??? 16/12/2002 8:51:54 ??, ?/? Robert Newson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ??????:
<snip> >Bit late...I reposted it this afternoon along with most of the remains of my >mum's christmas posting left after the theft of contents of parcels (leaving >wrappings and cards - returned by a council worker who found them and the >return address on one of the wrappings). > >What exactly is the rarity of it? There were no marks to suggest it had >ever gone through the UK postal system Well it's the first of this kind that I have heard of (I mean recent one because if you go back 100 years or so these were more often). My guess is than in a little while (in philately a "little while" is 30 years give or take) provided that all the postmarks are legible and clear and that the envelope's condition is okay this could catch around 250 to 300 quid at an auction. You have to find someone that collects postal history and covers though because stamp value is null (it uses these self-adhesive stamps that have NO collector's value at all). > >Got an odd look from the block behind the counter in the post office when I >asked for a 12c stamp so that I could obey the instructions on the sticky >label. I've since remailed it, after paying the full UK airmail postage >(65p or 85p...can't remember which now) 65p OUCH! No wonder the Royal mail isn't doing so well...(That's a euphemism) It always pains me to order ANYTHING from the UK... sometimes it's cheaper to catch a plane and go over, pick the thing up and come back to the US... if I still was in Greece it DEFINATELY worths it with EasyJet prices being less than postal rates for bulk items for airmail. (I wouldn't be caught dead again getting anything surface mail from the UK) ...I'll have to ask mum to ask the >recipient to carefully open the envelope and return it to me. > > You should... in any case is one of the weird things worth keeping! Phoebus
