tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post813516639633315350..comments2024-03-29T05:05:10.497+00:00Comments on Norvic Philatelics Blog: Olympics 2012 Gold Medal stamps - format and availability.Ian - Norvichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-44094846752315755762012-08-09T16:53:35.765+01:002012-08-09T16:53:35.765+01:00No need to guess, as shown in the blog in red. SG...No need to guess, as shown in the blog in red. SG will list as single stamps and mini-sheets. One could assume that there will be space in albums for both.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-66262616445249668382012-08-09T16:48:33.364+01:002012-08-09T16:48:33.364+01:00Would anyone care to guess if Stanley Gibbons will...Would anyone care to guess if Stanley Gibbons will list these as single stamps and/or minisheets within their 2012 suppliments e.g. Standard, Davo etc...???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-54328301931318671202012-07-06T10:36:44.262+01:002012-07-06T10:36:44.262+01:00Unless they have changed it since I looked this is...Unless they have changed it since I looked this is quite useless. Enter a postcode or place and search for a Gold Medal office using the drop-down list. But if there isn't one in your area you have to keep guessing. What we need is a full list of the 518.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-92179651699114344102012-07-06T10:17:17.289+01:002012-07-06T10:17:17.289+01:00Details of the offices that will be selling the go...Details of the offices that will be selling the gold medal winner stamps is now on the branch finder section of the royal Mail website, both for next day & weekly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-79157637761740386982012-05-30T11:56:50.891+01:002012-05-30T11:56:50.891+01:00I don't think the list has been announced yet....I don't think the list has been announced yet.<br /><br />We'll publish it as soon as we have it.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-27510156552654268732012-05-30T11:45:02.703+01:002012-05-30T11:45:02.703+01:00Does anybody know which post offices will be in th...Does anybody know which post offices will be in the 500 who get it soonest? I asked in a local one and they had no clue if they would get them, let alone any other POs locally. Searching the RM website or google generally yielded no info either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-63364250380295086052012-05-28T08:42:02.777+01:002012-05-28T08:42:02.777+01:00The A4 sheet will have those details in the top le...The A4 sheet will have those details in the top left corner. MS also have the detail at top left as shown above, while the individual stamps have it at bottom right.<br /><br />Royal Mail have said that customers will be able to ask for individual stamps from the MS. This is interesting wording: I don't know whether postmasters have been so instructed or whether some may decline to do that. We will be supplying individual stamps.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-10892401024390117542012-05-27T23:20:23.198+01:002012-05-27T23:20:23.198+01:00Hi
I have been told that all m/s will have the nam...Hi<br />I have been told that all m/s will have the name/sport and location in the top left hand corner. Have i bee miss informed, also if they will sel them as a single stamp it wont hurt the back pocket as muchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-43735344137606481132012-05-27T21:51:01.594+01:002012-05-27T21:51:01.594+01:00http://www.royalmail.com/bethefirst/gold-medals
S...http://www.royalmail.com/bethefirst/gold-medals<br /><br />Subscribe with Royal Mail before 31st May, and you'll receive a free presentation folder with every subscription to protect your London 2012 souvenirs.Ganeshnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-21853020554789972202012-05-26T08:53:57.983+01:002012-05-26T08:53:57.983+01:00I'm sure they will find some way to put them t...I'm sure they will find some way to put them together. I did suggest that they could produce a Smilers-type album for the A4 sheets. A simple job as they already have everything set up for that.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-75668358962187931492012-05-26T07:54:01.880+01:002012-05-26T07:54:01.880+01:00Do you know if RM will be issuing a presentation p...Do you know if RM will be issuing a presentation pack of all the Gold Medal stamps after the Games? Cheers :)Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-88704023957189763342012-05-16T08:19:51.908+01:002012-05-16T08:19:51.908+01:00The stamps will be on sale by mid-day the next day...The stamps will be on sale by mid-day the next day at 500 Post Offices. An additional 4500 Post Offices will receive the Gold Medal stamps within a week. I would hope that they would be distributed to the remainder either automatically or on demand. <br /><br />Speak to your sub-postmasters and ask them to let you know as soon as they know.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-6076235681024554262012-05-15T22:43:00.293+01:002012-05-15T22:43:00.293+01:00If these sheetlets are only available from 500 off...If these sheetlets are only available from 500 offices, would these meet the criteria for SG to list them? Or will they be next day in 500 offices and will drift into the remainder as time goes by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-47246855373667882702012-05-15T12:24:09.882+01:002012-05-15T12:24:09.882+01:00The blog has been further updated today.The blog has been further updated today.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-70462292415202460132012-05-13T19:45:04.710+01:002012-05-13T19:45:04.710+01:00That is certainly the intention, but not until the...That is certainly the intention, but not until the games are finished. There is little point in sending them to customers in batches.<br /><br />Send an email if you want to sign up (Ian [@] norphil.co.uk )Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-66227188316356631932012-05-13T13:37:36.435+01:002012-05-13T13:37:36.435+01:00Hi Ian. Will you be supplying singles from the min...Hi Ian. Will you be supplying singles from the minisheets?Trelantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537566448394951396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-56096322713900713872012-05-12T17:02:54.905+01:002012-05-12T17:02:54.905+01:00RM's mailshot says that these will NOT be deli...RM's mailshot says that these will NOT be delivered as part of any standing order.Ian - Norvichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16436130277706268046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61379575088648114.post-68219335225267192472012-05-12T16:44:57.635+01:002012-05-12T16:44:57.635+01:00I'm wondering if RM customers with a standing ...I'm wondering if RM customers with a standing order for special stamps will receive this issue, and if so, as singles or miniature sheets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com