The 78p stamp printed by De La Rue has now appeared in counter sheets. The stamp was issued on 26 March, available at Post Office branches printed by Walsall Security Printers, and in presentation packs and on Royal Mail fdcs printed by De La Rue.
Now, thanks to Ian R, we can report that a cylinder block from a DLR counter sheet has appeared on eBay, either from a Post Office counter, or from Royal Mail Edinburgh.
(Update: at my post office branch this morning the new delivery of 78p were all Walsall printings - and the DLR printings of other values are still without date and sheet number.)
Giotto in 1986 flyby of Halley's Comet
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Giotto was a spacecraft mission in 1986 to flyby and study Halley's Comet.
The primary subcontractor was British Aerospace based in Filton, Bristol.
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No doubt these will be available through the Bureau as I have received the De La Rue MA13 of the £2 from them.
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