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 ATTENTION OWNERS OF LARGE/ VALUABLE COLLECTIONS –
Are You THINKING of SELLING?
This is
HOW THE STAMP TRADE WORKS
Philatelic Expert Lets You into his Selling Secrets so you can benefit from
a totally different (and New) Selling Experience
1 If You want to learn how the stamp
trade works, please read on… When I
was 15, I did. I wondered if there was some se-
cret source of supply? So, I bought my 1st stamp
mixture, (wholesale I thought), broke it into 50
smaller units, advertised it in Stamp Magazine
‘Classifieds’, and waited for the orders to roll in…
I’m still waiting, 48 years later !...
Wrong Offer 7 Wrong Price 7 Wrong Place 7
(naïve seller4 = H me but I was only 15 at
the time!)
2 Three years later,  attending my
first public stamp auctions I wondered
how some bidders seemed to buy everything,
paying the highest price? It didn’t occur to
me that they were probably Auction Bidding
Agents, paid by absent (dealer) bidders to rep-
resent them. I wondered why two collectors
sitting side by side muttered to each other
“he’s a dealer” as if that justified him paying
the highest price…
About The Author � Andrew found his Father’s
stamps at the age of 10. A year later at Senior
School he immediately joined the School
Stamp Club. He ‘specialised’(!) in British, but
soon was interested in Queen Victoria which he
could not afford. The 2nd to last boy wearing
short trousers in his school year, he religiously
bought Post Office New Issues on Tuesdays
with his pocket money. He soon found that he
enjoyed swapping / trading stamps as much as
collecting them. Aged 19, eschewing University
he quickly found a philatelic career in London,
leading to creating his own companies in
stamps. Andrew has authored many interna-
tionally published Stamp ‘Tips’ articles, appear-
ing on Local Radio and National TV promoting
Philately with Alan Titchmarsh. Andrew’s area of
expertise is unusual – in so far as his grounding
in collecting and wide philatelic knowledge has
given him a deep understanding of Philately.
He has studied Philately for the past 45 years,
in combination with Commerce and Marketing
Expertise, enabling him to create synergies in
‘lifetime’ interlinked Stamp Selling Systems, sell-
ing unit-priced stamps through to handling col-
lections & Rarities up to £700,000 each. Today
Andrew is fortunate to be co-owner with his
Wife, of Universal Philatelic Auctions (aka UPA)
– the Largest No Buyer’s Premium Reducing-Es-
timate System Stamp Auction in the World, cre-
ating records selling stamps to 2,261 different
bidders from 54 different countries in his latest
auction. Andrew stopped collecting
stamps aged 18 reasoning that his
enjoyment of stamps would be in
handling them and selling them…
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…but did it really? What was the real reason?
How could a Dealer pay a higher price than a
Collector? It doesn’t make sense, does it? Col-
lectors are customers. Customers usually pay
the highest price, unless… for a Collector, this
was…
Wrong Presentation 7 Wrong Place 7 Sellers of Stamps today is no longer absent
therefore Wrong Price 7
3 Fast-forward 48 years later 
to a British Empire collection, lot #1
in an International Stamp Auction – Estimat-
ed at £3,000, but we were the highest bidder
at £21,000 – YES – some 7×higher. Including
Buyer’s Premium in the extraordinary sum of
£4,788 we actually paid GBP£25,788= upon a
£3,000 estimate… however, we broke it down
into sets, singles, mini-collections etc. We made
a profit. Some might say it found its price.
Others may say:
7
Wrong Estimate Wrong Presentation 7 auctions) – so that when you sell through them
7
Wrong Structure Wrong Protection of Price 7 – you’re paying up to 18% (including VAT) sell-
– Lucky for the seller that 2 well-healed
bidders saw the potential value that day
or it could have been given away… the seller
could easily have lost out couldn’t he? or she?
So, by un-peeling the layers of obfusca-
tion, hopefully we can all agree:
The Secret is Simple –
it’s ALL About: TIMING,
Plus the 3 Philatelic ‘P’s –
Presentation 4Place 4and Price 4
4
Understanding the problem…  you a seller’s commission of up to 18% (VAT
I always remember the car trade had
their own little ‘bible’ – Glass’s Guide. I’ve no
idea, I’ve not even looked - in this internet-dom-
inated world, it may even have disappeared.
Well, there’s an insider Stamp Trade publica-
tion for Stamp Dealers called “The Philatelic
Exporter”. There’s nothing that special about
it – and you won’t learn much or find massive-
ly reduced prices by subscribing – BUT – it is
a forum, a paper focal point, a last ‘bastion’ in
this on-line transparent world that we inhabit…
whereby dealers (and auctioneers) can try and
communicate with each other. I publish my own
articles there…
Recently I discussed the outcome of my 10
years’ simple research, asking dealers and auc-
tioneers ‘what is your biggest problem?’
To a man, (why are we almost all men), they
replied – “my biggest problem is
stock, if I can get more of the right
stock I can sell it easily”
Strange that, nobody ever asked
me the same question back – be-
cause my answer would have been
entirely different (and I don’t treat
it as a problem) – I seek to satisfy
collectors
This is the reason why my compa-
ny has such massive advertising. This
is the reason why we spend up to 8%
of turnover – up to £200,000 per annum
in marketing costs. (Most dealers don’t
‘TIPS O
F even sell £200K per annum).
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5 Why is that? Because, as the world
revolved the Stamp Market, imper-
ceptibly Changed, and incrementally –
Massively
So, although few will tell you this, it’s
clearly evident that the problem for most
stock – but absent collectors in the place
they choose to sell their stamps in. Simply
put, other Dealers, Auctions, Stamp Fairs have
not invested in marketing to have a strong Cus-
tomer-core. To be fair, this is not true of all – but
it is true of most – so that our nearest compet-
itor ‘Apex’ had 800 bidders in a recent auction.
In my most recent 20,000+ lot UPA 65th Auction
we had 2,261 different bidders from 54 different
countries, 95% of whom were Collectors. Some
other well-advertised auctions only have 200
bidders (a high percentage of whom are dealers
– so that, essentially they are Dealer-dominated
er’s commission and the buyer is paying up to
25% and more in Buyer’s Premium, credit card
fees, on-line bidding fee, delivery and insurance
etc… AND all of that so that your stamps
may be sold, wait for it – TO DEALERS
(and some collectors), but Dealers, that nat-
urally must make a profit to survive…
6 Now, let’s examine the cost
implications – Example:  Your
stamp collection sells in public auction for
£800. Upon a 25% buyer’s premium, the dealer
pays £1,000 and it could be more. He breaks
it into £2,000+ selling price (much lower and
he’ll go out of business). The auction charges
included) upon the £800 sale price. This is
GBP£144. Therefore you receive approaching
£656 – which is approximately 33% of the deal-
er’s £2,000+/- retail selling price - BUT… now
that we have identified the problem…
Isn’t the Solution Staring us
Right in The Face ?
7
Why Pay an Auction to Sell
to Dealers: Sell to Collectors in-
stead ?In our example with buyer’s premium,
sellers commission, lotting fees, extra credit
card charges, VAT and even insurance - you’re
already being charged in different ways up to
40% of the selling price to sell, possibly or prob-
ably, to the wrong person.
Why not direct that 40% cost you’re pay-
ing to sell to Collectors instead? Sounds
good, so why hasn’t this been done before ?
8 Truth is,  it Has been done be-
fore…Sometimes the ‘old’ ways are the
best ways aren’t they? But in today’s enthusiasm
to obscure the obvious so that money may be
taken, almost surreptitiously, in numerous dif-
ferent ways, (without us apparently noticing
until we see the cheque in our pocket) – the
transparent ‘seller pays’ has been deliberately
‘obscured’ – so much so that, amazingly, the
latest 2017 European Auction Selling Legisla-
tion just introduced – now requires auctions
that charge ‘buyer’s premiums’ to warn the
buyer in advance. Just imagine going into the
petrol station, and being warned that the price
you’re paying to put fuel in you tank is not the
real price, you have to pay a premium! Obvious-
ly, there would be an uproar…
9
How can you cut out the
middleman and sell to Col-
lectors instead?  Well, I can think of two
ways. 1). DIY - Do It Yourself selling on eBay.
That may be fine for lower grade material – but,
would you risk auctioning relatively unprotect-
ed rare material on eBay ? We don’t and we’re
professionals, so we should know what we’re
doing. Or 2). Cut out the extra middle-man. Use
my company UPA, which reaches collectors
instead. Here’s how it works: Continuing from
our previous Example:
The auction sold your stamps to a dealer for
£1,000 – but You received circa £656
UPA sells them to collectors for you for up to
£2,000 – even after 40% commission you receive
up to £1,200. Up to £544 more. Now that’s amaz-
ing, isn’t it? G
10  Sounds Good Andrew, but
Can You ‘Deliver’?   Obviously,
nothing is as simple as that, and as we auction
stamps to collectors some collections may
‘break’ to the example £2,000+/- but the stamps
may be sold for more or less – especially as we
reserve all lots at 20% below, (Estimate £2,000
= £1,600 reserve) and not everything sells first
or even 2nd time so prices may come down…
Naturally, it’s not that straightforward for a deal-
er either – he may sell at a discount to ‘move’
stock OR, like many dealers he may be sitting
on the same unsold stamps, that you see time
and time again, in dealer’s stocks years later
and still at the same unattractive prices… So,
I think it is more reasonable for you to expect
up to 36% to 50% more, indirectly or directly via
my Collector’s Secret Weapon: Universal
Philatelic Auctions, which moves material more
quickly, by incrementally reducing estimate (and
reserve) price in a structured selling system…
11
Q.� What is the Collector’s
‘Secret Weapon’?
A.� It’s called the
Unique UPA Reducing
Estimate System... L
This is a rather long explanation, I don’t want
to bore you, but 17 years ago, when my wife and
I set up Universal Philatelic Auctions I detected
that the stamp trade’s biggest problem then was
not what sold – but what didn’t sell… So,
because I didn’t want to try to keep on offering
the same either unsaleable or overpriced stock
I created the unique UPA Reducing Estimate
(and reserve) Selling System. Simply put, if a
lot doesn’t sell in the 1st auction we reduce the
estimate (and reserve) by 11% and unlike other
dealers and auctions WE TELL YOU – ‘US’
= once unsold. If unsold after the following
auction we reduce by a further 12% and WE
TELL YOU ‘US2’, if unsold after a 3rd UPA
auction we reduce by a further 13% and WE
TELL YOU ‘US3’ and so on till the lot finds its
price, is sold or virtually given away...4
12 Any Scientist will tell you  lives, and for most dealers not being able to
that combinations of ingredients can
produce powerful results. So we created the
unique combination of my UPA Reducing Es-
timate System, married (in stone), with UPA’s
fair ‘NO BUYER’S Premium’ policy, PLUS each
lot carries my total ‘no quibble’ guarantee –
this formula is the reason why within the span
of 4 auctions (one year)… 90%-95% of lots bro-
ken from a collection have sold. This Unique
Philatelic Selling System Formula is the rea-
son why we are the largest stamp auction in
the UK today with 2,261 different bidders in
my recent auction.E
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Dear Folk at UPA,
I’ve dealt with the public for 37 + years, and as
both a consumer, and a businessman, I have
created huge numbers of orders from all over
the world from a complete range of suppliers
from all aspects of our daily lives.
But I don’t believe I have ever encountered
such sensitivity, such kind thought, such
understanding as I have with you in our
initial meeting, our subsequent successful
transaction, and now this.
I recall well the item you highlight, and
realise that this one item has such colossal
personal value, I could never part with it.
It has been an absolute pleasure dealing
with yourself, and I am more than willing for
you to use this e-mail as commendation to
others who may be thinking of disposing of
their collection.
Many, many thanks for a memorable
experience, and I will try to emulate your
thought and care in my own business sphere.
Yours sincerely
D. E. B. Bath, UK
In Hindsight Dealers warned me 17 years
ago that my idea wouldn’t work. 17 years later
I think I’ve proven that it does. (Reader: Please
Request a complimentary UPA catalogue – us-
ing the contact details further below)
13
OK, Cut to the Chase
Andrew, what’s the
offer?  All of my Selling Systems are based
upon selling to Collectors Globally,
so that 95% of stamps sold by UPA are sold
directly to Collectors. If you wish to benefit
by up to 50% or more, depending upon your
circumstance and type of material, by cutting
out the middleman – then this offer may be
for you. Generally ‘time’ is the enemy in our
sell stock. Now is the time to let ‘time’ do
the ‘heavy-lifting’ and consider making ‘time’
work for you, so that at UPA you can make
time your friend. I fax, telephone or by mail. We’ll work harder for
14 AND the SMALL PRINT? Some
lots are too small in value for us to offer
this system. Other lots may not be suited to selling
in this manner (e.g. surplus mint British decimal
stamps best used for postage) – especially if the
market is heavily compromised by stock overhang
in specific areas. Some Collectors will not wish to
use time and systems to leverage price, others will
www.stampandcoin.co.uk
want to agree a specific price and know that they
are paid precisely this amount. No client is treated
like a number and no client is forced like a square
peg into a round hole. M
15
OK, What Do I Do Next?
a). You contact UPA to discuss with
Andrew or a highly-qualified Auction Valuer/
Describer what you have to dispose of and your
options bearing in mind your specific interests
/ requirements
b). If you wish, get a 2nd opinion, but
investigate what type of auction / dealer you
are dealing with. Is it a Dealer’s auction with
relatively few collectors? Can you see where
/ how the Dealer sells? If you can’t easily see
any pricelists or high quality selling catalogues
– that Dealer may sell your stamps to other
dealers…
c). Finally you ask U P A to collect your
stamps, insure in transit for an estimated re-
placement retail value…C B S
16 What Happens then?  A mem-
ber of my Team telephones/e-mails
you to confirm safe receipt. ‘Overnight’ valu-
ations, unless simple, are rare. Valuing stamp
collections that have taken tens of years to
create takes time. Depending upon your priori-
ties / timescale I, or an experienced member of
my Team will contact you to discuss your re-
quirements and the options available to you for
the sale of your collection. Provided only that
you feel well-informed and comfortable do we
agree strategy T D
17
How Strong is the Stamp
and Cover Market?  Everybody
knows that the strongest areas are GB and Brit-
ish Empire. Post-Independence / QEII material
sells but if hinged at considerable discount.
Mint hinged material pre 1952 is regarded as the
industry ‘norm’ and therefore desirable – but
genuine never-hinged commands a premium.
Europe sells but at reduced levels, Americas
is good, as generally is Asia but the ‘heat’ has
come off China which is still good – and Russia
which can still be good. East Europe is weak-
er. Overall, Rarities throughout
can command their own price
levels and real Postal History
has good demand.
18 What Should I Do Next?   Dis-
cuss your collection with U P A. Con-
tact Andrew or an experienced member of his
Team now… B C
19  Guarantee:
I want You to be
absolutely Sure  So If You’re not
sure we’ll transport and return your stamps for
FREE up to £200 in actual shipping cost at our
expense. It sounds generous (and it is), but it’s
far less than the cost of driving 100+ miles each
way and 3 to 6 hours in your home valuing your
stamps U
20 My
Double Cast Iron Guaran-
tee:  We can do a better job valuing your
stamps in our office than in your home. If you
don’t agree I’ll pay you an extra £50 for you to pay
somebody trusted to open the boxes and put your
albums back, in the same place, on the shelf they
came from. U U
21
Act NOW: Contact Andrew or
an experienced member of his Team
using the on-line selling form at our website, by
you not to regret the decision to sell all or part
of your collection…C B
A
Andrew McGavin, Philatelic Expert,
Author, Managing Director
Universal Philatelic Auctions UPA
JULY 2018 3
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9 STAMP UPDATE 52
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Royal Mail celebrate
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36 AROUND THE ISLANDS
The latest stamps from
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39 POSTAL MUSEUM GEMS
Sporting stamp designs 73
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40 101 GB STAMPS…
We continue our story of
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45 STAMP STORIES 133 STAMP MISCELLANY
Political hero Simón
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48 BRITAIN’S EURO EMPIRE
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Stamp update Page 10 James Chalmers plaque
Page 11 Postage Due discovery
Page 14 Scratch ‘n’ sniff stamps

