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 Dear Reader
In 1890, when Stanley Gibbons sold the company he had founded, he announced that he intended to spend
time travelling the world, visiting some of those countries whose stamps he had bought and sold during the 34
years he had been running the organisation that still bears his name.
Although he kept a journal during his travels, sadly only odd pages have survived, so we don’t know how many
separate journeys were made or exactly which countries he visited, or when; although newspaper cuttings and
mementoes in the Stanley Gibbons archive bear testament to the fact that he got around a bit!
Of course, international travel at the turn of the last century was enjoyed by the fortunate few; but stamp
collectors were always able to take ‘virtual’ (to use the word in a way SG would not have recognised) journeys
around the world every time they opened their stamp albums.
Nowadays, international travel is much easier to arrange (if you have the time to enjoy it!) and it seems that stamp collectors are no
longer satisfied with ‘virtual’ travels but, like Stanley Gibbons over a century ago, want to get out and visit those countries whose stamps
they have been collecting.
Last month, Michael Round, advised us on how to make the best philatelic use of overseas trips, and has promised further instalments of
his ‘Musician’s Tale’ in the future.
This month, by coincidence, a number of authors have been able to include personal experiences (and photographs) in their philatelic
stories. Susan McEwan visited former detention camps in Malaysia (surely not on most tour companies’ itineraries), Steve Pendleton
braved the Beagle Channel, Basil Herwald enjoyed the delights of St Vincent, David Wright recalls visits to the Baltic States and our
regular roving reporter, Peter Jennings, sampled the rather more mundane delights of the European Parliament.
Do you also have the ‘philatelic wanderlust’? If so, don’t let your stories be lost, as Stanley Gibbons seems to have
done—why not write and tell other readers about them?
This month I promised you another in our series of Gibbons Stamp Monthly Collector’s Guides—covering aspects of
European philately. Unfortunately, we have been unable to produce this and I apologise to any readers who were looking
forward to it. Next month we plan to do the second one devoted to Great Britain—so keep your eyes open for that!

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ABPS Congress
Medal 2008
The Association of British
Philatelic Societies Awards
Committee is very pleased
to announce that the 2008
Congress Medal has been
awarded to Robert Johnson
of Bristol, who was nominated
by the Society of Postal
Historians.
Congress
Medal winner
Robert
Johnson
The medal will be presented
to Robert at Congress in July
at Stratford upon Avon.
Robert Johnson started
collecting stamps aged six
and changed from stamps
to postal history in 1958. He
belongs to many societies
including Bristol Philatelic
Society, the Society of Postal
Historians, the Postal History
Society and he is also a
Fellow of the Royal Philatelic
Society London.
Robert’s professional
background is that of a
solicitor and notary (now
retired). His help was sought
by Stamp Show 2000, and
he advised the late Stuart
Rossiter on the establishment
of a charitable trust and its
function.
Robert chaired the 1996
Philatelic Congress of Great
Britain staged in Bristol,
and in 1999 he gave the
Kay Goodman lecture at the
Congress in Salisbury and
he also presented a major
display at the Congress
held in Paisley. Robert is
currently Secretary of the Civil
Censorship Study Group and
the Cape Editor of the Cape
and Natal Society Journal.
Also awarded were ABPS
Awards of Merit for 2008 to:
David Chamberlaine –
Plymouth Philatelic Society
John A Edwards – Leeds
Philatelic Society
Keith Elliot – Ferndown and
West Moors Philatelic and
Postcard Club
Brian Rowe – Hampshire
Philatelic Federation
The ABPS Committee
would like to congratulate
the winners on achieving
their Awards in recognition of
service to British philately.
G.S.M. June 2008
Successful SG
auctions
The Stanley Gibbons GB
auction featuring the Pat Larner
Great Britain Collection of Line-
Engraved, held in Guernsey
on 17 April 2008, proved a
great success, with a majority
of the 166 lots selling, most
reaching estimate and above.
Total realisations were £83,230
(excluding premium).
The auction was well
promoted through GSM
and Guernsey Radio in
particular and attracted room
bidders (several of whom
had travelled over to the
island), telephone and on-
line bidders, justifying the
Company’s confidence of
staging an auction ‘offshore’.
Undoubtedly the ‘star; item
was lot 110, a 5 May 1840 1d.
Mulready envelope (Stereo A156) addressed to Ipswich with a ms ‘2’ on the front and backstamped
with a Charing Cross ‘5 MY 5’ datestamp in red which sold for £18,000 (estimate £14/17,000).
A 1d. red-brown plate 5 lettered ‘AC’, used with a large part Alderney Maltese cross cancel sold for
£1800 (estimate (£1100–1200), possibly because of its local Channel Islands connection.
High realisations were not limited to the classics however, the very last lot in the sale, a 1982 £1.43
Holiday Postcard (Golden Hind) booklet, margin at left, with error
‘phosphor omitted’ went under the hammer for £1200 (£900/1000).
A further auction is now scheduled in Guernsey for December,
which will feature selected investment grade material, including
specialised Great Britain. The next general Stanley Gibbons auction
in London will also be held in December.
The Guernsey sale supported the realisations from Stanley
Gibbons Post Bid Sale 202 which closed on 20 March 2008 and
achieved a total ‘hammer’ realisation of £63,545.
Left:The auction in progress; Above: The star item, a 5 May 1840
1d. Mulready envelope
UK mail carriers
TNT has been classed as a New Australian
‘Business Superbrand’ ahead
of its rival Royal Mail in a philatelic medal
recent YouGov survey of the During 2006 the Australian Philatelic Federation launched a
UK’s strongest brands for campaign for a new design of its national exhibition medal.
2008. The Federation issued a design specification and a
The survey was selection committee examined all the designs submitted
commissioned by Business and recommended that the obverse should show a stylised
Superbrands UK Ltd and Lyrebird and the reverse to show a replica of the 1913
canvassed the views of Kangaroo and Map stamp between sprigs of Wattle with a
more than 1500 business space below for the engraving of the Class and winners’
professionals. Within the top name. The medals are very attractive despite being designed
500 brands, TNT is ranked by a committee!
118, ahead of Royal Mail The new
(140th), its leading competitor medals were
in the UK postal market. first used at
These two companies were, the 2008
however, eclipsed by Britain’s Canberra
two leading parcel carriers. Stampshow
UPS was placed 21st and DHL in March.
was placed 22nd.
Google was the top
superbrand followed by
Microsoft.
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Dorset stamp
Over 500 collectors visited the dealers in attendance at the
ASPS Congress dealer jailed
Philip Clarke, trading as the
Boscombe Stamp Company,
was jailed at Dorchester
Crown Court for 21 months
in March 2008 for defrauding
collectors of almost £40,000.
He admitted 24 counts
of evasion of liability by
deception and asked for a
further eight counts to be
taken into consideration.
Judge John Beashel called his
dishonesty ‘breathtaking’.
The problem first surfaced
Association of Clear field for
France Post
in October 2004 when
the Advertising Standards
Scottish Philatelic The only major competition Authority ordered Clarke
to cease advertising. The
Societies 79th
to La Poste in the French
addressed mail market has judgement said: ‘Complaints
upheld. The advertisers did
Annual Congress
closed down its business,
leaving the country heading not respond in writing to the
for full liberalisation in 2011 Authority’s enquiries, despite
The 79th Annual Congress of the ASPS was held in Perth on without any real competition, giving their assurance in a
18–19 April. Over 500 collectors found much to do as they visited according to the French telephone conversation that
almost 50 dealers and viewed the many displays. national postal regulator. they would. The Authority was
The displays covered national, open and junior competitions Adrexo Mail, part of the Spir concerned by the advertisers’
and were of a high standard. The junior entries were up from last Communication publishing lack of response, which it
year. group, effectively stopped considered a breach of the
This year’s Tom Rielly Display was given by Richard Beith who operating in most French Code. Because the advertisers
presented his display of ‘South Atlantic Airmails’. cities on 31 March, the had not shown that they paid
The guest of honour was Dougal McIntyre, whose father was regional newspaper Sud Ouest customers for their collections,
the first to fly over Mount Everest in 1933 and was responsible reported. the Authority concluded
for the development of Prestwick Aerodrome and Flying School In February, Spir had that the advertisement was
in 1938. Dougal’s speech was supported by archive film of the announced it would shut down misleading. The Authority told
Everest flight and the work of the Flying School. the company ‘over the next few the advertisers to withdraw the
The Congress also witnessed the presentation of the ASPS months’ due to a combination advertisement.’
awards which went to: of losses, a difficult operating Despite this, and the
Lisa Whittle (Award of Merit) for her work in promoting Youth environment and the delay in Boscombe Stamp Company
Philately. postal liberalisation from 2009 apparently going into
Ian MacPherson (McConnell Medal) for his involvement and to 2011. liquidation in 2003, he still
support of events at local and national level. managed to defraud stamp
Richard Beith (Signatory of the Book of Scottish Philatelists) in collectors.
recognition of his enhancement of aerophilately and of his work in Fakes, Forgeries & Clarke of Boscombe,
national organisations. Experts Journal Bournemouth, was also jailed
The following awards were made in the National Exhibition: The 11th edition of the Fakes, in 1998 for 18 months after a
William Ferris Memorial Trophy – Norman Fairbairn (‘The 1s. and Forgeries and Experts Journal, similar scam he carried out
5s. Postage Stamps of the Fiji Islands 1881–1902’). better known as the ‘FFE’, has from an antiques shop.
Bruce Auckland Centennial Quaich and Cowell Salver for just been published. Clarke encouraged
Best First Time Entrant – Ian Baker (‘Scotland’s Wheel Tax in This latest edition features collectors to send him their
England’). 27 articles, covering subjects collections for valuation and
Aerophilatelic Shield – Bill Robertson (‘Turkish Airmail in WWII’). as diverse as Qatar, the Papal then sold them. He pocketed
Robson Lowe Award for Philatelic Literature – The Alba Stamp States, Austria, New Zealand, the proceeds and when his
Group for its publication of Scots and Philately. China and Great Britain. 32 victims asked for their
Iain T Boyle Vase – Eric Kenwright (‘The Golden Jubilee of The Journal is priced at %50 collections or the money back
Uniform Penny Postage, 1890’). when ordering through www. he used stalling tactics to put
Dr Hirst Bowl for Best Overall Presentation – Eric Kenwright ffejournal.com them off.
(‘The Golden Jubilee of Uniform Penny Postage, 1890’).
Open Competition Winner and a Junior Competition (small
silver gilt) – Chris Catto (‘Penguins’).
Junior Competition
Ringpex 2008
16–17 years: large silver gilt – Ringwood Philatelic Society’s annual stamp and postcard
Patrick Adamson (‘A History of fair, Ringpex, will be held on Saturday 17 June 2008 at the
the Wilding Stamps’). Greyfriars Community Centre, Ringwood, Hampshire, from
9–12 years: small silver gilt and 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
the Alba Salver for best entry – There is free admission to the fair and there is a public car
Brogan Clark for (‘My Visit to park within two minutes walk of the hall.
Egypt’). There will be 12 dealers present including Stanley Gibbons,
Under 9 years: small silver gilt – whose stand will be manned by GSM and Catalogue Editor
Niamh O’Flaherty (‘News from Hugh Jefferies and members of his department who look
Scotland’). forward to meeting collectors on the day.
One Page Competition – Claire Once again the Society has persuaded local dealer Peter
Mitchell (‘Why the Long Face?’). Mollett to donate a Penny Black for the raffle.
Further details of the event can be obtained by
Richard Beith signs the Book of telephoning the fair ‘hotline’ on 01425 474 310.
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created in 1993 to optimise
Bill Gross Collection of postal operations and postal
services in Europe, and foster
Classic Scandinavia in greater co-operation between
its members. It is working
charity auction towards representing the entire
The Scandinavia portion of the extensive international stamp European postal industry.
collection of Wall Street bond manager, Bill Gross, will be offered The leaders of PostEurop
in a fund-raising auction in New York City, on 16 May 2008. met with Haypost’s
Like the Great Britain portion of his collection, which was sold management and several
through Spink Shreves Galleries in June 2007, the proceeds key Government ministers
of this sale will be donated to charity. The GB sale generated during their two-day visit to
international headlines because it was the world’s most valuable become acquainted with the
stamp auction and because he and his wife, Sue, generously progress of the transformation
donated the entire $9.1 million auction proceeds to charity. process that is taking place
The Scandinavia sale is conservatively estimated to bring over at Haypost and to identify key
$1 million, all proceeds from the sale will be donated by Sue and co-operation and strategic
programmes for European
Bill to the Millennium Villages Project at Columbia University’s PostEurop visits postal integration.
Earth Institute.
‘We selected the Millennium Villages Project because they Haypost Haypost formally became
are developing unique health, education, agriculture and PostEurop’s Chairman, the 45th member of PostEurop
infrastructure programs to help some of the poorest people Bernard Damiens and during its last Plenary
throughout the African continent escape from extreme poverty,’ Secretary General, Ingemar Assembly in Krakow.
said Sue and Bill Gross. Persson, visited Haypost Mr Damiens and Mr Persson
Spink Shreves Galleries of New York and Dallas will conduct on 15 and 16 April 2008 to also participated in the official
this sale. ‘Some of the most recognisable and valuable rarities introduce PostEurop’s action launch of the new Haypost
from Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, as well as classic plan to the Armenian postal Training Centre and attended
first issues of Finland, are in this outstanding collection,’ said operator. PostEurop is the the official opening of a newly
Charles Shreve. association of 48 European renovated post office (pictured
One of the highlights is a mint tête-bêche block of four of public postal operators. It was above).
Finland’s 1856 10 kopek rose stamps (estimated $100,000–
$150,000). ‘It’s one of the most famous philatelic rarities of the
world,’ said Shreve. ‘It’s brilliantly fresh The Stanley Gibbons Group
and pristine, the finest of only three
known, and has graced many of the
Limited Trading Statement
world’s most famous collections, Prior to the Group’s annual general meeting on 23 April
such as Mertens, Fabergé, 2008, the Board issued the following Trading Statement:
Lichtenstein and Amundsen. ‘In the first quarter of 2008, the Company has continued
This tête-bêche block is widely to build on the strong performance achieved in 2007.
considered by many as the most Turnover (unaudited) for the first three months of 2008 was
important item in Finnish philately.’ approximately 10 per cent higher than for the same period
The sale also includes the rarest last year.
single mint stamp of Iceland, of which there is ‘Good progress is being made in signing up new overseas
only one recorded example. The 1897 green agents and Independent Financial Advisers to increase both
3 prir surcharge, 3a. on 5a., in large type is sales and our brand awareness internationally.
expected to realise $20,000 to $30,000. ‘Customer recruitment to our e-mail database is up 12 per
Denmark includes the unique, left sheet- cent in the first quarter, in line with our marketing strategy
margin horizontal pair of mint 1855 blue 2 to build on the strong responses achieved in 2007 to our e-
skilling stamps, the only known multiple with a mail “newsletter” sales approach.
sheet margin, formerly in the Maurice Burrus ‘The quality of our stockholding has been further
Collection ($75,000–$100,000); and in Sweden there is an 1855 3 enhanced with two major acquisitions in the first quarter,
skilling blue-green on thin paper with ‘TOE’ for ‘TRE’ variety, the including a £1 million collection of rare stamps from Great
only unused example known. It is estimated at Britain and an extensive collection of Indian States stamps
$10,000–$15,000. for £250,000.
‘Current uncertainty in the financial markets has
strengthened the case for investing in alternative asset
classes, which include rare stamps and historical signatures.
As a result, the Company is witnessing an increased
demand for its investment products.
‘As previously reported, we had nearly 4 million visitors to
our Internet sites last year. Orders through our website were
60 per cent higher in the first quarter of 2008 compared
Yorkshire Convention to the same period last year. The redesign of www.
The Yorkshire Philatelic Federation will be holding its annual stanleygibbons.com is nearly complete and is due to go live
convention at the Pudsey Civic Hall on Saturday 14 June 2008. shortly. We expect that the improved presentation, usability
There is ample free parking at the venue and refreshments will and functionality will provide the platform to further increase
be available throughout the day. growth in sales from this medium.
The main hall on the ground floor will be occupied by 30 ‘The strength of our stockholding, together with positive
dealers offering a comprehensive range of stamps, postal history, market conditions in collectibles as an asset class, gives
postcards, literature and philatelic accessories. An exhibition of us confidence that we will continue to achieve sustainable
the winning entries in the YPA annual competitions and invited growth in turnover and profitability during 2008.
displays of member societies will be held in an adjacent hall. ‘Subject to approval at the annual general meeting, the
The Association’s annual general meeting will be held at Company’s final dividend of 2.75p net per share will be paid
2.00 p.m., to be followed by the presentation of trophies. to Shareholders on 28 April 2008 and our interim results for
The event is open to the public from 9.30 a.m. and closes at the six months ending 30 June 2008 will be announced on 8
4.30 p.m. Further details are available from Alwyn Peel on 01924 August 2008.
505 724.

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New signatories to the Roll of Distinguished
Philatelists
At a recent meeting, the Board of Election to the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists (established in 1921
by the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain with the approval of HM King George V); unanimously
agreed to ask the following to sign the Roll: Edward W Proud (Great Britain), Robin M Startup (New
Zealand) and Richard F Winter (USA).
Edward (Ted) Proud is notable for a series of handbooks on British Colonial Postal History Sydney mail
covering 81 Colonies and Protectorates. In support of these publications Mr Proud has carried out aircraft accident
considerable research and built collections which have won high awards. As a professional philatelist Australia Post has offered its
he has served on the committee and as President of the International Federation of Stamp Dealers’ sympathy to the family of the
Associations (IFSDA). He has actively promoted exhibitions on postal history in London and New pilot and the staff of Airtex
York and initiated a magazine, Postal History International, which ran for seven years. Aviation, who owned and
Robin Startup is New Zealand’s foremost postal historian, being responsible as author or operated a Fairchild Metroliner
contributor for over 60 books. aircraft (similar to the above)
He has served in a number of administrative positions and is currently Vice President of the Royal that crashed off the coast of
Philatelic Society New Zealand and the Society’s archivist. He is also a national juror and was Sydney, NSW, on 10 April
Chairman of the Jury at the New Zealand Literature Exhibitions in 1989, 2003 and 2007. 2008 whilst on a mail flight.
He has built up an extensive reference collection of New Zealand postal markings. Australia Post has confirmed
Richard Winter is an eminent American philatelist who from 1984 to 1996 served on the Board of that the aircraft was carrying
the US Philatelic Classics Society, finally as its President from 1992 to 1996. Express Post mail sent from
He has exhibited internationally since 1981, receiving ten gold or large gold medals in his field of the Australian Capital Territory
‘Transatlantic Mail Services’. and New South Wales
He is also a prolific author, having contributed over 70 articles on research into Transatlantic Mails, on Wednesday 9 April for
and was co-author of North Atlantic Sailings, published by the US Philatelic Classics Society. He is addresses in Queensland.
also a member of the Association of Philatelic Experts (AIEP). The aircraft was delivering
the second of two Express
Successful warehouse sale Olympex 2008 Post consignments from
Stanley Gibbons has recently held a very successful warehouse As part of the cultural Sydney to Brisbane.
open day sale at its Publications Centre in Ringwood, Hampshire. events connected with the Regrettably, Australia Post
Collectors were queuing at the door to snap up bargains forthcoming Beijing Olympic advises customers that the
in publications stock of albums, leaves, stockbooks and Games there will be an mail carried on this aircraft is
accessories, as well as stamp collections, stamps and album exhibition—Olympex—jointly likely to be damaged or held
pages from collections. sponsored by the International by the relevant authorities.
The company also took the opportunity to launch its new Olympic Committee (IOC), the
Concorde range of framed and signed photographs and Beijing Organising Committee Competition in
memorabilia at the sale and these proved to be an instant hit, for the Games of the XXIX
as was the new Zoom Digital Olympiad (BOCOG), the delivery
microscope which was on Chinese Olympic Committee Postcomm, the UK’s mail
demonstration. (COC) and China Post Group regulator, is seeking views
The next Stanley Gibbons open (CPG), which will organise on potential barriers to
day sale will be in July. the event, scheduled for 8–18 competition in delivery of the
August 2008, at the Beijing so-called ‘final mile’ in the UK
Exhibition Centre. postal sector which is currently
The Expo will include: in the hands of Royal Mail.
While competition through
•The IOC prestige access agreements has
collection which includes
the personal stamp developed quickly since
collections of Juan Antonio Royal Mail negotiated the
Samaranch, President of first such agreement in 2004,
the International Olympic competition in delivery has
Committee. actually declined over the last
two years.
• A special stamp exhibition Postcomm has already
presented by the China
Stamp Museum. identified a number of
possible barriers, and the
China 2009 • An international sports regulator is seeking views
stamp exhibition
The China Peoples’ Daily has announced that the country will on new and emerging issues
host an international stamp exhibition in 2009. • An international. affecting the growth of
memorabilia exhibition.
The 2009 World Philatelic Exhibition will be held from 10 The exhibits will cover a competition in delivery.
to 16 April in Luoyang during the City’s ‘Peony Festival’. 63 variety of areas including Will the outcome see a
postal authorities have already applied to participate at the Olympic stamps, coins, series of new mail delivery
seven-day exhibition with another 40 countries and regions badges and works of art. companies, rival post boxes
making enquiries. The organisers expect 6/700,000 visitors Further information on and even rival stamps?
from China and overseas. Olympex 2008 can be found
The exhibition is jointly sponsored by the State Post
Bureau, the China Post Group, the All China Philatelic
at www.2008expo Stamp magazines
Federation and the Government of Henan Province.
Royal changes available
The exhibition’s emblem is based on the theme ‘A Mrs Muriel Wanless of
gathering in the City of Peonies’. The emblem, with a stamp- AGM date Nottinghamshire has a large
shaped blue background, features an ancient city gate of The Royal Philatelic Society quantity of various stamp
Luoyang, below a blooming Peony with its seven petals in London has changed the date magazines which she wishes
the shape of pigeons. of its annual general meeting to give away free to make
The mascot, called the ‘Peony Messenger’, is a flying pink from Thursday 26 June 2008 room for modifications to her
peony with a green message on its hand, which extends the to Thursday 3 July 2008 and home due to her failing sight.
host city’s warm welcome to guests from home and abroad. apologises to members for Muriel can be contacted on
any inconvenience caused. 01636 830 641.

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Rita Lloyd Stamp Active
Moroney Awards Competition 2008 Obituary
The United States Postal results Trevor Davis
Service sponsor two annual The Stamp Active Competition It is with regret that
prizes for scholarship on for 2008 attracted a wide we learn of the death
the history of the American range of entries from young of Trevor Davis.
postal system, the Rita Lloyd stamp collectors aged up to Trevor first became
Moroney Awards. There is a 16. The standard was as high interested in stamp
Scholarship for junior scholars as ever, leading one of the collecting at the
(undergraduates and graduate judges to comment that many age of nine with the
students) and one for senior of the entries were better than purchase of a box
scholars (faculty members, those from collectors many of GB 1d. red plate
independent scholars, and years older. The judges were numbers. From
public historians). Derek Armitage, Brian Asquith, this beginning, the
The 2008 scholarships Brian Sole and Jean Wood. passion for philately
have recently been The main awards were as in all its forms
announced. Professor David A follows: consumed his entire
Gerber, Department of History Kidstamp Cup – Jacques life.
at the State University of Scourfield, ‘A Childhood of A natural cessation of philatelic activity whilst spending
New York at Buffalo (Authors Stamps’ three unsatisfying years as a medical student was followed
of Their Lives: The Personal Class A Cup (age 14–16) – immediately by joining a firm of stamp dealers. This
Correspondence of British Nick Martin, ‘Philatelic enabled him to become totally involved in his first love, with
Immigrants to North America Ornithology’ marriage and a growing family not lessening his collecting
in the 19th Century) and Class B Cup (age spirit! Fortunately, recognising a probable losing battle, his
Ryan Ellis, Department of 12–13) Priyadharshini wife not only supported his interests but eventually became
Communications, University Shanthakumar, ‘Strictly an International exhibitor herself!
of California at San Diego Come Dancing’ His first attempt at National exhibiting was at the British
(Binding the Nation Together: Class C Cup (age 10–11) Philatelic Exhibition in 1971, where to his great surprise he
The Politics of Postal Service), Jacques Scourfield, ‘A was awarded a gold medal and the Postal History Society
will receive the second Childhood of Stamps’ medal. His next step was obviously to join the Postal
annual Rita Lloyd Moroney Class D Cup (age up to 9) – History Society of GB and he eventually became President
Scholarships in recognition of Rachael Winters, ‘Birds on (1987–1988), following the eminent Robson Lowe’s term
their undertakings. Stamps’ of office—a daunting prospect. He was also invited to join
Rita Lloyd Moroney, the Myers Trophy (for best group the prestigious Society of Postal Historians and served as
award’s namesake, began entry) – Prendergast Junior its 1995 President. He became an Honorary member of the
conducting historical research School, ‘Music, Music, Royal Philatelic Society London in 1996 and when the Royal
for the US Postmaster General Music’ Philatelic Society became ‘open’, he was elected to the
in 1962 and later served the Cavendish Cup (most Council and was still in office at the end.
US Postal Service as historian promising entry – Jennifer Trevor Davis started his own stamp business in 1973
from 1973 to 1991. Nairn, ‘Playing Ball’ and immediately became involved in the Philatelic Traders
RHS Trophy – Megan Espie, Society (PTS), being on its Council for a number of years.
‘How Does Your Garden He also served as Chairman of ‘Stampex’, the British
The late John H Grow’ national exhibition. Apart from his dealing in postal history,
Levett Schools Trophy – Sageston he also ran the monthly Strand Stamp Fair in London and,
We reported in last month’s CP School in partnership, promoted the major stamp shows ‘Philatex’
GSM the death of John H A total of 42 entries received at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London and the York
Levett on 1 March 2008. three silver-gilt, 12 silver, 12 Stamp & Coin Fair in the North of England, both events
Unfortunately this should silver-bronze and 15 bronze held twice a year and which are now an indispensable part
have read ‘14 March’. awards. of the UK collecting calendar. All these shows will continue
The mistake was due to Full details of all the entries under the expert guidance of wife Helen, daughters Kate
our misinterpretation of a and their awards can be found Puleston and Jenny Beccacece and of course his great
French obituary for which we on the Stamp Active website: friend and colleague Chris Rainey.
apologise. www.planetstamp.co.uk. Overcoming the difficulties of being both a dealer and
collector, he was approved as an FIP International juror in
Tokyo in 1991. His collecting interests have been wide but
have always leaned towards postal history. His interest in
Privatise Royal Mail, says stamps, however, never completely left him and he built
report up a 30-volume collection of worldwide cancellations on
Royal Mail should be privatised, is the main recommendation of stamps, which has been used as a reference for a number
a report by the Adam Smith Institute. The report; ‘Privatisation— of publications.
Reviving the Momentum’ said that the sale would be timely, given Trevor was married with two daughters and has five
the state of the economy and the ‘increasing tightness’ of public grandchildren. His other interests extended to antiques and
finances. watching sport, but philately remained his favourite, for, as
As well as financial benefits, the privatisation would boost he said, ‘Philately has enriched my life’.
investment, lower prices and give greater choice and better John Bartholomew Healey
services to customers, as well as underpinning billions of pounds
worth of economic activity.
1939–2008
‘Barth’ Healey, an editor at the New York Times for 30 years,
The report’s author, Nigel Hawkins, said: ‘Privatisation in the
who also wrote the newspaper’s stamp column ‘Stamps’,
UK remains unfinished business. The task for government, of
died recently aged 68.
whatever colour, should be to complete it and to reap the many
His experience as a foreign correspondent and editor,
benefits.’
allowed him to apply social and political news and history
The report also recommends that Channel 4, BBC Worldwide,
to the world of philately in his column. His articles delved
Scottish Water, Northern Ireland Water, Glas Cymru and the
into the use of stamps as tools of political propaganda and
national air traffic control system should be privatised and that
public awareness.
the Government should sell its stake in the nuclear power
industry.

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Bromley & Beckenham PS
The President invited members
to put up their St George’s Day
displays ‘for England’ at the last
meeting and this met with a good
response. Some of the displaying
members are shown in the picture
above, left to right they are Lesley
Rogers, Ian Nutley, Ron Burn,
Grahame Boutle, Rosemary
Washer (President of the Society),
Bill Kirby and Erica Banks.
The Society meets in the Public
Hall, Bromley Road, Beckenham,
Kent. Visitors, guests and new
members are always welcome.
Details may be obtained from the
Secretary, David Rennie, on 020
8778 7001.
Czechoslovak PS of GB
The Society’s recent meeting at
the Czech and Slovak Nationals
Club in London welcomed Robin
Pizer FRPSL, who displayed ‘Mail
Between Czechoslovakia and
Germany, 1918-1925’.
The Society has regular
meetings in London as well as in
other parts of the country. It has a
website at www.cpsgb.freeserve.
co.uk and a quarterly journal.
New members are welcome and
enquiries should be made to Mrs
D Y Gren, 146 Old Shoreham
Road, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43
5TE.
Gibraltar Study Circle
The Circle recently held their
annual general meeting weekend
at the Glendower Hotel, St Anne’s-
on-Sea, Fylde, from 28 to 30
March 2008.
The main display of the
weekend on the Saturday
afternoon was given by Edmund
Chambers (photographed above)
entitled ‘Gibraltar 1935 Silver
Jubilee In Depth’.
At the annual general meeting
all the officers were re-elected en-
bloc with Geoff Taylor taking on
the post of Meetings Secretary.
The Circle’s next meeting is the
competition weekend which will
be held at the Hinton Firs Hotel,
Bournemouth, from the 26 to 28
September 2008, where the judge
will be Colin Mount. The main
display of the weekend will be
given by Professor David Stirrups
with ‘Chairman’s Surprises’.
24
NEWSDESK
Society News
Hawick Stamp and Postcard
Society
The Society became the
first to win trophies at each
Scottish Congress since
2000 when Norman Fairbairn
won the ‘Traditional (Non
GB) Class at Perth recently.
At the Society’s annual
general meeting George Burney
was elected President and the
following were elected as officers:
James Burney (Vice President),
John Holmes (Treasurer), Betty
and George Burney (Joint
Secretraries), Archie Hunter
(Minutes Secretary) and Jake
Coltman (Press Secretary).
Although there is a Borders PS,
the Society attracts members from
throughout the Scottish borders.
Further details are available from
George Burney on 01450 372 870.
The Society’s annual stamp fair
will be held on Sunday 17 August
2008 in Jedburgh Town Hall,
10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m., admission
free.
Kingston and District PS
On the evening of 18 April 2008
the Society was treated to a
display by Michael Lockton
FRPSL. Michael had decided
to show something different
to what he had presented on
previous visits, and came up with
‘Instructional Labels on British
Postal Material’.
The next meeting, in May, is a
members evening themed on the
letter ‘H’. Visitors are welcome to
attend any meetings. For further
details contact Brian Sole on
01372 467 652.
Leamington and Warwick
Philatelic Society
The meeting on 16 April 2008
was Greg Landford’s ‘Chairman’s
evening’, but whilst the members
were having a sneak preview
of his display of the stamps of
Indo-China he surprised them all
with a three-minute impromptu
performance on ‘the spoons’
to a medley based on If You
Knew Suzie! When members
had recovered they received a
fascinating exploration of the
complexity of Indo-China politics
and history on its stamps. Further
details can be found at on http://
leamphil.users.btopenworld.com
The Society meets on alternate
Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m in the
Oddfellows Hall, Clarence Terrace,
Warwick Road, Leamington
Spa. Further information on the
Society and its programme can be
obtained from Nick Bridgwater on
01926 423 685.
Lincoln Philatelic Society
The Society will be hosting ‘Stamp
Lincs 2008’ on Sunday 24 August
when Linclonshire philatelic
societies will be having a ‘get-
together’ at the Washingborough
Community Centre. Also in
attendance will be about 20
dealers arranged by Bil and Co
Auctioneers.
Further details are available from
Peter Wain on 01522 525 984.
Petersfield and District PS
The success of the Society was
reflected in the reports presented
at the annual meeting on 3 March.
Another active year of talks,
visits, competitions and club
benefits showed the club is still
viable and membership has been
maintained at 61 with an average
attendance at monthly meetings of
about 25.
The winners of the annual
competitions were: Federation
Class - F Horsted; Club General
Wyon Medal - F Horsted; Postal
History Class - J Leathes,
Marcophily Class - E Goffe and
Single Item Class - J Gammon.
All serving officers were willing
to continue and were re-elected
en-bloc.
New members are still welcome
at the monthly meetings held at
Petersfield Community Centre.
Pitcairn Islands Study Group
On 29 March 2008, members and
partners joined the President,
Jennifer Toombs (picured above),
at the Union Jack Club, London,
to celebrate the Group’s 20th
anniversary.
The Group was founded in
North America during 1973 and
through the years it has built up
into a worldwide membership
which receives its quarterly
bulletin, Pictairn Log.
In the United Kingdom numbers
increased considerably and
this led to a UK chapter being
set up 20 years ago. Today
the membership meets twice
yearly and also enjoys its own
publication, The UK Log. Other
Group publications include Pitcairn
Island Postal Markings 1883-2003
catalogued by Cy Kitching, Printed
Cachets edited by Everett Parker
and Pitcairn Islands Philately
compiled by David Hume.
For further details of the Group
please contact Austin Meares on
01453 544 677.
Ringwood Philatelic Society
The Society’s annual stamp and
postcard fair, Ringpex, returns
to the Greyfriars Community
Centre, Ringwood, Hampshire, on
Saturday 7 June 2008, from 10.00
a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
There will be more than a dozen
dealers in attendance. With free
entry, ample public parking, a
Penny Black raffle prize donated
by Peter Mollett and all-day
refreshments. This is always an
enjoyable day out.
Swale Philatelic Society and
Postcard Group
Members met on Thursday 18
April when guest speaker Ernie
Warden from Maidstone and Mid
Kent PS, gave a display of part
two of his ‘Hong Kong’ collection.
The next meeting will be on 25
September 2008 when the Group
resume the new season. Please
contact Mr R M Browne on 01795
425 820 for further details.
Witham Philatelic Society
Recent displays have included
‘King George V Commonwealth
Issues’ by Dennis Ford and
‘Witham Postal History’ by George
Capon.
Members have also visited
two other societies. David Sibley
showed ‘China Wartime Airmails’,
Dennis Ford displayed ‘Leeward
Islands’ and Peter Wood showed
‘Croatia’ to the Leytonstone PS.
The same three displayed to
Wanstead PS, with Dennis having
to show ‘Witham Postal History’
because they had already seen
his ‘China’!
The Society’s competition
winners were: David Armitage,
Stamps award for ‘Canadian
Special Delivery’, Postal history
award to George Capon for his
‘Witham Postal History’ and the
Thematic award to Colin Fletcher
for ‘Art on Stamps’.
Yorkshire Philatelic
Association
The Association is holding a
stamp and postcard fair at Pudsey
Civic Hall, near Leeds on Saturday
14 June 2008, commencing at
9.30 a.m. The event will close at
4.30 p.m.
There will be approximately 30
dealers in attendance.
Further details are available from
Mike Lewis on 01904 701 464.
University of the Third Age
Sleaford Stamp Collecting
Group
This informal group meets in
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, on the first
Tuesday of the month at 2.00 p.m.
Any U3A member who collects
stamps or who would like to know
more about the hobby is most
welcome.
The Group would also like to
contact any other U3A stamp
collector. For more information
please telephone David Hiscock
on 01529 303 355.
G.S.M. June 2008
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Selected stock from this ever popular area. Most rarities have certificates.

1879 No Wmk 4d Grey-black,SG 2 with sheet margin,v.f.mint.

A huge stamp. (P) ................................ .......................................... £895.
1891 Provisional ‘½d’ on half 1d,scarce unsevered pair,SG
13a v.f.used. (P) ................................... .......................................... £780.

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1894 1d Claret,reversed wmk,SG 21x superb mint marginal the various ways in which
block of 4,two u/m................................ ......................................... £ 250. the famous design has been used to decorate non-postal
1895 9d Pale reddish-orange,SG 35 fresh & u/m block of 4. ........ £ 140. items; from coins to cheese labels and from military
1898 2/6d Deep Blue,SG 41 in a rare & lovely mint block of 4. insignia to cigar bands.
Seldom offered. ................................... ......................................... £ 975.
1904 1d Imperf colour trial in vermilion.Heijtz cat £500. ................ £370. BRITISH HONDURAS
1912-20 ½d Colour trial in ultramarine. Heijtz cat £300. ................. £190 Held over from the June issue, the next stop in David
1912-20 3/- Slate-Green,SG 66 in a COMPLETE PANE OF Horry’s tour of British West Indies postmarks during the
30 u/m Spectacular & extremely rare. Cat £2,550 as mounted reign of King George VI brings him to British Honduras.
mint singles.......................................... ...................................... £ 1,750. Again, he identifies scarce cancellations to look out for.
1918 War Stamp first setting,set of 3 all with opt reversed in
right sheet margin, v.f.mint. Heijtz. Cat £375................................. £ 275.
1918-20 War Stamp 1d opt double,one albino,SG 71a v.f.mint. ... £ 370.
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1921-28 2½d Prussian Blue on cover canc at Shetland Is,
addressed to U.S.A. Very fine& scarce. Heijtz SH41c2. Heijtz Negus reviews the issues of these islands, which were
returned to Japan in 1972.
cert. ..................................................... ......................................... £ 250.
1921-28 6d Yellow-orange,INVERTED WMK,SG 78w,superb
mint block of4,three u/m. Cat £1,300+- ....................................... £1,100. PLUS
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1935 S.Jubilee 2½d Major re-entry SG 140L. contained in BRITISH STAMPS
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 FAIRS DIARY DATES
Readers are advised to check (telephone numbers are given, where known) that venues
7 Ruislip, Methodist Church Hall, Ickenham (01895 637 283) 10-5
and times are correct. Every care is taken in the compilation of this listing but we regret
Road
that GSM cannot be held responsible for omissions or errors.
7 Twickenham, Methodist Church Hall, Percy (01903 244 875) 10-4
MAY Road, Whitton
24 Barkingside, IRSDA Hall, Craven Gardens, (07736 527 716) 10-4 8 Altrincham, Quality Hotel, Langham Road, (01785 259 350 10-4
opposite Library Bowdon
24 Bexhill, St Mark’s Church Hall, Little (01903 244 875) 10-4 8 Aston Clinton, Anthony Hall, London Road (07736 527 716) 10-4
Common (A259) (A41), Bucks
24 Chester, Hoole United Reformed Church, (01226 765 069) 10-3.30 8 Carlisle, Houghton Village Hall, J44 M6/ (01387 710 451) 10-4
Hoole Road A689
24 Durham, Framwellgate Moor Community (01670 787 442) 10-4 8 Chelmsford, Old Chelmsfordians Club, (01245 440 936) 10-4
Centre Roxwell Road
24 Kinross, Church Centre, High Street, J6 (01387 710 451) 10-4 8 Cheltenham, Regency Hotel, (formerly White (01179 623 203) 10-4
M90 House Hotel), Gloucester Road on the road to
24 Lincoln, St Peter At Gowts Church Hall, (01469 531 348) 10-4 Staverton, off the A40
Sibthorpe Street, off High Street 8 North Shields, King Edward’s Primary (01670 787 442) 9.30-1
24 St Albans, Jubilee Centre, Catherine Street (07736 527 716) 10-4 School, Preston Avenue
24 Salfords, Village Hall, Honeycrock Lane, (01795 478 175) 10-4 8 Nottingham, Novotel, Bostock Lane, Long (01484 866 777) 10-4
near Redhill Eaton, J25 M1
24 Weston-Super-Mare, St Paul’s Church Hall, (01761 414 304) 10-4 8 Rawreth, Parish Hall, Church Lane (01702 323 682) 10-4
Walliscote Road 8 Rochester, Masonic Hall, Gundolph Square (01795 478 175) 10-4
25 Ascot, British Red Cross Centre, Heatherwood (07851 198 488) 9-3 8 Wokingham, St Crispin’s Leisure Centre, (01923 674 999) 10-4
Hospital, Entrance 3, Kings Ride London Road
25 Harrogate, Masonic Hall, Station Avenue (01282 866 562) 9.30-4.30 11 Colchester, Stanway Football Club, New (01328 855 251) 10-3.30
(near Police Station) Farm Road
25 Lowestoft, Wherry Hotel, Bridge Road, (01502 563 759) 10-4 11 London, Royal National Hotel, 1-8 Russell (020 7278 7871) 9-4
Oulton Broad Square, Bloomsbury
25 Ormskirk, Guide Headquarters, Moorgate (0151 486 2610) 10-3 14 Anglesey, Beaumaris Community Centre (01745 826 434) 9.30-3.30
25 Penkridge, Peace Memorial Hall, Pinfold (01785 259 350) 10-4 14 Derby, Nunsfield House, Boulton Lane (01226 360 190) 9-4
Lane 14 Dover, Biggin Hall, Biggin Street, close to (01304 829 827) 10-4
25 Sevenoaks, Wildernesse School, Seal (01303 238 807) 10-4 Town Hall
Hollow Road 14 Pudsey, Civic Hall, Dawson’s Corner, near (01904 701 464 9.30-4.30
25 Southport, Royal Clifton Hotel, The (01484 866 777) 10-4 Leeds
Promenade 14 Reading, St Barnabas Hall, Grove Road, (01895 637 283) 10-5
25 Stevenage, Novotel, Knebworth Park (J7 (07736 527 716) 10-4 Emmer Green
A1M) 14 Staines, Christchurch Hall, Kingston Road (07851 198 488) 9.30-3
25 Tonbridge, Angel Centre, Angel Lane, off (01795 478 175) 10-4 14 Stockton on Tees, Norton Methodist Church (01670 787 442) 9.30-2.30
Vale Lane Hall
26 Aylesbury, Holiday Inn, Aston Clinton Road (7736 527 716) 10-4 14 Sutton, Methodist Church Hall, Green Lane, (02086 401 404) 10-5
(A41), Bucks off Rose Hill roundabout almost opposite
26 East Grinstead, Parish Halls, De La Warr (01795 478 175) 10-4 Thomas Wall Park
Road, off College Road 15 Swindon, St Joseph’s School, Ocotal Way, (01793 813 484) 10-4.30
29 Plymouth, Guild Hall, Armada Way (01761 414 304) 10-4 Swindon (Swinpex 2008)
30 Exeter, Clyst St George and Ebford Parish (01179 623 203) 10-4 15 Altrincham, Cresta Court Hotel, Church (01484 866 777) 10-4
Hall, A376/B3179 Street, Town Centre
31 Barry, High Light Community Centre, Port (01446 741 026) 10-4.30 15 Amersham, Jubilee Scout Hall, Rectory Hill (01895 637 283) 10-5
Road, opposite Tesco 15 Dronfield, Coal Aston Village Hall, Dronfield, (01909 563 394) 9.30-4
31 Crawley, St Paul’s Church Hall, Woodfield (01903 244 875) 10-4 near Sheffield
Road, Northgate 15 Knowle, Village Hall, St John’s Close, (07765 792 998) 10-4
31 Ealing, Polygon Complex, Ealing Parish (07851 198 488) 9.30-3 Solihull
Church, St Mary’s Road 15 Montrose, George Hotel, 22 George Street, (01387 710 451) 10-4
31 Glasgow, Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street (01670 787 442) 11-4 A90/A935
31 Middlewich, Community Centre, Civic Way, (01226 765 069) 10-3.30 15 Uckfield, Ridgewood Village Hall, New Road, (01903 244 875) 10-4
off Leadsmithy Street Ridgewood
31 Morley, St Mary’s Church Hall, Commercial (01909 563 394) 9.30-4 20/ Stafford, Ingestre Suite, Staffordshire County (01785 259 3500) 10-4
Street, near Leeds 21 Showground, Weston Road
31 Southampton, St James Road Methodist (01202 303 053) 10-4 21 Addlestone, Community Centre, Garfield (01895 637 283) 10-4.30
Hall, Shirley Road
31 Woking, Trinity Methodist Church, Brewery (01483 764 339) 10-5 21 Brighton, Good Shepherd Hall, 272 Dyke (01903 244 875) 10-4
Road (Wopex 2008) Road
21 Hull, St Stephen’s Church Hall, Freehold (01909 563 394) 9.30-4
JUNE Street, off Spring Bank
1 Altrincham, Crest Court Hotel, Church Street, (01484 866 777) 10-4 21 Littlehampton, United Church, 1 High Street (01795 478 175) 10-4
Town Centre 21 Preston, Barton Village Hall on A6 north (01282 866 562) 9.30-4.30
1 Bathgate, Kaim Park Hotel, Edinburgh Road, (01387 710 451) 10-4 of J1 M55
(M8 J3A) 21 Thatcham, Memorial Hall, Bath Road (A4) (01256 415 699) 10-4
1 Fakenham, Community Centre, Oak Street (01328 855 251) 10.3 22 Potters Bar, Mount Grace School, Church (01303 238 807) 10-4
1 Taplow, Taplow and Hitchen WI Hall, Institute (01895 637 283) 10-5 Road
Road, Taplow 28 Birmingham, The Collingwood Centre, (07765 792 998) 10-4
1 Wolverhampton, Church Road, Bradmore (01384 74279) 10-4 Collingwood Drive, Pheasey, Great Barr
1 Wigan, Pemberton Masonic Hall, Chapel (01226 765 069) 10-3.30 28 Ealing, Polygon Complex, Ealing Parish (07851 198 488) 9.30-3
Street, off Ormskirk Road Church, St Mary’s Road
2 Aberdeen, Hanover Community Centre, (01670 787 442) 11-4 28 Guildford, Onslow Village Hall, Wilderness (01795 478 175) 10-4
Constitution Street Road, Onslow Village
4 Neath, Town Hall, Church Place (01446 741 026) 10-5 28 High Wycombe, Red Cross Centre, West (01895 637 283) 10-5
4 Stowmarket, Football Club, Bury Road (01328 855 251) 10-3.30 End Road
5 Cardiff, Methodist Church, Nottingham Street (01446 741 026) 10-3.30 28 Leicester, Blackfriars Hall, Holycross Centre, (01522 530123) 9.30-3.30
7 Deal, Landmark Centre, 129 High Street (01304 829 827) 9-1 Wellington Street
7 Huddersfield, St Thomas’ Church Hall, (01484 681 559) 9.30-4 28 Morley, St Mary’s Church Hall, Commercial (01909 563 394) 9.30-4
Manchester Road, Longroyd Bridge Street, Morley, near Leeds
7 Leicester, Blackfriars’ Hall, Holycross (01522 53123) 9.30-3.30 28 Orpington, Christ Lutheran Church, Poverest (07746 124 846) 10-4
Centre, Wellington Street Road
7 Lichfield, Boley Park Community Hall, (01785 259 350) 10-4 28 Salisbury, United Reform Church, Fisherton (01258 880 878) 10-4
Ryknild Street Street
7 Lincoln, Reepham Village Hall, Hawthorn (01522 526 901) 9-4 28 Tunbridge Wells, St Mark’s Hall, Bayham (01892 529 898) 10-4
Road Road
7 Ringwood, Greyfriars Community Centre (01425 474 310) 10-4 29 Ascot, British Red Cross Centre, Heatherwood (07851 298 488) 9-3
(Ringpex) Hospital Entrance 3, King’s Ride

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 MALAYA & BORNEO DIARY DATES

MALAYA AND STATES Auctions

(STRAITS)1883 2c on 8c surcharge double. Very fine used. SG 57a..£750
(STRAITS)1884 ‘8’ on 8c on 12c purple. Very fine mint. SG 80 ...........£225
(STRAITS)1905 4c watermark inverted corner block of four. A monthly guide to Auctions
This guide has been compiled from information supplied by organisers of the events.
Unmounted mint. SG 129aw ................................................................£250 Gibbons Stamp Monthly cannot be held responsible for any errors, changes, cancellations
(STRAITS)1906 4c on 18c block of six including no stop after ‘CENTS’. or omissions. Information for inclusion in the July 2008 issue (published 19 June) should
Very fine mint. SG 146a........................................................................£250 be sent to The News Editor, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, 7 Parkside, Christchurch Road,
(STRAITS)1921 Unissued 8c optd ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint ..........£275 Ringwood, Hampshire, BH24 3SH by 2 June 2008.
(F.M.S.)1900 $25 green and orange. Very fine mint. Rare. SG 26 .....£2000 May 2008 5/7
(F.M.S.)1907 $1, $2 and $3 on piece optd ‘SPECIMEN’ (Samuel D9). 19 HR Harmer,
WORLD INCLUDING SPECIALISED GB 5 Francis J Clarke Drive, Bethel, CT
The De La Rue surfaced paper trials. Extremely rare ..........................£750 Grosvenor 06801, USA
(JOHORE)1884 2c pale rose (Type 3). Very fine used. SG 3 ..............£450 399-401 Strand, Third Floor, London 8
(JOHORE)1891 2c on 24c thin narrow ‘J’. Very fine used. SG 18a .....£375 WC2R 0LT Tony Lester
(JOHORE)1920 5c watermark inverted. Unmounted mint. SG 92w.....£140 20 Unit 2, The Sidings, Birdingbury Road,
(SUNGEI)1881 2c brown (8 + 13). Very fine mint. SG 7 ......................£225 Stanley Gibbons Marton, Rugby CV23 9RX16
(SUNGEI)1882 2c brown (12 + 14). Very fine unused. SG 15 .............£375 399 Strand, London WC2R 0LX. 11
Post bid auction AJH Stamps
(PAHANG)1935/41 set perf ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint. SG 29s/46s £300 20 The Laurels, Manchester Road, Accrington,
(PERAK)1886 1c on 2c rose (Type 22). Fine mint. SG 25 ...................£275 Wealden Lancashire BB5 2PF
(PERAK)1887 1c on 2c pale rose (Type 27) surcharge in black. PO Box 95, Tonbridge, Kent TN12 7PX. 11/12
Very fine mint. Extremely scarce. RPS Cert. SG 30a .........................£1300 21 Dorotheum
(PERAK)1887 1c on 2c (Type 36). Very fine mint. SG 39 ....................£275 GERHARD WOLFF COLLECTION OF 17 Dorotheergasse, 1010 Vienna , Austria
ZEPPELIN MAIL 11/14
(SELANGOR)1882 2c brown (Type 3). Very fine mint. SG 7 ...............£140
Heinrich Köhler Felzmann
(SELANGOR)1941 2c with joined script. Very fine mint. SG 70aa .........£85 Wilhelmstrasse 48, 65183 Wiesbaden, Immermannstr 51, 40210 Düsseldorf,
(TRENGGANU)1917 8c + 2c ‘CSOSS’ error. Very fine used. SG 22c .£275 Germany Germany
(TRENGGANU)1922 set to $1 all with raised stop after ‘EXHIBITION’. 21/24 11
Very fine mint. SG 48c/56c .....................................................................£75 ALL WORLD INCLUDING THE JACOB Warwick and Warwick
(TRENGGANU)1922 $3 with small second ‘A’. ENGEL COLLECTION OF SCHLESWIG- Chalon House, Scar Bank, Millers Road,
HOLSTEIN AND THE JENS OLSEN Warwick CV34 5DB
Very fine mint. SG 57d..........................................................................£175 COLLECTION OF RARITIES 12
(TRENGGANU)1922 $5 with small second ‘A’. Thomas Høiland Apex
Very fine used with small part fiscal cancel. SG 58d ............................£175 Lygten 37, DK 2400, København NV, Freepost, Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6XA
(JAP OCC)1942 ‘DAI NIPPON’ 8c Due as prepared for use but Denmark Post bid auction
not issued. Fine mint. Rare (see footnote after SG JD20)....................£375 22 14
ALL WORLD INCLUDING SPECIALISED Bil
FRANCE AND FRENCH COLONIES 6 Pottergate Road, Ancaster, Grantham,
NORTH BORNEO Feldman Lincolnshire NG32 3QZ
10 Rue Drouot, 75009, Paris, France 18
1886 1c orange imperforate pair. Very fine mint. SG 9a ......................£180 22/23 Bonhams
1889 $10 marginal copy with ‘DOLLAPS’ variety. Very fine mint. Grosvenor 101 New Bond Street, London W1S 1SR
Exceptional. RPS Cert. Ex Cramer. SG 50b.........................................£850 399-401 Strand, London WC2R 0LT 18
24 Mowbray
1890 2c on 25c surcharge inverted. Very fine used. SG 51a ...............£325 INTERNATIONAL RARITIES PO Box 80, Wellington, New Zealand.
1891 6c on 8c surcharge inverted. Very fine unused. SG 55a .............£300 Prestige Auction in Sydney, Australia
1894 set overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’. Unmounted mint. SG 81s/86s ......£100 PO Box 126, Belgrave 3160, Victoria, 22
1901/5 set overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’. Very fine mint. SG 127s/140s ....£200 Australia The Ten O’Clock Show
1922 3c stop after ‘EXHIBITION’. Very fine used. SG 256a .................£150 27/30 Unit 7, Gables Business Park,
POSTAL STATIONERY Frolesworth Lane, Claybrooke Magna,
1922 5c imperf between (vertical pair). Very fine mint.
Christoph Gärtner Leicestershire LE17 5AS
Rare. SG 258a……………………. .....................................................£1300 Steinbeisstr 6-8, 74321 Bietigheim- 25/26
1922 16c stop after ‘EXHIBITION’ overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’. Bissingen, Germany Schiff
Very fine mint. Extremely rare - just 21 possible! SG 267a sp .............£350 28 195 Main Street, Ridgefield Park, NJ
1922 20c on 18c stop after ‘EXHIBITION’. Very fine mint. SG 269a ....£170 Brian Reeve 07660, USA
1886 10c on 50c with no stop after ‘Cents’ and stop after ‘Revenue’. Unit 120, Trident Business Centre, 89 26
Bickersteth Road, Tooting, London OFFICIAL EFIRO WORLD STAMP
Fine mint. Scarce. SG F3b ...................................................................£350 SW17 9SH EXHIBITION AUCTION
1886 10c on 50c with inverted ‘L’ for first ‘F’ in ‘FIFTY’ (R.5/2). 29 Yaman
Very fine used. Extremely scarce. BPA Cert. SG F3c ..........................£850 Tennants 2 Louis Blank Street, Bloc I1, Et 6,
The Auction Centre, Leyburn, North Apt 31, Sector 1, 011752, Bucharest,
LABUAN Yorkshire DL8 5SG
29/30
Romania

SPECIALISED GREAT BRITAIN July 2008

1879 12c carmine used with full strike of the circle of diamond
Grosvenor 1
dots cancel in red. Exceptional in this quality. SG 3 .............................£500 399-401 Strand, London WC2R 0LT Universal,
1882 8c carmine no dot at lower left. Fine used. SG 7a.......................£125 31 The Old School, Idbury, Chipping Norton,
1881 16c blue watermark inverted and reversed. Fine used. SG 10y..£160 T and T Auctions Oxfordshire OX7 6RU. Postal auction
1885 2c on 16c blue with watermark reversed. Very fine mint and 8 Castle Street, Royal Tunbridge Wells, 2
unrecorded thus by SG. BPA Cert. SG 24x ..........................................£750 Kent TN1 1XJ Warwick and Warwick
31/1 June Chalon House, Scar Bank, Millers Road,
1896 2c ‘JEBILEE’ error. Very fine unused. RPS Cert. SG 84b ...........£400 PAOLO BIANCHI COLLECTION PART 1 Warwick CV34 5DB
1897 6c imperf between (vertical pair) with light barred-oval cancel. IMPERIAL RUSSIA 9
Scarce. SG 93ba ..................................................................................£450 Investphila AJH Stamps
Via Motta 44, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland The Laurels, Manchester Road, Accrington,
The above is a selection from my extensive stock of British Commonwealth. Lancashire BB5 2PF
All items available on approval on request (subject unsold). June 2008 9/10
Major credit-cards accepted. Illustrated lists available 1 Cherrystone
(please advise collecting interests). Provincial 119 West 57th Street, New York, NY
Wants lists invited for priority notice of future stock additions 90 Park Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 10019, USA
8QR 12
3/4 Cambridgeshire
VERSAILLES COLLECTION OF FRANCE 27 Fore Hill, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB7

MARK HARVEY AND FRENCH COLONIES (3rd) AND Dr

G ADOLPH ACKERMAN COLLECTION
OF SOVIET AIR POST (4th)
PO Box 50, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 1WX
Cherrystone
Tel/Fax: (01428) 642702 119 West 57th Street, Suite 316, New
E-mail: mark@surreystamps.com York, NY 10019, USA
4AA. Auction at The Maltings, Ely
12
MINT NEW ZEALAND ARMS ISSUES
Mowbray
Level 1, 422 Little Collins Street,
Melbourne, Vic 3000, Australia.

