Battle of Britain stamp postcards?

You have it Graham. Although Mrs H was sufficiently impressed with an ejector seat to help carry it up to our old top floor flat. It had taken three air cadets just to get it in my Fiesta. Based on your excellent example, Tony, I had tried to persuede Her into a Seafire cockpit shaped sofa arrangement but it was not to be. Panels on the wall and a blade at the bottom of the stairs is as far as it goes.

You have an understanding Wife mine said “Get a shed or a divorce its your choise”

You have it Graham. Although Mrs H was sufficiently impressed with an ejector seat to help carry it up to our old top floor flat. It had taken three air cadets just to get it in my Fiesta. Based on your excellent example, Tony, I had tried to persuede Her into a Seafire cockpit shaped sofa arrangement but it was not to be. Panels on the wall and a blade at the bottom of the stairs is as far as it goes.

wots ‘decorating’ Ian?!

Stupid question, its when you fill your house up with aircraft parts and your wife leaves you. 😀

wots ‘decorating’ Ian?!

Blimey Ian, you will need a good few thousand of those stamps to decorate even the smallest of sitting rooms – and lots of lick – if you cannot get the bigger versions!

I can see the Stanley Gibbons price guide for these stamps going through the cieling (or, rather, Ian’s wall!!) if you suck about 250,000,000 stamps out of the market place! You’ll make them rarer than a penny black!

Good plan archieraf, I’ll try it in the daylight. Have nearly wasted a pack of printer photo paper so far.

Has anyone got big versions of these stamps? I’m decorating the front room and fancy a framed set, they are very good images. I’ve tried scanning and enlarging the originals but they are, unfortunately, the size of a postage stamp and the results look a bit crap. Were postcards issued at the time? Thanks.

If you continue to struggle Ian, let me know. I’m 99.9% sure that me father has these on a First Day Cover and it would be easy for me to scan them. BTW: What sort of size are you looking for?

Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator

Ian, have you considered photographing them instead – maybe using digital macro? You might have to muck about a bit to get it just right but could be worth a try and should give you larger prints in good quality.

I think they are 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain stamps issued 13 Sept 1965 probably SG671-SG676 or SG671p-SG676p which were issued together setenant in blocks of six.

Hope that helps
archieraf

…..wouldn’t catch me putting that sort stuff on my walls……..no sir…..not likely…..damn!

It’s been a while since my walls were fully covered with pictures Andy, including a full eight feet of Transvision Vamp’s Wendy James back in the day (be still my beating trousers). The scan’s are a bit pale so might go the photo route but looking acceptable so far. thanks for the offer Peter but the originals are what gave me the idea.

thanks for the offer Peter but the originals are what gave me the idea.

No probs Ian… they look very nice indeed so I’m going to borrow the set myself and do something similar for my library/study…

Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator

Blatant forgeries, Ian! So obviously not the real deal. Anyone can see that (a) they would never fit on an envelope and (b) you’d need an impossible amount of lick.