Rumours confirmed as
Royal Wedding stamps issued
The wedding of HRH Prince Henry and engagement photographs taken by New
Ms Meghan Markle has been marked with York-based photographer Alexi Lubomirski at
two new stamps from Royal Mail which Frogmore House, Windsor. Two of these were
make up a four-stamp miniature sheet, selected for the stamps which are printed in
released on 19 May, the day of the wedding. a souvenir miniature sheet, with two 1st class
The special stamps, which were only and two £1.55 values.
announced days before the big day, The miniature sheet, which features text in
confirmed the rumours reported in last Welsh as well as English, is similar in format to a
month’s magazine. The two designs, with sheet issued in April 2011 to mark the wedding
1st class and £1.55 values, feature official of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The stamps and a range of commemorative
products, including a presentation pack,
coin cover, and a first day cover, can be
ordered from the Royal Mail’s website (www.
royalmail.com/royalwedding2018) and were
said to be available from 7,000 post offices
around the UK from the issue date of 19 May.
What do you think of the stamps?
Why not share your views with us on these
and other Royal Mail special stamps?

…and New Zealand joins the celebrations

New Zealand Post issued a set of six stamps featuring photography
from the Royal Wedding just days after the event.
The miniature sheet was issued on 21 May, two days after the
wedding, and features four photos taken at the Windsor event along
with two images taken to celebrate the couple’s engagement.
A spokesperson said: ‘As part of the Commonwealth of Nations
– and as a country founded on the immigration of British settlers –
New Zealand has a proud relationship with the United Kingdom and
its royal family. A royal occasion such as this is worth celebrating,
and these stamps are the perfect memento of this special day, and
make a wonderful collectable.’
New Zealand Post have also issued a 1oz silver proof
commemorative coin to mark the occasion, featuring a
printed image of the happily engaged couple.
Find out more about the stamps and coin on the
New Zealand Post website: stamps.nzpost.co.nz

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Stamp update
In brief
Most readers will recall the attempt by
Peter Boyd to claim the Guinness World
Record for the largest stamp mosaic at
the Farnborough Leisure Centre last
year. The attempt was hosted by the
Southern England Stamp Show in March
2017 before the show itself began on the
Friday, writes Melvyn Philpott. We are
very pleased to report that Peter’s attempt
was completely successful and has now
been entered into the Guinness World
Book of Records. We offer our heartfelt
congratulations to Peter on this superb
effort but thanks must also go to all those
people involved in staging this event.
Guernsey Post &
Go stamps are
now available
from the Guernsey
Information Centre,
North Esplanade, St
Peter Port, until 7
October 2018. The
philatelic bureau’s
new desktop unit
(DKU) GG03 will
vend the ‘Bailiwick
Flowers’ stamps with
the unique location
identifier ‘Guernsey
Information Centre’
overprint. In
addition to the Post
& Go stamps, Guernsey Post’s DKU will
also vend the Bailiwick Flowers Post &
Go stamps specifically for cruise ship
tourists visiting the island, in liaison
with Visit Guernsey. An underprint
message on the stamps will welcome
cruise ship passengers to Guernsey’s
shores, which will be updated each time
a ship arrives into port.
The latest edition of the popular FDC
catalogue Collecting First Day Covers is
now available. The 36th edition of the
full colour catalogue lists all known
special postmarks for each stamp issue
and is said to be the most complete
listing of British first day covers available.
The catalogue is priced at £29.75 plus
£2.95 for UK post and packing and is
available at www.bfdc.co.uk/catalogue or
by post from the publisher: BFDC Ltd, 3
Link Road, Leicester, LE2 3RA.
10 JULY 2018
Robert Murray with members of the
Dundee and District Philatelic Society,
just after the plaque’s unveiling. Left
to right; David Millar (President), Bob
Murray, Charles Lloyd (Secretary), Colin
Campbell (Publicity Officer)
James Chalmers and
Dundee’s Discovery Walk
James Chalmers didn’t seem to blow his own trumpet, so
it has fallen on later generations to remind people of his
imagination and enterprise, writes Robert Murray.
It would be wrong to definitely declare that James Chalmers
invented the adhesive postage stamp and that Rowland Hill
did not: but to state the opposite would probably be worse.
As far back as 1825 Chalmers (born Arbroath in 1782, a
printer and publisher in Dundee) had successfully lobbied for
improvements to the postal system which trimmed a day off
the time the mails took between Edinburgh and London. Chalmers’ Ruthven printing press can be seen
In 1837 he had published proposals for adhesive at Dundee’s McManus Gallery and Museum.
postage stamps. In his submission to the Post Office Select It was on this machine that Chalmers printed
Committee of 4 December he first mentioned ‘slips’ the first essays for adhesive postage stamps
and enclosed samples he had printed. He also proposed
cancellations which integrated place-names and dates; the Post Office discussed the idea through
the 1840s but wouldn’t put it into effect until 1853, the year he died.
Rowland Hill deserves accolades for the major postal reforms of 1840, but he appeared content
to accept the excessive credit he was given for adhesive stamps. Ever since, written histories have
repeated and repeated this skewing of facts. I have even experienced being declared ‘plain wrong’
by members of the ‘philatelic establishment’ for suggesting that Chalmers had at least as much
right as Hill to be called the inventor of the adhesive postage stamp.
Dundee; One City, Many Discoveries
It is some years since I spent a day in Dundee, but it now has a different feel. A positivity. Confidence.
I was there to see the unveiling of Phase Two of the Discovery Walk, now a series of fifteen
bronze plaques set in the pavements of Slessor Gardens, which is part of the redevelopment area
between the old city and the shores of the Tay.
The ‘Discovery’ theme (some call it ‘brand’) comes from Captain Scott’s ship the RRS Discovery,
which came back in 1986 to the city of its building. Next to the Discovery’s berth is the soon-to-
be-opened V&A building, two major attractions just a few minutes walk from the city centre.
Looking for somewhere interesting to visit? Discover Dundee!
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MaltaPost have issued a set of three stamps

Valuers stunned by commemorating Valletta’s prestigious title

of European Capital of Culture 2018. The

Postage Due cover discovery new stamps, in values of €0.26, €0.63,

and €2, are designed by Joseph Pulo.

A cover now being Italia 2018 will take place in Verona

described as ‘one of between 23 and 25 November. The
the most important event will consist of two exhibitions,
Postage Due covers in a philatelic literature exhibition and
British Commonwealth ‘La Grande guerra’ (the Great War), a
philately’ has been philatelic exhibit open worldwide to all
discovered in a mixed philatelists ‘willing to present one or more
lot brought into the exhibits related to this topic (also causes
Stanley Gibbons shop and effects)’. The deadline for registering
in London. exhibits is 31 July. For rules and
A spokesperson for exhibiting information visit the website:
Stanley Gibbons said: www.italia2018.eu
‘SG’s valuers were
stunned to find this Liechtenstein has issued a single stamp
uyt
envelope. It was posted to celebrate ‘100 Years of Direct
without stamps… the Postage Due ($1.20) was collected by means of a block of ten of the Suffrage’. Prior to 1918, foreign heads of
Malayan Postal Union 10ct on 8ct yellow-orange, and the remaining 40ct – which could government governed the country with
have been represented by a further four examples of the 10ct on 8ct – by the two right national administrators and the Landtag,
columns of a sheet of the 2ct.’ Liechtenstein’s parliament, was composed
According to the stamp dealers, prior to the discovery only one vertical pair, imperforate of indirectly elected members and members
horizontally, was known; ‘this 2ct block has no horizontal perforations at all and represents appointed by the reigning princes. But after
a further ten ‘imperforate between’ pairs!’ the firm’s spokesperson added. ‘The envelope the First World War the people called for a
remained in the family for 53 years until it appeared in Stanley Gibbons’ Auction on 26 democratic constitution. Find out more at:
April, when it sold to a telephone bidder for a £35,000 hammer price (£43,400 including www.philatelie.li
Buyer’s Premium and VAT) against an estimate of £20,000.
Robert Zeigler has been elected as the new

Royal Mail issue stamp sheet for president of the American Philatelic Society.
Zeigler said: ‘I’m honoured the Board has

TUC’s 150th anniversary put their trust in me to serve as President.

We have made great progress since I joined
the Board in 2016 on improving the outlook
Royal Mail have issued a special of the APS and the hobby. I am committed
commemorative stamp sheet to mark the to working with the Board to build on that
150th anniversary of the Trade Union success and continue pushing to grow our
Congress (TUC). membership in the months ahead.’
The sheet, which retails for £15.95
and was issued on 1 June (despite being Congratulations to the following readers,
initially scheduled for 18 May), features who won RAF Centenary Presentation
ten 1st class stamps with accompanying Packs courtesy of Royal Mail: Matthew
labels describing and illustrating the Daniel, Llanelli; Mark Madeley, Weston-
history of the organisation. The Royal Super-Mare; Keith Banham, High
Mail website states: ‘The first TUC Wycombe; Jill Ashton, Trowbridge; Iain
meeting was held in 1868 when the Maciver, Stornoway; Gerry Easton, Henley
Manchester and Salford Trades Council in Arden; Dean Parsons, Newark; David
convened the founding meeting in the Clarke, Nottingham; Ayako Clarke,
Manchester Mechanics’ Institute. The fact London; Alison Clark, Kettering. The
that the TUC was formed by Northern following readers won Votes for Women
Trades Councils was not coincidental. Presentation Packs courtesy of Royal
One of the issues which prompted this Mail: Peter Bates, Middlesborough; James
initiative was the perception that the Stott, Montrose; Angie Hoggett, Seaham;
London Trades Council which was Yolanda Davis, Sittingbourne; George
formed in 1860 was taking a dominant Maddin, London; Lee Park, Minehead;
role in speaking for the Trade Union Denise Wilden, Ammanford; Alan
Movement as a whole.’ Claremont, Huddersfield; R Delasalle,
Find out more at: shop.royalmail.com/commemorative-sheets Coventry; George Somerville, Bathgate.

