Yes I am quiet but for all the right reasons.

 

You are the fourth person to ask this question in the last 24 hours!

 

 

 

 

 . . . me too!!! Except that I spoke to Colin last week and KNOW that HE IS WORKING HARD to get everything ready on time.

 

So, lets all leave him alone to get on with what we know will be brilliant. RIGHT!!!

 

Borrowing a perforator tomorrow so keep an eye on eBay (and here) over the weekend...

 

PS - have worked with Mr Batley on the stamp this year

 

 

Hopefully will get onto eBay later today.

 

All best

 

Colin

 

 

I've had a couple of requests for direct sales to save both of us eBay fees but I find it really helps me, when there are lots of orders, to have a structure I can check everything against; what has sold, how many are left, who has paid what and when, and who I have posted to. So I'd rather stick to eBay if that's OK.

 

If a buyer isn't registered with eBay or Paypal then contact me and hopefully we can sort something else out.

 

Once I get an opportunity today I will put a picture of the 2012 range on here, in the appropriate place!

 

Thanks for your patience. 

 

In past years it always seems to get lost in the post - I put it down to failures in the postal system.

 

Keith

Bought and paid for!

Hurrah.

 

Keith

 

 

 

 . . . see, I told you all to be patient and let Colin do what Colin ALWAYS does - eventually.

Now, wasn't that worth waiting for or what!!!   

 

I've ordered, now I am off to curl up on the doormat and wait for the other Human Variant that is the Postman.

 

I always find it really touching that any of the cards or stamps are ever actually given as gifts to partners, because it must be a true mark of affection that they don't mind when said item is then quietly squirrelled away into the buyer's stamp collection...

 

But if anyone really needs their stamps delivered in time to be able to send them out to a third party PLEASE let me know and I will make sure they get sent first.

 

Thanks for the positive response 

 

 

Keith

 

In the past I have sent cards (with a message too) directly to third party addresses, no problem...

 

Of course, notice I have said 'in the past..'  Results not guaranteed.

 

I won't be able to afford them for at least another two weeks so presumably after they have come down from Ebay I should contact you via PM?

 

Let me know what you want by PM.

 

OlFella

I'm pleased these have started to turn up, I was beginning to worry. The colour tests were bonus items to spenders of over £35; the backstory item only goes to the 'Early Bird' buyers. 

 

I would class the on-sheet variant as 'easy' though I have played a bit of a trick on the sheet layout to cunningly camouflage it.  Sorry Keith.

 

All orders to date are now in the post.

 

Bruce, Ol' Fella - the chap behind the Post Office counter started to cancel the stamps on the outside of the envelope so you have a bit of a bonus there that no-one else has...

 

Phew!

 

Glad you like them       Now tell all your friends!

 

 

 

 . . . and the same here. OMG, I bought them within minutes of them appearing.

Damn GPO. Damn GPO. Damn GPO.

 

 

 . . . in fact, sometime after one o'clock yesterday, Thursday posted package finaly arrived.

 

Everything well up to the normal high standard. Well done you two.

 

 

 * * * Now, where did I put the Laernu Stock Book?  Oh! Nooooooooooooo!!!  * * *

 

Actually Alan had to break away from a huge project he is working on to do the stamps drawings so I'm even more grateful for his input than usual.

 

Thanks again Alan 

 

http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/severed-head-was-valentines-gift - http://news.uk.msn.com/odd-news/severed-head-was-valentines-gift

 

Just a note to say that all Valentines stamps, ordered at the weekend and today have been packed and posted.

 

Thanks again for buying the stamps everyone  :-)

 

And f0r not sending severed heads through the post 

The stamps, card, proof sheet and various bonus items are absolutely beautiful... Thanks very much.

 

 

 

 . . . ditto.

 

You two have set the bar high for those of us who produce stamps too. Thank you.

Top notch as always 

OlFella

 

 

Did you spot the Valentines stamp cancelled by the Norwich Post Office on the packaging?

 

Any cover that I receive that has a cinderella on is scanned and put on GOMC as well..

Cancelled ones are the best though 

OlFella  aka  Bruce

 

Seriously though, I am very happy that you continue to post up my stamps and I don't forget that you do it for the fun of collecting, so however long it takes, I am extremely flattered and always grateful.

 

Thank you   

 

 

 

We have lots of ideas, the problem is always finding the time to get them started.

 

 

 

But I have so many items to look at. I can see which item is the Forum Bonus item, but I seem to have other extra items and can't decide which is the extra bonus?  Or is there also a bonus item for also being signed up to your Facebook page?

 

I love the stamp, but can't make my mind up whether the extra variant you have given us on the minisheet would have made a better variant on the sheet?  An embarrassment of riches 

 

Now to read the back story (or stories) all over again... 

