tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post8617833367091182821..comments2024-03-29T07:57:55.016+00:00Comments on Norvic Philatelics Blog: Early birds all over the country!Ian - Norvichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-88974367970799093332011-07-16T11:46:57.284+01:002011-07-16T11:46:57.284+01:00It will be interesting to see if any used examples...It will be interesting to see if any used examples surface.....Faststamps are really turning out to be a separate field of their own now. With so many different machines/offices and occasional errors, whether constant or 'one off', I can see this being a very fruitful area of collecting that reminds me (ironically) of the old studies of plating, etc. It has that same fascination. Maybe, Faststamps are the future? Certainly a great antedote for collector interest, as opposed to the rolls of 'new issue' wallpaper that are drowning/killing the hobby!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-35336741889717238612011-07-15T11:53:13.243+01:002011-07-15T11:53:13.243+01:00The fact that the stamps were in the Old Street ma...The fact that the stamps were in the Old Street machine on 28th April means that they were used then. That is a busy office and I suspect the Birds3 were added as soon as they were needed after the previous roll was exhausted.<br /><br />We have no evidence but it is in conceivable that no stamps were used from Old Street between 28 April and 6 May, even allowing for bank holidays on 29 April and 2 May.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-71843018287469714522011-07-15T11:43:22.724+01:002011-07-15T11:43:22.724+01:00I take it that the Old Street, London EC1 is now t...I take it that the Old Street, London EC1 is now the first MINT issued as 28th April (it would be interesting to know which values), but that Bath remains the first POSTALLY USED, being 6th May?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-79704442585458526842011-07-02T20:44:42.814+01:002011-07-02T20:44:42.814+01:00Earliest we've been told about Tony, so I have...Earliest we've been told about Tony, so I have added it into the body of the blog. <br /><br />Thanks!Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-13110231998518238102011-07-02T13:09:58.009+01:002011-07-02T13:09:58.009+01:00Ian
Enjoy reading your blog.
Asked my father to m...Ian<br />Enjoy reading your blog. <br />Asked my father to mail a set of P&G II stamps obtained from Old Street, London EC1 prior to release of Birds III to discover, on arrival, the latter had been introduced to machines there on 28 April - with receipt to verify. Is this the earliest recorded release?<br />regards Tony Cakebread<br />Wellington, N.Z.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-53997311745916801372011-06-11T07:55:19.290+01:002011-06-11T07:55:19.290+01:00Dan Heaney reports buying Birds 3 from the Bath ma...Dan Heaney reports buying Birds 3 from the Bath machine on Friday 6th May, a day earlier than Leeds.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-32622528710458825062011-06-08T22:13:59.980+01:002011-06-08T22:13:59.980+01:00Further early and late releases in the edited body...Further early and late releases in the edited body of the blog.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-70539288464396487352011-05-18T20:02:35.179+01:002011-05-18T20:02:35.179+01:00Anu
I wonder how many other places still have Bir...Anu<br /><br />I wonder how many other places still have Birds 1 - Norwich sold out before Christmas. The new Stanley Gibbons catalogue has Birds 1 at £3 each for 1st class, up to £4.00 for the top value. Time to put some on eBay?Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-60526142032669459762011-05-18T19:35:48.246+01:002011-05-18T19:35:48.246+01:00You're right, Robert. I had the same problem ...You're right, Robert. I had the same problem with FDCs for Birds 1, for which I got a cds cancel at the counter: no absorbency at all, and I blotted it dry - fortunately an understanding counter clerk as these went special delivery!Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-38538623432163847962011-05-18T19:23:26.091+01:002011-05-18T19:23:26.091+01:00The stamp paper doesn't seem to take the cance...The stamp paper doesn't seem to take the cancellation ink very well.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156567521030198043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-65108135883520450542011-05-18T17:48:48.262+01:002011-05-18T17:48:48.262+01:00In the Pinfold Street Post Office in Birmingham th...In the Pinfold Street Post Office in Birmingham they were still using Birds 1 today when I went to get some!Anuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575298699034610221noreply@blogger.com