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Q&A: Laura Wright,
CEO, The Postal Museum
Following her appointment as the new
CEO at The Postal Museum, we asked
Laura Wright for her thoughts on the
new museum and the challenges she
will face in the coming months
What are you looking forward to about your
new role at The Postal Museum?
I’m looking forward to meeting the team, finding out about their
expertise, and working with everyone to ensure both visitors and
staff have a great experience at the museum.
I’m also impatient to have a good look around the archive,
discover all the fascinating objects it holds, and generally see how
the museum works through the course of a day, a week, a month
– gradually learning the rhythms of a new place of work.
Above all, I’m excited to have the opportunity to help shape
the future of a new museum, especially one which is so well
placed to tell the story of our connected world – our social
history – across lots of different contexts.
How do you think your previous role at the Tate will help with
your new role?
The Tate never stands still. It is highly ambitious, and makes
a huge effort to build lots of connections between art and
people’s lives. It understands that museums are complex places
with a social duty to their visitors, a duty of care to their
collections – as well as a need to balance the books. I strongly
believe those are good lessons for any new role, and the key to
engaging new audiences.
I will be bringing a strategic, commercial and customer focus
that complements the museum’s strengths to establish it as a
must-see attraction following its hugely successful opening.
How do you see The Postal Museum developing in the future?
I would like to see the museum build new partnerships across the
country and tell the story of our socially connected world. It’s
such an important one – and even more so nowadays, in a digital
age where we are increasingly connected, and yet more and more
socially isolated.
How do you think The Postal Museum can present postage
stamps and stamp collecting to a wider audience?
The archive has a really impressive collection of stamps. They
are beautiful and important objects, so we’ll be working to
communicate the rich history of stamps from lots of different
perspectives – as well as partnering with other key organisations
which can help us tell that story.
Our readers and stamp collectors will be interested to know…
have you ever dabbled in the hobby yourself?
I don’t really have the collecting gene, but who knows, that
might change in the future…
Find out more about The Postal Museum at: postalmuseum.org
www.stampandcoin.co.uk
12 JULY 2018
Young collector
wins Penny Black
Charlie Whitworth, aged
eight, from Salisbury, recently
won a Penny Black as part
of a free draw for young
collectors visiting the Stamp
Active stand at the Salisbury
Collectors Fair.
The stamp was donated
by Dauwalder’s of Salisbury,
the organisers of the popular
two-day event. All youngsters
received a free goodie bag and
other gifts at the show.
Charlie said: ‘I had a great
time at the Salisbury collector’s
fair at the town hall. It was a surprise winning the Penny Black; it can
go with my Penny Red and the rest of my small collection with about
600 stamps worldwide. I also have a 50p collection which only has a
few missing. I sort my stamps into categories (space, transport, birds,
small ones, sports and bigger ones). How do other people organise their
collection? The goody bag I was given from Stamp Active was awesome,
it came with books, first day covers, a stamp finder’s dictionary and
much more good stuff. I recommend this to all keen collectors and
people who are interested in stamps and coins.’
A spokesperson for the event added: ‘the children were enthusiastic
and excited about their visit as they hunted for items for their collections.
Once again, the most popular collecting area appeared to be “animals”
with “chickens” and “cats” amongst the varied range of topics.’
Find out more about stamp collecting for young people at the Stamp
Active website: www.stampactive.co.uk
New stamps showcase
artwork on grain silos
Australia Post have released a
commemorative issue of four stamps
featuring artwork created on silos across
regional Australia.
The four stamps show off the giant pieces
of art which add colour to the Australian
landscape. Australia Post Philatelic Manager
Michael Zsolt said: ‘Silo art projects have
been appearing across Australia since 2015
and are a magnificent symbol of the local
people, natural environment, history and
industries that are at the heart of these
rural communities. The remarkable painted
grain silos have revitalised the local towns, many of which have suffered
from drought or population attrition. These murals have put these small
country towns firmly on the national and international map, attracting an
increasing number of visitors.’
Find out more at: auspost.com.au/stamps
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USA issue first ‘scratch and sniff’ stamps

The US Postal Service are set to issue their first ‘scratch-
and-sniff ’ stamps which are said to ‘add the sweet scent of
summer to letters of love, friendship, party invitations and
other mailings’.
The stamps, which will be issued on 20 June, feature
colourful illustrations of ice lollies and are available
in a booklet of twenty stamps. Each of the ten stamp
designs shows two different ice lollies, whilst the words
‘FOREVER’ and ‘USA’ appear along the bottom of
each stamp.
Whilst it may be a new approach for US stamps,
‘scratch and sniff ’ stamps are nothing new. Britain issued
a stamp featuring the scent of eucalyptus in October 2001
to represent medicine as part of the ‘Centenary of Nobel
Prizes’ set. Switzerland have issued a chocolate-scented
stamp, China issued a stamp with the smell of sweet and
sour pork, and India have issued jasmine-scented stamps.
Find out more about the new US stamps at: usps.com

Chartwell Collection charity Readers wanted

auctions fetch £18 million for new column
London auction house Spink recently Fancy sharing your stamp collection and favourite
completed the final sale of the Chartwell philatelic items with fellow Stamp & Coin Mart
Collection, ending what has become the readers? Now you can, thanks to a new column set to
largest-grossing run of auctions in British be introduced to the magazine later this year.
and Commonwealth philatelic history. The forthcoming column will give magazine
The Chartwell Collection was formed readers the chance to tell the world a little about
by the custodian of the collection Sir their collecting habits, favourite items and specialised
Cyril Humphrey Cripps and has been subjects. Editor Matt Hill said: ‘We’ve had some great
sold in over 5,000 lots over the past feedback from readers over the last few months and
six years. Olivier D Stocker, Spink many have requested more focus on fellow collectors.
Chairman and CEO, said: ‘Who said I guess we’re all curious to know how others store,
philatelists were not philanthropists? arrange and obtain their stamps, so we’ve decided to
Just two weeks after having raised introduce a new column dedicated to the Stamp &
£200,000 for the new building of the Coin Mart community. The shorter column will be
prestigious Royal Philatelic Society in addition to our already popular ‘Stamp Showcase’
London we are delighted to once again raise funds for a charitable cause. feature which highlights items from a philatelic
We value our relationships with clients and it gives me great pride to be the exhibit. We can’t wait to hear about your collection,
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The proceeds of the auction will help fund a new library project at Readers interested in being featured in the new
Magdalene College, Cambridge, as part of the Chartwell Philanthropic column are asked to email Matt (matthewh@
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The final sale of the extensive collection offered the Australian States and more details.
Commonwealth Collection. ‘The magnificent auction commenced with the six Meanwhile, there is still the opportunity to join
colonies. In each colony there were proofs, issued stamps and with multiples the S&CM Reader Panel, as reported in last month’s
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mint multiples and perforation errors. The KGV had major watermark errors collecting habits. Every reader that joins up during
and in the Commemoratives there was the 1928 Melbourne Exhibition 3d May and June will be entered into a prize draw to win
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Latest auction results

The recent Spink USA sale featured a ‘small
but powerful US offering’ including quality
plate blocks and inverted centres. The latter
offering included a 15c brown and blue,
with the centre inverted, one of around 100
copies thought to exist. The example was
described as ‘an attractive appearing used
example of this rare and popular invert,
with colours that are a good deal stronger
than what is most often encountered’.

SOLD FOR £3,729

The Dr Paul Ramsay Collection of handpainted envelopes was recently offered at

Spink with the proceeds of the sale set to be donated by Dr Ramsay to the Royal
Philatelic Society London to assist with the cost of moving and refurbishing their
new offices. The sale included what is considered to be the earliest handpainted
envelope, an 1842 ‘Going! Going! Gone for 1 penny’ from November 1842,
which features a handpainted hunting scene by the Reverend LL Smith bearing an
1841-53 1d red with black Maltese Cross cancellation.

SOLD FOR £2,600

Spink’s Philatelic Collectors’ Series sale at Hong Kong, included an

unmounted mint, unfolded and fine China People’s Republic 1968
‘Directives of Mao’ 8f strip of five.
Collectors wanting to add something different
to their ‘Animals’ theme, may well have been SOLD FOR £2,660
interested in this Canadian error offered at
Daniel F Kelleher, even though the moose In March 1917 British and Indian troops defeated
on the stamp was completely missing. The Ottoman forces and took control of Baghdad,
2003 $5 Moose stamp was missing all the though it wasn’t until September that local stamps
engraved colours, including the moose. The were overprinted for use in the area. These British
lot description stated: ‘a choice example of this Occupation issues are rarely seen and always attract
spectacular and rare “Animal on Stamps” topical considerable interest so a 2a on 1pi on-piece offered
(or, in this case, “Animal not on Stamps”). Only in the recent Warwick and Warwick stamp auction
8-12 panes of four are believed to exist.’ proved popular. The stamp has an auction catalogue
value of £9,500 and the final sale price almost
SOLD FOR £1,566 achieved this with a figure of £9,000.

SOLD FOR £9,000

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The British Commonwealth section of the Warwick and Warwick sale
included a collection of British Somaliland items offered over forty lots,
including a 1903 8a block of four, one of which included the ‘thick
dropped D’ variety.
SOLD FOR £408
The recent Daniel F Kelleher sale in the USA featured the Wilson Collection of
British and American Forces in Egypt 1932-1945. Amongst the highlights was
an ‘Australian Army Postal Service Honor Cover’ sent in October 1940 with
multiple franking and sixteen 3m small Army Post stamps (in a block of ten
plus three pairs), overpaying the 40m Airmail rate by 8m; all cancelled by light
legible strikes of the ‘DIV. H.Q.P.O./D.M.1’ datestamp used at Ikingi Maryut
in the Western Desert outside Alexandria. The lot was described as ‘Very Fine,
possibly a record franking for this stamp.’
SOLD FOR £1,864
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Marginal markings
E
ach country has quirky collecting
habits related to how their stamps
were printed and to the marginal
markings that originally contained
printer’s information or advertising,
writes John Apfelbuam. Israeli collectors collect
their stamps with tabs, which are inscriptions
that appear in the margins and which are collected attached to the
stamps themselves. French collectors collect milliseme pairs, which
are margin pairs with plate numbers between the two stamps. These
pairs are from large sheets that were later cut into panes to be sold
at the Post Office. British collectors collect gutter pairs with colour
registration markings – these are called traffic light gutter pairs
because of the colourful display in the margins.
The most popular and significant of all marginal markings that
have gained collector popularity is the collecting of plate blocks
by US collectors. Plate numbers, as they relate to most US plate
blocks, began in the 1890s (earlier stamp plates sometimes had plate
numbers, but they were not numbered consecutively over time).
Until then, stamps were printed by government contract, with the
contract changing often as printers were replaced by others who bid
the contract lower, or through attrition and mergers and acquisitions.
In 1894, the Post Office finally decided that going forward all of our
stamps would be printed by the government Bureau of Engraving
and Printing (BEP). The first sheet that the BEP prepared for postage
stamps was numbered plate #1 and then went consecutively from
there. Early collectors tried to get a single attached to plate number. By
about 1900, the fashion had changed to collecting the plate number
and the stamps in strips of three to show both the plate number and
the Bureau’s imprint. By 1910, fashion again had changed, and this
time protocol was to collect the stamps that were adjacent to the three
on the plate number strip, creating the plate block of six. This became
the standard for plate block collectors in the flat press period.
Because the standards of plate number collecting changed
dramatically in the first twenty years of plate number collecting –
going from plate number singles to strips of three to blocks of six
– the number of surviving early plate blocks of six are very small. The
earliest plate number collectors, and there were a few of them, had
only saved strips. As the collecting fashion changed to plate number
blocks of six, dealers had to go back to the few remaining sheets to
create them. This is why the earliest plate blocks are so rare, it’s not
that there weren’t many collectors in this period saving plate numbers.
They were just collecting them in a way that fell out of fashion.
For many years plate block collecting rivalled single collecting in
popularity among US collectors. Many collectors collected only plate
blocks, eschewing singles entirely. This fashion has now changed. The
common sheet format of most US stamps now is sheets of twenty. It is
this new format that the former plate block collectors now collect, and
this has made traditional plate block collecting less common.
John Apfelbaum has spent a lifetime learning about stamp
collecting. He runs the venerable firm of stamp professionals
Earl PL Apfelbaum, a business that has dealt in only stamps
since 1901 and which was founded by his great grandfather.
He can be reached at jda2006@aol.com
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The latest internet sales

Your quick reference price guide to recent internet sales, in association with delcampe.net

SOLD FOR £717

Colombia, complete third
Olympics (Baranquilla)
set 1935 MH
SOLD FOR £2,888
France, block of ten stamps 20c black on yellow
paper (with variety) 1849 with cert

SOLD FOR £853

SOLD FOR £625 SOLD FOR £573 St Helena, 1903 KEVII 2/- die proof
Germany, 50 Pfennige Bronze 1875- China, actor Mei Lan-Fang 1962 MNH ‘AFTER HARDENING’ (SG60)
77 MNH

SOLD FOR £420 SOLD FOR £414 SOLD FOR £437

Germany, letter franked 2Gr1/2 from Rhodesia, KGV 1913 issue overprinted ‘SPECIMEN’ Falklands, 5/- King penguin 1933 MH
Battenberg 1873 to Marburg