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 Around the Houses
News of recent and forthcoming sales at auction this time that of Bill Reeves. 1896 Sarawak/Straits Settlements
The morning included a group cover to Montreal making £6500
houses around the world of lots devoted to the 1897 Kuala (est £1500-1800), composite
Recent Auctions them, we noted, a black ‘Rainbow’ Lipis provisionals, including a 3c. photographic essays for the
colour trial which made £4200 (est with black manuscript surcharge 1918 Sir Charles Vyner Brooke
Cavendish £2200), a black Prince Consort on cover, which made £12,000. definitives going for £4800 and
The 23 January Worldwide sale in essay which went for £3000 (est The earliest known cover from £5000 (est £2500-3000 each) and
Derby featured more material from £600) and an unissued 8d. purple- Perak, headed ‘Laroot Field Force’ a die proof of the 1932 design
the late James Mackay’s extensive brown which sold for £2800 (est (see Rob Holley’s article in GSM a reaching £4800 (est £1500-2000).
collections. Highlight was lot 747, £2000). few months ago), went for slightly Finally, a fine
an 1863 letter from Dr Livingstone,
under estimate at £13,000 and unmounted
while on the Zambezi Expedition. Spink the last lot in the sale, an FMS 3c. example of
Marked ‘£10’ as a TPO cover, this South East Asia visited postal stationery card cancelled in the 1947
exciting discovery was estimated Bloomsbury on 30 January, Perlis, went well over at £11,000. 3c. green
at £1000, but was knocked down with the Federated Malay States The pen and ink drawing of the with albino
at £3400. collection of Dr Yau Khai Weng ‘Leaping Tiger’, illustrated on the overprint
The afternoon saw the going under the hammer in the front of the sale catalogue sold for (illustrated
‘Rossfield’ Great Britain go under morning and South East Asia £9500. left) sold for
the hammer, the buoyant market stamps and covers following in In the afternoon sale it was £5000 on a
for good GB ensuring some the afternoon, featuring another Sarawak which brought in most £3000-4000
significant realisations. Among Federated Malay States collection, of the top realisations, with an estimate.

Forthcoming Auctions and the ‘VR’ official (two). There is an 1841 2d. trial sheet of 12, an unused
block of four 2d. imperfs from plate 4 and an unused corner block of the
County
10d. embossed.
The all world postal auction which closes on 23 May contains the usual
Surface-printed include a mint 1884 £1 brown-lilac, mint and used £5
fine array of material with over 6000 lots to suit all pockets, estimated from
oranges and a mint Edward VII IR official £1 green.
£2 to over £2000.
Elsewhere, there are notable, China, Cape of Good Hope, Pacific
Among the highlights this time is a mint 1935 Silver Jubilee 2½d.
Islands and, of course, Australia, from Kangaroos and early Federation
Prussian blue, estimated at £2700, while for those with more modest
booklets to modern errors.
ambitions there are a plethora of basic sets and numerous machine
booklets.
Another attraction, of course, is that County do not levy a buyer’s
Prestige Philately
Two items from their ‘International Rarities Auction’ being held on 24 May,
premium on your purchases.
have been highlighted by the Melbourne auction house.
The first is an 1826 letter from ‘Fort Dundas, Melville Island’ addressed
Grosvenor
to England, which represents the earliest known item of mail from the
The 22 and 23 May worldwide sale in the Strand comprises over 2300
Northern Territory. The letter is expected to fetch A$50,000.
lots, including an important section of Falkland Islands and Antarctica
The second item is of much more recent vintage; a block of 12 of
from the collection of Malcolm Barton, the extensive collection of Gilbert
the unissued 3½d. Olympics stamp of 1956 from the proposed booklet
and Ellice Islands formed by the late Ken Smith and the Ireland collection,
plate. The block is the largest in private hands and the only plate number
featuring the overprints on Great Britain, from the late Bill Fletcher. Foreign
block (plate 2). This piece is priced at A$60,000 in the current edition of
countries include a strong section of the Municipal Posts of the Treaty
The Australian Commonwealth Specialists Catalogue’, but with a single
Ports of China and fine collections of Poland formed by Alan Blunt and
example having been sold by Prestige in 2006 for $10,500 plus premium,
Switzerland by the late John Mitchell.
Gary Watson reckons the unique plate block must be worth more than
A$125,000.
Heinrich Kohler
The 21 May sale in Wiesbaden features the reknowned collection of
Zeppelin mails formed by Gerhard Wolff of the USA. The sale has been
Spink
Spink offered the first part of Gerald Sattin’s collection of British Empire
broken down into 480 single lots and 53 collections and clearly provides
soldiers’ mail in 2004. Now, following the death of Mr Sattin last year, the
a real opportunity for the Zeppelin enthusiast to obtain some out-of-the
rest of the collection is to be sold on 4 June.
ordinary items.
Gerald Sattin was a postal historian of international repute and his
collection garnered numerous high awards in international competition,
Investphila
including five large golds and four FIP championship classes. All his
The Spring Sale in Lugano between 30 May and 1 June will feature the
covers were painstakingly researched, the results of which are included
Paolo Bianchi collections of Imperial Russia, including his classic Russia
with the items in this sale.
collection which has been awarded a number of international large gold
Many are described as ‘extremely rare’ or ‘the only known’, including lot
medals.
43, illustrated on the front of the sale catalogue, ‘the only recorded use of
Other collections included in the sale include Paolo Bianchi’s external
a (Mauritius) Dardenne 1d. value on a soldier’s cover. This carries a pre-
mails to and from Russia, pre-stamp philately (including the earliest
sale estimate of £18,000–20,000.
recorded postmarked cover), the military mail of the Napoleonic armies in
Russia and ‘Russia and the UPU’.
Western Auctions
Almost half of the 1600–lot sale in Bristol on 24 May is devoted to Great
Millennium Philatelic Auctions
Britain, with a very fine, but unattributed, collection clearly providing the
Millennium announce that in October 2008 they will be offering the New
major part.
Guinea collection formed by Stuart Leven of California.
Strength is in Queen Victoria, with extensive line-engraved, with
The collection covers the stamps and postal history of the territory from
some 200 lots of Penny Blacks alone, as well as surface-printed and a
the establishment of the first post office of German New Guinea in 1888,
strong section
right through to the Japanese Occupation of 1942.
of departmental
The German period is represented by numerous
officials.
covers and strikes of rarer offices, such as
Highlights
Hatzfeldhafen, and Kerawara, while World War I is
include an 1882
well covered with ‘active service’ covers, ‘G.R.I.’
£5 orange on
overprints and Australian stamps used in the
blued paper which
territory.
the auctioneer
NW Pacific Islands include a 2½d. second
describes as ‘the
watermark ‘abc’ strip of three and a fifth setting £1
ultimate copy’; this
(illustrated left), as well as what the auction house
is not an unfair
describes as ‘one of the finest lots of ‘OS’ punctures
description as
on cover ever formed.
the stamp carries
a neat Charing
Mowbrays Australia
Cross datestamp for 26 March 1882, five days after issue and the earliest
The 18 June auction in Sydney features what Mowbrays describe as ‘the
recorded date! This is estimated at £15,000 (illustrated above).
finest array of Great Britain ever offered for auction in Australia’ —and we
Other impressive high values include an unmounted 1887 £1 green
have no reason to doubt that they are right.
with sheet margins on two sides showing the ‘TA’ frame breaks (estimate
Highlights among the line-engraved include an unused block of nine
£5000) and, in the officials, a 1902-04 £1 dull blue-green ‘IR’ with an
Penny Blacks from plate 7, plus unused singles from plates 1b (two), 6, 11
Aberdeen c.d.s. (estimate £12,000).

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BRITISH STAMPS
A Gibbons Stamp Monthly Supplement No 327 June 2008

Air Displays
T his year marks the centenary of the first officially recorded powered heavier than air
flight in the UK by Samuel Cody and the 60th anniversary of the Farnborough Air
Show. These events are marked by six special stamps to be issued on 17 July.
The stamps show:
1st class. The Red Arrows, a photograph
taken by Leigh Harris at the Dartmouth
Airshow in 2006. The Red Arrows, formed
in 1965, are the RAF’s aerobatic display
team.
48p. The RAF Falcons, a photograph
by Andy Critchfield taken at Biggin Hill
in 2006. Based at RAF Brize Norton as
part of No 1 Parachute Training School,
the Falcons are selected from the RAF’s
Parachute Jumping Instructors. Members
receive intensive training to enable them
to perform the skilled freefall and canopy
manoeuvres that culminate in the team
landing in quick succession.
50p. Red Arrows fly-past. A photograph
by Ellis Nadler taken at Farnborough in
2006 showing a young spectator enjoying
the formation flying.
56p. Avro Vulcan prototypes and Avro
707s. Operated by the RAF from 1953 to
1984, the delta wing Vulcan, along with
the Handley Page Victor and Vickers
Valiant, was designed as part of the RAF’s
V-bomber force, fulfilling the role of
nuclear deterrence against the Soviet
Union. Perhaps its best-know deployment
was as a conventional bomber during the
Falklands conflict with Argentina. The
Avro 707 was an experimental aircraft
built to test the delta wing concept. The
photograph was taken at Farnborough in
1953.
72p. Robert Wyndham. A photograph
taken in 1933 shows the one-armed
parachutist Robert Wyndham about to
jump from an aircraft.
81p. W B Moorhouse rounding the
beacon at Hendon Air Race, circa 1912.
Moorhouse became the first pilot to be
awarded the Victoria Cross (1915) during
World War I.
The stamps have been designed by Roun-
del and printed in gravure by De La Rue.
A number of other philatelic items have
been produced in conjunction with this
issue. As well as the usual blank first day
cover envelope (30p), stamp cards (£2.40)
and presentation pack (£3.95) there will
be a medal cover (14.95) and a ‘100 Years
of Aviation’ generic sheet containing the
1st class stamp printed in litho by Cartor
(£7.75). Illustrated first day cancellations
will be in use at Tallents House, Edinburgh
(Red Arrows formation) and Farnborough,
Hants (parachutists in free fall formation).
Sheets and covers
A second commemorative sheet (the first
celebrated the centenary of the Territorial
Army) will mark the centenary of the 1908
Summer Olympics held in London. Pro-
posed issue date is 24 July. A Royal Mail/
Royal Mint coin cover is also planned.
A Machin coin medal cover, commem-
orating the 40th anniversary of Machin’s
decimal coins will be available from 5 June.

The First Regional Stamps

Lions, Leopards, Unicorns and Dragons: the first ‘Regional’
stamps, an exhibition charting the development of the first re-
gional stamps opened in the Search Room at the British Postal
Museum and Archive in May.
The exhibition marks the 50th anniversary of the first Re-
gionals and illustrates some of the designs submitted and shows
how the final designs were developed. The idea for Regional
stamps was first suggested during the reign of King George
VI, just after World War II. Although designs and essays were
created, the idea came to nothing. It was not until 1956 that The Queen agreed to
different definitive stamps for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, along with the
islands of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man (but not England, which did not have
its own stamps until 2001) and the first stamps appeared in 1958.
The BPMA is situated at
Freeling House, Phoenix Place,
London WC1X 0DL. It is open
Monday to Friday 10.00 a.m.–
5.00 p.m., and until 7.00 p.m. on
Thursdays.
Telephone: 020 7239 2570.
Email: info@postalheritage.org.uk

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Stamping Around London
Alan Sacks concludes his philatelic guided tour
Starting point for mail
S taying on the north side of the river, we can make our way back to the Monument,
which was erected by Christopher Wren and which commemorates the outbreak of the
Great Fire of London in Pudding Lane in 1666. Around the corner is the latest London
coaches
A consequence of the then new building
Bridge (SG 2313); until the completion of Westminster Bridge in 1750, prior London was the demolition of the Bull and Mouth
Bridges were the only bridges to cross the Thames between the City and Kingston. The Inn (later the Queen’s Hotel), which was
penultimate bridge was sold for £1m/US$2.4m and reconstructed in Arizona. Earlier the starting point for mail coaches to the
London Bridges had houses and shops on either side of the road, while the tarred heads north and north-west, for example Edin-
of traitors were placed on spikes on the fortified gates that stood at each end: the picture burgh and Glasgow and Shrewsbury and
executed by Wenceslaus Hollar in about 1670 shows the buildings but spares us any other Worcester, as well as Birmingham, Leeds
gory details … Outside Adelaide House stand two G-type EIIR pillar boxes with separate and Norwich. The 1984 issue (1258/62)
apertures for stamped and metered mail. celebrates the bicentenary of the first mail
Crossing the road and going west along A statue by Dame Elizabeth Frink (1937) coach run, while the inn is illustrated on a
Cannon Street, a left turn is made into depicting a nude shepherd driving a flock 1994 booklet (FB69). Almost opposite, the
Laurence Pountney Hill. Vestry House was of sheep stands in nearby Paternoster GPO housed its central telegraph office;
once the London sales office of the stamp Square; one of my ‘privileges’ as a Free- the roof of one of the former buildings on
printers, Bradbury Wilkinson, who were man of the City of London is to drive (fully the site was successfully used by Guglielmo
later bought by De La Rue. BW printed the clothed) sheep across London Bridge—an Marconi (1889/90) to demonstrate wire-
‘Seahorses’ from 1918 to 1934 as well as the experience that I have yet to savour! Nor less telegraphy.
recessed £1 PUC depicting St George and have I gone around the City with a drawn Another surviving police call box is loc-
the Dragon (SG 438) and, later the Queen sword, while another privilege that I am ated just before the entrance to Postman’s
Elizabeth engraved high values from 1963 unlikely to request is to be hanged with Park, which is the old churchyard of St
to 1977, including the 2s.6d. values in the a silken rope were I to be convicted of a Botolph Aldersgate. The Park, which is the
1964 Shakespeare and 1966 Westminster capital offence!! The restored Temple Bar second largest in the City, houses over 50
Abbey sets (650 and 688). To the right of is nearby. memorial plaques that are dedicated to or-
the building are two A-type wall letter boxes Almost opposite the station is St Martin’s- dinary people who lost their lives heroically
for stamped and metered mail. le-Grand; number 1, now Nomura House, in order to save another; the memorial was
used to be the GPO headquarters with the brainchild of the eminent Victorian
Post Office country an office for the Postmaster General. artist, G F Watts, assisted by his wife. Co-
Returning to Cannon Street, the road is Henry Raikes, who was PMG from 1886 incidentally, W S Gilbert drowned trying to
crossed just past the station to the corner of to 1891, laid a memorial stone on 20 save a girl but presumably did not qualify as
Walbrook where two different pillar boxes November 1890 on the commencement being ‘ordinary’.
stand next to each other: the C-type GVR has of the building work. Until its relocation At the other end of the Park is King
two apertures covering second class and first to Edinburgh (1495) in 1966, the build- Edward Street with the King Edward Build-
class and abroad, while the EIIR is a ‘busi- ing also housed the Philatelic Bureau; ing, which became the new London Chief
ness box’; these enable mail pouches con- this was opened on 1 May 1963 when the Post Office in 1910. The National Postal
taining meter franked mail to be accepted. late Frank Langfield, who was also the Museum first opened here in 1966. The
Back to Cannon Street and up to St Paul’s first editor of the British Philatelic Bulletin, US company, Merrill Lynch, now occupies
Station at the junction of Cheapside and headed it (Ref 4). the building.
Newgate Street. This Central Line station
was originally called Post Office because of
the latter’s local domination; the name was
changed to its current one in 1937. Newgate
Street used to house a gaol; its notoriousness
is believed to have inspired Elizabeth Fry
Earlier London Bridges had houses and
(1004) to devote her life to prison reform. shops on either side of the road
Freemen of the The Bull and
City of London Mouth was the
are privileged starting point for
to drive sheep mail coaches to
across London the north and
Bridge west

Newgate gaol
inspired
Elizabeth Fry

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Sir Rowland Hill
Directly in front of the building stands a
statue to Rowland Hill (1095/8, 1887/8
and booklets FW4/7), who was responsible
for the reform of the postal system cul-
minating in the first postage stamps—the
Penny Black and the Two Pence Blue. His
concept was for ‘A bit of paper just large
enough to bear the stamps showing the tax
has been paid and covered at the back with
a glutinous wash which the bringer of the
letter might by applying a little moisture
attach to the back.’ A Penny Red appears
on SG 1598. The statue originally stood in
front of the Royal Exchange.
Prior to this reform, postage was paid by
the recipient and was based on distance
and the number of sheets in the letter; Hill
recommended that postal rates be based
on weight instead—the rest, as they say, is
(postal) history. Hill was appointed the Sec-
retary to the Postmaster General in 1846
and was Secretary to the Post Office for
ten years from 1854. Not that Hill had little
or no opposition: unlike The Post Magazine
(see last month), which first appeared in
1837 when it was advocating Uniform Post-
age, on 6 June 1840 another weekly pub-
lication called The Town printed ‘Lines on
the Post Office Medallion’, which read:
‘You must kiss our fair Queen, or her
pictures, that’s clear
Or the gummy medallion will never
adhere;
You will not kiss her hand, you will
readily find
But actually kiss little Vicky’s behind.’
A statue of Sir
Rowland Hill
stands outside
King Edward
Building. Hill
proposed that
London be
divided into ten
postal districts
38
Hill also proposed the division of London the inside wall next to the Henry VIII gate;
into ten districts; this was implemented in mail is collected from the street-side and
1857–58 but later reduced to eight districts. bears the Mount Pleasant Sorting Office
The postcode system, as we now know it, cancellation. A statue of Henry VIII is over
came into being, starting with Norwich, the gateway. Crossing the road into Smith-
in 1959. field Market’s Grand Avenue, one can see
three each of K2 and K6 red telephone
Mothballed kiosks. Their designer was Giles Gilbert
The Post Office Railway, a.k.a. Mail Rail, Scott; they were based on the mausoleum
ran below the Post Office buildings for 75 that Sir John Soane erected in the Old
years until 2003; this was a fully automated St Pancras churchyard near Kings Cross
computer-controlled distribution service Station for his wife, eldest son and, in due
covering the 6½ miles from Paddington course, himself.
Station (2609) to Whitechapel including
stops near Holborn and at Mount Pleasant Telephone connections
(see later) and Liverpool Street Station. The connection of the Post Office with
The journey, including all stops, took 26 telephones arises from the fact that the
minutes and once carried some four mil- PO ran the British telephone service until
lion letters every day. The railway is cur- 1981. The K2 is somewhat taller than the
rently mothballed because it was allegedly K6, a fact that is readily apparent when
more expensive than moving letters and seeing them side-by-side; there are also a
parcels between London sorting centres variety of other distinguishing features.
(?!); it is, however, still maintained in case The K simply stands for kiosk; K1 was
of a future revival (Ref 5). predominantly white; K3 was a cheaper re-
Continuing up King Edward Street to placement of K2 and, in turn, replaced by
Little Britain (not connected to any TV K6. The K5 was a lightweight plywood box
programme), West Smithfield is reached; used for temporary events while the K7 is
St Bart’s Hospital has a small wall box on the predominantly glass construction box.
The Post Office Railway ran below the
Post Office buildings for 75 years until
2003
The first pillar boxes
were installed on the
recommendation of
Anthony Trollope, post
office surveyor and
novelist
The headquarters of
the Order of St John
are at St John’s Gate
Kings Cross station
The British Telecom
Tower was once the
tallest building in London
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The K8 was the last red kiosk. This leaves
the K4, which combined the K2 with both
a letterbox and a stamp vending machine
and of which only four are known to be
currently in use.
Continuing up Cowcross Street, two pil-
lar boxes stand opposite Farringdon Sta-
tion; both are C-types, one being VR, the
other EIIR, which is for metered mail.
Interestingly, the base of the VR box had
8 inches removed because of its proximity
to the railway tunnel below. The station
itself was originally the terminus of the
Metropolitan Railway, the world’s first un-
derground railway that ran to Paddington
Station. The railways used to transport
parcels until Henry Fawcett introduced the
Parcel Post in 1883; the sign on the wall in
Turnmill Street still reads ‘Parcels Office’.
St John’s Gate, which was built in 1504,
is in nearby Clerkenwell and is the English
Headquarters for the Order of St John
(1359/62). Mount Pleasant Sorting Office
is a few minutes walk away; it is estimated
that around one third of the country’s mail
passes through here. In addition, it is the
location for the combined former National
Postal Museum and Royal Mail Archive
now known as the British Postal Museum
and Archive. The 1985 issue (1290/3)
celebrates 350 years of the Royal Mail
public postal service; the 17p stamp has
the Royal Exchange (see last month) and
Tower 42 (see below) in its background.
The 150th anniversary of the first pillar box
was commemorated in 2002 (2316/20);
these were introduced following the recom-
Sir James Barrie donated the
royalties of Peter Pan to Great
Ormond Street Children’s
Hospital
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mendations of a PO Surveyor, one Anthony
Trollope, who is somewhat better known
as a novelist. The first pillar boxes were
installed in the Channel Islands and were
based on his observations of French prac-
tice. British pillar boxes are depicted in a
number of stamp booklets (DN46/66).
Harry Potter and the Post
Office Tower
A short northbound bus ride brings us to
Kings Cross Station (1796): the sign for
platform 93/4 is a popular photo call with
its Harry Potter connection (2750/6). St
Pancras Station (see earlier) is next door.
Further up Euston Road is Euston Station,
the London end of the legendary docu-
mentary film Night Mail: this covers the
Travelling Post Office’s journey to Glasgow
to the accompaniment of words and music
by W H Auden and Benjamin Britten re-
spectively (prestige stamp booklet DX32).
From there it is a short walk to the British
Telecom Tower. Originally known as the
Post Office Tower (679/80 and 1118), at
620 feet it used to be the tallest building
in London until superseded by Tower
42 (a.k.a. the Nat West Tower) and sub-
sequently Canada Tower at Canary Wharf.
Post Office Technology was celebrated in
1969 (808/11).
The Tower was opened in 1965 and
was said by the then PMG, Tony Benn, to
symbolise 20th century Britain. Essentially
a pylon that supports radio, television and
telecoms aerials, it was also described as
The Royal Opera House in Covent
Garden is home to world class opera
and ballet
being lean, practical and futuristic and
epitomising the technical and architectural
skills of the second industrial revolution.
A revolving restaurant was sited at the
top; regrettably, due to the building being
bombed in the 70s, it is no longer open to
the public and nowadays all visits are by
invitation only.
To be or not to be …
stranded? That is the
question
From here, there are several routes back to
the Strand: one is via the Pollock Toy Mu-
seum (1436/9), off Tottenham Court Road;
Bloomsbury with its ‘set’ is recognised with
Virginia Woolf’s portrait (2644) and a
plaque in Gordon Square; the TUC build-
ing (767); the British Museum (2404/9);
Tavistock Square to see Mahatma Gandhi’s
statue (807); Great Ormond Street Chil-
dren’s Hospital (2304/8), to which Sir
James Barrie donated the royalties of Peter
Pan; Freemasons’ Hall—some Masonic
symbols appeared on the 3d. Victory issue
(492); and the Royal Opera House (1122);
one of its prima ballerinas was Dame Mar-
got Fonteyn (1936), while both a ballerina
and an opera singer are included in the
Europa, British Theatre set (1183 and
1186). The British Museum played host
to the Tutankhamun exhibition (901 and
booklet FB60) and is also the home of the
De Lisle Psalter (836/40) and the bronze
head of the Emperor Hadrian (1772),
which was found in the Thames.
Bloomsbury,
home to Virginia
Woolf, the TUC
building and the
British Musum
with its many
treasures from
around the world
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A sculptural pun
An alternative route is via Portland Place
to see the discoverer of antiseptic sur-
gery, Lord Lister’s (667/8) statue; the BBC
(909/12 and prestige booklet DX19) in
Langham Place—other related issues are
for children’s television in 1996 (1940/4),
a Dalek from Dr Who (2094) and the in-
ventor of TV, John Logie Baird (2718); then
to Piccadilly Circus to see its statue (1118):
although popularly known as Eros, the God
of Love, its official title is the Shaftesbury
Memorial Fountain and the figure actually
represents the Angel of Christian Charity;
its bow is also held the wrong way round!
Lord Shaftesbury is included in the 1976
Social Reformers issue (1003) with specific
reference to chimney sweeping; the statue,
sited opposite Shaftesbury Avenue, can also
be taken as a sculptural pun.
Burlington House in Piccadilly is the
home of the Royal Astronomical Society
(823), the Linnean Society (1380 and book-
let FL12) and the Royal Institute of Chem-
istry (1029/32); vitamins (C is shown on
the latter’s 10p stamp) were discovered by
Sir F G Hopkins, another former pupil of
CLS, which resulted in the founding of the
science of biochemistry. Burlington House
also houses the Royal Academy; a statue of
Sir Joshua Reynolds (2641), the latter’s first
president stands in its courtyard. Sir Thomas
Lawrence (748 and 772) was another pres-
ident. George Stubbs, however, (749 and
1531/5) was never elected an Academician
due to quarrels with the then establishment;
the fact that the later dog issue didn’t in-
clude any Royal corgis is irrelevant.
In nearby Albemarle Street, there is a
Faraday Museum in the basement of the
Royal Institution. Fortnum & Mason in
Piccadilly provides a further link to the
Crimean War (2489/94) because Queen
Victoria sent a large consignment of their
beef tea to Florence Nightingale. The area
around Piccadilly and Leicester Square is
also ‘theatre land’; Agatha Christie’s long
A statue of Lord Lister can
be seen in Portland Place
The BBC is situated in
Langham Place
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running play, The Mousetrap, is on the front
cover of a prestige stamp booklet (DX12).
Pantomimes (1303/7) are also a regular
Christmas season event. Charlie Chaplin’s
(1300 and 2095) statue stands in Leicester
Square, just north of the Strand.
The third (and longest) route is to con-
tinue toward Baker Street. The Magic Circle
(2525/9) has its headquarters in Stephen-
sons Way, off Euston Road; magicians have
also appeared—just like that!—with Tommy
Cooper (2041) and, earlier, Harry Corbett
and Sooty (1941). The Planetarium is next
to Baker Street Station; the 50th anniversary
of the TV programme, The Sky at Night, was
celebrated in 2007 (2709/14), while earl-
ier, in 2002, a miniature sheet illustrated
galaxies and nebulae (MS2315) and, even
earlier, the night sky was illustrated in 2000
(2126/a). Around the corner, 239 Baker
Street has been renumbered 221B and
houses the Sherlock Holmes Museum.
The home of cricket
Lord’s Cricket Ground, ‘the home of
cricket’ and the headquarters of the Maryle-
bone Cricket Club (booklets FB39/42), can
be reached via a pleasant walk through Re-
gent’s Park, the home of the London Zoo
(2319 and booklets FB47/9) and the loca-
tion for the Nash Terrace depicted in 1965
(680). The centenary of the first England-
Australia Test Match was commemorated in
1980 (1137) and a Test Match at Lord’s in
the summertime issue of 1994 (1837). The
earlier centenary of county cricket featured
sketches of W G Grace (928/30) and he
reappears in 1988 (1398); the Grace Gates
form the main entrance to the ground. And
for a penultimate virtuous circle, the former
England captain, Michael Brearley, is the
current president of the MCC and, as you
might have guessed, also went to CLS!
Around yet another corner is Abbey Road,
with its recording studios and its Beatle con-
nections (2686/MS2692 and 1399). A bus
or two will take you back to the Strand.
Chaplin’s
stands in
Leicester
Burlington House in Piccadilly is
home to the Royal Astronomical
Society, Linnean Society and Royal
Institute of Chemistry
The final virtuous circle concerns Robert
Hunter, who was appointed as the Chief
Solicitor/Legal Adviser to the General Post
Office by Henry Fawcett in 1882. In that
capacity he was personally responsible for
drafting more than 50 Acts of Parliament
including The Conveyance of Mails Act
of 1893 that prevented the then private
railway companies from making excessive
profits. This Act alone was computed to
have saved the country over £10 million!
Another achievement was his part in nego-
tiations for the purchase of the National
Telephone Company’s system: the com-
pensation that was originally claimed by
the company amounted to £21m but, fol-
lowing prolonged arbitration proceedings,
was settled at £12.5m.
Hunter was knighted in 1894 for services
to the Post Office but is better remembered
as one of the three founders and the first
chairman of the National Trust (his sug-
gested name); NT properties feature in
many stamp issues—but that is possibly
another story! (Ref 6).
References
4 British Philatelic Bulletin, August 2007
(p. 364)
5 British Philatelic Bulletin, September 2007
(p. 25)
6 The National Trust Magazine, Summer
2007 (pp. 20–24)
Other major acknowledgments
Ian Harrison: The Times Picture
Collection, London
Arthur Byron: London Statues
Tom Quinn: Eccentric London
Thomas Hinde: Carpenter’s Children—
The story of the City of London School
Stanley Gibbons GB Concise Stamp
Catalogue 2007
The BPMA, in particular, for the initial
inspiration for this article.
And finally, humble apologies for any
stamp or booklet inadvertently omitted!
Lord’s can be reached
via Regent’s Park
Charlie
statue
Square
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Machin Watch
John M Deering updates his report on the latest Machins and looks at
some new booklet varieties
18 (but no printer’s logo in the bottom cor-
Welcome to the June edition of Gibbons Stamp Monthly, and to ‘Machin Watch’. You ner, as sadly this is a marking which seems
are probably reading this particular month’s article in May, and with a bit of luck to no longer be in use; apparently the ‘D’
summer may be appearing on the horizon as a possibility—and with it we can look prefixed cylinder number is enough recog-
forward to some sunny days. If I remember correctly (although it seems a very distant nition for the printer). Against row 13 at
memory), by this time last year we had already experienced some exceptionally nice the left of no-dot sheets, and row 12 at the
weather. right of dot sheets are the all-important
This month I report on a miscellany of material (and there isn’t a ‘Smilers®’-type printing dates. As usual, no-dot sheets have
stamp in sight); I discuss the new Machins for the recent tariff increase, and I also a coloured stripe down the left edge. Also,
include a series of smaller topics all relating to booklet matters, including band as introduced on 27 March 2007 when
varieties and a ‘Universal’ booklet with a displaced phosphor number which is some- the last rate increase stamps were issued,
thing we haven’t seen for nearly 20 years! This month’s article includes a table and there are the Royal Mail colour names that
is packed with plenty of pictures, so enjoy—and I will be back next month with more are printed against row 3 on the left-hand
Machin and modern GB news. side of both no-dot and dot sheets. The of-
ficial Royal Mail colour names for the new
stamps are as follows: orange (9p), shock-
The new tariff stamps ing pink (15p), lime green (56p) and sea
As expected the increase in postal tariffs the basic second class rate for standard UK green (81p). It is worth mentioning that
came into force on 7 April 2008, and three letters (i.e. 27p) and the basic second class although the 9p is a re-issue, the earlier ver-
new Machin definitive stamps (i.e. with new rate for Large UK letters (42p). Therefore, sion was not available with the colour name
denominations) were issued in sheets to in 19 years the 15p rate has gone from printed in the selvedge.
take account of the new rates; they are 15p, being second class to the difference be- Cylinder block enthusiasts will want to
56p and 81p and were issued on 1 April in tween two types of second class mail, which know that the cylinder number for each
preparation for the rate increase the follow- is interesting. But this is not nearly as dra- of the three new denominations is the
ing week. As a make-up rate between the matic as the jump between 15p and 81p for same; D1 pD1. The 15p has the printing
basic second class tariff rate of 27p and the the overseas mail! date ‘08/01/08’, the 56p ‘09/01/08’ and
new first class rate of 36p, a 9p definitive the 81p ‘10/01/08’—suggesting that the
was re-issued also, but this was discussed in Sheet markings go-ahead for the new tariffs had been given
some detail last month so please refer back In terms of their sheet markings, the three some time before April.
to the May ‘Machin Watch’ if you feel that new stamps are much like any other cur- It is eight months since I included in
you need a reminder. Also, where the tariff rent DLR ‘ATN’ printed sheet definitives: ‘Machin Watch’ a table summarising all
increase is concerned, I provided a general there are cylinder numbers adjacent to row the DLR ‘ATN’ sheet printings with the
overview in the March article which you
may wish to revisit. New denominations for the 7 April 2008 tariff increases: 15p bright magenta, 56p
Thinking specifically of the three new yellow-olive and 81p turquoise-green, all with cylinder D1 pD1 no dot
denominations, all have two (side) phos-
phor bands and are printed by De La Rue
in gravure on their ‘ATN’ press; the 15p
is bright magenta, the same colour as the
earlier 7p (Y1673); the 56p is that rather
uninspiring yellow-olive colour previously
used for the 34p (Y1691) and 35p (Y1695);
and the 81p is turquoise-green, as used
for the 47p (Y1717). All three stamps
are printed on non-fluorescent paper with
cream PVA gum.
Both 56p and 81p denominations are
completely new in that there have never
before been 56p or 81p stamps, and both
are simply the result of rising tariffs. The
81p (which replaces the 78p) is now the
highest denomination below £1. The 15p
is not a new denomination as such; it was
first issued in 1979 as an ultramarine stamp
(X947), when 15p was the tariff for airmail
letters to the old zone C destinations;
the equivalent service is now covered by
the 81p tariff! The 15p ultramarine was
withdrawn in 1983, but a bright blue ver-
sion (X905) was issued in 1989 when 15p
became the basic UK second class tariff
(now 27p). The reason for a 15p stamp in
2008 is that it is the make-up rate between

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CYLINDER & DATE BLOCKS:
low values: enhanced engraving
non-fluorescent paper/cream-PVA gum
Unless noted, cylinder blocks include the printer’s logo
Cyl No Printing Date
1p 2B bright crimson, deep Queen’s head D2 pD1 17 March 06
18 March 06
04 October 06
05 October 06
21 January 07
21 March 07
2p 2B dark green, deep Queen’s head D2 pD1 16 March 06
17 March 06
06 July 06
02 November 06
20 January 07
5p 2B very deep claret, deep Queen’s head D2 pD1 23 August 06
24 August 06
16 March 07
19 March 07
5p 2B dark claret, deep Queen’s head D2 pD2 17 April 07
9p 2B bright orange (without printer’s logo) D1 pD1 10 January 08
11 January 08
10p 2B deep bright orange, deep Queen’s head D2 pD1 23 March 06
24 March 06
03 November 06
04 November 06
16 January 07
17 January 07
12p 2B dark turquoise D1 pD1 27 April 06
14p 2B salmon-pink D1 pD1 26 April 06
27 April 06
06 November 06
15p 2B bright magenta (without printer’s logo) D1 pD1 08 January 08
16p 2B pink (without printer’s logo) D1 pD1 04 January 07
05 January 07
02 April 07
20p 2B very deep bright green D4 pD1 24 March 06
deep Queen’s head 03 October 06
04 October 06
04 April 07
06 September 07
07 September 07
2nd CB PiP (small) bright blue D1 pD1 28 April 06
Date blocks of the three new 15 September 06
denominations: 15p 08/01/08, 56p 09/01/08 and 81p 15 January 07
16 January 07
10/01/08, all from the right-hand side of dot sheets 2nd CB bright blue, deep Queen’s head D3 pD1 28 March 07
(without printer’s logo)
enhanced engraving type of stamps, and detailing the enhanced engravings, it will 1st 2B PiP (small) gold D1 pD1 02 May 06
so with a tariff increase it seems a sensible be without all of the superseded denom- 15 September 06
16 September 06
point at which to up-date the previous inations. (It is also worth noting [so that 21 January 07
table and re-publish it with the benefit of there can be no confusion] that the colour 22 January 07
1st 2B deep yellowish gold, deep Queen’s head D2 pD1 29 March 07
the new tariff stamps and any new printing descriptions I include in the tables are as duller fluor phosphor bands (without printer’s logo)
dates. But please take note that I will not a result of specialised observations, and 37p CB olive-green D2 pD1 30 January 06
31 January 06
re-publish the whole table again, so should are not necessarily those used by Stanley 37p CB deep olive-green shade D2 pD1 31 March 06
you need it in the future then please keep Gibbons. Please just think of the tables as
it safe. The next time I include a table illustrating a specialised study.) Table continues in next column

Cylinder blocks of previously issued 15p definitives: from 1979, ultramarine on phosphorised
paper (X947) and from 1989, light blue with centre band (X905). Alongside are equivalent 15p
Scotland regionals (S35 and S56)

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2nd 2B PiP Large Letter bright blue D1 pD1 15 May 06
16 May 06
Red cover returns
06 September 06 In last month’s ‘Machin
07 September 06
12 September 06 Watch’, I discussed the 6×1st
01 November 06 ‘Ice Cream’ retail booklet
05 December 06
44p 2B ultramarine D1 pD1 31 January 06 which was recently issued (on
30 March 06 13 May). My earlier report
31 March 06
06 November 06 was based on advanced pub-
07 November 06 licity, but now having a copy
46p 2B mustard yellow (without printer’s logo) D1 pD1 04 January 07
48p 2B rhododendron (without printer’s logo) D1 pD1 11 January 07 of this colourful booklet
12 January 07 in my hands I can confirm
D1 pD2 08 May 07
48p 2B rhododendron, deep Queen’s head D1 pD1 08 January 08 something very surprising:
49p 2B reddish brown D1 pD1 01 February 06 that the outside cover is not
03 April 06
1st 2B PiP Large Letter gold D1 pD1 11 May 06
gold, but is instead bright
12 May 06 red! Being essentially a
07 September 06
08 September 06
(gold) self-adhesive ‘definitive-based’ book-
31 October 06 let, I had just assumed that, like all the other Front cover of ‘Ice Cream’ retail booklet
01 November 06
04 December 06 retail booklets since September 2002, it which is (surprisingly) coloured red; tab
05 December 06 would have a gold cover. I don’t think the shows slogan ‘oh I do like to be beside
08 March 07
09 March 07 red cover signals any permanent change; the seaside’
12 March 07 after all, the 12×1st Christmas booklets have
16 April 07
20 September 07 red covers. It is more likely that the use of the matrix intact is an excellent idea, as it
21 September 07
of red for the ‘Ice Cream’ booklet is a allows for wording and a background design
50p 2B deep bright ochre, deep Queen’s head D2 pD1 15 March 06
07 July 06 branding exercise; after all, it sets the (spe- to be printed into it—and a very nice job it
05 October 06
cial) commemorative-containing issue apart is too. The background (deliberately) fades,
50p 2B light grey D2 pD1 09 January 07
03 April 07 from standard issues. I for one welcome the and at a glance you don’t really notice that
50p 2B pale light grey D2 pD1 23 May 07 bright red cover. it has been removed around the definitives.
24 May 07 All in all, I rather like this new booklet.
54p 2B rust (without printer’s logo) D1 pD1 08 January 07
Inside the booklet things are just as I
09 January 07 described last month: there is a central The booklet is printed by Walsall in grav-
03 April 07
arrangement of four standard gold NVIs ure and each stamp has two (side) phosphor
17 April 07
56p 2B yellow-olive (without printer’s logo) D1 pD1 09 January 08 flanked on either side by a full-sized ‘Ice bands (with relatively bright fluor), and
72p 2B rosine D1 pD1 01 February 06 Cream’ commemorative (yum-yum). Of consequently the 1st gold stamps are fairly
02 February 06
78p 2B emerald-green (without printer’s logo) D1 pD1 10 January 07 course, this arrangement is not new; be- standard. However, the ‘Ice Cream’ stamps
14 September 07 tween April 2001 and through to June are anything but standard. The design (SG
81p 2B turquoise-green (without printer’s logo) D1 pD1 10 January 08
2004, 13 different 6×1st booklets contain- 1977) is of course not new; it was used in
£1 2B bright bluish violet, deep Queen’s head D2D2 pD1 22 March 06
23 March 06 ing four standard definitives and two com- the ‘Beside the Seaside’ commemorative
10 July 06
memoratives were issued; the ‘Centenary of issue in May 2007 (2734/9), but they were
£1 2B bright bluish violet, pale Queen’s head D2D2 pD1 07 November 06
08 November 06 the Royal Navy Submarine Service’ booklet printed by De La Rue and were traditionally
23 January 07
(SG PM2) started the series, which ended gummed. Being self-adhesive, the version in
£1 2B ruby (without printer’s logo) D1 pD1 30 January 07
31 January 07 with the ‘A British Journey: Wales’ booklet the booklet is therefore completely new. To
21 March 07
(PM14). The first five booklets had red see an illustration of the inside of the book-
22 March 07
17 September 07 covers and the stamps had their matrix in- let, please see last month’s article.
tact, but in September 2002 the ‘Bridges of
London’ booklet (PM7) was issued—it had Harry Potter booklet with
a gold cover and the stamps’ matrix had short bands
been stripped away. However, the ‘Ice The 6×1st Harry Potter retail booklet (is-
Cream’ booklet is a subtle combination sued on 28 August and briefly discussed
of the earlier issues: it has a bright red in the October 2007 ‘Machin Watch’; SG
cover, and (as suggested last month) MB4e) was a relatively short-lived issue in
the matrix is stripped away around the terms of its availability in post offices, and
gold definitives—but not around the until I purchased some examples with the
two commemoratives! Instead, each phosphor bands short at the top, it was look-
commemorative has its matrix left ing like a straightforward issue with no real
fully intact to roughly half way be- varieties to report at all. But with a ‘short
tween it and the gold NVIs where the bands top’ version now on the Harry Potter
matrix is cleanly cut off. Leaving part retail booklet menu, it joins the list of other

Front cover and

inside of 2002
‘Airliners’ retail
booklet (PM5).
Cover has red
theme and intact
matrix around
stamps allowed
for wording to be
printed below the
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1st gold stamp retail booklets with phosphor
band varieties.
As indicated, retail booklets containing
stamps with short bands are not new in
themselves; but in a specialised context the
short band top stamps in the Harry Potter
booklet are different to previously recorded
versions from other similar retail booklets—
and the difference is in the size of the gap
between the phosphor bands!
Background
In the July 2006 ‘Machin Watch’, I brought
to readers’ attention the fact that the 12×1st
booklets (MF3a, issued on 25 April 2006)
with added text about the then forthcom-
ing PiP pricing structure, contained stamps
(when compared to previous similar issues)
with a narrower gap between their bands.
Simply put, the April 2006 12×1st booklet
had stamps with slightly wider phosphor
bands and this resulted in a gap between the
bands of approximately 11¼mm. The 6×1st
booklets at the time, and previous 12×1st
issues, have slightly narrower bands and
consequently the gap between them is about
11¾mm. In June 2007 when booklets of the
pre-PiP design returned to the scene, both
6 and 12×1st versions had the wider bands
and narrower gap.
Before the Harry Potter booklet was dis-
covered with short bands at the top, none
of the other booklets containing gold 1st
stamps with the narrower gap between the
bands had been recorded with short bands at
the top—and hence why the versions in the
Harry Potter booklet are new. Enthusiasts
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of shades will want to know that the gold
colour of these short band top stamps falls
into the gold, pale Queen’s head category,
and that their fluor is bright.
Interesting ‘Universal’
booklets
Although not used in massive quantities
and not necessarily available in all outlets,
the current ‘Universal’ type booklets (Eur-
ope, MI2; Worldwide, MJ2; and Worldwide
Postcard, MJA1) are being reprinted from
time to time—and I think we can say this
with some certainty because of the varieties
which occasionally appear. In the October
2007 ‘Machin Watch’ I discussed a very dull
type of fluor that had started to be used
on some Walsall booklet printings, and
this extended to the ‘Universals’ where all
three types are known with the very dull
fluor (VDF). In the interim I have obtained
examples of both the Europe and World-
wide VDF booklets with short bands at
the top. I also have both with an attractive
spotty/snowy printing, and more recently I
have obtained the Worldwide version with
phosphor bands inset at the right. There are
already short band top, spotty/snowy print-
ing and inset examples, but not previously
with the VDF, and therefore in each case the
result is a new specialised single. So you can
see that Walsall continues to keep us on our
toes, but that is not all—the Europe booklet
exists with the phosphor cylinder number
displaced so that it appears all on its own on
a non-cylinder booklet.
Harry Potter retail
booklet (MB4e)
with short bands
at the top of all
six stamps and
with 11¼mm gap
between stamp
bands resulting
in a new short
band top version
Displaced phosphor number!
A first for self-adhesive retail booklets is
the displacement of the phosphor cylinder
number (usually adjacent to the ink cylinder
number) on to a plain (i.e. a non-cylinder)
booklet—and this is just what has happened
on some Europe booklets. For enthusiasts
of cylinder booklets and their varieties, a
displaced phosphor number is exciting to
say the least! Displaced phosphor numbers
are very unusual, and where booklets are
concerned you will have to look a long way
back into the past to find to find a time
when they were more common. I think the
last time that there was a booklet with a dis-
placed phosphor number was in 1988, when
a 4×14p Harrison booklet (GB3) with cylin-
der B26 was discovered with the phosphor
B82 displaced on to a non-cylinder booklet
(this is very rare). (Before this, and affecting
the type of vending and counter booklets
with pictorial covers, displaced phosphor
cylinder numbers were more common and
not something so totally unexpected. Previ-
ous examples of counter booklets would be
the two series of £1.25 (10×12½p) booklets;
one featuring Museums and another, Rail-
way Engines; both are known with displaced
phosphor numbers.)
An ink printing cylinder number is en-
graved on to the metal ink cylinder, and
likewise the phosphor ink cylinder number
is engraved on to the cylinder used to print
the phosphor bands, and it is usual for the
printers to ensure that both ink and phos-
phor cylinder numbers are printed on to the
same finished booklet (so that they appear
4×Worldwide
‘Universal’
type booklet
(MJ2) with
very dull
fluor and
inset right
bands
G.S.M. June 2008

adjacent to each other). However, very occa-
sionally, and perhaps owing to the phosphor
number being engraved in the wrong place
on the cylinder, or more likely through
simple mis-synchronisation of the phosphor
printing cylinder in relation to the ink print-
ing cylinder, the phosphor numbers end
up printed in the wrong place and on to
another (non-cylinder) booklet entirely.
Such a mistake is highly unusual and pure
chance that it was discovered—especially
owing to the fact that ‘Universal’ booklets
are not available at all outlets or in places
where there are enthusiastic collectors to
study them. I suspect that the printing which
produced the displacement was short-lived,
and that it was soon superseded.
Which booklet type is affected?
The displaced booklets have the current
cover type where the wording and logo
‘The Real Network™’ is no longer shown
below the Royal Mail cruciform logo (MI2;
2007
12×2nd
Christmas
cylinder
booklet
(LX33) with
short bands
bottom
on all 12
stamps
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BRITISH STAMPS
4×Europe
‘Universal’
type booklet
(MI2) with
ink cylinder
number
W2W2 and,
in the usual place,
phosphor number
W1 (top); with ink
cylinder number W2W2
only (centre); with
displaced phosphor
number W1 only (bottom)
originally issued on 15 June 2004), and a so-called ‘dry printing’ resulting in such a
have the earlier and more standard type of weakly applied phosphor number that to all
dull fluor (not very dull fluor). intents and purposes it cannot be seen.)
The affected cylinder printing is W2W2
pW1 and so there are W2W2 booklets with- Tailpiece
out a phosphor number, and also plain New emblem stamps for all four countries
booklets with just the phosphor ‘W1’ on the were of course also issued to take account of
tab—and they are elusive. Such booklets are the postal tariff increase, and their denom-
sold and collected in pairs, and their value is inations are 50p and 81p (thus eight stamps
really held in the booklet with just the phos- in all). I will feature these next month, and
phor number. (Sometimes, even though explain why (unusually) dot cylinder blocks
there is no displacement, cylinder booklets do not exist for Northern Ireland, Scotland
exist without a phosphor number; when this and Wales, although they do for England.
happens it is usually because there has been That is all for now; until next time …
2007 Christmas booklet with short bands
It is not only Machin definitive booklets that are found with short and inset bands, as occasion-
ally those containing pictorial definitives like the 6×1st ‘Smilers®’ retail booklets also appear
with worthwhile varieties. It seems that the Christmas booklets with the definitive-sized Christ-
mas stamps are not immune from such varieties either, as I have examples of the 2007 12×2nd
version (LX33) where the centre phosphor bands are short at the bottom of all 12 stamps.
Sometimes Christmas booklets can seem a little uninteresting, and so to have a variety like this
is rather nice. Both non-cylinder and cylinder D1D1D1D1D1 pD1 booklets exist.
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Section W 2007. BICENTENARY OF THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE
GBCATALOGUE TRADE

A supplement to Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Catalogue

Volume 4 (9th edition) and Volume 5 (3rd edition).

