Description
Christmas 2008 1st Sheet with Matrix Type A
Genie from Aladdin – Christmas stamps
Issued 4th November 2008 and printed by De La Rue.
1st Class Christmas stamps = sheet of 25 with Matrix remaining (SG 2877 is the normal stamp).
Not catalogued by Stanley Gibbons.
These stamps were issued by Royal Mail as a Christmas gift for their employees. Normally the Matrix was removed at the printers, but in this instance the Matrix was not stripped off. This sheet includes cylinder numbers and a traffic light block, but does NOT show printing and issue dates or sheet number (Type A).
Christmas 2008 1st Sheet with Matrix Type A
INFORMATION SOURCES:
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