SOLD FOR £411 SOLD FOR £354 SOLD FOR £295

Austria, 50kr violet 1883 MNH Luxemburg, Official 10 cts lilac 1875-81 MNG Tanzania, original artwork of Butterfly issue 1995

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 FS72 FILM STARS A specialised collection of film star Spain and Greece – strength in older Yugoslavia. Contains butterflies to fish and sea life, birds, domestic animals and
stamps from various countries, includes; Charlie Chaplin, several hundred different European stamps ...... Price £8.75 wildlife. A colourful collection including many sets with
Audrey
In 1973 Hepburn, Glen Close, Bridgette
we recommended andBardot,sold Gina the British definitive 1/2p (SGX842) with one phosphor band on severalside. We told
hundred ouranimal
different customers to buy
stamps ........ Price them£17.25 at
25p each. WE WERE RIGHT!! Today this stampE481
Lolabridgida, Ava Gardner, James Dean, Leonardo de ETHIOPIA A valuable collection of Ethiopian stamps
is catalogued at £55.00 each. If you had taken our advice, for an outlay of only £50 in1973, the
Caprio, John Wayne, Marlene Dietrich, Pierce Brosnan, dating back to circa 1898 Abyssinian issues with many older N-J477 JAPAN Superb collection of Japanese stamps,
current
Grace Kelly, catalogue
Tom Hanks, value of your
Tom Cruise, investment
Marilyn Monroe and would stamps
be a staggering
of the 1930s total to 1950s. of Including
£11,000.00. scarcerInearly 1999Air we recommended our customers to buy the Princess
mainly fine used commems. but includes older issues of
Diana
many, many Welsh Language
others. Includes scarcerPresentation uncatalogued Packs. stampsThe catalogue
Mail overprints value andwas ranges only £2.50
through each,
to more butissues.
recent we were telling our customers to buy them for up to dou-
Jap. Occupation WWII........................................ Price £14.25
ble
withcatalogue
mint and used value and £5 each.
several Within
miniature onlyfrom
sheets, 6 years
the theyApprox.had100 increased by 3,900%.
different Ethiopian stamps.As everyone
............. Price £19.50 knows, investments can go down as well as up and the
silentin
past screen
not idols to presentaday
necessarily guidefilm stars
to the .... Price
future. £19.25However, being selective and taking sound advice is theGB38 bestGREAT way to makeHistoric yourCommemorative
hobby pay for itself. In
BRITAIN cover
2003 we recommended our customers to buy theBRP73 CoronationBRITISH £1 PACIFIC
Green ISLANDS
(SG 2380) A glorious whichcollection
was catalogued
for the 530th by Stanley
Anniversary Gibbons
of the Battle at of £1.50Bosworth per Field.stamp.
QE1 MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY A pair of scarce official of stamps and covers from the British Pacific Islands.
Cunard covers in superb condition. First cover posted Within 1 year the catalogue value had increased to
Including unmounted mint in blocks and singles with used £50 per stamp, an increase
Less of
than over
fifty 3,200%.
covers are known to exist, mostly now in
on the last sailing of the liner ‘Queen Elizabeth’ with stamps and FDCs, dating back to King George VI but mostly collectors’ hands and elusive to locate; depicting a superb
PAQUEBOT illustrated ship postmark datedLast year we recommended
15 November more recent issues. ourCountries
customers to buySolomon
noted include: EFTA Presentation illustrationPacks.of the last battle of the War of the Roses; one of
The Stanley
1968, last call at Gibbons
Southampton. catalogue
Second cover valuefor the was £3.50Islands,
each,Pitcairn,
if you Norfolk had taken Islands,our Niue,advice Samoa, even Tonga, if you had the most
brought decisive thembattlesatinfullEnglish History. Thevalue.
catalogue cover bears For
‘Queen Elizabeth’ final Transatlantic voyage posted on Tuvalu, Penrhyn, Kiribati, Christmas Island, Fiji, Nauru, Cook the GB green “pound note stamp” tied with Royal Mail
an outlay of only £875. Your investment would be worth a massive £10,000 at current catalogue value. An increase of catalogue value of over
arrival. Unusually the cover has a British postage stamp but Islands, Papua and New Guinea, plus others. Over 100 official King Richard III illustrated postmark, dated 22/08/15,
postmarked with New York USA paquebot postmark dated
1,000% in only one year. Our customers complemented us oncethe
stamps and also several First Day Covers including scarce
again saying
anniversary date 530 years later.......................Price £13
28 October 1968. Both covers for only .............. Price £8.30 “THANK first day cover YOUsignedAGAIN,YOU
by the stamp designer. WERE TheRIGHT”.
whole
collection ......................................................... Price £18.50 BOB2 WINSTON CHURCHILL One of the scarcest
FS40 FENCING & SHOOTING A lovely sports stamps Churchill covers ever. The combination cover is a dual
collection, specialising in stamps with fencing and EUR33 EUROPA A specialised European thematic commemorative of 50th anniversary of Churchill’s death
shooting themes in blocks and singles. Approx. 130 collection of Europe stamps, spanning from the 1950’s in conjunction with the 75th anniversary of the Battle of
stamps of these unusual and interesting specialist sport to more modern stamps. Includes Italy, France, Germany, Britain. Depicting the iconic war poster with Churchill’s
themes. ...........................................................Price £8.75 Iceland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Netherlands, G.B., quote “Never was so much owed by so many to so few.”
Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Swiss, Finland, Greece, Sweden. The cover bears the Royal Mail Churchill Commemorative
SAM.1. POLAND - small general collection,
Malay2 SINGAPORE A fantastic collection of Singapore
Concentration Camp issue inscribed ‘Judenpost’ for Lodz Ghetto
include - Nazi Occupation R45 MINIATURE SHEETS & Souvenir Sheets, various different GB
Also, scarcer local issues for Channel Islands and Isle of
(Exhibition sheets) FOREIGN, odd Brit. Commonwealth. Total of 50+ Buying GB Royal Mail 2008
stamps issue with Churchill Blenheim Palace postmark,
stamps. Mainly in the used condition and containing Man. Hundreds of all different Europa stamps, mainly fine£8
(Litzmanstdt) 10pf Green (unused). We cannot guarantee this item but
definitive and commemoratives of Singapore.
remainder of the collection all seem OK Cheap Price ................... £8.75 Hundreds of
different
used,
(Mainly Foreign)
but mini noted.
Min sheets ...............................Price
.............................................Price £17 handover of Olympic flag
dated 24/1/15 anniversary of Churchill’s death. The cover
was unusually reposted on 16/7/15 with Battle of Britain
SJ132 GREAT BRITAIN. British Postal Strike 1971 - Emergency
different stamps. ................................................ Price £16.25
SJ120 MEDICAL Stamps with specialised lot of Anti-TB and Red Overprints on Local Carriage Labels printed by Harrison and Sons
LOT K3 GREAT BRITAIN, COMMEMORATIVES &
from Beijing to London,
spitfire anniversary postmark on the Royal Mail Spitfire
Cross stamps. Also Anti-Malaria stamps Red Cross stamps back for Use in Southampton. The complete unm. Mint set of six stamps
CP228 PORTUGAL & PORTUGUESE
to the 1940s or earlier up to more recent. With nursing, doctors COLONIES DEFINITIVES UNSORTED ACCUMULATION
3 x 1/-, 2/-. 6/-, 7/6d ..................................................Price £1.50 presentation pack paying more
commemorative stamp issue. From a restricted limited
edition of only 50 covers..........................................Price £21
and Aallsuperb collection ofArarely
most seen older subject
Portuguese rarelycolonies Items noted include Traffic Light Gutter Pairs and
for sale
forms of
including;
ideal for
medicine.
Angola,
anyoneSt.with Thomas
some &
interesting
Princeknowledge
medical Islands, Portuguese
offered
to form a
G23A OLYMPIC GAMES Enormous lot, not counting duplicates, there
miniature sheets. Well over 500 stamps, only
must be over 500 stamps- an outstanding collection ............. Price £11 unmounted than full cat value £9.25
valuable
Guinea,collection
Mozambique ..........................................................
including old Mozambique company, Price £7 mint....................................................................Price £18 SYR9 WAR IN SYRIA A rare cover for the war in Syria.
NY146 ENTOMOLOGY: One of the most unusual thematic subjects we Cyprus, Netherlands,
SAM.9Portuguese
BRITISH ISLESIndia,Wholesale
Timor, Macau Dealersand newPortugal.
issue stock With used
(duplicated) The illustrated coverG.B. Denmark,
depicts Russian Portugal,ForeignSpain,Minister
Swiss, Finland,
have ever seen, insects on stamps. Hundreds of them ............. Price £7 Greece, Lavrov
Sweden.and AlsoU.S.A
scarcer local issues for Channel
and manymint,
all unmounted unmounted
with manymint, severalincludes
high values, hundreds Lundy, of Summer
different MZ112 MOZAMBIQUE COMPANY An impressive old Sergei Secretary of State John Islands
Kerry, and
Isles,Portuguese
St Mary’s (Scilly Isles)stamps.
Gairsay,.................................
Gugh, Bardsey Island, Easdale, Sark. NY148 SPACE ‘THE FINAL FRONTIER’. A spectacular collection of Isle of Man. Hundreds of all different Europa Stamps, mainly fine
colony Price £21.50 collection of the stamps of the Mozambique Company dating issued to commemorate the Syrian Cease Fire announced
used, but mini noted .......................................................Price £17
Only unmounted mint. The face value alone must be £60.00 Price £14 Space stamps including Rockets. Space ships and all types of Outer
backExploration,
Space to the 1930s and earlier.
including several With
scarcemint Moonand usedcovers.
Landing stamps in
500+ by the U.S.A and Russia on 27/2/16. The cover bears
E32 CR781 FR 229 FRANCE & COLS - A smashing collection of France with
CRICKET
GREAT BRITAIN A valuable ERROR
- SPECTACULAR specialisedon 1966 collection
XMAS 3d value of singlesalland blocks notincluding postage anddues andsheets
early air mail aFrench
UK Machin stamp
(SG71 3) SHIFT OF GOLD COLOUR cricket
causing Queen’s
stamps, different counting Covers Miniature Price £15 Colonnies & Ex with official
Colonies. Mainly Royal Mail illustrated
Commemorative stamps in
cricket stamps & scarce covers,head to movesigned
including over issues. The stamps are classically engraved and superbly postmark
singles and dated
blocks. 27/2/16
Some in combination
unmounted mint, butwithmostlySyrianfine used.
to wrong areaautographed
of stamp. We offer the Gold Head Shift Error superb unmtd R.49 SOUTH EAST ASIA - enormous lot, with some complete
covers by famous cricketers. Comprising of printed approx. 80 stamps. ....................................Price
sheets unm . mint, mass of singles. Dates back to 1898, to modern £9.75 and United
A lovely Nations
collection withstamps ted to the
many engraved coverseveral
stamps; with red hundreds,
mint together with normal stamp for comparison..................Price £4.25
unmounted mint Great Britain and British Commonwealth mainly different used stamps. About 1600-1700 stamps of which mostly different...............................................................Price
cachet inscribed “U Security Council resolution no. £21
SJ42 ZEPPELINS: Impressive thematic
stamps in blocks of four or singles with several high collection of Zeppelins on atGB5
leastGB1300WINSTON
must be CHURCHILL D-DAY COVER A Price £32
different .....................................
stamps with 2254,
BX 486 18/1215”.
BOXING - A A fragile
fine cessation
collection of Boxing of hostilities
Stamps Over came
80 Stamps
value ($)airships
Dollar&values. balloons. about 100
Approx. 18 stamps.............Price
cricket covers £5 spectacular
SJ53a BARDSEY cover and valuable
ISLAND. (Welsh Local addition to any
Issue) WWIIspecial-
A superb in blocks
into forceandinsingles,
Syria, including
97 fighting champion
groupsboxers as well suchas asthe
Muhammad
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including COLLECTION
scarce autographed- All sorts, nice starter
covers lot, with of unm. ised
& a quantity collection.
group ofThe cover is Mint
Unmounted inscribed 70thsets)
(complete Anniversary
Stamps from of D-Day
this Ali. Mainly fine cto used, mint noted, with Great Britain Royal Mail 2012
upwards of 1000 different plus some duplication, with covers, FDC’s, Syrian government and Russian Air Force signed up to a
Mint cricket stamps............................................Price £25 small 6th June
Welsh1944.IslandIllustrated with Churchill
rarely get offered for sale Downing Street£7.00
............. Price Olympic Games Gold Medal Boxing Stamps....................... Price £9.75
miniature sheets All unchecked for Catalogue value ........Price £13.25 ceasefire. Only 40 of this rare cover exist ...........Price £35
1940’s
SJ224 photograph,
FILM and Churchill’s
STARS Collection of Film Stars Quote: and“And
a fewwhat a plan!
pop stars. HP 19A IRAQ WAR COVER - Extremly rare War in Iraq commem-
G.46MA275
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collection ornithological stamps.
unmounted AThis vastlot
colourful operation is undoubtedly
of this popular theme includes the most Garycomplicated
Cooper, Clara orative cover for the fall of Tikrit. Only 150 of this cover, depicting
Estimated at between
mint stamps. Over500100 600 stamps
bird stamps.dating Mainlyback all to
different used
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1840/1 1d pl. 2 MATCHED 1843 1d pl. 39 MATCHED

