Bill's Surplus GB Giveaway PART 5

Bill H UK · Post by **Bill H UK** » 07 Jun 2022 19:14

Greetings again!

Another assortment of GB odds and ends to give away.
This time there are THREE prizes to choose from:

Prize 'A':

Mostly KG6. A selection of mint sets and some definitives, plus a bag of used GB small low values from all reigns. Also includes a nice mint KG5 1934 One Shilling.

Prize 'B':

A small mint collection of sets from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Plus an IoM minisheet and some mint GB commems (not pictured - a surprise!)

Prize 'C':

Machins!!
A bag of a few hundred used QE2 Machins, hand-picked to include as many different colours, values and variations as possible. Very little duplication, with a range of high value Machins and castles. Love 'em or hate 'em??

HOW TO ENTER:

Below is a another picture of Prize 'C', the bag of Machins.
You need to guess the number of stamps in the pile - nearest guess wins. Simple as that.

Make your guess, then select which prize you prefer.
Nearest guess wins their first choice, second nearest gets their first choice, unless it's already gone and third closest gets what's left.

IF YOU'RE REALLY NOT INTERESTED IN ONE OF THE PRIZES, PLEASE LEAVE IT OUT OF YOUR ENTRY, and leave it for someone who might be.

Sample entry:
1. Prize B
2. Prize A
3. Prize C
Guess = 199

RULES:
You can enter ONCE for yourself and ONCE for a nominated Stampboards friend.

Entries open to all with over 20 posts AND member before 1st June 2022.
Entries close at 20:00 UK Time on Saturday 18th June.

So the question for all entries:-

How many stamps in the pile below?
(CLUE - The number you need is between 200 and 400)

: How Many Stamps?

Ubobo.R.O. · Post by **Ubobo.R.O.** » 07 Jun 2022 19:26

Maggie.
333.
Prize B.

Ubobo.R.O. · Post by **Ubobo.R.O.** » 07 Jun 2022 19:26

Sargonnas.
299.
Prize C.

vijaysingh · Post by **vijaysingh** » 07 Jun 2022 19:33

Prize C
Prize B
Prize A

Nomination for myself at 252 stamps

Thanks for the nice giveaway

vijaysingh · Post by **vijaysingh** » 07 Jun 2022 19:34

Price C
Price B
Price A

Nomination for Sargonnas at 310 stamps

Girish Vaidya · Post by **Girish Vaidya** » 07 Jun 2022 20:12

Nice giveaway Bill!!

As I am trying to complete the basic machins album sheets, I will try for prize C

My guess is 392 stamps in the pile of Machin heads.

Girish Vaidya

Sargonnas · Post by **Sargonnas** » 07 Jun 2022 21:01

Thanks for the giveaway Bill, the prizes are looking great!

I'd like to try for:

1 B
2 A
3 C

I think you have a pile of 379 Machins

Sargonnas · Post by **Sargonnas** » 07 Jun 2022 21:03

One nomination for Maggie (Sorry Vijay, next time I'll pick you first

)

B
C
A

I'll guess 345

RevRed+ · Post by **RevRed+** » 07 Jun 2022 21:37

Nomination for Vijay. Lot B

364 stamps is my guess.

JKA · Post by **JKA** » 07 Jun 2022 22:40

Thanks for another fun game Bill!

283

B
A
C

lima34 · Post by **lima34** » 07 Jun 2022 22:41

1.B
2.C

I'll try 370

lima34 · Post by **lima34** » 07 Jun 2022 22:42

Nomination for Clapas. Lot B
380

tacomabob · Post by **tacomabob** » 08 Jun 2022 06:38

My vote-376 Tacomabob
A
C
B

Bill H UK · Post by **Bill H UK** » 09 Jun 2022 18:25

Thanks to all for the entries so far..

PdotK · Post by **PdotK** » 09 Jun 2022 19:14

Another nice giveaway. As I have already won the last competition, I will pass it to other members. Thanks a lot, Bill H UK, and Best of luck to all the participants.

Bill H UK · Post by **Bill H UK** » 09 Jun 2022 19:21

PdotK wrote: ↑09 Jun 2022 19:14 Another nice giveaway. As I have already won the last competition, I will pass it to other members. Thanks a lot, Bill H UK, and Best of luck to all the participants.

