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Daniel
Mint Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1128 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 March 2021 at 07:45 |
Thanks Baron Bernhard. I like the coins and the passport as well. I see that Sealand was in the news recently with some of their stamps being sent into space on a Blue Origin rocket.
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doktorvonwer
Unmounted Joined: 08 June 2010 Location: Hannover Status: Offline Points: 21 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 March 2021 at 07:40 |
Hi Daniel,
interesting - do you have a link (or details) to the space story? Bernhard
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Daniel
Mint Joined: 30 March 2010 Location: London Status: Offline Points: 1128 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 March 2021 at 10:55 |
Hi Bernhard,
Sure, Blue Origin, a company owned by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, began suborbital test flights in 2015, see wikipedia. In October 2020, NS-13 was launched carrying, amongst other payloads, tens of thousands of postcards from Blue Origin's Club for Future project, see http://www.clubforfuture.org including one from Jacob Ritzke who was knighted by Sealand for his efforts, see Sealand twitter post: https://twitter.com/sealandgov/status/1327281317046857728?lang=en-gb I couldn't link it direct, so you'll have highlight it and click on go to. All the best, Daniel
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doktorvonwer
Unmounted Joined: 08 June 2010 Location: Hannover Status: Offline Points: 21 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 17 March 2021 at 23:12 |
Thank you Daniel.
Cool that he has been knighted for his efforts. I had to buy my title the old-fashioned way. :-) Bernhard
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doktorvonwer
Unmounted Joined: 08 June 2010 Location: Hannover Status: Offline Points: 21 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 September 2023 at 03:29 |
Has anybody got their hands on the new stamps from Sealand?
Out 2 September. What does everyone think about the design? Cheers - doktorvonwer
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Steve
Unhinged Joined: 26 March 2010 Location: Wrexham Status: Offline Points: 3481 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 September 2023 at 07:48 |
I have to say, despite being a Lord of Sealand myself. that these stamps are outside my collecting range, and the new release looks rather disppointing. Too simple, almost childlike.
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doktorvonwer
Unmounted Joined: 08 June 2010 Location: Hannover Status: Offline Points: 21 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 05 September 2023 at 19:18 |
Hello Steve,
my thoughts exactly. And the bundle-based selling model, trying to shift the 2010 issue at the same time, looks like a non-starter to me. Time will tell. Cheers Bernhard
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