PAIR 1d black (SG2) and 1d red PAIR (SG8) lettered SG
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1844 numeral. £65.00

1855 2d blue pl. 5 MATCHED

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PAIR with 1d imperf lettered RARE. £375.00 (SG8) and 1d perf. (SG17).
QC. £375.00 £55.00

1854/5 MATCHED PAIR DIE

1854/5 MATCHED PAIR 1d 1 AND DIE 2 - die 1 1d pl. 172 1856/7 MATCHED PAIR 1d
pl. 202 lettered CI perforation (SG17) and die 2 pl. 9 (SG21) pl. 37 lettered NK, blued
16 (SG17) and perforation 14 both lettered QG. Superb. (SG29) and white paper
(SG22). Very scarce. £95.00 £75.00 (SG40) printings. £20.00

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LETTER OF THE MONTH
CZECH APPEAL
Dear Stamp & Coin Mart,
I readily agree with Richard Tarrant
(June edition) about the pleasures and
interest to be had in creating a subject
collection from Czechoslovak stamps.
One of the subjects he suggests is the
Art Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha, who
designed the first Czechoslovak stamps,
100 years ago this year. And thank
you, Richard, for using Mucha’s proper
name ‘Alfons’ rather than ‘Alphonse’
which we see more regularly. About
fifteen years ago I decided to look for
each Czechoslovak stamp showing
Mucha’s life and work. The simple idea
was to collect them in the back of a
stockbook, but I wrote up each new
addition and now have a collection of
rather more than 250 album pages with
stamps and other philatelic material
predominantly from Czechoslovakia
and, since 1993, the Czech Republic.
At the same time, I had a similar idea
about stamps showing anything to do
with the Tatra Mountains of north-
central Slovakia after several memorable
holidays there. That collection,
of Czechoslovak and, from 1993,
Slovak stamps and other philatelic
material, shows the landscape, wildlife,
recreation, etc, of the Tatras and now
also extends to about 250 album pages.
Both collections, because they are so
personal to my interests, give great
satisfaction and I’ve had the pleasure
of showing a two-part Mucha/Tatras
display to several philatelic societies in
recent years.
Norman Hudson, Chester
MORE MAIL MADNESS
Dear Stamp & Coin Mart
I had exactly the same experience as Mr
Foster (S&CM, June 2018) when sent
an auction catalogue by the same stamp
dealer. My envelope looks almost the
same as that shown in the illustration
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Czech stamps showing
the artwork of Alfons
Mucha, as featured in
the June issue
save that the ‘E’ stamp is from the
2004 Classic Locomotives issue. The
official who dealt with my questions
had to consult a colleague and neither
could give an adequate explanation
because the yellow label was affixed
by an official in another office. They
suggested that the ‘E’ stamp was not a
stamp as it showed no numerical value
or that even the 3p stamp, which was
from the 1973 British Paintings set, was
not genuine. When I explained that
the postage paid was £1.27 and was
correct for the large letter item, having
been posted before the rise in postage
rates, I was flabbergasted to be told by
the official that she did not know what
the correct postage rate was nor did she
know that the postage rates had gone
up that week.
On returning home I decided to
write to the Chief Executive Officer of
Royal Mail and received a reply from
a Rebecca Redmond of the Chair and
CEO Office. She asked me to wait
whilst she investigated and about a
week later I received an explanation:
‘E’ stamps were only valid for mail
going to destinations within Europe,
therefore the postage on my item of
mail was underpaid and that the £2
charge was correct.
I passed this information on to the
stamp dealer concerned. In his reply
he stated that the Croydon mail centre
had affixed the yellow revenue stickers
to all his sendings with E stamps and
that some of his customers had had
the £2 waived but others had had to
pay. He had contacted various parts of
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Royal Mail and had received conflicting
or unsure responses and that he was
pursuing the matter further.
I wrote again to Rebecca Redmond
stating that when NVI stamps were
introduced it had been stated in the
press and elsewhere (such as the British
Philatelic Bulletin) that the stamps
could be used on any mail. I included
the stamp dealer’s explanation. In
due course I received a reply from
her. After consulting Revenue
Protection she now confirmed that ‘E’
stamps were valid on mail posted to
destinations within the UK and that a
booklet of six 1st class stamps would
be sent to me as a gesture of goodwill.
It would seem that officials at all levels
in Royal Mail have, to quote Mr Foster,
‘lost the plot’: at sorting offices, delivery
offices and in Royal Mail headquarters’
offices. Ignorance abounds, it seems,
but Rebecca Redmond stated in her last
communication that steps will be taken
to ensure officials are better informed
about postage rates and validity of
stamps although she could not rule out
further mistakes being made.
After this experience I would
wholeheartedly agree with the
suggestion recently made in the
philatelic press for collectors or anyone
to write to the Chief Executive Officer
of Royal Mail about the ill-informed
and shoddy way in which mail is dealt
with these days. I am still wondering
why my item of mail and Mr Foster’s,
and probably everyone else’s mail sent
by the stamp dealer, did not receive
proper postmarks at the Croydon
sorting office. Sir Rowland Hill must be
spinning in his grave.
Colin Cumbleton, Bristol
A JUBILEE REMINISCENCE
Dear Stamp & Coin Mart,
I am now compiling a new book on
the philatelic history of the 1890 Penny
Postage Jubilee which I hope will be

published later this year. I would be
grateful for details and scans of any
rarities or unusual items that relate to
the celebrations at any of the events
such as the dinners, Guildhall and
South Kensington Exhibitions. This
would include details of invitations,
tickets, registered covers or ephemera. If
you feel able to contribute, please email
me on davies1890@btinternet.com
John Davies FRPSL, via email
ADDENDUM TO
PREVIOUS FEATURES…
The Post Office Mauritius (S&CM,
March 2018) article appeared without
acknowledgements to two outstanding
books. Classic Mauritius 1847-59 by
Hiroyuke Kanai and The Blue Mauritius
by Helen Morgan.
Joint issues (Stamp & Coin Mart,
June 2018). The March/April price
list from Parisian dealers Phila2000
has two pages devoted to ‘Emissions
communes’, a testament to their
popularity in France. It features two
early examples: in 1934, France and
Canada commemorated the 400th
anniversary of Cartier’s discovery of
Canada and in 1937, France and the
USA marked the 150th anniversary of
the US Constitution. However, in both
cases, the stamp designs are different.
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OPINION
The imperial update
David Bailey reviews the new pre-printed Commonwealth albums
As a lover of the old, two-volume ‘Imperial’, I
was glad to hear that Gibbons were preparing
an update; working backwards, reign by reign
with sets of albums to match the New Age and
George VI ‘Crown’ albums. Now the work is
nearing completion, what’s been gained, and
what’s been lost?
The biggest loss is compactness. The old
Imperial housed a collection of GB and
Commonwealth stamps from 1840 to 1935
in 4-5 inches of shelf space. The multi-
volume update would need as many feet. But
compactness comes at a price.
Firstly, the stamps are packed onto the pages.
Most carry thirty to 35 stamps; many reach the
late forties. And it’s not unusual to see a new set
starting on the same line as the earlier one finishes.
Given the price of much early commonwealth
material, the update does well to give them more
space on the page.
Secondly, comes coverage. The earlier album had
a simplified listing with ‘drastic condensation being
only resorted to when considerations of space, or
a lack of interest in a particular issue, render this
desirable.’ The updates follow the same criteria
as the George VI and New Age albums: main SG
numbers, perf variations and main watermarks plus
plates, types and dies. This means the new albums
will take more time and money to complete.
When it comes to ease of use, the updated
album wins hands down. Spaces in the Imperial
are numbered. But these are not Gibbons
catalogue numbers, which makes it difficult to
work out what you need.
The updates have the current Gibbons
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number on every space.
The old albums are fast-bound, and collectors
are gently advised not to spoil the ‘artistic and
symmetrical appearance’ of each page by adding
extra stamps. Now, you can add extra pages.
Where their future lies
Pre-printed albums are ideal for collectors who
lack the time, the handwriting or the large-
format printer to lay out their own pages,
and ever since the old Imperial went out of
print, there have been none available for early
Commonwealth that matched the principal
catalogue. Now, the eight volumes of George V
and four volumes of Edward VII are available to
buy and the Queen Victoria section (possibly up
to 32 albums) may be ready for Christmas.
But who is going to buy them?
The two-volume Imperial was aimed at the old-
style, ‘one of each’ collector, who was not so fussed
about quality or coverage and could at least dream
of filling it. But to complete just the four volumes
of Edward VII would be a mammoth undertaking
and I can’t seen many people trying it.
I think the future for these albums lies in their
loose leaf format and their unity of design over
the first 100+ years of Empire stamps. Gibbons’
eventual aim is to sell leaves and binders for
individual countries or sets of countries. So you
will be able to order leaves for, say, British West
Indies, or just Barbados. And you will be able to
start and finish at any of the five reigns.
They’ll be tailor-made printed albums for
today’s more specialised collectors. And I think
they’ll catch on.
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POST & GO

Cartor Labels, part 2

Last August we looked at the promotional
labels issued by Cartor Security Printers
at various Stamp and Printing Exhibitions
around the world, writes Stuart Leigh.
Since then Cartor have been to China,
where they were exhibiting at the China
International Collection Expo in Nanjing.
This time taking three kiosks, the original
CSP1 and two new Desktop Kiosk Units
(Intelligent AR’s latest DKUs), referenced
CSP2 & CSP3. Also unique to the stamps
was the transparent backing paper (or film),
the overprint simply reading – ‘Nanjing
2017 Expo’. The stamps / labels depict the
exhibition logo and the Cartor logo on a
background of a grey-toned image of the
Buddhist temple of Jiming.
The transparent backing film is thinner at
0.0254 mm, than the cream silicone coated
backing paper at 0.058 mm, thus allowing
more labels per roll of the same diameter,
resulting in longer runs before roll changes.
From China in September to Brazil in
October, where CSP2 was in action at an
event that brought two major philatelic
shows together: the World Stamp Exhibition
Brasilia 2017 and Brapex 2017, the national
stamp exhibition. This time the stamps were
produced using the standard cream coloured
backing paper. A strip of four stamps showed
the nation flag of Brazil the Brasilia 2017
logo as well as the Cartor logo with images of
various indigenous animals, on a background
of Brazilian landmarks. The overprint being
simply ‘Brasilia 2017 ‘
At Spring Stampex 2018, CSP1 was
on duty, this time promoting the 25th
anniversary of Stamp Active – stamp
collecting for young people. Again the
stamps came on the transparent film backing,
with various overprints: ‘World’s Greatest either the Congress overprint, with any one
Hobby’, ‘Stamp Active Spring Stampex of ten emoji of your choice, or any one of
2018’, ‘SPECIMEN’, ‘Void Void’, ‘1st Class’ ten typically Scottish images. The stamps
and ‘2nd Class’. The stamps also offered no showed the badge of the Association, which
fewer than 42 different emojis, apparently is the Scottish Saltire with the outline
you could have any overprint, including the of a crown in red overlaid, the security
visitor’s name. The security background of background having the words ‘ASPS Scottish
the stamps featured the words ‘Stampex Congress’ repeated on a gentle curve, again
Exhibition 2018’ repeated on a gentle curve. using the transparent backing.
More recently in Perth, at the Association Although the labels are free, a voluntary
of Scottish Philatelic Societies Annual donation of 50p per label was sought to cover
Congress, CSP1 made an appearance the cost of the project with any surplus going
dispensing strips that could be printed with to fund the Association’s Stamp IT project.

CINDERELLAS

The invention of the battery

In earlier times daily life was limited to the hours of daylight
as many people lacked the means to purchase candles, writes
Christer Brunström. The situation was improved with the
arrival of kerosene lamps which made it possible for many
people to prolong their indoor activities after sunset.
Today we take electricity for granted. In fact, everything
depends on electricity and power cuts of any length of
time will cause significant problems for all of us.
One of the early researchers in the field of electricity
was Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745-1827).
He invented the first functioning battery in 1799.
After demonstrating his invention to Napoleon, Volta
was made a count as a token of gratitude. Today he is
mostly remembered for giving his name to the
unit of electrical force – volt.
The centenary of Volta’s battery was
celebrated by an exhibition in the Italian city
of Como held between March and October
1899. The poster for the exhibition was
designed by Adolfo Hohenstein (1854-1928)
who is frequently referred to as the father of
Italian poster art despite being a German.
The art nouveau design was also used for the
illustrated poster stamp which exists in three
different colour variations. One of the ladies
is holding her hand on a large battery.

