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Doctor Who # 5 LbNA #14515

Owner:Indigo Vulture
Plant date:Feb 12, 2005
Location:
City:Erwinna
County:Bucks
State:Pennsylvania
Boxes:1
Found by: Otis' Friends
Last found:Jun 19, 2010
Status:FFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Feb 12, 2005
Doctor Who was a science-fiction television show aired by the British Broadcasting Corporation from 1963-1989, and aired in America in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s by many PBS stations. This show was a very important part of my childhood. In early 2005, the BBC began airing new Doctor Who episodes for the first time in sixteen years (not counting a one-off joint production with FOX television in 1996). In honor of this exciting moment in sci-fi television history, I’ve carved a series of nine Doctor Who letterbox stamps, and scattered them all over southeastern Pennsylvania.

The most unique thing about Doctor Who is that the lead character, known only as “the Doctor,” has been played by nine different actors over the years. As a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey, the Doctor has the ability to regenerate when faced with death. His appearance and personality change significantly whenever this happens. Each of my Doctor Who letterboxes is in honor of one of these distinct Doctors (known as “the First Doctor,” “the Second Doctor,” and so on). Each stamp contains the logo in use during that Doctor’s tenure, an image appropriate to that Doctor, and another image from the show in general. Fans of the show should recognize all these images; they may seem quite odd to others!

The general format of the show is rather simple. In most stories, the Doctor (and one or more companions) would arrive in his space/time ship (called the TARDIS) on some planet or other, then solve a problem or two, and leave again at the end of the story. In keeping with this style, the clues for my Doctor Who letterboxes start at other, already planted letterboxes.

To find the Fifth Doctor, start at “Play on Perspective,” the first box in Hikers & Hounds’ “Just for Fun Carvings” series. From the box, head back to the trailhead at the mossy tree. Take that trail at a bearing of approximately 90*, keeping the green field on your right. Shortly after passing disc golf hole #6, you will enter a copse of pine trees. When you exit that copse, continue about 24 paces until you see a large, rotting tree on your right. The Doctor is in that tree.

This stamp includes an image of a stick of celery, a vegetable the Fifth Doctor always wore pinned to his lapel. (Hey, it wasn’t my idea!) It also includes an image of a Cyberman, one of the show’s most popular villains. Make sure you record the number you find on the box…it’ll be necessary to find the Ninth Doctor.