{"id":8381,"date":"2011-01-20T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T13:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/index.php\/2011\/01\/20\/5-4-3-2-1-thunderbirds-really-are-go-on\/"},"modified":"2019-09-08T18:12:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-08T18:12:01","slug":"5-4-3-2-1-thunderbirds-really-are-go-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/5-4-3-2-1-thunderbirds-really-are-go-on\/","title":{"rendered":"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, THUNDERBIRDS REALLY ARE GO ON LATEST ROYAL MAIL STAMPS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Royal Mail is celebrating the iconic work of Gerry Anderson on a new set of stamps issued 11 January 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gerry Anderson is the creator of the puppet characters from cult TV programmes such as Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Stingray, that have thrilled millions of people since the 1960s. <\/span>
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\nFAB: The Genius of Gerry Anderson<\/strong> kicks off the 2011 Royal Mail Special Stamps programme in style as the issue contains the UK\u2019s first ever \u2018motion stamps\u2019. A miniature sheet of four stamps has been specially printed so that when they are tilted back and forth the iconic opening sequence of Thunderbirds is played with each of the crafts launching: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!<\/span><\/p>\n

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The latest stamps celebrate the 50th anniversary of these ground-breaking programmes which began with Supercar in 1961. The programmes celebrated on the main issue of stamps are Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, Fireball XL5, Supercar and Stingray. Whilst the miniature sheet of \u2018motion stamps\u2019 features stamps showing Thunderbirds 4, Thunderbirds 3, Thunderbirds 2 and Thunderbirds 1. <\/span><\/p>\n

Gerry Anderson said: \u201cI feel incredibly proud that my work has been chosen to appear on a set of Royal Mail stamps and to see actual animation of the opening scenes of Thunderbirds appear on the motion stamps is really wonderful.\u201d <\/span>
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\nPhilip Parker, Royal Mail Stamps spokesperson, said: \u201cGerry Anderson\u2019s ingenuity and inventiveness caused a sensation in the 1960s. We\u2018re delighted that 50 years on we are able to recognise and celebrate his work on our first stamp issue of 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s particularly fitting that his characters will once again be visiting millions of homes across the UK as they arrive through the nation\u2019s letterboxes on letters and cards. And also that the dramatic 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, opening sequence is now a UK first through its appearance on our new motion stamps.\u201d <\/span>
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\nThe Gerry Anderson archive is represented by ITV STUDIOS Global Entertainment which worked with Royal Mail to produce FAB: The Genius of Gerry Anderson.<\/span>
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\nFor all the latest information on all Royal Mail Special Stamps launches and news, please follow RoyalMailStamps on Twitter at: www.twitter.com\/RoyalMailStamps<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\nSelect stamp launch information and videos can be viewed on Royal Mail Special Stamps\u2019 YouTube Channel at: www.youtube.com\/user\/RoyalMailStamps<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\n(Just an FYI to those interested, I got a set of these in the mail and they’re amazing! Some of them even have motion capture lenticular scenes. I hope this are a big enough hit so I can see UFO on a stamp. Gay Ellis on a stamp, that would be the day I truly arrived….)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Royal Mail is celebrating the iconic work of Gerry Anderson on a new set of stamps issued 11 January 2011. Gerry Anderson is the creator of the puppet characters from cult TV programmes such as Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and Stingray, that have thrilled millions of people since the 1960s. FAB: The Genius of Gerry Anderson […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1007],"series":[],"class_list":["post-8381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-press-releases"],"episode_featured_image":false,"episode_player_image":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/podcastmarker.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"rssradio":{"key":"rssradio","url":"","label":"RSSRadio","class":"rssradio","icon":"rssradio.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/pod-stallions\/ps","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/feed\/podcast\/default-podcast","embedCode":"

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