MR numbered postcard - what's yours?

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mugabe was kind enough to upload a scan of his numbered MR postcard from 1990 here: #5654

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that started me thinking.... have you got one? and what number is it?

i reckon with you lot on here we could probably account for a good few of those postcards ;D :von: :notworthy:

me? sadly i aint got one. didnt bother with the reptile house at the time... oh well.

so we have mugabe's 5654. what number is yours?
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I don't know about that particular postcard, but I was member number six. (Insert Prisoner joke here, I know...) Sadly I no longer have documentary proof (got the UTRs, don't got the envelopes that had the member number on).

Number five was a friend of mine, but I don't know who 1-4 were.

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Yes, I had one as well...God knows where it is now, lost somewhere in the process of 3 house moves over the years...Bugger!! :cry:
I've still got me MR postcard with a plug for "More" & the Wembley gigs though..on me study wall here as I type. :wink:
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Hi Everyone,

My number wos #6370

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Evening All

It would appear my number was #5077

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Mine was #3544.

I was also mentioned in UTR 7 as a lucky winner of a poll... :)

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Which poll?
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That was the "Acid Test" in UTR 6.

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Mine's #6164.

Unfortunately, it's showing signs of wear, and has a bit of tape stuck to it from when I'd had it up on my uni dorm wall. I probably ought to take a little better care of it, eh? :roll: ;D

Um... I don't remember ever being "thanked for my patience" - were you?! :evil: :cry:
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SINsister wrote: Um... I don't remember ever being "thanked for my patience" - were you?! :evil: :cry:
no, never :oops:

Next thing I got from the Reptile House was a Flyer were all the stuff that the RH was selling at that time were listed with pictures and everything was written in german. Also the Membership with the UTR was advertised.

But I joined about 1 year later with UTR 5. But at that time it was possible to order all the old issues except UTR 1.

First I got from them was back in 1988, the "Merciful Information" with a short History and Discography. There was also my name handwritten and at the end a "More soon " and "Kaz" (The "more soon" came about 2 years later as the mentioned numbered postcard!!)

Someone knows who could be this "Kaz"??
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Andi K wrote:First I got from them was back in 1988, the "Merciful Information" with a short History and Discography. There was also my name handwritten and at the end a "More soon " and "Kaz"
this one?

http://www.myheartland.co.uk/gallery/de ... age_id=168

:)
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Quiff Boy wrote:
yup, exactly !!

Just recognized that most of the UTRs are available as a scan! Wow!

I also can contribute the other UTRs as a scan, if wanted. I remember that there was also a german issue, anyone for this one?

Btw, the UTRs helped me really to keep my level in english language at that time! There were no Internet, and I was working as plumber. If there wasn't the UTR (and later Dominion) I wouldn't kept my level in english, what helps me nowadays a lot in my Job!

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big si has most of the utr's. i've asked him to stop at issue 11 as we're nearing the issues that are still available... i only want to make available stuff you cant get anymore :)

thanks for the offer though ;)
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Quiff Boy wrote:big si has most of the utr's. i've asked him to stop at issue 11 as we're nearing the issues that are still available... i only want to make available stuff you cant get anymore :)

thanks for the offer though ;)
Am I right that these days Reptile House can offer only UTR 7 and 12? At least they didn't sell any more issues in Berlin last year.
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Quiff Boy wrote:big si has most of the utr's. i've asked him to stop at issue 11 as we're nearing the issues that are still available... i only want to make available stuff you cant get anymore :)

thanks for the offer though ;)
All except issue 1 (photocopy only - thanks erudite :notworthy: ). Keep an eye on the weeding section.
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Quiff Boy wrote:
Andi K wrote:First I got from them was back in 1988, the "Merciful Information" with a short History and Discography. There was also my name handwritten and at the end a "More soon " and "Kaz"
this one?

http://www.myheartland.co.uk/gallery/de ... age_id=168

:)
I dont want to blow my own trumpet or anything (If I could I would be on the stage :eek: )

These are scans of the information I was also sent in 1988, I dont have any idea who "Kaz" is / was - perhaps she/he ran "merciful release" or something?
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Kaz was the editor I believe, and a Gooner, so a fine fine person.

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Finally dug mine out as part of my ongoing scanning project # 3999
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