Wednesday, 29 October 2008

RSA: Visits & update..

Places I visited this week..

1. Science Museum - they had a few very good exhibits. One was about plastics and its history. It was extremely informative. Another was a small game area of sorts to teach us about energy. The pictures would illustrate further.
Website: www.sciencemuseum.org.uk

2. Stanley Gibbons, 399 Strand - This is a stamp collectors paradise! They have stamps in all shapes, sizes, colour, country and year! They have stamp albums, special magnifying glass, stamp protectors and the list is endless. I bought one of the books recommended by the RSA (Collect British Stamps 2008) which as the title explains is a collection of British stamps. Some really good ones. When asked for help, they said that they only sell stamps and that's it.
Website: www.stanleygibbons.com

3. The post office - Purchased a special edition stamp package (James Bond). They also said that we must e-mail the Royal Mail if we needed any help.
Website: www.royalmail.com


Have found a list of printers and design studios who were commissioned by the Royal Mail for their stamps. Hoping that they would help.

Printers
  1. Walsall Security Printers
  2. De La Rue Printers
  3. Cartor Printing
Design Studios
  1. Atelier Works
  2. Workroom
  3. CDT

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