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On November 25 Australia Post released 750 x IMPERFORATE panes of 12 mini sheets of 4 x $2 stamps.

You needed to phone a special '800' number after midday, and maximum order was a sheet a person, and they sold out within hours as you'd expect.

All the $2 stamps depict the massive new Qantas Airbus A380.

These are really neat sheets .... there is a clever use of high gloss extra laminate/varnish coating on selected parts of the design that really makes it eye-catching. On the Qantas Kangaroo on tail, the large word AVIATION, and the large plane at right side. Parts of it with the right light on it look almost holographic as you can see in the large shot of the sheet of 12.

Each sheet is foil numbered in lower right margin, and also comes with a hand numbered card of guarantee that only 750 panes in TOTAL were sold including all left and right panes, as they offered with Architecture imperfs - although they were done in a much larger 5000 run - and are still much sought after.

Indeed there were only 375 left pane and 375 x right pane ... both panes of 12 sheets are marked thus lower left.

This is a Qantas Airbus A380 issue and that is a red hot theme, even for non stamp collectors. And it is imperforate. It is limited, it is 100% OFFICIAL PO, and will be RED hot - just like the stamp border colour!

These are large items .. lots 5 and 6 for example, fit absolutely PERFECTLY onto a hanger sheet or stockbook page.

There is **NO** other way to obtain this sheet IMPERFORATE.

I am selling these as follows:

1. Fully imperforate pane, being a block of 4 x $2 stamps, with wide outer margin - $A35 a pane of 4.

2. As above but top RIGHT pane, with massive RH margin and all the colour bars as you can see. $A50

3. As above but top LEFT corner pane with all the colour "targets" in top margin. $A40

4. An uncut imperf pair of 2 of the panes 4 (face $16) $A65

5. As above but a vertical PAIR from top left of sheet. $A75

6. A vertical pair from top RIGHT of sheet with all colour bars and mega wide margin! $A85

7. A corner block of 4 panes of 4 x $2 stamps. (Face $32) $A115.

8. The lower RH corner block of 4 panes with machine foiled number number AND the matching hand numbered AP guarantee card matching the sheet number $A200

9. As above but lower RH corner SINGLE pane, with Certificate and colour bars at right. $A120

10. The 2 x lower left corner blocks each of 4 panes with "LEFT PANE" and "RIGHT PANE" in large letters on margin as you can see in photo. Lovely set. $A225

11. Lower left corner block of 4 x Panes of 4 with EITHER - "LEFT PANE" and "RIGHT PANE" wording. $A110

12. As above, but a single pane of both "LEFT PANE" and "RIGHT PANE" wording. $A85

13. Or the full uncut pane of 12 with foil sheet number, matching numbered certificate, and all in the thick archive flat storage box with white gloss archive paper, special thick black storage folder and special large sticker on outer, and hard shipping folder - and all shipped in a large outer packing bag for extra protection - $A350

Reg'd Postage at cost .. I'll advise, based on outer size of what you order. For the larger items overseas please get quote, as the folders are large in size.

However, as everyone knows, nice CTO stamps under plastic used on ALL sendings as always!

This uncut sheet offering sold out in hours from AP and is the ONLY source of these OFFICIAL IMPERFS.

I had a number of stamp clients sit on the phone and order these from PO for over $100 a sheet inc post, and I have also paid them $100 profit for their trouble of making the multi dial phone call to secure them. One chap dialled 120 times before he got through he advises!

I do not care, as at least I'll have stock, and inevitably, no other dealer in the country will.

Order now -- stock has just arrived, and these are strictly first in - best dressed.

Airbus A380 - like Concorde is a HUGE collector theme .. often by folks who do not otherwise collect stamps. I hang out on several Frequent Flyer boards and the A380 is today the only game in town.

I got $A750 just for a few Concorde stamp bits and pieces from my flight!

http://www.glenstephens.com/concorde.html

I was invited to the official party at the Sydney Hilton this year when the first Airbus A380 commercial flight on earth arrived, (and was offered a seat on the return flight by a friend!) and folks from all over the world paid a fortune to be on that inaugural round trip flight.