Add to Section E Machin (Gravure) Booklet Panes

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STITCHED BOOKLET PANE (1 MARCH) 2007 E S T R
F I S D 50p. W1927 Granville Sharp and Slave Ship
50p. W1928 Thomas Clarkson and Diagram of Slave Ship
S D R 72p. W1929 Hannah More and Title Page of The Sorrows of Yamba
design) gold and 4×5p. (dull red-brown) two bands (blue fluor), centre label without 72p. W1930 Ignatius Sancho and Trade/Business Card
bands, showing the originator of the penny post, Rowland Hill all on nonfluorescent
se- 2007 (22 MARCH). BICENTENARY OF THE ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE
tenant TRADE
In February 1807 Parliament voted for abolition of The African Slave Trade. In
F
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The Abolition of The African Slave Trade. The stamps were designed by Howard
S T
sheets of 60 (2 panes 6×5) with a vertical gutter margin. Each sheet of 30 or 60 was
se-tenant A
two 9mm. phosphor bands (blue fluor) on nonfluorescent coated paper with PVA
gum. The stamps had the year “2007” printed in micro-text placed near the neck of
each portrait on the stamps. One example is “2007” set vertically reading down and
parallel with “L” of ABOLITION to the left on No. W1925.

Perf. 14½. Nonfluorescent coated paper/PVA gum. Two phosphor bands (blue
fluor)

W1925 (=S.G. 2728) (1st) C1(×5), (C1) phosphor

E W1925a Horiz pair Nos. W1925/6
W1926 (=S.G. 2729) (1st) C1(×5), (C1) phosphor
UEP47 (containing Nos. UDB3×4, U140G×4) (1.3.07) 2·20 W1927 (=S.G. 2730) 50p. C1(×5), (C1) phosphor
W1927a Horiz pair Nos. W1927/8
W1928 (=S.G. 2731) 50p. C1(×5), (C1) phosphor
W1929 (=S.G. 2732) 72p. C1(×5), (C1) phosphor
Add to A E DI W1929a Horiz pair Nos. W1929/30
W1930 (=S.G. 2733) 72p. C1(×5), (C1) phosphor
A. Stitched Booklets (1971–2007) Plate blocks of 8 (2×4) are needed to include the four squared box with the one
spot, indicating pane position
£7·49 World of Invention
Withdrawn 21.3.08

Add to Section Self-adhesive No Value Indicated

Continued from September 2007

This booklet (initially sold at £7·49, later £7·68) highlighted inventions and the
R
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contains four panes printed in gravure by De La Rue Security Print, Dunstable. The
booklet was written by Adam Hart-Davis and designed by Russell Warren-Fisher. Date of issue 27 March 2007 containing stamps inscribed “Large” at bottom left as
Composition. One Pane XSP4 (3×(2nd) centre band, 44p. (two bands) Scotland SA D
se-tenant); UEP47 Machins (4×(1st Pip design) gold (two bands), 4×5p. dull red- R
A S se-tenant Panes WP1923 (1st), 64p. and
Printed by Walsall in sheets of 50 (2nd) and (1st) Class “Large”
WP1924 (1st), 72p. two bands) all with blue fluor. Nonfluorescent coated paper. PVA
gum. Definitive perf. 15×14 (E) WP1923/4 perf. 14½×14. Sheet of 50 (2nd) (No. UJW11) sold at £20. Dates 24/01/07, 12/03/07, 13/03/07,
DX38 (1.3.07) Phosphor (blue fluor) /PVA gum as described 17·00 14/03/07, 26/03/07
DX38 First Day Cover 8·00
Sheet of 50 (1st) (No. UJW12) sold at £24. Dates 22/01/07, 23/01/07, 08/03/07,
The Post Office first day cover was issued with the se-tenant E
09/03/07, 27/03/07, 13/04/07, 16/04/07
cancelled by a First Day postmark at Tallents House, Edinburgh or Cuffley, Potters
T T
Bar, Herts.
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 The male Common
Peafowl has a spectacular
courtship display

On Display
The depiction of display rituals provides some of the most colourful bird
stamps. P J Lanspeary selects a few examples
I n the bird world the arrival of the breeding season prompts the males to indulge in dis-
plays of various kinds to attract females. Some take on brighter and richer colouring and
grow extra feathers, or perform violent movements such as jumping and strutting around
he utters a succession of clicking noises
which culminate in a loud report. Most
of the Capercaillie stamps portray a male
with puffed up feathers, while others inflate coloured sacs of bare skin. Apart from breed- displaying—one of the most graphic is on
ing there are other causes for display, including greeting, distraction and aggression. Russia 4436, a 10k. value of 1975.
Greeting displays take place when two 266 (Bearded Penguins) and Falkland Is- Mute Swans seem peaceful enough when
birds meet after a temporary separation, lands 633 (King Penguins) and 915 (Gen- swimming gracefully along but they can be
often between mated birds at their nest. too Penguins). very aggressive in defence of their territory.
Some greeting ceremonies involve clap- In the threat posture the neck is arched
ping of bills as can be seen with the Wan- Aggression and laid back in typical S shape while the
dering Albatrosses on the 27p Falkland Defence of territory and rivalry between upper wing joints are raised above the
Islands Dependencies stamp of 1985 (SG males are prime causes of aggression. Ca- back. The main instruments of attack are
127) and a 1999 5p stamp of Tristan da percaillies, the largest members of the the wings which are flapped menacingly.
Cunha (651). The greeting displays of grouse family, are known for their aggres- A Russian stamp of 1957 illustrates Mute
penguins are sometimes ecstatic, involving sive behaviour and will turn on humans Swans in aggressive mode (2063d).
throwing back the head while uttering loud and animals as well as rival birds. On such
braying and trumpeting calls. This sort of occasions the male Capercaillie throws Courtship displays
behaviour is shown on a number of stamps back his head, raises a ruff of feathers Males of the grouse family are noted for
including South Georgia and the South around his neck and fans out his massive displays of aggression at the beginning of
Sandwich Islands 250 (King Penguins) and tail over his back. During this performance the breeding season. Black Grouse strut and

Greeting displays between Wandering

Albatrosses consist of clapping bills

54 G.S.M. June 2008

 Distraction
Distraction displays are performed mostly by birds that nest on open ground. Usually
an injury is simulated with the aim of directing the attention of a predator away from
the nest, especially if there are young. A common
ploy is for the bird to droop one or both wings giving
a crippled effect. Barbados 1020 shows a Turnstone
with one wing drooping and Botswana 529 pictures
a Senegal Wattled Plover with both wings outspread.
The unusual portrait of a Lapwing with one wing Capercaillie
drooping on Great Britain 1916 is presumably also a
distraction display.

Distraction
displays by
the Lapwing,
Turnstone and
Senegal Wattled Mute Swan
Plover

dance, feathers are puffed up and the snow-
white under-tail is displayed which con-
trasts against the glossy blue-black plumage.
These displays usually take place in the early
morning on small cleared areas known as
leks, some of which have been used for gen-
erations. Most of the Black Grouse stamps
show males displaying—typical is Austria
2495, issued in 1998. These aggressive dis-
plays between males are carried on in front
of females and can be regarded as overtures
to courtship ceremonies. This leads in to
the main subject of this article—courtship
displays—which are dramatic affairs with
some birds and, not surprisingly, are well
represented on stamps.
The Red-winged Blackbird is one of the
commonest and most widespread birds in
North America, usually found near stand-
Mute Swans seem
peaceful enough
when swimming
gracefully along
but they can be
very aggressive in
defence of their
territory
ing water. The males have a red shoulder
patch tipped with yellow which is normally
hard to see. However, when courting, they
sing and half open their wings to show the
red patches clearly. A portrait of a male
in courtship song with wings outspread
appears on the 70c. value in the Bahamas
definitive set of 1991 (903). The artist is Black Grouse
Norman Arlott, an expert bird artist, who Above: Territorial
has produced many realistic bird portraits defence and
for stamps. For this Bahamas stamp he has male rivalry result
portrayed the courtship posture perfectly. in displays of
To attract mates the male Magnificent aggression
Frigate Bird relies mainly on his bright
scarlet throat sac. He sits in a tree and blows
up his throat to the size of a small balloon Left and below:
while females fly overhead. From a distance Attracting a
mate is the most
a group of courting Magnificent Frigate
common reason
Birds resembles a mass of cherry-red fruits
for display
in a tree. There are over 30 stamps illustrat-
ing the Magnificent Frigate Bird, nearly all
showing a male in display. British Virgin Red-winged Blackbird
Islands 440, issued in 1980 is a realistic
portrait of a male in a tree with a female
flying above.
The Sage Grouse lives in North America
and is well known for its mating dance and
display. To begin the display the male erects
his tail into an extraordinary bristle like fan
of 20 separate spiky, feathers. In front, two
yellow sacs are inflated which look like lem-
ons and the breast, covered with short white
spiky feathers, hangs almost to the ground.
Magnificent Frigate Bird
John J Audubon’s painting of a male Sage
Grouse displaying can be seen on a Uganda
115s. stamp of 1985 (495).

Most spectacular
The most spectacular courtship behaviour
of any European bird is that of the Great
Bustard. In full display the male seems to
Greeting turn himself inside out, becoming, like the
Sage Grouse
displays Sage Grouse, almost unrecognisable as a
between bird. A 2f. Hungary stamp of 1964 (2041)
penguins shows a male Great Bustard in display with
involve his gular pouch extended and under-wing
throwing back coverts held forward at the leading edge
the head of the wings. The head is sunk into the
and uttering shoulders so that the white ‘whiskers’ stand
trumpeting upright.
calls Several members of the pheasant family
are well known for courtship displays. One Great
of the best known is the Common Peacock Bustard

G.S.M. June 2008 55

who, in order to impress a female, raises
and spreads his tail into a great arching fan
almost touching the ground on both sides.
The male moves around the female always
trying to show her the full face of his tail
fan. The mainly blue Common Peafowl,
a native of India, can be seen in many
ornamental collections. It has been widely
featured on stamps, some designs showing
a male displaying. A striking example is a
$20 miniature sheet brought out by Taiwan
in 1991 (MS2022). The design is taken
from a painting by Guiseppe Castiglione,
an Italian Jesuit missionary who settled in
China in the 17th century and became a
celebrated artist in the Chinese style.
The Burmese Peacock Pheasant fans out
his tail like a Peacock but, in addition, twists
his wings forward and downward. The effect
is well illustrated on a Bhutan 50c. stamp of
1968 (194). The male Great Argus Pheas-
ant spreads and turns his wings so that they
meet over his head. Projecting above the
circle of feathers are the twisted tips of the
two central feathers. A good impression of
a male in full display can be seen on North
Borneo 72, issued in 1894. This is one of the
early recess-printed stamps but loses little in
comparison with later multicoloured issues
such as the Malaysia $2 definitive of 1965
(25) which portrays a male displaying in
front of a female.
Domesticated birds indulge in courtship
displays—male Turkeys display by forming
the tail into an almost complete circle and
dropping the wings until they nearly touch
the ground. At the same time a protuber-
ance between the eyes just above the bill is
pumped up to resemble a tiny elephant’s
trunk. These features can be seen in a
splendid portrait on Albania 1173.
Birds of Paradise
The displays of Birds of Paradise are spec-
tacular—even bizarre to our eyes. They
involve rapid body movements and waving
of specially developed feathers. The males
will hang on a branch while spinning over
and over often stopping upside-down like
a roosting bat. The Blue bird of Paradise
hangs in this way and waves beautiful blue
plumes giving a blue mist effect. At the same
time his flank feathers fall away to reveal a
red and black area on the body. A 5d. value
in a set brought out by Papua New Guinea
in 1964 shows the Blue Bird of Paradise in
the hanging position with a female standing
by (63). Also in this set are three other Birds
of Paradise, Lesser, Magnificent and Twelve
Wired all in the display position (68/70).
Great Argus Pheasant (below left) and
male displaying to female (below right)
56
Birds of Paradise are popular subjects for Birds of Paradise
stamps, not always from countries where are spectacular,
they live. Two examples are Indonesia, even bizarre
which has featured several sets illustrating
them, including Wilson’s Bird of Paradise
in 1983 (1721) showing a male performing
in front of a female, and North Korea in
1993 (N3286), which shows a Greater Bird Blue Bird of
of Paradise in full display. Paradise
The Red-capped (or Yellow-thighed)
Manakin is one of a family of tiny birds that
lives in the tropical and sub-tropical forests
of Central and South America. The male
Red-capped Manakin has one of the most
extraordinary mating dances of all birds. A
bare branch is chosen high in the canopy
from which lightning fast, short flights are
made. Rattling and buzzing sounds are
produced by rapid fluttering of enlarged
wing feathers—these are too fast for the
eye to follow. When a female approaches Lesser Bird of
the actions of the male become even more Paradise
frenetic with intricate movements causing
red and yellow colours to flash while thin,
high-pitched whistles are made. So fast do
events take place that a single portrait can-
not do them justice. Pictures of a male in
breeding plumage can be seen on a Belize
8c. stamp of 1977 (452) and a Dominica
miniature sheet of 2007 (MS3553).
Double displays
Often the courtship displays of male birds
are seemingly ignored by the female, but Magnificent Bird
with some species both sexes take part. of Paradise
Male and female cranes circle round each
other, dancing and jumping high in the
air with extraordinary grace. The highest
jumps are wing-assisted and the legs are
sometimes flung above the body. In 1962
China brought out three values featuring
the Manchurian Crane, the work of Chen
Chi-fo, a celebrated Chinese artist. The
10f. gives a good impression of the height
reached by the jumping birds and their
elegance (2030).
Twelve Wired
Bird of Paradise
The male Red-
capped Manakin
has one of the
most extraordinary
mating dances of all
birds
Wilson’s Bird
of Paradise
The male
Turkey’s
courtship
dsplay
Greater Bird of
Paradise
G.S.M. June 2008
 The Kagu is a small develop a glossy black plumage and greatly
heron-like bird re- elongated tail feathers which more than
stricted to the South double their length. Most Whydah stamps
Pacific island of New show males with their long tails—Botswana
Caledonia. In appear- 866, the 2p. definitive of 1997, portrays a
ance it is grey, but male Shaft-tailed Whydah in full breed-
when its wings are ing plumage beside a female by way of
spread broad bars of comparison.
black and chestnut Another bird that develops feathers in
colouring can be seen. the breeding season is the Ruff, a wading
During courtship the bird that breeds right across Northern
pair faces each other Europe and Asia. The males grow elabor-
to perform an intric- ate plumes which, when erected, form a
ate dance during collar round the neck. These collars, or
which they spread ruffs, after which the bird is named, differ
their wings to reveal considerably in colour. Variations include
the colourful barring. black, brown, buff, white, barred black and
A set of four values white and a speckled mixture with a purple
issued by New Caledo- sheen. No other species has such a differ-
nia in 1998 featured ence in courtship dress. A female and three
the Kagu—the 70f. males in breeding plumage can be seen on
value showed a pair a 5m. miniature sheet issued by Lesotho
with one bird in the in 1989 (MS914) and two males with dark
foreground with wings blue and barred ruffs respectively appear
spread and crest half on Poland 1971, issued in 1970.
raised (1153).

Noisy business
Tens of thousands
of Sooty (or Wide-
Red-capped awake) Terns nest on Ascension. With such
Manakin (above huge numbers, courtship in each colony is
and top left) an exuberant and noisy business. There is
Male and female a ceaseless round of activity on the ground,
Manchurian including crooning, pecking, drooping of
Cranes dance in wings and neck twisting. All the time birds
the air (centre waiting to land on the breeding area are
left) circling overhead. A strip of five 25p stamps Ruffs
The Kagu
issued by Ascension in 1988 shows various
spreads its
aspects of the Sooty Tern life cycle includ- As well as physical movements the court-
wings during
courtship (left) ing, on one stamp, two birds in nuptial ship ceremonies of birds are often ac-
display while others fly above (469/73). companied by sounds of various kinds.
The Scarlet Ibis lives along the north Reference has been made to some of
coast of South America and there is a large these—others worth mentioning are the
colony on Trinidad. During courtship both loud trumpeting of Magnificent Frigate
sexes display by bowing with wings spread Birds while inflating their throats and the
and clap their long bills together. This pro- booming of Black Grouse that can be
cedure is well illustrated on Trinidad 775, heard for miles. An article of this scope
one of a set of four values showing aspects cannot do full justice to the elaborate
of the life cycle—the stamp is inscribed courtship procedures of birds. Still pictures
‘Pre-nuptial Display’. cannot fully illustrate some of the bizarre
Whydahs are family of sparrow-like birds and beautiful rituals. Only a selection of
that live in Africa. Like our cuckoo they the relevant stamps has been made—there
The Sooty
are parasitic, laying their eggs in the nests are many more. But at least the subject en-
Tern’s nuptial
display of other birds. They merit inclusion here sures that they will be colourful and drawn
because in the breeding season the males from all parts of the world.

Explosive noises
The Bowerbirds of New Guinea and Australia go about their
displays in a unique manner. The males build structures of
twigs and grasses on the ground, usually like avenues, but
sometimes the opposite walls bend over and are formed into
an arch. A collection of objects is usually placed at the entrance
to the bower—these may comprise bits of bone, stones, shells,
fruit, seeds and even tin lids. When a female is attracted to
Scarlet Ibis come near the male goes into a violent
clap thir bills
dance while making a series of explosive
together
noises, clicks and crackles. An arch-like
structure can be seen on a 1984 stamp
of Indonesia (1765) which features Lau-
terbach’s or Yellow-breasted Bowerbird.
The male is in the foreground and the
Shaft-tailed female can just be seen peeping out of the bower. A less elabo-
Whydah in rate bower appears on Australia 736, a 35c. value issued in 1980,
breeding which shows the beautiful black and yellow Regent Bowerbird.
plumage

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Australia’s High Denomination
Kangaroo Stamps
The two-colour Kangaroo issues are the most expensive basic stamps
of the Australian Commonwealth and, together with their attractive
colour combinations, the stamps have long been favourites amongst
collectors. Richard Breckon discusses the background to these stamps
and what makes them so special
ted by Edwin Arnold of Annerley, England.
T he high denomination Kangaroo stamps are the ‘Holy Grail’ for collectors of Austra-
lian Commonwealth stamps. The four stamps, in denominations of 5s., 10s., £1 and
£2, have always been out of reach for most collectors. Indeed, at the time the Kangaroo
The standing kangaroo in an outline map
of Australia was widely disliked when the
stamps were first issued in 1913, the total face value of the four high values (£3 15s.) stamp design was publicly released in April
exceeded the weekly wage of an average worker. Not only were the stamps difficult to 1912, but the design was adopted, with some
acquire as mint examples, they were also difficult to find used. The principal use of high minor modifications, for the 15 denomina-
value stamps was for payment of lengthy telegrams and for lodgements of bulk postings— tions in the Kangaroo stamp series issued
usages that did not involve the stamps being passed back into the public’s hands. during the early months of 1913. (See GSM,
The development of the Kangaroo as Postmaster General in October 1911, June 2005.)
stamps—the first uniform Commonwealth Charles Frazer rejected the competition win-
issue to replace six separate issues for each ner (he described the portrait of George V The master electrotype of the image of
state—was a protracted process. Following as ‘execrable’). Serving in a Labour Ministry, the kangaroo created as a working die
to produce the vignette printing plate of
a public stamp design competition dur- Fraser wished to see ‘something emblematic
120. This was used to print the central
ing the early part of 1911, a winning entry of Australia’ on the first Commonwealth
image on the two-colour Kangaroo
was selected as the first Commonwealth issue. To this end, a new stamp design was stamps
stamp design. It featured King George V developed, incorporating the kangaroo that
surrounded by a complex array of Austra- appeared in the competition’s equal-second
lian motifs. Shortly after his appointment prize-winning entry, which had been submit-

The original case accommodating the steel master die of the Kangaroo stamp, the
master electrotype of the kangaroo and the value plugs in figures and words. Note
that the master die has the 9d. denomination inserted, which might suggest that this
was the last Kangaroo plate to be made

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The five stamps making up the high
value range of Kangaroo issues include
the £1 stamp as a two-colour and a
single colour. Except for changes to
watermark paper, the other stamps
remained basically unchanged for 25
years
G.S.M. June 2008
Engraving
By early May 1912, the final version of
the Kangaroo stamp design had been ap-
proved and steps were taken to have the
master steel die engraved. As no engraver
was employed at the Melbourne Stamp
Printing Office, the services of a private
engraver were needed. This role was per-
formed by Samuel Reading of Melbourne,
who had carried out engraving work for
the Victoria Post Office for about 25 years.
Reading engraved the dies of the 1901–02
£1 and £2 King Edward VII stamps of Vic-
toria and the 1911 Lakatoi series of Papua.
The Papuan stamps involved the same
method of producing master dies for the
separate denominations sharing a common
design that Reading employed for the Kan-
garoo stamps. For both the Lakatoi and the
Kangaroo stamp dies, Reading engraved
a single master steel die, leaving voids for
the various denominations to be inserted
as plugs.
The Kangaroo stamps were printed by
typography, also known as letterpress or
surface-printing. This process involved cut-
ting lines beneath the surface of the stamp
die to represent the uncoloured areas of
the stamp design. The remaining parts
of the stamp die’s surface standing up in
relief comprised the coloured areas of the
design; this level portion of the die carried
the ink that was applied during printing.
Typography was generally a faster and
cheaper method of printing stamps than
other processes, such as recess. Typography
served as the general method of producing
stamps in Australia from the 1860s through
to the 1930s.
Plate production
The Kangaroo stamps, however, involved
some distinctive features for typographed
stamps, particularly through the use of
a multi-purpose, master die with inter-
changeable value plugs. The same master
die had to serve as 15 master dies with the
various value plugs in figures and words
being inserted from behind to fill the two
voids cut into the die. The first void was the
circular frame under the map featuring
the denomination in figures. The second
void was a rectangular area underneath the
circular frame to accommodate the words
of value. Reading engraved the value plugs
as separate steel dies with edges flush to the
voids in the master die. It was a testimony to
Reading’s skills as an engraver that all the
‘wording’ and ‘figure’ value plugs formed
an exact fit on the die. For example, the
horizontal background lines of shading are
spaced only a fraction of a millimetre apart,
but they are aligned exactly with the word-
ing plugs inserted.
With the value plugs in position, the
master die was used to stamp out lead
moulds from which the copper electro-
types were produced. It has been suggested
Not only were the stamps difficult to
acquire as mint examples, they were also
difficult to find used
that the method adopted to produce the
Kangaroo printing plates involved a con-
tinuation of the ‘four-group’ method used
at the Stamp Printing Office to produce
Victorian stamp plates. (The concept is
explained in considerable detail in Kangar-
oos: the Last Victorian Issue by G N Kellow,
1985.) By the four-group method, the
Kangaroo master steel die was used to
stamp a single lead mould, from which a
single copper electrotype was grown. The
process of growing copper electrotypes
involved submersing the moulds in a bath
of copper sulphate through which an elec-
tric current was passed, causing a copper
deposit on the moulds. When the copper
shell had grown to a sufficient thickness it
was removed from the moulds and, after
being suitably backed by metal, the elec-
trotypes were assembled into a plate ready
for printing.
Using the single Kangaroo electrotype,
a group of four lead moulds were struck,
from which four electrotypes were pro-
duced. Using this four-group, the necessary
number of electrotypes was produced to
form the printing plate. The main advant-
age of the four-group technique was that
the master steel die was subjected to min-
imal use and the risk of damage to it was
reduced. The master electrotypes served as
working dies and if any of them were dam-
aged during the striking process they could
be replaced without difficulty.
Each Kangaroo printing plate comprised
120 stamp impressions, arranged in two
panes of 60, each being 10 rows of six. For
the two-colour stamps 120-on plates were
used to print the base stamp (the ‘duty
plates’) and a common, 120-on plate was
used to print the kangaroo image (the
‘vignette plate’). Although archival records
show that two plates each were manu-
factured for the 5s., 10s. and £1 (brown
and ultramarine) stamps, the philatelic
evidence proves that only one of each plate
was ever used for printing. In the case of
the £2 stamp, a single printing plate only
was produced. Of course, the £1 grey stamp
issued in 1924 involved the use of a single,
120-on plate. (The remaining Kangaroo
stamps in denominations of ½d. to 2s.
were printed from upper and lower 120-on
plates, except for the commonly-used 1d.
value, for which a group of four 120-on
plates was employed.)
Production difficulties
The production of the Kangaroo stamps
was interrupted by the delayed arrival of
watermarked stamp paper from England.
Since the Kangaroo stamps were of a new
format compared to the various state
stamps, a different size sheet was required
with the ‘Crown over A’ watermark in a
configuration centring on each stamp. The
first paper shipment was due in Melbourne
in early October 1912. This deadline had to
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be extended by a month, but then news was
received that the paper batch was rejected
by the manufacturers before shipment.
Charles Frazer had announced that the full
Kangaroo stamp series would be issued by 1
January 1913, but this was now impossible.
The first consignment of paper did not
reach the Stamp Printing Office until 30
December 1912 and only a limited supply
of 1d. Kangaroo stamps were printed and
despatched early in January 1913. In the
middle of these difficulties, the head of the
Stamp Printing Office, J B Cooke, had to
cope with the death of his wife.
There were no designated first days of
issue for the Kangaroo stamps; the dates
the stamps were first placed on sale varied
from state to state, depending on the
receipt of supplies from Melbourne. The
initial dates of despatch of the Kangaroo
stamps are known and theoretical dates of
issue can be established. The 5s., 10s. and
£1 stamps were despatched from the Stamp
Printing Office on 20 March 1913 and
they were probably placed on sale at the
Melbourne GPO a few days later. The £2
stamp was despatched on 8 April 1913 and
the issue of this stamp later in the month
completed the Kangaroo series.
Watermarks
The original issue of Kangaroo stamps are
referred to as the ‘First watermark’ series.
(The ‘Crown over A’ First watermark is
W2 in Stanley Gibbons ‘Part 1’ Catalogue.)
Single printings, each of 240,000 stamps,
were undertaken for the 5s., £1 and £2
First watermark Kangaroo stamps and one
printing of 251,400 stamps for the 10s. First
watermark stamp. (These printing figures
and other figures quoted below are based
on Note Printing Branch records, which
appear in the Australian Commonwealth Spe-
cialists’ Catalogue: Kangaroos and Early Federal
Period, 1901–12, Editor: Geoffrey Kellow.
This publication provides the most com-
prehensive information available on the
Kangaroo stamps.)
A Second watermark series comprised
only the 5s. denomination in the high
value stamps (W5). This watermark paper
featured the ‘Crown over A’ motif as used
for the King George V stamps; the latter
design, being wider than the Kangaroo
design, required the watermark to be in
a different configuration on the sheet. In
addition, the Second watermark was nar-
rower in size to the First watermark and
the details of the crown varied. The use
of the Second watermark paper on several
Kangaroo stamps came about as a result of
a shortage of the First watermark paper.
The 5s. Second watermark stamp involved
a single printing of 120,000 in August
1914, but the stamp was not issued until
12 February 1915. Of course, the Second
watermark does not align properly with the
dimensions of the Kangaroo stamp.
The use of the common vignette plate
caused the same varieties to occur on all
two-colour stamps
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Replacement supplies of Kangaroo
stamp paper were received in late 1915, but
it was found that the watermark differed
in certain details to the First watermark.
This paper—called the Third watermark
(W6)—features a crown of similar detail to
the First watermark crown, but the crown
is narrower than the First watermark’s.
The Third watermark paper was in use for
about 12 years, so several printings of Kan-
garoo high value stamps were carried out
during this time:
5s. Third watermark: Approximately 15
printings (December 1917–March 1928)
= 2,341,320 stamps; first issued in April
1918. The ‘C A’ and ‘J B C’ monograms on
10s. Third watermark: Ten printings £2 First watermark Kangaroo stamps.
(March 1916–April 1925) = 1,201,280 The initials stand for ‘Commonwealth
stamps; first issued on 5 February 1917. of Australia’ and the stamp printer, ‘J B
£1 brown & ultramarine, Third Cooke’
watermark: Eight printings (March
1916–June 1923) = 945,840 stamps; first
issued in July 1916.
£1 grey, Third watermark: One printing
(April 1924) = 610,640 stamps; first
issued on 1 May 1924.
£2 Third watermark: Four printings
(December 1918–?) = 458,520 stamps;
first issued in December 1919.
Avoiding confusion
Note that the £1 grey Kangaroo replaced
the £1 brown and ultramarine stamp to
avoid confusion with the 3d. blue George
V stamp. (The latter stamp had been is-
sued to conform with the Universal Postal
Union’s colour code following a change
in international postal charges in 1923.)
The £1 grey stamp was issued throughout
Australia on 1 May 1924, the first occasion
that a designated issue date was fixed for
any stamp in the Kangaroo series.
During 1925 the watermark device used
for the George V stamps was changed from
a single motif for each stamp to a recur-
ring ‘Crown and A’ image placed across
the stamp sheet (W7). This is referred to
as the Small Multiple watermark. When
the remaining stocks of Third watermark The two-line Harrison imprint on £1 and
paper had been used up, it was decided to £2 Third watermark Kangaroo stamps
print further supplies of Kangaroo stamps
High value Kangaroo stamps paying
on the Small Multiple paper. This had the
telegraph charges
advantage of eliminating the need to main-
and affixed to the
tain separate stocks of watermarked stamp lodged forms were
paper for the George V and Kangaroo is- punched through
sues. The Small Multiple watermark paper with a 3mm circular
was in use for a few years and only single hole to discourage
printings of some high value Kangaroo postal employees
stamps were carried out on this paper: from trafficking in the
5s. Small Multiple watermark: One postmarked stamps
printing (June 1929) = 240,000 stamps;
first issued on 30 November 1929.
One usage of high value Kangaroo
10s. Small Multiple watermark: One
stamps involved registered packages
printing (January 1929) = 240,000 carrying gold and other precious metals
stamps; first issued in February 1929. through the post. The packages had to
£2 Small Multiple watermark: One be paid at letter rates of postage, which
printing (August 1930) = 240,000 incurred high amounts
stamps; first issued in November 1930.
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 Note that there was no printing of the £1 a parcel cancellation; two used singles both suffered more-than-usual damage, since
grey stamp in Small Multiple watermark, cancelled at Grahamstown, New South the kangaroo electrotypes were exposed to
as sufficient stocks of the initial printing Wales, on 18 December 1915; and four breaks in the design. The vignette plate was
remained on hand. examples bearing ‘O S’ punctures (O37a). not protected by an outer marginal line, as
The final series of Kangaroo stamps At least two mint examples are known of was the case with the duty plates.
involved a new watermark paper that had the £1 Third watermark (Brown and ultra-
been adopted during 1930. The inscription marine) with a doubly printed frame, one Monograms and imprints
‘C of A’ (Commonwealth of Australia) re- of which is an albino impression (44ba). The high value Kangaroo stamps are par-
placed the ‘A’ under the crown; the image The sideways watermark on the 5s. Third ticularly desirable with monograms and
being maintained as an overall pattern on watermark is a rarity (42ba). Only one imprints. Before the appearance of regular
the sheet (W 15). The C of A watermark used example of the error, with the crown commemorative stamps in the 1930s col-
paper was in use for the rest of the lifetime pointing right, is known, this being dis- lectors were not especially interested in
of the Kangaroo stamps, so several print- covered in 1919 with a Brisbane registered imprints. Very few contemporary collec-
ings of the high value stamps were carried cancellation. Two mint and about 10 used tors would have been prepared to acquire
out during this time: examples of the 10s. Third watermark with Kangaroo stamps with monograms and im-
5s. C of A watermark: Four printings sideways watermark are known (43ab). The prints and, of course, the cost of the high
(from June 1932) = 960,000 stamps; first postmarks on the 10s. stamp are from the value stamps was an additional discourage-
printing issued in December 1932. Registration Section in the Adelaide GPO ment. The Australian Commonwealth Special-
10s. C of A watermark: Three printings during February-March 1919 and February ists’ Catalogue lists many of the Kangaroo
(from January 1932) = approximately 1920, the centring of the stamps suggesting monograms and imprints with accompany-
600,000 stamps; first printing issued on that two sheets were involved. About 12 ing notes identifying the known examples,
31 July 1932. used examples of the £1 chocolate and dull such is their rarity today.
£1 grey, C of A watermark: One printing blue with sideways watermark are known During the time J B Cooke administered
(June 1935) = 600,000 stamps; first (44ab), as well as a mint stamp with an ‘O the Stamp Printing Office, the Kangaroo
printing issued in November 1935. S’ puncture (O52ab). The cancellations stamp sheets carried monograms in the
£2 C of A watermark: One printing (May on the £1 sideways watermark are dated bottom margin: ‘C A’ (Commonwealth of
1934) = 120,000 stamps; first printing during the first half of 1918 from post of- Australia) under stamp 57, left pane; and
issued in June 1934. fices in Queensland, South Australia and ‘J B C’ (John Bradley Cooke) under stamp
Western Australia, so it is likely that more 58, right pane. The monograms appeared
Errors and varieties than one sheet was involved. on the lower plate only if two plates were
The principal printing errors associated with A description of the main plate flaws oc- in use, but since the two-colour Kangaroo
high value Kangaroo stamps are the doubly curring on the high value Kangaroo stamps stamps involved only one plate, this single
printed frames and the sideways watermarks. is outside the scope of this article. However, plate featured the monograms and every
The examples listed in the Stanley Gibbons it is interesting to note that the use of the sheet carried them.
Catalogue fall within the Second and Third common vignette plate for printing the In May 1918, Cooke resigned as head
watermark series. There are also inverted image of the kangaroo caused the same of the Stamp Printing Office; his successor
watermarks on these stamps, but such vari- varieties to occur on all two-colour stamps being Thomas Harrison, who combined
eties generally comprise a more significant in corresponding positions on the plate. this position with his previous role as head
proportion of the printings. The well-known examples include the bro- of the Note Printing Office. The use of
The 5s. Second watermark exists with the ken tail on the kangaroo; the broken foot monograms was discontinued and they were
frame doubly printed, the second printing and pointed tail; and the ear at left broken. substituted with Harrison’s two-line imprint:
of yellow being 8 millimetres below the first These three vignette varieties exist on all ‘T.S. HARRISON./AUSTRALIAN NOTE
printing (30a). This was discovered in 1915 two-colour stamps from 1913 until some AND STAMP PRINTER.’ The Harrison im-
as a mint strip of four stamps, which was point during the Third watermark print- print continued until John Ash took over in
subsequently split into singles. Eight used ings, when they were corrected. During June 1927, the form of his imprint reading:
examples exist, comprising a pair bearing its long period of use the vignette plate ‘JOHN ASH./AUSTRALIAN NOTE AND
STAMP PRINTER.’ The Harrison and Ash
imprints were placed centrally under the
SG Catalogue values of mint high denomination Kangaroo gutter dividing the panes of 60.
stamps After 25 years serving as Australia’s high
SG Part 1 Catalogue 1958 1968 1978 1988 1998 2008 denomination definitive stamps the 5s.,
(Current Catalogue number in brackets) 10s., £1 and £2 Kangaroo stamps were with-
drawn during 1938. The Kangaroo stamps
5s. grey & yellow
were replaced by the issue of correspond-
1st wmk (13) £6 £13 £175 £250 £250 £325
ing denominations of ‘Robes’ stamps (de-
2nd wmk (30) £8 £25 £300 £600 £500 £700
signs featuring King George VI and Queen
3rd wmk (42) 55s. £6 £110 £175 £180 £180
Elizabeth in their Coronation robes): 1
Small mult wmk (111) 75s. £10 £150 £175 £190 £190
April 1938 (5s.) and 1 November 1938
C of A wmk (135) 45s. £5 £80 £100 £110 £130
(10s. and £1). The £2 denomination was
10s. grey & pink not thought worthy of retention and this
1st wmk (14) £9 £25 £300 £500 £600 £650 Kangaroo stamp was withdrawn from post
3rd wmk (43) £9 £23 £300 £400 £400 £450 office sale towards the end of 1938.
Small mult wmk (112) £6 £30 £225 £350 £275 £375
C of A wmk (136) £4 £12 £200 £250 £250 £300 All images in this article have been reproduced
from the Chapman Collection, Australia Post
£1 brown & ultramarine
1st wmk (15) £25 £100 £1000 £1200 £1100 £1700 Examples of the 5s. value with misplaced
3rd wmk (44) £20 £60 £700 £1000 £1300 £2250 Kangaroos
£1 grey
1st wmk (75) £7 £45 £275 £500 £400 £500
C of A wmk (137) £8 £25 £225 £425 £425 £500
£2 black & rose
1st wmk (16) £45 £175 £2000 £2000 £2250 £3750
3rd wmk (44) £32 £150 £1250 £1800 £2250 £3250
Small mult wmk (114) £25 £110 £1000 £1700 £1900 £3000
C of A wmk (138) £26 £120 £1100 £1400 £1600 £2500

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Majeedi Camp, Johore Bahru,
Malaya
Susan McEwen investigates the background to an interesting group of
covers
The story behind a cover, or stamp, can be intriguing and can lead the inquisitive on a resolution: ‘Sir Edward Gent wishes to
fascinating exploration. This is the story behind a group of covers which have recently deal with Indian trouble makers of British
emerged, addressed to the Majeedi Detention Camp, Johore, and dated 1949. nationality—he has been advised that they
The Malayan Emergency (1948–1960) was a ‘Hearts and Minds’ operation, long before are not immune under FMS legislation’ the
the expression was used for the Vietnam War. It was successful—but the whole story is a documents add that ‘the Malay States are as
long one and well beyond the scope of this article! It was called ‘the Emergency’ as war the FMS on this matter’ (Ref 1).
was not actually declared, but in effect it was a war against terrorists, some indigenous and It seems that Sir Edward was still being
some imported. The successes against the terrorists, led to the independence of the Fed- cautious and using the Malayan Union legis-
eration of Malaya on 31 August 1957 and the subsequent formation of Malaysia. lation, not the pre-war Federated Malay
Majeedi Camp, was one of several detention camps used during the Emergency. So States powers which the Colonial Office
before we look at the covers, a little of the background. had advised were still valid. After a series
of murders, the State of Emergency, previ-
ously only declared in parts of Perak and
Background Johore, was extended to the whole of the
When the Emergency started the terrorists, who needed reminding why the Emer- Federation of Malaya on 18 June 1948. The
who were initially referred to as ‘Bandits’, gency was continuing. The Straits Times, Straits Times, normally respectful and polite
suspected terrorists and their sympathisers published in Singapore, provided coverage to Government, ran a headline ‘Govern or
were rounded up. Some were subject to of the Emergency virtually daily. It is not get out!’ Things were clearly out of hand.
Banishment Orders and sent away from surprising that information about deten- Although Sir Edward Gent was much criti-
Malaya, others were either released or held tion camps in contemporary newspapers is cised it is doubtful if he could have done
in detention camps. The Majeedi Camp is very slim. The government was using deten- very much better, given the circumstances
now an Army camp, with a Police barracks tion camps as part of its campaign against and the lack of support in certain key areas
adjacent. For a while in 1949 and the 1950s terrorism, but although the existence of (Ref 2).
it became a detention camp. The camp’s the camps was acknowledged they were not Sir Edward Gent was recalled to London
address is 3½ miles Kota Tinggi Road, going to broadcast the locations! ‘for consultation’ and he left on 28 June
Johore Bahru. Banishment from Malaya had been used 1948. After delays at Colombo, his flight
Control of the press was an important before the War, deporting ‘100’s per year, eventually reached London on the morn-
part of the campaign during the Emer- mostly Chinese undesirables’. Recognising ing of 4 July, when it was in collision in poor
gency and reports of police swoops, ar- that the power to banish could still be use- visibility and low rain clouds with another
rests and other successes were published ful, the 1947 Malaya Union Banishment aircraft over Northolt Airport. The six crew
promptly. Reports of locals, mainly Chi- Enactment gave the Governor the right and Sir Edward, on board the RAF Trans-
nese, as well as planters and other Euro- to banish aliens. Sir Edward Gent, The port Command York aircraft, and all 32 on
peans being killed by the ‘bandits’ were High Commissioner, was seeking extended board the Scandinavian Airlines plane were
also published, perhaps because it couldn’t powers, having been accused in the local killed. The official inquiry, without actu-
be hidden or perhaps to remind anyone press of not using banishment with enough ally establishing the cause, concluded.

A typical
Malayan
cover
addressed
to Majeedi
Camp, sent
from Segamat
with 893
registration
label on front

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‘The Air Ministry should consider if suf-
ficient information is given to RAF crews
of procedures in the Metropolitan Control
Zone.’ It sounds horribly as if commun-
ications between Civilian and Military Air
Traffic Control were lacking.
Sir Edward Gent KCMG, DSO, OBE, MC
had had a distinguished career. After Trin-
ity College Oxford he saw active service
in World War I in Flanders, Italy and the
Somme. Twice mentioned in despatches
and awarded the MC in 1917 and DSO
in 1919, he commanded a battalion, aged
22, in 1917. He joined the Colonial Office
in 1920. His ability and bravery were un-
doubted, but perhaps he was not the right
man for that job at that time. His obituary
in The Times (Ref 3) included ‘there had
been some criticism that he acted with
perhaps too much constitutional propriety
in the face of violence.’ It also mentioned
his ‘retiring disposition and quietness of
manner … which might have disguised his
ability from a stranger.’
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New High Commissioner
Despite the State of Emergency and the ser-
ious security situation, the new High Com-
missioner was not in place until October
1948. The new man was Sir Henry Gurney.
He brought some new ideas; the already
planned National Registration scheme was
implemented, cash bounties were offered
for surrendered or captured terrorists and
the New Villages scheme was started. It
was at about this time that the nomen-
clature changed: no longer ‘bandits’ but
‘Communist Terrorists’ or ‘CTs’.
His message of 30 September 1949 to
the Colonial Office speaks of witnesses
frightened of giving evidence at banishment
hearings due to the very severe retaliation
meted out to some of them. He identified
two categories of troublemakers: Former
members of the Malayan Peoples Anti Jap-
anese Army, a Malayan Communist Party
organisation, supported by the British dur-
ing the occupation, and ‘Thondar Padai’,
formerly of the Indian National Army and
Indian Independence League, Japanese
sponsored anti-British organisations.
Cover from China
showing censor
mark
Label addressed
to Majeedi
Detention Camp
The file in the National Archives also in-
cludes many letters and telegrams about the
use of the word ‘Banishment’, preferring
the word ‘Deportation’. At this distance of
time and geography it seems strange that
such a debate was going on while the terror-
ists, to use the modern word, were commit-
ting murders and other crimes.
The 1949 figures confirm that the powers
were being used somewhat more strongly;
the December 1949 report from the High
Commission, Federation of Malaya to the
Secretary of State for the Colonies states:
‘313 Orders of Banishment this year and
559 Aliens and 23 British in “past months”
under Emergency Regulation 17C’ (Ref 4).
Rehabilitation and
resettlement
It was not all banishment however, there
was also rehabilitation and resettlement. A
camp to re-educate detainees removed from
communist influence opened at Taiping in
November 1949 (Ref 5). The Straits Times
said of it ‘Capacity 600, the first 75 have
been selected from detention camps across
Malaya, they are Chinese men aged 18–40
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 Front and back of a
cover sent from St
John’s Camp to a
detainee at Majeedi

who have been selected

as likely to respond well
to re-education. If OK
they will be released to
the community, the most
severe penalty is return
to a detention camp.’ Sir
Henry Gurney inspected
the camp in February
1950 (Ref 6).
Resettlement was used
to win Hearts and Minds.
In December 1949 it
was announced that
detainees from Majeedi
and Kluang camps were
being moved to a reset-
tlement camp at Mawai,
near Kota Tinggi. This
is one of the few direct
references to Majeedi.
35,000 acres had been
allocated for the resettlement area. 2000
families would be moved, at a rate of about prodded the Dato with a stick, a large crowd
50 per week. Each family would be allotted gathered. Guards opened fire, killing two, telling them of the detention, and giving the
three acres, and on becoming citizens of and injuring four’ (Ref 8). address, camp number and format to use. I
the new Malayan Federation as soon as This received about two column inches wonder if this was sent in a standard letter
they were eligible, would be given title to on 16 January and no follow up later! The or even postcard; has anyone seen such a
the land. A shop, dispensary, administrative Straits Times published what the Government communication?
office and a police station would be inside wanted published, The Times (of London) Most are addressed ‘Care of the Super-
the settlement. A school was also to be built. published extracts from the Straits Times. intendent’ and many include his name, Mr
The Johore branch of the Malayan Chinese R W Heal.
Association had co-operated in the scheme Covers to detainees Of the covers to detainees seen, all ex-
(Ref 7). Clearly it was recognised that cit- From the covers themselves we can glean cept six are to Chinese names. Seven are
izenship and ownership of land form a quite a bit of information. All are addressed identifiably female, addressed as Miss, Mrs
strong bond and a deterrent against support to Majeedi Camp, most give the address as or Madam. I have found no evidence of
for terrorists. 3½ miles on the Kota Tinggi Road, although a policy of segregating detainees by race
In January 1950 Majeedi makes a short some just say Johore Bahru. The Kota Tinggi or language. The official statistics are by
unhappy appearance in The Times: Road heads north-east from Johore Bahru, nationality not race, however Donald
‘… Two Chinese detained at Majedie the camp would have been on the outskirts Mackay comments that ‘Communism in
were killed and four injured. The incid- of the town then—although the modern Malaya was largely a Chinese concern’ (Ref
ent occurred when Dato Wang Shee Fun, town has now grown to surround the camp 9) so the predominance of Chinese names
President of the Chinese Associations in area. The earliest cover seen is dated 15 is not surprising.
Johore was touring the camp. A detainee April 1949. All give the detainee’s name and Most of these covers are registered or reg-
approached him and asked if the detainees camp number, many quote the block or istered ‘AR’, this gives some previously unre-
would be released now that Britain had house number too. This means that family corded AR marks. It is highly unlikely that
recognised Communist China. Someone and friends had received a communication all mail into the camp was registered, I think

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that these covers have survived because
they carried cash. The procedure in the
camp seems to have been that the cash was
recorded on the envelope, usually on the
registration label. Cash sums of $2 to $40 are
recorded, this latter item is endorsed ‘paid
directly’, and one is recorded at $200, a con-
siderable sum in 1949. But most are $10 or
less. AR means ‘Avis de Reception’, (or Advice
of Receipt in English) and for an extra pay-
ment the sender received a card confirming
that the registered letter had been delivered
and signed for. In 1949 the postal rates
within Malaya were; local letter rate postage
10c., registration 20c. and AR 12c.
We have seen mail to detainees from Sin-
gapore, most of the Malay states and various
places in China, including Canton, Lau Su
Moi, Hopo, etc. Also one from Indonesia
and one from the UK. The Chinese covers
mostly date from the inflation period before
China became a Communist state. The
postal rates were changing so frequently that
any attempt to track the rates from these
covers has been impractical.
Censor marks
Two marks are known, ‘MAJEEDI DETEN-
TION CAMP/JOHORE BAHRU.’ and
‘CENSORED/BY/DATE …’ with room for
the censor to sign and date. The parcel label
illustrated on page 64 is one of only five
items posted within Malaya with the censor
mark seen to date, but most of the items
originating in China (seen to date) have this
censor mark. All these marks are in purple,
and by definition were applied at Majeedi.
There was no general censorship of the
post during the Emergency, so these marks
are exceptional and were part of the intelli-
gence operation, which was so important to
the eventual success of the campaign.
Parcel label
The sole exception to the general rule
of only letters going into the camp is this
parcel label. From Labis in Johore, franked
$1.70 and posted 5 October 1949, the
sender has declared the parcel content as
66
‘new cloth’, so the recipient could have
some new clothes made.
It also shows the camp name chop and
the censor mark—R Lee censored this on 7
October 1949. Both chops are in the same
shade of purple ink. Censorship, in this case,
was probably an examination of the cloth to
ensure that nothing else was hidden in it.
Mail between camps
St John’s Island Singapore was also used as a
detention camp, this is confirmed by a brief
note in the Straits Times in December 1949
when 868 Pilgrims, en-route from Mecca to
northern Malaya aboard the Tyndareus, were
quarantined at St John’s Island, Singapore
because of a smallpox case on board ship.
130 people detained under Emergency
regulations were moved to an undisclosed
camp in the Federation to make room for
them (Ref 10). Reference to detention is al-
most incidental, and it seems the detainees
each had more space than the pilgrims.
The reverse of the cover shown on page 65,
shows that the Sender was also a detainee, No
673, at St John’s Island, with the Singapore
Commissioner of Prisons cachet in purple.
St John’s Island is just south of Singapore.
It is part of the Republic of Singapore and
one of its many small off-shore islands. From
the beach of St John’s the tall buildings of
modern Singapore are just visible on the
horizon. In the 19th century St John’s was a
quarantine island for immigrants to Singa-
pore, then a leper colony. During the Emer-
gency it was a detention camp, later a transit
camp for Vietnamese boat people then a
rehabilitation camp for drug users. Now
the island has a holiday camp for school
children and a Marine Research Institute.
Tourists can visit by ferry from Singapore,
but take your own food and water—the
island has no shops and, above all, do not
miss the last ferry back as there is nowhere
for uninvited guests to stay.
Many of the buildings on St John’s Island
have a definite old colonial style of architec-
ture, and although re-roofed are probably
left from the detention camp.
Cover addressed
to Majid Salleho
at St John’s and
containing a
letter written in
Esperanto
A letter to a detainee
Most of the covers were empty but the one
from the UK contained a flimsy piece of
paper, written in Esperanto. It is dated 7
February 1950 and translates as:
‘To Mr Majid Salleho.
In answer to your request of 17 September
1949 I sent you a grammar book, and you
didn’t reply.
I sent a postcard on 24 November 1949
and you did not reply. Why not?
This sort of behaviour is a very, very
shameful way to act against someone who
helped you.
I only asked for a few stamps from you,
but you paid me back with silence, and as
far as I am concerned, that is not the way
people behave, and I hope that you will be
ashamed when you read and think about
the way in which you repaid a fellow Esper-
antist who helped you.
From Mr G O Crawley.
PS If you wish you can write to me to explain
everything.’
It was addressed to Majid Salleho at St
John’s Island Detention Camp. Sadly what
Mr Crawley didn’t know is that, as all de-
tainees had been moved from St John’s by
early December 1949, this letter would have
arrived after he had left. It is endorsed ‘Not
in St John’s try Majeedi Camp’ and has a Sin-
gapore backstamp of 25 March 1950, when it
was forwarded. As the letter did not contain
money the likely reason for it being in the
Majeedi office, with the registered covers is
that Majid Salleho was not there, so this let-
ter didn’t reach him either and Mr Crawley
never got his apology or explanation.
Letters from detainees
Whatever post the detainees sent, was natur-
ally addressed to many different places and
little has come to light yet. Covers are re-
ported addressed to Indonesia and to China,
and a letter has been seen by the writer
consisting of official camp paper—hand-
stamped ‘MAJEEDI DETENTION CAMP
DETAINEES MAIL’. The letter is written
in Chinese, and has the ‘CENSORED/BY/
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 DATE …’ chop . The letter is dated 14
March 1952, and presumably to limit the
censor’s work the back of the paper is
stamped ‘NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN ON
THIS SIDE OF THE PAPER’.

