tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post5997431642618095637..comments2024-03-28T16:38:56.638+00:00Comments on Norvic Philatelics Blog: Songbirds take flight, and first sight of 50th Anniversary Machin CommemorationsIan - Norvichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-72137614163807930462017-04-12T15:10:27.023+01:002017-04-12T15:10:27.023+01:00The retail booklet is shown on a cover,go to Bucki...The retail booklet is shown on a cover,go to Buckingham Covers website and click on Sneak Previews.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-34426127470508575292017-04-10T17:20:41.023+01:002017-04-10T17:20:41.023+01:00Thank heavens for first day cover producers. Hope...Thank heavens for first day cover producers. Hopefully, they allow us to speak the unspeakable, as their web pages are freely available to the public and may (I hope) be commented on. <br /><br />There seems to be a pane with the 7 different current values up to and including the £1 plus an extra 2nd class stamp. Eight different machins in one pane! Curiously, the £1 is in the wrong colour for a current stamp. It has reveted to red, which was replaced by brown in Sept 2012. Time will tell whether this is deliberate or an error. The 50p (still available from Royal Mail, if not from the Post Office) appears in the correct current grey colour. <br /><br />Another two panes seem to be derived from stamps in the "50th anniversary celebration" miniature sheet. But not quite. One contains a small gold 1st, which I don't think is included in the miniature sheet.<br /><br />Unsurprisingly, the new gold £1 (a commmorative, not a defintive?) gets a pane to itself.machinmaniacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-37921053585976902392017-04-10T10:09:41.317+01:002017-04-10T10:09:41.317+01:00Just had a look at Bradbury website, looks like th...Just had a look at Bradbury website, looks like there will be 2 panes of definitive Machins in the PSB but as usual That may be an error. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130048790165632783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-72522423846182397122017-04-10T08:05:48.885+01:002017-04-10T08:05:48.885+01:00And I had always thought that was the Gillick came...And I had always thought that was the Gillick cameo on commemorative stamps. I think it was the ribbon in the hair that threw me. Every day's a school day!martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383993686053030023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-1813483919170380042017-04-07T08:38:37.714+01:002017-04-07T08:38:37.714+01:00Sorry, but the two miniature sheets for Arnold Mac...Sorry, but the two miniature sheets for Arnold Machin are awful. Awful colour to start with. The two elements on each of the 50 Years First Class stamps are too large. The arrangement of stamps on the Golden Anniversary miniature sheet is dire and the golden £1 possibly embossed stamp is very subtly imblanced. An object lesson in how to ruin a classic...<br /><br />J. Paul MurdockAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-57289728844506387412017-04-06T17:57:42.769+01:002017-04-06T17:57:42.769+01:00Regarding that, on a bird forum, the word was actu...Regarding that, on a bird forum, the word was actually censored! <br /><br />Perhaps the bird stamp is a better choice than Little Miss Naughty (or even Mr Grumpy) on mail.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00024511273935227430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-80484235601294333842017-04-06T16:35:20.712+01:002017-04-06T16:35:20.712+01:00Yes, as with the PSB.Yes, as with the PSB.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-27424574748650768802017-04-06T14:46:31.455+01:002017-04-06T14:46:31.455+01:00I'm surprised the top left bird's name has...I'm surprised the top left bird's name has not been changed yet, considering how 'PC' the world has become. In any case, you better be careful using this stamp on mail to a beloved female... ;)franklipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07571433188010939527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-40420262694047408932017-04-06T12:40:54.032+01:002017-04-06T12:40:54.032+01:00I have heard that a special Retail Booklet contain...I have heard that a special Retail Booklet containing 6x1st RM Red with 'A Machin Definitive 50th Anniversary' Label will also be issued. Perhaps I have overshot the gun again, is there an embargo on this?Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10375093440137792411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-62980084200478119822017-04-06T11:22:42.324+01:002017-04-06T11:22:42.324+01:00It is the alternative Machin head used on commemor...It is the alternative Machin head used on commemorative stamps either as shown, or flat colour, or reversed out in white. Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-5157057220788690912017-04-06T11:17:09.639+01:002017-04-06T11:17:09.639+01:00It's a little strange to me that the Post and ...It's a little strange to me that the Post and Go labels which commemorate the Machin anniversary do not depict the Machin Head.White Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17968199477827266643noreply@blogger.com