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All 1st ClassFrom upper left to lower right:Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kanobi, Stormtrooper; Han Solo, Rey, Princess Leia, The Emperor (Palpatine); Luke Skywalker, Boba Fett, Finn, Kylo Ren. |
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Miniature sheet (192 x 74 mm) All 1st class Resistance X-Wing Starfighter, Millennium Falcon, Tie Fighter, X-Wing Starfighter First Order Special Forces Tie Fighter At-At Walkers Stamp dimensions: X-wing starfighters (2): 60mm x 21mm, landscape AT-AT walkers: 41mm x 30mm, landscape TIE fighters (new): 27mm x 37mm, portrait TIE fighters (classic): 35mm x 37mm, portrait Millennium Falcon: 60mm x 30mm landscape |
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Generic Smilers Sheet. This is printed on self-adhesive paper by International Security Printers and contains 20 x 1st class stamps 6 x Yoda, 6 x Darth Vader, 4x Han Solo 4 x Stormtrooper with labels showing film stills from the Lucasfilm archives. These 4 stamps are therefore essential for a complete collection, although they will not be accorded SG catalogue status individually. Buy them here The 4 stamps also join the Royal Mail Smilers service enabling customers to buy personalised sheets of single-design stamps. |
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Prestige Stamp Book - issue date 17 December 2015 |
A Prestige Stamp Book
will be issued on 17 December 2015. It will be "a 26 page
booklet that explores the unique British contribution throughout
the Star Wars phenomena. The book contains all 12 Mint Stamps and
the 6 Miniature Sheet Stamps across 5 panes." Panes 1 and 5 show the Star Wars characters. These pane have ordinary gum. Panes 2 and 3 show the vehicles on the miniature sheet - these are self-adhesive and we expect that they will face each other. Pane 4 is the definitive pane. This is also self-adhesive and contains 2 x 1st class security Machins 2 x 2nd class security Machins 4 x 1st class Union Flags. The Machins are expected to have security features - slits and code MPIL M15L. The Union Flag stamps are not expected to have security features. All panes are printed in litho by International Security Printers. A special limited edition PSB with silver holographic cover will also be available from Royal Mail, priced at £120. See www.royalmail.com/starwars |
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We
will produce first day covers for the 1st & 2nd class stamps, and for the Union Flag stamp if it is a new stamp. These stamps and the FDC are not expected to be available until after Christmas. |
Set of 12 stamps* Miniature Sheet§ Presentation Pack containing all stamps plus miniature sheet Set of 19 Stamp Cards
First Day Covers (2) Generic Smilers Sheet of 10 stamps* Prestige Stamp Book (17 December 2015)
Battles Coin Cover (with the 9 classic characters); Vehicles Medal Cover
(with miniature sheet); Characters Medal Cover (all 12 stamps)
'Stamp Sets' in a presentation card like a presentation pack. (a)
Characters - all 12; (b) Vehicles -MS; Yoda; Darth Vader; Han Solo; Boba
Frett - the last four containing 10 stamps each.
* Also available mounted in frames. § Also mounted in a
frame, miniature sheet and the 6 separate stamps from it.
We have stocks of the stamps from the Generic Sheet and the
Prestige Book, and first day covers of these stamps only.
Special Postmarks available on the day of this issue will be shown
here.
These postmarks cannot be obtained after the date of issue. These images are not be to scale.
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Ref FD1524TH Official Bureau postmark showing The Imperial Crest. (applied in red) |
Ref FD1524PL Elstree official first day of issue postmark showing the Alliance Starbird, also known as The Phoenix. (applied in blue) |
Ref FD1524NP Elstree non-pictorial official first day of issue postmark |
Ref L13628 - Elstree Borehamwood | Ref W13634 Good vs. Evil, Bristol |
Ref L13621
Science Fiction Elstree, Borehamwood |
Ref L13622 London
W2 |
Ref L13639
Science Fiction Empire Way, Wembley (in use for period shown) |
Ref M13629 -
Leicester |
Ref W13664 Science Fiction, Wells |
Ref L13461 Studios Road, Shepperton |
Ref L13642 Elstree Borehamwood |
Ref L13643 Ealing, London W5 Replaces L13623 previously shown. |
Ref L13644 Star Wars, Hothfield, Ashford |
Ref N13660 Star Wars Shuttlewood, Chesterfield |
<<<<< Ref L13640 Pinewood Road, Iver |
Postmarks
on the line below are for the Star Wars Prestige Boook Issued 17 December |
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Ref L13676 Star Wars, Pinewood Road, Iver In use on dates shown |
Ref L13677 Star Wars Elstree, Borehamwood In use on dates shown |
Ref L13678 Empire Way Wembley |
Ref L13679 Leicester Square London WC2 |
Ref W13682 Star Wars Sithney, Helston |
This page updated 16 November 2015
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