Mail to staff
Covers to the Deputy Superintendent, Mr
G Saunders, and to a Sergeant Singh and
a Sepoy of the Border Police give us clues
about the staffing. It is unclear how these
items came to be with the detainee envel-
opes, unless they were undeliverable, like
the Esperanto letter, due to the addressees
having moved on.

Conclusion
My investigation into the story behind
these covers has taken me from postal his-
tory to social and political history. These
covers are as much social history as postal
history. They tell us something of a very
difficult time, and a fight against terrorism
which was eventually won.
Acknowledgements
My thanks to Richard Hale, Alan Teh,
Ong Kuee Hong, James Song, Andrew
Norris and Peter Cockburn for their help
on the research; Roy Simmons for the
Esperanto translation; the British Library
Newspaper reading rooms at Colindale; the
National Archives at Kew and Hertfordshire
Libraries. The Malayan Emergency, the Domino
that Stood by Donald Mackay, has been a
useful source.
Although not directly used for this article
The War of the Running Dogs by Noel Barber
is an excellent book about the Emergency
and a good read.
References
1 National Archives: CO 537/2208
2 The Malayan Emergency, the Domino that
Stood by Donald Mackay. Malcolm
MacDonald British Commissioner
for South East Asia’s role in Gent’s
departure is covered in chapter 6. To
summarise, he stirred lobbied and
harried, when he should have helped
3 The Times, 5 July 1948
4 CO 537/4774
5 The Times, 9 November 1949
6 The Times, 13 February 1950
7 The Times, 1 December 1949
8 The Times, 16 January 1950
9 The Malayan Emergency, the Domino that
Stood by Donald Mackay. Page 21
10 Straits Times, 8 December 1949

The Malaya Study Group was formed in

1959 for the mutual benefit of all members
sharing a common interest in Malayan
stamps, philately and postal history.
Meetings are held in London, Glasgow,
Worthing and Leicester. The Journal, The
Malayan Philatelist is published four times
a year. For more information contact the
Membership Secretary: Mr David Tett, PO
Box 34, Wheathampstead, Herts AL4 8JY.

Top to bottom: St John’s

Renovation work on camp buildings on
St John’s, March 2007
Majeedi Camp as it is now (author’s
photo of March 2007), as a camp for the
Malaysian Army

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‘The Sower’, a Not-so-Common
Little Stamp
Part 14—Postal Stationery
Ashley Lawrence concludes his study with a review of the Sower’s
appearances on stationery and postal orders
A friend of mine with a sense of humour once described postal stationery as stamps with some, but not all of the 10c. reply-paid post-
large margins! cards and letter-cards. Cards usually show
Sower stamps can be found on the following types of postal stationery: postcards, and the printing date on their lower left front;
reply paid postcards, letter-cards and reply paid letter-cards, envelopes and newspaper envelopes have them under the point of
wrappers—and also on postal orders. the flap, and most have directions printed
Postal stationery and postal orders bearing Sower stamps were issued by the French on the front for the sender to insert his or
postal authority, Postes et Telegraphes, between 1904 and 1939. Some stationery was also her name and address.
issued by private companies or organisations, under licence from the PTT. For ease of Envelopes bearing 10c. red Lined Sower
reference, I will deal first with the Lined Sowers, then turn to the Cameo Sowers, and end stamps were printed in two formats be-
with an account of postal orders which bear the Sower stamp. tween 1904 and 1906. Sometimes, but
not always, the printing date is shown.
The 10c. Lined Sower The smaller envelopes measure 123×96
The first Sower stamps to appear on postal is gummed along three sides to enable it mm, and were coloured white, violet or
stationery were on green-coloured post- to be sealed by the sender, thereby preserv- green, with light blue interiors. The larger
cards and on buff-coloured letter-cards, ing the privacy of the message; it is also envelopes measure 147×112 mm, and were
bearing the 10c. red Lined Sower, issued perforated on the three sides, so that the printed in the same variety of colours. The
by the PTT between 1904 and 1906. Ex- recipient can tear off the selvedge, then 10c. Sower stamps on all of these envelopes
amples of such postcards and letter-cards open and read the letter in private. are Type III.
are illustrated. Readers who refer to Part Postcards and letter-cards bearing 10c.
1 of this series, published in GSM in May Sower stamps could be purchased singly, The 15c. Lined Sower
2007, will be able to recognise the differ- or reply-paid. The latter format was useful Buff-coloured letter-cards bearing the 15c.
ences between the stamps: Types I and II if the sender wished to receive a reply to green Lined Sower (Types I and II) and
of the 10c. Lined Sower can be found on the message, and did not want to inconveni- envelopes bearing the 15c. Lined Sower
the postcards, and Type III appears on the ence the recipient by putting him or her to (Type I) were issued between 1904 and
letter-cards. the trouble or expense of having to find 1906. The envelopes, in shades of green,
There is an obvious difference between note-paper or stamps for the response. were produced in the same sizes as those
a postcard and a letter-card. The postcard Official postal stationery (as opposed to printed with the 10c. stamps, 123×96 mm
is a single sheet of card, with the name privately printed stationery) often bears a and 147×112 mm. When the ordinary let-
and address of the recipient written on printing date, the Millésime or first figure ter rate was reduced from 15c. to 10c. on
one side, and the message written on the denoting the year of printing, and the other 16 April 1906, the 15c. stamps were over-
reverse. There is no privacy, and the mes- two figures indicating the week of printing. printed ‘TAXE REDUITE À 0f10’ to denote
sage is open to be read by the postman and Thus the number 538 that appears in tiny this reduction. An example of such an
anyone else who handles the card. The figures in red at the bottom left-hand cor- overprinted letter-card is illustrated.
letter-card is a sheet of card, designed to ner of the illustrated postcard indicates The authorities printed instructions
be folded horizontally and sealed once the that it was printed in the 38th week of the across the top left-hand corner of most
message has been written. The letter-card year 1905. Printing dates can be found on items of Sower postal stationery, allowing
the sender to add his or her name and ad-
10c. lined Sower postcard and letter-card dress, so that the item might be returned
if delivery to the addressee could not be
made.
After 1906, no further printings of the
Lined Sower postal stationery were made
until 1917 to 1920, when the postal rates
were increased to take account of the spir-
alling costs of the Great War.
Envelopes bearing the 15c. green Lined
Sower stamps re-appeared, printed on laid
or ribbed cream paper in the smaller and
larger formats. Instructions for insertion of
the sender’s details
were reduced to
four lines instead of
six, or disappeared
altogether. The date
of printing might, or
might not appear.
Letter cards were
produced on poor
quality grey or buff
paper (akin to the

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 The 50c. Lined Sower
50c. letter-cards and envelopes were
printed between 1927 and 1932. Spe-
cialist collectors of postal stationery with
a penchant for such features will want to
measure the spacing between the word
‘Lettre’, as printed on the letter-card,
and the stamp. If this measures 4½mm,
the stamp is Type IIA ; if the distance is
7 mm, the stamp will be Type IIB or IV.
Stamps on the envelopes are Type IIB.
(The different Types of the 50c. Lined
Sower were described in Part 10 of this
series of articles, published in the Feb-
ruary 2008 issue of GSM).
I show illustrations of privately
printed, limited-edition envelopes.
One was printed to publicise the
Rotary International Convention held
in Nice in 1937, and the other for the
Exhibition of Arts and Technology in
the Modern World, held in Paris in
15c. green the same year.
lined Sower
privately-printed The 1944 postcard
envelope (above) As the Allied forces advanced through oc-
and letter-card cupied France to bring the war in Europe
with overprint to an end, postcards bearing a lined Sower
reducing the with the unique value of 1f.20 were printed
postage to 10c. in Rennes in 1944, at the request of the
Military Authorities, to be used in the liber-
ated territories. This unusual postcard is
illustrated in Part 13 of this series of Sower
articles.

GC paper used as an economy measure for The 25c. Lined Sower

the printing of stamps during the war), or 25c. blue lined Sower letter-card (far
A 25c. letter-card was issued between 1904 left) and, below, two 50c. limited-
on greenish manila paper, the 15c. stamps and 1906, allowing private sealed corres- edition envelopes advertising the Rotary
being Types I, IV or V. A Postcard was pondence to be sent abroad at the foreign International Convention held in Nice
printed in greenish grey, bearing a 15c. letter rate. The card bearing the blue 25c. in 1937 and the Exhibition of Arts and
Type V stamp. Sower stamp was rose or salmon in colour, Technology held in Paris
Privately printed stationery, such as the as shown in the illustration.
illustrated envelope printed by Mrs Ed-
ouard Chapsal & Cie of Paris, was also
printed under licence from the PTT.
Privately produced postal stationery was
printed in minimum quantities of 1000,
and was stamped to order—‘Timbre sur
Commande’. Unlike official postal station-
ery, it shows no Millésime or other official
advice. Firms and companies were per-
mitted to add their logo, and publicity
for their products, and the postal author-
ity was glad to receive additional revenue
for granting such licences.

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The Cameo Sowers
I now turn to the Cameo Sowers, the stamps depicting La Semeuse against a plain
background.
10c. red Sower with thin figures
The first issue of postal stationery with a Cameo Sower was made in 1906, a letter-card
bearing the 10c. red Sower with thin figures, described in Part 2 of this series (GSM, June
2007). The earliest date of printing shown on these letter-cards is 628, signifying the 28th
week of 1906, and the printing date may assist the specialist collector in identifying with
precision the Type of 10c. red Sower that was printed on the card (the various Types are
described in Part 2).
Cameo Sowers:
5c. green small
envelope for use
with a Carte de
Visite (above) and
10c. red envelope
(right)
5c. green Sower
1907 saw the issue of small envelopes bear-
ing a 5c. green Sower. These envelopes
measured 107×70 mm, were suitable for
use with the popular Carte de Visite, and
continued to be printed and sold until
1914. The printing date does not appear
on the example shown in the illustration,
but can be found on other examples of
this stationery. It would appear that the
PTT was somewhat casual, and took a ‘hit
and miss’ approach to the dating of Sower
postal stationery!
10c. red Sower
Letter-cards printed with the 10c. red
Cameo Sower were issued in great quantity
between 1907 and 1916.
Postcards were issued between 1907 and
1916, and again between 1917 and 1920.
The cards vary in colour from light green
to blue-green, and some indicate the date
of printing. Reply-paid postcards were also
issued during this period.
Envelopes bearing the 10c. red Sower
were printed between 1907 and 1916. The
envelopes appeared in two sizes, 123×96
mm and 147×112 mm, in grey-green and
in white. An example of the smaller format,
addressed to Mentone, is illustrated. For
the delectation of specialist collectors who
enjoy variety, these envelopes sometimes
include instructions for the sender, and/or
the date of printing; sometimes not!
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A Postcard was also printed
in 1906, on light green card,
bearing the 10c. red Sower with
thin figures.
20c. lilac-brown Sower
Postcards bearing the 20c. lilac-brown
Cameo Sower were issued between 1920
and 1925. The 20c. stamp was Type IIA or
IIB. A reply-paid postcard was also issued,
and these items of postal stationery may or
may not show the date of printing.
The illustration shows a postcard sent from
Smolensk in Russia to Paris in January 1925.
A 25c. blue Sower has been added to the 20c.
lilac-brown printed on the card to pay the
45c. foreign postcard rate. The postmarks
show that the old Russian Imperial cancel was
still in use.
20c. lilac-brown postcard used from Smolensk, Russia, to Paris with additional
25c. blue adhesive
25c. blue Sower
Letter-cards bearing the 25c. blue Cameo
Sower were issued between 1920 and 1925.
For those readers blessed with good eye-
sight, Type IIIA stamps were printed on
cards issued in 1924–25 where a distance
of 8 mm separates the words ‘Carte-Lettre’
from the stamp (the dates appear as 447 to
502); and Type IV stamps were printed on
the earlier cards issued from 1920, where
the separation is 9mm, and the dates are
017 to 502.
Instructions are sometimes printed on
the selvedge, requesting the sender to
write clearly, and (if the card is being ad-
dressed to Paris) to state the number of the
arrondissement or district. I show examples
of a ‘Specimen’ letter-card, and a privately-
printed card containing a travel agent’s
questionnaire.
Envelopes bearing the 25c. stamp
(Type IV) were also issued between
1920 and 1925, with or without print-
ing dates, or space for the sender to
insert his name and address in the
top left-hand corner.
30c. Sower—the
pneumatic post
Postal stationery was issued in vari-
ous formats for use in the pneumatic
post. The pneumatic postal service
had first been opened in Paris and
its suburbs in May 1879. Letters were
circulated along a network of tubes,
being propelled by compressed air,
and were delivered to their destination
by telegraph boys. This service came to
an end in Paris in March 1984. A similar
service operated in Marseilles between
1910 and 1964, and a special letter-card
was issued for use in Marseilles.
There are various forms of the blue-
green letter-cards printed with 30c. violet
Sower stamps that were issued in Paris. The
first, issued in 1907, had 14 lines of instruc-
tion on the reverse, listing 19 localities
served by the pneumatic post. The next,
issued the following year, had 16 lines of
instruction, and listed 20 such localities.
In later variants, issued between 1910 and
1916, the number of localities increased to
42, and additional information about the
applicable tariffs appeared below the ad-
dress and above the selvedge at the front
of the card. Reply paid cards were also
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issued between 1908 and 1911, with similar
variations.
Buff-coloured envelopes bearing the
30c. violet Sower stamp were also issued
between 1907 and 1911, as shown in the
illustration. Details of the tariff appeared
on the front of the envelope, and the
reverse listed the locations served by the
Paris pneumatic post, the number of towns
within the Paris area increasing from 19 to
42 during the period.
In 1910, letter-cards, reply-paid cards
and envelopes were also issued for use in
Marseilles. An attractive map of Marseilles
appeared on the front of the card, as
illustrated.
Below: Envelope and letter-card for use in the pneumatic post
Right: A selection of newspaper wrappers
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Specimen 20c. blue letter-card and a privately-printed
letter-card
ultramarine, and the 30c. dark red. The
printing dates appear on some wrappers,
Newspaper wrappers but not on others. The illustrations show
The first of the Sower newspaper wrappers, examples of the newspaper wrappers, both
printed with the 5c. orange Cameo Sower, used and unused.
appeared in 1921. French newspa-
pers had enjoyed a concessionary
rate of postage for many years.
Newspaper wrappers printed with
the 15c. brown-lilac Sower and the
20c. lilac-rose Sower were issued be-
tween 1926 and 1937.
Tariff changes led to the issue of
further Sower newspa-
per wrappers between
1932 and 1939: the
1c. bistre-olive, the 2c.
dark green, the 10c.
4
 1921 Specimen Later postal stationery
30c. red postcard, 1921 saw the issue of a postcard bearing a
40c. violet
printed 30c. red Sower. A ‘Specimen’ of
postcard and 90c.
red reply-paid
this postcard is illustrated.
postcard Between 1926 and 1937, envelopes, post-
cards and reply-paid postcards were issued
with a 30c. blue Sower stamp.
During this period, letter-cards were is-
sued with the 40c. vermilion Sower stamp,
and postcards and reply-paid cards were
issued with 40c. stamps in violet or in blue,
the shade of the latter stamps varying from
drab greyish blue to ultramarine. The post-
cards were produced in two sizes, 137×88
mm, and a larger format 147×104 mm, as
shown in the illustration.
Privately printed postal stationery was
also produced. The illustrations show a
souvenir postcard bearing a 20c. magenta
Sower issued for the Paris Philatelic Exhibi-
tion of June 1937, and a souvenir postcard
with a 40c. Sower stamp in blue, issued by
the Association of Collectors to celebrate
the First Exhibition of Postal Stationery
held in Paris in May 1931.
In 1930, a 90c. red Sower was printed
on postcards and reply-paid postcards, as
illustrated. The 90c. Sower never served as
an adhesive stamp, and this denomination
only appears on postal stationery.
Apart from the newspaper wrappers men-
tioned above, this was the last use of the
Cameo Sower on postal stationery. Roty’s
design of the Sower was replaced by the bust
of Louis Pasteur, designed by Prud’homme
to commemorate the centenary of the birth
of the great scientist, and by the later de-
signs of Peace, Mercury and Iris.
As described in Part 13 of this series, the
Sower made a comeback in 1960, to mark
the revaluation of the currency and the in-
troduction of the New Franc (see the May
2008 issue of GSM). The 20c. value of La
Semeuse, re-designed by Jules Piel, appeared
on the postcards that were issued in that
year. The printing of some of these post-
cards was erratic and, as the illustration
of the Sower on the trampoline in Part 13
shows, amusing misprints can be found.

Front and
reverse of
20c. magenta
souvenir
postcard for
the 1937 Paris
Philatelic
Exhibition
and 40c. blue
postcard for the
First Exhibition of
Postal Stationery
held in Paris in
1931

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Postal orders her plump features and, apart from a proof
of the 65c. value, the proposed new stamps Ashley Lawrence is the President of
This account of postal stationery would not
did not proceed. The France & Colonies Philatelic
be complete without some mention of the
Hourriez’s Sower was, however, used for Society. The Society was founded in
appearance of the Sower on postal orders
Series C and D of the Mandats Poste which 1949, and now has some 400 members
and other forms of money order issued by
were issued between 1940 and 1943. Note worldwide. Readers who would like
the PTT. The French call such documents
that in addition to the redesigned figure of to know more about the Society’s
‘Bon de Poste’ or ‘Mandat de Poste’.
the Sower, the word ‘POSTES’ appears ver- activities and publications should
tically on the right, and Hourriez’s name consult its website, www.fcps.org.uk,
Bon de Poste has replaced that of Mouchon below the or contact its Membership Secretary,
Introduced in 1882, the Bon de Poste was frame-line. Dr R G Gethin of 5, Meriden Close,
a postal order for a fixed amount, issued The Mandat Poste from Series D dates Bromley, Kent BR1 2UF
and payable by all post offices in France from 1941. ‘Republique Française’ appears in (email: info@fcps.org.uk)
and Algeria. Bons were issued for all values this version but not in the revised version
from 1 to 20 francs. Bons ceased to be is- that appeared in 1943. This money order
sued in 1926. was issued in Barfleur, Manche, in 1943 for Top to bottom: 20f. Bon de Poste,
The 1904 Bon bore a lined Sower without the sum of 487f. 112f.50 Series D Mandat de Poste and
value. It was watermarked ‘Postes et Tele- All illustrations shown ¾ actual size 487f. Series D Mandat Poste
graphes’. The background design was brown,
with the stamp in green-blue on white, the
sky and the background were
in the same shade.
In 1907 a new Bon de Poste was
issued in which the grey mono-
tone (grisaille) differed from its
predecessor in being composed
of horizontal, rather than ob-
lique lines. The vignette was
blue on white or deep blue. The
background was reddish-brown.
The Bon de Poste shown in the
illustration, for 20 francs, was
issued by the post office in Brive
(Corrèze) in May 1907.

Mandat de Poste
The money orders introduced in
1905 saw the substitution of La
Semeuse for the Peace and Com-
merce (Type Sage) design. The
Sower appeared in brown, against
a lined background, without any
indication of value.
Two forms of Mandat de Poste were issued
by the postal authorities in 1905, Series C
and Series D; there are varieties of each.
The text on the reverse of Series D was
amended in 1907, by overprinting in red.
A revised form of Mandat for Series D was
issued later in 1907.
The Mandat de Poste shown in the illus-
tration is from Series D of 1905. It was
issued by the post office in Châteaurenard-
Provence (Bouches-du-Rhone) on 29
September 1909, to allow the payment
of 112f.50 by M Paire to M Chabeu of
Barbentane.

Mandat Poste
Domestic and international money or-
ders depicting La Semeuse were intro-
duced in 1904–05.
In 1938 George Hourriez was com-
missioned by the atelier to design
new series of definitive stamps,
and between 1938 and 1942 he
produced the ‘Mercury’, ‘Iris’
and ‘Ceres’ issues. Hourriez
attempted to rejuvenate
Roty’s lined Sower, which
had already served the post
office for 35 years. How-
ever, adverse public opinion,
spearheaded by M Lafon in a
series of articles which appeared in Paris-Soir
in May 1938, quickly terminated this project.
Hourriez’s Sower was ridiculed because of

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 South of the Beagle
Channel
Steve Pendleton visits the southernmost post offices of
South America

Cape Horn in a relatively calm state

Not worth a war

W hen you visit the southernmost part of South America, you end your mainland drive
at Fort Bulnes. This is an old Chilean fortification (now restored) on the shores of
the Strait of Magellan, about 20 miles south of Punta Arenas. There’s a beautiful view of
There’s a reason for the military presence.
For many years Chile and Argentina had
the waterway here, but unfortunately no post office. (Punta Areans does have a nice post a territorial dispute over a couple of tiny
office—and a philatelic clerk as well.) islands at the eastern mouth of the Beagle
To really get to the end of the continent, of islands even wilder than Tierra del Channel. I have sailed by these Isles—Pic-
you have to travel further south, amongst Fuego. They end in that fearsome place, ton, Nueva and Lennox—and they are
the lonely fjords which make up the Beagle Cape Horn. These islands belong to Chile. certainly not worth a war. They are mostly
Channel. To the north you see mighty They are very thinly populated today. sheep ranches, with a population of only a
Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire). Its south- Only one place could be called a town. few families.
ern reaches are a wild land of mountains That’s Puerto Williams on the north coast Even with this frontier atmosphere, there
and forests. Only one town, Ushuaia, and a of Navarino Island. It’s really a Chilean is a bit of postal history you can find.
few estancias dot the landscape. naval base. There are a few other inhab- Philatelically, the most important place
On the other side of the Beagle, to the ited places, and some Chilean military in the area is Puerto Williams. It lies next
south, you will sight only a straggling mass outposts. to the Beagle Channel, underneath the

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towering ‘Dientes de Navarino’. The
last full-blooded Yahgan indians lived
out their lives there.
For many years the place was the
site of a sawmill. In 1953 it became
a naval base, and a post office was
opened. Today, many tourists stop
by, either from cruise ships or by
aircraft. Many Antarctic letters carry
a Puerto Williams postmark.
So far I have seen half-a-dozen
types of cancellation. One of the
most interesting is a recent one car-
rying the words ‘Comuna Cabo de
Hornos/Puerto Williams’.

Puerto Williams: philatelic cachet

(opposite page); cancel on
Antarctic-bound stamp (top);
Argentine naval cachet marking
a friendly visit (centre); recent
‘Comuna Cabo de Hornos’
cancel (bottom)

G.S.M. June 2008 77

 Left: The
Richardson
Expedition of
1947 drove from
Detroit to Punta
Arenas, reaching
Cape Horn on
the Chilean ship
Galvarino. Puerto
Navarino cancel

In addition there are numerous cachets, had postal cancellors

most having to do with the naval district at one time, rather
of which the base is headquarters. It has strange, when the
been called both ‘Distrito Naval Beagle’ total population on
and ‘Estacion Naval Puerto Williams’ on each island was no
various official markings. There is also more than one or
Chilean naval mail from the various vessels two families.
stationed here, such as the Leucoton, A Isaza Today, each of
and Yelcho. these stations has
While Puerto Williams is well-known round two-line
amongst polar philatelists, there have been cachets with the
two other post offices on Navarino Island. station name, and
Neither is open today. inside a Chilean
flag and the words
Souvenir of a long journey ‘Oficina Postal’.
The first is Puerto Navarino. This is a tiny
fishing village, perhaps 50 or so miles to
the west of Puerto Williams. There seem to
have been two cancellers used here. The
earliest date I have seen is on a 1941 cover, Above right:
Puerto Toro
which has a history in itself. It is a souvenir
cancel, the
of the Richardson Automobile Expedition, settlement
the members of which drove from Detroit, is on the
Michigan to Punta Arenas. They made south side
the last leg of their journey via the tug of Navarino
Galvarino, with covers cancelled at the then Island
southernmost post office.
The other post office was located in Right:
Puerto Toro, an even smaller village (per- Cachets of
haps ten or so inhabitants) to the east and two Chilean
slightly south of Puerto Williams. This of- outposts, Isla
fice used two postmarks, the earliest seen Deceit and
from 1971, the latest in 1979. Isla Wollaston
There are a number of Chilean military
outposts, some of which have had civilian-
type postmarks as well. These outposts are
very small, usually consisting of a family, or
a group of three or four sailors.
Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands all
have these stations. Picton and Nueva each

What about Cape Horn?

What many people don’t
realise is that Cape Horn is
really an island
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Cape Horn
What about Cape Horn? What many people
don’t realise is that the Cape is really an is-
land. In fact its the southernmost point in
a group of islands. Due to their importance
as a waypost for mariners, the Chileans
have established small bases at Wollaston
and Deceit Islands, as well as Cabo de
Hornos.
Wollaston and Deceit have only had the
‘Oficina Postal’ cachets. Cabo de Hornos is
much more of a tourist destination (even
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though you have to climb a long, long lad-
der to get to the observation station). Over
a dozen cancels and cachets have been
used since at least 1953.
In addition to the military markings,
many ships have noted their passage around
the Cape with souvenir covers and cachets.
Some of the most notable have been the
RMS Queen Mary (on her final voyage to
Long Beach, CA; the USS Bear, supply ship
for the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1940–
41; the exploration cruise ship World Discov-
Below: RMS Queen Mary rounded Cape Horn on her final cruise in 1967
Bottom: Cape Horn has a variety of cachets
erer and the cruise ship Deutschland. There’s
even a souvenir cover for the USS Sea Robin,
first submarine around the Horn.
Now if you want to hunt for something
really elusive, you could look for cachets
from the meteorological/naval station on
the Diego Ramirez Islands. These islets are
about 60 miles south of Cape Horn, and
there is another tiny station there.
Want to go still further south? There’s
nothing but open ocean till you get to the
South Shetlands.
Stamps of 14 ‘New’ Countries:
the Ex-USSR Republics Part 1
With Stanley Gibbons’ Russia Catalogue published this month, David R
Wright takes a look at some of the 14 ‘new’ countries which entered—
or re-entered—it in 1991, following the break-up of the Soviet Union

14 ‘new’ countries were created almost overnight in 1991 when the USSR unexpectedly
‘imploded’. The leader of the USSR announced the creation of the ‘Commonwealth
of Independent States’, but the 14 states heard the magic word ‘INDEPENDENT’ … and
essence of rural Estonia very well. And the
wooden church, dating from 1664, on the
1k.20 stamp of 1994 shows another tradi-
14 new countries were born. This was the biggest political—and philatelic—change for a tional feature of the country.
generation. The inter-war stamps of Estonia seem
For some of the 14 countries, independ- very bleak and basic to us today, but to
ence brought back memories of the 1920s, Estonians every stamp was a celebration
while for others it was a wholly new experi- of independence from the Russian yoke.
ence. It has been fascinating to watch One of the first stamps—from 1918—is
how each country has tried to define and shown again on the 75s. stamp of 1993,
describe itself on its stamps. Each country for the 75th anniversary of independence.
now has a wide variety of good stamps Industry was celebrated on early definitives,
(and not a few bad ones as well). It has with the blacksmith hard at work—perhaps
been a difficult but enjoyable task to find helping to ‘forge’ a new country? The im-
and select the stamps which best convey perforate 9m. stamp of 1922 became the
the special qualities and atmosphere of illustration on the 3k.60 stamp in the 1990s.
these countries. In these articles I can only This stamp expresses the sense of continu-
touch on the great variety of stamps avail- ity with interwar Estonia after the 50-year
able—and there is no space for wartime or re-colonisation by the USSR. In 1928, the
‘breakaway’ issues. three-lion badge was proudly displayed on
With my ‘other hat’ on, as a geographer Viru Gate, Tallinn definitive stamps, and the theme was taken
and atlas-author, I have divided these 14 ex- up again in definitives of the 1990s.
USSR countries into four groups: Estonia Traditional costumes can be a means of
• Three Baltic Republics Estonia/Eesti is ‘East Land’, i.e. east of Ger- expressing national pride, and some good
• Three other European Republics many. It lies at 59 degrees north—the same examples appeared on two 1k. stamps of
• Three Caucasian Republics latitude as northern Scotland, but without 1994. Reminders that Estonia is a maritime
• Five Central Asian republics the Gulf Stream, so winters are long and nation came in the form of views of light-
The maps—reproduced from the 1987 harsh. Estonia is the smallest of the three houses and extracts from mariners’ charts,
and 2007 editions of our Philip’s Children’s Baltic States, with the smallest population from 1995–1998.
Atlas—show the vast changes which have and the lowest population density. 29 people The ‘Via Baltica’ is a highway being im-
taken place. per square kilometre is very low indeed for proved to link all three Baltic states. Estonia
Europe: the UK figure is 247 and the figure issued a fine miniature sheet with one il-
The thee Baltic Republics for England alone is even higher. lustration for each of the three countries:
These are three small, low-lying countries on Tallinn, the capital, is a busy historic city, a modern masterpiece (or eyesore) from
the east coast of the Baltic Sea. Add all three but once we have left Tallinn we travel for Parnec (Estonia); a castle from Bauska
together and the area is less than that of the miles through almost-empty farmland and (Latvia) and churches of Kaunas (Lithua-
UK. Add all the people together and the forest. The isolated farmstead in a forest, nia). So we’ll depart on the ‘Via Baltica’
total is less than the population of Greater on the 3k.60 stamp of 1998, expresses the and head towards Latvia.
London. Yet there are also big differences:
Estonian is a language from central Asia,
with links to Finnish, while Lithuanian is
a totally different language. Estonia was
mainly Lutheran (Protestant); Lithuania is
strongly Catholic. All three countries were
Russian for many generations, then inde-
pendent in the interwar years. All three suf-
fered from German and Russian invasions.
We’ll look at some of their interwar stamps,
as well as recent ones.
The three Baltic Republics in figures,
compared with Russia and the UK The essence of Estonia is expressed in its stamps
Population Area People
Millions thousands per
of sq km sq km
Estonia 1.3 45 29
Latvia 2.3 65 35
Lithuania 3.6 65 55
Russia 143.4 17,075 8
UK 60.4 242 247
Source: Philip’s Modern School Atlas, 2007;
quoted with permission.

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 Latvia Estonia:
Latvia/Latvija gained instant philatelic fame costumes,
lighthouses
when its first stamps (1918) were printed
and the Via
on the back of German war maps—a bril-
Baltica
liant piece of recycling in the face of post-
war paper shortages. The rouletted (green
and red) stamp is shown ‘front and back’.
(Note it does not say ‘nasty’ in the bot-
tom line!). Soon Latvia was issuing stamps
in strikingly artistic designs—though they
were soon spoiled by overprints—again
with other printing on the back of the
stamp. In the 1920s the Latvian coat-of-
arms became the most familiar design.

Latvia’s first stamps were printed on the back of

German military maps, a later issue was printed on
infinished banknotes
A view of Riga

The Baltic States: Maps of 1987 (left) and 2007 showing Estonia, Latvia and 0 150km 300km 450km 600km 750km 900km
Lithuania 1cm on the map = 150km on the ground
Maps reproduced with permission from the 1987 and 2007 editions of Philip’s Children’s Atlas

G.S.M. June 2008 85


In 1921 Latvia became popular with young
collectors when it issued inverted triangular
stamps. Doubtless it caused nightmares for
post office counter clerks, but an aeroplane
does need more space at the top of a stamp
than at the bottom! There was even an air
charity stamp in 1932. But in 1940 Latvia be-
came part of the USSR, along with the other
Baltic states: the 3s. stamp of 1940 makes the
point all too clearly.
Independence was regained so suddenly
in 1990-1 that some of the first stamps
were overprints on USSR stamps—a green
ink overprint is most unusual (5l. on 2k.),
but they really should have obliterated the
2k. value! By 1994 the use of silver on the
badge-stamps created a high-quality image.
The ‘Ethnographic Museum’ (i.e. Folk
Museum) is a good one—I’ve been there!
The 1994 stamp celebrating its 70th birth-
day captures both the quality of the recon-
struction and its unduly neat and tidy, ‘too
good to be true’ nature. It is set in a great
coniferous forest—spot the trees! Folk cos-
tumes appeared on 1993 stamps.
Riga, the capital, is a fine historic city
whose 800th birthday was marked by sev-
eral sets of stamps in the 1990s; some had
a striking black and gold background. Riga
is now easily visited on cheap flights and
can be warmly recommended for a short
break. But we must press on—still 12 more
countries to visit!
Lithuania: early issues,
Russian rule and regained
independence
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Latvia’s coat of arms and inverted
triangle. In 1940 Latvia became
a Soviet Republic; regained
independence required the
surcharging of Russian stamps until it
was able to produce its own
Lithuania to remove the crosses, protests increased.
Lithuania/Lietuva has a long and proud Hence that hill featured on one of the first
history. At one stage it ruled land from the post-independence stamps, as early as 1990,
Baltic all the way to the Black Sea. But the to honour this major focus of opposition to
name is a problem—‘Lietuva’ looks much Russian rule in a strongly Catholic country.
more like ‘Latvia’ than ‘Lithuania’. No won- In 1990–91 powerful images of freedom
der people are confused! In fact, Lithuania’s were shown on Lithuanian stamps.
population, whilst still small at 3.6 million, is Early definitive stamps of the ‘reborn’
as big as Latvia and Estonia together. country had a knight in armour and a
The first Lithuanian stamps look quite huge sword—to me it conveys a sense of
primitive. Later stamps featured a distinct- out-of-date aggression, but I never sensed
ive Christian cross. In 1922 Lithuania issued this atmosphere when visiting the country.
triangular air stamps, and in the following Philatelists were pleased to find there were
year a diamond-shaped stamp was issued. imperf as well as perforated stamps of this
In 1932 another triangular stamp drew at- design.
tention to parts of the country—including In 1992, Lithuania celebrated the wild-
the capital city—being occupied by Poland. life of its wetlands in well-drawn images
In these 20 years over 400 stamps were is-
sued—a very high figure at the time. We
may guess that the main target was young
philatelists!
During 50 years of USSR rule, a city
view featured in 1958 to celebrate 40 years
of the great Soviet revolution. This was
tactless—Lithuanians were regretting 18
years of Russian re-colonisation. Even the
fine representation of folk instruments in
1990 was not entirely welcome, because the
text was entirely in the Cyrillic alphabet,
whilst the three Baltic states have
always wanted to use Latin script.
Protests focused on the ‘hill of the
Hill of Crosses,
crosses’—and when the USSR tried Lithuania
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with a restrained use of colour. The ‘B’
postage rate avoids overprints in a time of
high inflation.
I now offer a mystery … Why is that pretty
girl floating above Lithuania on the 70c.
stamp of 1998? Look closer, and we can
see six fine historic Lithuanian buildings in
deep snow. Is she Mother Christmas?
There is a beautiful Lithuanian Christmas
stamp, with a fine green-and-red postmark
from Vilnius and a label ‘PRIORITAIRE
– PIRMENYBINE’ on the envelope ad-
dressed to ‘Mr David’s Xmas Pressie’. Yes—
it was for me, from a son who bids on ebay
and bought me an amazing present from
an enterprising Lithuanian citizen who
advertised old USSR stamps. The envelope
was even better than the present inside!
And it showed me how a younger genera-
tion could be ‘switched on’ to philately …
Wetlands
wildlife
Mother
Christmas?
The envelope
was better
than the
present!
G.S.M. May 2008
Three ‘other’ European states
Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova in figures, compared with Russia and the UK
Population Area People
millions thousands per sq km
of sq km
Belarus 10.3 208 50
Ukraine 47.0 604 78
Moldova 4.5 34 132
Russia 143.4 17,075 8
UK 60.4 242 247
Source: Philip’s Modern School Atlas, 2007; quoted with permission.
Belarus
Belarus is bigger than the three Baltic
States put together, and its population of The knight of Belarus
10 million is greater than all those three faces foes in the west
countries. Yet we hear much less about
Belarus than about the Baltic States. Post-
age stamps can enlighten us!
Belarus is probably the least-changed of
the new countries. The country—and some
of its stamps—still look and feel ‘USSR’.
The Cyrillic alphabet still dominates, al-
though the name ‘Belarus’ now appears in
small print in the Latin alphabet. Many of
the Belarus definitives are still in the small
size of the old USSR stamps. Their knight
and sword looks as fierce as Lithuania’s,
and it is facing foes in the west and not the
east: Belarus still treats Russia as its best
friend. On the large-format 5r. of 1992, the
knight looks even fiercer!
By 1996 inflation in Belarus was a major
problem. The 5000r. stamp of 1996 is not
a high value, and by 1998 there was an
amazing 500,000r. stamp. Belarus still cel- A massive combine
ebrates massive lorries and dump-trucks: harvester contrasts with a
those who rejoice in such matters will find ‘hippie doll’
Belarus stamps to their liking. And in 1999,
a huge combine harvester was portrayed
on a 30,000r. stamp. By contrast, there is
an extraordinary ‘hippie doll’ on a 59,000r.
stamp of 1999.
For the new Millennium, we lost the
surplus zeros and returned to single figures
… But the 2000 definitives did not lift the
spirits—the bison on the 1r. is even more
gloomy than Eeyore on his birthday! The
guitar on the 3r. is unplayable—it has no
strings; the wheel of fire on the 10r. is
alarming; while the modern building on
the 100r. is simply ugly. Even the dancers
on the 20r. do not seem to be enjoying
themselves.
The bison on the
1r. is even more
gloomy than Eeyore
on his birthday!
New definitives in 2000 did little to lift the spirits
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 But Belarus stamps have many other
themes. ‘Environment’ is now a theme to
be focused on—the ‘SOS’ written in the
clouds, on the 3000r. of 1997, is a brilliant
message (but shouldn’t it be ‘COC’ in the
Cyrillic alphabet?). The delightful evoca-
tion of Belarus’ gentle hills on the 32,000r.
of 1999 conveys a warm and positive feel-
ing of a landscape worth conserving. And
the extensive wetlands have some splendid
birds—as on the 50r. of 2000. Ceres on Ukraine stamps of 1918 and
The stamps also tell us of the many fine 1992
old historic churches in this ‘new’ country.
In 1992 the millennium of the Orthodox
church in Belarus was celebrated with a
miniature sheet. Two 3300r. stamps of 1996
show 16th and 17th century churches: one
is set in the attractive context of a conser-
vation area. Another stamp, the 5000r. of
1998, not only shows an historic church but
also the coldness and remoteness of winter
in Belarus, which can be very severe.
A variety Few people visit Belarus, but the more I
of study the stamps, the more I would like to
themes visit one day … But now it’s time to move
on—to the Ukraine.

Ukraine
Ukraine/Ukraina is the biggest all-
European country: it is over twice the size
of the UK, yet not one in
100 British people know
that Ukraine is a big coun-
try. It has a big population,
too—larger than Spain and
not much smaller than the
UK or France.
In 1920 a brief period of
independence resulted in Stamps use the Cyrillic alphabet
some rather primitive imper-
forate stamps with a portrait
of Ceres. They looked vaguely
‘Greek,’ and the Cyrillic alpha-
bet mystified many a young
collector. In fact, many of the
stamps entered the philatelic
market after the absorption
of Ukraine into the USSR, so
their status can be considered
‘doubtful’. The definitives of
1992 had the same ‘vaguely Greek’ goddess
with her elaborate hairstyle—and a new
generation of collectors was mystified as to
what country the stamps came from.
In 1994, the definitives were still ‘Cyrillic
only’, but ‘YKPAIНИ’ was more visible.
Historic Inflation soon led to abandoning figures
churches in favour of initial letters for different types
of mail (domestic/overseas/airmail, etc).
‘B’ and ‘E’ were clear enough, but the
Cyrillic letters were harder to read. There
are some engaging ‘spot the difference’
opportunities in these stamps! Ukraine is
renowned for its tractors, yet the themes
of the stamps were very traditional farm Tripartite
practices—ploughing with oxen (‘A’), har- designs feature
vesting with a scythe (50k./‘G’), winnowing Ukraine’s
(500k.), transport by ox-cart (100k./‘B’), regions and
making pots by hand (‘E’) and … a mystery heroes. Others
stamp (‘E’): could it be a training class for feature cities,
posties, with dozens of pillar boxes to be churches
emptied? (no—the SG Catalogue assures and castles
me that it is bee-keeping!) and there are
More recently, very attractive multicol- some brilliant
oured definitives have been issued, with Christmas
wild flowers and fruits of Ukraine. The stamps
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 (thank goodness!) but the value-code is
Cyrillic-only: ‘a kiss with a vertical line’ [Ж]
will puzzle many collectors! (45k. flowers;
Ж red berries)
Ukraine has issued miniature sheets of
12 stamps on several themes, for example
head-dresses (or is it the ‘Miss Ukraine’ fi-
nalists?) in 2006. But there are other, more
distinctive, issues as well.
Ukraine has developed a striking and
very attractive ‘tripartite’ stamp design, to
celebrate each region of this large coun-
try. In the centre of each stamp is a map
of Ukraine, with the region illustrated by
the stamps marked in red. The badge of
the region stands proudly above the map.
On either side is a picture to ‘sum up’
the region. Taken together, they make an
excellent summary of this huge, varied and
little-known country. A few stamps in the
series have been issued each year, and the
year is printed prominently on the stamp.
Examples include:
a chunky tractor and a historic city;
a historic church and a wetland scene;
an ancient ruined city and a modern port.
I have acquired 16 of these stamps and
look forward to finding more. If there was
a world competition for the best stamps
expressing the essence of regions of a
country, I think Ukraine would win.
A similar ‘tripartite’ design has been
used to show a Ukrainian hero in the
centre, with significant scenes on either
side: a battle and a church in 2000; castles
in 2001; a city and chariots in 2002 … Un-
fortunately, the inscriptions are minimal—
and only in Cyrillic script. The same size
of stamp—long and thin—has been used
for some outstanding Ukrainian art. The
scenes of cities, churches and castles are
of excellent quality. There are also some
brilliant Christmas stamps … the silver and
gold on the 45k. of 2003 is an integral part
of this fine example of orthodox Chris-
tian art. I would like to illustrate all these
stamps, but space does not permit. Overall,
I would award Ukraine the prize for ‘best
stamps from a new country’.
South-west Russia: maps of 1987 (left) and 2007 showing Belarus, Moldova
and Ukraine
Maps reproduced with permission from the 1987 and 2007 editions of Philip’s Children’s Atlas
G.S.M. June 2008
Moldova
Moldova is the smallest, the poorest and the
least-known of the ex-USSR republics. It is
losing people by emigration, but population
density is still much higher than in all the
other countries visited in this article.
Some of the early stamps were overprints
on Russian definitives —using the Latin
alphabet, as in the Baltic States. The 10l. is a
neat and tidy overprint—but fails to obliter-
ate the old value. The 63b. has a much more
primitive and over-inked overprint, but suc-
cessfully obliterates the hammer and sickle
symbol with a bunch of grapes. Much more
recently, a Moldovan vineyard appeared on
an attractive modern stamp (see ‘Moldova’s
Secret’, GSM December 2006, page 90).
In 1992 Moldova recalled its history as a
province of the Roman empire (as in ‘Ro-
mania’) with an ancient Roman sculpture
of Romulus and Remus and the wolf. This is
the Trajan memorial in Chisinau, the capital
city. In 1994, the coat of arms of this new
country appeared on a 1l.50 stamp. Moldova
still maintains links with Russia—the aero-
plane on the Moldova 1l.75 is a Russian
TU144. In the east, a breakaway part of the
country, Transdnester, seeks reunion with
Russia. It has even issued its own ‘stamps’,
but they are only recognised internally.
Moldova has issued over 500 stamps in
15 years. As with the other former USSR
countries in Europe, the stamps have cel-
ebrated fine churches and monasteries.
There are nature reserves—the 25k. of
1992 shows a delightful scene—and there
are some attractive birds, such as the bee-
eater (50k., 1992). But despite 500 stamps,
Moldova remains little-known, little-visited,
and, above all, little!
In the next article, we’ll visit the three
Caucasian ex-USSR Republics, and then
Moldova may be
go to remote Central Asia. small but it has
issued over 500
David R Wright’s website is www. stamps since its
dandjwright.co.uk He was a lecturer at independence
UEA, Norwich, and is co-author of Philip’s
Children’s Atlas.
0 200km 400km 600km 800km 1000km 1200km
1cm on the map = 200km on the ground
89
 St Vincent and
the Grenadines
Basil Herwald discovers plans to
renew separate stamp issues for
Kingstown, St Vincent the St Vincent Grenadines
I have fond memories of going into the centre of Manchester as an 11-year-old with my
spending money, making my fortnightly trip to the stamp shop, Heywoods. This was
situated in the attic of Manchester’s most historic building, The Shambles. You can still see
the building—though it’s been moved physically, a couple of times since my childhood!
Now it’s part of a complex including an ancient oyster bar. But Mr Haywood, the stamp
dealer, is long gone, though I still have the stamps he sold me. He knew that I liked Com-
monwealth definitive sets. He also knew that I could never afford the whole set and so,
like a lot of children, my collection had lots of part-sets from the ¼c. or ½ c. to 50c. values,
including Michael Goaman’s beautifully designed set for St Vincent, in 1965. I thinks it’s
my favourite. The colours, the typical Goaman typeset, and the composition, combine to
make the designs exquisite.
And now here I am, all those years later, I buy stamps for my postcards at Pros-
for the first time in St Vincent. Now, offici- pect post office. This is a tiny shack on the
ally, it’s called St Vincent and The Gren- roadside with a lady sorting post, and inside
adines, since independence in 1979. Less the shed are advertisements for ‘SVG Post’s
officially, to the locals its ‘SVG’ or just express service’. The postmistress sells me
‘Vincy’. That is what they also call the en- definitive stamps which aren’t a patch on
demic and gorgeous, but endangered local Goaman’s offering. They seem to depict
St Vincent parrot. We catch sight of the local plants, though the dreadful photo- Designs from
parrot in the impressive botanical gardens graphy makes it hard to work out what is in the 1965
in the country’s capital. These botanical fact on the stamps. I make a mental note to definitive
gardens, which have been featured on many tackle the man from the Philatelic Bureau, set—the
of the country’s stamps, were the first in the about this, at our appointment in a few days’ author’s
western hemisphere. This is where Bligh’s time. I post a card to the esteemed editor favourite
breadfruit samples from the Pacific were of GSM … and he later tells me that this is
planted all those years ago and, by the way, the first proof they have that these definitive
we also managed to see the parrot in the stamps are actually in postal use. It’s also
wild, from a look-out in the lush vegetation proof that I do have my uses!
of the national park at Vermont. However, before meeting the head of the
Philatelic Bureau, I am off to the whaling
Spectacular coastal island of Bequia, from there we will be sailing
settlements down through the Grenadine islands, on a
As this is a small nation, it’s not hard to schooner—this journalism lark is a hard life!
come across some of the themes which
inspired Goaman’s 1965 stamps. St Vincent Brief history
itself has a population of about 110,000. St Vincent, like many of the Caribbean
One quarter lives in the capital, Kingstown. islands, owes its name to Columbus. Before
This is a not very picturesque port, on a him, the local Caribs had settled here and
wonderful bay, overlooked by 18th century subsequent attempts to settle by the French,
Fort Charlotte. The rest of the Vincentians the Dutch and English failed, thanks to Carib
(as the locals call themselves) are dotted hostility. The Caribs still occupy a few villages
along spectacular coastal settlements, either and you can see their artifacts on numerous
Windward or Leeward—along the east and local stamps. The British however prevailed
west roads of the island. in the long run over the Caribs, but there

