tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post4101964502973460469..comments2024-03-27T16:36:22.976+00:00Comments on Norvic Philatelics Blog: Boldly going beyond the pale: Star Trek, 13 November 2020Ian - Norvichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-11598102331393011512021-07-18T17:42:51.083+01:002021-07-18T17:42:51.083+01:00During the late 1990s when nearly all Special Stam...During the late 1990s when nearly all Special Stamp issues were of four or five stamps Royal Mail apologised for there being SIX values in the Endangered Species set but said it was because it was an important one.<br />Just over two decades later 2020 has seen fourteen issues averaging 10½ stamps and with only one, “Brilliant Bugs”, of just six stamps. The eighteen stamps here would have been about a years’ worth soon after decimisation and six months’ worth in the mid-1980s.<br />The print run of Special Stamps must have dropped considerably over the past thirty years, partly from there being fewer collectors now and partly from very very few Special Stamps, other than the Christmas issue, being postally used. <br />Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-38079683587263406172020-11-12T21:35:04.411+00:002020-11-12T21:35:04.411+00:00No Peter they just list the values and the make-up...No Peter they just list the values and the make-up. The assumption is that the stamps are supposed to be the same colour as usual, although there will be shades. Only once was there a real error, due to miscommunication between Royal Mail and he printer, and that was the 81p in 2015.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-39575192038546793252020-11-12T18:03:08.047+00:002020-11-12T18:03:08.047+00:00Good evening Ian
Do RM specify the colour on issu...Good evening Ian<br /><br />Do RM specify the colour on issue, say for the 50p grey green above?<br /><br />Regards PeterPeter Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664350158453065725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-70491770073413386672020-10-30T07:12:31.927+00:002020-10-30T07:12:31.927+00:00As usual a thorough and reasoned overview Ian.
Re...As usual a thorough and reasoned overview Ian.<br /><br />Regards PeterPeter Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664350158453065725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-12612784448250488882020-10-26T19:24:12.942+00:002020-10-26T19:24:12.942+00:00Let us look on the bright side shall we? Until a f...Let us look on the bright side shall we? Until a few years ago commemorative stamps came out seldom and were usually about tedious royal events or arcane military anniversaries. Now we have some every month to choose from. You still have Machins if you want them, but the extra stamps that are sold to people who are Trekkers, Gricers, Twitchers, Sherlock fans &c can be æsthetically pleasing in their own right. The extra money thus spent on stamps helps to pay for all the philatelic services so why complain? In Iceland they have recently given the idea of commemorative stamps up. You do not have to have ugly stamps in your collection: it is a hobby; something to be done for pleasure. The number of stamps sold is dwindling anyway and Prince Charles will be the last monarch depicted on them probably so in future years modern stamps are likely to give more pleasure from their rarity and be more valuable. So let us all enjoy our hobby while it lasts. Philately will get you anywhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-61656007693217499522020-10-24T09:07:11.574+01:002020-10-24T09:07:11.574+01:00As usual i will get the booklet and prestige but t...As usual i will get the booklet and prestige but that's about it.Tony Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311276271514320303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-74991395872439554702020-10-23T19:22:02.940+01:002020-10-23T19:22:02.940+01:00I do quite like the look of these stamps. I will b...I do quite like the look of these stamps. I will buy at least a few stamps and miniature sheet (although should I order online, or grab what the post office has?) for use on outgoing mail.<br /><br />Live long and prosper!Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024511273935227430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-85576746595370756612020-10-23T17:26:41.549+01:002020-10-23T17:26:41.549+01:00Barry, I too am pondering on throwing in the phila...Barry, I too am pondering on throwing in the philatelic towel now that the big 6 5 has struck......or do I plod onward until my 4 month old grandson is old enough.........beleive it or not he won his first swimming race with the young lad down the road today, even if Mummy did have to drive a round trip of 22 Scottish miles to provide the opportunity....