Japanese Earthquake Relief Stamp

And we do mean ALL the proceeds.  That's not the proceeds after all the costs have been taken out.

Murgatroyd wrote: It occurs to me that many of us already have Pharos sheets sent to us each month by Hilary. Would it be possible to have the Earthquake sheet sent out with them to save on postage?

A good idea Charles and I'll discuss it with Hilary when she gets back from Pharos.

I'm not sure which will work best.  The stamps are printed on Pharos, perfed in Somerset and guillotined in Yorkshire.  So they'd have to be posted back to Hilary to save postage.  I'm sure Hilary will tell me the right answer when she comes up for air.

Anyway, in the meantime, to keep you all entertained, here is a scan of a colour trial of the sheet.  The issued sheet will have slightly different wording. 

By the way, Charles' Paypal idea seems to be working and the fees appear to be a bit under 2%.  But I don't get any details of the senders address!  So can you all PM me once you've made your payments and tell me your postal address.  Sorry.  It's a pain - you'll have to blame Charles.

Keith

You could always try Babelfish!! 

Keith

Ah, go on.  You know you want to.

Japanese scholars will wince, but as best as I can judge it reads as Japan big water disaster.  But my efforts at Japanese calligraphy have probably distorted its meaning, and for all I know it could say 'Go stick a fish in your ear'.

archerinwood wrote: Does anyone have a stamp they still have to sell. I would be willing to buy one.

Fear not young man, help may be at hand and I have sent you a PM.

Keith