The next issue is the 175th Anniversary of Penny Black. It is postponed and will be issued on 30 April 2015 (latest information). It will be a single miniature sheet with a stamp on stamp design (something like the Day 2 WYSE MS). Face value RM 3.00.
Penny Black??? Without Penny Black, we will not be collecting stamps! Here is a good write-up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Black
UK’s The 175th Anniversary of the Penny Black
Meanwhile, if you want a matching FDC from UK, check out Royal Mail. The UK issue is on 06 May 2015.
http://www.royalmail.com/personal/stamps-collectibles-gifts/stamp-calendar
You can order from Royal Mail on the day of issue “online”. FDCs are NOT available for online order after 06 May 2015!
However, the UK FDC will be printed with your name and address. Thus I will not be taking shared orders for this item as the FDCs will all be printed with my name and address!!!
If you want a fresh clean FDC, you need to order from the dealers in UK (expensive postage) or drop by Singapore around June to buy from their Philatelic Bureau (any branch office) as they sell UK products. In any case, UK products are expensive even though the pound has dropped.
I hope to bring you more updates as the information is fine tuned. Meanwhile….keep some money. Cost of collecting just went up 6% today.
14 April 2015:
Well since the poster has been leaked online…..here it is….
Quiz:
1. What is the name of the stamp in blue?
2. What is the name of the cancellation (chop)?
3. When was the first official use of Penny Black?
First person to get all answers right will win a prize. All you need to do is to post your answer below.
Good luck and start searching!
sky52200
Reblogged this on myfdc and commented:
An image and a quiz with a prize! What more could be better?
1. Two Pence Blue
2. Maltese Cross
3. issued on 1 May 1840,unofficial usage begins on 2 may 1840, but according to the official it is 6 may but their is 1 cover of 1 may 1840
so my answer the usage begins on 1 may 1840 itself
Excellent search for the answer! You missed by 32 minutes as akrichard got all the answers rights at 11:52 pm.
Keep a look out for more fun activities!
sky52200
1. Two Pence Blue
2. red Maltese Cross cancellation
3. 6 May 1840
2 out of 3 right
sky52200
1. Two Pence Blue
2. Maltese Cross
3. 6 May 1840
Close….2 out of 3 correct.
sky52200
1. Two pence blue / Two Penny blue
2. Maltese cross cancellation
3. 2 May 1840
Very close…..still 2 out of 3.
sky52200
1) Two pence blue or Two penny blue
2) Red and black Maltese cancellations
3) 1-May-1840
BINGO! 3 out of 3.
I will send you a Padang Mat Sirat (near the airfield of the exhibition) + Langkawi cancellation PSE!
sky52200
Thank you very much.
It was fun reading up on Penny Black’s history actually. I guess I took its history for granted. My attention lately has been on reading up on the Pony Express history back in US. Looking forward to more quizzes.
1.Twopenny Blue
2.Maltese Cross
3.6th May 1840
There is already a winner but thanks for taking part! More fun stuff in the future!
sky52200
1. Two pence blue or Two penny Blue
2. Red Maltese Cross
3. 6 May 1840
Thanks for taking part. We already have a winner. Look out for more fun activities in the future.
sky52200
1.Twopenny Blue
2.the Maltese Cross
3.6th May 1840