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Topic: Is it Christmas Already ?
Posted By: elmstead
Subject: Is it Christmas Already ?
Date Posted: 27 November 2020 at 23:28
May I suggest that those of you into stamps might want to take a look at

FarFetchedPhilately

on the Etsy.com site ??

If you are more Scrooge than Santa maybe you shouldn't bother.
but those of you into Cinderellas 
or planning to write a letter to Santa 
should definitely take a look.
You can even get an artwork proof (showing the development of the design) of my favourite....




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Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 28 November 2020 at 07:18
I never thought I'd get them listed!

Now on ebay too:

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Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 04 December 2020 at 09:00
Nice selection of the other Christmas stamps in a mixed bag arrived today, and it includes some variants too



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Posted By: elmstead
Date Posted: 05 December 2020 at 05:22
I think there are (other than the variants on the sheet of stamps)...
Four more variants of Santa (of which I have three).
I have Two more variants of the Reindeer
four more of the Penguin 
and Three more of the Christmas pudding.
I think there are Two more variants of the Robin (of which I have 1)
and Two more of the Snowman (of which I have 1)

so I definitely recommend buying lots of those mixed bags of stamps 
(I bought 5)
and you can even stick the spares on the envelopes of the Christmas cards you send !





Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 06 December 2020 at 23:49
So far I have identified three variants for each stamp, in addition to the sheet's winking variants. So it looks like there may be four of each non-sheet variant going by what you said Elmstead. That would make sense - a sheet of 24 with each stamp represented by one non-sheet variant

I have finally seen the 2020 Snowman sheet variant at last. It was rather obvious in the end.

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Posted By: elmstead
Date Posted: 07 December 2020 at 01:32
Its even more obvious if you buy the Artwork proof !!!


Posted By: elmstead
Date Posted: 07 December 2020 at 05:22

I think this is the complete set of penguins (sorry the image is a bit shaky) the first two are on the Christmas sheet but the other four aren't (they are only available in the mixed bags). The differences are quite subtle in two cases.

Has anyone got a complete set of the other Christmas characters ?

(and yes Colin, a penguin is "Christmassy" they work at Santa's factory at the South Pole)



Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 07 December 2020 at 09:21
Originally posted by elmstead elmstead wrote:

Its even more obvious if you buy the Artwork proof !!!


I didn't think to look there!!!
But more fun to discover it on the sheet

I think I have now identified 4 additional variants for each stamp, apart from Two of the Robins. Those are the most simplistic design, so any variant could be rather subtle.

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Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 07 December 2020 at 22:10
Originally posted by elmstead elmstead wrote:


(and yes Colin, a penguin is "Christmassy" they work at Santa's factory at the South Pole)



Precisely, there ought to be festive Polar Bears really...

A Santa's helper that REALLY sorted out naughty children, now that could be a subject for a stamp...  Wink


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https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately

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Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 07 December 2020 at 22:29
No such thing as a naughty child. I should know because I was one once. They are just free spirits expressing themselves

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Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 07 December 2020 at 22:35
Originally posted by Steve Steve wrote:

No such thing as a naughty child. I should know because I was one once. They are just free spirits expressing themselves

True but then the same goes for polar bears...  LOL


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https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately

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Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 07 December 2020 at 22:56
But never ever was I a polar bear

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Posted By: elmstead
Date Posted: 07 December 2020 at 23:59
I was thinking that your Christmas icons looked like Xmas emojis
but at a PG rating
Maybe there could be adult/bad versions ?
eg a blushing Santa covered in lipstick could be "Office Party" Santa
a yellow snowman...
a drunk version of the reindeer ???




Posted By: Colin
Date Posted: 08 December 2020 at 01:08
 
Originally posted by elmstead elmstead wrote:

I was thinking that your Christmas icons looked like Xmas emojis
but at a PG rating
Maybe there could be adult/bad versions ?
eg a blushing Santa covered in lipstick could be "Office Party" Santa
a yellow snowman...
a drunk version of the reindeer ???



A great idea Andy.  get the pencils out, you are well on the slippery slope towards designing your own stamps  Wink  Thumbs Up

Perhaps it is time we brought the 'Forum Stamp' competition back? Perhaps with a Christmas or New Year theme?  Hmmm....???

I wonder what the 2020 version might have looked like?


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https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FarFetchedPhilately

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Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 08 December 2020 at 10:24


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Posted By: Steve
Date Posted: 10 December 2020 at 09:52
I have now identified all but two of the 24 non-sheet variants, and despite your picture posted both are Penguin variants.

I am missing 8 of the variants but have spares (some multiple) of 11 variants.

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