Discworld Proof Sheets
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Topic: Discworld Proof Sheets
Posted By: Keith
Subject: Discworld Proof Sheets
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 05:04
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I thought you collectors of Discworld stamps would be interested to see http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii121/TheBywoods/WIPA%201933/Machins/Cinderellas/P1050020.jpg - this unusual combination of proof sheets. One 1 A3 (bigger than A3 I think) sheet containing sheets of the Pain of Pain, Rainbow Pain of Pain with tete beche, Blue Bernard with 3 labels and, finally, the Cabbage Fields sport. Lots of printers markings around the edge. All are imperforate. Sorry it's a photo but I couldn't get it into my scanner!! Keith |
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Posted By: Jonty
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 07:16
| The first two sheets you mentioned were available from the green cabbage trading stamps scheme, the third sheet (cant make it out) b8ut maybe the cabbage sports sheet which was one of the Hogswatch LBE prizes a couple of years ago and is very rare as they were never available for purchase as a sheet |
Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 08:13
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I know that some of the individual sheets are not rare but when they are all printed together on a single, very large, sheet of paper and are all imperforate I think that the rareness factor is stepped up several notches!
Keith |
Posted By: Murgatroyd
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 17:39
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That's a very nice piece... ------------- "I've got twenty minutes to save the world and I've got a Post Office, and it's shut." The Raggedy Doctor. |
Posted By: Jonty
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 21:56
Too true Keith, Could not see that it was imperforate, and I know where you got that one
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Keith wrote:Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 22:02
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A lot of these sheets were among the bits of paper that got wrecked when the central heating boiler caught fire last December and the roof of my 'safe' room, along with the garage and the back of the house was ruined, not so much by the fire itself but by the dampening down, and then the snow and cold, which came afterwards. I had a lot of original artwork in there - and all the digital archives - from my 25+ years of designing and much of it was lost. I do have a few copies left of this proof that were still in my studio though if anyone is interested,
I'd much rather they were in the hands of collectors, and I also believe Alan might have a couple. ------------- My Etsy shop - FarFetchedPhilately - Check regularly for updates and special offers... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately . |
Posted By: Jonty
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 04:16
Which ones of the 3 mentioned have you got Colin? The Vetinari pain of pain rainbow and common? The Blue Bernard sheet with the stickers? or the cabbage "lovers" sport sheet? If its the latter I will be interested! |
Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 07:26
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They are all on the one imperf sheet as shown on Keith's photo. If you want to cut them up that's fine :-) ------------- My Etsy shop - FarFetchedPhilately - Check regularly for updates and special offers... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately . |
Posted By: Jonty
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 09:51
Doh! should pay more attention or wear my reading glasses whilst browsing, eyesight must be going faster than I thought
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Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 15 July 2010 at 12:11
Keith |
Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 01:41
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Keith - not that common. A total of only perhaps 20 sheets of each of the gummed paper and plain paper altogether. We brought them home from the printers to check colours and ink densities, had we known they were going to be worth something to someone we would have asked for more of them ;-)
And at £45 for both A3+ sheets including postage and packing, for, in effect, eight A5 imperf sheets that you won't find anywhere else, I would have thought the two A3+ proof sheets were pretty good value.
 ------------- My Etsy shop - FarFetchedPhilately - Check regularly for updates and special offers... https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately . |
Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 05:54
Good to see you back. Should you start a "What I did on my holidays" thread so we'll know what you've been up to? Keith |
Posted By: unohoo
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 10:53
| There might be one of these sheets, possibly coming up for an auction, maybe at a camping event in the near future.... |
Posted By: Daniel
Date Posted: 16 July 2010 at 12:04
I also have a pair (plain paper and stamp paper) of these sheets and for Keith's sake it might be easier to start a list of those of us who don't have them 
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Posted By: Keith
Date Posted: 19 July 2010 at 08:22
Keith |
Posted By: Susanne
Date Posted: 20 July 2010 at 09:49
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It's gorgeous Keith, and I think you got it for a great price! |