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 MIXTURE AND LOTS INTERESTING &
ALL WORLD MIXTURE- GOOD QUALITY UNUSUAL
4oz = approx 1300 stamps- off paper old ones, new
AUSTRIA GRENADA
ones, loved ones, neglected ones, very fine lot - will 100’s on printed leaves from good range 160+ from QV inc K.Ed to 1/= (M) KG5,
be some duplication (No G.B.) £6.50 earlies inc better with 1867 to 50Kr,. 1890 KG6 to 1/= dup for perfs, QE to 1967 Cat
to 2g,. Useful mid period with following £200+ £40.00
FOREIGN AND C/WEALTH MIXTURE sets all mint (some margin mounted only)
ITALY
100 different complete sets mint or used plus a few 1923 Artists (both sets) 1934 Welfare,
1936 /7 Welfare (both) useful 1950 (mint P/O’s 57 inc Turkish Empire vals to 2L,.
each of m/sheets covers, and some odd stamps as Austrian Territories, Dodecanese Islands
including 1949, prisoners of War) 1950
blocks of 4 £14.95 Plebiscite etc to 1960 Cat £4900 £625.00 with Karki to 50c (M) few Colonies etc Cat
(No G.B. mint or used sets) Plus £1.50pp £900 £90.00
BELGIUM
Colonies 90 Eritrea from 1893 60c FU
KING GEORGE VI ISSUES 1941 Flemish Legion M/S set of 4, perfect
UNM OBP E225 £130.00 on piece, 1916 Red Cross set, later to
Nice selection from this popular period 150 different 1936, Libya with 1912 to 1L inc 15c both
mixed mint or used, no G.B. £8.50 Approx 100 from 1849 pair, 1849-61 types, Express pair, 1921 most to 1L (M)
complete for all 3 W’Marks, 1863 set, Somalia from 1903 1b, 2b, 1916 Red
NEW ZEALAND HEALTH ISSUE 1865 to 1Fr,. 1866 trio, 1869 to 1Fr,. 1883 Cross 10c-20c, 11924 Express pair etc.
Very useful lot Cat £1910 £300.00
16 complete sets mixed mint or used set, 1884 to 2Fr,. 1893 to 2Fr (both) 1905
set etc to 1915. All V.fine used Cat £2200
(This includes 5 bird sets) £1.95 KOREA
£235.00
Early range (13) with 1894 pair, 1895
CANADA
FRANCE Provinces 60 inc Nova Scotia 1860 to
50p, 1900 range to 4ch,. 1902 S’Charge,
Large size art stamps 1965/7 mint or used - Gaugin 12 ½ c (M) P..E.I 1862 9d, Newfoundland
1903 to 3ch Cat £297 £50.00

Renoir Degas ETC. 1897 to 6c, 1920 2c and 3c S’Charges etc

ORANGE FREE STATE
Mixture of 40 stamps some duplication £4.98 Useful little lot Cat £600 £75.00
60+ on leaves from 1868 to 1/=, 1878 5/=
good range 1896 ½ d S’Charges (6 all
ERITREA
PLEASE ADD POSTAGE TO ORDER - MINIMUM 90P

E. A. BEER
mint) V.R.I 187 5/=, 1903 set (M –scarce)
85 from 1893 inc 1901 to 5L,. 1910 set,
47 Oak Avenue, Croydon CR0 8EP 1916 Red Cross set, 1922 O’Prints on
etc Cat £550+ £110.00

Telephone: 020 8777 4719 Somalia set, 1925 inc 2L50 (M) 1929
POLAND
Montecassino set etc. Cat £1250 £210.00
Many 100’s in Schaubek from 1918
inc 1919 O’Print on Austria 40h, 1927
FRANCE
Education 20g (M) Medical Congress 25g
Useful range (about 100) pre-cancels
EA Beer.indd 1 22/02/2018 09:49 (M) 1934 Challenge 30g, later with many
from 1920 5c, 15c, 1922 5c, Ceres to 65c
sets to 1974 £65.00
(2) Pasteur set, later in sets to 1975 Cat
Ceres £2000 £220.00
SAAR
Several 100’s mint and / or FU (several
GERMANY
UNM) from 1920 inc Saargebiet set,
Many 100’s 1872-1945 inc Shields to

ITALY
18Kr, Reichspost to 3Mk, extensive
Weimar with hyper-inflation fairly complete 1948 Flood set, (no M/S) 1949 National
, Wagner and Workers sets, M/S, Berlin
COLONIES * FIUME * OCCUPATIONS & TERRITORIES car race etc. A really comprehensive lot
Cat £8320 £750.00
VATICAN * SAN MARINO
Stamps * Postal History:1400 AD to date * Thematics * Bavaria 200+ from imperfs to 12K,. 1911
TRIESTE * SOMALIA * ERITREA * LIBYA * AEGEAN ISLANDS * types to 5Mk,. 1914 to 20Mk,. 1919 O’Prints
LEVANT * ITALIAN POST OFFICES IN CHINA on Germany set, 2nd Free State set, 1920
set etc mint and or FU Cat £1800 £225.00
LEADING ITALIAN AREA DEALERS
ETHIOPIA * BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS GREAT BRITAIN
OVER 18,000 LOTS ON OUR WEBSITE 70+ inc K.Ed to 5/= KG5 to 2/6, Silver
Jubilee M & FU etc £35.00
INCLUDING WORLDWIDE THEMATICS and
POSTAL HISTORY Diverse & Important Stock Very many 100’s on assorted leaves
Prisoners Of War * Disinfected Mail and Stamps & Covers of the World QV – early QE2 with QV and Ked to 1/=,
duplicated for shades etc. Extensive
WANTLISTS SERVICED
KG5 in short sets, KG6 to £1, QE2 to £1
PHILATELIC LITERATURE: OVER 400 TITLES IN STOCK (2-UNM) A useful sorter type lot, largely
unchecked £120.00
Pictorials complete ex 25Mk, 1926
Welfare (FU) 1934 Christmas Charity,
Relief, 1950 Stamp Day thence complete
to 1959 Good lot Cat £2650 £75.00
SWITZERLAND
Many 100’s in Davo from 1850 5Rp FU,
sitting Helvetias to 40c, 1882 to 1Fr,. 1907
to 3Fr (inc mint) Pro Juventutes virtually
complete 1913-1980, 1932 Conference,
1939 Exhib complete (mint –both sets)
1961 St. Oswald’s set mint etc to 1999.
Good lot Cat £3750 £410.00
V. many 100’s from 1850 5rap (both)
10rap 1854 range to 1Fr,. 1862 to 1Fr
(perfs/ papers taken as cheapest) 1914
high vals complete, pro Juventutes fairly
complete, better through to 1980’s, dues
etc. inc 1949 Pro Aero 1955 Philex M/S.
Excellent lot Cat £11200 £1300.00

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 Your monthly guide to specialist stamps, stamp-related material and postal ephemera
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POSTMARKS

Coober Pedy
Situated almost halfway between Adelaide and Alice Springs in
South Australia, the town of Coober Pedy (derived from the
Aboriginal kupa-piti meaning ‘boy’s watering hole’) is known
as the world-wide centre for the mining of opals, writes David
Gwynn. The town was not founded until 1916, the year after
the first opal was discovered by teenager Willie Hutchison. By
the end of the 20th century some 250,000 mine shaft entrances
peppered the whole area.
The town’s greatest claim to fame, though, is that many of
the residents live in houses that have been carved into the rock.
With daytime temperatures often in excess of 40 degrees Celsius,
these underground homes, called dugouts, maintain an even,
comfortable temperature. There is also an underground museum
dedicated to the opal industry; underground churches, including and Tina Turner, to make Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. It also featured
the Serbian Orthodox Church and an underground motel. in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert among other films.
Coober Pedy’s other claim to fame, though, is that it has been used as a The opal fields feature on the pictorial postmark that was in use
film set. In 1985 filmmakers arrived in the town along with Mel Gibson in 1990 on mail posted in the town.

FIRST DAY COVERS

Aiming for unusual combinations

In the past we have featured the well known
1966 World Cup issue, but this particular
cover is interesting for two reasons, writes
Brian Austin. Firstly Ronald Antinoris was a
Glaswegian football memorabilia collector,
rather than specialising in first day covers, so
most of the covers you see with his address
on are for this issue, but when you do see
them they are always interesting. They may
be doubled with the ‘winners’ stamps and we
have even had them with three postmarks;
firstly when the draw was done, then with
the main stamp issue and finally with the
‘winners’ stamp, issued after England’s
success. He seemed willing to try anything
to get some amazing combinations, for
example, we are not sure this cover should
have had the Monaco stamp cancelled with
the Wembley Postmark.
The second reason this cover is
interesting is the signature, we have to confess that it has taken teams, so they are well worth looking out for.
us about five years to identify it as Lucian Muller. We desperately While we are on the subject of the World Cup, my tip would be to
searched for a connection and have found out that he was a look out for the unusual match day postmarks. The square England
member of the French squad in 1966 but did not play in any vs Germany postmarks can be picked up quite easily and thousands
matches, which demonstrates how serious Mr Antinoris was as a must have been done, but how many people would have thought
collector. Very occasionally other signed items from him turn up to get a cover postmarked for, say, Chile vs North Korea, a match
in auctions, from single signed items like this through to complete played in Middlesbrough all those years ago.

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The Racecourse - YORK - YO23 1EX
95+ Stamp Dealers and 60+ Coin, banknote and medal Dealers

20th - 21st July 2018

Friday (11am to 6pm) - Saturday (10am to 4pm)

List of dealers attending YORK

STAMP DEALERS David Shaw Philangles COIN DEALERS Knightsbridge Coins
Derek Fulluck QV Pennies Lindum Colonia
AfricaStamps Embassy Philatelists (A.G.Chappell) A.H. Baldwin Ltd Lloyd Bennett
Alan Rothwell Empire Collectables Ramsdens AMR Coins Lockdale Coins
ALLWORLDPH.COM Eric Hinchliffe Ray Watts Anthony Halse London Coins
Andrew G Lajer Ltd Eric Wilding Richardson & Copp B. Frank & Son M. Veissid & Co
Andrew Vaughan GB and Royal Naval Robert Danzig Bedrock Collectables Ltd Michael Beaumont
Philatelics Covers Robert Uden Bill Seese Michael McAndrew
Anthony Baker Hendon Stamp Co Robstine Stamps Bonhams Mike Vosper
Argyll Etkin Ltd Howard Hatton Roger Jackson British Banking History Moore Antiquities
Arun Stamps Ian Perry Roy Hamilton Bowen Society Pam West
The Association of British John Auld The Royal Philatelic Bucks Coins Paul Davies Ltd
Philatelic Societies John Curtin Ltd Society Chris Dixon Paul Revell
Avery Stamps Liz Ashfield & Andy Sobotka & Breebaart Colin Cooke Peter Morris
BB Stamps Faulkner Southport Stamp Colin Rumney Richard Gladdle
BBFILA.com LoveAuctions Auctions DD Coins Rick Coleman
Bill Barrell Ltd The Magpie Stanley Gibbons Ltd DRG Coins & Antiquities Rob Davies
Bob Lee Mark Bloxham Stephen Holder David Craddock Saltford Coins
Buckingham Covers Mint GB Stamps (Barndance) David Turner Scot Mint
Candlish McCleery Mulready Philatelics Stephen T. Taylor Den of Antiquity Silbury Coins
Cavendish Philatelic Murray Payne Ltd Stewart Harris Dix Noonam Webb Simon Monks
Auctions The National Philatelic Thames Themes Ernie Brooks Sovereign Rarieties
Chaomo Wang Society Tom Hamilton GM Coins Studio Coins
Charlie Rudge Nigel Steen Trevor Chinery George Rankin Coin Co Token Publications Ltd
Chris Rainey Northern Stamps Tristan Brittain Ian Davidson Tony Spink
Corbitt Stamps Ltd North Staffs Stamps Vincennes Philatelie Ian Gradon Victory Coins
Cover Collecting - PZH 1840 Westgate Supplies J Ruijs Weighton Coin Wonders
Richard Park P. Harris (Stamps) Windsor Philatelics John Cummings Wessex Coins
Cover Story Ltd Paper Heritage Yorkshire Coast Stamps John Mann Numismatist Yorkshire Numismatic
DG Stamps Paul Jones The Yorkshire Philatelic John Newman Society
Dave Foster Paul Kirkwood Association John Vatche
David Feldman SA Peter Mollett K & M Coins
David Morrison Peter van Esch KB Coins

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Philatelic
curiosities
and the handstamp shows signs of wear
over the five days of legitimate use.
Therefore any stamps cancelled 25 or
26 February showing wear to the ‘S’ are
definitely suspect. Meanwhile, careful
study of legitimate cancellations reveals
how the shape and positioning of the
characters changed from day to day.
The forged cancels do not replicate

#28 INSIDE JOBS these and can often be told apart.

