tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post5190081743540175887..comments2024-03-28T16:38:56.638+00:00Comments on Norvic Philatelics Blog: Olympic gold medal stamp trials, and publicity 'stamps' postally used!Ian - Norvichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-68804035839240042722013-10-09T15:49:27.166+01:002013-10-09T15:49:27.166+01:00Royal Mail have warned registered dealers that the...Royal Mail have warned registered dealers that these were 'Unauthorised issues' and that dealers are not permitted to deal in them - though I see that that has not stopped some from advertising them.<br /><br />It shows what happens when you create a dummy stamp that looks too much like a real stamp, with perforations, phosphor, Queen's head, and value! It's no wonder that the sorting machinery cannot throw them out as invalid, because they have all the attributes of real stamps, and they are still being used in the post, as evidenced by the image added today.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-27604827611101126122013-08-22T14:12:38.378+01:002013-08-22T14:12:38.378+01:00Re: Gold Medal Winners - I see a number of unused ...Re: Gold Medal Winners - I see a number of unused sheets are available on the market. As collectors should we be adding them to our collections or is it something we should avoid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com