They are all A380 nuts. I chatted with many of them at the function and they are addicts. If each one of THEM bought just one of these panes, they alone would consume the entire issue - think about it!

Every Qantas staff member worldwide got given a special A380 pin, and PO pack of the PERF issue, and many of them are now in the market for the IMPERF sheet.

Remember, adding another lot of mine here (or on website) for sale in general adds ZERO to your shipping cost, so have a good look at what is on offer here in case something else appeals:

viewforum.php?f=27

All payment details are on - http://www.glenstephens.com/payment.html

Call it "A380 Imperfs on stampboards" - and do SPECIFY which lot number above you want, and please order via:

http://www.glenstephens.com/order.html

MONEY BACK GUARANTEE - don't like it - mail it back within 48 hours of receiving it. No-one ever has yet.

- and "lay-by/layaway" is always possible - email me with any queries to glen [at] glenstephens.com

And many similar mouth watering NETT price offers are being loaded weekly onto -

http://www.glenstephens.com/rarity.html and http://www.glenstephens.com/specials.html

And remember - I use a PAPER based credit card transaction system as I am too lazy to get a machine. In general, you will almost certainly be charged weeks after you get the goods, as I do such boring things in large batches "when I get time".

For members who make a BANK TRANSFER payment you WILL generally get your goods faster as it saves me some hassle.
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I ordered one of the full sheets of 12 earlier, through your website as specified.

One pair for me, please.
Vladimir9214

Glen, Hi.. so pleased you got these.. I was in KL in meetings and just could not get to phone.. shucks... hey man I do fly more than you .. : -) hee hee.. anyway. seriously, I sent an order.. will send bank direct deposit in a minute.. as soon as I log off.

Also.. some covers you may enjoy seeing ---pity I have not got postal frankings ...yet

1) flown on the QF MEL-LAX A380 inaugural signed by Geoff Dixon and a few crew ( only only one exists)
2) ditto signed by James Strong - again only one exists
3) a cover flown on the 1st anniversay of the SQ A380 SIingapore Sydney and with various crew signatures including the Captain who flew the inaugural in 2007, Capt R Ting, who as you know I met on the inaugural flight. and the head of PR Stephen Foreshaw. ( ten copies )

I think they are worth having bet there are no others - I saw an Australia Post, plain, unsigned cover go for $152 on eBay...

Best wishes.....Michael

Glen, payment sent.. Regards....Michael

Michael .. Those SIGNED covers will be great property.

I believe every Qantas employee got a basic cover free, and that in turn gives a vast collector base for these imperf blocks.
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hi Glen, I had not heard that.. seems a bit far stretched to me.. I have a mate who is a QF 747 Senior Pilot so will try to find out..

Hope you got my order ok...

and hey.. this is my 100th post .. a small achievement eh!!!

Best wishes...Michael

Hi Margo,, thanks for that.. Wil be mailing some "stuff" in next 24 hours will advise

Best wishes...Michael

Getting near sold out .. so order now or forever hold your peace!

Glen
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Order placed !!!

Glen, Hi.. not heard from you.. all ok with my order?

My Christmas present to me from me when I get back to Sydney

Best wishes from Seoul

Michael

Michael (and others!) .. stock expected any day.

Thanks Glen.. just that I want them wrapped and under the Christmas tree even if I do have to wrap them myself ha ha ha ha...

PS we had first snow here on Sunday...shivers... fortunatley I am spending this coming weekend in Manila .. a tad warmer there

best wishes....Michael

Nope all underway.

Not sure if it will reach you up there by Xmas tho!

Glen
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Glen, Hi.. thanks for email..

I ordered and paid by direct bank deposit... it was for ( I think as I forget actual wording of the listing you gave .....both the right corner block of 4 and the left hand corner block of 4 with machine foiled number number and the matching hand numbered AP guarantee card matching the sheet number.

If you have any other left I'll place another order..

