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by speedstox12
Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:11 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Post Office picture card series 1980s
Replies: 8
Views: 21597

Re: Post Office picture card series 1980s

There really does not seem to be any interest in these sort of cards. I am offering 97 cards for £1.50 plus £5 postage (with refund of any difference in the buyer's favour), no watchers or anything and there's about an hour left after seven days on the site..
by speedstox12
Sun Oct 28, 2012 2:01 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Post Office picture card series 1980s
Replies: 8
Views: 21597

Re: Post Office picture card series 1980s

I am virtually "giving away" 97 of these cards in advert on ebay. Set there for seven days, with just a couple of hours to run as at the time of this Post there's no interest at all. The same items ran before that for seven days with no interest. PM me for the Link if anyone is interested
by speedstox12
Sun Oct 14, 2012 3:28 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Post Office picture card series 1980s
Replies: 8
Views: 21597

Re: Post Office picture card series 1980s

PHQ as collectors items would appear to be of no value. I have just been on ebay and trawled through pages of listings for them - all at extremely low price offers. And I have also seen pages of no response to those on sale. The best once can say, perhaps, is that "they look nice." But it...
by speedstox12
Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:22 am
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Post Office picture card series 1980s
Replies: 8
Views: 21597

Re: Post Office picture card series 1980s

PHQ as collectors items would appear to be of no value. I have just been on ebay and trawled through pages of listings for them - all at extremely low price offers. And I have also seen pages of no response to those on sale. The best once can say, perhaps, is that "they look nice." But it ...
by speedstox12
Sun Oct 07, 2012 3:47 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Post Office picture card series 1980s
Replies: 8
Views: 21597

Re: Post Office picture card series 1980s

Your cards are known as PHQ postcards, issued from 1973 onwards and depicting the design of a commemorative Royal Mail stamp that was issued at much the same time. The PHQ stands for Postal Headquarters. If you run an internet search for PHQ you will find examples and prevailing prices. There's a W...
by speedstox12
Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:14 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Post Office picture card series 1980s
Replies: 8
Views: 21597

Post Office picture card series 1980s

Is there a possible valuation on these cards - I have discovered 97 of them? They were (c) Post Office Picture Cards Series - probably circa 1984 period. The cards depict postal themes, like issued stamps. as well as depictions of mail deliveries made by mail coach and similar methods. The majority ...
by speedstox12
Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:56 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Help! Postcard sizes and definitions
Replies: 8
Views: 14196

Re: Help! Postcard sizes and definitions

My modern postcard collection from the 1980s onwards comprises the following: does it have any value or is just a lot of rubbish I have collated.? 22 Various (include Spain 1982 World Cup, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong; 3 Cyprus 4 Ireland; 9 France; 3 Italy; 5 Austria and Germany; 13 USA; 60 Britain;...
by speedstox12
Fri Sep 28, 2012 8:40 am
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Help! Postcard sizes and definitions
Replies: 8
Views: 14196

Re: Help! Postcard sizes and definitions

Information about the Bloomsbury Fair is here: http://www.memoriespostcards.co.uk/index27a.htm - there is a regular Modern dealer: Mike Huddy - however, I believe he will not be at the October event - best to contact the organiser before visiting I really appreciate this response. I will attempt to...
by speedstox12
Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:14 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Help! Postcard sizes and definitions
Replies: 8
Views: 14196

Re: Help! Postcard sizes and definitions

Is it worth me visiting this Sunday's (September 23) Postcard Collectors Fair, London Royal National Hotel, Russell Square, WC1, hoping to get a deal in regard to my MODERN POSTCARDS? Any advice appreciated. How much is a the admission charge for visitors? I could go there just to browse anyway. Wh...
by speedstox12
Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:57 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Set of [French] War Propaganda Postcards - CROISSANT (1914)
Replies: 4
Views: 7700

Re: Set of [French] War Propaganda Postcards - CROISSANT (1914)

According to wikipedia the definition of croissant is::::
A croissant (/krəˈsɑːnt/ or /kwɑːˈsɒn/; French pronunciation: [kʁwa.sɑ̃] ( listen)) is a buttery flaky viennoiserie bread roll named for its distinctive crescent shape.
I wonder what part croissants played in France's 1914-18 war effort?
by speedstox12
Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:21 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Help! Postcard sizes and definitions
Replies: 8
Views: 14196

Re: Help! Postcard sizes and definitions

Is it worth me visiting this Sunday's (September 23) Postcard Collectors Fair, London Royal National Hotel, Russell Square, WC1, hoping to get a deal in regard to my MODERN POSTCARDS? Any advice appreciated. How much is a the admission charge for visitors? I could go there just to browse anyway. Wha...
by speedstox12
Thu Sep 20, 2012 9:22 am
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Help! Postcard sizes and definitions
Replies: 8
Views: 14196

Re: Help! Postcard sizes and definitions

By the sound of it, it's not so much the wrong size - it's just that they are too modern for most dealers who prefer trading Postcards of the 'Golden Age' - the Edwardian period. I believe collectors of modern 'larger format' postcards seem to prefer subjects/themes - postcards of the 1980s period ...
by speedstox12
Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:20 am
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: delcampe
Replies: 2
Views: 5341

Re: delcampe

I went on delcampe just to check Spain postcards and it looks as though many on offer from there are just the normal postcards one can buy in most hotel foyers and local shops. Is delcampe worth joining to advertise a bulk collection of MODERN postcards I wonder or would I be better using (with all ...
by speedstox12
Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:55 am
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Help! Postcard sizes and definitions
Replies: 8
Views: 14196

Help! Postcard sizes and definitions

I have a collection of 500-plus postcards that I have been trying to sell to dealers. While they are set into various categories (about 40 of them) i.e country, trains, art,religion, etc, they have not been sold mainly for these reasons: (!) Many of them are the wrong size being what are termed &quo...
by speedstox12
Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:10 pm
Forum: Postcard Collecting
Topic: Two diary dates
Replies: 1
Views: 3854

Re: Two diary dates

speedstox12 wrote:Postcard and Stamp Fair,
Saturday, October 6, 2012, 10am-3.30pm.
Saturday, November 3, 2012, 10am-3.30pm.
THE AZELIA HALL
258, Croydon Road,
Beckenham,
Kent, BR3 4DA
For more details of the Beckenham Fair, please contact -
Ray McQuade at.
ray.mcquade@virgin.net