Blood on the Snow, the Hogswatch stamp
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Discworld Stamp Fraternity.
Twas the days before Hogswatch and all through the house, the perforator's humming at the hands of a souse.
Our Hogswatch event looms large on the horizon and as is traditional (meaning it has happened more than once) we have a celebratory stamp, LBE and cover.
This years stamp is a rich full colour illustrative stamps which tells the story of the dark past of Hogswatch, depicting the boar being pursued through a dark winter scene. The common stamp appears in each and every Hogswatch 2010 LBE, along with a generous sprinkling of the sport in lucky LBEs. As is customary, alongside the usual mix of sports, rarities and other special items, there will of course be prizes! You could win one of 25 exclusive Hogswatch design proof sheets, featuring a step by step illustration of how the design evolved and the colour balancing range, each sheet is signed and numbered. You may also be lucky enough to win the Rainbow Hog sheet, a perforated collectors display sheet of Hogswatch stamps with exclusive colour variants, only 25 of which will ever be released. There will also be the chance to get your mitts on free LBE vouchers. To make this LBE even more exciting, a coveted Hubwards Gate Blue Triangle Sport has been placed in an LBE at random.
This LBE is a limited edition of 1000, after season ticket LBEs have been reserved and sales on the day of the event, 400 LBEs have been reserved for sale on the web. They will be available from 12 noon GMT on Wednesday the 1st of December. This is to allow delivery to all parts of the known world in time for Christmas. They do tend to sell out rather swiftly, so if you are interested we would recommend you act promptly or organise a buyer on your behalf. Season tickets purchased up until the 1st will of course be honoured with a Hogswatch LBE so fret ye not Season Ticket holders.
Hogswatch 2010 Commemorative covers, sheets of Hogswatch Stamps and Single Stamps will also be made available on the 1st of December.
In Other News
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The last LBE of the year, the Hogswatch Season LBE 2010, will be available very soon after the event. This LBE will include the Hogswatch Stamp as well as a special festive Tower of Art stamp, as voted for by our forum members.
As ever, we would like to thank all of you who follow Discworld Stamps and wish you all a very merry Hogswatch!
from all at Discworld Emporium.