Great Britain's New Celebrating Wales Mini-Sheet
Great Britain's Royal Mail recently released a minisheet that celebrates Wales, one the countries of the United Kingdom. Wales is a very picturesque place with mountains, rugged seashores, ancient castles and colorful history and local culture. It's located on the far western side of Britain's main island, south and west of England. The new souvenir sheet is actually the fourth and final sheet in a series that honors different countries of the United Kingdom. Previous minisheets of the series honored Scotland, England and Northern Ireland.
The minisheet includes four stamps: the current regional definitive for use in Wales, the Welsh flag, St. David (the patron saint of Wales), and the Welsh National Assembly in Cardiff. Famed Harlech Castle in Snowdonia makes up the background of the sheet. Called "Celebrating Wales," this beautiful new minisheet would make a lovely addition for the Great Britain stamp collector.
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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Souvenir Sheet or Miniature Sheet ~ What They Are
A souvenir sheet or miniature sheet is a small group of postage stamps that are still attached to the sheet on which they were printed. They are usually commemorative stamps that are issued in connection with an event, such as a national anniversary, a philatelic exhibition, or some government program. The number of stamps on a mini-sheet ranges from one to five or six; larger sheets of stamps are simply called "sheets."
The stamps on the souvenir sheet may be perforated or imperforate. The margins or selvage of the sheet (the part that's not a stamp) often has an additional design that frames the stamp(s). This additional design could be as simple as a mere text statement that describes the occasion being commemorated, a beautifully designed image of which the stamp(s) form just a small part, or anywhere in between.
Both the stamps and the entire miniature sheet can be used for mailing, although they are almost always sold above face value and kept in mint collection by collectors; usages on cover are not terribly easy to find.
A souvenir sheet or miniature sheet is a small group of postage stamps that are still attached to the sheet on which they were printed. They are usually commemorative stamps that are issued in connection with an event, such as a national anniversary, a philatelic exhibition, or some government program. The number of stamps on a mini-sheet ranges from one to five or six; larger sheets of stamps are simply called "sheets."
The stamps on the souvenir sheet may be perforated or imperforate. The margins or selvage of the sheet (the part that's not a stamp) often has an additional design that frames the stamp(s). This additional design could be as simple as a mere text statement that describes the occasion being commemorated, a beautifully designed image of which the stamp(s) form just a small part, or anywhere in between.
Both the stamps and the entire miniature sheet can be used for mailing, although they are almost always sold above face value and kept in mint collection by collectors; usages on cover are not terribly easy to find.
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