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Title: Dads Army Stamps
Post by: tassie48 on June 12, 2018, 09:01:11 pm

Just heard that you can now purchase a set of Dads Army Stamps marking 50 years since the series started busy looking on line to purchase a few sets tassie48 

Title: Re: Dads Army Stamps
Post by: TheLongBuild on June 12, 2018, 09:15:00 pm

yes saw that yesterday, going to get mine from the post office tomorrow..

Title: Re: Dads Army Stamps
Post by: Neil on June 12, 2018, 09:36:13 pm

It'll be the first set of stamps I've ever bought, but can't miss them.


there's a small art gallery in Southport next to a pub on the main street that sells numbered prints, one in pencil and one in colour of the main characters of the guys...…..


keep meaning to buy both...…...only 25 quid each...………..but they are brilliant likenesses to the actors, in two brilliant poses...…….

Title: Re: Dads Army Stamps
Post by: Martin (Admin) on June 13, 2018, 05:38:28 pm

 
https://shop.royalmail.com/issue-by-issue/dads-army/icat/dadsarmy

Quality of the photo looks a bit dodgy to me.....  {:-{

Title: Re: Dads Army Stamps
Post by: SteamboatPhil on June 13, 2018, 09:31:07 pm

Does it count that the late Arnold Ridley (accidentally) stamped on my foot when I was touring with the stage version of Dad's Army in the late 70's early 80's... O0 .....so I think I got the first stamp  {-) {-)

Title: Re: Dads Army Stamps
Post by: Martin (Admin) on June 13, 2018, 09:43:17 pm

 
Groooooooan!   {-)

Title: Re: Dads Army Stamps
Post by: SteamboatPhil on June 13, 2018, 09:44:48 pm

 %)

Title: Re: Dads Army Stamps
Post by: TheLongBuild on June 13, 2018, 10:42:45 pm

Quote from: Martin [Admin] on June 13, 2018, 05:38:28 pm

https://shop.royalmail.com/issue-by-issue/dads-army/icat/dadsarmy (https://shop.royalmail.com/issue-by-issue/dads-army/icat/dadsarmy)

Quality of the photo looks a bit dodgy to me.....  {:-{

Looks very clear to me
 

Title: Re: Dads Army Stamps
Post by: TheLongBuild on June 13, 2018, 10:43:30 pm

Quote from: tassie48 on June 12, 2018, 09:01:11 pm

Just heard that you can now purchase a set of Dads Army Stamps marking 50 years since the series started busy looking on line to purchase a few sets tassie48

Out on the 26th June.. They have them now but not allowed to sell them..

Title: Re: Dads Army Stamps
Post by: richald on June 14, 2018, 12:40:51 am

Quote from: SteamboatPhil on June 13, 2018, 09:31:07 pm

Does it count that the late Arnold Ridley (accidentally) stamped on my foot when I was touring with the stage version of Dad's Army in the late 70's early 80's... O0 .....so I think I got the first stamp  {-) {-)

I had a couple of days work as an extra on a Whitbread TV Commercial featuring James Beck / Private Walker around September 1972.It was shot in the Millhouses pub in Sheffield - the advert was for "Whitbread - the Pint that Thinks it's a Quart".

Sadly he died suddenly in 1973 and the advert I believe, was only shown briefly in the Lancashire TV area.
The advert was directed by Joe Mcgrath who was responsible for the the spoof bond movie "Casino Royale" with David Niven.
One of these days I will write up all the interesting stuff about this episode but not now . . .
Richard

Title: Re: Dads Army Stamps
Post by: Martin (Admin) on June 14, 2018, 04:42:06 am

Quote from: TheLongBuild on June 13, 2018, 10:42:45 pm

Looks very clear to me

Low res Screen grabs?

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(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/0575/production/_101979310_mediaitem101979309.jpg)

(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/112FD/production/_101979307_mediaitem101979306.jpg)

(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/5468/production/_101980612_fc356b40-cabb-4019-9f90-d6c0b99dadfc.jpg)