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Doctor Who # 1 LbNA #14510

Owner:Indigo Vulture
Plant date:Feb 5, 2005
Location: Nockamixon State Park
City:Quakertown
County:Bucks
State:Pennsylvania
Boxes:1
Found by: treasurehonas
Last found:Jul 12, 2011
Status:FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Feb 5, 2005
(CLUES UPDATED SLIGHTLY ON 11/18/05)

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 First Doctor, start at “One Ring,” the second box in Raindear’s “LOTR” Series. From the One Ring box, head straight across the field at 210*, to the edge of the field. If you aimed exactly right (and if I measured exactly right), you’ll see ahead of you the remnants of a trail, which lead into a gully, just beyond which is a V-shaped tree. Behind the V-shaped tree is a rock stuck in the side of the small hill. The Doctor is under the rock.

This stamp includes an image of the First Doctor’s sapphire ring, which he wore constantly. It also includes an image of the exterior of the TARDIS, a British “police box” from the 1960’s. The TARDIS is much bigger on the inside than the outside…it’s “dimensionally transcendental.” Make sure you record the number you find on the box…it’ll be necessary to find the Ninth Doctor.