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Stamps issue: An Post - The Collector - 04/14 - Game Icons 16/10/2014
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09-10-2014 09:39AM#1Stamps to be issued on Thursday, the 16th of October, 2014.
Game Icons
Cluichí Íocónacha
(An Post) Product Code: 1418FDC
Price: €3.72
Date of Issue: October 16, 2014
Value & Quantity: 4 x 68c Block (256k)
Design: Zinc Design Consultants
Stamp size: 33.8mm x 44.45mm
Colour: Multicolour with phosphor tagging
Make-up: Sheetlets of 16
Perforation: 13.25 x 13.25
Printing Process: Lithography
Printer: Irish Security Stamp Printing Ltd.
Apologies if there's a thread on this already.
Glad to see nice and clear designs. Happy too that they went for very basic classics, for *cough* the older arcade lurkers like myself..
An Post The Collector site page:
http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/IrishStamps/Collectors+Corner/The+Collector/
Direct link to .pdf for The Collector 04/14:
http://www.anpost.ie/NR/rdonlyres/D0C7B61F-A115-454D-818C-621A5738E69E/0/TheCollectorIssue42014.pdf
.Pdf attached to this post, below. (3.55MB)Tagged:7
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Final post, I promise..
Most FDCs (First Day Covers) have a card inside the envelope giving an overview and technical specifications for the stamp issue concerned.
Here are scans of the card for this issue.
The FDC is available from An Post anytime after the issue of the stamps. Just call into the GPO philatelic bureau or similar.
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Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 36769
I'll prob be asked for my A&R membership card back after this but....they're stamps, I don't get what all the the fuss is over
I know stamps can be collectible & all that, but there seems to be loads of fuss over these
They're Irish national stamps with videogame designs!
When have you ever seen a videogame design on something official like this, let alone Ireland, the land of conservative thinking. Its a pretty big deal, for me anyway 0 -
They're Irish national stamps with videogame designs!
When have you ever seen a videogame design on something official like this, let alone Ireland, the land of conservative thinking. Its a pretty big deal, for me anyway
I kind of get what you're saying, in that it's a departure from what you'd expect at a national level...it's just, being stamps, I 'd put them in the realm of collecting those old phone card things (ie utterly useless)0 -
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Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 36769
I kind of get what you're saying, in that it's a departure from what you'd expect at a national level...it's just, being stamps, I 'd put them in the realm of collecting those old phone card things (ie utterly useless)
Phone cards were a brief thing that were sold and haven't really been uses in years.
Stamps have been around longer than any of us have been alive (well, maybe not Ciderdude
) have a rich history and they're still in use today. Totally different things. 
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Phone cards were a brief thing that were sold and haven't really been uses in years.
Stamps have been around longer than any of us have been alive (well, maybe not Ciderdude) have a rich history and they're still in use today. Totally different things.
I don't mean to belittle the things that others may find collectible, indeed there's so many things some would treasure while others will see as useless. For me though, these stamps would have very little appeal, unless I needed to post a letter As you point out though, people who see the value & significance of stamps will probably see these in a different light. I'd be surprised though, I can't see hardcore stamp collectors attaching any significance to a stamp with Sonic the Hedgehog on it...& it seems that the gaming community instead are the people hyping these. If certain members of the community are into stamps as an aside, I can understand that. But hyping these up simply because they have video game characters on them & otherwise having no interest in stamp collecting, that to me just seems a bit pointless. 0 -
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Master of the UniverseJoin Date:Posts: 36769
I don't mean to belittle the things that others may find collectible, indeed there's so many things some would treasure while others will see as useless. For me though, these stamps would have very little appeal, unless I needed to post a letter As you point out though, people who see the value & significance of stamps will probably see these in a different light. I'd be surprised though, I can't see hardcore stamp collectors attaching any significance to a stamp with Sonic the Hedgehog on it...& it seems that the gaming community instead are the people hyping these. If certain members of the community are into stamps as an aside, I can understand that. But hyping these up simply because they have video game characters on them & otherwise having no interest in stamp collecting, that to me just seems a bit pointless.
Stamp collectors like interesting stamps with interesting designs. These are fairly unique when it comes to the theme (I don't think I've seen it done before?) so they would definitely be desirable.
Also, don't underestimate the amount of videogame collectors who collect all manner of items just because they're associated with gaming. Tshirts, Thermos flasks, duvet covers... I've even seen someone with a toaster that put a big 'SEGA' stamp on your toast (I really wanted that one!) - basically every item under the sun. 0 -
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Stamp collectors like interesting stamps with interesting designs. These are fairly unique when it comes to the theme (I don't think I've seen it done before?) so they would definitely be desirable.
I guess so, in that sense they're a unique line of stamps alright & the more I think about it might peak interests of stamp collectors in that sense/Also, don't underestimate the amount of videogame collectors who collect all manner of items just because they're associated with gaming. Tshirts, Thermos flasks, duvet covers... I've even seen someone with a toaster that put a big 'SEGA' stamp on your toast (I really wanted that one!) - basically every item under the sun.
This is more what I was getting at. I just think it's a bit mad that someone who is into gaming goes "I must collect all of these just because they're game related & even though I'm not interested in stamps". True about what you said re tshirts, flasks, duvet covers etc...the thing is though, you can use all of those things. Much like collecting games, you can actually play/use them. Inanimate pieces of paper though, hmm, I'd have to draw the line there. Or maybe it's an unconscious jealousy of mine that I don't have enough money to collect everything game related 0 -
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