jpotx113
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What I collect: USA, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, Machins, misc. WW
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Post by jpotx113 on Jan 5, 2023 14:25:10 GMT
Iron Maiden is being honored with a set of stamps. I can't wait to add these to my collection. I've been a huge fan since Powerslave was released in 1984 and have enjoyed seeing them play live three times. I love it when my two obsessions (music and stamps) come together. Back when I was a radio DJ I would play this band often.
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Post by elfstone99 on Jan 5, 2023 15:01:45 GMT
When I first noticed these at Royal Mail, I thought they were the upcoming King Charles coronation stamps.
The Eddie Rips Up the World fansheet is already sold out. Expect to see the scalpers on Ebay flogging them.
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vikingeck
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What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Jan 6, 2023 12:54:35 GMT
Well knock me over with a feather duster……….I’m a traditionalist stamp collector ……..I think these are horrible . 👎
Long gone are the days when stamps marked significant anniversaries, events and honoured important lifetime achievers. To my knowledge , I have never heard their music , their impact on my life has been a big fat blank , I am aware of the name but nothing more.
Royal Mail definitely hitting rock bottom, scraping the barrel for fan labels to generate some desperately needed revenue which will never see postage use. Her Majesty surely would not have approved these ?
Thank goodness they , and other garish “stickers” eg Transformers, Marvel comics, etc will never disgrace my album. 🫣
( in case I offend anyone, this post in a sprit of controversy ……
X-men, Warhammer and a yet another (3rd) Harry Potter issue also in the 2023 schedule.👎👎👎
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jpotx113
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What I collect: USA, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia, Machins, misc. WW
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Post by jpotx113 on Jan 6, 2023 14:13:37 GMT
I’m a traditionalist stamp collector ……..I think these are horrible . 👎 Long gone are the days when stamps marked significant anniversaries, events and honoured important lifetime achievers. To my knowledge , I have never heard their music , their impact on my life has been a big fat blank , I am aware of the name but nothing more.
I understand your point of view. But I also realize that we, the older collectors, aren't going to keep the hobby alive with that mind-set. There is a younger generation that could care less about stamp collecting, but perhaps the Harry Potter and comic book hero stamps can spark an interest. We don't have to collect them, but others can.
As for musicians on stamps this is nothing new. The US has done a whole series of stamps in years past that most collectors seem to have approved. My own cousin even had one issued in his honor (Charles Hardin Holley; you may know him as Buddy Holly).
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Post by philatelia on Jan 6, 2023 14:31:27 GMT
I wouldn't mind these fun new issues that are supposed to appeal to a wider audience and encourage new collectors IF that was truly the goal. WHY aren't issues like these available at every post office? Why aren't they encouraged for usage on actual mail? Why are they often ONLY sold through philatelic sources targeted at existing collectors who MUST buy them if they want a complete set?
We have similar problems in the USA. That's why I dropped all of my new issue subscriptions.
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swvl
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What I collect: FDCs, plus some US modern and new issues. Topical interests include music, art, literature, baseball, space...
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Post by swvl on Jan 6, 2023 14:46:34 GMT
I like these Iron Maiden stamps, even though I'm not that big a fan of the band — they're cool, visually striking, and the band has a long, storied career. Why not celebrate them? In general, I probably like pop-culture stamps more than many collectors. That said — it's all about balance. The Royal Mail schedule for this year does seem a bit heavy on that kind of subject. I actually think USPS has done a better job lately mixing up a variety of subjects and themes throughout the year. I'm sure lots of people disagree  |
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vikingeck
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Post by vikingeck on Jan 6, 2023 14:49:06 GMT
I’m a traditionalist stamp collector …….