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Edward Beache with Cricket
World Cup sheet
is not much to be proud of here; we
deported 5000 Caribs to Honduras, and
imported slaves from Africa to replace
them, together with indentured servants,
mainly from Ireland and Scotland. Hence
you come across Vincentians with a rich
heritage.
In 1958 St Vincent was a member of
the doomed West Indies Federation (as
Caribbean stamp collectors know). On 27
October 1969, it became an ‘Associated
State’ of Britain, but after further failed
plans to federate with St Lucia and Grenada,
it became independent in 1979. The Queen
is head of State. If I tell you that the Prime
Minister is referred to in the newspapers as
‘Comrade’, you will get the picture. The only
foreign ambassadors resident here are from
Cuba, Venezuela and, oddly, Taiwan. That’s
because Taiwan woos these tiny nations all
over the globe, and wherever we drive in St
Vincent, the new roads have been paid for by
the ‘Republic of China’. So it’s no surprise to
see stamps here commemorating the visit of
the Taiwan president—see below, and also
my article in GSM about a similar situation
in tiny Tuvalu (November 2004).
St Vincent Philatelic Services
Edward Beache is one of those black Vin-
centians who has Scottish blood. He’d like
to trace his family but has failed so far. I have
come to meet him at St Vincent Philatelic
Services Limited (oops, they seem to have
forgotten the ‘Grenadines’ bit in his com-
pany’s title). Edward is General Manager,
based in the delightfully named ‘Reclama-
tion site, Kingstown’. On his business card
there is no email address. This short, smart,
immaculately turned-out man proclaims
that email is destroying philately, and so he
doesn’t give out an email address. He wants
customers to write to him. It is no surprise
to learn that Edward’s great-grandfather
was from Scotland. He is not sure from
which clan. He claims that a British stamp
dealer, the late Clive Feigenbaum, offered
to get him ‘a flag and coat of arms’. Sadly,
he never heard from him again.
Mr Beache clearly relishes his job. He is
talking to me about his past, while typing
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on his computer (yes, he does use one
despite his attitude to email!). He is retriev-
ing photos he has taken of his country.
He had been a businessman since he left
school and, before becoming a govern-
ment employee six years ago, he managed
an electrical appliance store. It shows. He
is a businessman, first and foremost. This
becomes apparent as he expands on SVG’s
stamp issuing policy, in stark contrast to the
Bureaux Chiefs I have met in, say, Mont-
serrat, Anguilla, or Dominica.
Here, the Philatelic service has six em-
ployees, it’s run by a board of directors who
have to ensure that it makes a profit. So I
am only slightly taken aback when I tackle
Edward about the badly designed definitive
stamps. His response is: ‘I try and leave those
to the Post Office—they organise definitive
stamps themselves and we have nothing to
do with them!’. Indeed, Edward does not
even know what is presently featured on the
definitive stamps (has he really sent any let-
ters to anyone recently?).
If definitive stamps are the realm of the
post office, Edward is in charge of all the
other stamps issued by St Vincent. And
there are lots of them. He is a man with a
mission. Having come from business, and
having been given almost free rein to build
up St Vincent’s stamps, he is full of ideas.
I was right to suspect that St Vincent has a
contract with the Inter-Governmental Phil-
atelic Cooperation of New York. But it
sounds as though it’s very much on this
canny little country’s own terms.
Thus, IGPC markets and produces St Vin-
cent’s stamps, but Edward designs many of
the stamps himself. He shows us some of his
own photos, on his computer. The arrange-
The gold
embossed
Concorde stamp
and the Cricket
World Cup
miniature sheet
designed by
Edward
ment is, that he forwards these photos to
New York, and, in his words, they ‘minimal-
ise’ them and hey presto! They are turned
into SVG stamps issues and back they come
from New York, for his approval. No design
he does not like gets passed.
The mysterious ghostly bride
His latest series of photographs is of locally
grown crops, like bananas and the starchy
root—dasheen. He is pleased with these
photos, and will now forward them to IGPC
to minimalise, for SVG’s next issue. Simple,
and effective! For the other new issue, de-
voted to fresh water of St Vincent, Edward
visited the renowned Dark View Falls, and
took a photo. There was no one there. Just
him and a colleague. He shows me the
photo. ‘Oh’, I say, ‘but there by the falls is a
bride in a wedding dress’. Edward responds
that she simply was not there. There was
no wedding at the falls. Edward says it is a
complete mystery. There was no one in the
photo at all, and yet every time it is printed,
there is the ghostly bride. Neither he, nor I
has any idea about how she made her way to
the photo. Will you be able to see her on the
finished stamp?
As you know, SVG receives much financial
aid from Taiwan, and Edward went to a
Taiwanese stamp exhibition in 2005. He has
many customers in the Far East, which he
considers a growing market. Take a look at
the SVG stamp, value $1.10, commemorating
the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations
with Taiwan, and there is another ‘ghost’ on
the stamp, in the photo taken by Edward. He
took the photo, and has managed accident-
ally to fit his own shadow in, too, looming
over the smiling President of Taiwan!
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 SVG issues 18 series of commemorative
stamps a year. And lots of sheets and sheet-
lets. Edward is pleased with the gold em-
bossed $20 Concorde sheet issued in May
2007, but admits that he has had to take it
off show in the Bureau, for security reasons.
They were frightened someone would steal
the valuable gold stamp. Other popular re-
cent issues show the cricket world cup (mini-
sheet designed by Edward) and Princess
Diana’s tenth death anniversary.
Edward’s hand is happily, not obviously
present in the ugly set for the Royal Dia-
mond wedding. The Queen is head of state
here, but she won’t recognise herself in a
very unhappy portrait. Neither does the por-
trait of her husband on the stamp resemble
Prince Philip at all. How do some stamp
designers get it so wrong?
Current Big news
definitives Edward Beache’s big news, though—and my
suffer from scoop, is that he reveals plans to renew issues
dreadful for each and every one of the island chain in
photography the Grenadines. He says that these stamps
A shadow looms over the President are popular with tourists (but probably not
of Taiwan with collectors). So stamps inscribed, for
example, Mustique, or Bequia, will return
and will be valid for postage in St Vincent
itself. I ask if the UPU has sanctioned these
issues and, to be honest, don’t really get a
simple or straight answer. Edward has other
wheezes up his sleeve to promote philately
… or revenue! These include cards with col-
lectors’ names on, and he goes out to local
schools to promote letter-writing and stamp
collecting. The previously moribund Stamp
The Queen and Prince Philip are and Coin Club in the islands, has been
unlikely to recognise themselves revitalised with his help. He even hopes to
advertise in this magazine.
The Director of Philately confirms that
the Far East is his biggest growth area. He
Stamps to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Diana Princess of Wales were
popular
Local athlete
Pamenoa Ballantyne
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deals direct with many agents in India and
China. As his traditional standing order cus-
tomers get older and are lost to SVG Post,
he hopes to capitalise on the new Eastern
Horizon. Thus his stamps may show, for
example, Chinese singers for that market,
but Edward Beache is upbeat about the ‘pay
off’—he also gets to issue stamps showing
local artifacts, the wonderful Petroglyphs of
St Vincent, and even his own photographs
of household implements of the olden days.
He is happy to ensure that live local celebri-
ties get on to stamps, such as Olympic run-
ner Pamenoa Ballantyne, four years ago.
Walls lined with stamps
We emerge from Edward’s office into the
dusty philatelic Bureau. The walls are lined
with SVG stamps, starting with the first
Elizabethan definitive of 16 September
1955. These were dignified, recess-printed
portraits of the new Queen, and the dis-
play ends with the gaudy (by comparison)
pictures of Princess Diana from 2007. I bid
farewell to this dynamic man, and as I do
so he asks if I want to buy any real estate in
St Vincent—only US$10 dollars per square
foot. And he is the one who can sell it to me.
This is a little sideline. I politely decline, but
might just think about investing in some of
his stamps. I told you he was a consummate
businessman!
If you want to contact Edward, you can
write to him at St Vincent Philatelic Services
Limited, Reclamation Site, Kingstown, PO
Box 2384, St Vincent, West Indies. You
can fax him on 001 784-456-2383. Oh, and
actually you can email him on Philatelic@
vincysurf.com. But don’t expect an email
response: I bet he’ll send you a letter, with
a colourful stamp on it, photo courtesy of
Edward Beache.
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THE DIARIE OF
SAMUEL CREEPS
an ordinarie collector of stamps
12 April. While I was attending to the news of this daye in the publick Prints my eye fell upon
the so-called Court Circular in which is reported the severall Activities latelie performed by the
members of our Royall Familie. This caused me to recall the State Visit of the President of
France and his exceeding fayre Ladye which took place a short time past. It was then a great
Satisfaction for me to learn that Her Majestie had marked the Occasion by presenting
M Sarkozy with framed Blocks of the Stamps issewed in 2004 by both Countries to celebrate the
one hundredth Anniversarie of the Entente Cordiale. Monsieur le Président is, it was reported, a
keen Philatelist. Methinks that if he applyes to his Collection the high aesthetic Standards shown
in his choyce of female Companion then his will be a handsome Collection indeed. And if some of
his countrymen and some of ours are persuaded to follow his Example by taking up the collecting
of Stamps it will surelie be a matter for rejoycing among Postall Authorities the World over.
24 April. Todaye is the Anniversarie of the birth in 1815 of Master Anthony Trollope,
distinguished Novelist and man of great Importance in the Post Office of his daye. Mayhap his
greatest clayme to immortalitie (aside from his literarie works) lies in the presence of Letter-Boxes
on our streets, which owes much to his Influence. It has long been my Contention that Royal
Mail should before now have recognised Master Trollope’s dual achievements by the issew of a set
of Stamps devoted to his works. The ideal time for such an Issew will fall on the two hundredth
anniversaries of his birth in 2015. That gives the Authorities seven years in which to plan a long
overdue Tribute to this philatelicallie deserving Celebritie. But will they do so?
27 April. Fell to thinking on this Sabbath Daye about the speciall Stamps devoted to British
Cathedralls which will be on sale in a week or two’s time, plucking nigh on three and half pounds
sterling from the pockets of Collectors across the Land. Forming my Judgment from portrayalls of
the Stamps that I have alreadie observed in the publick Prints, they appear to me to be amongst
the most admirable Examples of skills in Photographie and Stamp Design that I have seen for
manie a Daye. Felt confident also that these Stamps would find Favour with certayne kinds of
Thematick Collector, e.g. those who choose to seek out depictions of famous Buildings, or those
who welcome into their Albums all matters Religious—if indeed there are anie such, for this
would be a subject with so wide a Compass that I hazard a Guess that fewe could afford the vaste
Outlaye a Collection of this kind would entayle. For surelie it would be incomplete without, for
example, embracing all the Stamps ever issewed by Vatican City, not to mention those produced
by many other countries where the Roman Catholick faith prevayles, which carry portrayals of
Popes throughout the ages. All of which causes me to meditate upon the Acquisition of worldlie
Goods, the aim of Collectors everywhere; for this cannot be held to be strictlie in keeping with
the highest religious Principles. So I ask my-selfe whether there are in existence anie religious
thematick Collectors at all. Truelie I do not know why I put my head in such a fine taking on
matters so philosophicall. Let people collect what they like, saye I, and may the Devill take the
hindmost. (I am sure that Mistress Taylor would be the first to point out to Master Creeps that there is a
society devoted to all aspects of religion on stamps; the Guild of St Gabriel. Ed.)
2 May. There came in Her Majestie’s Mails this forenoon a Catalogg from an Auctioner of
Stamps from whom I have from time to time made a fewe successful Biddes, but made manie
more in vayne. In my perusall of the contents in pursuit of items which might enhance the Creeps
Collection (an ill favoured thing but mine own) at an estimated valew within my modest means,
came upon a Curiositie in the form of a Stamp which on the face of it was worth almost nothing
but which had a Catalogg valew of £500 and an estimate by the Auctioner of £150. This was a
Cyprus 1 piastre Stamp of 1938 of which I am the possessor of one good used and one fine mint,
with a total SG valew of just over one pound. But here lies the Difference. My Stamps have a
Perforacion of 12½ on all four sides but this more desirable Varietie has a Perforacion of 12½ on
two sides and 13½ on the others. Who would have thought an extra Hole or two could make so
great an enhancement of worth? And who, I wonder, was the sharp-eyed person who first noticed
the Irregularitie? Did not delaye in quicklie revisiting my Albums to applye my Perforacion
Gauge (a rarelie used Devyce in the Creeps Household) to the Stamps in question, with the
glumlie expected disappoynting outcome. With my thoughts bent upon Perforacions, the issew
a few weeks agone of speciall Stamps on the topick of Rescue at Sea came to mind, for these had
Perforacions on the upper and lower edges unlike anye seen before. It seems to me that much Extracts
technicall cunning had been devoted to fashioning these Perforacions in the form of dots and selected
dashes which in the Code of Master Morse spells SOS. How manie members of the Generalitie and
will have grasped the Significance of these shapes, or even noticed them at all, I wonder. More
importantly, how manie Stamps will have suffered Damage in the hands of people as clumsie as edited
me when separating Stamps by means of this unfamiliar pattern of holes? by
7 May. There came this daye yet another Auctioner’s Catalogg in which a partickular Entrye Michael
gave me a merrie moment, viz: ALL WORLD: Scraping the barrel with this one, a few albums Banister
(virtually empty), used stamps loose in envelopes and in plastic tub (many thousands). Yuk! Est
£40–50.
After carefull Consideration, decyded not to scrape my Barrel to bidde for this Lotte but
doubtless some-bodie will.

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 The flags of the 27 member states fly
proudly outside the European Parliament
building in Strasbourg

Stamps and Covers from the

European Parliament
A special report by Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS, from the European
Parliament in Strasbourg, where the philatelic bureau has a wide range of
interesting stamps and covers to attract the interest of stamp collectors

I nside the European Parliament building situated on the outskirts of Strasbourg, close
to the French border with Germany, there is a philatelic bureau with a treasure-trove of
stamps, first day and commemorative covers for sale and a post box where visitors are able
There is only one post box for use by
visitors to the European Parliament in
Strasbourg and that is situated near to the
to obtain special commemorative postmarks. philatelic bureau. It is only available on the
Current French stamps are on sale, along- tive covers—out of their most generous few days a month that MEPs use the build-
side those of many other EU countries, where allowances. However, it is worth noting ing. All items of mail posted in this post
they have a European theme. The prices are that the European Parliament only meets box have to be pre-stamped with French
reasonable, the presentation is good, and in Strasbourg four days a month and not at stamps.
the friendly, helpful staff is multilingual all during the long summer vacation. At the European Parliament in Brussels
and knowledgeable about the stamps and there is a post box for the use of visitors
related products on sale. Postal service for MEPs even when MEPs are not sitting. All mail
All mail generated by MEPs is handed posted there has to be pre-stamped with
Philatelic Bureau to officials each day who then machine Belgian stamps.
The philatelic bureau is definitely a must stamp it rather than using postage stamps. Asked for his thoughts about the postal
for any stamp collector on the official tour There is no limit on the amount of mail an service for MEPs in Strasbourg, Mike Nat-
of the European Parliament. Readers of MEP may send but postage is not free. All trass MEP, paused for a moment and re-
GSM might wish to look up their MEP on postal changes are paid out of allowances plied: ‘It’s an efficiently run postal service,
the Internet and arrange for them to send allocated to each group in the European which is more than we can say for the
one of the frequent special commemora- Parliament. Parliament!’

Cover celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Constituent Session of the European
Parliament signed by MEPs Godfrey Bloom, Nigel Farage and Mike Nattrass

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 Covers
recording
the entry of
Romania and
Bulgaria to
the EU, the
visit of Pope
John Paul II
to Strasbourg
and in
memory
of Mother
Teresa

Bishop William Kenney,

Spokesman on
European Affairs for
the Roman Catholic
Bishops’ Conference
of England and Wales,
pictured holding
the special cover in
memory of Mother
Teresa

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Pope John Paul II
Many famous people have addressed the
European Council in Strasbourg, among
them, Pope John Paul II, born Karol Józef
Wojtyła on 18 May 1920, who died in the
Vatican on 2 April 2005, aged 84. He reigned
as the 264th Pope of the Roman Catholic
Church and Sovereign of the State of the
Vatican City from 16 October 1978, until his
death, almost 27 years later, making his the
second-longest pontificate after Pius IX’s
31-year reign. He is the only Polish Pope,
and was the first non-Italian pope since the
Dutch Adrian VI in the 1520s.
Pope John Paul II addressed the Euro-
pean Council in Strasbourg on 8 October
1988. During which he said: ‘Next year
(1989), the Council of Europe will celebrate
the 40th anniversary of its foundation. That
will be the occasion for your Assembly, rep-
resenting the democratic institutions of 21
countries, to take stock of much work that
has been achieved to satisfy the expectations
of nations, to serve an ideal of freedom, tol-
erance and the rule of Law.’
Mother Teresa
Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, an eth-
nic Albanian, who founded a world-wide
order of nuns, the Missionaries of Charity,
was born on 26 August 1910 in Skopje, a city
situated at the crossroads of Balkan history.
She visited the European Parliament some
years before her death on 5 September
1998, aged 87. The Government of India
gave her the honour of a state funeral and
her body was buried in the Mother House of
the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta.
Catholic Church
Bishop William Kenney, CP, a member
of the Passionist Congregation, auxiliary
bishop in the Archdiocese of Birmingham
and spokesman on European Affairs for the
Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference of
England and Wales, gave a short interview
to GSM about the way special covers, like
those for Pope John Paul II and Blessed
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, help to promote
the Catholic Church. He said: ‘Stamps and
covers with a religious theme often remind
their recipients of other values than the
purely material and when they depict Pope
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History
The European Union now has 27 member states. The history makes interesting read-
ing. On 18 April 1951, based on the Schuman Plan, six countries—Germany, France,
Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg—signed a treaty to run their heavy
industries, coal and steel, under a common management.
On 1 January 1973 the six become nine when Denmark, Ireland and the United
Kingdom formally entered the EU. On 1 January 1981 membership of the EU
reached double figures when Greece joined. On 1 January 1986 Spain and Portugal
entered the EU, bringing membership to 12.
On 1 January 1995 Austria, Finland and Sweden joined the EU, the 15 members
then covering almost the whole of western Europe. In October 1990, Germany was
unified and therefore former East Germany became part of the EU.
On 1 May 2004 eight countries of Central and Eastern Europe; the Czech Republic,
Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, joined the EU.
Cyprus and Malta also became members.
On 1 January 2007 Two more countries from Eastern Europe, Bulgaria and
Romania, joined, bringing the number of member states to 27 countries. Croatia, the
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey are also candidates for future
membership.
MEPs
The parliamentarians are known in English as Members of the European Parliament
(MEPs). They are elected every five years—in 2004 there were 342 million eligible
voters. About a third of MEPs are women. Prior to 1979 the MEPs were appointed by
their national parliaments.
At the elections to the European Parliament during 2009 the number of MEPs will
be reduced to 750. The United Kingdom representation will be cut from 78 to 73.
The Parliament
The European Parliament has three places of work: Brussels (Belgium), Luxembourg
and Strasbourg (France). Luxembourg is home to the administrative offices (the
‘General Secretariat’). Meetings of the whole Parliament, known as plenary sessions,
take place in Brussels and once a month in Strasbourg.
John Paul II and Mother Teresa the affect Intercultural Dialogue 2008
is even greater. I have myself been trying to
collect stamps showing the Popes from St
Peter to Pope Benedict XVI.’
‘Father of Europe’
The European Council was established in
1952 as the Common Assembly. The last
election took place during June 2004 when
785 MEPs were elected. See ‘The EU at a
glance’, website: europa.eu An Post, the Irish Post Office issued a stamp
The Constituent session of the Euro- to mark European Year of Intercultural
pean Parliamentary Assembly took place in Dialogue on 7 March. In October 2005, the
Strasbourg on 19 March 1958. Mr Robert EU Commission announced 2008 as the
Schuman (1886–1963) was elected as the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue.
President. He had served as Minister of Jus- The idea behind the initiative is that Mem-
tice in France. He is considered one of the ber States of the EU will focus on culture,
founding fathers of the European Union. education, youth and sport. The 55c. stamp
features the Year of Intercultural Dialogue
logo.
Special covers
An informative colour brochure, Le Journal
de L’Actualité Philatélique et Marcophile Euro-
péen, listing a wide range of special first day
and commemorative covers, including all
those mentioned in this article, is available
on line: www.europafdc.ec
Mike Nattrass MEP (my convivial host at
the European Parliament in Strasbourg),
left, pictured with Nigel Farage MEP, a
founder member of UKIP (the United
Kingdom Independence Party) in 1993,
holding a copy of the March 2008
issue of GSM (see article, ‘No Stamp of
Approval for the EU!’)
All photographs are by Peter Jennings
FRPSL, FRGS
Postal Stationery Matters
Peter van Gelder advises readers to watch out for North American
watch cards, reveals a third Australian user of food parcel labels … and
a fourth!, discusses the dearth of Welsh aerogrammes and takes a look
at Canada’s Chinese New Year card series

C ollecting knows no bounds. At its best it is a free-range activity. The most interesting
path to take is likely to be the one that has been least trodden.
The most orthodox way to collect postal stationery is by countries, one or more at a
many Bulova agents in Canada—and lots
more south of the border on cards with
USA stamp imprints. With all these points
time. Rather less numerous are collectors of a period, e.g. the reign of King George VI, or to look for, this is a big collecting field. My
the Third Reich. Another approach is to go for a particular type of postal stationery, e.g. informant on this topic, Michael Sagar,
aerogrammes only. A few collectors, of whom I am one, are attracted to commemorative tells me that used cards are harder to find
and event-linked stationery. Also, as in stamp collecting, there is the thematic option for than unused; and that the Canadian cards,
stationery collectors. being less plentiful, tend to go for higher
Since the thematic collector of stationery seems to be something of a rare creature, my prices than the USA cards. But this is a
attention was recently aroused when I heard of a collector of ‘Bulova cards’ in Canada. I field well suited to collectors with modest
wondered what on earth these cards are, and what their attraction is! means, for card prices normally range be-
tween £1.50 and £20.
By the way, though Bulova cards are a
A time business thing of the past, the firm itself is still going
Advertising on postal stationery, especially and is ready for collection from the local strong!
on cards, was fairly widespread on the jewellery shop in Belleville, Ontario. An-
North American continent from around other purpose for which Bulova used pub-
1930 and through the next 30 years or so. licity cards was to remind watch owners of
For variety of designs and for the range of the importance of regular maintenance.
uses to which its cards were put, the Bulova
Corporation probably takes the biscuit. It
The cards continued into the 1960s, so
the stamp imprints run from King George
This is a field well
is said that at least a hundred distinct types
of Canadian postal card advertising Bulova
V, through to the present Queen. The
designs come in wide variety, and also
suited to collectors
can be found, and that the number of USA shown are the names and addresses of with modest means
types is five times as great. So what is this
Bulova Corporation? Canada 2c. King George VI stamp imprint and picture sides of a Bulova card
In 1875 a small jewellery shop was informing a customer that a watch is ready for collection
opened in New York by an immigrant
from Eastern Europe named Joseph
Bulova. He did well, and his busi-
ness expanded. In time (no pun
intended!) the Bulova Corporation
became big enough to set up a man-
ufacturing and assembling division
in Switzerland, where (from 1911)
its own clocks and pocket watches
were produced. By the end of World
War I wrist-watches were becoming a
popular alternative to pocket watches,
so those became part of the Bulova
production range in 1919. Four years
later this firm perfected a technique
new to watch-making: the standard-
isation of parts. All parts of a Bulova
watch were thus interchangeable with
corresponding parts in any other of its
watches of the same model.
In the mid-1920s the firm expanded
its business and soon began to use
postal cards as a means of display-
ing its colourful publicity. A typical
example is shown here. This is a
card of the 1938 issue with a 2 cents
light brown King George VI stamp
imprint. The picture face of the card
shows a 1930s-style lady who, natur-
ally, is wearing a wrist-watch! To the
right are wrist-watches (one for a
lady, one for a gent) with the slogan
‘BULOVA—CANADA’S GREAT-
EST WATCH VALUE’. The role of
this card is to inform the addressee
that his watch has been repaired

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Food parcel label used by Anthony Holdern & Sons Ltd of Sydney with Australian 5s.10d. King George VI stamp imprint
More emerging from the
Australian woodwork!
If you look at page 60 of this January’s GSM,
you will see an Australian food parcel label
with a 5s.10d. blue King George VI stamp
imprint. That label had been printed for
use by the Department of Agriculture in
Victoria State. These Victoria labels are
similar to the Myers Emporium food parcel
labels—but much less well-known. In both
cases they were produced in the late 1940s
for affixing to food parcels directed to
Britons struggling with post-war food short-
ages and rationing.
But now I realise that these two users,
Myers and the Department of Agriculture,
do not provide us with the complete story.
Other businesses have come to my notice,
emerging from the woodwork as particip-
ants in the food parcel scheme.
My first sighting of a Holdern food
parcel label came with it in full view on
Premier Philately’s February 2008 auction
catalogue. It was lot 281, and I illustrate it
here. It has the same 5s.10d. blue stamp
imprint as applied for the other two organ-
isations, but its layout is distinct. The red-
brown colour used for the firm’s name, etc.
is much the same as that used for Myers.
The Holdern address is in New South
Wales (Brickfield Hill, Sydney), whereas
both Myers and the Department of Agricul-
ture have Victoria addresses. The Holdern
label offered at auction was a used example
posted to a Harold Willey at a cutlery works
in Sheffield, Yorkshire. It was estimated
at A$5000—but it realised A$9000! With
102
buyer’s premium added, that amounts to of experience this is the first example he
about £4500. has handled. Moreover, it is believed to
The auctioneer’s notes in the catalogue be the only example—though, who knows
describe this item as ‘a little soiled’ and as but that this auction success will bring an-
having ‘a couple of ironed-out creases’, other example to light! The other rarity in
so to fetch such a high price it must be this group is the lower denomination (i.e.
a rarity indeed. In fact Gary Watson of 3s.7d.) Myers label in unused condition. Of
Prestige Philately stated that in his 27 years that a mere three examples are known.
The remarkable incident of the Welsh aerogrammes
In explanation of this heading I shall, in the spirit of Sherlock Holmes, state the fol-
lowing: ‘There were no Welsh Christmas aerogrammes—and that was the remarkable
incident!’
As had happened in 2005, Royal Mail’s decision in 2007 was to refrain from issuing
new Christmas aerogrammes, but instead to re-issue those of the previous year. This
did not smack of the true Christmas spirit, and there was natural suspicion that Royal
Mail had stock left over from 2006 and saw Christmas 2007 as their chance to sell it
off. Those suspicions were strengthened by my futile efforts to buy any of the Welsh
language version over the post office counter.
In recent years, wishing to post a couple of Welsh Christmas aerogrammes, I have
found that a small stock has been held at the main post office in Bristol (a city that is
only a few land miles plus a long bridge from Wales). But in November 2007 Bristol
could offer only standard Christmas aerogrammes, none of the Welsh version. So,
intrepid as ever, at the beginning of December I crossed the Severn Bridge to visit the
main post office in Cardiff, capital city of Wales. There, to be sure, would be Welsh
Christmas aerogrammes a-plenty! Yet, astonishingly, counter staff there could offer
me none—and furthermore they declared that they had seen none!
It seems a fair conclusion that Royal Mail, when deciding to sell off in 2007 the
unsold stock of 2006, had none of the Welsh version in hand—or that they had just a
few which were retained at the Edinburgh Bureau for sale to postal customers.
All this leaves Royal Mail looking rather Scrooge-like. It might not see profit in com-
missioning and printing a new aerogramme design every Christmas, but surely the
decent policy would be to include prominently on all Christmas aerogrammes the ap-
propriate year date (as an overprint if need be); and to ensure that throughout Wales
and nearby, Welsh aerogrammes are in plentiful supply at post office counters.
G.S.M. June 2008
It all makes one
wonder what more
there might be
that has yet to
emerge from the
woodwork!

Here is a footnote that I add having

noticed that Anthony Holdern & Sons Ltd
describe themselves on their label as ‘Uni-
versal Providers’. This is a phrase originally
used by William Whitely, whose enormous
departmental store traded in Bayswater,
London, from mid-Victorian times. Whitely
would provide anything a customer or-
dered, from emeralds to elephants!

And Tasmania joins in

But there is still more to this saga of food
parcel labels. After the February auction I
corresponded with Prestige’s Gary Watson
and learned from him that there is a
fourth outfit for which these labels were
produced. This is a firm called Fitzgibbons
of Hobart, Tasmania. Its labels are of the
3s.7d. denomination and are described as
‘oversize’ by Gary Watson, who knows of
only three examples.
It all makes one wonder what more there
might be that has yet to emerge from the
woodwork!

Chinese New Year in Canada

Since 1997 Canada Post has made an an-
nual issue of stamps to mark each New Year
of the Chinese system. That system runs
through a cycle of 12 years, each year being
associated with a specific creature. As this
year’s issue is Canada’s 12th, the cycle has
now been completed with the recent issue
of Year of the Rat stamps (though I believe
that in China the Rat is regarded as the first
year of the cycle rather than the last).
The custom has also grown up for Can-
ada Post to issue postal cards for this event Picture side of a Canadian Year of the Rat card issued in January 2008
each January. Illustrated here is the picture
face of one of the two Year of the Rat cards, Stamp imprint and surrounding area on the other of Canada’s
together with the stamp imprint of the two Year of the Rat cards
other card. These rats are not of the fear-
some kind, being handsome and colourful.
The cards were issued on 8 January, priced
at $1.69 each and valid for posting to any-
where in the World.
Two postal cards have been issued yearly
in a series that Canada Post started in 2004.
On 8 January in that year, two styles of
monkey card went on sale at $1.40 each.
In 2005 a pair of rooster cards could be
bought at $1.45 per card from 7 January.
The two dog cards were issued on 6 Janu-
ary at $1.49 each. Then last year we had
two pig cards appearing on 5 January at
$1.69 each.
All these Chinese New Year cards are
attractively designed with touches of hu-
mour; and all have stamp imprints similar
in design to the adhesive stamps of the
same issue.

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Stamp Hunting
Nimrod suggests some stamps
worth looking for
Ascension
Situated in the South Atlantic Ocean,
almost equidistant between the coasts of
Brazil and Angola, Ascension Island has
been of strategic importance since the
17th century. The first stamps used on
the island were those of Great Britain,
being a selection of 1d., 6d. and 1s.
values, as available in 1866 and 1867.
From the 1887–92 ‘Jubilee’ issue until
the 1912–24 King George V issue, most values up
to the 1s. value are known used from the island.
Apart from a few of the 1d. values issued during
this time, the stamps of Great Britain are scarce to
rare used on the island and all are worth acquir-
ing when the opportunity presents itself, although
care should be taken as many forged cancels exist.
The first stamps specifically for Ascension were issued in 1922
when current stamps of St Helena were overprinted ‘ASCENSION’
(SG 1/9). These are fairly readily available, mint or used, although
condition can be a problem. The 1s. (9) is one of the more difficult
values to find used and will continue to rise in value. If purchasing
this set, be aware that all values are known with forged postmarks.
The close links with St Helena continued with the 1924–33
‘Badge’ set (10/20), which utilised the same design as St Helena’s
1922–37 issue. Many constant plate flaws exist on this issue and all
are worth picking up, especially in fine mint positional pieces. The
stand-out value of this set is the humble 1d. grey-black and bright
blue-green (11d) issued in 1933. It was only in use for a matter of
months before being replaced and genuine used examples are ex-
tremely difficult to locate.
The 1934 Pictorial issue (21/30) was the first set to truly repre-
sent Ascension and was extremely popular with collectors at the
time. This helps to explain why the basic set is relatively straightfor-
ward to find, mint or used. More difficult are sets in fine condition,
especially mint. The gum used on this issue was slightly thicker than
normal and had a tendency to wrinkle or crack. This was exacer-
bated by the subtropical climate. Sets with fresh, white gum are very
elusive but are certainly worth hunting for. This set is another where
the scourge of the forged postmark
rears its ugly head and care should be
taken when purchasing.
The 1935 Silver Jubilee issue (31/
34) is readily available fine mint, but
used is more difficult. The 2d. and 5d.
values, especially, are worth looking out
for. Again, forged postmarks abound
and any values with an oval registered
datestamp for the first day of issue should be examined closely.
The 1938–53 issue (38/47) is fairly complex, but only the original
1938 printings will provide a challenge. The exception to this rule
are the perf 14 values issued in 1949; of these, the 1d. black and
yellow-orange, 1½d. black and vermilion and 2d. black and red-
orange (39ac, 40c, 41b) are outstanding fine used. The original
1938 printings suffered the same gum problems as the 1934 issue
and fresh examples will take some finding, but the extra effort
taken will repay in the long run.
The 1956 issue (57/69) has long been popular, although it is
actually a fairly common set. As a result, only the very best un-
mounted mint examples should be sought.
Of the later issues, a number of sets issued over the last ten to 15
years are becoming scarcer, especially if they have a strong thematic
content. Prices will, I think, start to firm up over the next couple of
years, particularly for fine used. The quan-
tities held by dealers have dropped dramat-
ically compared to the period 1960–1990.
Coupled to the relatively low quantities
issued, prices will inevitably rise.
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COMPETITION QUESTIONS
1 From a distance these resemble a mass of
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2 Of which country is Chisinau the capital?
3 What opened in Paris and its suburbs in May
1879?
4 By what other name is Tower 42 known?
5 USS Bear was supply ship for this expedition.
6 By which waterfall might you find a ‘ghost’?
7 Who engraved the 1911 Lakatoi series of
Papua?
8 What was established in 1952 as the Common
Assembly?
9 Who was killed in an air accident over Northolt
Airport in 1948?
10 Were did William Whitely’s department store
trade from?
COMPETITION RESULT
The winner of a £50 SG voucher in our
March competition was Raymond Garrood of
Lincolnshire.
The correct answers were: Andy Priaulx (Shore to
Shore); (2) Messenger fee (The Pneumatic Post in
Vienna); (3) Spring Point (The Postmarks of the West
Indies 1937–1956, Bahamas); (4) Red Phalarope
(Birds! Birds! Everywhere You Look); (5) Telfs, Tirol
(Austria’s Personal Stamps); (6) Hyderabad (New
Collector); (7) Clive Abbott (The First to be Named);
(8) Royal Observatory, Vienna (The Mysterious Case
of the Viennese Poste Restante); (9) Ronald Harrison,
£100 (Australia’s First Commemorative Issue). We
regret that there was no answer to question 10 owing
to the late withdrawal of an article. Nine answers
were accepted.
Employees of GSM or any company in the Stanley
Gibbons Group or their families are disqualified from
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 Price Update


 Alterations and Additions to Catalogue Prices
Commonwealth and British Empire stamps 1840–1970,
2008 edition


Bahrain 5b £250 £225
14 £160 £160 6b £550 £225
26 12·00 8·00 7a £1500 £650
27 6·00 5·00 30a £2500
101a † £3250 30ab £5500
SB1 £1500 30b £2500

-
. Barbados
153eb £1800
30ba
30ca
£5500
£7000

+
  "
%
/ 168
184
17·00
8·50
22·00
26·00
31d
32b
38f
£170
£250
£325
£170
£250
£325

%01
  215x
231ca
241j
£325
2·50
£325
£275
1·00
38g
39g
44a
£3250
£3500
£4500 £4500
242j £400
46a £6500 £3750
244l £475 £500
47a £18,000
260 3·25 7·00


 264a 90·00 £100
48a
55a
£15,000
£1500 £1600
264b £110
72b £180 90·00
264c 90·00 £100
81a £250
264d 48·00 55·00
111a £250 £350
264eb £200
111d £400
284 70 2·25
111e £400
298 7·00 1·00
114a £150 £180
Basutoland 137 35·00 40·00
11f £110 £160 159b £8500
        12f £110 £170 163a £6000
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12g £190 £250 176 3·00 2·75
13g £200 £250 177 3·50 1·50
#  $  "$ % &'      ()' #    '
14g £300 178 3·00 3·00
14i £300 180 6·50 2·50
19a £150 £170 D1 7·50 £100

 
  27 32·00 9·50 D2 7·50 60·00
28 32·00 17·00 D3 7·50 85·00



  65 4·50 1·25 Bermuda
65a 3·75 1·25 65w † £550

 
 67
68
1·75
32·00
1·40 76
18·00 78c
4·25 35
 68a 17·00 40·00 105
15·00
8·00
80
14·00
68b 17·00 18·00 116f 9·00 23·00
 
 71
79
1·25
45·00
1·40 127/9
17·00 136a
1·00
3·75
60
1·00
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D1a
5·00
42·00
1·50 145a
50·00 147
10·00 1·50
7·00 45
D1b 1·50 4·00 152a
  ! ""# D2a 30 17·00 153a
1·00 15
3·00 3·00
$%  

#&  '( D2ac
D2ad
£110
6·50
164b † £6000
164c £1800
164d 2·50 1·00
)*+(, Batum
1
2
6·50
6·50
15·00 177
15·00 186w
£110
50·00
3 3·75 6·00 189/92 3·00 4·00


 
 
4 5·50 6·00 220a £4500

 
    11 22·00 17·00 233b £5500
12 15·00 17·00 233c 7·50

   13 22·00 17·00 233dw 85·00

     14 5·50 17·00 233e 1·75 3·50
15 1·00 6·00 233fa 27·00

  16 1·00 6·00 Botswana
  17 1·25 6·00 202a £375
18 4·50 9·00 209a 2·00 1·25
45 2·00 11·00 210 1·50 1·50
 
   46 2·00 11·00
British Guiana


    47
48
2·00
2·00
11·00
11·00
171x — £180
292 3·25 6·00


   49 2·00 11·00
303f £120 £160
50 2·00 11·00
     315 16·00 8·50
51 2·50 15·00
317 18·00 35
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"#"#$% 52 2·25 14·00
319a 35·00 28·00
   & ' ( 53 2·50 17·00
335 1·00 10
Bechuanaland 336a 1·50 2·50
2a £550 340 6·00 1·25
5 16·00 9·00 D2ac £120

106 G.S.M. June 2008

Ask GSM
Your chance to put those problem questions to the experts at GSM
East German puzzle
I write with an interest in German Democratic Republic issues. About 1994/1995 I was Pernau
given a set of 11 items and told they were proofs of a proposed stamp issue that never Can you please help identify these
appeared because of German reunification. Is it possible for you to confirm this? stamps? They are Russian definitives
P H J Breach overprinted ‘Pernau 8 VII 1941’.
Isle of Wight Pernau (or Pärnu) is a city in south-
west Estonia but I can find no mention
of them in Stanley Gibbons catalogues.
Similar stamps overprinted for Latvia
are listed. Will there be a listing in
the soon to be published SG Russia
catalogue?
David Harding
Solihull
Your stamps were produced during the
German occupation of Estonia during
World War II. They were, according to
the Estonia Philately & Postal History
Handbook/Catalogue, issued by the
Post Office in Pärnu with the permission
of the local German commander. There
were two printings, the first (valid
16–25 August 1941), on 5, 10, 15, 20
Unfortunately we are unable to confirm that these items are proofs of unissued stamps. They 30 and 50k. Russian stamps, used a
appear to be related to the Deutsch-Sowjetische Freundschaft (German-Soviet Friendship Society)— capital ‘I’ in ‘VII’ and after printing the
a simplified version of its emblem appears in the lower right—and we would suggest that they are plate was destroyed. The second (issued
probably fund-raising labels for the Society. If they are proofs one has to ask why the usual country 24 September 1941), ordered by the
designation (DDR) has not been included and why there is no mention of what they are intended GPO in Tallinn, was meant to prevent
to commemorate. Also, the designs do not appear to be of the usual standard for GDR stamps speculation in the original overprints.
and there are rather a large number of them—few GDR sets go above six stamps—indeed, the However, not only did this printing
organisation’s 25th (1972) and 30th (1977) anniversaries were celebrated with just two stamps include additional 1, 2, 3 and 4k.
and a miniature sheet (SG E1477/8 and MSE1950). Although the DSF’s popularity increased values, the overprint differed by using
in the years before reunification (it was dissolved afterwards) we would suggest that these items a ‘1’ instead of ‘I’ in ‘VII’. This second
were produced in 1977 for its 30th anniversary, as suggested by the only label with an inscription issue (which is what
(FREUNDSCHAFT ДРYЖБА DDR 30). you have) was not
valid for franking, the
catalogue advises that
Richelieu overprint postally used covers
I am unable to find any reference to the overprint (in either Stanley Gibbons or Cérès
should be regarded as
catalogues) on this 1942 French 1f.50 stamp. It would appear to be of military origin.
philatelic products.
Is it an official or private overprint, and was the overprinted stamp ever used
Because the original
commercially?
printing had only local
The reverse may bear an expertiser’s mark.
usage, not being available throughout
G E Miller
Estonia, these stamps are not listed in the
Radstock
Stanley Gibbons catalogue.
This overprint is bogus. After Germany invaded France the not quite finished Richelieu,
accompanied by other French ships, left Brest for Dakar. Fearing that these ships would be taken Burma confusion
over by Germany, the British attacked them; the Richelieu was damaged but the British repelled. I enclose a so-called ‘Union of Burma’
Temporary repairs were made to the ship and after French Forces in Africa joined 15p. stamp which I have been unable
the allies in 1942 it sailed to New York for a refit, arriving there in January to find listed in your Commonwealth
1943. While at New York it seems that an American dealer obtained a supply of catalogue.
1f.50 Pétain stamps from a postal clerk on board the Richelieu and had them P A Kent
overprinted by a local printer. The overprints were disclaimed by French naval Berkshire
authorities in 1945 and the postal clerk was court-martialled (he was acquitted
because he had not benefited financially and had acted under pressure). It is Burma became an independent state
believed that some 1500 1f.50 Pétain stamps were overprinted as well as a small outside the Commonwealth on 4 January
number of other French stamps and issues from Senegal and Mauritania; examples cancelled by the 1948. You will find this stamp, which
Richelieu’s dotted hexagon are known. These stamps are listed in French catalogues—Cérès (in the was issued in 1954, listed as SG 142
Poste Aérienne section), Yvert and Dallay—though not, of course, by Stanley Gibbons. under Myanmar (the Burmese name for
Presumably the Sanabria backstamp confirms your stamp to have a genuine bogus overprint! the country, used on
Our thanks to Ashley Lawrence for help with this question. its stamps since 1990)
in Part 21 South-
East Asia of the
main SG catalogue
How to reach us and under Burma
If you have a question that you would like answered—or can help with an answer
yourself—please write to:
in Stamps of the
World.
Ask GSM, Gibbons Stamp Monthly, 7 Parkside, Ringwood, Hants, BH24 3SH or email
gsm@stanleygibbons.co.uk

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New and recent issues

Shore to Shore Celtic languages

Isle of Man
Post Office is
celebrating the
Island Hopper previews forthcoming issues island’s Celtic
heritage with
an issue called
Interceltique,
which looks
at the ancient
languages
of Kernow
(Cornwall), Mannin (Isle of Man),
Alba (Scotland), Breizh (Brittany),
Eire (Ireland), Cymru (Wales) and
Asturies and Galicia (both in Spain).
As Europa subjects go, ‘Letters’ is either conveniently vague, offering lots of possibilities, The Isle of Man PO has
or annoyingly abstract and difficult to address (ho ho—make that ‘difficult to fulfil’). incorporated the Europa issue into
Guernsey Post took the opportunity to give the island’s seldom-heard native language an this one, the 31p and 50p values
outing, with the double-whammy of Guernsey-French words on the stamps themselves and featuring the Europa logo.
brief epistles in both the patois and English translation lending the sheets an extra bit of The story of the Celtic languages
desirability. has a fair bit in common with the
Thus we have, for instance, ‘A la per- Owls, this celebrates some of the wildlife situation in Guernsey, as described
choine’, which means ‘until the next time’, that is such a feature of life in this rug- above, and Jersey, where the local
as a sign-off from some non-English-speaker ged, unspoilt landscape. As always, there is language also still exists, albeit
at the bottom of a little note, keeping in something to be learned here that might hanging on by its fingernails.
touch with a friend who has moved away. come in handy in a pub quiz one day, such It is sad to see languages disappear,
The relationship between Guernsey-French as the fact that the ‘ears’ on a Long-eared but also inevitable. I recently read
and the mainstream variety can be seen by Owl have nothing to do with hearing, being a prediction that in 50 years’ time
the fact that perchoine isn’t far removed merely tufts of feathers that the bird raises the whole world would be speaking
from prochaine, which, as any Francophile when alarmed. Not a lot of people know English, but not as we know it. Unless
knows, means ‘next’. Similarly, another that. the Americans start speaking Chinese,
stamp bears the greeting ‘Banjour’, which that doesn’t sound too far-fetched.
is, of course, the same as ‘bonjour.’ How long before our language is
It’s an enterprising treatment of the adopted throughout Europe, for
theme, and manages to be visually interest- instance? The euro was introduced
ing even when pictures are not involved. for the sheer simplicity of using one
Also from Guernsey this month, and currency, so how much easier would
much more conventional, is Alderney Rap- life be if everybody could watch and
tors, which features some of the smaller understand Only Fools and Horses
island’s birds of prey. From Kestrels to Barn without subtitles?
Seriously, in the case of Celtic,
Eric’s orchids there would seem to be a stronger
Over to Jersey and Part VI of a seemingly inexhaustible series case than most for ensuring its
devoted to that abundant family, the orchid. Such is the survival, if only because there are
beauty of the flower and so many are its variations in colour these pockets of similar languages
and shape, that collectors who specialise in this area must be in different countries. It’s all about
eternally grateful to Jersey Post for providing for their needs. communication. Happily, as the stamp
What makes the orchid so relevant to Jersey is the presence issue’s accompanying text points out:
there of the Eric Young Orchid Foundation, which has been ‘All six languages have survived in
picking up gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show for years. varying degrees of health and are now
The foundation repeated the trick in 2007 with an ambi- benefiting from
tious display that included large foliage plants and water campaigns to
dyed black (to give the impression of depth, apparently) as repair and
well as some spectacular orchid hybrids. It seems they name restore them.’
new hybrids after Jersey places, such as Victoria Village,
Tesson Mill (currently the site of an archeological dig) and
Trinity (the parish where you will find Victoria Village and
the Orchid Foundation).
Jersey is a verdant place and well known for its horticul-
ture, but the prominence of the orchid is due to the Mr
Young who gave his name to the foundation. Eric was a scientist
with a passion for these flowers. He started the foundation in
1958 and apparently died relatively young, but not before estab-
lishing a wonderful way for his name to live on.
The foundation also makes regular trips to the World Orchid
Conference, and the background image on the miniature
sheet is its display at that event in 2005, in Dijon, France.

110 G.S.M. June 2008

New and recent issues
Panorama
John Moody investigates the background to some recent new issues
The ‘Father’ of Polish photography
Poland Post issued a set of four
se-tenant stamps commemorating
the 190th anniversary of the
birth of Karol Beyer, the ‘father’
of Polish photography, on 29
February 2008.
Beyer’s original panorama of
Warsaw taken in 1857, and ranks
among the major photographic
achievements of the 19th century
(a section of which is reproduced
above). Shooting 12 sequential
photographs in order to produce
a 360-degree view from the cupola of St Trinity Lutheran Church was no simple task. It meant that the photographer had to use a big
box camera equipped with a large, fixed optics lens and climb a church tower carrying all of the equipment to achieve the effect!
The stamps, designed by Jacek Kinarzewski, show a self-photographic portrait of Beyer taken in 1885 and three more of his original
German/Swiss soccer rivalry
Deutsche Post issued a single %1.70 stamp on
10 April 2008 to commemorate the centenary
of Germany’s first international football match.
The stamp shows the team superimposed on a
poster for the game which took place against
Switzerland in Basle on 5 April 1908.
The Deutscher Fußball-Bund (German
Football Association) was founded in 1900 but
did not play its first official international until
the game against Switzerland in 1908, which
the Swiss won 5-3. The German players were
selected by a DFB committee as there was no
appointed manager at that time (the Germans
did not appoint a manager until 1927). That
first international team comprised 11 players
(no substitutes in those days) selected from 11
different clubs, a typical Committee decision.
The match, however, did establish a
long tradition of important German/Swiss
encounters. Germany’s first international after
World War I, in 1920, was against Switzerland
and they played the same opponents in their
first international after World War II in 1950 (as
West Germany then).
The first team Germany invited to play an
international after reunification in 1990 was
Switzerland and to celebrate the centenary
of its first international and Germany’s 800th
national game, the Swiss invited Germany to
Basle where their guests won 4-0 in 2008.
Strangely, Germany won its first World Cup in
Switzerland in 1954.
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photographs, peasants in Wilanów (1860), Holy Cross Church, Warsaw (1858) and
the Russian Army camped in Castle Square, Warsaw (1861).
At the peak of his career Beyer employed as many as 30 photographers, some
of them being talented artists. The photography in Beyer’s atelier was recognised
as an art, what was been attested by numerous awards won at international
exhibitions. He retired from photography in 1872 and died in 1877.
Lighthouses on stamps
‘Lighthouses on stamps’ is a popular
thematic field and a set of four stamps
issued by Åland Post on 6 June provides
images of four lighthouses in the Baltic.
The stamps have been issued in a book-
let of eight comprising four designs.
Two of the stamps are engraved and
two produced by offset. All four were
designed by Cecilia Mattsson and Martin
Mörck engraved the Bogskär Lighthouse
stamp and the Kökarsören Lighthouse
stamp was engraved by Lars Sjööblom.
All the stamps are denominated NVI
(Europa rate) and show the Marhäallan
Lighthouse which was built in 1938 and
located adjacent to Mariehamm. The
lighthouse was originally black but today
is black and red.
The Gustaf Dalén Lighthouse was
built in 1947 following the gift of the
light by the Swedish manufacturer AGA.
The gift marked the 250th anniversary
of the Finnish Lighthouse and Pilotage
Service.
The lighthouse is located in the border area between the Åland and Finnish
archipelagos. It was named in honour of the founder of AGA and his name
appears in huge letters on the lighthouse which is red.
The Bogskär Lighthouse is the oldest of the four, being built in 1892 on the
most southern islet of Finland. It was severely damaged in a storm in 1889 but was
restored and in 1907 telegraph antennas were added which are a still distinctive
feature today. The lighthouse was bombarded by a German warship in 1915 and
was so badly damaged that it was completely rebuilt and today is blue and white.
The Kökarsöran Lighthouse was a triangular building dating back to 1906
which was situated in the southern Archipelago Sea. It was unmanned but by
1983 it had deteriorated to such a degree that it was demolished and replaced by
a modern lighthouse. The original is shown on the stamp.
In addition to the picture of the lighthouse shown on each stamp, the location
of each is shown at the base.
GSM June 2008
 New and recent issues

Birds of Syria

Syria Post issued a se-tenant set of 5×£S10 stamps in late 2007 illustrating some birds common to the country. The most stately bird is
the White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) shown on the left of the illustration above. The White Stork is a large wading bird breeding in the
warmer parts of Europe, north-west Africa, and south-west Asia. It is a migrant, wintering mainly in tropical Africa, down to the south
of South Africa, and also in the Indian subcontinent.
The White Stork is a large bird, 100-125 cm (40-50 in) tall, with a 155-200 cm (61-79 in) wingspan and a weight of 2.3-4.5 kg (5-10
lbs). It is completely white except for the black wing flight feathers, and its red bill and legs, which are black on juveniles. It walks
slowly and steadily on the ground. Like all storks, it flies with its neck outstretched.
A pair of Syrian Woodpeckers (Dendrocopos syriacus) is shown on the second stamp. The bird can be found from south-eastern
Europe, east to Iran. Its range has expanded further north-west into Europe in recent years.
It is an inhabitant of open woodlands, cultivation with trees and shrubs, and parks, depending for food and nesting sites upon old
trees. It is often an inconspicuous bird, in spite of the plumage. The large white shoulder patch is a feature that catches the eye.
Common Shoveler Ducks (Anas clypeata) feature on the centre stamp. The Duck has a wide range, from the northern areas of
Europe and Asia and across most of North America and has even been found in Australia. Although they look like Mallards they are
a ‘dabbling’ duck and are more often seen with their heads under water and their tails in the air.
The European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia. This species,
like other Bee-eaters, is a richly-coloured, slender bird. It has brown and yellow upper parts, whilst the wings are green and the beak is
black. It can reach a length of 27-29 cm, including the two elongated central tail feathers.
The right-hand stamp features the Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) It is a migratory species with a western range, including most of
Europe, Turkey and north Africa. Smaller and slighter in build than other doves, the Turtle Dove may be recognised by its browner
colour, and the black and white striped patch on the side of its neck, with a wedge-shaped tail, with a dark centre and white borders
and tips.

