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The contract to produce the new GBFDC Official covers was awarded to Peter Barrett,
the editor of the excellent Steven Scott "Official First Day Cover Catalogue,"
with a remit to produce high quality covers at an affordable price. Peter produced
the first 20 covers and the associated thanks him immensly for this.
Phil Sheridan has agreed to take over the baton and the first Official for the World Cup issue is superb.
The covers are illustrated on the back as well as the front and have informative insert cards.
We expect that in the future they will be much sought after by collectors.
In addition to the covers shown below, in 2003 we have also produced a set of four Prestige
Booklet Panes on the Coronation issue. All of the sets were sold within five days. In 2005
the Trafalgar set and Prestige booklet set were also sold out within a week.
The
Association also acquired the signature of Sir Edmund Hillary
on the Endeavours and Coronation. Sir Edmund conquered Mount
Everest a few days before Her Majesty's Coronation. Special
thanks to Richard Dean, for obtaining the
signatures.
If
you have any queries about GBFDC Official covers, please
use the online Queries
form.
Programme for 2008
The Association are planning to produce the following covers:
- 28 February 2008 - House of Lancaster & York [Click here to see mockup]
- 13 March 2008 - Cathedrals
- 17 July 2008 - Airshows
- 14 October 2008 - Women of Achievement
Our official covers issued so far are shown below. Click the covers to see the
full size versions.
No.
1 People and Place
Number
1 in the series was produced for the People and Places stamps
issued on 6th June 2000. It features Rowland Hill and the
first postage stamps of 1840. It has a Kidderminster special
handstamp.
No.
2 Body and Bone
Number
2 was produced for the Body and Bone stamps issued on 3rd
October 2000. It features Richard Owen and Dinosaurs and
has a Plymouth special handstamp.
No.
3 Sound and Vision
Number
3 was produced for the Sound and Vision stamps issued on
5th December 2000. It features "Four Lads Who Shook the
World" and has a Liverpool special handstamp.
No.
4 The Weather
Number
4 was produced for the very popular British Weather stamps
issued on 13th March 2001. This issue included an accompanying
miniature sheet and Number 4 comprises two covers, one for
the stamps and a separate cover for the miniature sheet.
They both feature the variability of British weather and
have a London special handstamp.
No.
5 Buses
Number
5 was produced for the Buses stamps issued on 15th May 2001.
It features classic London buses, with illustrations on
the reverse as well as the front of the cover, together
with an informative insert card and a London special handstamp.
No.
6 Nobel Prizes
Official
cover 6 was produced for the Nobel Prizes stamps issued
on 2nd October 2001. It features five Nobel prize winners
- Sir Alexander Fleming; Albert Einstein; Sir Winston Churchill;
Milton Friedman; Mother Teresa; and Marie Curie - with a
Nobel Road, London special handstamp. On the back of the
cover there are biographical details and a portrait of Alfred
Nobel, who left his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes.
No.
7 - Queen's Golden Jubilee
The Official celebrates the Golden Jubilee of her majesty
Queen Elizabeth II. The cover come with informative insert
and is cancelled with Windsor Handstamp.
No.
8 - Aircraft
Cancelled
at Gatwick, this cover shows a wide range of civilian passenger
aircraft.
No.
9 - Peter Pan
No.9
in our series. Peter Pan Official with Kirriemuir Handstamp
No.
10 - Bridges
Cover
depicts Hammersmith, Tower and the Millenium Bridges in
London. Cancelled with Tower Bridge Rd Special Handstamp.
No.
11 - DNA - The Secret of Life
Cover
celebrates 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA by Crick
and Watson in 1953.
No.
12 - Extreme Endeavours
Cover
celebrates the 50th anniversary of the conquest of Mount
Everest.
No.
13 - Coronation
Cover
celebrates the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty's Coronation.
No.
14 - British Museum
Cover
celebrates the 250th anniversary of the foundation of the
British Museum.
No.
15 - Steam Locomotives
Cover
depicts Flying Scotsman cancelled with Euston Station Special
Handstamp. Association also produced a Minature Sheet version.
No.
16 - Ocean Liners
Cover
shows Queen Mary 2 cancelled Southampton Special Handstamp.
No.
17 - Crimean War
Cover
commemorates 150th Anniversary of Crimean War cancelled
with Inkerman Road London Official Handstamp. It also celebrates
the 10th anniverary of the GBFDC.
No.
18 - Magic
Cover commemorates 100th anniversary of the Magic Circle and cancelled with Merlin Close Special Handstamp.
No.
19 - Trooping the Colour
Official cover number 19 & 19A celebrates the Bicentenary of Trouping the Colour. 100 issued with Stamp set, 65 produced for the Minature Sheet Official.
No.
20 - Trafalgar
Celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Cancelled with Victory Place Special Handstamp.
No.
20a - Trafalgar Prestige Book set
Booklet panes depict Beginning of the attack, HMS Victory at Anchor,Position of Combines forces (France & Spain) &Chart Exibiting Trafalgar.
No.
21 - World Cup Winners
To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of England winning the World Cup with an Englands Place London NW3 handstamp
No.
22 - Victoria Cross
The Association produced covers for both Stamp issue and Minature Sheet. Both covers cancelled with Victoria Square London Handstamp.
No.
23 - Sky At Night
Cover produced to Celebrate 50 years of TV Programme The sky at Night. Cancelled with Warrington Handstamp.
No.
24 - Scouts Centenary
Only 80 produced.
Endangered Species - Birds
Official Cover for the 2007 AGM. Only members of
GBFDC who attended the 2007 AGM received this cover.
Only 55 covers exist.
No.
25 - Christmas
Covers produced for the Christmas stamp issue and
miniature sheet. 80 stamp covers and 60 miniature sheet
covers were produced.
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