tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post6799646419097328951..comments2024-03-29T07:57:55.016+00:00Comments on Norvic Philatelics Blog: New Logo on Postal Museum Faststamps - But not without problems.Ian - Norvichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-85471712375173869062016-02-11T11:51:57.558+00:002016-02-11T11:51:57.558+00:00I suspect the smell might be the ink?I suspect the smell might be the ink?Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-77626141883515837152016-02-11T10:54:58.763+00:002016-02-11T10:54:58.763+00:00My FDC arived yesterday. Very dissapointed with th...My FDC arived yesterday. Very dissapointed with the blotchy postmark on the cover and the smell of curry. Did not know they are doing scented covers.Anyone else experiencing the same.?Fireman Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-27280330664818620852016-02-09T17:42:52.433+00:002016-02-09T17:42:52.433+00:00Checked both Post and Go Pack (4 x singles) and al...Checked both Post and Go Pack (4 x singles) and also FDC received today.<br />BOTH have exactly the same (Union Flag No Date, Machin 1st MA13, Machin 2nd MA12, and Lion MA15) as listed above.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-50981101308919270472016-02-05T11:41:18.433+00:002016-02-05T11:41:18.433+00:00The A before the £ in the price column is Å, whils...The A before the £ in the price column is Å, whilst the A before the total column is Â.<br /><br />Whilst it could be a typographical error, it is also a fault caused by the software failing to correctly recognise the extended ASCII set, were the letter/symbol is input in one font, but that font is not available in the font sets recognized by the software. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-24069760540605729572016-02-05T11:28:34.027+00:002016-02-05T11:28:34.027+00:00Does anyone know if the dates codes on the stamps ...Does anyone know if the dates codes on the stamps in the Museum's pack vary from those from the machine-vended stamps (as above). They have done in the past.Trelantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537566448394951396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-82953403402209770812016-02-04T16:53:38.226+00:002016-02-04T16:53:38.226+00:00Interestingly, the A before the £ sign on the rece...Interestingly, the A before the £ sign on the receipts isn't an "A", but something called an A-ring (with a little circle over the A), Unicode/ISO 197 for the IT buffs. Before we tell IAR, anyone know if this also appears on the current Machin Open Value ones which also have a £ sign?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-30333964469758501512016-02-03T21:15:38.753+00:002016-02-03T21:15:38.753+00:00Also of interest the receipts show the letter A be...Also of interest the receipts show the letter A before the £ sign,!!.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-35934469764032976242016-02-03T17:46:29.497+00:002016-02-03T17:46:29.497+00:00An interesting combination of year codes: Machin M...An interesting combination of year codes: Machin MA13, Union Flag Undated, Heraldic Lion MA15 and 2nd Class MA12.Trelantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537566448394951396noreply@blogger.com