Does anyone know of any set of stamps illustrating the evolution or development of the British flag? Even if the stamps exist separate from others (even from...
... England used the St. George's Cross (shown on many stamps) until the Union with Scotland in 1603. The Stars and Stripes set shows the first Union flag of...
... It certainly doesn't show their current flag, which is a horizontal tricolour of green, white and red, with a black trapezium in the hoist, and that has...
Obviously there is a burning need for a proper set from Britain, on this subject. How do we get the Royal Mail to do this?? And an article, properly...
... I was very disappointed, especially given the great number of sets that it issues every year, that they didn't produce anything for the bicentenary of...
So we'd need to identify stamps featuring various historic British flags, by using the name of the flag being featured (listed here in order of their inclusion...
... bicentenary of 1801-2001. That would have been a perfect time to do it."<< So how does one go about making suggestions to the Royal Mail? Surely there's...
You only said that to MAKE me answer, didn't you ?! St. Patrick for Scotland ??? And why did you put England first ? Was in not an "equal partnership" ? ...
Robert Murray wrote: You only said that to MAKE me answer, didn't you ?! St. Patrick for Scotland ??? And why did you put England first ? Was in not an "equal...
... Glad we have drawn you out of the woodwork Bob :-) Everybody who has read '1066 and all that' knows that the Scots and Irish are well mixed, but James was...
... This year would have been a good time to do it as well, as the 400th anniversary of the first union flag in 1606. I suspect it's too late to make...
I agree that it's too late for this year, and maybe for next year. But the huge question remains, HOW do we do it? Bob H. [Non-text portions of this message...
-Every year, through pages of the British Philatelic Bulletin, readers are invited to suggest subjects for future stamp issues. One can make as many...
-Hello Bob, Will check out your site again later. Did you get my e-mail giving you rave reviews !!?? Good Old Scotland Regards from the Holy land Michael -- In...
Life is what you make it. Well, this must be one of the busiest stamp groups on the net !!........and with only 7 members to boot !! How long can we keep it...
... Just seen the nice cover Album. i don't really collect covers, at least not any more but will try to add one or two that i have......if it's Ok with you...
... I'm sure that the Royal Mail has a similar setup, as there are many 'worthy causes' who complain when their favourite anniversary or whatever has been...
... My dealer doesn't have Korea or Katanga alas, so I will have to ask the dealers at the shows. -- Richard Mallett Eaton Bray, Dunstable South Beds. UK...
... Yes, I have certainly seen the list of new issues for this year. They are probably decided on a long time in advance, so that the artists can submit...
... I guess the 'flagsonstamps' flag should be a vertically hanging banner - not very wide but v-e-r-y d-e-e-p :-) -- Richard Mallett Eaton Bray, Dunstable ...
I've jumped this over from the other thread, as it seemed more appropriate; Ties between the Philatelic Vexillology Society and the Yahoo Flags on Stamps Group...
... Sounds like a good plan to me -- The Yahoo group for chitchat and ideas, the PVS for a more formal approach - a newsletter, if you will. I'm working on a...
... That would be fantastic Bob, especially as your site is better known than mine. Yes, a permanent repository for selected topics from this group would re...
I can't say this is "our" flag, because "we" don't own this topic! But still, would it be suitable for our group to have its own flag, or logo? Bob Murray,...
... Further to my previous reply :- I couldn't find the Kuwait set on a quick scan of the catalogue - when were they issued Bob ? Also a question for everybody...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