Feel free to have a go if you wish! If you really want to count yourself out, why not have a go at nominating your countryman Girish, who sounds like he would really like the Machins!

Girish Vaidya · Post by **Girish Vaidya** » 09 Jun 2022 19:49

Indeed!!

I think she is in the same city as well now, so I am same city man as well!!

Girish Vaidya

Philexx · Post by **Philexx** » 09 Jun 2022 20:39

Price C
Price B
Price A

Nomination for Girish at 210 stamps

ericscoolstuff · Post by **ericscoolstuff** » 09 Jun 2022 21:05

1. Prize A
2. Prize C
3. Prize B

Guess 287

Thank you!

Clapas · Post by **Clapas** » 09 Jun 2022 21:18

Thank you very much Bill

Price C
Price B
Price A

Nomination for Lima34 at 389 stamps

Elton_Goa_India · Post by **Elton_Goa_India** » 09 Jun 2022 22:27

Lot A
Lot B
Lot C

My guess 312 stamps

Thanks a lot Bill.

Regards,
E

MrSamoa · Post by **MrSamoa** » 09 Jun 2022 22:43

Hi. 304 for me

Thanks,
Marty

MrSamoa · Post by **MrSamoa** » 09 Jun 2022 22:43

Hi again.

357 for Tacomabob

Thanks,
Marty

PdotK · Post by **PdotK** » 09 Jun 2022 22:45

Bill H UK wrote: ↑09 Jun 2022 19:21
PdotK wrote: ↑09 Jun 2022 19:14 Another nice giveaway. As I have already won the last competition, I will pass it to other members. Thanks a lot, Bill H UK, and Best of luck to all the participants.
Feel free to have a go if you wish! If you really want to count yourself out, why not have a go at nominating your countryman Girish, who sounds like he would really like the Machins!

Oh! Thank you, Sir! I didn't notice that. Yes, I would like to nominate Girish Vaidya Sir. He helped me a lot in the past.

My guess is 337.

Prize C
Prize A
Prize B

PdotK · Post by **PdotK** » 09 Jun 2022 22:49

Girish Vaidya wrote: ↑09 Jun 2022 19:49 Indeed!!

I think she is in the same city as well now, so I am same city man as well!!

Girish Vaidya

I am still studying in Tamil Nadu Sir. My father is working in Bangalore.

abhisri · Post by **abhisri** » 09 Jun 2022 23:20

Prize C for Girish at 201 stamps

lesbootman · Post by **lesbootman** » 09 Jun 2022 23:56

My guess would be 399

I don't need a prize - my wife informs me I have too many stamps as it is!

She's right!

Bill H UK · Post by **Bill H UK** » 10 Jun 2022 05:30

lesbootman wrote: ↑09 Jun 2022 23:56 My guess would be 399

I don't need a prize - my wife informs me I have too many stamps as it is!

She's right!

Give some away here then, Les!
It's very therapeutic

lesbootman · Post by **lesbootman** » 10 Jun 2022 09:10

I'd have to sort them out first Bill and just at the moment that would be a challenge.

I will get round to it though ... eventually!

Girish Vaidya · Post by **Girish Vaidya** » 10 Jun 2022 17:30

Thank you Pdotk, Phillex and Abhisri for the nominations

Good to know that you are studying in Tamil Nadu, PdotK.

Girish Vaidya

Bill H UK · Post by **Bill H UK** » 11 Jun 2022 18:12

This seems to have run its course, so I won't wait for next saturday.....

Entries will close at 19:00 tomorrow, 12th June.

Any further entries are welcome until then..

sagi2917 · Post by **sagi2917** » 12 Jun 2022 05:26

My guess is 321

1. PRIZE C
2. PRIZE A

Thank you

Bill H UK · Post by **Bill H UK** » 13 Jun 2022 05:04

Entries for this giveaway are now closed.
Results coming soon....

