🇬🇧 No-one will be surprised to discover that the previously mysterious stamp issue due to be released by Royal Mail has been revealed on its website to be a commemorative issue to mark the 70th Wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh. The issue date is 20 November 2017. The issue takes the form of a miniature sheet containing 6 different stamps and is one of those dull monochrome items with which Royal Mail likes to mark a happy event or anniversary. The design is by Mytton Williams and the issue was lithographed by International Security Printers and is perforated 14. Very dull. Rating:- **.
🇵🇰 Pakistan Post issued a single 6 sided stamp on 1 November 2017 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Government Islamia College at Railway Road in Lahore.The stamp was designed by Mughiz Khan and lithographed by National Security Printing Corporation In Karachi. An unusual stamp. Rating:- ***.
🇨🇦 Canada Post issued a single self-adhesive stamp sold in booklets of 10 on 6 November 2017 to commemorate the Centenary of the explosion on board the ship Mont Blanc in Halifax Harbour (correction made from earlier text - see comment below) which resulted in the death of more than one thousand people and the injury of 9000 others. The issue was designed by Larry Burke and Anna Stredulinsky of Burke and Burke. Rating:- *****.
How many people are going to use the stamps from the miniature sheet. Seems like Royal Mail is issuing this sheet for profit.
ReplyDeletehello Chris. I guess Royal Mail release EVERY stamp issue for profit! I don't recall receiving any letters this year with contemporary British commemorative stamps on them, not even from most stamp dealers. Post and Go internet specialist dealers tend to use Post and Go stamps on mail they send out and there's always a worthwhile cover in the post if you buy some British stamps from Ian Billings' Norvic, which reminds me - I must catch up on some of this year's Machin varieties.
DeleteThe Halifax explosion was the explosion of the SS Mont-Blanc in Halifax Harbour, not an explosion on board a ship named Halifax
ReplyDeleteWikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion
Thank you very much for pointing out my stupid error. I have corrected the text to avoid confusion.
DeleteBest wishes, WK.