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Glorfindela
Valinor
Oct 20 2014, 3:35pm
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I haven't yet had me notification from NZ Post, but no doubt it will come. I've only looked at the stamps, since I don't generally buy the coins.
At last we have THRANDUIL and Bard, and NO Legolas, thank goodness, but I would have preferred to have Beorn instead of wot's her name. Smaug has a presence, too, which is great.
No Dwarves as far as I can see, though, which is a bit odd, I think, and Galadriel should have appeared, also in favour of someone else.
Otherwise pretty good.
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KingTurgon
Rohan
Oct 20 2014, 4:59pm
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Sir Christopher makes an appearance in the marketing campaign!
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Avandel
Half-elven
Oct 20 2014, 8:52pm
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thank you for posting *lifts eyebrows*
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'The Hobbit: The Battle Of Five Armies' brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. To commemorate the final film in this thrilling trilogy, New Zealand Post has created official stamps and legal tender coins from Middle-earth.
So we have Tauriel - again. As opposed to Legolas, Beorn, dwarves, even Azog.
Yes, I know Thorin had 2 stamps already. At least Thranduil and Smaug are represented. And I have my DOS stamp stash.
Hó , Það sé ég föður minn
Hó , Það sé ég móður mína, og Hó, Það sé ég bræður mínir og systur mínar
Hó , Það sé ég mitt fólk aftur í byrjun
Hó, gera Þeir kalla til mín, og bjóða mér að taka minn stað meðal þeirra í sölum Valhallar
Hvar hugrakkir mun lifa að eilífu
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Avandel
Half-elven
Oct 20 2014, 9:32pm
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Whoops I was wrong - very nice (BOFA spoilery pic from calender)
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https://stamps.nzpost.co.nz/...-personalised-stamps
And ordered (the day will come when all the buzz will be about Star Wars! - and it's nice to know I have supported, er, the New Zealand Post Office.....)
Hó , Það sé ég föður minn
Hó , Það sé ég móður mína, og Hó, Það sé ég bræður mínir og systur mínar
Hó , Það sé ég mitt fólk aftur í byrjun
Hó, gera Þeir kalla til mín, og bjóða mér að taka minn stað meðal þeirra í sölum Valhallar
Hvar hugrakkir mun lifa að eilífu
(This post was edited by Avandel on Oct 20 2014, 9:35pm)
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Glorfindela
Valinor
Oct 20 2014, 11:30pm
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Legolas? He was on the last set (and over-promoted in general, I think). I certainly wouldn't want him in preference to Tauriel, but I would have preferred Beorn and the Dwarves, or even Galadriel instead.
I think the image you show below, of the cover with the Dwarves, is just for the 'personalised' stamps, isn't it?
'The Hobbit: The Battle Of Five Armies' brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of Dwarves. To commemorate the final film in this thrilling trilogy, New Zealand Post has created official stamps and legal tender coins from Middle-earth. So we have Tauriel - again. As opposed to Legolas, Beorn, dwarves, even Azog. Yes, I know Thorin had 2 stamps already. At least Thranduil and Smaug are represented. And I have my DOS stamp stash. |
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Avandel
Half-elven
Oct 21 2014, 12:44am
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Tho I've had to struggle with the terminology a bit - if the U.S. is letting folks for fun "personalize" as stamp as the NZ seems to do with your own photo - e.g. there is a page where you can upload a photo and be one of the dwarves - I have not heard of that here. And maybe some of it was stamp-collector language? We don't call what to me is a pre-stamped envelope a "cover" we call them, well, envelopes - as far as I know.
Anyway mostly I have to go by the pictures of the products shown so I hope I receive what I saw in the picture - stamps with the entire company image. I own that image as a poster and really like it - just want to have bits and pieces of memorabilia and think the stamp issues are pretty interesting, even tho I don't collect stamps. Plus I noticed some of the AUJ stuff will be discontinued? October 31st.
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Glorfindela
Valinor
Oct 21 2014, 9:29am
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In philately there is such a term as 'first-day cover' (or FDC), which is quite well known generally. I just called the envelope in question a 'cover' for want of a better word.
I'm a bit confused about the 'personalised' issue. I certainly wouldn't want to put my mug shot on such an issue, especially not as a Dwarf, because I don't look like one in general and human faces put on Dwarf ones just look silly (to my mind)! However, I wouldn't mind the whole envelope with the pictures of the company. I believe the general picture is on a FDC for AUJ, which I have as part of the 'ultimate' collection. I have to check the two envelopes to see how similar they are (think the stamps are different). Also, are the stamps on the 'personalised' issue legal, i.e. can they be used as stamps?
Tho I've had to struggle with the terminology a bit - if the U.S. is letting folks for fun "personalize" as stamp as the NZ seems to do with your own photo - e.g. there is a page where you can upload a photo and be one of the dwarves - I have not heard of that here. And maybe some of it was stamp-collector language? We don't call what to me is a pre-stamped envelope a "cover" we call them, well, envelopes - as far as I know.
Anyway mostly I have to go by the pictures of the products shown so I hope I receive what I saw in the picture - stamps with the entire company image. I own that image as a poster and really like it - just want to have bits and pieces of memorabilia and think the stamp issues are pretty interesting, even tho I don't collect stamps. Plus I noticed some of the AUJ stuff will be discontinued? October 31st.
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