tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post3761084435069738089..comments2024-03-27T16:36:22.976+00:00Comments on Norvic Philatelics Blog: London 2015 Europhilex Post and Go report.Ian - Norvichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-1383801522091537762015-07-08T11:31:19.279+01:002015-07-08T11:31:19.279+01:00Royal Mail have finally confirmed, on the Post &am...Royal Mail have finally confirmed, on the Post & Go news bit of their website, what we already suspected that The Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport is getting Post & Go machine A004.<br /><br />They say that ‘Machine A004 will go live on Tuesday 28th July. The machine will vend Union Flag and Machin stamps with ‘The RNSM’ as the location identifier’.<br /><br />So yet another machine to collect or ignore depending on your stance.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-69764214720380132272015-05-21T08:31:57.964+01:002015-05-21T08:31:57.964+01:00Given the change in emphasis from domestic exhibit...Given the change in emphasis from domestic exhibitions/fairs to overseas ones, I wonder what collectors feel about the comedy of errors we have been subjected to.<br /><br />Has the change of policy anything to do with declining demand from domestic collectors? A perusal of internet auction sites suggest that there are fewer sellers of these items than previously, with examples not selling as fast as they once did.<br /><br />For those who remember the Format International Security Printers’ saga of the 1980’s, parallels will no doubt be drawn.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-72423076487068361842015-05-20T19:49:25.552+01:002015-05-20T19:49:25.552+01:00I think in future - some way in the future - UK Po...I think in future - some way in the future - UK Post Offices will sell P&G type stamps over the counter as they do in Ireland. And they have a multitude of pictorial issues, often in parallel with sheet/booklet stamps in the same series.<br /><br />And then *most* people will collect one of each design, rather than all the individual values. Maybe then SG will provide catalogue entries for the individual designs, rather than values as they have done until now. Not separately listing all the designs in a set with separate numbers is foolish.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-24060152941319329452015-05-20T19:41:35.270+01:002015-05-20T19:41:35.270+01:00Talking of bubbles, if there is one I think it wil...Talking of bubbles, if there is one I think it will be on the errors and minor difference like serial numbers. There are going to be so many of these - and as these are effectively printed on a single 'computer' there is going to be a massive amount of variations. It's so unlike conventional stamps where they were centrally produced under 'quality control'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-21159870041379959712015-05-20T19:37:45.194+01:002015-05-20T19:37:45.194+01:00I don't think these are a flash in the pan. Th...I don't think these are a flash in the pan. This is probably going to be the mainstay of stamps bought by the public in future - old sheets of machins behind the counter will surely gradually disappear. I've certainly got annoyed about some of the post and gos being issued like the museum ones (where will it all end?) and the Crewe/Bradford ones although thank goodness that avenue was closed down quickly (hoorah!) I've restricted to overprint differences (including the islands and couldn't help getting Gibraltar at Europhilex which is a departure but they are nice and fit the collection!). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-82057758569613582942015-05-19T10:51:51.993+01:002015-05-19T10:51:51.993+01:00Ha! Yes, glasshouses and stones; I make plenty in ...Ha! Yes, glasshouses and stones; I make plenty in the blog - but I can edit mine, whereas comments cannot be edited. Once again I have been assured that steps are being taken to prevent such errors. And that was before the 2015 and Wordwide errors were reported.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-57020597511390552042015-05-19T10:41:26.775+01:002015-05-19T10:41:26.775+01:00I gave up collecting those produced on the Royal M...I gave up collecting those produced on the Royal Mail Series 2 machines last year to concentrate on the Wincor & NCR. From talking to others, I’m not alone in that decision, the only RM series 2 ones in my collection come from the packs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-19776203063424245582015-05-19T09:43:36.093+01:002015-05-19T09:43:36.093+01:00Looks like it's time to close the Stockbook on...Looks like it's time to close the Stockbook on the Post & Go collection, or restrict it to Post Office issues only! With a mixture of lack of quality control at the Stamp Exhibitions and the various museum sites, topped off with the excessive number of issues from Jersey etc it very much looks like the Post & Go semi- official issues will go the way of previous flash in the pan collecting fads with the bubble getting ready to burst!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-88341753066143508872015-05-19T09:18:47.917+01:002015-05-19T09:18:47.917+01:00From a trawl of Ebay I have seen the incorrect spe...From a trawl of Ebay I have seen the incorrect spelling (Wordwide) up to and including session No. 145 on 14-May-15 and the correct spelling (Worldwide) from session No. 154, I think on 14-May-15. Any further information would be welcomed. StaurtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-13162110296127619302015-05-18T17:52:21.362+01:002015-05-18T17:52:21.362+01:00I seriously doubt whether the Machins will appear ...I seriously doubt whether the Machins will appear with 2015 or the islands' stamps with 'London'.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-29770495147406381662015-05-18T17:46:30.154+01:002015-05-18T17:46:30.154+01:00So far at least, the “Europhilex London” overprint...So far at least, the “Europhilex London” overprint has only appeared on the Machins and the “Europhilex 2015” has only appeared on the Jersey & Guernsey flags, including those from the respective bureaus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-18435900431321487892015-05-18T15:33:45.821+01:002015-05-18T15:33:45.821+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-63546641320123605092015-05-18T15:16:55.237+01:002015-05-18T15:16:55.237+01:00... and yes, I am now embarrassed by my spelling m...... and yes, I am now embarrassed by my spelling mistake (propoerly) above!Trelantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537566448394951396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-6521524730743291662015-05-18T12:40:39.598+01:002015-05-18T12:40:39.598+01:00A premier European exhibition should not be tainte...A premier European exhibition should not be tainted with such paucity of pre-show information and then basic errors on the day(s). Post & Go has been around for some years now and just about every conceivable error has already been demonstrated. It is about time this was propoerly sorted out to avoid further reputational issues.Trelantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537566448394951396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-20702290589913652932015-05-17T05:54:22.799+01:002015-05-17T05:54:22.799+01:00So yet another embarrassment from an exhibition fo...So yet another embarrassment from an exhibition for Post & Go machine, early purchases from the GI01 machine had a typographical error on the Worldwide up to 20g label, resulting in Wordwide up to 20g appearing on the label (.eBay item number: 381262634848 amongst others)<br /><br />The inclusion of the registered fee label is a concern, as on its own, it’s not valid for postage, and has to be used in conjunction with one of the other labels. With any luck others in the “club” won’t be repeating this. <br /><br />It’s not as if other rates were not available Local Priority (58p up to 150g) or Spain Priority (40p up to 50g), though inclusion of the Local Priority would mean that two sets of rates changes would occur each year, currently Local Priority changes in May and the rest change in November.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com