 

 

They are just gorgeous.

 

I have now read the reference sheets and can see why you have chosen the variant for the sheet. Well done. Thank you again, I just can't put my stamps down, so much to look at.

 

 

 

The copies of reference material were dropped in as free extras just to give a bit of background information.  Not everyone has them, I didn't think about it until some of the packing had already been done - it helped pad out the envelopes.  There are 7 in all so chances are you won't all have exactly the same - and some are also older than others.  Just thought you'd like to see them - when they are gone, they are gone!

 

 

That'll drive Steve mad trying to find out who has what.  You are just cruel to him.  I wonder if I can auction mine!

 

Keith

 

Or it might be a squashed spider on the paper - it's hard to tell.

 

Keith

 

And would anyone want to swap scans of their notes so I can build up a complete set?  Or should we ask Colin to make a whole set available, squashed spiders and all.

 

I have the poem sheet and the 'Bill Lole' flora book pages if anyone would like copies.

 

 

My colour test sheet was of somewhat more muted pastel tones, and had a tete a beche pairing of the bottom two stamps on the left. 

I believe that everything else is unlikely to be different from everyone else's, (though you never know!)

I neglected to mention that the rust coloured colour variant I received on the outer envelope was a Bee variant! 

 

I don't think, apart from the colours, that there is anything unusual about either of the stamps but perhaps other more eagle-eyed collectors will spot something I have missed.

 

My imperf sheet of colour tests is as per Steve's, same colour variants and also numbered 1.2. So we have evidence of two different sheets, 1.1 and 1.2. Anyone around who has version 1.3 or higher? I guess we will have to pin Colin against a wall at Stampex and get him to show us the full set - and relieve him of any spares at the sharp end of cutlass. Arrrr! Or the spongy end of a slice of cake if that might work better.

 

As to Colin's photocopies of his "research clippings", I received:

 

Page 56 of an unidentified journal, with handwritten copyright to "Pictorial Publications", with an article entitled "The lost 'Fier-children' of the Isle of Vue". The page has several other handwritten notes: "FIERLOBEN CLOVER. * Alan", "#7. CE->AB", "->WILLIAM LOLE - ref.", "£7.50 FEE Paid." and a circled number 7, the second and the last of these presumably indicating that this is the seventh of Colin's seven items as he mentions in his earlier post. Interestingly, there is mirror text visible, apparently showing through from the reverse side of the photocopied page, which includes a picture of last year's valentine stamp in what would be the top left corner of that page (top right of the mirrored image). Unfortunately, I can't make out any of the text itself.

 

Page 64 of an unidentified book, with handwritten credit to "William Lole" and "Credit (BM) Botanical Gardens", headed "XXV. PAPILIONACEAE I. Dicotyledons" and showing four drawings of trefoil and quatrefoil clovers, specifically "254. Trefoilium Scabrous Ll. Clover Roughenen.", "255. Trefoilien Seriousen La. Clover Lustrenotten: Zzz.", "256. Treifoliate Cuddlen Aah. Socialisen Clover: A-Z." and "257. Fierfoiliat Fortunane Ooh. Elusiver Clover: F.". The book from which this page purportedly comes may be "Isle of Vue Flowers, Shrubs and Grasses" by "William 'Bob' Lole", a text mentioned on the other page as per my previous paragraph which shows a sketch of the fier-loben clover as taken from this book. On the other hand, this page is also marked as "Alan - they don't have a pic of Fierloben - this is only 4 leaf version they have.", which suggests it may be a different book. This page also has several other handwritten notes: "CE", an indecipherable (to me at least) word at top middle (looks something like "Harborne."??) and a circled number 1, the latter presumably indicating that this is the first of Colin's seven items as he mentions in his earlier post.

 

So, what are items 2 to 6 of Colin's research papers?

 

Hello everybody. Just popped in to say a huge thank you to Colin and Alan for the beautiful stamps that I received today. There is so much to look at! THANK YOU.

 

I'll try to scan and upload my item #7 and also my item #1 tomorrow.

Here are my items #1 and #7.

 

Apologies for the darkness of the scan/pdf of item #7 - I don't seem to be able to get the contrast right on my scanner to avoid the picture of the children doing a fade to black.

 

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/jwzyq9aqf3o8rib/scan%201.pdf - https://www.dropbox.com/s/jwzyq9aqf3o8rib/scan%201.pdf                       https://www.dropbox.com/s/lq176wz3ea5bf8s/scan%207.pdf - https://www.dropbox.com/s/lq176wz3ea5bf8s/scan%207.pdf

 

I'll own up. I have the 1.3 colour test.