Best wishes Michael

Glen, Hi.. just sent another order.. and paid by direct deposit ... limited space on the banks "decription" field so I called it "stboards A380 lot4"

assume that is clear to you..

best wishes...Michael

Glen, just read a thread about buying on the board.. so to comply with rule 20: I am placing a buy for 2 of your A380 imperfs Lot 4.

regards..Michael

Michael ... you previously ordered #8 and #11.. is the 2 x #4 EXTRA to that?
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Glen, yes.. extra to that.. I sent money tonight

I guess bank takes a few hours to transfer

Michael

Glen, Hi.. many thanks.. imperfs arrived.. brilliant packing.. thank you

Merry Christmas ...... Michael

Here I will show you a Airbus A380 postcard, signed by all 6 members of the First Test Flight 2005 ( Jacques Rosay (pilot), Claude Lelaie, 3 ingénieurs navigants (Manfred Birnfeld, Fernando Alonso, Jacky Joye) and mécanicien navigant (Gérard Desbois))!!!

and here a postcard from the Delivery Flight 2007 to Singapore Airlines,signed by both pilots...

and here a picture-card , signed by First Concorde pilot M.Andre Turcat and Chief Test Pilot of Airbus A380, M. Claude Lelaie

Hi.. very nice.. and thank you for sharing those with us...

If you want to know more about my FF (A380) Covers or want to tell me more about you and your covers please write to me at cddstamps@gmail.com

happy New Year.. Michael

Concorde - if you add Concorde into the search box there is a long thread on Concorde stamps and covers.

already done....

Glen, received my order on January 5, everything fine, spectacular
postage. I will be giving the 5 sheets of postage away as bonus
items for the purchase of Portfolios, new ad in a day or two.

Here's my sheet on the kitchen table. Many thanks!

Doug .. glad the franking arrived in one piece!

In Hawaii now, so now SG handy, but someone might like to look up the SG value for USED on these items, and it will be $100's.

Glen

Doug, why does your airbus sheetlet look irregularly cut through/vandalised on the right hand side?

Im not Doug...

But...

The sheet isn't vandalised. The top corner of it is covered by the black folder packaging that AP issue these with...

Quite right, tassie_stamps, thanks.

In due time, the sheet may sell for A$1000, but the huge black
cardboard file folder, scorned and discarded by all, will sell
for A$10000+ especially if, ummm,
un-bent.

Yes as doug can confirm I mail the full sheets in the special heavy duty cardbaord folders and inner black folders, and all un-bent.

Concorde - I was in New York earlier this month and to my great amazement there was a BA Concorde on the Hudson River edge you can walk through!

Even look into the cockpit etc as per photos below.

Glen, do you have any of lot 13 left (ie. the full sheet of 12 blocks)? I f so I will order one.
Regards, Owen P.

Owen .. yes can do a Lot #13 for you.

Glen

Glen, SOLD - one x lot13. - sheet 12 imperf blocks of mini-sheets of 4.

Will e-mail you (I'll order some other gear as well) and do as a bank transfer this time.

Thanks & regards, Owen P.

Do you still have some.
I would like to get number 4 (pair)
Wolfgang

Wolfgang -

All payment details are on - http://www.glenstephens.com/payment.html

Call it "A380 Imperfs on stampboards" - and do SPECIFY which lot number above you want, and please order via:

http://www.glenstephens.com/order.html

Hi Glen

Are there any Lot 13 "FULL SHEETS" left?
Should I order a Left pane or right pane?
What are your thoughts on this or is it a stupid question.

Mal Hahn

Mal - I have one left and one right left .. your choice.

There were only 375 of each, so both equally sccarce!

Ok Glen I'll order a right pane thanks.
sending order in.

Mal Hahn

P.S Any news on the superb roo order?

SOLD. ONE X NO.13 TO ROB

Payment has been sent Glen
Thanks
Mal Hahn

wow guess you got the last lot 13 "Left pane" Rob.
Well done glen,
So how many sheets did you cut up then Glen if you don't mind me asking
if you just sold the last 2 lot13?
Also what number was rob and my order out of the 750?
Sorry just check the time 11.00pm S.A
Mal

Glen,
Do you have any #2 left?

2. As above but top RIGHT pane, with massive RH margin and all the colour bars as you can see. $A50

If so I'll take one.

Yep #2 I can do .... please fill the order form!

Glen

Order form filled out for #2.

What are left of these Glen?

Johnno - All options 1 through to 11 are still on hand.