Hogswatch Stamps

Hogswatch 2004
Hogswatch 2005
Hogswatch 2006
Hogswatch 2007

Hogswatch 2004

Features a Paul Kidby drawing of the Hogfather.  Green tints with sausages in pink.
  Dimensions:  38 mm x 49 mm
  Released:  December 2004
  Withdrawn:  January 2005
Rarity:  2500
Original cost:
   Individual stamp:  £1.00  SHS-AM0011-Aw
   Sheet of 30:  £20.00  SHE-AM0007-Aw Rarity:  About 50
   Sheet of 28:  £20.00  SHE-AM0007-Bw Rarity:  About 50


Hogswatch 2005

Lilac and grey on a white background. Showing the Hogsfather on his sleigh.
  Dimensions:  35 mm x 40 mm
  Released:  December 2005
  Withdrawn:  January 2006
Original cost:
   Individual stamp:  £1.00  SHS-AM0039-Aw
   Sheet of 30:  £30.00  SHE-AM0028-Aw


Sport:  Fifty Pence

Only a few sheets of this stamp were printed before it was decided not to use the design.  Stamp has 'Fifty Pence' rather than '50P' at the bottom.  Only available in Hogswatch LBEs.
SHS-AM0039-Aw
Rarity:  60

Hogswatch 2006

Two and a Half Pence Ice Rose
Shades of indigo on cream. Features the ice rose made by the Wintersmith for Tiffiny. The central illustration is by Alan Bately, and the stamp design by Colin Edwards, who has cummingly incorporated Tiffiny snowflakes in the borders.
  Dimensions:  42 mm x 35 mm
  Released:  November 2006
  Withdrawn:  February 2007
Original cost:
   Individual stamp:  £0.50  SHS-AM0072-Aw
   Sheet of 30:  £20.00  SHE-AM0057-Aw

Sport:  Swapped snowflake cartouches

The snowflake cartouches in the corner of the stamps are replaced with the equivalent snowflakes from the 5P stamp
Rarity:  One stamp per sheet.
SHS-AM0072-Bw

Five Pence Snowman
Shades of sepia on cream. The Wintersmith snowman. the snowman.The central illustration is by Alan Bately, and the stamp design by Colin Edwards, who has cummingly incorporated Tiffiny snowflakes in the borders.
  Dimensions:  42 mm x 35 mm
  Released:  November 2006
  Withdrawn:  February 2007
Original cost:
   Individual stamp:  £0.50  SHS-AM0073-Aw
   Sheet of 30:  £20.00  SHE-AM0058-Aw

Sport:  Swapped snowflake cartouches

The snowflake cartouches in the corner of the stamps are replaced with the equivalent snowflakes from the 1 1/2P stamp
Rarity:  One stamp per sheet.
SHS-AM0073-Bw



Hogswatch 2007

Three Pence Ice Rose
A jolly red post box covered with seasonal snow adorns the Hogswatch 2007 three pence stamp, along with a festive greeting from the staff of the Ankh-Morpork Post Office. Printed in postbox red and black on a snow white background.Designed by Colin Edwards from an illustration by Alan Batley.
  Dimensions:  42 mm x 35 mm
  Released:  November 2006
  Withdrawn:  February 2007
Original cost:
   Individual stamp:  £0.25  SHS-AM0072-Aw
   Sheet of 54:  £13.30  SHE-AM0087-Aw

Sport:  Blood on the snow

Bloody footprints are seen on the snow around the post box.
Rarity:  One stamp per sheet
SHS-AM0072-Bw






Fifty Pence Snowman
A traditional toymaker's shop in olde Ankh-Morpork is depicted on the Hogswatch 2007 fifty pence stamp printed in full colour.  The brightly lit window displays a dolls' house and a rocking horse, while outside in the snow a well-dressed father and daughter and a ragged street urchin gaze admiringly at the fine goods within. Is the small boy's nose frozen to the glass?  Who can say? Perhaps we will find out one day. Designed by Colin Edwards from an illustration by Alan Batley.
  Dimensions:  42 mm x 35 mm
  Released:  November 2006
  Withdrawn:  January 2007
Original cost:
   Individual stamp:  £1.00  SHS-AM0073-Aw
   Sheet of 30:  £30.00  SHE-AM0088-Aw

Sport:  Patrician head facing opposite way

The snowflake cartouches in the corner of the stamps are replaced with the equivalent snowflakes from the 1 1/2P stamp
Rarity:  One stamp per sheet.
SHS-AM0073-Bw

Sport:  Rocking horse removed

First in a storyline of three where the rocking horse has been removed from the window.  
Rarity:  250
SHS-AM0073-Cw

Sport:  Toymaker coming out of shop

Second in a storyline of three where the toy maker is seen walking out of the shop.
Rarity:  250
SHS-AM0073-Dw

Sport:  Boy walking away

Last in the storyline where the small boy is now able to walk away from the window.
Rarity:  250
SHS-AM0073-Ew

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