Sp Cover on Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th International Century….

 

Customized stamp and special cover on Sachin Tendulkar 100 x 100 International Centuries , Sher – e – Bangla, Dhaka - 16th March 2012

 

Bletchley Park PO stamp of approval for Sachin

Britain’s secret little post office at Bletchley Park has commemorated Sachin Tendulkar’s 100^th international century with a special stamp issue. The sheet of 20 1^st class stamps features an exclusive painting by renowned cricket artist Christina Pierce. It is accompanied by a designer envelope featuring another study of Tendulkar by Christina to which a single stamp has been added. The stamp has been postmarked by Bletchley Park Post Office for 16^th March 2012.

Both of the limited edition items can be viewed on the web site at www.bletchleycovers.com Telephone contact +44 (0)1908 363489.

The issue prices are £40 GBP for the stamp sheet and £10 GBP for the stamp and envelope combination.

Contact: Terry Mitchell +44 (0)1604 781440 terry@ltmp.co.uk

Special Stamps for Valentine’s Day from Finland…

 

Date of Issue : 24 January 2011

The Finnish Post will released the first new stamps of 2011 which  includes a miniature sheet of five Valentine’s day postage stamps named “Ystävyyden oksalla” (Branches of friendship).

Miniature Sheet

A miniature sheet entitled “Branches of Friendship” is also released  to celebrate Valentine’s Day – known as Friendship Day in Finland. The stamps, illustrated by Janne Harju, show happy bird-like characters in their colorful nests. The open-minded design of the five form-cut stamps in the miniature sheet stands out from traditional stamps. The width of the largest stamp in the miniature sheet is over 11 cm. 

 

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New portraits for Churchill stamp – Smilers on Churchill

Two new portraits of Winston Churchill by Buckinghamshire artist Daniel Rogers feature on a postage stamp issue from Bletchley Park’s secret post office. The portraits that portray Churchill as a young man and a wartime leader recently featured on the cover of the Churchill Centre’s magazine “Finest Hour”. 

The stamps are being issued as two limited edition sheets each of 20 1^st class stamps . They will be released at “Stampex” the London Stamp Fair, 23-26^th February where Rogers will be in attendance to sign them.

For more details visit  :  www.bletchleycovers.com

: Terry Mitchelle

Smilers is the name given to Britain's  personalised postage stamp sheet, issued by the Post Office.The "Smilers" A4 sized stamp sheets contains ten se-tenant "smiles" stamps with a generic label design.