Bluebell Railway Letter Service
64 Gordon Road, CARSHALTON, Surrey SM5 3REe mail: Blumailat64 @ aol.com
Subject : Definitive issue featuring 672 'Fenchurch' with the Observation Car passing Ketches Farm Halt on 11th May 2005
Date of Issue : 15th April 2006
Printers : Wyke Printers Ltd. Hull
Four Colour Process
Roulette 24
Artwork and Design by Edwin Craggs of Moorside Publishing Ltd
Original photographs by David Phillips
Print: 2500 sheets of 8 in a 3 x 3 format, with the Bluebell Logo in the centre.
Face value 25 pence each; £2 per sheet
60 Imperforate sheets were produced,
of which 33 were signed by Edwin Craggs & David Phillips; £8 each
Unsigned imperforate sheets: £6 each
First Day Cover above, 446, multicolour motif with a reproduction of the original photograph: £3.50 each
First Day Maximum Card No.13, featuring one of the issued stamps (multicoloured), 434 produced £2 each
A mint card is included.
Maximum Card No.13, mint: 30p each
Post and packing, please add 60 pence, or send 9.5" x 7" stiffened stamped envelope.
The "Bluebell Railway / East Grinstead" sponsored fixed date metal handstamp, original design by Edwin Craggs, used to cancel the Royal Mail stamp in black.
The Bluebell cancellation, a modified version of the Royal Mail cancellation, in black, fixed date rubber stamp.
Orders for any of these items to:
Bluebell Railway Letter Service
64 Gordon Road, CARSHALTON, Surrey SM5 3RE
Remittances: Cheques made payable to "P.A. FORRESTIER SMITH"
Minimum order £1.00
A standing order facility is available.
e-mail: blumailat64@aol.com
Last updated 14 Septmeber 2006 by Richard Salmon with thanks to P.F.S.