Empire Mail: Georgev And The Gpo, London Uk.

I'm not using mine...you're welcome to them.

Londonbus1....no complaining, they are Cjd's ! {you heard him}

how about a stamp for bananas trade?

Jubilee, Cjd and Spock.

OK, here's the deal.
I will place an order for the Tete-Beche Press sheet tomorrow. If the exchange rate does not change dramatically between now and May, I will have it sent here to Israel.It may arrive before I return but I will leave instructions before I leave to those who may handle it.

the alternative to the above is that I get it sent to one of your addresses. It depends on a few things. If you have to pay tax on Stamps over a certain value at the border. In Israel it is $50 max.
£31 is about $47 today so it's close.
Also, the Press sheet has to be guillotined. Does anyone have access to a perfect 100% good working order guillotine? There is no room for error. Alternatively, a Japanese Knife can be used. Very effective. I have had much success using a Japanese Knife. I am willing to use it on this occasion. But I need the OK from you lot !

Press sheets are despatched by Royal Mail in Cardboard Cylinders so are pretty safe en route.In any case, damaged goods are ALWAYS replaced by the Bureau, so not a problem.

Payment.
I will divide the total [item and postage] 4 ways. You can pay me when I know what other bits you all want from the exhibition. I will send payment details by email via the group and not here in public.
[I don't want everyone to know how nice I am or I might be inundated with offers !].

If you can reply here on this thread that you agree, then I will go ahead and order. The sheets are in limited numbers and I envisage a sell-out BEFORE issue date. This is a first in GB issues like this.
{but not the first Tete-Beche}. I want to order quickly to avoid disappointment.

Over to you.....

Londonbus1....private mails coming....

'bus-

That works for me...I vote for the Japanese knife.

Collin

What Collin said!

london if you still dont know tha ti am looking for india mnh lot and britih india mnh lot from the exhibition really cheap then we have a boxing match coming. since I am too old to fight ill appoint young jubilee as my champion he understands duels and what not being from the george era :)

ok waiting for your mails and no we cant do any of the things you asked so please do it yourself and just let us know how it works out. the stamps are british why are you using french and japanese methods of execution on it isnt there a british way :)

lb dearie,

i forgot to tell you do buy me one of the regular mini sheets of both designs that are there and the prestige booklet that reatils for 11.50 while you are at it. Thanks.

Spock'
You will get one of the 'regular' mini-sheets with the Tete-Beche order....5 each means two pairs and a single. Other items noted.

Japanese Knife is a term used in many countries for a knife with a sliding blade first available in Japan many years ago. The Japanese are past masters at Knife making. Their kitchen stuff is top-notch.
My 'Japanese' knife is made in Israel, but the blades are extremely fine. Better than a guillotine I reckon. Speaking of which, in English, Guillotine is pronounced Gillotine but it is not correct.The l's are silent....like me !
Guillotine means a machine to chop your head off, much like those used in the Tower of London ! Very British.

Back to work.

Waitingtochopyourheadoffbus1

LB serious problem,

i tried to order the stamps from royal mail today. the order did not go through so I asked you for help. they charged my credit card twice although my order has not gone through. do you know anyone at royal mail or an email address where I can get this fixed. I want them to refund both charges on my credit card. thanks.

We have a nice dilemma !

Jubilee,Cjd and Spock, [and anyone else interested in the study of the Dilemma].

First up, I have ordered the Press sheet. I will have it sent to the UK because the postage to have it sent to Israel was too high and made the item much more expensive. It is because of the cylinder container than made it an oversize item. So the sheet cost £34 including postage to my UK address. They promised me it would be dispatched on the 6th May and would arrive in good time.
The guy at the other end was very helpful and most polite. I thought I was talking to myself !
I paid by credit card as my bureau balance was not enough.

Now the dilemma....and it's your dilemma too !

How to split the sheet?
If you look closely the sheet can actually produce TWO kinds of Tete-Beche pairs !
One can have a Tete Beche Pair, Imperf between or one can have a Tete-Beche pair, rouletted between ! .
The latter pair will be head-to-head regarding the stamps themselves, while the former will not.
So the dilemma is this;
I plan to cut this item from left to right producing a strip of 4 Miniature sheets with the possibility to have two TB pairs [imperf between] or ONE TB pair [Rouletted between]....but that decision, and the dilemma, is yours ! .
It will depend on what you prefer.

The last strip I will seperate because we have one each of those.
So you see, life isn't easy, even in the Stamp Collecting world.
But lets look on the bright side. We do have a press sheet

This item will be sent from Israel. I will not have the time or tools to play around with this during the holiday. You will have the choice later, as will anyone wanting something from the show, to have items sent from the UK [with show cancels] or from Israel upon my return. But this item I will not touch until I get back here. Postage costs should be taken into account for this.

I will try to make all items as cheap as possible, using the safest method and packing. However, I will not compromise on how I pack items. Safety first with me, always has been and always will be.
I much prefer paying an extra dollar for a bomb-proof-hard-to-open package than some cheap and flimsy nothing which can bend easily.
I don't pack another way.
Take note. I don't take chances.

Presssheetbus1

Spock,
Click on the 'Contact us' at the bottom of each page at the website.
This will take you to a page with all the possibilities, including phone numbers, types of problems etc.
I phoned my order today and they were most helpful.

Try it.
Get stuck in. !!

ill call them that contact us takes us nowhere :(

Hi Michael
At the risk of putting you to work, could you tell me what you have
listed for me.
I will add to this order "1929 PUC special pack.
And a press sheet .
I will also prepay the total cost.
David

David, go here

https://goscf.com/t/7006

I will keep all the orders on that thread and will leave a message for you there. Look through the three pages and see the pics. You are mentioned on page 3 about your wants.

Please read about the press sheet.