On the rise in Finland The sleeping Princess

With the warnings about rising sea levels
caused by global warming, it is interesting
to read the story about the rising land
levels in the Kvarken Archipelago. The
Kvarken is the narrowest part of the Gulf
of Bothnia between Vaasa in Finland and
Umeå in Sweden. It is roughly 70-80 km
across and studded with hundreds of
small islands and islets. The area has been
designated as a UNESCO World Heritage
Site and the land is rising by about 8mm
a year.
This phenomenon has been recognised
by the issue of a single self-adhesive stamp
by the Itella Corportation, Finland’s postal
authority, on 9 May 2008.
The %1.50 stamp shows an islet with
its peak just above sea level in 1908 and
its position today with much more land
above the surface. This is reinforced by a
measure at the side of the stamp.
The stamp was designed by Marjatta
Hanhijoki and printed by Walsall Security
Printers in the UK.
The Liechtenstein Princely Collections
embrace major European works of art
spanning five centuries and are among
the world’s most important private
collections of art today. The holdings
date back to the 17th century. The art
collections are based at Vaduz Castle
in Liechtenstein’s capital and at the
Liechtenstein Palace in Vienna.
Part of the Collection comprises family
portraits commissioned by Prince Alois
Josef II of Liechtenstein (1796-1858). The
Prince and his wife, Countess Franziska
Kinsky, had 11 children, nine daughters
and two sons. The most charming of
the portraits is that of the sleeping
Princess Marie Franziska by Friedrich von
Amerling. The picture shows the Princess
(then aged two) holding her doll. The
viewer appears to be stooping over her
bed watching the sunlight reflecting in
her curly hair and bringing a glow to her
rosy checks. It is thought that Amerling gained his inspiration for the picture from
Thomas Gainsborough’s portraits of his own daughters. The portrait currently hangs
in the Liechtenstein Palace in Vienna.
The portrait of Princess Marie Franziska appears on stamps issued both by Austria
and Liechtenstein on 3 March 2008. The stamps (identical in design) were engraved
by Professor Wolfgang Seidel and both countries’ stamps were printed by the Austrian
State Printers in Vienna, using a combination of photogravure and recess printing.
Princess Marie Franziska married Ferdinand von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg on 29
October 1860 and lived until 1 December 1909. The couple had six children, the first
being named after her mother. They were: Maria Franziska (1862-1940), Alois Josef
(1863-1915), Karl Ferdinand (1864-1910), Josephine Sophie (1866--1936), Caroline
(1869-1959) and Adolf (1877-1914).

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Letters
Write to us at GSM, 7 Parkside, Ringwood,
Hants, BH24 3SH or email gsm@
stanleygibbons.co.uk
Omitting Israel
I enjoyed reading Oliver Andrew’s article:
‘Errors of Design: Maps’ in January’s GSM,
especially when he details maps that were
misrepresented; but I was surprised that he
strayed from another conflict where there
have been many stamps issued excluding a
country completely.
I refer to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The
state of Israel was granted independence
in 1948, yet as early as 1960 Egypt (SG
638/9), Syria (718/9) and Yemen (124/5)
had issued stamps for World Refugee Year
showing a couple pointing to a map of Pal-
estine without Israel. In 1961 Egypt issued a
stamp (659) showing an Arab woman and
child looking at a map of Palestine. In 1965
an omnibus issue was issued by Saudi Ara-
bia (640/3), Syria (878/9), Jordan (648),
Yemen (329/30), Lebanon (906), Iraq
(678/9), Kuwait (276/7), Egypt (841) and
Algeria (467) showing a dagger stabbed into
the heart of Palestine. No mention is made
of Israel on the stamps. In 1968 Egypt de-
picted a mother with children and the same
map of Palestine (961). This theme has
continued for the last 40 years and makes
an interesting yet political collection.
Rabbi S A Zaiden,
London
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Franco-Chilian relations
Oliver Andrew is not quite correct to say
that France has never had any problems
with Chile. The French Polynesian issues,
SG 584/7 and 610/12 of 1990 and 1991,
may indeed be ‘Non-Claims’ but that is not
how they were interpreted by the Chilean
Government. The issues commemorated
‘Maori World’ and featured the migration
patterns of the early Polynesian peoples.
SG 585 of 1990 (illustrated in the article)
showed an Easter Islander and a map of
Easter Island with no mention of the fact
that the island is Chilean. A Chilean politi-
cian misinterpreted the reason for the issue
and suggested that this was the first step
in the seizure of the island by France, and
Chilean newspapers built up the story. The
Chilean government made a formal pro-
test to the French Ambassador and three
warships were dispatched to Easter Island.
The French apologised and the stamp was
withdrawn from sale.
Nevertheless the following year the sec-
ond issue in the series also included an
Easter Island design (610) showing an
Easter Island woman and child and some of
the moai (statues). Only a hint of a map this
time, though—the design included the Poly-
nesian triangle of the Sandwich Islands, New
Zealand and Easter Island with Tahiti’s posi-
tion indicated. Again Chile made a formal
protest and again the stamp was withdrawn.
Because of the withdrawal of the two stamps,
they are the most highly catalogued com-
memorative sets for 1990 and 1991.
David Maddock,
Hampshire
Don’t write on covers
I have recently been writing up a long
hoarded pile of covers and have been
distressed by the large number which have
been damaged and defiled by dealers and
collectors who write on them.
Philatelic items from the past are part
of the heritage of man’s civilisation and
as such do not belong permanently to any
collector or museum. They are on loan to
us for our collecting lives and it behoves us
to look after them. No one would dream
of writing a price on a Picasso drawing or
Stubb’s sketch. Yet everywhere I looked I
found pencilled prices on the front, stock
numbers on the back and sometimes SG
or Scott numbers written below the stamps
on the cover, and not always in pencil. I
even saw one cover with an unpeelable
self-adhesive label stating the name of the
dealer who had supplied it!
Every time a pencil note is made a por-
tion of the paper surface is removed when
erasing the writing and in time the paper
is degraded so much that a hole can some-
times appear, and always an area which
picks up dirt and dust more easily as the
paper coating is removed.
Philatelic material generally, and covers
in particular, should always be housed in
decent polypropylene or Mylar, acid free
covers and notes written on the outside
with a marking pen or on a label. These
manuscript works of art must not be de-
graded by collectors or dealers, our succes-
sors will not be grateful.
Peter Cockburn
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
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Foreign Postal Stationery
2006–2007
Geir Sør-Reime’s annual survey of foreign postal stationery,
countries A to E
Åland
Postcards
9 October: Winter, NVI
(€1.30). Stamp imprint:
Fishing cottages in snow.
Picture side: Similar to stamp
imprint.
October: Red Cross/
Christmas, two NVI cards.
Stamp imprint: Stylised star. Picture sides: a.
Christmas tree, b. Christmas elf feeding birds.
Pre-stamped maximum cards
18 May: Arts and Crafts, three NVI cards
(€4.50). Stamp imprints: Details from
design of stamps affixed to picture side.
Picture sides: Stamps and enlarged details
from stamp designs.
Pre-stamped envelopes
October: Red Cross/Christmas, two NVI
envelopes (square and rectangular formats).
Stamp imprint: Stylised star. Sold in packs of
one square and two rectangular envelopes
(each with a matching Christmas card) and
the two postcards listed above, at €8.30.
Andorra (French post offices)
Pre-stamped envelopes
3 October: Tourism, five NVI international
(€5). Stamp imprint: As ‘Bordes d’ensegur’ of
2005. Front illustrations: Scenery of Andorra.
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Argentina
Postcards
26 August 2006: 75th Anniversary of
Oceanographic Vessel Dr Bernardo Houssay,
75c. Stamp imprint: Dr Bernardo Houssay in
full sail. Front illustration: Plan of vessel,
scene in storm, sextant.
8 September 2006: 150th Anniversary of
Esperanza (Province of Santa Fe), 75c.
Stamp imprint: Monumental arch. Front
illustration: Various street scenes.
26 October 2006: Second World Day
for Donation and Transplantation of
Organs, 75c. Stamp imprint: Logo of
World Congress for Organ Donation and
Transplantation. Front illustration: Stylised
drawing of two people sharing heart.
9 November 2006: 7th South American
Games, Buenos Aires, 75c. Stamp imprint:
Logo. Front illustration: Logo, map and
pictograms.
15 December 2006: Centenary of the
Recoleta-Tigre Grand Prix, 75c. Stamp
imprint: Vintage car. Front illustration:
Cup, map of race, old photographs.
26 March: Frigate ARA Libertad. Further
details awaited.
13 October: Beatification of Ceferino
Namuncurá. Further details awaited.
Pre-stamped envelope
July 2006: Lottery, 1p. Stamp imprint: Four-
leaf clover. For sending in lottery coupons.
1 November 2006: Christmas, 2p. Stamp
imprint: Christmas presents, stylised
fireworks. Front illustration: Christmas
tree decorations.
Armenia
Postcard
19 October 2006: 15th Anniversary of the
Regional Communications Council, 240d.
Stamp imprint: TV tower, satellite dish,
satellite. Front illustration: Satellite dishes,
satellite.
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Austria
Postcards
17 April: Definitive, 55c. (sold in packs of
ten at €5.50). Stamp imprint: ‘Lentos’ Art
Museum in Linz.
17 April: Greeting cards, set of five 55c.
(€5). Stamp imprints: a. Champagne
bottle b. Bouquet of flowers, c. Heart, d.
Sunflower, e. Balloons. Picture sides: As
stamp imprints.
Belgium
Postcards
3 September: Past and Present, ten
NVI cards (52c. each). Each card has a
stamp imprint showing a current view
of a town or village (this year: Bousval,
Damme, Diepenbeek, Gooik, Hannut,
Redu, Saint-Symphorien, Sint-Martens-
Latem, Walcourt, Westmalle) and a front
illustration showing an old postcard view
of the same scene.
15 October: Europalia Exhibition ‘The
Grand Atelier’, European Art 5th–18th
Century’, three NVI cards. Stamp
imprints: a. The Gallery of Cardinal Sivio
Venti Gonzaga, b. Saint Gregory with Three
Scriptures, c. Bust of a leaning man by
Nicolas de Leyde. Front illustrations: Full
views of works shown as details in stamp
imprints.
12 November: New EU Members, two
NVI cards. Stamp imprints: a. Alexander
Nevsky Cathedral (Bulgaria), b. Sucevita
Monastery (Romania). Front illustrations:
Full views of buildings shown in stamp
imprints.
12 November: Comic series, NVI. Stamp
imprint: King Albert II. Front illustration:
Jari (50th anniversary) by Raymond Reding.
Promotional postcards
These postcards were produced for various
commercial promotions and were given
free to customers (also to postal stationery
subscribers with the Belgian Post).
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20 October 2006: Opening of mail sorting
centres in Ghent and Charleroi, two 46c.
cards. Stamp imprint: Avocet (as 2006
definitive stamp). Picture sides: Cartoon
with children building with Lego bricks.
1 November 2006: Antwerp Book Fair,
46c. Stamp imprint: Avocet. Front
illustration: Logo of Belgica 06 Youth
Stamp Exhibition. Picture side: Comic
figures in front of fair building.
6 May: Mothers’ Day, two 46c. cards
(French and Flemish language versions).
Stamp imprint: Avocet. Front illustration:
Cartoon; children giving bouquet to
mother. Picture side: Cartoon; children
and father dropping presents from
balloon.
Bosnia-Herzegovina (Sarajevo
government)
Pre-stamped envelope
29 September 2006: Definitive, 50f. Stamp
imprint: Pigeons (as SG 821 of 2005,
which again reproduces SG 612 of 1999).
Bulgaria
Postcards
2006: 50th Anniversary of Bulgarian
Philatelic and Numismatic Federation,
35s. (49s.). Stamp imprint: Large ‘50’,
stylised eyes. Front illustration: Stylised
stamp and ‘50’.
2006: Birth Centenary of Dimitri Lichasov,
35s. (72s.). Stamp imprint: National arms.
Front illustration: Portrait in front of
religious painting.
2007: Army Day, 35s. (90s.). Stamp
imprint: National arms. Front illustration:
Soldiers attacking, statue of St George.
2007: 50th Anniversary of National
Polytechnic Museum, 35s. (75s.). Stamp
imprint: National arms. Front illustration:
Velocipede.
2007: European Year of Equal
Opportunities for All, 35s. (54s.). Stamp
imprint: Logo of Commission for
Protection against Discrimination. Front
illustration: Logo of EU Year of Equal
Opportunities for All.
2007: 1090th Anniversary of the Battle of
River Acheloi (Bulgarian defeat of the
Byzantine Empire), 35s. (75s.). Stamp
imprint: National arms. Front illustration:
Cavalry over beach scene.
2007: 125th Anniversary of Russian War
Monument 35s. (90s.). Stamp imprint:
National arms. Front illustration:
Monument.
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Pre-stamped envelopes
All envelopes have the national lion
emblem as stamp imprint and all have 55s.
denominations (and selling prices varying
between 59s. and 62s.).
2006: 120th Birth Anniversary of
Peter Dimkov. Front illustration: Portrait.
2006: SAMBO (Self-defence without
weapons) World Championships,
Sofia, November.
2006. Front illustration: battle
scene.
2006: 400th Birth Anniversary
of Rembrandt. Front
illustration: Self-portrait.
2006: 125th Anniversary of the
Holy Virgin Cathedral in Stara
Zagora. Front illustration:
Cathedral.
2006: ITU Plenipotentiary
Conference, Antalya (Turkey).
Front illustration: Detail of
mobile phone.
2006: 75th Anniversary of
Bulgarian Chess Federation.
Front illustration: Chess pieces.
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2006: Christmas. Front illustration: Angel
blowing horn, stars.
2007: 50th Anniversary of Post Office in
Stoikovo. Front illustration: Letter looking
like a building.
2007: 150th Anniversary of Excavations in
the Basilica of San Clemente, Rome.
Front illustration: Ground plan, plan of
church.
2007: Birth Centenary of Emilij Stanev.
Front illustration: Portrait with dog.
2007: 50th Anniversary of Space
Exploration. Front illustration: People
watching Sputnik 1.
2007: 95th Anniversary of Bulgarian
Military Aviation. Front illustration: Old
military aircraft (Albatros F2).
2007: International Transport Forum,
Sofia. Front illustration: Logo, data chips.
2007: Centenary of Esperanto language.
Front illustration: Logo (globe and green
star).
2007: 150th Anniversary of National
Festival for St. Cyril and Methodius. Front
illustration: Stylized book, landscape and
flowers.
2007: Europa—Centenary of Scouting.
Front illustration: Scout and guide.
China
Postcards
2007: Lunar New Year
of the Pig, four 60f.
lottery cards (1y.40
each) (HP 2007). Stamp
imprint: Stylised pig.
Picture sides: Cartoons
with pigs and children.
Pre-stamped envelopes
23 September 2006:
UNESCO Confucius Prize
for Literacy, 80f. (JF81).
Stamp imprint: Confucius.
Front illustration: Pagoda
and open book.
12 October 2006: 50th Anniversary of
State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping,
80f. (JF82). Stamp imprint: Logo. Front
illustration: Globe and satellite.
2006: China-India Friendship Year, 1y.20
(JF83). Stamp imprint: Flower. Front
illustration: Taj Mahal.
2006: 55th Anniversary of Diplomatic
Relations between China and Pakistan,
1y.20 (JF84). Stamp imprint: Dancers
(silhouettes). Front illustration: Flags of
China and Pakistan, flowers.
2006: 70th Anniversary of the Xi’an
Incident (mutiny leading to a joint anti-
Japanese coalition in China), 1y.20 (JF85).
Stamp imprint: Memorial shrine. Front
illustration: Generals.
2007: 2nd National Agricultural Census,
1y.20 (JF86). Stamp imprint: Logo. Front
illustration: Stylised rural landscape with
sun.
China (Hong Kong)
Postcards
Dates of issue for cards listed in 2005-2006
review:
15 January 2006: Lunar New Year of the
Dog.
18 February 2006: Ninth World Firefighter
Games.
22 March: Rabbit Fun and Games, six NVI
cards. Stamp imprints: As Rabbit stamps
issued simultaneously. Picture sides:
Enlargements of stamp designs.
Letter-cards
2007: Christmas, four NVI ($20). Stamp
imprints: a. Stocking, b. Gingerbread man,
c. Bell, d. Snowman. Back illustrations:
Enlargements of stamp imprints.
Aerogramme
31 December 2006: Definitive, $2.30.
Stamp imprint: Rectangle and squares.
Front and back illustrations: Birds, rural
landscape.
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China (Taiwan)
Postcards
27 July: Domestic horizontal, $2.50. Stamp
imprint: Bird-of-Paradise flower.
20 August: Domestic vertical, $2.50. Stamp
imprint: Iris flower.
10 September: Scenery—Sun Moon
Lake, six different $2.50 ($60 set). Stamp
imprint: Orchid from July 2007 Orchids
stamp set. Picture sides: Scenery of Sun
Moon Lake area.
December: Scenery—Pintung, six different
$2.50 ($60 set). Stamp imprint: Orchid
from July 2007 Orchids stamp set. Picture
sides: Scenery of the Pingtung area.
3 December: New Year Lottery, five
different $2.50 ($20 set). Stamp imprint:
As $3.50 2007 Lunar New Year of the Rat
stamp. Picture sides: Cartoon rats.
Pre-stamped envelopes
10 April: Domestic Registered
(horizontal), $25 ($26). Stamp imprint:
Anemone fish (as 2006 stamp).
21 September: Rocupe 2007, six domestic
registered (horizontal), $25 ($26) each.
Stamp imprint: Orchid from July 2007
Orchids stamp set. Front illustrations:
Heritage buildings in Tainan City.
Croatia
Postcards
3 February 2006: Definitive, NVI (1k.80).
Stamp imprint: Bridge in Sisak.
10 March 2006: Gastronomy, five NVI
cards (1k.80 each). Stamp imprint: Palace
Hotel, Zagreb. Front illustrations: Various
gastronomic dishes of the hotel.
7 June 2006: Dražen Petrovic (basketball
player) Memorial Centre, NVI (1k.80).
Stamp imprint: Portrait. Front illustration:
Full figure.
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27 June 2006: 650th Anniversary of
Koprivnica, NVI (1k.80). Stamp imprint:
Modern view. Front illustration: Old
pictorial card with town view.
3 July 2006: 60th Anniversary of Croatian
Society for Technical Heritage, NVI
(1k.80). Stamp imprint: Technical
construction. Front illustration: Cube.
17 July 2006: 20th Anniversary of Mimara
Museum, NVI (1k.80). Stamp imprint:
Museum building. Front illustration:
Religious sculpture (angels).
3 October 2006: 370th Anniversary of
Varždin College, NVI (1k.80). Stamp
imprint: College building. Front
illustration: College seal.
Czech Republic
Postcards
January: Definitive, 7k.50 (8k.50). Stamp
imprint: View of Ceský Krumlov. As
previous issues, but now with microprint
reading ‘CESKA POSTA – PTC – 2007’.
21 February: Definitives for additional
sponsored front illustrations, 7k.50 (8k.50)
and 11k. (12k.). Stamp imprint: a. ‘7.50’
in rectangle, b. ‘11’ in circle. Both have
microtexts including ‘2007’.
4 April: National Stamp Exhibition in
Hradec Králove, 7k.50 (12k.50). Stamp
imprint: Magnifier and stamp tweezers
over stylised stamps. Front illustration:
Congress Centre in Hradec Králove.
4 April: Praga 2008 International Stamp
Exhibition, 7k.50 and 11k. Stamp imprint:
Prague Castle (similar to Czechoslovakia’s
first issues). Front illustrations: a. Industry
Palace (exhibition venue), b. Interior of
Postal Museum, Prague.
23 May: Pictorial postcards, series A161-
A168, eight 7k.50 (12k.50) cards. Stamp
imprint: National arms. Front illustrations:
Eight different monasteries around the
country.
30 May: 400th Anniversary of Ždár and
Sázavou, 7k.50 (12k.50). Stamp imprint:
Arms. Front illustration: Town view.
Denmark
Postcard
6 June: Stamp Art, 4k.75 and 8k.25 (only
sold in a presentation pack together with
the accompanying stamp issue, at 35k.).
Stamp imprints and picture sides: As Art
stamps issued simultaneously.
Pre-stamped envelope
15 May: 200th Anniversary of the National
Museum, 4k.75 (only sold in packs of
five at 32k.95 and ten at 65k.25). Stamp
imprint: Bronze Age processional axes (as
stamp issued March 2007).
Estonia
Postcards
Dates of issue of cards listed in 2005–2006
review:
26 September 2006: Andrei Ineshin,
World Skeet Shooting Champion.
17 October 2006: 110th Anniversary of
Pärnu–Valga Railway.
28 October 2006: Heiki Nabi, World
Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion 2006.
3 November 2006: Jaan Eilart memorial
issue.
28 November 2006: 85th Anniversary of
Estonian Skiing Federation, NVI. Stamp
imprint: Logo. Front illustration: Skiers.
18 December 2006: 80th Anniversary of
Estonian Radio, NVI. Stamp imprint:
Commemorative inscription in waves.
Front illustration: Similar to stamp
imprint.
2 June: 90th Anniversary of Evangelical-
Lutheran Church in Estonia, NVI.
Stamp imprint: Crozier. Front
illustration: Church interior.
27 September: Gerd Kanter,
Discus gold medal winner, World
Athletics Championships, Osaka,
NVI. Stamp imprint: Smiling
face. Front illustration: Kanter
throwing the discus.
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 Stamp News in Brief
Information included in this column is as received
from Postal Authorities and/or their agents.
Inclusion in the Stamp News in Brief column does
not necessarily imply that any individual issue
will subsequently be granted catalogue status by
Stanley Gibbons
Åland. 6 June: Lighthouses—4×NVI (‘Europe’
postage rate), booklet. The stamps are printed
in both se-tenant and tête-bêche pairs, Marhällan,
Gustaf Dalén, Bogskär and Kökarsören Lighthouses.
Andorra (French issue). 14 April: Easter 2008—
%1.33 Crucifixion of Christ, panel from an altar-
piece in St Michael’s Church, Prats.
Australia. 1 April: Heavy Haulers—5×50c.
face shovel, haul truck, road train, ore train
and MS Berge Stahl, bulk carrier. 18 April: HM
The Queen’s Birthday—50c. HM The Queen
wearing the Order of Australia, $2 close-up of the
badge of the Order of Australia. 16 April: ANZAC
Day—5×50c. veterans, memorial, bugler, parade,
family group on ANZAC Day. 6 May: 150th
Anniversary of the First Successful Hot Air Balloon
Flight in Australia—4×50c. se-tenant, balloons over
Sydney, Mount Feathertop, Canberra and the
Western MacDonnell Ranges. 10 June: Working
Dogs—5×50c. German Shepherd, Australian
Cattle Dog, Beagle, Border Collie and Labrador.
24 June: Beijing Olympic Games 2008—50c.
Czech Republic - Centenary of the
Chinese Dragon, Olympic emblem and Australian
flag.
Azerbaijan. 13 March: Europa 2008/Letter
Writing—20g. stylised envelope, 60g. stylised
computer screen.
Bahamas. 30 April: Beijing Olympic Games
2008—15c. athletics, 50c. high jump, 65c. javelin,
70c. long jump.
Belarus. 4 April: TIBO Telecommunications
International Exhibition and Congress—NVI (‘H’
postage rate), telecommunications aerial and
TIBO logo.
Bermuda. 23 April: 160th Anniversary of the
Perot Stamp—35c., 70c., 85c., $1.25.
The stamps are all of the same design
showing a ‘Perot’ stamp.
British Virgin Islands. 15 March: 90th
Anniversary of the Royal Air Force—
8×18c.+ label sheetlet, Supermarine
Spitfire, 8×20c.+ label sheetlet, Avro
Lancaster, 8×35c.+label sheetlet,
Douglas Dakota, 8×60c.+label sheetlet,
Handley Page Halifax, 8×$1.75+label
sheetlet, Westland Lysander. The label
in each sheet features the badge of the
RAF, $2.50 miniature sheet, Spitfire patrolling the
D-Day beaches.
China (Hong Kong). 14 March: Hong Kong
Flowers—$1.40 Chinese Hibiscus, $1.80 Tree
Cotton, $2.40 Allamanda, $2.20 Azalea, $3 Indian
Lotus, $5 Morning Glory, $16.10 miniature sheet
of all six stamps.
Cyprus. 5 June: 12th La Francophonie Summit,
Quebec 2008 (Governments using French
as a common language)—85c./50c. dual
denominated, Summit emblem. 5 June: Beijing
Olympic Games 2008—dual denominated,
22c./13c. sailing, 34c./20c. high jump, 43c./25c.
tennis, 51c./30c. shooting.
Czech Republic. 16 April: Centenary of Ice
Hockey—17k. ice hockey player of 1908 and
modern player. 16 April: Centenary of the
National Technical Museum—10k. Astronomic
theodolite made by Richenbach-Ertel in 1830,
14k. Jawa 750 sports car of 1935, 18k. Siegried
Marcus petrol combustion engine made by
Märky, Bromovský-Schulz in 1889.
Egypt. 4 October: 75th Anniversary of the
Egyptian Air Force—30p. modern jet fighter and
an old aircraft, large figure ‘75’ and EAF emblem.
26 October: 11th Arab Games—150p. miniature
sheet. The stamps shows the Games’ mascot,
a Pharaonic black cat. The sheet shows various
sports. 27 November: 50th Anniversary of Assiut
University—30p. badge of the University.
16 December: Anniversaries—2×30p.
Ahmed Shawky and Dr Hafez Inbrahim, 75th
World Gliding Championships, Berlin
anniversaries of their deaths.
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Åland - Lighthouses
Marhäallan Lighthouse
National Technical Museum
1935 Jawa 750 sports car
Finland - Let’s Celebrate
France - La Rochelle
The entrance to Port St Nicholas
Georgia - Mountains
Mount Ushba
Germany - Sports Charity
Estonia. 6 March: Post Horn Definitive—6k.50/
42c. dual denominated. 15 March: Highest
State Awards of the Baltic Countries (joint issue
with Latvia and Lithuania)— 5k.50/35c. dual
denominated, Order of the National Coat of
Arms, 3×10k./64c. dual denominated miniature
sheet, Estonian Order of the National Coat of
Arms, Lithuanian Order of Vytautas the Great and
Latvian Order of the Three Stars. 3 April: Bird of
the Year—5k.50/35c. dual denominated, Black
Grouse (Tetrao tetrix).
Fiji. 5 May: Beijing Olympic Games 2008—20c.
athletics, 65c. judo, 90c. shooting, $1.50 swimming.
Finland. 9 May: Let’s Celebrate—5×(NVI first
class postage rate) self-adhesive booklet of
five different brightly coloured designs. 9 May:
Moths—3×NVI (first class postage rate) self-
adhesive, Emperor Moth (Aglia tau), Elephant
Hawk Moth (Deilephila elpenor), Garden Tiger
Moth (Arctia caja). 9 May: Kvarken Archipelago—
E1.50 self-adhesive, an islet. 9 May: Art—6×NVI
(first class postage rate) self-adhesive booklet,
paintings by Sam Vanni, Kimmo Kaivanto, Juhani
Linnonvaara, Göran Auguston, Carolus Enckell
and Reino Hietanen. 9 May: Europa 2008/Letter
Writing—2×70c. se-tenant, portrait of Pekka
Halonen and his wife Maija against a background
of letters written to each other.
France. 1 March: Postal Rate Change ‘Make-
up’ Rate Definitives (pre-cancelled)—37c.
Columbine, 38c. Tulip, 44c. Daisy, 45c. Cowslip.
7 April: Lyon—55c. St George’s Bridge, Lyon.
7 April: La Rochelle—55c. the entrance to Port
St Nicholas, La Rochelle. 14 April: Gardens of
France—2×%2.18 miniature sheet, Marseille.
21 April: Prehistoric Animals—2×55c. Sabre-
toothed Tiger (Smilodon fatalis) and Rag-bearer
Terror Bird (Phorusrhacos longissimus) 65c. Giant
Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus), 88c. Woolly
Mammoth (Mammothus primigenius), %2.63
miniature sheet of the four stamps. 25 April:
European Heart Transplant Day—55c.
heart tied by a ribbon indicating the
gift of a heart. 28 April: Cahors—55c.
Valentré Bridge, Cahors.
French Polynesia. 10 April: Polynesian
Art—3×100f. three different paintings.
Georgia. 14 March: The Art of Illusion—
1l. miniature sheet, juggler. 14 March:
15th Anniversary of the Establishment of
Diplomatic Relations Between Georgia
and Japan—1l. the ‘tree of friendship
with leaves in the form of Georgian
and Japanese flags. The tree is being watered
by children. 14 March: Mountains—20t. Mount
Ushba, 50t. Mount Kazbeg, 70t. Mount Shkhara.
Germany. 13 March: 150th Anniversary of
Frankfurt Zoo—65c. Wildebeest. 13 March:
Centenary of the Birth of the Film Director
Helmut Käutner—55c. portrait of Käutner.
13 March: Sports Charity 2008—55c.+25c.
European Football Championships Austria/
Switzerland 2008, 55c.+25c. Chess Olympiad,
Dresden 2008, 45c.+20c. World Gliding
Championships, Berlin 2008, %1.45+55c.
Rowing, Beijing Olympic Games 2008. 10 April:
Bicentenary of the Birth of the Theologian
Johann Heinrich Wichern—55c. portrait of
Wichern. 10 April: Centenary of the National Bird
Protection League—45c. various birds. 10 April:
Environmental Protection—55c.+25c. Knut, Polar
Bear cub.
Gibraltar. 15 March: 90th Anniversary of the
Royal Air Force— 40p Hawker Hurricane and
Supermarine Spitfire, 40p Short 184 seaplane
and Saro London seaplane, 42p Avro Lancaster
and Bristol Beaufighter, 42p Hawker Hunter
and Avro Shackleton, 49p Sepecat Jaguar
and Panavia Tornado, 49p Avro Vulcan and
De Haviland Mosquito, £2 miniature sheet
Short Felixstowe of 265 Squadron at Gibraltar.
23 March: Bobby Moore—30p Bobby Moore
Holding the World Cup, 42p Bobby Moore
kissing the World Cup, 54p HM The Queen
presenting the World Cup to Bobby Moore, 66p
Bobby Moore playing in the 1966 World Cup.
G.S.M. June 2008
New and recent issues
Greece. 14 March: Beijing Olympic Games
2008—35c. discus thrower, 35c. lighting the
Olympic torch, 67c. torch runner, 67c. athletes.
Indonesia. 29 March: 22nd Asian International
Stamp Exhibition—6×2500r. miniature sheet,
scenes from the history of Jakarta.
Ireland. 3 March: Flower Definitives—20c.
Thrift, 50c. Biting Stonecrop, 82c. Sea Aster.
28 March: Centenary of the Hugh Lane Dublin
City Art Gallery—55c. portrait of Hugh Lane
by Antonio Mancini. 17 April: Irish Landscapes
by Paul Henry—4×55c. se-tenant, West of
Ireland Landscape and A Connemara Village.
Isle of Man. 7 April: Manx Banknotes—30p
Isle of Man Bank £1 note (1956), 31p Isle of
Man Government £10 note (1972), 44p Manx
Bank note 1882, 56p Isle of Man Government
50p note (1969), 85p Isle of Man Government
£50 note (1983), £1.14 Parr’s Bank note (1918).
21 April: Beijing Olympic Games 2008—four-
stamp miniature sheet comprising 1p archery,
2p, equestrian, 3p cycling and 94p the Olympic
torch. 12 May: Celebration of Celtic Languages—
20p Kernow (Cornish), 30p Mannin (Isle of Man),
31p Alba (Scottish), 40p Breizh (Breton, France),
50p Eire (Ireland), 56p Asturies (Northern Spain),
72p Cymru (Welsh), 31 Galicia (North-west Spain).
Italy. 7 March: Italia 2009 World Stamp
Exhibition—60c. Rome Congress Centre, 65c.
the Colosseum, Rome. 7 March: Bicentenary of
the Ricordi Music Publishing Company—60c. the
Company’s headquarters and emblem. 7 March:
Centenary of the Birth of the Stage and Film
Actress Anna Magnani—60c. photograph of
Magnani. 11 March: Centenary of the Death of
the Novelist Edmondo De Amicis—60c. portrait of
De Amicis and a scene from his children’s novel
Cuore (Heart). 14 March: Art: 60c. self-portrait by
Bernardino di Betto (known as Pintoricchio).
15 March: Traditional Festivals—60c. the
procession of the Madonna in Sulmona.
31 March: 120th Anniversary of the Italian Rowing
Federation—65c. coxed four boat. 16 April:
700th Anniversary of the Franciscan Order—60c.
Confirmation of the Rules by Giotto. 21 April:
Rome, Capital City—60c. watercolour of the
Imperial Forum framed by the Italian colours of
red, white and green.
Japan. 23 January: Yokoso Japan Weeks—
10×80¥. sheetlet, Mount Fuji photographed
at New Year and in Spring, Summer, Autumn
and Winter and five different plants and flower
stamps, Cherry blossom, Hydrangea, Maple
leaves, Narcissus and Bamboo grove. 22 February:
Cartoon Stories—2×80¥. The Old Man Who
Made Cherry Trees Blossom, 2×80¥. The Moon
Princess, 2×80¥. Six Little Statues, 2×80¥.
The Peach Boy. 21 March: Centenary of the
Astronomical Society of Japan—10×80¥. Sun
(2), galaxy (2), Suzaku X-ray astronomy satellite,
Hayabusa space probe, asteroids and the
Earth, Subaru telescope, Mars, Nobeyama radio
telescope.
Jamaica. 30 April: Beijing Olympic Games
2008—$20 Asafa Powell, $30 Aleen Bailey,
Veronica Campbell-Brown, Sherone Simpson
and Tayna Lawrence, $60 Veronica Campbell-
Brown.
Jersey. 23 August: Jersey Festival of
Speed—£2.50 miniature sheet, Daimler Dart. 26
August: 175th Anniversary of the Royal Jersey
Agricultural and Horticultural Society—5×NVI,
Chickens, Sheep, Pigs, Ducks and Geese and
Jersey Cows. 8 September: Nature Series Part
2—35p Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea), 39p
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), 43p
Clown-faced Bug (Pyrrhocoris apterus), 52p
Large Migrant Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria), 58p
Ruby-tailed Wasp (Chrysis ignita), 76p 22-spot
Ladybird (Thea 22-punctata).
Kazakhstan. 14 March: Women’s Day/Flowers—
6×25t. miniature sheet, the individual stamps in
the sheet make up a bouquet of flowers.
21 March: The Festival of Navruz Bayram—25t.
flowers and a young couple on a see-saw.
2 April: Beijing Olympic Games 2008—25t.
the Olympic torch against a background
of a townscape of Alama-Ata. 4 April: 15th
Anniversary of Kazakh Post—25t. Kazakh Post
headquarters. 10 April: Cosmonauts’ Day—100t,
150t. Mir space station.
G.S.M. June 2008
Greece - Beijing Olympic Games 2008
Torch runner
Ireland - Flower Definitive
Thrift
Isle of Man - Manx Banknotes
1972 Isle of Man Government £10 note
Japan - Yokoso Japan Weeks
Mount Fuji
Liechtenstein - Brand Leichtenstein
‘Principality’, Vaduz Castle
Marshall Islands - Bouquets of the World
Korea (North). 25 May: Mount Ryongak—35w.
Popun Hermitage, 155w. Ryonggok School.
1 June: Musical Instruments—15w. Hyangbipha,
50w. Low-pitch Phiri, 120w. Jangsaenap, 160w.
Kayagum. 5 June: Revolutionary Operas—3w.
Sea of Blood, 12w. The Flower Girls, 85w. The
True Daughter of the Party, 120w. Tell Oh Forest,
155w. The Song of Mount Kumgang.
Korea (South). 20 November: Protecting
Children’s Human Rights—250w. stylised mother
and baby, 250w. adult hand holding a child’s
hand. 22 November: Opening of the New Seoul
Central Post Office—18×250w. sheetlet of three
designs showing the old post office, the new post
office and the Post Tower. 30 November: Chinese
New Year of the Rat—250w. rat against a snowy
background. 7 December 2007: Gangneung
Danoje Festival—2×480w. scenes from a
mask drama. 18 January 2008: Rivers of Korea
Series—4×250w. scenes along the Seomjin
River. 15 February: 20th Anniversary of the King
Sejong Antarctic Station—250w. motorised
sledges and penguins, 250w. the Base’s
buildings and penguins. 25 January: Inauguration
of the 17th President—250w. miniature sheet
portrait of President Lee Myung Bak.
Kyrgyzstan. 8 March: Mountains (joint issue with
Iran)—2×16s.+label se-tenant. Mount Khan-
Tengri (Kyrgystan) and Mount Sabalan (Iran).
The label features the flags of Kyrgyzstan and
Iran. 2 April: Definitives—1s, 3s. The stamps are
of the same design showing a stylised stamp,
mountains and the emblem of Kyrgyz Post.
5 April: Sabria Kumushalieva, Hero of the Kyrgyz
Republic, portrait of Sabira Kumushalieve and
her medal.
Latvia. 8 March: Latvian Art—63s. Still Life by
Leo Svemps. 15 March: Highest State Awards
(joint issue with Estonia and Lithuania)—31s.
Order of the Three Stars, 3×31s. miniature sheet,
Estonian Order of the National Coat of Arms,
Lithuanian Order of Vytautas the Great and
Latvian Order of the Three Stars. 12 April: Bats—
22s. Barbastelle Bat (Barbastella barbastellus),
31s. Pond Bat (Myotis dasycneme), 45s.
Barbastelle Bat, 55s. Pond Bat. 26 April: Europa
2008/Letter Writing—45s. letters, 85s. writing a
letter a pen.
Liechtenstein. 3 March: Europa 2008/Letter
Writing—1f.30 hand-written words. 3 March:
Paintings from the Leichtenstein Museum,
Vienna—2f.40 Princess Marie Franziska by
Freidrich von Amerling. 3 March: Volunteer Fire
Service—1f. firemen attacking a blaze.
3 March: ‘So Close to Heaven’ Liechtenstein’s
Upland Pastures—2f.60 Guschg Pasture, 3f.
Güschgle Pasture. 3 March: Leichtenstein as an
International Brand—80c. ‘Industry’ the Spoerry-
Areal Company, Vaduz, 1f. ‘Home’ St Mamerten
Chapel, Triesen, 1f.30 ‘Principality’ Vaduz Castle.
3 March: 50th Anniversary of the Family and
Social Compensation Fund (FAK)—1f., 1f.30 pre-
stamped postcards. Both cards contain the same
imprinted stamp showing the FAK emblem.
Malaysia. 13 March: Nocturnal Animals—2×30s.
Moonrat (Echinosorex gymnurus), Malay Badger
(Mydaus javensis), 50s. Golden Cat (Catopuma
temminckii), 1r. Flying Fox (Pteropus vampyrus),
two-stamp miniature sheet comprising 2r.
Horsfield’s Tarsier (Tarsius bancanus) and 3r.
Slow Loris (Nycticebus coucang).
Marshall Islands. 15 January: Bouquets From
Around the World—25×41c. sheetlet, 25 different
bouquets of flowers from around the world.
7 February: Chinese New Year of the Rat—
12×26c. sheetlet, the 12 signs of the Chinese
zodiac. 6 March: Lighthouses—6×41c. sheetlet,
St Augustine, Old Cape Henry, Cape Lookout,
Tybee Island, Morris Island and Hillsboro Inlet
lighthouses. 25 March: Big Cats: 12×41c.
sheetlet, Lion, Ocelot, White Siberian Tiger, Tiger,
Serval, North American Cougar, Lynx, Jaguar,
Black Panther, Clouded Leopard, Cheetah and
Snow Leopard.
Monaco. 8 April: Mothers’ Day—55c. children,
a bunch of flowers and a heart. 8 April: 225th
Anniversary of the Birth of the Author Stendhal
(Henri Beyle)—portrait of Stendhal. 8 April:
Centenary of the Founding of Cap D’Ail—55c.
map of the town’s location and the town’s coat
of arms.
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 Catalogue Column
Hugh Jefferies reports
Another Tonga flaw
There are already a number of
flaws on the early stamps of Tonga
illustrated in the catalogue, par-
ticularly on the King George II
types, SG 29/35.
Mr G Harrington has now
shown me a possible addition to
these; an example of the 7½d. on
2½d. (31) with clear and exten-
sive damage to the left of the ‘P’
of ‘POSTAGE’. It is possible that
it may not be constant, but if it
is it should also exist on the ½d.
and 1d. surcharges (29 and 30).

Back again after 23 years

Back in 1985, when I was writing ‘Through the Magnifying Glass’ for
this magazine, I illustrated a quite prominent flaw on the 1912–24
1d. Royal Cypher watermark stamp of Great Britain (SG 357/61).
Sent in by Mr A A G Delicata, the flaw appears as a white mark on
the back of the King’s head and, since he was
able to produce two examples, it was clearly
constant and therefore potentially listable in
the Specialised Catalogue. We now know that
the position of the flaw is somewhere between
R2/10 and 9/10 in the sheet (one example
is the centre stamp in a strip of three with
interpane ‘gutter’ below, but we have made
no progress on the plate.
Mr Delicata has now shown me the item again so I thought I
would illustrate it in the hope that, in the intervening 23 years,
someone might have positioned it.
At the same time, Mr Delicata produced flaws on the 4d. and 6d.
Block Cypher water-
marked stamps which
I also illustrate. Both
are on R20/1 of their
respective sheets, the
4d. (‘dot to left of “F”’,
control G27) could be
plate 2a or 3, while the
6d. (‘PENGE’, control X35) seems likely to be from plate 19b. Con-
firmation of both would, however, be welcome.

Fiver Frame Breaks

A footnote in the current Specialised Catalogue
listing for the 1882 £5 orange (SG 133, 137,
Spec J128) comments that there are many frame
break varieties on this stamp, but they are not as
prominent as those on the ‘long’ £1 (185, 186
and 212).
Well, maybe not, but some of them come quite
close, particularly on the later printings, when the
plate was obviously suffering from old age a bit.
Two items shown to me by John Horsey of
County Philatelic Auctions illustrate the point.
The first is on stamp BH, of which he has
two examples, showing a fair bit of wear and
tear, especially to the vertical frame lines at the
right-hand side. The second is
even better, on stamp CN, again
mainly affecting the right side of
the stamp, with clear breaks in
the ornament at the top. John
has three examples of this, the
illustration shows the damage on
a stamp dated January 1900 and
therefore presumably from a late
printing.

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CATALOGUE  SUPPLEMENT
Catalogues supplemented are:
The Stanley Gibbons Catalogue numbers quoted in this Supplement are British Commonwealth Vols 1 & 2  2002
liable to change in the next edition of their Catalogue. Stamps of the World (Vols 1–5)  2008 edition
Parts 13, 14 (1st edition)
Part 12 (2nd edition)
The issue of Gibbons Stamp Monthly in which each country was last updated Parts 15, 20 (3rd edition)
Parts 3, 16, 18, 21 (4th edition)
is now noted under its heading for easier reference. Parts 4, 9, 10, 11 (5th edition)
Parts 2, 5, 6, 8, 19, 22 (6th edition)
The Publishers of this Supplement reserve the right to defer the listing of new Parts 7, 17 (7th edition)
Illustration sizes:
issues until they have proved to have passed through and been accepted by Stamps— ¾ actual size
Overprints and surcharges—actual size
the international mail. © Stanley Gibbons Limited 2008

British Commonwealth Alderney (Des Christopher Pope and Jo Muré. Litho New listing:
(January 2008) SEP Sprint, Australia)
2008 (26 Feb). Visiting Birds. T 91 and similar
vert designs. Multicoloured. P 14.
434 50c. Type 91
GREAT BRITAIN a. Pair. Nos. 434/5
Guernsey 435 50c. Black-winged stilt
(January 2008) 436 $1 White-breasted waterhen
437 $1.45 Saunders’ tern
Nos. 434/5 were printed together,
se-tenant, as horizontal and vertical pairs in
sheets of 50 (2 panes 5×5).
A 45 Vanessa cardui
(painted lady)

(Des Petula Stone. Litho BDT)

274 The Violin 275 Queen
2008 (28 Feb). Butterflies. Type A 45 and similar Teacher and Victoria
horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 14. Norfolk Island Government House
A329 34p. Type A 45 (February 2008)
A330 40p. Hipparchia semele (grayling) (Des Emily Ryves. Litho Southern Colour
238 World Touring Car A331 48p. Callophrys rubi (green Add into listing: Print, New Zealand)
Championship, 2005 hairstreak)
A332 51p. Pararge aegeria (speckled 2007 (26 June). Ghosts of Norfolk Island. T 274
(Des Chris Griffiths. Litho Walsall) wood) and similar vert designs. Multicoloured.
A333 53p. Polyommatus icarus P 14½.
2008 (18 Jan). Andy Priaulx Triple World Touring 986 10c. Type 274
Car Champion 2005–2007. Sheet 140×95 mm (common blue)
A334 74p. Melitaea cinxia (Glanville 987 50c. Ghosts in graveyard
containing T 238 and similar horiz designs. 988 $1 Emily (lady in white) at
Multicoloured. P 14×14½. fritillary)
MSA335 140×100 mm. Nos. A329/34 Kingston Pier
MS1198 £1 Type 238; £1 World Touring Car 989 $1.80 Officer on guard at entrance
Championship, 2006; World Touring Car to Barracks
Championship, 2007 (60×48 mm)
(Litho Southern Colour Print, New Zealand)
ASCENSION 2007 (31 July). 120th Anniv of Queen Victoria
(April 2008) Scholarship at Norfolk Island Central School.
270 Adult and Juvenile Self-adhesive. Die-cut.
Boobies enclosed in (a) Booklet stamp.
Bauble 990 275 10c. multicoloured
a. Booklet pane.
(Des Mary Butterfield. Litho Southern Colour No. 990×10
Print, New Zealand)
2006 (21 Nov). Christmas. T 270 and similar vert (b) Sheet stamp. Size 25×32 mm.
designs. Multicoloured. P 14½. 991 275 $5 multicoloured
239 Beadlet Anemones
973 50c. Type 270 No. 990 was only issued in $1 booklets,
(Des Wendy Bramall. Litho BDT) 974 50c. Prow of boat and houses in No. SB22.
bauble and fish decoration
2008 (28 Feb). Designation of Gouliot Headland 233 Bluntnose Sixgill Shark 975 $1.20 Old Military Barracks,
and Caves, Sark as RAMSAR Site. T 239 Kingston, in bauble and star
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. (Des Nick Shewring. Litho BDT)
decoration
P 13½. 2008 (14 Mar). Sharks. T 233 and similar horiz 976 $1.80 Hibiscus flower in bauble and
1199 34p. Type 239 designs. Multicoloured. P 14. bird decoration
1200 40p. Sand crocus 999 35p. Type 233
1201 48p. Fulmar a. Strip of 4. Nos. 999/1002
1202 51p. Sheep’s-bit (flower) 1000 40p. Scalloped hammerhead
1203 53p. Thick-lipped grey mullet 1001 50p. Shortfin mako
1204 74p. Light bulb sea-squirt 1002 £1.25 Whale shark
MS1205 140×95 mm. Nos. 1199/204 MS1003 70×45 mm. £1 Bigeye thresher
Nos. 999/1002 were printed together,
se-tenant, as horizontal and vertical strips of
four in sheetlets of 16, and also in separate
sheets.
271 Lantana camara 276 Squash player

(Litho Southern Colour Print, New Zealand) (Des Tracey Yager. Litho Southern Colour
AUSTRALIA 2007 (6 Feb). Weed Flowers. T 271 and similar vert Print, New Zealand)
2007 (28 Aug). South Pacific Games, Samoa. T 276
Cocos (Keeling) Islands designs. Multicoloured. P 14½×14.
and similar vert designs. Multicoloured.
(December 2007) 977 50c. Type 271
978 50c. Ageratina riparia (Crofton P 14½×14.
240 Red Campion 992 50c. Type 276
weed)
979 $1.20 Ipomoea cairica (morning 993 $1 Golf
(Litho (£1, £2 also embossed) Austrian State 994 $1.20 Netball player
Ptg Wks) glory)
980 $1.80 Solanum mauritianum (wild 995 $1.80 Athlete running
2008 (28 Feb). Wild Flowers. T 240 and similar tobacco) MS996 115×90 mm. $2 Emblem
multicoloured designs. P 14.
1211 10p. Type 240
1212 20p. Great bindweed Copyright Notice The contents of this Catalogue Supplement, including the
1213 30p. Spear thistle numbering system and illustrations, are fully protected by copyright. No part of this
1214 40p. Greater bird’s-foot trefoil supplement may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any
1215 50p. Sheep’s-bit form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without
1216 £1 Marguerite (vert) the prior permission of Stanley Gibbons Limited. Requests for such permission should be
1217 £2 Sea campion (vert)
Nos. 1206/10 and 1218/19 are left for addressed to the Catalogue Editor.
possible additions to this definitive series. 91 Chinese Pond Heron