As for musicians on stamps this is nothing new. The US has done a whole series of stamps in years past that most collectors seem to have approved. My own cousin even had one issued in his honor (Charles Hardin Holley; you may know him as Buddy Holly).
now Buddy Holly I CAN relate to. 😀😀 If I recall that was a single stamp and likely used for postage . and in recent years we have had Beatles, Elton John, Rolling Stones , Queen etc , stamps shaped like records, mini sheets, multiple values in sheetlets etc etc. The Garish “Iron Maiden” issue is another half a dozen stamps on a sheetlet plus the minisheet you illustrate . None of which likely to get used for postage. The band was formed in 1975 and big in the 1980s 1990s ………are young collectors going to go for a bunch of old guys? kids from the Millenium are adults now and 1990 is history. |
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Post by cddstamps on Jan 6, 2023 15:03:16 GMT
I think it is really good that Royal Mail (and other Postal Administrations) produce stickers which might encourage people to the hobby of stamp collecting. Wonderful, it really is
But let's not confuse philately with collecting stickers..... :-) :-) :-)
just one point of view I guess..... and as long as it keeps an interest in stamp collecting alive and well, then I am all for it...
but I for one won't be buying these stickers! Iron Maiden, Rolling Stones, Elton John.. the list is going to be never ending isn't it!!!
although............ what about the 6th of May issue??? that might be a very big seller.. :-) will I dabble or not? :-)
Enjoy... that is all that matters.
Michael cddstamps
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FDI
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What I collect: Modern Canada (misperf, varieties, tagging errors), Canadian Cinderellas, EXUP & CAPEX & Dead Countries
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Post by FDI on Jan 6, 2023 16:50:28 GMT
In Canada, for example, I believe the first appearance of music on a stamp might be with the UPU congress that was held in Ottawa in 1957. Two stamps (371, 372) were issues showing a Post horn. In 1968, we see two Christmas stamps of children carolling, or the Indian artefacts in the early ‘70s, or the RCMP Musical Ride show in 1978 and many, many more groups or individuals after that! Obviously, we don't relate to all of these persons/groups or events, but I feel they are part of our culture and have a place to be honored. I agree that the choices made by respective postal administrations are sometimes doubtful, but again, we are not there to understand their choices. One point I will agree with vikingeck is on the fact that if a stamp is issued only for stamp collectors versus the general public, to me it becomes more of a Cinderella than a stamp. In my opinion, the fun in our hobby is of course to have a nice copy of “that" stamp, but also to be able to follow a stamp throughout it’s journey around the world, not only in a stamp album! Happy collecting! |
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daveg28
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Post by daveg28 on Jan 6, 2023 16:55:06 GMT
I knew when I saw this stamp set on the Royal Mail schedule that it was going to be polarizing. Boy, was I right!
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drblade
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Post by drblade on Jan 14, 2023 10:37:38 GMT
I’m a traditionalist stamp collector ……..I think these are horrible . 👎 Long gone are the days when stamps marked significant anniversaries, events and honoured important lifetime achievers. To my knowledge , I have never heard their music , their impact on my life has been a big fat blank , I am aware of the name but nothing more.
I understand your point of view. But I also realize that we, the older collectors, aren't going to keep the hobby alive with that mind-set. There is a younger generation that could care less about stamp collecting, but perhaps the Harry Potter and comic book hero stamps can spark an interest. We don't have to collect them, but others can.
As for musicians on stamps this is nothing new. The US has done a whole series of stamps in years past that most collectors seem to have approved. My own cousin even had one issued in his honor (Charles Hardin Holley; you may know him as Buddy Holly).
Buddy Holly was one of the greats in the music industry & a sad loss when he passed. Over 80% of todays music is computer generated. Repeated subject matter on stamps by Royal Mail just indicates a lack of imagination by those proposing the "themes". I'm with vikingeck on this subject. There's no comparison between the old classics like 2d blues, Tyrian Plums etc, etc, & classic stamps from many other countries & rowdy rock bands in the main. |
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angore
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Post by angore on Jan 14, 2023 11:29:58 GMT
I had heard of the band and never thought it would merit a stamp. I did not think they started any new trend that makes them special. The heavy guitar movement had already started.
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Post by greaden on Jan 14, 2023 13:55:12 GMT
I see stamp design as an indicator of what can or cannot represent the state that issues them. Here, subgenres of rock music have moved from the realm of oppositional underground subcultures to proper symbols reflecting a nation.
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angore
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Post by angore on Jan 15, 2023 11:42:45 GMT
Do you think Iron Maiden represents the symbol of a nation? There was a lot of the 60's music that were protest sings reflecting the anti-war sentiment. It seems now it is mostly just pure commercial (excluding rap, etc.) in the same sense as the Bubble Gum music genre. I just do not see the same today for mainstream,
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