alive, the Girl Guides etc on the 2010 miniature sheet, the firefighters in 2009, etc.<br /><br />The old rule has been slowly eroded, and the current rule seems to be that (apart, again, from the Gold Medals) that stamps do not honour living people but they can be used for depiction of events or situations.<br />Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-48207762942353006692013-02-03T14:32:52.103+00:002013-02-03T14:32:52.103+00:00I always thought you had to be deceased to appear ...I always thought you had to be deceased to appear on a british stamp Royal family excluded, this obviously is not the case with the Dr Who stamps ,could you enlighten me please Regards HowardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-62611356150831384062013-01-23T14:00:39.494+00:002013-01-23T14:00:39.494+00:00Note that Royal Mail have announced another round ...Note that Royal Mail have announced another round of rate changes in <i>early</i> March so the prices shown here will probably all change.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-51994260571303001832013-01-02T18:18:47.359+00:002013-01-02T18:18:47.359+00:00It will be interesting to see if they apply a secu...It will be interesting to see if they apply a security overprint to the Tardis stamp.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-43665616462937416682013-01-02T11:36:45.520+00:002013-01-02T11:36:45.520+00:00I collect Machins only, but I'm also a Doctor ...I collect Machins only, but I'm also a Doctor Who fan and I'm all for this issue. They will be the only UK commemoratives I'll have bought. Mind you, I'll draw the line at the Smiler sheets! Anyway, the time has long gone when the RM worried about philatelists in planning new commemorative issues. Some commemoratives are targeted at people who may buy only the one issue. In this regard I suspect I'm pretty much representative of the intended target audience. Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-86566078095561895112013-01-01T20:44:25.929+00:002013-01-01T20:44:25.929+00:00You can only write and comment as you see, but tak...You can only write and comment as you see, but take a look at the blog post immediately after this one - http://blog.norphil.co.uk/2013/01/modern-british-stamps-are-used-by.html <br /><br />I don't get enough social mail - most of mine is from customers, many of whom use 1st/2nd Machins much as I would prefer to get different new stamps. But the ones shown on the other thread are absolutely genuine non-philatelic usage.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-36455731058214728852013-01-01T10:46:39.044+00:002013-01-01T10:46:39.044+00:00I noticed a comment above 'the Gold Medal succ...I noticed a comment above 'the Gold Medal success' and wonder in the stamp world how success is measured. It must be amount of stamps sold thereby revenue for RM and stamp dealers as success can never be measured by actual stamp usage. I just wonder what % of stamps produced are actually used as postage (disregarding the first day covers). I get a fair amount of mail, but never received a 'post and go' not one and only ever get commemorative<br />issues on mail from dealers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-57120691699194467922012-12-31T23:01:59.158+00:002012-12-31T23:01:59.158+00:00Shame they couldn't have made it a 12 Doctor s...Shame they couldn't have made it a 12 Doctor set by including Peter Cushing from the Dr Who movies as they are 'based on the BBC Dr Who TV Series'(Peter Cushing's name incidentally appears twice in the Carry On/Hammer stamp set)marcoonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464073579217192381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-22400846469522902902012-12-31T13:15:45.793+00:002012-12-31T13:15:45.793+00:00With the diminishing use of postal services by bot...With the diminishing use of postal services by both industry and the general public the RM cannot justify such a prolific issue. This issue is based solely on the world wide popularity of Doctor Who and therefore will sell well so RM pat your self on the back for a piece of first class exploitation. Oh! I expect a lot of flak on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-64173223979759360822012-12-31T09:44:01.996+00:002012-12-31T09:44:01.996+00:00@spacesurfer - quite right, the Dalek appeared bac...@spacesurfer - quite right, the Dalek appeared back in 2000<br /><br />@jeff and @anonymous correctly identified the previous two incarnations of Doctor-actors on GB stamps.<br /><br />@Brian Morris - the PSB is highly priced but still only about £1 over face. And the stamps on the MS pane will be catalogued separately as they are gummed. We need more info about the Machins as well: the 87p (if gummed) will be new.<br /><br />This will be an enormous seller for Royal Mail and the BBC. <br /><br />@Anonymous - it was planned long before the Gold Medal success. RM always plan to have one issue a year which will be a major seller - Beatles, Album Covers, James Bond. Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-41044136230789093442012-12-31T08:19:06.947+00:002012-12-31T08:19:06.947+00:00Even the Prestige book is one of the dearest ever ...Even the Prestige book is one of the dearest ever issued.Brian Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-90866131117359268032012-12-31T08:11:45.227+00:002012-12-31T08:11:45.227+00:00If ever I needed confirmation that giving-up the c...If ever I needed confirmation that giving-up the collecting of modern British stamp issues was the correct decision back in 2000, then this set is it. <br /><br />If there is any saving grace it is that they are all first or second class values, but the delaying of the issue date may just imply that they are to be released after the next postal rate increase. <br /><br />This is blatant commercialism, probably brought about by the bosses insisting on even more profit from stamps than the cash cow that was the Olympics/Paralympics. <br /><br />I expect stamp issues such as this to come from the likes of Grenada or St Vincent, not from the UK. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-60605915744987795662012-12-31T04:59:16.648+00:002012-12-31T04:59:16.648+00:00David Tennant (Hamlet) and William Hartnell (Carry...David Tennant (Hamlet) and William Hartnell (Carry On Sergeant)Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788479329499031211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-10350951217497864392012-12-30T22:42:44.426+00:002012-12-30T22:42:44.426+00:00How about
William Hartnell (1st Class - Carry on ...How about<br /><br />William Hartnell (1st Class - Carry on Sergeant), Classic Carry On and Hammer Films - 10 June 2008<br />David Tennant (1st class – Hamlet), 50th Anniversary of the Royal Shakespeare Company - 12 April 2011<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-88048306301619691022012-12-30T17:42:27.292+00:002012-12-30T17:42:27.292+00:00I don't know about the Doctors, but the Daleks...I don't know about the Doctors, but the Daleks did appear in the Millennium issue.spacesurferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313063575460886672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-86862101862758066312012-12-30T15:25:24.993+00:002012-12-30T15:25:24.993+00:00So much for Royal Mail listening to complaints abo...So much for Royal Mail listening to complaints about too many stamps being issued!postmarkuknoreply@blogger.com