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277 HMS Sirius and Supply off
Kingston
(Des Photopress International. Litho
Southern Colour Print, New Zealand)
2007 (13 Nov). Bicentenary of Transfer of First
Convict Settlement to Tasmania. T 277
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
Litho. P 14×14½.
997 10c. Type 277 illustrated margins.
998 50c. Shipping Signal, Kingston
999 $1.20 First Settlement, Kingston Add to Nos. 1458/61 (Centenary of
1000 $1.80 Lady Nelson leaving for
Tasmania, 1807 MS1462 90×65 mm. 70c. Scouts playing ball
278 Two Children (‘friendship’)
(Des Cristina Rose and Alice Rogers. Litho
Southern Colour Print, New Zealand)
2007 (27 Nov). 30th Anniv of Banyan Park Play
Centre. T 278 and similar horiz designs.
Multicoloured. P 14×14½.
1001 50c. Type 278 242 New Red Cross Headquarters,
1002 $1 Four children (‘Community’) Virgin Gorda
1003 $1.20 Three children playing (‘Play
grow learn together’) (Litho BDT)
1004 $1.80 Two children reading book
(‘read books’) Youth Award. T 282 and similar square
279 Young Norfolk Island Pine
(Des Rob Nisbet. Litho Southern Colour Print,
New Zealand)
2007 (27 Nov). Christmas. ‘Fairy Lights’. T 279
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
P 14×14½.
1005 50c. Type 279 Remembrance Day Parade,
1006 $1.20 Back of Melanesian Chapel 2006 3680 75Gp. Man working abroad and
1007 $1.80 Old lighter on Kingston
foreshore 1136
STAMP BOOKLET
B 19 Queen Victoria (Illustration reduced.
Actual size 84x60mm)
2007 (31 July). 120th Anniv of Queen Victoria
Scholarship at Norfolk Island Central School.
Multicoloured cover as Type B 19. Self-
adhesive.
SB22 $1 booklet containing pane of
ten 10c. (No. 990a) GIBRALTAR
BAHAMAS
(February 2008)
Add into listing:
280 Princess Elizabeth and
Lt. Philip Mountbatten,
1949
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Catalogue Supplement
(Litho BDT) BARBADOS GHANA
2007 (1 June). Diamond Wedding of Queen (October 2007) (April 2008)
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. T 280
and similar vert designs. Multicoloured. Redomination of Currency 1 July 2007
W w 14. P 14. 100 Ghana cedis = 1 Ghana pesewa
1453 15c. Type 280
1454 25c. Princess Elizabeth riding in
carriage on her wedding day,
1949
1455 50c. Princess Elizabeth and Prince
Philip waving from balcony on
wedding day, 1949
1456 65c. Princess Elizabeth, Prince
Philip and Queen Mary 273 Green Turtle
MS1457 125×85 mm. $5 Wedding portrait
(42×56 mm). Wmk sideways
(Des James Bailey. Litho Colour Innovations, 674 SIC Emblem
Nos. 1453/6 were each printed in Toronto)
sheetlets of six stamps with enlarged
2007 (29 Oct). Turtles. T 273 and similar horiz 2007 (15 Sept). SIC State Insurance. T 674
designs. Multicoloured. P 12½×13½. and similar multicoloured designs. Litho.
1319 10c. Type 273 P 13×13½.
1320 50c. Loggerhead turtle 3670 40Gp. Type 674
Scouting, February 2008 GSM): 3671 73Gp. ‘The Pioneering Executive’
1321 $1 Hawksbill turtle
1322 $2.50 Leatherback turtle 3672 75Gp. New office building
(vert); 80c. Lord Baden-Powell (vert). Wmk 3673 90Gp. Boy (‘Focused On You’)
upright 3674 GHc1 3X CIMG award (vert)
New listing:
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
(June 2007)
675 GCB Emblems
2007 (15 Sept). GCB Commercial Bank. T 675
and similar multicoloured designs. Litho.
282 Scouts repairing
Causeway (‘Service’) P 13×13½.
3675 40Gp. Type 675
3676 73Gp. Palm-nut vulture and world
(Des Derek Miller. Litho Lowe Martin Group,
Canada) map (‘Fast int money transfer’)
3677 75Gp. GCB Tower (vert)
2007 (18 Sept). 20th Anniv of Governor-General’s 2007 (1 Aug). Red Cross Buildings. T 242 and 3678 90Gp. Palm-nut vulture and
similar horiz design. W w 14 (sideways). emblems (‘GCB Xpress money
designs. Multicoloured. W w 14 (sideways). P 14. transfer’) (vert)
P 12½×13. 1200 20c. Type 242
1463 15c. Type 282 1201 $3 Former Red Cross building
1464 25c. Painting (‘Skills’)
1465 50c. Kayaking (‘Physical
Recreation’)
1466 65c. Hiking (‘Adventurous
Journey’)
1467 70c. Conch shell emblem CAYMAN ISLANDS
(May 2007)
(Des Andrew Robinson. Litho BDT)
2007 (9 July). Centenary of Scouting. 676 ADB Emblem
Multicoloured designs as T 281 of Bahamas.
W w 14 (sideways). P 14. 2007 (15 Sept). Agricultural Development
1133 25c. Early Wolf Cubs with their flag Bank. T 676 and similar multicoloured
1134 75c. Modern Cub Scouts after designs. Litho. P 13×13½.
3679 40Gp. Type 676
1135 80c. Scouts camping woman at home (‘Home link
$1 Drill team, Remembrance Day account’) (vert)
Parade, 2005 3681 90Gp. Young farmers and produce
MS1137 90×65 mm. 50c. Cayman Islands (‘Young farmers programme’)
scouts in opening ceremony of 13th (vert)
3682 GHc1 Farmer with vehicle (‘Gold
283 Flower Decoration Caribbean Scout Jamboree, Jamaica, 2006
(vert); $1.50 Lord Baden-Powell (vert) Drive motor loan’) (vert)
(Litho BDT)
2007 (13 Nov). Christmas. Tree Decorations. T 283
and similar vert designs. Multicoloured.
W w 14. P 14.
1468 15c. Type 283 DOMINICA
1469 25c. Sea shells decoration (November 2007)
1470 50c. Sea shells decoration
(different) No. MS3577, T 452 is left for Chinese New
1471 65c. Bow and sea shells decoration Year (‘Year of the Pig’) issued 2 July 2007
1472 70c. Gold woven decoration not yet received
1473 80c. ‘Angel’ made from sea shells 677 Aircraft on Ground
2007 (15 Sept). Antrak Air. T 677 and similar horiz
design. Multicoloured. Litho. P 13×13½.
3683 40Gp. Type 677
3684 73Gp. Aircraft in flight
284 Choir
(September 2007)
(Litho Lowe-Martin, Canada)
2007 (13 Dec). 300th Birth Anniv of Charles CORRECTION: Re-number Nos. 1167/94
Wesley. T 284 and similar multicoloured 453 Decorated Palm Tree (August and September 2007 GSM’s) to
designs. W w 14 (sideways). P 12½×13. Nos. 1168/95.
1474 15c. Type 284 2007 (19 Nov). Christmas. T 453 and similar
1475 50c. Charles and John Wesley square designs. Multicoloured. Litho.
(evangelists) (vert) P 15×14.
1476 65c. Revd. Charles Wesley and 3578 25c. Type 453
Hymns and Sacred Poems (vert) 3579 50c. Father Christmas
1477 70c. Harbour Island Methodist 3580 90c. ‘Merry Christmas’ and sea bed
Church (horiz) 3581 $1 ‘Merry Christmas’ and jigsaw
WHEN YOU BUY AN ALBUM LOOK FOR THE
NAME
STANLEY GIBBONS
It means Quality combined with Value for Money
288 Engagement, 1947
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(Des Stephen Perera. Litho Lowe-Martin, 2007 (14 Jan). 10th Death Anniv of Princess (Des Brahm Prakash. Litho Security Printing
Canada) Diana. T 226 and similar multicoloured Press, Hyderabad)
2007 (28 Feb). Diamond Wedding of Queen designs. Litho. P 13½. 2007 (8 Dec). 125th Anniv of the Daly College,
Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. T 288 3924 $1.50 Type 226 Indore. P 13.
and similar vert designs. Multicoloured. a. Sheetlet. Nos. 3924/9 2447 1798 5r. multicoloured
P 13½. 3925 $1.50 Wearing dark coat and
1196 40p. Type 288 plumed hat
1197 42p. Wedding photograph, 1947 3926 $1.50 Wearing emerald green
1198 66p. Silver Wedding anniversary, 3927 $1.50 As Type 226 in close-up
1972 3928 $1.50 As No. 3925 in close-up
633 Christ Child in Crib 3929 As in No. 3926 close-up
1199 78p. Ruby Anniversary, 1987
MS1200 105×105 mm. £1.60 Wedding MS3930 70×100 mm. $6 Princess Diana and
2007 (1 Nov). Christmas. T 633 and similar horiz
photograph with bridesmaids and Prince Charles with baby Prince William at
designs. Multicoloured. Litho. P 15×14.
pageboys, 1947 (diamond shape, his Christening (horiz) Nos. 3924/9 were
5339 25c. Type 633 printed together, se-tenant, in sheetlets of
84×83 mm). P 13½×13 5340 50c. Choir of angels
Nos. 1196/9 were each printed in six stamps with enlarged illustrated margins
5341 75c. Praying angels 1799 Wilson College,
sheetlets of three stamps with enlarged 5342 $1 Flying cherub
margins. Mumbai
Nos. 5339/42 all show details from
No. MS1200 is perforated 13½ on the painting Nativity with the Annunciation to
two left-hand edges and 13 on the two (Des Bharati Mirchandani. Photo India
the Shepherds by follower of Jan Joest. INDIA Security Press)
right edges.
(May 2008) 2007 (11 Dec). 175th Anniv of Wilson College,
Mumbai. P 13.
2448 1799 5r. multicoloured

289 Flag of Belgium
(Des Stephen Perera. Litho BDT)
2007 (28 Feb). 50th Anniv of the Treaty of Rome.
Sheet 137×100 mm containing T 289 and
similar horiz designs showing national
flags. Multicoloured. P 15×14.
MS1201 40p.×6 Type 289; Germany;
France; Italy; Luxembourg; Netherlands
  The stamps within MS1201 were arranged
in two vertical strips of three separated by a
large illustrated gutter. a. Horiz strip of 5. Nos. 2449/53
634 Rat
2007 (3 Dec). Chinese New Year (‘Year of the
Rat’). Litho. P 13×13½.
5343 634 $2 multicoloured 1800 Road leading into
No. 5343 was printed in sheetlets of four Sunset
stamps with enlarged illustrated margins.
(Des Kamleshwar Singh. Photo India Security
2007 (11 Dec). Breast Cancer Research. Sheet Press)
100×70 mm containing design as T 481 of
Gambia. Multicoloured. Litho. P 14. 2007 (15 Dec). Greetings Stamps. T 1800 and
1795 Processing Plant similar multicoloured designs. P 13.
MS5344 $6 Roman Goddess Diana reaching
for arrow Similar designs were issued by (‘Biomass Energy’) 2449 5r. Type 1800
the USA (in 1998), Belize (2006) and Gambia (Des Sankha Samanta. Photo India Security
(2007). 2450 5r. Water lily and fish
A $20 gold stamp with a multicoloured Press) 2451 5r. Bird in flight
illustration was issued on 11 December 2007 (22 Nov). Renewable Energy. T 1795 and 2452 5r. Human face, flowers and rural
2007 for the 10th death anniversary of similar multicoloured designs. P 13. houses
Princess Diana. 2441 5r. Type 1795 2453 5r. ‘HAPPY NEW YEAR’
2442 5r. Small hydropower (58×29 mm)
2443 5r. Wind energy (horiz) Nos. 2449/53 were printed together,
Grenadines of Grenada 2444 5r. Solar energy (horiz) se-tenant, in horizontal strips of five stamps,
(May 2008) Nos. 2441/4 commemorate the Silver each stamp accompanied by a greetings
Jubilee of the Ministry of New and label.
Renewable Energy.

290 Princess Diana IRELAND

(May 2008)
(Des Stephen Perera. Litho Lowe-Martin,
Canada) CORRECTION: Re-number Nos. 1673/5
2007 (31 Mar). 10th Death Anniv of Princess to 1674/6, Nos. 1676/80 to 1678/82 and
Diana. T 290 and similar square designs. Nos. 1681/96 to 1684/99.
Multicoloured. P 13½. Add to Nos. 1665/99 (Wild Flowers
1202 8p. Type 290 definitives):
1203 40p. Seen full-face, eyes looking
sideways (Des Susan Sex. Litho Irish Security Stamp
1204 42p. In half profile, smiling Ptg Ltd)
224 The Virgin and
1205 £1.60 Seen full-face, smiling Child with Saints Jerome 1796 Veteran with Medals and Size 23×26 mm. Phosphor frame (82c. only).
MS1206 165×92 mm. Nos. 1202/4 and Bartholomew Soldiers on Mountainside Chalk-surfaced paper. P 14×15.
Nos. 1202/5 were each printed in 1673 20c. Thrift (3.8.08)
sheetlets of six stamps with enlarged (Alessandro Bonvicino) (Des Kamleshwar Singh. Litho Security 1677 50c. Biting stonecrop (3.8.08)
margins. Printing Press, Hyderabad) 1683 82c. Sea aster (3.3.08)
2007 (1 Nov). Christmas. T 224 and similar vert
designs. Multicoloured. Litho. P 14×15. 2007 (22 Nov). 150th Anniv of the Raising of a. Booklet pane No. 1683×10
(Des Simon Williams and Stephen Perera.
Litho BDT) 3919 25c. Type 224 the First Battalion of the Fourth Gorkha
3920 50c. The Virgin and Child between Rifles. P 13.
2007 (15 May). Cruise Ships (3rd series). Add into listing:
Saints Thomas and Jerome 2445 1796 5r. multicoloured
Horiz designs as T 285. Multicoloured.
P 15×14. (Guido Reni)
1207 40p. Oriana 3921 75c. The Virgin and Child (Giovanni
1208 42p. Oceana Batista Salvi)
1209 66p. Queen Elizabeth 2 3922 $1 The Madonna of Decemviri
1210 78p. Queen Mary 2 (Pietro Perugino)
No.MS1211 is left for a miniature sheet
not yet received.

]
534 Juggling Frog

(Des Steve Simpson. Litho SEP Sprint,

Australia)
1797 Silhouettes 2008 (16 Jan). Greetings Stamps. T 534 and
similar vert design. Multicoloured. Self-
225 Rat (Des Sankha Samanta. Photo India Security adhesive. Phosphor frame. Chalk-surfaced
Press) paper. P 11½.
2007 (3 Dec). Chinese New Year (‘Year of the 1881 55c. Type 534
Rat’). T 225 and similar horiz designs. Litho. 2007 (3 Dec). International Day of Disabled a. Booklet pane. Nos. 1881/2,
P 13×13½. Persons. P 13. each ×5
291 Gibraltar Scout, 1908 3923 225 $1 multicoloured 2446 1797 5r. multicoloured 1882 55c. Trumpeting elephant
No. 3923 was printed in sheetlets of four No. 2446 also has Braille inscriptions. Nos. 1881/2 were only issued in ?5.50
(Des Christian Hook and Stephen Perera. stamps with enlarged illustrated margins. stamp booklets, No. SB141.
Litho Lowe-Martin, Canada)
2007 (30 June). Europa. Centenary of World New listing:
Scouting. T 291 and similar vert designs.
Multicoloured. P 13.
1212 8p. Type 291
1213 40p. Scout, 1950s
1214 42p. Sea scout, 1980s
1215 £1 Modern scout

GRENADA
(May 2008)

No. MS5338, T 632 are left for St. George’s 536 Liam Whelan and Munich
University, issued 26 October 2007, not yet 1798 The Daly College, Memorial Clock, Old Trafford,
received. 226 Princess Diana Indore Manchester

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(Des RMG Target. Litho Irish Security Stamp
Ptg Ltd)
2008 (4 Feb). 50th Anniv of the Munich Air
Disaster. Phosphor frame. Chalk-surfaced
paper. P 13½.
1885 536 55c. multicoloured 1407
537 St. Patrick (line
engraving by Leonard
Gaultier)
(Des Ger Garland. Litho Irish Security Stamp
Ptg Ltd)
2008 (11 Feb). St. Patrick’s Day. Phosphor frame.
Chalk-surfaced paper. P 13½.
1886 537 78c. multicoloured composite background designs.
No. 1886 is based on a drawing made in
1619 by Thomas Messingham.
538 Logo
(Des Ger Garland. Litho Irish Security Stamp
Ptg Ltd)
2008 (7 Mar). European Year of Intercultural
Dialogue. Phosphor frame. Chalk-surfaced
paper. P 13½.
1887 538 55c. multicoloured Flowers. T 349 and similar multicoloured
STAMP BOOKLET
B 88 Juggler (illustration
reduced. Actual size 60×87 mm)
2008 (16 Jan). Greetings Stamps. Multicoloured
cover as Type B 88. Self-adhesive.
SB141 £5.50 booklet containing se-tenant
pane of ten 55c. stamps
and ten greetings labels
(No. 1881a) 2038 2m.10 Amanita rubescens
2008 (3–18 Mar). Multicoloured covers as
Type B 77 but map in turquoise and light
blue.Pane attached by selvedge (SB142) or
self-adhesive (SB143).
SB142 €8.20 booklet containing ten 82c.
(No.1683a.)
SB143 €8.20 booklet containing ten 82c. (No.
1699ba) with tens elf-adhesive
“PRIORITY AERPHOST” labels on the inner
panel (18 Mar)
JAMAICA
(July 2007)
347 Emblem
G.S.M. June 2008
Catalogue Supplement
(Litho BDT) 2007 (26 June). Traditional Children’s Folk No. MS1428 is left for miniature sheet not
2007 (7 June). Bicentenary of the Abolition Tales. T 378 and similar horiz designs. yet received.
of the Transatlantic Trade in Africans. Multicoloured. W 138 (sideways)*.
W 111. P 14. Phosphorised paper. P 13½.
1135 347 $30 multicoloured (a) Booklet stamps
30s. Type 378
a. Booklet pane. Nos. 1407/11,
each ×2
1408 30s. Badang carrying rock
1409 30s. Sang Kancil crossing river on
backs of crocodiles
1410 30s. Crocodile Sang Bedal seizing
Sang Kerbau’s leg
1411 30s. Mat Jenin daydreaming 382 Secretariat Building,
Brunei Darussalam
(b) Sheetlet stamps.
(Des Reign Associates. Litho National
348 Scout and Jamaican Flag 1412 50s. Type 378 Security Printers)
a. Horiz strip of 4. Nos. 1412/15
1413 50s. As No. 1408 2007 (8 Aug). 40th Anniv of ASEAN (Association
(Des Andrew Robinson. Litho BDT) of South-east Asian Nations). Ancient and
1414 50s. As No. 1409
2007 (9 July). Centenary of Scouting. T 348 1415 50s. As No. 1410 Modern Architecture. T 382 and similar horiz
and similar multicoloured designs. W 111 MS1416 100×70 mm. 5r. Ship’s captain designs. Multicoloured. W 138 (sideways).
(sideways). P 14. Si Tanggang and his rejected mother Phosphorised paper. P 14.
1136 $5 Type 348 (59×38 mm). P 14 1429 50s. Type 382
1137 $10 Early Jamaican scouts Nos. 1407/11 were only issued in 3r. a. Sheetlet. Nos. 1429/38
1138 $30 Scout leaders stamp booklets, No. SB19. 1430 50s. National Museum of
1139 $70 Scouts with Jamaican flag Nos. 1412/15 were issued as horizontal Cambodia
MS1140 90×65 mm. $50 Scout parade (vert); strips of four in sheetlets of 20. Nos. 1407/8, 1431 50s. Fatahillah Museum, Jakarta,
$100 Lord Baden-Powell (vert) 1409/10, 1412/13 and 1414/15 each form Indonesia
1432 50s. Typical Lao house
The sideways watermark on Nos. 1407/11 1433 50s. Malayan Railway
shows the tops of the letters SPM pointing Headquarters Building, Kuala
to the right, as seen from the back of the Lumpur, Malaysia
stamp. 1434 50s. Yangon Post Office, Myanmar
The sideways watermark on Nos. 1412/ 1435 50s. Malacañang Palace,
MS1416 shows the tops of the letters SPM Philippines
pointing to the left, as seen from the back 1436 50s. National Museum of
of the stamp. Singapore
1437 50s. Vimanmek Mansion, Bangkok,
Thailand
1438 50s. Presidential Palace, Hanoi,
Vietnam
Nos. 1429/38 were printed together,
se-tenant, in sheetlets of ten.
Similar designs were issued on the same
349 Tolumnia triquetra day by the ten member countries, Indonesia,
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei,
(Litho BDT) Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.
2007 (9 Nov). ‘The Christmas Collection 2007’.
designs. W 111. P 14. CORRECTION: Re-number Nos. 1434/64
1141 $20 Type 349 (Independence Anniversary, Aga Khan
1142 $30 Broughtonia negrilensis (horiz) Award for Architecture, State Emblems,
379 Fulgora pyrorhyncha
1143 $50 Broughtonia sanguinea (horiz) Stamp Week and Grand Prix showjumping,
(lantern fly)
1144 $60 Spathelia sorbifolia March 2008 GSM) to Nos. 1439/69.
(Des Hazel Design. Litho National Security
Printers)
New listing:
LESOTHO 2007 (7 July). Insects. T 379 and similar vert
(December 2007) designs. Multicoloured. W 138 (sideways).
Phosphorised paper. P 13×12½.
1417 30s. Type 379
a. Horiz pair. Nos. 1417/18
1418 30s. Dysdercus cingulatus (fruit
bug)
1419 50s. Valanga nigricornis
(grasshopper)
a. Horiz pair. Nos. 1419/20
1420 50s. Rhaphipodus hopei (longhorn
beetle)
Nos. 1417/18 and 1419/20 were each 388 Merdeka Bridge, Kedah
printed together, se-tenant, as horizontal
pairs in sheets of 20. (Des Reign Associates. Litho National
No. MS1421 is left for miniature sheet not Security Printers)
yet received.
2008 (28 Feb). Bridges of Malaysia. T 388 and
323 Amanita pantherina similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. W 138
CORRECTION: Re-number Nos. 1418/20 (sideways). Phosphorised paper. P 13½.
(Litho BDT) (Police Bicentenary, March 2008 GSM) to 1470 30s. Type 388
Nos. 1422/4. 1471 50s. Victoria Bridge, Perak
2007 (20 Aug). African Mushrooms. T 323 and
similar vert designs. Multicoloured. P 14. 1472 50s. Kota Bridge, Selangor
2036 1m. Type 323 1473 1r. Sungai Segamat Bridge, Johor
2037 1m.50 Agaricus xanthodermus
2039 6m. Amanita phalloides
a. Sheetlet. Nos. 2039/42
2040 6m. Amanita pantherina
2041 6m. Panaeolus papilionaceus
2042 6m. Amanita rubescens (different)
2043 15m. Amanita phalloides (different)
MS2044 Two sheets, each 103×73 mm. (a) 15m.
AmanitaPanther. (b) 15m. Podaxispistillaris
Nos. 2039/42 were printed together,
se-tenant, in sheetlets of four stamps with
enlarged illustrated margins. 381 Eight Long Keris 389 Echinosorex gymnurus
(moonrat)
(Des Reign Associates. Litho National
Security Printers) (Des Hazel Design. Litho National Security
MALAYSIA Printers)
(March 2008) 2007 (2 Aug). Royal Heritage of Negri
Sembilan. T 381 and similar vert designs. 2008 (13 Mar). Nocturnal Animals. T 389 and
Add into listing: W 138 (sideways). Phosphorised paper. similar multicoloured designs. W 138
P 13×12½. (sideways). Phosphorised paper. P 13½.
1425 30s. Type 381 1474 30s. Type 389
1426 50s. Audience Hall 1475 30s. Mydaus javanensis (Malay
1427 1r. Raja of Negri Sembilan badger)
WHEN YOU BUY AN ALBUM LOOK FOR THE
NAME
378 Bawang Merah put to work
STANLEY GIBBONS
by her Stepmother and Stepsister It means Quality
(Des Reign Associates. Litho National combined with Value for Money
Security Printers)
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1476 50s. Catopuma temminckii (golden (Des Sue Wickison. Litho Southern Colour SRI LANKA (Des Sanath Rohana Wickramasingha. Litho
cat) Print, New Zealand) (December 2007) Dept of Govt Printing, Sri Lanka)
1477 1r. Pteropus vampyrus (flying fox) 2007 (22 Aug). Salt and Pepper Moth (Utetheisa 2007 (16 July). Sri Lanka Prisons Day. P 14.
MS1478 120×70 mm. 2r. Tarsius bancanus pulchelloides). T 195 and similar square 1887 841 5r. multicoloured
(tarsier) (vert); 3r. Nycticebus coucang design. Multicoloured. P 14½.
(slow loris) (59×39 mm). Wmk upright. 734 $2 Type 195
P 13×12½ 735 $4 In flight
MS736 135×60 mm. Nos. 734/5

STAMP BOOKLET

836 Textile Cone

842 Emblem
(Des W. Vasantha Perera. Litho Dept of Govt (Des Kelum Gunasekara. Litho Dept of Govt
Printing, Sri Lanka) Printing, Sri Lanka)
2007 (22 May). Seashells of Sri Lanka. T 836 2007 (27 July). 104th Anniv of K/Jabbar Central
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. College, Galagedara. P 13½×12.
P 14. 1888 842 5r. multicoloured
1878 5r. Type 836
B 18 Raja Bersiung (illustration reduced. 1879 12r. Aquatile hairy triton
Actual size 115×65 mm) 1880 15r. Rose branched murex
1881 45r. Trapezium horse-conch
2007 (26 June). Traditional Children’s Folk Tales. MS1882 228×137 mm. Nos. 1878/81
Multicoloured cover as Type B 18. Stamps 196 Crows’ Nest   No. MS1882 was cut around in the shape of
attached by selvedge. a trapezium horse-conch shell
(Des Denise Durkin. Litho Southern Colour
SB19 3r. booklet containing pane of Print, New Zealand)
ten 30s. (No. 1407a)
2007 (17 Oct). Detail from HMS Bounty
Replica. T 196 and similar vert designs.
B. FEDERAL TERRITORY ISSUES Multicoloured. Phosphorised paper.
P 14½.
737 10c. Type 196
738 20c. Ropes and pulleys
739 40c. Guns 837 Scout Leader, Rover Scout, Senior 843 Founding of
740 50c. Compass Scout and Cub Scout Buddhist Vihara in
741 80c. Wheel Berlin
742 $1 Figurehead (Des Kumudu Tharaka. Litho Dept of Govt
743 $1.50 Mast Printing, Sri Lanka) (Des Nihal Sangabo Dias. Litho Dept of Govt
744 $2 Sail 2007 (26 May). Centenary of World Scouting. Printing, Sri Lanka)
745 $3.50 Sextant P 13½×12. 2007 (22 Aug). 50th Anniv of First Buddhist
746 $4 Lantern and stern of Bounty 1883 837 5r. multicoloured Mission to Germany. P 13.
747 $5 Bell 1889 843 5r. multicoloured
748 $10 Chronometer
K 3 Nelumbium nelumbo
(sacred lotus)

(Des Prof. Dato Raja Zahabuddin Raja Yaacob.

Litho National Security Printers)
2007 (31 Dec). Garden Flowers. Type K 3 and
similar vert designs. Multicoloured. W 138.
Phosphorised paper. P 14. 844 Queen Mahamaya Sculpture, Adam’s
Peak, Mount Everest and Mayadevi
K25 5s. Type K 3
Sculpture (Illustration reduced. Actual size
K26 10s. Hydrangea macrophylla 838 Shield 59x22mm.)
K27 20s. Hippeastrum reticulatum
K28 30s. Bougainvillea (Des Kelum Gunasekara. Litho Dept of Govt (Des Kelum Gunasekara. Litho Dept of Govt
K29 40s. Ipomoea indica Printing, Sri Lanka) Printing, Sri Lanka)
K30 50s. Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 2007 (17 June). Centenary of Sri Sangamitta 2007 (1 Sept). 50th Anniv of Sri Lanka–Nepal
Balika Maha Vidyalaya (girls’ school), Matale. Diplomatic Relations. P 13.
197 Gymnosarda unicolor (dog tooth P 12×13½. 1890 844 15r. multicoloured
NEW ZEALAND tuna) 1884 838 5r. multicoloured
(May 2008)
(Des Jean Richard Lisiak. Litho Southern
Colour Print, New Zealand)
2007 (12 Dec). Ocean Fish. T 197 and similar
horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 14½.
749 $1 Type 197
a. Block of 6. Nos. 749/54
750 $1 Acanthocybium solandri
(wahoo) 839 Flowers and Temples (Illustration
751 $1 Coryphaena hippurus (dorado) reduced. Actual size 80x25mm)
752 $1 Thunnus albacares (yellow fin
tuna) (Des Mevan Fonseka. Litho Dept of Govt 845 Statue and Shrine of Our
679 Drought, 1997–98 753 $1 Caranx ignobilis (giant Printing, Sri Lanka) Lady of Matara
trevally) 2007 (26 June). 50th Anniv (2006) of the
(Des Vertigo Design. Litho Southern Colour 754 $1 Sarda chiliensis lineolata Sri Lanka–Japan Friendship Society. (Des Kelum Gunasekara. Litho Dept of Govt
Print) (bonito) P 13½×12. Printing, Sri Lanka)
Nos. 749/54 were printed together, 2007 (9 Sept). Centenary of the Shrine of Our
2008 (5 Mar). Weather Extremes. T 679 and similar se-tenant, as blocks of six stamps in sheets 1885 839 15r. multicoloured
horiz designs. Multicoloured. Phosphorised Lady of Matara. P 13.
of 48 (2 panes of 24), each block forming a 1891 845 5r. multicoloured
paper. P 14. composite background design.
3025 50c. Type 679
3026 50c. Pedestrians in gale, Auckland,
March 2007
3027 $1 Storm waves, Evans Bay, VANUATU
Wellington, January 2001 (March 2008)
3028 $1.50 Flooded farmland, Hikurangi,
2007 Add into listing:
3029 $2 Snow storm, Ohai, Southland,
May 2001
3030 $2.50 Heat, Matarangi beach, 840 Emblem
Coromandel, 2005
(Des Gamini Abeykoon. Litho Dept of Govt
2008 (7 Mar). Taipei 2008 21st Asian International Printing, Sri Lanka)
Stamp Exhibition. Sheet 120×90 mm. 2007 (3 July). 50th Anniv of Ceylon Baithulmal
Phosphorised paper. Fund. P 12×13½.
MS3031 No. 3012 (p 14) and as No. 3023 1886 840 5r. multicoloured
(p 13½)

249 Wheelbase of Vehicle, Fish

PITCAIRN ISLANDS 198 Oeno Island and Diver
(November 2007)
(Des Denise Durkin. Litho Wyatt and Wilson, (Des Denise Durkin. Litho Wyatt and Wilson,
New Zealand) New Zealand)
2008 (27 Feb). Pitcairn Islands from DigitalGlobe 2007 (30 Apr). Vanuatu Dive Sites (2nd issue).
Space Satellite. T 198 and similar circular Million Dollar Point. T 249 and similar
designs. Multicoloured. Self-adhesive. multicoloured designs. P 13½.
Die-cut perf 13½. (i) Postage
755 60c. Type 198 995 90v. Type 249
756 $1 Pitcairn Island 996 100v. Tyres and other wreckage, fish
757 $2 Henderson Island and diver (42×60 mm)
758 $2.50 Ducie Island 841 Bogambara and 997 130v. Wreckage and diver
The backing paper of Nos. 755/8 is divided Welikada Prisons and 998 150v. Diver and lionfish
195 Salt and Pepper Moth into rectangles by lines of rouletting. Rehabilitation Emblem MS999 174×113 mm. Nos. 995/8

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(ii) International Post ANDORRA (Pts. 6 & 9) (Des Prebrand. Litho Letra Viva S.A., Buenos
1000 90v. As Type 249 Aires)
1001 100v. As No. 996 (42×60 mm) Spanish Post Offices
(May 2008) 2007 (8 Sept). 150th Anniv of Argentine—
1002 130v. As No. 997 Germany Bilateral Relations. Sheet
1003 150v. As No. 998 150×100 mm. P 14.
MS3261   1220  $4 multicoloured
Foreign
BELGIUM (Pt. 4)
(May 2008)
ALGERIA (Pt. 12)
(May 2008) 1209 Rocking Horse Add to Nos. 3692 etc ‘Birds’

(Des Daniel Roldán. Litho Letra Viva S.A., 3694b 10c. Hedge sparrow (“Heggemus-
Buenos Aires) Accentor Mouchet”)
192 Gypaetus barbatus (AIRPRIOR) 21.1.08
2007 (5 May). Toys. T 1209 and similar horiz 3694c 15c. Spotted nutcracker
(Lammergeier or bearded vulture) designs. Multicoloured. P 14. (“Cassenoix Moucheté-
3241 75c. Type 1209 Notenkraker”) (AIRPRIOR)
2008 (24 Jan). Natural Heritage. P 14. a. Sheetlet. Nos. 3241/4
350 192 31c. multicoloured 21.1.08
3242 75c. Tea set 3708b €4.40 Peregrine falcon (Slechtvalk-
3243 75c. Train set Faucon Pèlerin) (38×28 mm)
3244 75c. Soldiers Nos. 3694b/c each have a label inscr.
Nos. 3241/4 were issued in se-tenant ‘PRIOR’ attached at left.
sheetlets of four stamps.

BOLIVIA (Pt. 20)

(February 2008)

662 Encyclopaedia of Add into listing in date order.

Algerian Postage Stamps

2007 (1 Nov). P 13½×13.

1566 662 15d. multicoloured

193 Carro Vortiu (sculpture

by Jordi Casamajor)
599a Ara ararauna (blue and gold
2008 (24 Jan). Cultural Heritage. P 14. macaw)
351 193 60c. multicoloured 1211 Argentine Bases
2007 (20 July). Birds. T 599a and similar horiz
(Litho Letra Viva S.A., Buenos Aires) design. Multicoloured. P 13½×14.
1758a 5b.50 Type 599a
2007 (2 June). International Polar Year. Sheet 1758b 7b.50 Porphyrula martinica (purple
ARGENTINA (Pt. 20) 150×98 mm. P 14. gallinule)
(April 2008) MS3246   1211  $4 multicoloured
New Listing.
663 Ahmed Bey Stamps now received.

(Des Ahmed Bentounes)

2007 (7 Nov). Ahmed Bey (resistance fighter)
Commemoration. P 13½×13.
1567 663 15d. multicoloured

1204 Grapes (Neuquén)

2007 (10 Mar). Tourism. Wine. T 1204 and similar

horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 14. 603 Robert Baden Powell (founder)
3218 75c. Type 1204
a. Booklet pane. Nos. 3218 and 2007 (1 Aug). Centenary of World Scouting. T 603
1213 Radiation and and similar multicoloured design. P 13½×14
3221
3219 75c. Grapes (Catamarca) Fluorescence Detectors (horiz) or 14×13½ (vert).
a. Booklet pane. Nos. 3219 and 1764 7b.50 Type 603
(Des Mosca Ochenta. Litho Letra Viva S.A., 1765 8b.50 Emblem (vert)
3222 Buenos Aires)
3220 75c. Grapes (La Rioja)
a. Booklet pane. Nos. 3220 and 2007 (14 July). Pierre Auger Observatory.
664 Emblem P 14.
3223
3221 $3.25 Bottle (Neuquén) 3248 1213 75c. multicoloured
2007 (9 Nov). National Artisans’ Day.
P 13½×13. 3222 $3.25 Bottle (Catamarca)
3223 $3.25 Bottle (La Rioja)
1568 664 15d. multicoloured

604 Cyclarhis guyannensis

2007 (20–28 Aug). Birds. T 604 and similar

multicoloured designs. P 13½×14 (horiz)
or 14×13½ (vert).
1766 3b.50 Type 604
665 Nile Tilapia 1767 4b. Egretta alba (vert) (21.8)
1769 6b.50 Bubo virgianus (vert) (21.8)
(Des Ali Kerbouche) 1207 Phalacrocorax atriceps 1214 St. José de Calasanz 1770 6b.50 Trogon melanurus (vert)
2007 (15 Dec). Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). (Imperial or blue-eyed cormorant) and Pupils (stained glass (22.8)
window, San José de Calasanz 1771 6b.50 Falco sparverius (24.8)
P 13×13½.
(Des Finx. Duvey. Litho Letra Viva S.A., Church, Buenos Aires) 1772 6b.50 Hymantopus mexicanus(vert)
1569 665 15d. multicoloured (28.8)
Buenos Aires)
(Des Leandro Dopacio. Litho Letra Viva S.A., 1774 7b.50 Platalea ajaja (28.8)
2007 (21 Apr). Argentina in Antarctica. T 1207 1775 8b.50 Sarcoramphus papa
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. Buenos Aires)
ANDORRA (Pts. 6 & 9) P 14. 2007 (14 July). 450th Birth Anniv of José de
1776 8b.50 Momotus momta (27.8)
1777 9b. Tinamotis pentlandii (vert)
French Post Offices 3230 75c. Type 1207 Calasanz (founder of first free school in (24.8)
(May 2008) 3231 75c. Leptonychotes weddellii modern Europe). P 14. 1778 9b. Chlorostilbon aureoventris
(Weddell seal) 3249 1214 $1 multicoloured (vert) (27.8)
3232 75c. Sterna vittata (Antarctic tern) 1779 10b.50 Ardea cocoi (vert) (22.8)
a. Pair. Nos. 3232/3 Nos. 1768 and 1773 have been left for
3233 75c. Sterna vittata (Antarctic tern) stamps not yet received.
3234 75c. Pysoscelis adeliae (Adelie
penguin )
3235 75c. Chionis alba (snowy or yellow-
billed sheathbill )
3236 75c. Pygoscelis papua (gentoo
F 344 Vulpes vulpes (red fox) penguins)
a. Pair. Nos. 3236/7
(Des Xandri) 3237 75c. Pygoscelis papua (gentoo
penguins)
2008 (28 Jan). Fauna. Type F 344 and similar 3238 $4 Almirante Irízar (ice breaker)
multicoloured design. P 13. Nos. 3232/3 and 3236/7 were issued in
F686 54c. Type F 344 horizontal se-tenant pairs within the sheet,
F687 60c. Sus scrofa (wild boar) (vert) each pair forming a composite design. 1220 Accordion 605 Signature

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(Des Marina Cordova (1780) or Ernesto Azcuy Designs: 10p. Type 819; 20p. Museum of MS1628 139×90 mm. 10p. As No. 1627
(1781)) Fine Arts; 30p. Natural History Museum; 50p. (49×49 mm) (diamond)
2007 (8 Oct). 40th Death Anniv of Ernesto (Che) Santiago Museum.
Guevara (resistance fighter). T 605 and
similar multicoloured design. P 13½×14
(horiz) or 14×13½ (vert). CHINA (Pt. 17) COSTA RICA (Pt. 15)
1780 30b. Type 605 (February 2008)
1781 50b. Images of Che Guevara People's Republic
(May 2008)
Add to Nos. 1839/40:
C 165 Gentiana lutea Add to Nos. 5203/8 MS1841 100×150 mm. 1000cols. Shrine
(75×115 mm)
(Des Drazenko Maric) (2007 (8 Aug). Olympic Games, Beijing. T 1241 Nos. 1844/7 and Type 581 have been
2007 (1 Nov). Flora of Blidinje Park. Type C 165 and similar vert designs showing mascots. left for ‘National Parks’, issued on 17 August
and similar horiz design. Multicoloured. Multicoloured. Fluorescent markings. 2007, not yet received.
P 14½. P 13½×13.)
C221 3k. Type C 165 (5203 (1) 1y.20 Type 1241)
MSC222 80×60 mm. 3k.Vaccinium vitis-idaea a. Self-adhesive gum. Die-cut
The stamp and margins MSC222 form a perf 13
composite design. (5204 (2) 1y.20 Jingjing shooting)
a. Self-adhesive gum. Die-cut
606 Aircraft on Runway perf 13
(5205 (3) 1y.20 Yingying pole vaulting
2007 (12 Oct). 50th Anniv of Bolivian BRAZIL (Pt. 20) (athletics) )
Airforce. T 606 and similar horiz design. (March 2008) a. Self-adhesive gum. Die-cut
Multicoloured. P 13½×14 perf 13
1782 7b.50 Type 606 (5206 (4) 1y.20 Nini playing volleyball) 582 Cyclist
1783 9b. Aircraft in flight a. Self-adhesive gum. Die-cut
perf 13 2007 (20 Sept). Special Olympic Games,
(5207 (5) 1y.20 Huanhuan riding BMX Shanghai. T 582 and similar horiz designs.
cycle) Multicoloured. P 10½.
a. Self-adhesive gum. Die-cut
BOSNIA (Pt.3) perf 13
1848 240cols. Type 582
a. Horiz strip of 3.
Croatian Posts (5208 (6) 1y.20 Jingjing weightlifting) Nos. 1848/50
(March 2008) a. Self-adhesive gum. Die-cut 1849 240cols. Swimmer
perf 13 1850 240cols. Runner
Fluorescent ink was applied to the parts Nos. 1848/50 were issued in horizontal
of the design printed in red. se-tenant strips of three stamps within the
See also Nos. 5043/8. sheet.
1756 Inscr ‘High & Magic’

(Des Camila Sena Hott) CHINA (Pt. 17)

2007 (29 Sept). Roses. Sheet 85×128 mm
containing T 1756 and similar vert designs. Hong Kong
P 12. (May 2008)
MS3506 2r.60×3, Type 1756; Inscr ‘Caballero’;
Inscr ‘Avalanche’
C 161 Duke Vlatko’s Tombstone, The stamps and margins of MS3506 form
Boljuni Necropolis a composite design.
(Des Zdravko Anic)
2007 (23 Sept). Cultural Heritage Day. P 14½.
C214 C 161 20l. multicoloured.

583 Por qué Tio Conejo las

orejas largas (Why has Tio
Conejo such long ears?)
1757 Giraffes
301 Rat
(Des Juan Manuel Sánchez)
(Des Sergio Sakall)
(Des Bon Kwan) 2007 (18 Oct). Cuentos de mia Tía Panchita (Tales
2007 (5 Oct). Zoological Fauna. T 1757 and similar of My Aunt Panchita) (children’s stories
horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 12. 2008 (26 Jan). New Year. ‘Year of the Rat’. T 301
and similar vert designs. Multicoloured. by Carmen Lyra (Maria Isabela Carvajal)).
3507 60c. Type 1757 Two sheets containing T 583 and similar
a. Block of 6. Nos. 3507/12 (a) Two phosphor bands ($1.40) or one multicoloured designs.
C 162 Emblem 3508 60c. Tiger phosphor band (others). Granite paper. Imperf MS1851 94×40 mm. 100cols×4, Type 583; La
3509 60c. Elephant (MS1493b) or P 14×13½ (with one elliptical Mica (the monkey); Uvieta (the grapevine);
(Des Tvrtko Bojic) 3510 60c. Lion hole on each vert side) (others). Litho Enschedé. Tio Conejo y los caites de su abuela (Tio
2007 (24 Sept). World Bowling Championship, 3511 60c. Chimpanzees 1489 $1.40 Type 301 Conejo and his grandmother’s shoes)
Grude. P 14½. 3512 60c. Macaw 1490 $2.40 Rat seated MS1852 90×60 mm. 1000cols. De como Tio
C215 C 162 5k. black and scarlet Nos. 3507/12 were issued in se-tenant 1491 $3 Rat facing left Conejo salió de un apuro (Tio Conejo left in
blocks of six stamps within the sheet. 1492 $5 Rat facing right a hurry) (79×49 mm.)
MS1493 Two sheets, each 135×85 mm. (a) The stamps and margins of MS1851 form
Nos. 1489/92 (b) $5 As No. 1492 a composite design.
(b) Size 38×51 mm. Ordinary paper. P 13½.
Litho embossed and foil stamped Cartor.
MS1494 136×90 mm. $50 As No. 1425 (‘Year CZECH REPUBLIC (Pt. 5)
of the Pig’); $50 As No. 1492
Nos. 1489/92 were issued in se-tenant (May 2008)
blocks of four stamps within sheets of 16.
No. MS1494 has the animals embossed
with gold and silver foil.
1758 Candles
C 163 Hemp and (Des G. Tardin) CHINA (Pt. 17)
Spindle 2007 (11 Oct). Christmas. T 1758 and similar Macao
(Des Marko Mandic) vert design. Multicoloured. Self-adhesive (May 2008)
gum. Die-cut perf 12.
2007 (9 Oct). Ethnological Treasures. P 14½. 3513 1st porte nao-Comercial Type 1758 298 Mourning Christ
C216 C 163 70l. multicoloured 3514 1st porte Comercial The Nativity
(Des Otakar Karlas. Eng Bohumil Sneider.
Recess*)
CHILE (Pt. 20) 2008 (5 Mar). Easter. P 11½.
(April 2008) 535 298 10k. multicoloured

348 Rat shaped Brooch

(metal)
C 164 Fulica atra (coot)
819 Artequin (interactive (Des Wilson Chi Ian Lam. Litho, embossed
2007 (1 Nov). Birds. Type C 164 and similar horiz and holigraphy. Sprintpak, Australia)
museum) 299 Bath Servant Suzanna carrying
designs. Multicoloured. P 14½.
C217 2k. Type C 164 2008 (23 Jan). New Year. ‘The Year of the King Wenceslas IV over River Vltava
(Des L. Alvarado. Eng M. Guajardo. Recess ) Rat’. T 348 and similar multicoloured (J. Navrátil)
a. Block of 4. Nos. C217/20
C218 2k. Anas platyrhynchos (mallard) 2007 (31 Aug). Museums. T 819 and similar designs showing rats. P 14½.
horiz designs. P 13½. 1622 1p.50 Type 348 (Des Otakar Karlas. Eng Bohumil Sneider.
C219 2k. Anas crecca (common teal ) Recess*)
C220 2k. Streptopella turtur (turtle 2167 10p. yellowish green 1623 1p.50 Carving (wood)
dove) 2168 20p. black 1624 1p.50 Rat in water (water) 2008 (5 Mar). Praga 2008 International Stamp
Nos. C217/20 were issued in se-tenant 2169 30p. reddish lilac 1625 1p.50 Rat outlined in fireworks (fire) Exhibition. P 11½.
blocks of four stamps within the sheet. 2170 50p. vermilion 1627 5p. Rat shaped teapot (earth) 536 299 10k. multicoloured

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FRANCE (Pt. 6) GERMANY (Pt. 5)

(May 2008) (May 2008)

Add to Nos. 4016 ‘Marianne’ etc

(c) Self-adhesive booklet stamp. Die-cut

(straight edge×zigzag edge perf 7)
4058 (65c.) bright blue (2.1.08)
300 Gerbera
293 Kristjan Palusalu
(Des Anna Khunová. Eng Bohumil Sneider.
Recess*) (Des Riho Luuse. Litho)
2008 (5 Mar). Flowers. P 11½. 2008 (10 Mar). Birth Centenary of Kristjan Palusalu
537 300 21k . multicoloured ( Olympic wrestling gold medalist—1936).
P 12½. 1603 Der Arme Poet
569 293 10k. multicoloured
(Des Werner Hans Schmidt. Litho)
2008 (7 Feb). Birth Bicentenary of Carl Spitzweg
(artist). P 14.
FARÖE ISLANDS (Pt. 11) 3518 1603 55c. multicoloured
(February 2008)

1721 Rat and Grapes

301 Azalea
(Des Yifu He and Aurélie Baras)
(Des Anna Khunová. Eng Bohumil Sneider. 2008 (26 Jan). New Year. ‘Year of the Rat’.
Recess*) P 13½.
2008 (19 Mar). Flowers. P 11½. 4352 1721 (54c.) multicoloured
538 301 3k . multicoloured
1604 Cats (‘Alles Gute’) (All Good)

(Des James Rizzi. Litho German Bank Ptg

Co. Leipzig)
183 Symbols of Klaksvik 2008 (7 Feb). ‘Post’. Greetings Stamps. T 1604
and similar horiz design. Multicoloured.
(Des Edward Fuglo. Litho Austrian State P 14.
Ptg Wks) 3519 55c. Type 1604
2008 (11 Feb). Centenary of Klaksvik. P 13. 1722 Scenes from the life 3520 55c. Fish and heart (‘Herzlichen
558 183 5k.50 multicoloured of Saint Francis (Giotto di Glückwunsch’)
Bondone) (Congratulations)

(Des patte et Besset)

2008 (26 Jan). Self-adhesive Booklet Stamps.
Art. T 1722 and similar multicoloured
designs. Two phosphor bands. Die-cut
302 Decorated Globe perf 11½.
4353 (54c.) Type 1722
(Des Petr Melan. Eng Václav Fajt. Recess*) 4354 (54c.) Sea Port at Sunset (La Lorrain)
2008 (19 Mar). 350th Anniv of Orbis Pictus (World 4355 (54c.) Girl with a Pearl Earring
in Pictures) (children’s encyclopedia) by (Johannes Vermeer) (vert)
184 Patients and Sanatorium 4356 (54c.) La Joconde (Leonardo de
Jan Amos Komensky. P 11½.
539 302 10k . multicoloured Vinci) (vert)
(Des A. E. Petersen. Litho LM Group, Canada) 4357 (54c.) The Money Lender and his Wife
2008 (11 Feb). Centenary of Tuberculosis (Quentin Metsys) (vert) 1605 Church Façade
Sanatorium, Hoydalar. T 184 and similar 4358 (54c.) The Birth of Venus (Sandro
horiz design. Multicoloured. P 13. Botticelli) (Des Heinz Schillinger. Litho Bagel Security-
559 5k.50 Type 184 4359 (54c.) Bonaparte (Jacques Louis Print, Mönchengladbach)
560 9k. Dr. Vilhelm Magnussen David)
(pioneer specialist) X-raying 4360 (54c.) La Belle Jardinière (Madonna 2008 (7 Feb). Millenary of Bochum-Stiepel
patient and child being and Child with Saint John the Village Church. P 14.
vaccinated Baptist) (Raphael) (vert) 3521 1605 145c. multicoloured
4361 (54c.) L’Été (summer) (Guiseppe
Arcimboldo) (vert)
4362 (54c.) L’Infante Marie Marguerite
(Diego Vélasquez) (vert) GREENLAND (Pt. 11)
(May 2008)

303 TV Tower and Hotel

Jested
185 Mountain and Houses
(Des Pavel Dvorsky. Eng Václav Fajt. Recess*)
2008 (19 Mar). Tourism. T 303 and similar vert (Des A. E. Petersen. Litho Cartor)
designs. Multicoloured. P 11½. 2008 (11 Feb). Illustrations by Elinborg Eützens.
540 12k. Type 303 Sheet 130×83 mm containing T 185 and 215 The Rocks
541 15k. Hradec Králové similar multicoloured designs. P 13
1723 Stadium (Des Naja Abelsen. Litho)
MS561 10k.×6, Type 185; Milkmaids
(30×30 mm); Houses ; Underwater reef; 2008 (27 Mar). Nordic Mythology. T 215
Cockerel (30×30 mm); Wharf (Des Comquest. Photo) and similar horiz design. Multicoloured.
2008 (28 Jan). Tenth Anniv of Stade de France P 14×13½.
DENMARK (Pt. 11) Stadium, Saint-Denis. P 13½. 549 7k. Type 215
(March 2008) 550 8k. The Bear of the Lake
4363 1723 54c. multicoloured
MS551 105×70 mm. Nos. 549/50
Re-list Nos. 1307a etc ‘Arms’, to include Stamps of a similar theme were issued
additions and number changes by Aland Islands, Denmark, Faröe Islands,
2004 (2 Jan)–07. Arms. Vert designs as T 73. COMMEMORATIVE AND CHARITY STAMP Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
P 13×12½ BOOKLETS
1307a 10k. pale olive-bistre (2006)
1308 73 12k.50 indigo
1309 13k. orange CSB81 26.1.08 Art. Self-adhesive ISRAEL (Pt. 19)
1310 13k.50 deep blue green No. 4353/62 (€5.40) (May 2008)
1311 15k. blue
1312 16k.50 purple-brown (2005)
1313 17k. grey-green (2006)
1314 17k.50 purple 186 Buildings (rebuilt after DEFINITIVE STAMP BOOKLETS
1315 20k. dull ultramarine (2007) fire in 1673)
1316 22k. maroon (2005)
(Des Edward Fuglo. Litho Cartor) DSB121 (2008) No value, bright blue.
2008 (11 Feb). Tinganes (ancient parliament). Self-adhesive.
P 13. No. 4058×10. Brown cover.
562 186 14k. multicoloured (€6.50.) ‘Postexport’
ESTONIA (Pt. 10)
(May 2008)
(Des Lembit Lohmus. Litho) 793 Israel Rokach
2008 (6 Mar). Post Horn. Self-adhesive. Die- NEW INFORMATION (Des Ruthie El Hanan. Litho)
cut perf 12½. The editor is always interested to correspond with people who have new
568 287 6k.50 bright yellow-green 2008 (27 Jan). Israel Rokach (mayor of Tel
No. 568 was issued in sheets with information that will improve or correct the catalogue Aviv 1936–1953) Commemoration. Two
rouletting between the stamps to facilitate phosphor bars. P 14.
removal. 1869 793 2s.25 multicoloured

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(Des Anna Maria Maresca. Photo) (Des Danijar Mukhamedjanov) (Des Marta Laura Cora)
2007 (1 Dec). Italy’s Election as Temporary 2007 (28 Dec). Olympic Gold Medallists. Sheet 2007 (19 Oct). 50th Anniv of Administration
Member of UN Security Council. 138×83 mm containing T 251 and similar Degree. P 13×13½.
P 13×13½. horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 12. 3025 1365 7p.50 multicoloured
3117 1454 85c. multicoloured MS569 150t.×4, Type 251 (skier) (Lillehammer No. 3025 carries an additional image
1994); Yuri Melinichenko (wrestling) visible only under a UV lamp.
(Atlanta 1996); Olga Shishigina (hurdler)
(Sydney 2000); Ermahan Ibraimov (boxer)
(Sydney 2000)
794 ‘Shema Servant of Jeroboam’
Seal and Tel Hazor (‘The Biblical
Tels’) MACEDONIA (Pt. 3)
(May 2008)
(Des Ronen Goldberg. Litho)
2008 (27 Jan). World Heritage Sites. T 794 and Stamp now received.
similar horiz design. Multicoloured. Two 1455 Maritime and History
phosphor bars. P 14. Museum
1870 2s.25 Type 794
1871 3s.40 Camel figurine and Nabatean (Des Cristina Bruscaglia. Photo)
temple (‘The Incense Route’)
2007 (10 Dec). Fiume (now Croatian city of 1366 Sail Ship
Rijeka). P 13×13½.
3118 1455 65c. multicoloured (Des Martha Léon)
2007 (4 Nov). Ship Sailing School, Cuahtemoc.
P 13×13½.
315 Textile 3026 1366 7p.50 multicoloured
KAZAKHSTAN (Pt. 10) No. 3026 carries an additional image
(April 2008) (Des L. Zivkovska Donev) visible only under a UV lamp.
2007 (9 Nov). P 13½.
586 315 12d. multicoloured
795 Members of Ahuzat-Bayit Association
New Listing.
(Des David Ben-Hador. Litho)
2008 (27 Jan). Ahuzat–Bayit Land Lottery (the
founding of Tel Aviv). P 14.
1872 795 4s.50 multicoloured

247 Kazakhstan Saddle

(Des Danijar Mukhamedjanov )

2007 (27 Nov). P 12.
563 247 80t. multicoloured 1367 Girl writing Letter

(Des Priscila Escalante or Rudolfo Espindola)

2007 (9 Nov). Day of the Postman. T 1367
318 Tose Proeski and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
P 13×13½.
(Des D. Moraitov and I. Stevkovski) 3027 6p.50 Type 1367
796 Barbed Wire becoming Flowers a. Block of 4. Nos. 3027/30
2007 (15 Dec). Tose Proeski (singer)
Commemoration. P 13½. 3028 6p.50 Girl posting letter
(Des Matias Delfino)
589 318 12d. multicoloured 3029 6p.50 Postman riding bicycle
2008 (27 Jan). International Holocaust 3030 6p.50 Boy receiving letter
248 Sputnik I
Remembrance Day. P 14. 3031 6p.50 Early mail boat
1873 796 4s.60 multicoloured (Des Danijar Mukhamedjanov ) a. Sheetlet. Nos. 3031/39
2007 (27 Nov). 50th Anniv of Space Exploration. 3032 6p.50 Postman
P 12½×13. 3033 6p.50 Modern post woman
3034 6p.50 Early horse-drawn mail van
564 248 500t. multicoloured
3035 6p.50 Early post men
(Des Danijar Mukhamedjanov) 3036 6p.50 Modern postman riding
bicycle
2007 (10 Dec). Town Arms. Horiz designs as 3037 6p.50 Early postman riding bicycle
229a. Multicoloured. P 13. 3038 6p.50 Post men
565 10t. Pavlodar 3039 6p.50 Postman riding motorcycle
566 10t. Karaganda 319 Earrings 3040 10p.50 Postman (painting)
Nos. 3027/30 were issued in se-tenant
(Des L. Zivkovska Donev) blocks of four stamps within the sheet.
2008 (23 Jan). Cultural Heritage. Nos. 3031/39 were issued in se-tenant
Jewellery. T 319 and similar multicoloured sheetlets of nine stamps.
design. P 13½. All stamps carry an additional image
797 Symbols of Water 590 12d. Type 319 visible only under a UV lamp.
591 24d. Lion headed earring (vert)
(Des Ronen Goldberg. Litho)
2008 (27 Jan). 70th Anniv of Mekorot—National
Water System. P 14. MOROCCO (Pt. 13)
1874 797 5s.80 multicoloured MEXICO (Pt. 15) (March 2008)
(May 2008)

249 Bauble Stamps now received.

(Des Danijar Mukhamedjanov)

2007 (28 Dec). New Year. P 13½.
567 249 25t. multicoloured

798 Akiva Weiss 1359 Leaves and Trees

(Des Daniel Goldberg. Litho) (Des Nancy Torres Lopez)

2008 (27 Jan). 140th Birth Anniv of Akiva 2007 (1 Oct). Ozone Layer Protection 620 Castelo de Silves,
Aryeh Weiss (chairman of Ahuzat–Bayit Campaign. T 1359 and similar horiz designs. Portugal
association ). P 14. Multicoloured. P 13×13½.
1875 798 8s.15 multicoloured 3017 7p. Type 1359 2007 (26 Sept). Architecture. T619 and similar
250 Uigur Couple a. Pair. Nos. 3017/18 vert design. Multicoloured. P 13½.
3018 14p.50 Hands enclosing Earth 1176 3d.25 Type 620
(Des Danijar Mukhamedjanov) Nos. 3017/18 were issued in vertical 1177 7d. 80 Keep (El Kamara) Tower, Arzila
2007 (28 Dec). Traditional Costumes. Sheet se-tenant pairs within the sheet, each pair Stamps of a similar design were issued by
ITALY (Pt. 8) 110×96 mm containing T 250 and similar forming a composite design, and each carry Portugal.
(May 2008) vert designs. Multicoloured. P 11½. an additional image visible only under a UV
MS568 105t.×2, Type 250; Tatar couple lamp.

