Collecting News
Diversity: Faith Pin
February 16 - You may have seen the press releases last year when the latest in the Diversity set of pins was issued. The Faith pin follows the LGBT, Inclusion and Age pins.Read more... Add new comment
British Trees Set
February 15 - A new boxed set of British Trees has been announced. This is a set of 17 pins and we understand they will not be available individually.
New McDonald's Pin
February 13 - Last week, the Olympic volunteer programmer held it's first induction briefing for the first 10,000 Gamesmakers. The training of the volunteers is being carried out in part by McDonald's and there were reports of some McDonald's representatives wearing a silver pin.
Nations and Regions pins
February 13 - A new pin issued by the Nations and Regions team within LOCOG has been spotted. This one is a map of the UK in the London 2012 style with both games and Paralympic Games logos.
Logo Pins
February 13 - There are a few logo pins around that, whilst they have been available for a while, have not been widely announced. We came across them this week and thought that they were a new issue, but have been reliably informed that they are not new. The confusion may have arisen as these are designed for the high volume market (supermarkets etc.) and are therefore not targeted at collectors.
Freshfields - Latest Sponsor to Issue Pins
February 8 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are the latest sponsor to issue pins. As a Tier 3 partner, it's likely that these pins are only for internal use and are not for issue to the public.
Mother's Day Pin and More...
New issues spotted on Glamorous Living's site tonight in addition to the pubs and bars set mentioned earlier.
Pubs and Bars Set
February 3 - A new set of pins has been announced in the British Life series. The pubs and bars boxed set consists of 11 pins.
New pins spotted at the pin meet
January 27 - At Saturday's pin meet, Honav supplied some frames of pins displaying forthcoming designs that hadn't been seen before.
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