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NSPCC Sugarthon Relay Comparison
A comparison file for the NSPCC Sugarthon Relay packets has been added to the SUGARCAT pages.
The Sugarthon Christmas comparison had been previously added.
New Finds Packets - Issue 63
The New Finds packets shown in Issue 63 have been added to the SUGARCAT database.
The New Finds list has also been updated.
Issue 63
PDFs for Issue 63 of the UKSC Newsletter have been added to the website.
There is a low resolution PDF as part of the members' pages.
There is a better resolution PDF within the SUGARCAT pages.
Both require a password to access.
Newsletter Issue 63 details
Contents list for issue 63 of "Sweet Thoughts" the UKSC newsletter.
The online version, together with the packets shown etc, will be added to the members' area of the website in the next few days.
More old new finds
A further 65 new finds packets from issues 45 to 49 have been added to the SUGARCAT databasecourtesy of Pam Miller.
Old New Finds Issues 41-45
Once again thanks to Pam Miller most of the remaining New Finds packets which featured in Issues 41-45 have been added to the SUGARCAT database. 51 packets in total.
New Finds 38-40
Sixty four new finds packets shown in issues 38, 39 and 40 of the newsletter have been added to the SUGARCAT database. The scans were again kindly provided by Pam Miller.
Password Updated
The password for the UKSC members' area has been updated this morning.
Details of the new password have been sent to all members by post.
If you are trying to access the members' area and have not yet had your notification please contact David Phillips.
For those who are not members here is what you are missing:
The SUGARCAT database containing details and pictures of over 6,000 UK packets which can be searched using various criteria.
The New Finds database consisting of the details of nearly 1,300 packets which have featured in Sweet Thoughts. Either a link to the SUGARCAT entry or a scan from the newsletter is included.
A list of UK sets in various formats. Over 339 sets are listed.
Printed Sets List in colour with details of every set. The list is in 9 parts plus an index and can be dowloaded as either a medium or low resolution PDFs. The full list contains 73 pages.
Set comparisons - for a number of similar sets all the packets can be diplayed or a PDF can be viewed showing the packets and highlighting the differences.
Complete set PDFs - medium resolution. In the format used in Sweet Thoughts suitable for printing on a home printer in full colour. Currently 210 sets are included.
Set PDFs - low resolution. These include both complete and incomplete sets. In the format used in Sweet Thoughts suitable for printing on a home printer in full colour. Currently 305 sets are included.
The “other packets” database showing non-UK packets many of which have featured in recent additions of Sweet Thoughts and various other packets. Minimal detail is given for these packets, but pictures are included.
Newsletter - medium resolution of Issue 51 onwards. Suitable for printing in colour on a home printer These are roughly 5-6MB each.
Newsletter - low resolution of Issue 51 onwards. Suitable for viewing on screen or printing at a lower quality in colour. These are roughly 1-2MB each.
Scans of the New Finds pages (b/w) from Issues 1-50 of Sweet Thoughts (more recent pages are within the newsletter PDFs).
Yet more old new finds
Another eighty old new finds packets have been added to the SUGARCAT database. These are again kindly provided by Pam Miller.
I forgot to announce that with the last batch the database has now passed the 6,000 packets mark. With these new ones the total stands at 6,145.
See also the New Finds list.
More old new finds
A further 79 old new finds packets from issues 22 to 30 have been added to the SUGARCAT database. All are courtesy of Pam Miller.
Old New Finds - Issues 12-22
Thirty New Finds packets from issues 12 to 22 of the newsletter have been added to the SUGARCAT database. The scans of these were kindly provided by Pam Miller.
There are currently three packets missing up to issue 21. If you can provide scans of these please send them to David Phillips. See the New Finds missing list.
The Cornish Eclipse (Brown) set is also now complete and the low and medium resolution PDFs for the set have been added.
Packets Added
Forty packets have been added to the SUGARCAT database scans of which were provided by Martin Gething.
Tate & Lyle Wrappers Added
Thirty seven Tate and Lyle lump wrappers scanned by Pam Miller have been added to the SUGARCAT database. Pam has compiled a list of the T&L wrappers. If you can identify the reference numbers for any of these wrappers please contact her.
ST62 Updates
The new finds packets have been added to the SUGARCAT database.
The new finds list has been updated.
A comparison file for the NSPCC Sugarthon Christmas sets from 1993 & 1994 has been created
Sweet Thoughts 62
Issue 62 of the newsletter is now available. A low resolution PDF has been added to the members' area of the website and a medium resolution PDF to the SUGARCAT pages.