Most forgeries are created outside the postal
system, but as David Bailey reveals there are a
few occasions when they were created inside it
The 40 para Provisionals
of Constantinople
Before the First World War there were
five British Post Offices throughout
the Ottoman Empire, handling mostly
overseas mail. The rate for this was
2½d in sterling or 40 paras in the
local currency (about 2d). British 2½d
stamps were therefore overprinted 40
paras and customers could pay either
price. Early in1893, the Postmaster in
Constantinople noticed that stock levels
of these overprints were running low.
The Office had a store of unoverprinted
values, so he decided to take sheets of
the ½d value and overprint them 40
paras by hand. A single handstamp,
made from copper, was commissioned
and these provisional overprints were
put on sale on 25 February.
There were strict conditions
surrounding their use. They weren’t sold
to the public and could only be applied
by post office staff to mail bound
for Britain. Then on 2 March, fresh
supplies arrived. So the Provisionals
were only in use for five days: 25
February to 1 March, inclusive.
Some time after this, someone
traditionally known as ‘Mr X’, got hold
of the original handstamp, the original
cancellation device and a few sheets of
½d Jubilees. He then proceeded to mass
produce used provisional stamps, tied to
small pieces of paper by a re-assembled
cancellation for one of the five days.
It was the perfect philatelic crime,
and Mr X was never caught. But
thanks to meticulous research, much
of it by members of the Great Britain
Overprints Society, there are ways to
spot the fakes.
For instance, the real stamps were
produced, probably on a daily basis,
The ‘clandestin’
overprints on Indo-China
At the dawn of the 20th century, France
controlled a substantial part of South
East Asia, known collectively as ‘Indo
Chine’. Stamps were produced in Paris
A genuine 40 using the colonial Peace and Commerce
para provisional type and a later art nouveau design by
(hopefully) Eugene Grasset.
The stamps were then overprinted
in Hanoi for eight local post offices,
mostly in Chinese territory.
Sometime around 1905, someone had
the idea of buying sheets of stamps over
the counter, taking them to the printers
and having them overprinted with
highly collectable errors. The printers
went along with the scheme, treating
the perpetrators as clients, and they
duly produced overprinted stamps with
the entire spectrum of mistakes. The
‘clandestins’ appear on the ‘wrong’ basic
stamp or in the wrong colour. There are
inverted overprints, double overprints,
overprints double with one inverted.
And they were all executed on the right
stamps in the right inks and using the
right overprinting plates. The people in
A range of the
errors, from all
eight post offices.
This was fakery
on a grand scale
(images courtesy
of Phila 2000)
charge never got to see them, so they
were never detected or destroyed. And it
was not until 1907 that the scheme was
exposed in the French philatelic press.
Eventually, the perpetrators were
identified and put on trial. But the case
against them was dismissed. They had
paid for the stamps, and rendered them
unfit for postage, so the Post Office had
not suffered any loss, almost the reverse.
No-one cared about the collectors
who’d bought them. The Post Office
disagreed with this verdict and the
printers were fired. And Gibbons tells
us that from 1908, the overprinting was
carried out in Paris.
Today, there is no comprehensive
listing of these printings and they are
rarely offered for sale. Parisian dealers
Phila 2000 have a selection in stock at
prices from €30 to €80.
Many thanks to the Great Britain
Overprints Society and Phila 2000 for
information and images used in this article.

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 GB Stamps
Championing arts and artists
For 250 years, The Royal Academy of Arts has promoted art and artists.
To mark this anniversary, Royal Mail has commissioned six of the Royal Academy’s
foremost artists to provide paintings for a set of anniversary stamps
I
n keeping with the Academy’s
ethos of promoting artists and their
work, Royal Mail worked with six
very different artists, each of whom
is an Academician of The Royal
Academy of Arts, and was asked to design
a stamp giving their own portrayal of this
year’s summer exhibition at the newly
refurbished Academy.
The RA was founded in 1768 by a
Stamp details
Issue date: 5 June 2018
Design: Royal Mail Group Ltd
Illustrations: Grayson Perry, Fiona
Rae, Norman Ackroyd, Barbara
Rae, Yinka Shonibare, Tracey Emin
Stamp size: 37mm x 35mm
Print process: Lithography
Perforations: 14 x 14.5
Phosphor: Bars as appropriate
Gum: PVA
1st – Summer Exhibition,
Grayson Perry RA
1st – Queen of the Sky,
Fiona Rae RA
£1.25 – St Kilda: The Great Sea Stacs,
Norman Ackroyd RA
£1.25 – Inverleith Allotments and
Edinburgh Castle, Barbara Rae RA
£1.55 – Queuing at the RA,
Yinka Shonibare RA
£1.55 – Saying Goodbye,
Tracey Emin RA
32 JULY 2018
group of forty artists and artists, who
became the first Royal Academicians.
Even in times of turmoil or war, the
Royal Academy of Arts has hosted an
annual summer exhibition, initially
working from a 30-foot gallery in Pall
Mall, London – and moving several
times over the centuries, with the
current premises being Burlington
Gardens in Piccadilly.
The first stamp (1st class) features
Summer Exhibition by Grayson
Perry RA, who is the coordinator of
this year’s Summer Exhibition. His
featured artwork for the stamp shows
an exhibition with paintings and a
sculpture. Perry, who was born in
Chelmsford in 1960, was awarded the
Turner Prize in 2003 and often uses
art to tell the story of his alter ego,
Yinka Shonibare pictured Claire, who is shown on the Summer
with an enlarged version Exhibition painting. Despite his talent
of the £1.55 stamp as a painter, Perry actually works first
showing his work and foremost as a ceramicist, and his
Queuing at the RA 2011 sculpture Red Allan is part of the
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Academy’s collections.
The second 1st class value features
the painting Queen of the Sky by
Fiona Rae RA, a Hong Kong-
born painter who has exhibited in
museums and galleries around the
world. Queen of the Sky uses blues,
greens and pinks which have been
brought together to produce an
abstract sky scene. Rae, who was
appointed the first female Professor
of Painting at the Royal Academy
Schools in 2011, is renowned within
the art world for the deliberate
ambiguity of her work, which allows
the viewer to use their imagination to
choose what Rae might be depicting.
She also often uses contemporary
fonts and designs within her work to
appeal to modern-day audiences who
might see these signs and symbols
whilst going about their daily work.
The international theme continues
with the third stamp – St Kilda: The
Great Sea Stacs by Norman Ackroyd
RA. The Leeds-born artist has been
a Royal Academician since 1991 and
is also a Senior Fellow of the Royal
College of Art. The painting shown
on the £1.25 stamp is a brooding,
dramatic depiction of the sea stacs
around the St Kilda archipelago, an
isolated island group which lies 64
kilometres off the island of North Uist,
in the Outer Hebrides.
St Kilda is home to around one
million seabirds and Ackroyd’s

painting depicts a number of these
birds circling a huge sea stac, with
a stormy sky beyond. Fans of
Ackroyd’s paintings can see his work
in a number of prominent locations,
including Lloyds Bank in London,
Heathrow Airport and the main hall
in the British Embassy.
The Scottish theme continues onto
the fourth stamp, featuring the work
of Barbara Rae RA, with the painting
Inverleith Allotments and Edinburgh
Castle. The painting on this £1.25
stamp is a real departure from the
usual depictions of world-famous
Edinburgh Castle, which is generally
pictured towering over the city of
Edinburgh from its location on the
plug of an extinct volcano. However,
the allotments also have their place in
the city’s history; they were set up in
response to the food shortages of the
First World War, as Edinburgh’s citizens
were encouraged to grow their own
Reader competition
For your chance to win a Royal
Academy of Arts Presentation
Pack, courtesy of Royal Mail,
simply answer the following
question on our website:
What was the name of the Royal Academy of Arts’
first full female Academician?
To enter, just visit our website at: http://stamp.cm/winstamps.
Closing date: 12 July 2018.
GB STAMPS 2018: ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS
Artist Grayson Perry, or supplies of fruit and vegetables.
rather his alter-ego Claire, Barbara Rae was born in Falkirk
with the new stamp and studied at Edinburgh College
of Art, and has taught and exhibited
in the city. This new painting shows
her home city in vibrant colour, with
the pinks and blues of the allotments
providing the perfect foil for the
dramatic dark colour of the medieval
castle and the red-hued sky beyond.
Dramatic colours are also used to great
effect in the work shown on the first of
the £1.55 values – Queueing at the RA by
Yinka Shonibare RA. As a London-born
artist, Shonibare will be only too aware
of the British and London tradition
of queueing in shops and at visitor
attractions and on this painting, he
shows a sea of colourful umbrellas under
which a crowd waits to enter the Royal
Academy of Arts. Burlington House
is shown in a simple black and white
WI N
E
depiction, giving prominence to the
vibrancy of the umbrellas as the crowds
TH S!
P waits in the London rain.
STAM The final stamp (£1.55) carries the
painting Saying Goodbye by Tracey
Emin. Black, grey and white are used to
dramatic effect, with two faces taking
centre stage on the work. London-born
Tracey Emin first exhibited at the Royal
Academy in 1997, in the exhibition
Sensation and in 2008 was chosen
to select and hang the works in the
Summer Exhibition’s Gallery IV.
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Product portfolio
The accompanying products continue
the theme of the Academy’s role in
the world of art, and its promotion
of art and artists. The presentation
pack, written by Dr Gilda Williams,
includes all six stamps and covers the
origins of the Academy and its notable
members of the past 250 years. Dr
Williams also explores the Academy’s
changing attitudes to Modern Art,
showing how it initially struggled
to embrace this art form, gradually
becoming the champion of Modern
Art that it is today.
The Academy’s aims and activities
are also explored, including the
annual Summer Exhibition as
well as work with schools and the
community. Each of the artists whose
work is featured on the stamps has
given a quote on what being a Royal
Academician means to them.
The First Day Cover contains an
illustration of two Victorian-age Royal
Academician acting as porters, moving
a large painting before the Royal
Academy of Arts Exhibition of 1887.
The accompanying information card
explains the role and purpose of the
Royal Academy of Arts, and follows
its evolution over the centuries, in
terms of membership and its attitude
to contemporary art.
Other products include a set of
six postcards, featuring an enlarged
image of each of the stamps, and
three different postmarks – a Tallents
House, Edinburgh postmark with the
abbreviated RA reference to the Royal
Academy of Arts, and the number
250 for the landmark anniversary; an
alternative ‘Royal Academy of Arts
250’ postmark for London W1, where
the Academy is based; and a non-
pictorial mark, also London W1.
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Around the islands
JERSEY

Protecting the island’s animals

Jersey Post celebrates 150 years of caring for animals and wildlife with a new stamp issue
highlighting the work of the Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

T
he Jersey Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (JSPCA) was
established in 1868 with the
aim of changing the attitudes
of the public towards animals. In 1913 Jersey
resident Frances Elizabeth Wilson founded
the Jersey Animals’ Shelter to care for
abandoned, sick, injured and stray animals.
Now, 150 years after its foundation, the
JSPCA provides many services covering not
only animal welfare and rescuing injured
animals, but also providing educational and
work experience opportunities for youth
and special interest groups. Volunteers play
a large part in helping with the day-to-day
running of the Animals’ Shelter through
their fundraising activities and also through
time spent giving attention to, handling
and socialising animals before re-homing.
The eight stamps highlight the different
branches of rescue and re-homing work,
showing the 24-hour animal ambulance
(50p value), welfare investigation (65p),
education (76p), boarding (82p), lost &
found (94p), re-homing (£1.12), volunteer
work (£1.38) and wildlife (£2.64). The
Souvenir Miniature Sheet depicts a rescued
swan in the background and features the
82p and 94p stamps.
Melanie Gouzinis, Head of Philatelic
at Jersey Post said: ‘The stamps have
been illustrated by wildlife artist Andrew
Hutchinson who has depicted a variety
of birds and animals and a number of the
invaluable services provided by the Animals’
Shelter today which is what we wanted to
portray on the stamps.’
Stamp details
Issue date: 25 May 2018
Illustrations: Andrew Hutchinson
Printer: Southern Colour Print
Print process: Four-colour
offset lithography
Stamp die size: 36mm x 35.84mm
Souvenir miniature sheet size:
85mm x 85mm

ISLE OF MAN

Great British Motorcycles: A celebration of innovation

The cream of British motorcycling engineers are celebrated in twelve new stamps from
Isle of Man Post Office, with artwork by motorcyclist and philatelist Graham Crowley

T
he ground-breaking engines featured in the stamp collection
are brought to life through the paintings of TT artist Graham
Crowley, archive imagery from Mortons and the words of
motorcycle author David Wright.
For more than a century, the Isle of Man TT course has been
recognised as a test for both machine and rider, and throughout this time, the
finest British engineers and manufacturers have showcased their innovative
work on the racetrack. The twelve stamps in this issue focus on motorcycles,
with paintings by artist Graham Crowley in combination with archive imagery

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 NEW STAMPS FROM GUERNSEY, ISLE OF MAN & JERSEY

GUERNSEY

Another
royal landmark
Guernsey marks the 65th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation with
stamps showing the monarch carrying out her role over the decades

G
uernsey Post has Each of the six stamps features a different
announced the release of photograph of the Queen, and the words
stamps to celebrate the of the first verse of the National Anthem
65th anniversary of the are presented across the stamps, beginning
coronation of Her Majesty with ‘God save our gracious Queen’ on the
The Queen, which took place on 2 June 46p value, and finishing with ‘God save the
1953 at Westminster Abbey. Queen’ on the 94p stamp.
Among the photographs featured are the
Queen on her tour of Australia in March
Stamp details 1954 and making her way to the State
Opening of Parliament in 1971 and 2002.
Issue date: 23 May 2018 Bridget Yabsley, head of philatelic at
Designer: The Potting Shed Guernsey Post, said: ‘We are delighted to
Printer: Cartor Security Printing celebrate this special occasion with our
Print process: Offset Lithography Alderney issue stamps, which depict the
Stamp size: 33.35mm Queen at numerous events including Her
deep x 45mm wide Majesty’s eightieth birthday and her Golden
Perforations: 13.25 x 13.75 and Diamond Jubilee celebrations.’

from Mortons Archive, one of the greatest collections of motorcycle images

in the world.
The striking colour combinations of the six illustrated stamps in the set were
chosen for their nostalgic appeal, as Graham Crowley explained: ‘The duo-tone
print method is a conscious reference to the duo-tone covers of the two most
popular UK motorcycle weeklies in the 1950s and 1960s: The Motorcycle and
Motorcycling. I wanted to emulate the style of these magazines, because during
this era, motorcycles were an integral part of social life in the UK.’

