Bluebell Railway Letter Service
64 Gordon Road, CARSHALTON, Surrey SM5 3REe mail: Blumailat64 @ aol.com
Subject : Definitivetive Centenary issue featuring The 'Blue Circle' during a visit to the Bluebell Railway in 2004
Date of Issue : 30th July 2005
Printers* : Walsall Security
Four Colour Process
Perforated 14
Artwork and Design by Edwin Craggs
Original photographs by Tony Pearce
Print* : 2000 sheets of 4 in a 2 x 2 format, Multicolour.
Face value 25 pence each; £1 per sheet
60 Imperforate sheets were produced,
of which 35 were signed by Edwin Craggs & Tony Pearce; £8 each
Unsigned imperforate sheets: £6 each
First Day Cover above, 430, multicolour motif with a reproduction of a vertical pair of the issued stamps: £3.50 each
First Day Maximum Card No.10, featuring one of the issued stamps (multicoloured), 445 produced £2 each
First Day Maximum Card No.11, featuring one of the issued stamps (multicoloured), 440 produced above £2 each
Mint Cards Nos.10 and 11 30p each
Post and packing, please add 40 pence, or send 9 1/2" x 7" stiffened stamped envelope.
The "Bluebell Railway / East Grinstead" sponsored fixed date metal stamp, 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.
* Due to a shortfall in printing by Walsall, a further 500 sheets will be printed by another printer, roulette perforation. No covers will be prepared for these.
Orders for any of these items to:
Bluebell Railway Letter Service
64 Gordon Road, CARSHALTON, Surrey SM5 3RE
Remittances: (Minimum order £1.00). Cheques should be made payable to "BLUEBELL RAILWAY",
unless under £5 then payable to "P.A. FORRESTIER SMITH" due to high bank charges.
A standing order facility is available.
e-mail: blumailat64@aol.com
Last updated 1 October 2005 by Richard Salmon with thanks to P.F.S.