New Listing.

621 Stamp Outline enclosing

1454 Soldier carrying Child 251 Vladimir Smirnov 1365 Building Façade UPU Emblem

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(Des M. Waguaf. Photo French State Ptg
Wks, Paris)
2007 (9 Oct). Stamp Day. P 13½.
1178 621 3d.25 multicoloured 1824
622 City Skyline
(Des L. Edfouf. Photo French State Ptg Wks,
Paris)
2007 (30 Oct). Fes—Islamic Capital of Culture--
2007. P 13½.
1179 622 7d.80 multicoloured
623 Marchers
(Des M. Waguaf. Photo French State Ptg
Wks, Paris)
2007 (6 Nov). 32nd Anniv of ‘Green March’.
P 13½.
1180 623 7d.80 multicoloured 1185 628 7d.80 multicoloured 952
624 Emblem
(Photo French State Ptg Wks, Paris)
2007 (8 Nov). King Mohammed VI Solidarity
Foundation. P 13½.
1181 624 7d.80 deep ultramarine, lemon
and black P 13½.
No. 1181 was perforated in a circle
contained in an outer perforated square.
625 Medallion
(Des A. Nounsi. Photo French State Ptg Wks,
Paris)
2007 (12 Nov). National Quality Week.
1182 625 7d.80 multicoloured
626 Child
(Des L. Edfouf. Photo French State Ptg Wks,
Paris)
2007 (20 Nov). Children’s Day. P 13½.
1183 626 7d.80 multicoloured 943
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(Des Ariadne Faries. Litho )
2007 (21 Mar). Cartoons. Nanzi. T 443 and similar
horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 13½×13.
104c. Type 443
a. Block of 8. Nos. 1824/31
1825 104c. Nanzi and shark
1826 104c. Nanzi and bird
1827 104c. Nanzi and cow
1828 104c. Nanzi and dog
1829 104c. Nanzi and goat
444 Chaya Devi Parajuli
1830 104c. Nanzi and chicken
(Des Mohan Rana. Litho Cartor) 1831 104c. Nanzi and donkey
Nos. 1824/31 were issued in se-tenant
2007 (30 Dec). Chaya Devi Parajuli (activist) blocks of eight stamps within the sheet.
627 Court Building Commemoration. P 13½.
(Photo French State Ptg Wks, Paris) 947 444 2r. multicoloured
2007 (21 Nov). 50th Anniv of Supreme Court.
P 13½.
1184 627 3s.25 multicoloured
445 Mount Abi
(Des Mohan Rana. Litho Cartor) 444 ‘Double Bee’ (Wilda
2007 (30 Dec). Tourism. T 445 and similar horiz Johnson)
designs. Multicoloured. P 13½.
948 5r. Type 445 (Des Robert Willems. Litho)
949 5r. Shree Bhageshwor, 2007 (20 Apr). Saba Lacework. T 444 and similar
Dadeldhura vert designs showing lacework crafted
628 Bab Lamrissa, Salé a. Pair. Nos. 949/50 by women of Saba Island. Multicoloured.
950 5r. Shree Shaillya Malikarjun,
P 13×13½.
(Des L. Edfouf. Photo French State Ptg Wks, Darchula 1832 59c. Type 444
Paris) 951 5r. Shiddhakali, Bhojpur 1833 80c. ‘The Cross’ (Nan Hassell)
2007 (7 Dec). P 13½. a. Pair. Nos. 951/2 1834 95c. ‘The Leaf’ (Tina Johnson)
5r. Buddha (victory over the mali 1835 104c. ‘The Cross’ (Beatrix Zagers)
of Siddhartha Gautam) 1836 155c. ‘Wallamina’ (Wilda Johnson)
Nos. 949/50 and Nos. 951/2 were issued 1837 159c. ‘The Ada’s’ (Beatrix Zager)
in vertical se-tenant pairs within the sheet.
629 Mohammed V, Hassan II,
Mohammed VI and Aircraft
446 Shree Govindananda Bharati
(Shivapuri Baba) (Hindi saint)
(Photo French State Ptg Wks, Paris)
2007 (19 Dec). 50th Anniv of Royal Air Maroc. (Des Mohan Rana. Litho Cartor)
445 School of Fish
2007 (30 Dec). Personalities. T 446 and similar
1186 629 7d.80 multicoloured
horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 13½.
953 5r. Type 446 (Des Ans Mezas-Hummelink. Litho)
a. Pair. Nos. 953/4 2007 (22 May). Marine Fauna. T 445 and similar
954 5r. Mahesh Chandra Regmi vert designs. Multicoloured. P 13×13½.
(historian) 1838 104c. Type 445
955 5r. Bhrikuti Devi (first wife of a. Block of 6. Nos. 1838/43
Songtsän Gampo (emperor of 1839 155c. Jellyfish
Tibet)) (statue) 1840 195c. Coral reef
a. Pair. Nos. 955/6 1841 335c. Turtle
956 5r. Pt. Udayananda Arijyal (writer) 1842 405c. Pink coral
630 Symbols of Sport 957 5r. Ganesh Lal Shrestha 1843 525c. Three fish
(musician) Nos. 1838/43 were issued in se-tenant
(Des L. Edfouf. Photo French State Ptg Wks, a. Pair. Nos. 957/8 blocks of six stamps within the sheet.
Paris) 958 5r. Tara Devi (singer)
Nos. 953/4, 955/6 and 957/8 were each
2007 (28 Dec). 50th Anniv of Moroccan Sport. issued in horizontal se-tenant pairs within
P 13½. the sheet.
1187 630 7d.80 multicoloured
No. 1187 was perforated in aa oval
contained in an outer perforated diamond.
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES (Pt. 4)
(May 2006)
NEPAL (Pt. 21) Nos. 1634/1657 and Types 408/412
(March 2008) have been left for stamps of 2004, not yet
received
Nos. 1658/1736 and Types 413/426 have
been left for the stamps of 2005, not yet
received. 446 Grapes, Tomatoes,
Bananas, Sprouts and
Nos. 1737/1799 and Types 427/439 have Peppers
been left for the stamps of 2006, not yet
received. (Des Ans Mezas-Hummelink. Litho)
2007 (19 June). Fruit and Vegetables. T 446 and
Nos. 1800/11 and Type 440 have been similar multicoloured designs. P 13×13½
left for ‘Fauna’, issued on 26 January 2007, (vert) or 13½×13 (horiz).
443 House of Parliament not yet received. 1844 10c. Type 446
a. Vert block of 4. Nos. 1844/7
(Des Mohan Rana. Litho Cartor) Nos. 1812/13 and Type 441 have been b. Block of 8. Nos. 1844/51
2007 (28 Dec). Re-instatement of Parliament. T 443 left for ‘New Year. Year of the Pig’, issued on 1845 25c. Pumpkin
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. 20 February 2007, not yet received. 1846 35c. Cucumber, tomato, leek and
P 13×13½. sweetcorn
1r. Type 443 Nos. 1814/23 and Type 442 have been 1847 65c. Pear, pineapple, strawberry
a. Pair. Nos. 943/4 left for ‘Islands’, issued on 1 March 2007, not and orange
944 1r. Building and document yet received. 1848 95c. Avocado (horiz)
‘Interim Constitution of Nepal’ a. Block of 4. Nos. 1848/51
945 1r. As Type 443 but inscr ‘The 1849 145c. Lemon (horiz)
re-instatement of The House 1850 275c. Peppers, mushrooms, potato,
of Representatives’ sweetcorn and tomato (horiz)
a. Pair. Nos. 945/6 1851 350c. Mangoes (horiz)
946 1r. As No. 944 but different Nos. 1844/7 (vert) were issued in vertical
document inscr ‘The se-tenant blocks of four and laid at right
Proclamation of The House of angles to Nos. 1848/51 (horiz), which were
Representatives’ issued in horizontal se-tenant blocks of four,
Nos. 943/4 and Nos. 945/6 were issued in giving a horizontal se-tenant block of eight
horizontal se-tenant pairs within the sheet. 443 Nanzi and Turtle stamps within the sheet.
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Nos. 1871/6 were issued in vertical NORWAY (Pt. 11) 2007 (11 June). Inter-American Philatelic
se-tenant blocks of six stamps within the (April 2008) Association. Chaco National Park. T 502
sheet. and similar horiz design. Multicoloured.
P 13½.
1790 700g. Type 502
1791 8000g. Postman riding ox

447 Brionplein Square,

Willemstad

(Des Richmond Gijsbertha. Litho)

2007 (26 July). 300th Anniv Otrobanda (3rd
issue). T 447 and similar horiz designs. 451 Family saying Grace at 552 ‘Love’
Multicoloured. P 13½×13. Table (giving thanks)
1852 104c. Type 447 (Des Enzo Finger. Litho Enschedé)
1853 155c. Jopi building and Hotel (Des Richmond Gijsbertha. Litho )
2008 (14 Feb). St Valentine’s Day.T 552 and
Otrobanda 2007 (24 Oct). Child Welfare. T 451 and similar similar horiz design. Multicoloured. Ordinary
1854 285c. Kura Hulanda Hotel horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 13½×13. paper. P 13½×14. 503 Horse-drawn Cart (inscr ‘Sulki’)
1855 380c. Luna Blou Theatre 1877 59c.+26c. Type 451
Stamps were issued in both 2005 and 1878 104c.+46c. Raising flag (respect) (a) Inscr ‘INNLAND A’.
1668 (7k.) Type 552 2007 (15 June). 45th Anniv of Paraguay—Korea
2006 for this celebration. 1879 155c.+65c. Baseball team members Diplomatic Relations. T 503 and similar
(Team spirit) multicoloured designs. P 13½.
1880 285c.+125c. Teacher and pupils (b) Inscr ‘EUROPA A’.
1669 (9k.) Letter, roses and doves 1792 1000g. Type 503
(education)
No. 1668 was for use on domestic mail 1793 2000g. Covered horse-drawn cart
and No. 1669 for use on mail within Europe. (inscr ‘Carumbé’)
1794 3000g. Ox cart (vert)
MS1795 116×81 mm. 6000g. Mugungfa
(Korean national flower) (50×40 mm)
OMAN (Pt. 19) (rouletted)
(September 2008)

448 Shell

(Des Ans Mezas-Hummelink. Litho)

2007 (22 Aug). Natural World. T 448 and similar
vert designs. Multicoloured. P 13×13½. 452 Candle and ‘Merry
1856 30c. Type 448 Christmas’
a. Block of 10. Nos. 1856/65
1857 65c. Young turtles crossing beach (Des Ariadne Faries. Litho)
1858 70c. Cricket 2007 (15 Nov). December Stamps. T 452 and
1859 75c. Cacti in flower similar multicoloured designs. P 13×13½ 217 Refinery and Tanker
1860 85c. River edge (vert) or 13½×13 (horiz).
1861 95c. Woodpecker on cacti 1881 48c. Type 452 2007 (27 July). 40th Anniv of Oil Exports. T 217 504 Taipei 101 Tower
1862 104c. Waves breaking against rocks 1882 104c. Tree, presents and ‘Merry and similar square design. Multicoloured.
1863 145c. Shoreline Christmas’ P 13½. 2007 (8 July). 50th Anniv of Paraguay—Republic
1864 250c. Rainforest 1883 155c. Notes of song and ‘Happy 678 100b. Type 217 of China (Taiwan) Friendship. P 13½.
1865 285c. Sunset New Year’ (horiz) a. Pair. Nos. 678/9 1796 504 7000g. multicoloured
Nos. 1856/65 were issued in vertical 1884 215c. ‘2008—2007’ and ‘Happy New 679 100b. Refinery, well head and
se-tenant blocks of ten stamps within the Year’ (horiz) pipeline
sheet. Nos. 678/9 were issued in horizontal
se-tenant pairs within the sheet, each pair
forming a composite design.

PARAGUAY (Pt. 20)

(January 2008)

505 Tree and Building

2007 (9 July). 25th Anniv of Paraguay—Indonesia

449 Portrait of a Man 453 Early Mailbox Diplomatic Relations. P 13½.
1797 505 11000g. multicoloured
(Studio Labranda. Litho) (Des John Baselman. Litho)
2007 (20 Sept). Art. Paintings by Frans Hals. T 449 2007 (3 Dec). Mailboxes. T 453 and similar vert
and similar multicoloured designs. P 13×13½ designs. Multicoloured. P 13×13½.
(vert) or 13½×13 (horiz). 1885 20c. Type 453
1866 104c. Type 449 a. Block of 6. Nos. 1885/90 500 Smoky Atmosphere
a. Block of 4. Nos. 1866/9 1886 104c. Modern mailbox
1867 104c. Marriage 1887 240c. Mailbox with postal emblem 2007 (30 May). Freedom from Tobacco
1868 155c. The Merry Drinker 1888 285c. Early box with postal emblem Day. T 500 and similar multicoloured
1869 155c. Judith Leyster, The Serenade 1889 380c. Tall decorative mailbox design. P 13½.
MS1870 130×65 mm. 550c. De Magere 1890 500c. Decorative mailbox on stand 1787 5000g. Type 500
Compagnie (detail) (horiz) Nos. 1885/90 were issued in vertical 1788 6000g. Clean atmosphere (vert)
Nos. 1866/9 were issued in se-tenant se-tenant blocks of six stamps within the
blocks of four stamps within the sheet. sheet.

NEW CALEDONIA (Pt. 6) 506 Bull

(April 2008)
2007 (11 July). 40th Anniv of SENASCA
Stamp now received. (veterinary services). T 506 and similar
multicoloured design. P 13½.
1798 5000g. Type 506
1799 7000g. Vet, cattle and prize bull
(horiz)

450 Emma (second wife PERU (Pt. 20)

of Willem III) 501 Masks (March 2008)

(Des Studio Labranda. Litho) 2007 (11 June). 25th Anniv of Arlequin Theatre.
2007 (10 Oct). Women of the Royal Family. T 450 P 13½.
and similar vert designs. Multicoloured. 1789 501 700g. multicoloured
P 13×13½.
1871 50c. Type 450
a. Block of 6. Nos. 1871/6
1872 104c. Queen Wilhelmina (1890—
1948 (abdicated))
1873 155c. Queen Juliana (1840—1980
(abdicated)) 616 Flèche Faîtière (a spear-
1874 285c. Queen Beatrix like wooden totem placed 1035 Raul Maria Pereira and
1875 380c. Princess Máxima (wife on top traditional Kanak Postal Building
of Crown Prince Willem dwellings
Alexander) (Des Francisco Galamba. Litho)
1876 550c. Princess Amalia (daughter (Des L. Ramon) 2007 (10 Aug). 130th Birth Anniv of Raul Maria
of Crown Prince Willem 2007 (9 Nov). P 13½. Pereira (artist and architect). P 14.
Alexander) 1430 616 110f. multicoloured 502 Felis pardalis (ocelot) 2502 1035 2s. multicoloured

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A stamp of a similar design was issued by PORTUGAL (Pt. 9) (Des Khalid Fikri. Litho Secura Singapore Ltd)
Portugal. (March 2008) 2007 (25 Oct). Doha 2016—Olympic and
Paralympic Games Bid. Sheet 210×148 mm
No. 2503 has been left for ‘Victor de la Add to No. 3535 ‘Cork Production’: containing T 282 and similar square designs.
Torre’ Commemoration, issued on 16 August No. 3535 was also issued with a se-tenant Multicoloured. P 14.
2007, not yet received. half stamp size label. MS1204 50d.×4, Type 282; Boy crouched:
Children with arms raised; Children with
arms raised side view

1384 Postmarks

(Des M. Dabrowska. Litho)

2007 (9 Oct). World Post Day. P 12 (with one
elliptical perf on each horiz side).
4287 1384 1z.35 multicoloured
778 Motorcycle ridden by
Ruben Faria

(Des Rita Rodrigues.)

1036 Institute Building 2008 (5 Jan). 30th Anniv of Dakar Rally. Lisbon—
Dakar Rally, 2007. Sheet 126×95 mm
2007 (10 Sept). 60th Anniv of Riva-Aguero containing T 778 and similar horiz designs.
Institute. Sheet 100×81 mm. P 14. Multicoloured. P 12. 283 Emblem and Flags of
MS2504   1036  10s.50 multicoloured MS3536 30c. Type 778; 45c. Motorcycle Member States
ridden by Helder Rodrigues; 75c. Car driven
by Carlos Sousa; €1.25 Lorry driven by (Des Khalid Fikri. Litho and embossed Secura
1385 Dragon’s Bridge, Ljubljana, Rainer Weigart
Slovenia Singapore Ltd)
The stamps and margins of MS3536 form
2007 (3 Dec). Session of the Gulf Cooperation
a composite design.
(Des M. Blazkow. Litho) Council Supreme Council, Doha, 2007.
2007 (24 Oct). Capital Cities of European Union P 14.
States. T 1385 and similar horiz designs. 1205 283 50d. multicoloured
Multicoloured. P 12 (with one elliptical
perf on each horiz side).
4288 1z.35 Type 1385
4289 1z.35 Roland Monument, Riga,
Latvia
1037 Pyrocephalus rubinus 4290 3z. Philharmonic Hall,
(vermilion flycatcher ) Luxembourg
4291 3z. Plaza de Cibeles, Madrid,
(Litho and die-stamped gold foil) Spain
2007 (15 Sept). Birds. T 1036 and similar horiz 4292 3z.55 Tower Bridge, London, UK 779 Royal Family and Entourage
designs. MUlticoloured. P 14.
2505 5s.50 Type 1037 (Des J. L. Tinoco. Litho Cartor)
2506 5s.50 Mimus longicaudatus (long- 2008 (22 Jan). Bicentenary of Portuguese Royal 284 Symbol of Sheikh Jassim
tailed mockingbird) Family’s Arrival in Brazil. T 779 and similar Bin Mohammad Bin Thani
2507 5s.50 Coeraba flaveola (bananaquit) horiz design. Multicoloured. P 12 (irregular
2508 5s.50 Sarcoramphus papa (king (Des Khalid Fikri. Litho Secura Singapore Ltd)
indentation on each vert side).
vulture ) 3537 N Type 779 2007 (18 Dec). Rulers of Qatar. Sheet 140×120 mm
a. Pair. Nos. 3537/8 containing T 284 and similar multicoloured
3538 I King João VI designs. P 14.
Nos. 3537/8 were issued in horizontal MS1206 2r.50×7, Type 284; Sheikh Hamad bin
se-tenant pairs within the sheet, each pair Khalifa Al-Thani (38×55 mm); As Type 284;
forming a composite design. Sheikh Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Thani; Sheikh
The indentation in the vertical Abdullah Bin Qassim Al-Thani; Sheikh
perforations forms the shape of a cross Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani; Sheikh Ahmed
when viewed across the sheet. Bin Ali Bin Abdullah Al-Thani

1386 Pope John Paul II

PORTUGAL (Pt. 9)
1038 Band Members Azores
(Des D. Belloti. Litho) (March 2008)
2007 (16 Sept). Centenary of National 2007 (30 Oct). 25th Anniv of Pope John Paul II
Band. T 1038 and similar horiz design. Foundation. P 12 (with one elliptical perf Add to Nos. 626 ‘Windmills’:
Multicoloured. P 14. on each horiz side).
2509 2s. Type 1038 4293 1386 1z.35 multicoloured (626 30c. Type 76)
2510 8s.50 Band marching a. Booklet pane. Nos. 626/9
627
(MS630 125×95 mm. 45c. Sao
Miguel (different); €2 Red
windmill, Sao Jorge)
a. Booklet pane. No. MS630
Nos. 624a, MS625a, 626a, MS630a, 285 Green Dome, Al-Masjid al-
631a and MS633a were issued in booklets Nabawi (Mosque of the Prophet),
consisting of panes interleaved with pages Medina
of text.
(Des Khalid Fikri. Litho Enschedé)
2007 (19 Dec). Islamic Holy Places. T 285 and
PORTUGAL (Pt. 9) similar multicoloured designs. P 14.
1207 2r.50 Type 285
Madeira a. Strip of 3. Nos. 1207/9
(March 2008) 1208 2r.50 Ka’ba and Black Stone, Mecca
1039 Symbols of Masons 1209 2r.50 Dome of the Rock (Qubbat
Add to Nos. 391 ‘Windmills’: as-Sakhrah), Jerusalem
2007 (17 Sept). 125th Anniv of Grand Masonic 1387 Jubilee Self-Portrait MS1210 95×60 mm. 5r. Composite image of
(391 30c. Type 68) Dome of the Rock, Ka’ba, Black Stone and
Lodge. a. Booklet pane. Nos. 391/2
2511 1039 6s.50 multicoloured (Des J. Pietras) Green Dome. Imperf
2007 (5 Nov). Jerzy Duda-Gracz (artist) (MS393 125×95 mm. €2.45 Ox Nos. 1207/9 were issued in horizontal
Commemoration. P 12 (with one elliptical driven mill (60×40 mm)) se-tenant strips of three stamps within the
a. Booklet pane. No. MS393 sheet.
perf on each horiz side). Nos. 384a, 388a, 389a, MS390a, 391a and
4294 1387 1z.35 multicoloured MS393a were issued in booklets consisting
POLAND (Pt. 5) of panes interleaved with pages of text.
(February 2008)
ROMANIA (Pt. 3)
(March 2008)
QATAR (Pt. 19)
(March 2008) Change No. MS6847 to No. MS6849,
re-list heading and add single stamps to
‘Danube Ships’ (March 2008 GSM):
(Des Livia Penda or Marina Kalezic. Litho)
2007 (14 Nov). Danube Ports and Ships. T 1538
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
P 13½.
6847 1l. Orsova port
1388 Teddy and Tree 6848 1l.10 Novi Sad port
1383 Performers
MS6849 187×107 mm. 2l.10×2, Type 1538;
(Des M. Dabrowska. Photo) Sirona (Serbia)
(Des M. Dziekanska. Litho) 2007 (27 Nov.). Christmas. T 1388 and similar No. MS6849 also contains two stamp
2007 (5 Oct). Centenary of Theatre of Silesia, vert design. Multicoloured. P 12. size labels, showing arms of Romania and
Katowice. P 12 (with one elliptical perf on 4295 1z.35 Type 1388 Serbia, which, with the margins, form a
each horiz side). 4296 3z. Adoration of the Magi (Mikolaj composite background design. Stamps of a
4286 1383 1z.35 multicoloured Haberschrack) 282 Girl Athlete similar design were issued by Serbia.

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Stamps now received. (Des A. Drobyshev, A. Chhol ) ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON 2150 65c. Paolina Borghese (sculpture)
2007 (26 Sept). Flora. Sheet 92×106 mm ((Pt. 6)) (Antonio Canova) (250th birth
contiaining T 2930 and similar horiz (March 2008) anniv)
designs. Multicoloured. P 12. 2151 €1 Harlequin (Carlos Goldoni)
MS7497 6r.×4, Type 2930; Iris ensata; Rosa (comedic playwright) (300th
hybrida; Nelumbo nucifera birth anniv)
The stamps and margins of MS7497 form 2152 €1.80 Via Toscanella (painting)
a composite design. (Ottone Rosai) (50th death
anniv)

1536 Birth of Jesus

Christ (icon)

2007 (3 Nov). Christmas. P 13½.

6841 1536 80b. multicoloured 376 Canoeists (Amelie
Poulain)
New Listing.
2007 (21 Nov.). Téléthon. P 13.
1054 376 54c.+16c. multicoloured
610 Woman holding Scales

(Des Daniela Longo. Litho Cartor)

2931 Ciconia boyciana (oriental stork) 2007 (3 Dec). Equal Opportunities for All.
P 13½.
(Des A. Moskovets) 2153 610 €1 multicoloured
2007 (1 Oct). Endangered Species. T 2931
and similar diamond shaped designs.
Multicoloured. P 12.
7498 5r. Type 2931 SAUDI ARABIA (Pt. 19)
1539 Ursus maritimus (polar bear) 7499 6r. Uncia uncia (snow leopard) (November 2007)
377 Santa and Elves
7500 7r. Bison bonasus (European
(Des Radu Oltean. Litho) bison) (Des F. Langlois)
2007 (12 Dec). Polar Fauna. T 1539 and similar 2007 (28 Nov). Christmas. P 13.
multicoloured designs. P 13½.
1055 377 54c. multicoloured
6850 30b. Type 1539
6851 50b. Pagophilus groenlandicus
(harp seal) (vert)
6852 1l.90 Alopex lagopus (Arctic fox)
(vert)
6853 3l.30 Aptenodytes forsteri (emperor
penguin)
6854 3l.60 Balaenoptera musculus (blue
whale)
6855 4l.30 Odobenus rosmarus (walrus) 2932 AMO-F-15 (1924)
(vert) 503 Abdullah bin Abdul
(Des V. Beltyukov) Aziz Al Saud and Patients
2007 (25 Oct). Early Russian Lorries. T 2932 2007 (23 Apr). Kingdom of Humanity. T 503 and
RUSSIA (Pt. 10) and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. similar multicoloured design. P 14.
(April 2008) P 12. 2167 2r. Type 503
7501 8r. Type 2932 378 René Autin
MS2168 105×80 mm. 5r. Abdullah bin Abdul
(Des V. Beltyukov. Litho) a. Strip of 3. Nos. 7501/3 Aziz Al Saud and patients (different)
(Des Patrick Derible. Eng Pierre Albuisson.
2007 (21 Aug). Regions of the Russian Federation 7502 8r. GAZ-AA (MM) (1932)
Recess)
(11th issue). Horiz designs as T 2651. 7503 8r. ZIS-5V (1942)
Nos. 7501/3 were issued in horizontal 2008 (16 Jan). René Autin (member of Kieffer
Multicoloured. P 12. Commandos, 177 Free French, attached
7489 7r. Altai region se-tenant strips of three stamps within the
sheet. to the British commandos, who landed
7490 7r. Vologda region on Sword Beach in Normandy on D-Day,
7491 7r. Irkutsk region 1944) Commemoration. P 13.
7492 7r. Novosibirsk region 1056 378 54c. Indian red and black
7493 7r. Orlov region
7494 7r. Rostov region

SAN MARINO (Pt. 8)

(February 2008)

504 Emblem
2933 Russian House of Science 2007 (14 May). KSA—Winner of Football Cup for
and Culture, Berlin Mentally Disabled Championship. P 14.
2169 504 2r. multicoloured
(Des A. Moskovets)
2928 Emblem 2007 (29 Oct). Year of Russian Language (2nd
issue).
(Des A. Drobyshev) 7504 2933 8r. multicoloured
2007 (24 Aug). 50th Anniv of Biblio-Globus
Bookshop. Sheet 91×72 mm. P 12.
MS7495   2928  12r. multicoloured
608 Palazzo del Governo

(Des Josef Costazza. Litho Cartor)

2007 (3 Dec). Christmas. T 608 and similar vert
designs. Multicoloured. P 13½.
2934 Vladimirskaya Heavy Type Horse 2146 60c. Type 608
2147 65c. Santa Claus 505 Map and
(Des V. Beltyukov) 2148 85c. Holy Family and Three Towers, Immunization Campaign
2007 (7 Nov). Domestic Horse Breeds. T 2934 San Marino Emblem
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
P 12. 2007 (9 June). Polio Free Saudi Arabia Campaign.
7505 6r. Type 2934 P 14.
7506 7r. Orlovskaya warm blood 2170 505 2r. multicoloured
2929 Child writing
7507 7r. Vyatskaya
(Des A. Drobyshev) 7508 8r. Donskaya
2007 (14 Sept). Year of Russian Language (1st
issue). Sheet 92×106 mm. P 12.
MS7496   2929  12r. multicoloured

609 Arturo Toscanni 506 Junonia hierta

2930 Gladiolus gandavensis
(conductor)
2007 (20 Aug). Butterflies. T 506 and similar
2935 Snowmen (Des Franco Filanci. Litho Cartor) horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 14.
2007 (3 Dec). Artistes’ Anniversaries. T 609 2171 2r. Type 506
(Des S. Kapranov) and similar vert designs. Multicoloured. a. Sheetlet of 8. Nos. 2171/8
2007 (7 Dec). Happy New Year. P 13½. 2172 2r. Melitaea deserticola
7509 2935 8r. multicoloured 2149 60c. Type 609 (50th death anniv) 2173 2r. Funonia orithya cheesmani

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2174 2r. Eyrema hecabe 326 46d. Boy at Window (Uros Predic) (Des Marián Capka. Litho) (Des Matjaz Uckar. Litho)
2175 2r. Papilio demoleus (150th birth anniv) 2007 (28 Nov). Stamp Day. P 11½. 2007 (23 Nov). Slovenia’s Entry into Schengen
2176 2r. Inscr ‘Colotis calas’ 523 305 28k. multicoloured Zone (European Union area without border
2177 2r. Colotis phisadia controls). P 14.
2178 2r. Vanessa cardui 778 359 45c. multicoloured
2179 3r. Junonia hierta
a. Sheetlet of 8. Nos. 2179/86
2180 3r. Melitaea deserticola SLOVENIA (Pt. 3)
2181 3r. Funonia orithya cheesmani (December 2007)
2182 3r. Eyrema hecabe
2183 3r. Papilio demoleus
2184 3r. Inscr ‘Colotis calas’
2185 3r. Colotis phisadia
2186 3r. Vanessa cardui
Nos. 2171/8 and Nos. 2179/86 were 73 The Nativity (Eremija
each issued in se-tenant sheetlets of eight Profeta)
stamps.
The designs of the stamps in each (Des Nadezda Skocajic. Litho)
sheetlet whilst similar, differ in the 2007 (9 Nov). Christmas. T 73 and similar horiz
background design and slight colour design. Multicoloured. P 13½.
change. 327 20d. Type 73
328 46d. The Nativity (‘XVIII century’) 360 Stajerska Sour Soup and Pohorski
Pisker (stew)
SERBIA (Pt. 3)
(March 2008) 355 Nuphar luteum (Des Meta Wraber. Litho)
(Des Tjasa Stempihar. Litho Oriental Press, 2007 (23 Nov). Gastronomy. T 360 and similar
Bahrain) horiz design. Multicoloured. P 14.
779 45c. Type 360
2007 (26 Sept). Flowering Aquatic Plants. T 355 a. Pair. Nos. 779/80
and similar multicoloured designs. P 14. 780 45c. Pohorje omelet
771 20c. Type 355 Nos. 779/80 were issued in horizontal
772 24c. Hydrocharis morsus-ranae se-tenant pairs within the sheet.
773 40c. Nyphoides peltata
74 Novi Sad Port MS774 60×70 mm. 45c. Nymphaea alba
(horiz)
68 Children (Des Livia Penda or Marina Kalezic. Litho)
2007 (14 Nov). Danube Ports and Ships. T 74
(Des Ana Kostic. Litho) and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
2007 (28 Sept). 39th ‘Joy in Europe’ Meeting. P 13½.
Children’s Day. P 13½. 329 20d. Type 74
320 68 46d. multicoloured 330 46d. Orsova port
MS331 95×53 mm. 40d. Sirona (Serbia); 50d.
Orsova (Romania)
Stamps of a similar design were issued by
Romania. 361 Symbols of Good Luck
356 Climber
(Des Matjaz Uckar. Litho)
(Des Marko Drpic. Litho) 2007 (23 Nov). New Year. P 14.
2007 (26 Sept). Sport. Rock Climbing. P 14. 781 361 A (49c.) multicoloured
SLOVAKIA ((Pt. 5)) 775 356 48c. multicoloured
(March 2008)

69 Sputnik I

(Des Nadezda Skocajic. Litho)

2007 (4 Oct). 50th Anniv of Space Exploration.
P 13½.
321 69 46d. multicoloured

303 R. W. Seton Watson

70 Observatory and Medal
showing Milan Nedeljkovic
(Des Ana Kostic. Litho)
2007 (15 Oct). 120th Anniv of Astronomical
Observatory, Belgrade. 150th Birth Anniv of
Milan Nedeljkovic (founder). P 13½.
322 70 20d. multicoloured (Ján Zelibský) (horiz)
362 Sledge
(Des Ivan Schurmann. Litho)
(Des Julija Zornik, Matjaz Ucakar and Božo
2007 (26 Oct). Robert William Seton Watson Kos. Litho)
(nationalist) Commemoration. P 11½.
519 303 24k. multicoloured 2007 (23 Nov). Personal Stamps. T 362 and
similar multicoloured designs. Self-adhesive
(Des and eng Frantisek Horniak (520) or gum. Die-cut perf 12.
Rudolf Cigánik (521). Recess Czech State 782 A (49c.) Type 362
357 Ceiling Fresco, Church of 783 A (49c.) Nativity (vert)
Ptg Wks)
St. Nicholas (Giulio Quaglio) 784 C (95c.) Postman delivering deluxe
2007 (14 Nov). Art (18th series). Designs as T 53. telegram (vert)
P 11½. (Des Masa Kozjek. Litho) 785 C (95c.) Running shoe (Hitra Posta
520 33k. Saint Elizabeth (Frantisek 2007 (26 Sept). Art. express mail)
Palko) Nos. 782/5 could be personalised by the
521 33k. Bouquet of Chrysanthemums 776 357 92c. multicoloured
addition of a photograph or logo.

71 Erzen Derocco
358 Fire Fighters 363 Bone Flute, Divje Babe Cave
(Des Marina Kalezic. Litho) 304 Angel and Tree
2007 (8 Oct). OBLIGATORY TAX. P 14. (Des Tamara Korošec. Litho )
2007 (24 Oct). Stamp Day. Erzen Derocco 777 358 11c. multicoloured
(Des Jana Kiselová-Sitekova. Litho) 2007 (23 Nov). Archaeological Finds. Sheet
(philatelist) Commemoration. P 13½. No. 777 was for use during the week
2007 (14 Nov.). Christmas. P 11½. 72×62 mm. P 14.
323 71 46 multicoloured 8—13th October.
522 304 10k. multicoloured MS786   363  92c. multicoloured

359 Car passing through

305 20th-century Field Post Checkpoint
72 Rest after Battle (Djura
Jaksic)

(Des Marina Kalezic. Litho) 364 The Nativity

2007 (1 Nov). Artists’ Anniversaries. T 72 NEW INFORMATION (Christmas crib made by
and similar vert designs. Multicoloured. The editor is always interested to correspond with people who have new Janez Kosnik)
P 13½. information that will improve or correct the catalogue
324 20d. Type 72 (175th birth anniv) (Des Matjaz Uckar. Litho)
325 46d. Self Portrait (Frida Kahlo) (birth 2007 (23 Nov). Christmas. P 14.
centenary) 787 364 C (92c.) multicoloured

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SPAIN (Pt. 9) 2008 (10 Jan). Flora and Fauna. Self-adhesive

(March 2008) gum. T 1379 and similar vert design.
Multicoloured. Litho. Die-cut perf 13.
4328 31c. Type 1379
4329 60c. Camellia

365 Map of Slovenia and EU

Members Flags 733 ‘D’

(Des Matjaz Uckar. Litho) (Des Theodor Jikander. Recess)

1374 “The Nativity” (sculpture)
2008 (1 Jan). Slovenia’s Presidency of European (Damian Forment)
Union. Sheet 70×60 mm. P 14.
2007 (31 Oct). Christmas. T 1374 and similar
788 365 €2.38 multicoloured
horiz design. Multicoloured. Self-adhesive
gum. Die-cut perf 13½.
4285 30c. Type 1374 2545
No. 4286 has been left for further
addition to this set.
Nos. 4287/8 and Type 1375 have been
left for ‘Art’, issued on 5 November 2007,
not yet received.
2008 (24 Jan). 300th Birth Anniv of Olaf von
Dalin (historian and writer). T 733 and
similar square design. Each blue-black and
maroon. Imperf×p 13 (with one double
1380 Symbols of Medicine eliptical perf on each vert side).
11k. Type 733
2008 (17 Jan). Science. Self-adhesive gum. T 1380
2546 11k. Flautist and drover (Title page
and similar vert design. Multicoloured.
of Then Swänska Argus)
Litho. Die-cut perf 13. Nos. 2545/6 were issued in coils with the
4330 39c. Type 1380 designs alternating.
4331 43c. Symbols of meteorology
UKRAINE (Pt. 10)
(March 2008)
SWEDEN (Pt 11) Add to Nos. 721 ‘Traditional Objects’ etc
(March2008) 724a 30k. Tobacco pipe (15.2.08)

1376 Construction (stained glass

window)
366 Couple, Scavnica and
Pesnica 2007 (9 Nov). Operations Courtyard of the Bank
of Spain. Sheet 106×80 mm. Recess and
litho. P 13. 730 Hushumla bombus
(Des Studio Arnold+Vuga. Litho) hypnorum (bumble bee)
2008 (29 Jan). National Costumes. P 14. MS4289   1376  €2.43 multicoloured
789 366 20c. multicoloured (Des Jenny Birman. Eng Lars Sjööblom (4k.80
5k.). Recess (4k.80 , 5k.) or litho (other))
2008 (24 Jan). Insects. Coil Stamps. T 730 381 Aries
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
Imperf×p 13 (with one double eliptical (Des Natali Andriichenko. Litho)
perf on each vert side). 2008 (18 Jan). Signs of the Western Zodiac. T 381
a. Size 30×24 mm. Inscr ‘FORENINGSBREV’. and similar vert designs showing children
2536 (4k.80) Type 730 as Zodiac signs. Multicoloured. Phosphor
markings. P 14½×14.
b. Size 30×26 mm. Inscr ‘EKONOMIBREV’. 824 1h. Type 381
2537 (5k.) Stackmyra formica (ants) 825 1h. Taurus
1377 King Juan Carlos 826 1h. Gemini
2008 (2 Jan). P 13. c. Size 30×31 mm. Inscr ‘BREV INRIKES’. 827 1h. Cancer
2538 (5k.50) Nyckelpiga cocconella 828 1h. Leo
4290 1377 1c. black and pale orange 829 1h. Virgo
4291 2c. magenta and pale (ladybird)
830 1h. Libra
orange 831 1h. Scorpio
4292 5c. new blue and pale
832 1h. Sagittarius
orange
4293 10c. grey-green and pale 833 1h. Capricorn
orange 834 1h. Aquarius
367 Mouse Couple 4294 31c. purple-brown and pale 835 1h. Pisces
(Des Tjasa Stempihar and Mojca Fo. Litho) orange
4295 60c. ultramarine and pale
2008 (29 Jan). Greetings Stamp. P 14. orange
790 367 24c. multicoloured 4296 78c. bright carmine and
No. 791 was perforated in a heart shape pale orange
contained in an outer perforated square. 4297 €2.60 deep dull green and
pale orange
Numbers have been left for additions to 731 Lagatto Romagnola
this series.
(Des Steffan Ullström )
382 Archery
2008 (24 Jan). Dogs. Self-adhesive Booklet
Stamps. T 731 and similar vert designs. (Des Volodymyr Taran. Litho)
Inscr ‘INRIKES BREV’. Multicoloured. Die-cut
perf 10 (3 sides). 2008 (26 Jan). Olympic Games, Beijing. T 382
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
2539 (5k.50) Type 731
Phosphor markings. P 11½.
2540 (5k.50) Saluki
2541 (5k.50) Pug 836 1h. Type 832
2542 (5k.50) Great Dane a. Block of 4. Nos. 836/9
Nos. 2539/42, each×2, were issued in 837 1h.30 Fencing
1378 Ship 838 2h.47 Cycling
single sided booklets of eight stamps.
368 Primoz Trubar and 839 3h.33 Rowing
Frontispiece 2008 (2 Jan). Toys. Self-adhesive Booklet Nos. 836/9 were issued in se-tenant blocks
Stamps. T 1378 and similar horiz designs. of four stamps within the sheet.
(Des Matjaz Uckar. Litho) Multicoloured. Litho. Die-cut perf 13
2008 (29 Jan). 500th Birth Anniv of Primoz 4320 A (30c.) Type 1378
Trubar (author of the first Slovenian 4321 A (30c.) Clown shaped ball catcher
book). P 14. 4322 A (30c.) Buckets for bean bag catch
791 368 48c. multicoloured 4323 A (30c.) Stage coach
4324 A (30c.) Barquillero (rolled wafer
container)
4325 A (30c.) Diablo
4326 A (30c.) Architecture bricks
4327 A (30c.) Submarine
Nos. 4320/7 were for use on standard
mail within Spain weighing up to 20grams.
732 Ingmar Bergman

(Des Gustav Måtensson. Eng Lars Sjööblom

(2543) or Martin Mörck (MS2544). Recess)
2008 (24 Jan). 90th Birth Anniv of Ingmar
Bergman (film and theatre director). T 732 383 Gypsy Fortune Teller
and similar design. Imperf×p 13 (with one
double eliptical perf on each vert side) (Des Volodymyr Taran. Litho and foil
(2543) or p 13 ((MS2544)) embossed )
2543 (5k.50) slate
MS2544 125×83 mm. 11k. indigo 2008 (23 Feb). Birth Bicentenary of Taras
369 Black and White Masks, Vrbica Shevchenko (artist). T 383 and similar
(55×36 mm)
Designs: 2543, Ingmar Bergman; MS2544, vert designs. Multicoloured. P 11½.
(Des Milena Gregorcic. Litho) 840 1h. Type 383
Scene from Fanny and Alexander.
2008 (29 Jan). Folk Masks. P 14. 1379 Green No. 2543 was inscribed ‘Brev’ and issued 841 1h.52 Kateryna
792 369 €1.75 multicoloured Woodpecker issued in coils. 842 2h.47 Self Portrait

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UNITED STATES (Pt 22) All types of booklet have outer edges STAMP BOOKLETS
(July 2007) imperforate. Single stamps may be die-cut
all round or show one side or two adjacent
sides imperforate..
SB379 Aug 2006 Flag and Statue of Liberty
Self-adhesive booklet No. 4520×20
($7.80)
SB380 12 Apr 2007 Forever (Cover T 2938a)
Self-adhesive double-sided booklet
No. 4687×20 ($7.80)
3013 Snowman 3014 Bear SB381 12 Apr 2007 Forever (Cover T 2938b)
Self-adhesive double-sided booklet
(Des Carl Herman)
No. 4688×20 ($7.80)
2007 (25 Oct). Christmas (1st issue). Holiday SB382 12 Apr 2007 Forever Self-adhesive
Knits. Self-adhesive. vending booklet No. 4689×20
(a) Booklet Stamps. Litho Banknote ($7.80)
Corporation of America Inc, Browns Summit, SB383 12 Apr 2007 Forever (Cover T 2938c)
North Carolina. Self-adhesive double-sided booklet
3010 Yoda 3015 Madonna of the No. 4690×20 ($7.80)
(i) Die-cut perf 11. Carnation (Bernardino SB381 12 May 2007 Wildlife Self-adhesive
(Des Greg Breeding. Litho Banknote 4791 3011 41c. multicoloured Luini) double-sided booklet No. 4709×20
Corporation of America Inc, Browns Summit, 4792 3012 41c. multicoloured
($7.80)
North Carolina) 4793 3013 41c. multicoloured (Des Richard Scheaff. Litho Ashton-Potter SB384 27 June 2007 Greetings Stamp
2007 (25 Oct). Stars Wars Characters. Self- 4794 3014 41c. multicoloured (USA) Ltd, Williamsville, New York) Self-adhesive double-sided booklet
(ii) Size 22×25 mm. Die-cut perf 11½×11.
adhesive. Die-cut perf 11. 2007 (25 Oct). Christmas (2nd issue). Self-adhesive No. 4723×10 ($2.60)
4790 3010 41c. multicoloured 4795 3011 41c. multicoloured SB385 29 June 2007 Pollination Self-
Booklet Stamp. Die-cut perf 11.
4796 3012 41c. multicoloured adhesive double-sided booklet
4797 3013 41c. multicoloured 4803 3015 41c. multicoloured
No. 4525/8, each×5 ($7.80)
4798 3014 41c. multicoloured No. 4803 was issued in unfolded double- SB386 9 Aug 2007 Magnolia and Irises
(b) Size 22×24 mm. Automatic Teller Machine sided booklets of 20 (12×2, 4×2). Self-adhesive double-sided booklet
Stamps. Photo Avery Dennison, Clinton. South No. 4756×20 ($7.80)
(Des Ethel Kessler. Litho Banknote SB387 10 Aug 2007 Flowers Self-adhesive
Carolina. Die-cut perf 8. Corporation of America Inc, Browns Summit,
4799 3011 41c. multicoloured double-sided booklet No. 4767/76,
North Carolina) each×2 ($7.80)
4800 3012 41c. multicoloured 2007 (26 Oct). Hanukkah Festival. Self-adhesive. SB388 25 Oct 2007 Christmas (1st issue)
4801 3013 41c. multicoloured Die-cut perf 11. Self-adhesive double-sided booklet
4802 3014 41c. multicoloured 4804 2758 41c. multicoloured
Nos. 4791/4, each×5 were issued in No. 4791/4, each×5 ($7.80)
double-sided booklets of 20 (12×2, 4×2). SB389 25 Oct 2007 Christmas (1st issue)
(Des D. Noyes. Litho Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd, Self-adhesive vending booklet
Nos. 4795/8, each×5 were issued in folded Williamsville, New York)
vending booklets of 20 (10×2). No. 4791/4, each×5 ($7.80)
Nos. 4791×4, 4792×5, 4793×5, 4794×4 2007 (26 Oct). Kwanzaa Festival. Self-adhesive. SB390 25 Oct 2007 Christmas (2nd issue)
3011 Reindeer 3012 Christmas were issued in panes of 18 (6×3) from Die-cut perf 11. Self-adhesive double-sided booklet
Tree automatic teller machines. 4805 2759 41c. multicoloured No. 4803×20 ($7.80)

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