Bill H UK · Post by **Bill H UK** » 13 Jun 2022 05:29

Thanks to all for your interest and entries.
The correct number was **290**, so here's how it finished:

201 Abhisri for Girish
210 Philexx for Girish
252 Vijaysingh
283 JKA
287 Ericscoolstuff
290 ***Correct Answer***
299 Ubobo R,O. For Sargonnas
304 MrSamoa
310 Vijaysingh for Sargonnas
312 EltonGoaIndia
321 Sagi2917
333 Maggie
337 PdotK forGirish
345 Sargonnas for Maggie
357 Mr Samoa for Tacomabob
364 Revred for Vijay
370 Lima34
376 Tacomabob
379 Sargonnas
380 Lima34 for Clapas
389 Clapas for Lima34
392 Girish Vaidya

Most of you went too high on this one, but closest was Ericscoolstuff with 287, so Eric (?) will receive his first choice of Prize A - the KG6 stamps.
Second closest was JKA whose preference was for Prize B (Channel Is. etc), so they also get their first choice.
Third closest was Ubobo R.O. for Sargonnas with 299, so Sargonnas will get the Machins, whether he likes it or not!

I will be writing to the winners to ask for addresses shortly, please check your email.

Thanks once again to all who took part. I hope the winners find something of interest in their prizes, and commiserations to the rest!

GB fans, stay tuned for Part 6 coming soon!

Sargonnas · Post by **Sargonnas** » 13 Jun 2022 06:08

Thanks for the giveaway Bill! And thanks Puffin for the army of Betties that are about to invade Leidschendam.

Very much appreciated!

Ubobo.R.O. · Post by **Ubobo.R.O.** » 13 Jun 2022 09:48

You are most welcome.
Thankyou to Bridlington Bill for hosting this giveaway.
A round of applause.

RevRed+ · Post by **RevRed+** » 13 Jun 2022 10:09

Congratulations to the winners!

ericscoolstuff · Post by **ericscoolstuff** » 13 Jun 2022 17:28

Well this was a nice surprise today!

Bill, email has been sent...

JKA · Post by **JKA** » 13 Jun 2022 18:04

Thanks for the fun Bill!

Nice surprise for me to start the week.

Email has been sent.

Bill H UK · Post by **Bill H UK** » 13 Jun 2022 19:05

Addresses now received from Eric, Danny and JKA. Will be posted tomorrow.
Please post when received OK.

Thanks again all.

vijaysingh · Post by **vijaysingh** » 14 Jun 2022 03:03

Congrats to the winners.

Thanks for the great giveaway.

JKA · Post by **JKA** » 21 Jun 2022 21:14

Thanks Bill for prize B.

Bill H UK · Post by **Bill H UK** » 21 Jun 2022 21:18

You're welcome. Hope you found something of interest.

Sargonnas · Post by **Sargonnas** » 23 Jun 2022 03:45

They have arrived!

Luckily I'll have a few weeks off next month. Now how to bring to my wify that'll I'll be spending a lot of time with Betty?

Thanks again bill for the very nice giveaway and the addition of the two FDC's.

Also thanks to Puffin for nominating me.

Bill H UK · Post by **Bill H UK** » 23 Jun 2022 04:01

Sargonnas wrote: ↑23 Jun 2022 03:45 They have arrived!

Luckily I'll have a few weeks off next month. Now how to bring to my wify that'll I'll be spending a lot of time with Betty?

Thanks again bill for the very nice giveaway and the addition of the two FDC's.

Also thanks to Puffin for nominating me.

You are very welcome Danny, although I think - sooner you than me! They did come from a 'collection' of sorts, and although they were well scrambled by the time they reached me they did appear to be a wide variety of variants - not just your average kiloware. So have fun - if you call it that! (I guess we do, don't we?

)

JKA · Post by **JKA** » 23 Jun 2022 17:52

Yes,

Most of them already found a new home.

This one makes me wonder where it's from.

I have looked through the Isle of Man stamps, but I can't seem to find it.

Bill H UK wrote: ↑21 Jun 2022 21:18 You're welcome. Hope you found something of interest.

Bill H UK · Post by **Bill H UK** » 23 Jun 2022 18:10

JKA wrote: ↑23 Jun 2022 17:52 Yes,

Most of them already found a new home.

This one makes me wonder where it's from.

I have looked through the Isle of Man stamps, but I can't seem to find it.

Bill H UK wrote: ↑21 Jun 2022 21:18 You're welcome. Hope you found something of interest.

I think it is an unofficial 'Local', not issued by the IoM PO, but for carrying mail on the Island's tram service, which is a bit of a tourist attraction. (Note no Queen's Head) Tourist cinderellas, made to sell as souvenirs. I doubt they meet any legitimate mail need - someone has seen a gap in the market!

Likewise, there exist bogus 'locals' for the Calf of Man, a tiny uninhabited offshore island.