Christmas 2008 2ndLarge 1-1 Cylinder D1 x 5

£9.20

Christmas 2008 2ndLarge 1-1 Cylinder D1 x 5

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Description

Christmas 2008 2ndLarge 1-1 Cylinder D1 x 5

Printed in photogravure by De La Rue on Non-fluorescent Coated Paper (NFCP). Also with self-adhesive gum.

Issued 4th November 2008.

The 2nd Class Large stamp depicted  “The Ugly Sisters” from Cinderella.

Allso with two phosphor bands with blue fluor.

Cylinder Block of eight. From cylinder number D1 D1 D1 D1 D1  Phosphor D1.  Actual Print Date 18/06/08.

Gibbon’s GB QEII Specialised Catalogue Vol 5 (3rd edition) number W2078 (single stamp).

Gibbon’s Concise catalogue (2015) number 2878 (single stamp).

Unmounted mint and also in pristine condition.

Christmas 2008 2ndLarge 1-1 Cylinder D1 x 5

The theme in this year’s Christmas Stamps featured traditional British pantomime. The two large stamps (2nd and 1st class) were issued as part of the “Pricing in Proportion” for larger letters introduced in 2006.

INFORMATION SOURCES:

First of all, Royal Mail will handle your order, Therefore please see our Shop menu for postal options. Postage   Also we only charge postage for the first item in most cases. Thus any further items purchased would not increase the final postal charges. Furthermore we do not charge you for envelopes and packaging.

Recorded Delivery or Registered Post is available if required. Compensation for loss or damage can be claimed, therefore, if this option is taken.

We mention Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers where it is possible. These numbers are either from the “Concise Stamp Catalogue” or from the “Specialised Stamp Catalogue Volume 4 Part 1”. We will try to mention any other numbering that we may use if not covered by the above. Sometimes particular stamps, Smilers sheets, booklets, miniature sheets, or cylinder blocks are not recognized anywhere. Hence, in this case, we would use our own expertise to describe and value that  item.

In conclusion, all of our stamps are unmounted mint and in an excellent condition. We will mention any variation to this statement.

Please let us know if we have made a mistake with this description.

We are also members of the “Great Britain Philatelic Society” (GBPS): http://www.gbps.org.uk