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11047341851269014138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-68966244958193525972020-10-23T14:37:02.051+01:002020-10-23T14:37:02.051+01:00True Star Trek fans NEVER refer to themselves as T...True Star Trek fans NEVER refer to themselves as Trekkies, always Trekkers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-83974840302703551952020-10-23T14:36:00.074+01:002020-10-23T14:36:00.074+01:00Short-termism seems to be the order of the day at ...Short-termism seems to be the order of the day at Royal Mail - issues like this seem likely to drive away (potential) future income, with erstwhile philatelic completists abandoning (or significantly scaling back) their hobby, for the sake of a few Sci-Fi fans' one-time-only purchases.<br /><br />I had intended to see out the year, with the Star Trek issue drawing a line under my collection.... but, having now seen the dearth of ambition in the unapologetically exploitative issue (of philatelists and Trekkers alike), I'll settle for the Christmas issue to bring the curtain down.Barry Buddonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-10569855661043370612020-10-23T09:11:06.230+01:002020-10-23T09:11:06.230+01:00To Richard thank you I did not think of that.To Richard thank you I did not think of that.petemkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444483566044974093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-85797738773239555862020-10-23T08:11:10.406+01:002020-10-23T08:11:10.406+01:00300mm-long strips of mounts are available from Sut...300mm-long strips of mounts are available from Sutton Stamps for members of the Machin Collectors Club (see https://suttonstamps.co.uk/300mm-long-stamp-mounts-9-c.asp)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-9739026983993456962020-10-22T17:20:09.414+01:002020-10-22T17:20:09.414+01:00To petemk
Use those from the (admittedly expensive...To petemk<br />Use those from the (admittedly expensive!) PSB - you'll then have two conveniently-sized blocks of 6 (3 x 2) to fit Hawid mounts easily ...Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-60522163483440955432020-10-22T12:30:41.035+01:002020-10-22T12:30:41.035+01:00P.S. 2020 does coincide with 100 years of Gene Rod...P.S. 2020 does coincide with 100 years of Gene Roddenberry, creator of the series.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069438236021408622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-55339763686242651312020-10-22T12:24:28.857+01:002020-10-22T12:24:28.857+01:00Nice set of stamps, the most anticipated stamp set...Nice set of stamps, the most anticipated stamp set I've been after for this year, as I'm a trekkie myself.<br /><br />As for the second stamp for Voyager, only Kate Mulgrew agreed to appear on a stamp, that's what I read between the lines, its something to do with copyright and all the legal stuff, blah, blah, blah, shame I really wanted Robert Picardo as the hologram Dr.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069438236021408622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-76728796568302475572020-10-22T10:57:28.928+01:002020-10-22T10:57:28.928+01:00You shouldn't have to check Ian... RM should ...You shouldn't have to check Ian... RM should be taking more care with the publicity material. I'm sure it's not the first time you've quoted and corrected.NeilBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-8279826939547855662020-10-22T10:41:33.659+01:002020-10-22T10:41:33.659+01:00A nice set of stamps but they will attract controv...A nice set of stamps but they will attract controversy, my only gripe is the format of the sheet stamps, being printed in rows of 6 will make it technically aesthetically hard to display in many albums, especially if, like me , collectors use the Hawid mounts, the longest strip available is 210mm the exact length of the strip of 6 so no chance of a neat black edge at each end, obviously no philatelists at RM. Thnx Ian rant over. :-)petemkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04444483566044974093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-53740472309096823802020-10-22T10:00:58.803+01:002020-10-22T10:00:58.803+01:00Fortunately the error is not on the stamp but in t...Fortunately the error is not on the stamp but in the information provided to dealers - I really don;t have time to fact-check everything that Royal Mail includes in its publicity material - check tomorrow's press to find out if they correct it.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-88712882410759898422020-10-22T09:16:46.864+01:002020-10-22T09:16:46.864+01:00The debate on this one will run and run... not on...The debate on this one will run and run... not only on the dubious justification and timing and expense but the Trekkers/Trekkies will be arguing over the selection of characters! Why no Voyager crew member? (Presumably because there wasn't a British actor in a significant role).<br /><br />More embarrassing is the fact that the character on the minisheet played by David Warner is Chancellor Gorkon. Supreme Chancellor Valorum is a Star Wars character! (played by Terence Stamp).<br /><br />Major research failure on multiple counts...NeilBnoreply@blogger.com