NEW GREAT BRITISH CLASSIC ALBUM COVER stamps

Just got them delivered today,but they don't officially come out till next year.Featuring such classics as POWER,CORRUPTION & LIES!!! SCREAMADELICA,Floyd's DIVISION BELL,TUBULAR BELLS,Stones' LET IT BLEED,LED ZEP,Clash's LONDONS CALLING,Blur's PARKLIFE,Coldplay's 2nd album and many more. Normally you get trainspotters (sorry) stamp collectors who want only the stamp with the 3 colour "traffic lights" on the stamp border. CUE hordes of NOOLERS who only want to buy NO stamps,"I only want the stamps in the middle of the sheet!"

Only they'll be already missing (heh heh!)

If anybody ever goes back into the TLU forum,first one to send me a weed with the PCL stamp gets a big surprise

Gazman wrote: If anybody ever goes back into the TLU forum,first one to send me a weed with the PCL stamp gets a big surprise

you've got us licked!

Flob a lob a lob

RM wrote:

Gazman wrote: If anybody ever goes back into the TLU forum,first one to send me a weed with the PCL stamp gets a big surprise

you've got us licked!

He's just being POST-modern.

Col, I've almost got all those quarters (only missing one now, Arizona)... I'll send them soon if you can trade me for a set of stamps. Is that even?

Stamp Of Approval For Classic Album Covers

9:57am UK, Thursday January 07, 2010

Mark Langford, Sky News Online

Legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has launched a new set of stamps featuring classic album covers from the last 40 years.

Jimmy Page launches the Royal Mail classic album covers range of stamps

Royal Mail went through thousands of pieces of artwork to draw up a shortlist of 10 for the set, released today.

They include Led Zeppelin IV, the classic 1971 allbum that contained Stairway To Heaven and which sold 32 million copies.

Page, who helped design the artwork for IV, said: "Almost 40 years after the album came out, nobody knows the old man who featured on the cover, nor the artist who painted him - that sort of sums up what we wanted to achieve with the album cover, which has remained both anonymous and enigmatic at the same time."

The stamps depict the covers of albums from the past 40 years including Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, The Division Bell by Pink Floyd and Parklife by Blur.

Royal Mail's head of special stamps Julietta Edgar said: "For decades the album sleeve has been the canvas for some of the most imaginative graphic artists in the world, and this issue celebrates this unique art form and some of its greatest examples.

"We hope customers will enjoy the opportunity to send or collect these classic album designs in their smallest format yet - as miniature works of art on millions of 1st class stamps."

The other albums featured are: A Rush Of Blood To The Head - Coldplay; Power, Corruption And Lies - New Order; Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones; London Calling - The Clash; Screamadelica - Primal Scream; The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars - David Bowie.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Led-Zeppelin-Legend-Jimmy-Page-Launches-Royal-Mail-Classic-Album-Stamps/Article/201001115515702?lpos=UK_News_News_Your_Way_Region_5&lid=NewsYourWay_ARTICLE_15515702_Led_Zeppelin_Legend_Jimmy_Page_Launches_Royal_Mail_Classic_Album_Stamps

See the stamps: http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Royal-Mail-Issues-Classic-Album-Covers-Stamps-Featuring-Led-Zeppelin-Blur-And-Coldplay/Media-Gallery/201001115515651

All of them:

Not sure about international orders but here's the link to buy the Power Corruption and Lies 5-pack (£1.95)

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/shop?catId=9300091&pageType=Others&pageId=shp_prddetails&product=prod86670026&parentCategoryId=cat86150006&categoryId=cat86160009

oh there's a thread on behind closed doors too, just to confuse us!..

cool..

i'll definitely be looking to order some...

here it is on ebay UK: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Order-Power-Corruption-and-Lies-strip-of-5-stamps_W0QQitemZ200425982455

and they ship worldwide

later -1

No need to buy it off eBay - Royal Mail will ship to any address in the world. I ordered two sheets of just the PC&L cover.

...ah, nevermind - I see that Royal Mail is the eBay seller. Same price as going directly through their website.

Who's gonna send me a set of all the motives?

Wait... I'm going to Britain in March ain't I? :D

hookys comments

hibster wrote: hooky comments; "I thought that was the nearest I'll ever get to the Queen, so it was definitely a very humbling thing as a musician."

Obviously no recollection of meeting Chas n Di

£50 Note wrote: No need to buy it off eBay - Royal Mail will ship to any address in the world. I ordered two sheets of just the PC&L cover.

...ah, nevermind - I see that Royal Mail is the eBay seller. Same price as going directly through their website.

yeah, i should have mentioned that earlier..

i didn't know that the royal mail site would ship worldwide either.. i just didn't want to sign up for another site!

i ordered a few sets, 2 for myself, and 1 for my brother..

its cools that they are appreciated so much to be put on a stamp!

later -1