Norvic Philatelics Blog

I have received my first supplies of the new Walsall booklets containing Machin definitives with security features. Some have cylinder numb...

The Business Sheet definitives with security features, the issue of which was delayed from 17 February to an official 'first day of avai...

Despite apparent evidence to the contrary we can confirm that the Machin definitive and country definitive stamps are printed in sheets of 2...

I now have the Machin definitives which will be issued at the end of the month. The colours of the actual stamps are in some cases quite di...

My factory-sealed packet of 50 booklets contained none with cylinder numbers, so I assumed that there were none on these booklets. However,...

Originally scheduled for issue on 17 February, the booklets and business sheets were delayed, and Royal Mail philatelic announced that the ...

This is getting complicated. Collectors will know that the Glorious Northern Ireland Smilers Sheet contained the first self-adhesive 1st...

Thanks to Alex Goodall for drawing my attention to the phosphor bands on this miniature sheet, which seems to affect most of the sheets seen...

A set of 8 stamps honouring key figures in Britain during the Industrial Revolution is issued on 10 March 2009. The stamps show 1st Matth...

As predicted the 10 March Design Classics retail booklet (with the Phone box and Routemaster bus stamps) has 4 Machin 1st class gold with se...