Description
Christmas 2009 56p Cylinder Block 1-3
Printed in photogravure by De La Rue on Non-fluorescent Coated Paper (NFCP). The gum is self-adhesive.
Issued 3rd November 2009.
The 56p stamp depicted “Joseph” by Henry Holiday. Taken from the Church of St Michael, Minehead, Somerset.
There were also two phosphor bands with blue fluor.
Cylinder block of eight. Cylinder numbers D1 D1 D1 D1 D1 Phosphor D1. Position Row 1 Column 3.
Gibbon’s GB QEII Specialised Catalogue Vol 5 (3rd edition) number W2210 (single stamp).
Gibbon’s Concise catalogue (2015) number 2994 (single stamp).
Christmas 2009 56p Cylinder Block 1-3.
All denominations of this issue were printed in sheets of 50 stamps. So two panes of 25 were divided with a horizontal gutter margin. And also the surplus backing paper was removed before issue.
The Christmas theme this year was “Stained Glass Windows” previously used in 1971 and 1992. For those wishing to use stamps with a Christmas theme, the “Madonna and Child” issue was again made available from existing stock. New printings were issud as required. These stamps were designed by Andrew Ross (also responsible for the 2007 “Sea Life” and 2008 “Insects” issues).
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First of all, Royal Mail will handle your order, Therefore please see our Shop menu for postal options. Postage 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.
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