Stamp details
Issue date: 17 May 2018
Paintings: Graham Crowley
Images: Mortons Archive
Design: David Bloomfield, EJC Design
Printer: Lowe Martin

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Gems from The Postal Museum
England’s finest hour
‘They think it’s all over. It is now.’ Who can forget the words of BBC commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme
as the 1966 World Cup Final drew to its close? As England fans prepare for highs and lows (past
performance suggests lows) of another football World Cup, Richard West looks back at sporting stamps
T
he victory of England
over West Germany 4-2
on 30 July 1966 remains
the only time England
has won the World Cup,
and hence is never forgotten.
Reminders have been frequent
from Royal Mail, starting with
adapting the design of the 4d World
Cup stamp of 1966 to include the
words ‘ENGLAND WINNERS’.
During 1999 ‘The Entertainers’ Tale’
26p showed Bobby Moore holding
the World Cup, the Captain of the
England team also appearing on the
25p Football Legends stamp of 1996
and the Football Heroes set of 2013
(this latter set also featuring Gordon
Banks and Bobby Charlton from the
England team). The England Team was
shown on the 76p stamp of the House
of Windsor miniature sheet in 2012,
while England’s victory was recalled
on the World Cup set of 2006. This
latter set was accompanied by a generic
Smilers sheet called ‘England’s Finest
Hour’ featuring scenes from the Final.
That 1966 World Cup holds other
memories for stamp collectors. The
Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen from its
display case at Spring Stampex that year.
Fortunately it was discovered by a dog,
Pickles, in a garden in Tooting, south
London, before the final was held.
So confident was the hope of repeat
success in 1970, when the World Cup
www.stampandcoin.co.uk
David Gentleman’s
proposed designs for
the 1970 World Cup,
intended for an England
victory. Below: a similarly
optimistic proposed
design, this time for
Scotland’s possible
glory at the 1978 World
Cup… alas none of the
stamps on this page
were required
(all images copyright
Royal Mail, courtesy of
The Postal Museum)
was held in Mexico, that the Post
Office decided to have designs ready
in anticipation of England victory.
Three designs were prepared by David
Gentleman, each on the theme of the
ball going into the net (no players
were featured). England went out in
the Quarter Finals, ironically losing
3-2 to West Germany in extra time.
Incidentally I can also reveal that
there were plans for a Bobby Moore
series of packets of stamps and stamp
albums for sale through outlets such
as newsagents. However, the idea was
not pursued.
Similar confidence was felt for the
1978 World Cup held in Argentina.
This time the expectation was that
the Scotland team would win, so
again the Post Office had designs
prepared in anticipation. In the event
Scotland did not progress further
than the group stage, coming third
in their group behind Peru and The
Netherlands. The two potential
designs, for 9p and 11p stamps, were
by Barry Wilkinson. As with the
David Gentleman proposals, they are
held in The Postal Museum.
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 NEW SERIES

101
GB Stamps

GB
STAMPS
YOU NEED
TO OWN!

GREAT BRITAIN
The stamps you need to own!
In the second part of our major series we unravel the story of Britain and its stamps,
this time highlighting the notable early issues of Queen Elizabeth

T
oday’s stamp collector is presented with an ever-
growing selection of new British stamps to collect,
many eagerly add each new set to their QEII
collection, whilst others observe the busy (and
expensive) stamp schedule with a wary frown,
questioning their frequency and, at times, the subjects the new
stamps celebrate.
Things were a little different at the start of the Queen’s reign,
when Britain’s modest stamp issuing policy was more to do
with pragmatism than profit, and the young Queen was the
only person to receive the honour of appearing on the country’s
postage stamps. But as this month’s selection of classic GB
reveals, the approach to our stamps was slowly changing, as
designs began to reflect the nation,

Coronation, JUNE 1953

The Queen’s coronation was held over a year
after she acceded to the throne, by which time
the public was familiar with the definitive
stamps bearing her portrait. The four new
stamps were each designed by a different artist;
three used the same ‘Wilding’ image introduced the
previous year, while the 1s 3d value featured a bold full-face portrait by Edmund
Dulac, the designer also responsible for the 1937 Coronation stamp. Sadly Dulac
passed away just days before the 1953 Coronation stamps were issued.

Wilding definitives, Castle high values,

FEBRUARY 1952
Just weeks after her father’s death,
Queen Elizabeth II welcomed
fashionable photographer Dorothy
Wilding to Clarence House before
she posed for photographs for a new
set of definitive stamps, wearing the
same diadem that had been worn
by Victoria on Britain’s first stamps.
The resultant ‘Wildings’ were the
first to feature a photographed
portrait and saw five designers work
across eighteen stamp values, each
adding a decorative frame to the
central image.
SEPTEMBER 1955
The high value stamps featuring
George VI’s portrait remained on
sale for months after his death,
before Britain’s first truly pictorial
stamps were issued. Featuring a
famous castle from each of the
home nations inside a ‘broken
grotto’ frame, the stamps were
generally well received, designer
Lynton Lamb later receiving
an award for his efforts. Three
printers produced the stamps
during its lifetime, and the designs
were reproduced in 2005.

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find out about your favourite philatelic
items. If you’d like to take part in a
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in the magazine, then just email us at:
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Sixth British Empire and

Commonwealth Games,
Cardiff, JULY 1958
World Scout Jubilee Jamboree, AUGUST 1957 The British Empire and Commonwealth
Founded by Robert Baden-Powell, himself the subject of a stamp whilst in Games were first held in 1930 with the
charge of the sieged town of Mafeking during the Second Boer War, the Boy aim of increasing ‘goodwill and good
Scout Association celebrated their fiftieth anniversary and birth centenary understanding of the British Empire’
of their founder with a major meeting at Sutton Coldfield. A campaign by and the Cardiff event was the first to be
collectors eventually saw the reluctant GPO issue three stamps, including a celebrated with stamps. The sporting event
2½d value which illustrated a ‘Rolling Hitch’ knot. Printed in rolls as well as was celebrated on three values each showing
sheets, thousands of the stamps were used to produce first day covers, eagerly a proud Welsh dragon, while the 6d also
posted from the Jamboree Camp Post Office. showed the Crown surrounded by a chain,
representing the Commonwealth.

46th Inter Parliamentary

Union Conference,
SEPTEMBER 1957
Just as the Scouts’ stamps had
initially been rejected, the push for a
special stamp to mark the 46th Inter-
Parliamentary Union Conference,
being held in London, was met with
a frown by officials already struggling
with a crowded stamp programme.
Eventually a compromise was
reached; the existing 4d definitive
stamp and a recently designed update
for pre-printed airmail letters were Tercentenary of
both adapted to include reference to Establishment of ‘General
the conference. Letter Office’, JULY 1960
In the early 1960s, a gradual
increase in commemorative stamps
saw the Queen’s portrait sharing
Regional definitives, 1958 the limited space on a stamp with
The Channel Islands, Isle of Man, a pictorial element. For the 300th
Northern Ireland, Scotland and anniversary of London’s General
Wales were given their own definitive Letter Office, where the world’s
stamps during the latter half of 1958, first postmarks had been
surrounding the familiar ‘Wilding’ struck, two designs
portrait of the Queen with a range of were issued showing a
national symbols. Striking a balance postboy on horseback
between national pride and political (3d) and the post horn
symbolism was hardly straightforward, (1s, 3d), traditionally
but the eventual stamps sold well in used to signal the
each region while remaining valid for arrival of a post rider or
postage across the UK. mail coach.

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GB Stamps

First Anniversary of European Postal

and Telecommunications Conference (CEPT),
SEPTEMBER 1960
The origins of the postal collaboration now known as
‘Europa’ was prompted by the founding of the European
Coal and Steel Community and the issue of stamps from
the six founding countries in 1956. Four years later the
alliance included many more countries, including Great
Britain, all of whom issued ‘CEPT’ stamps, many featuring
a wheel logo, the spokes representing each member and the
‘radial nature’ of postal communications.

Centenary of Post Office National Productivity Year,

Savings Bank, AUGUST 1961 NOVEMBER 1962
Announced in Parliament as a
The world’s first postal savings system twelve-month campaign to ‘raise the
was introduced in Chancellor William standard of industrial efficiency’,
Gladstone’s 1861 budget, allowing National Productivity Year was
ordinary people to save while giving the marked with three stamps designed
government additional revenue. The by David Gentleman, whose common
Post Office celebrated the centenary arrow motif captured the nation’s
with posters, a resolve. The stamps were the first
booklet charting to be issued in two subtly different
the history of formats; some with the addition
the scheme and of invisible phosphor bands, for
a set of three use in automatic sorting machines,
stamps, featuring the remainder without phosphor.
on the 3d value Collectors now needed to view their
a squirrel saving stamps under a UV light to tell
up its collection which was which.
of nuts.

Paris Postal Conference,

MAY 1963
The 1863 Paris Postal Conference saw fifteen postal administrations meet
to discuss general rules for international mail. The meeting eventually led to
the formation of the Universal Postal Union in 1874, which still oversees the
worldwide postal system today. The centenary of the conference saw stamps issued
by many countries; Britain’s single green and mauve value followed a decorative
approach rather than recalling the event itself.

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Red Cross Centenary, AUGUST 1963

A century after a Geneva conference led to the founding of the Red
Cross, the GPO issued three stamps showing, predictably enough,
the organisation’s simple symbol. Thanks to a printing error,
examples exist with the red ink missing, leaving just a large white
box where the red cross should be. In 2014 London auction house
Grosvenor sold a rare 3d example of the error, with phosphor bands,
for £30,086. (Image courtesy Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions).
Freedom from Hunger Campaign,
MARCH 1963
Charged with tackling post-war famine, the United
Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
initiated a ‘Freedom from Hunger’ campaign in 1960 and
three years later 140 countries issued stamps highlighting
the project. According to the Post Office files, the
uncharitable authorities sought assurance that no financial
contribution was required before agreeing to issue the
stamps. Britain would not issue a charity stamp until 1975
and has rarely used stamps to raise funds for good causes.

NEW SERIES

101
GB STAMPS
YOU NEED
Opening of COMPAC (Trans-Pacific TO OWN!
Telephone Cable), DECEMBER 1963
The Commonwealth Pacific Cable System stretched
14,000 miles, connecting Britain with Canada, Hawaii,
Fiji, New Zealand and Australia and allowing 82-way NEXT MONTH
speech channels and many commercial circuits. The
We continue our special celebration of British stamps
completion of the project saw Britain, Australia and New
as we move towards a more liberal, celebratory
Zealand issue stamps with a common design but different approach to Britain’s stamps, when pictorial stamps
colours, while Fiji’s stamp showed the ship CS Retriever became a mainstay of British life…
which worked on the project, overprinted with the text Don’t miss it! Subscribe today and
‘COMPAC CABLE IN SERVICE DECEMBER 1963’. guarantee your copy, see page 46.

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 B98 BOLIVIA A specialised collection of Bolivian stamps SP45 SPORTS A superb collection of sports stamps from CD389 CATS & DOGS A fantastic collection of cats &
ranging from early and older stamps to more recent. many countries which includes miniature sheets and dogs on stamps. A vast variety of different breeds of
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offeredError“as is”unmtd
superb and R.49 SOUTH
sheets. EAST ASIA
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is in used lot, with somenoted
commemoratives, complete earlier singles and blocks. Some unmounted mint, but mostly fine used.
tennis. Stamps depicting famous tennis stars;
A lovely collection with many engraved stamps; several hundreds, Chris Evert,
mintwithout
together guarantee,
with normal stamp for comparison
but these form only ..................Price
a small part£4.25 of sheets unm . mint, crudely
mono-coloured mass of printed
singles. early
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mainly different used stamps. About 1600-1700 stamps of which Steffi
mostlyGraf, John McEnroe, Martina Navratilova, Boris
different...............................................................Price £21
SJ42 the larger collection
ZEPPELINS: Impressive of thematic
100 pluscollection
stamps,ofwhich Zeppelins are on
all atlovely lot unchecked
least 1300 must be different for catalogue value and containing
..................................... Price £32 Becker, Billie Jean-King, Bjorn ofBorg, Virginia Wade plus
stamps with airships & balloons. about 100 stamps.............Price £5 BX 486 BOXING - A fine collection Boxing Stamps Over 80 Stamps
guaranteed genuine. Entire collection ............Price £18.50 hundreds of Afghanistan stamps ...........................Price £18 in blocks and singles, including champion
SJ53a BARDSEY ISLAND. (Welsh Local Issue) A superb special- many others. Includes, several Britishboxers
colonial suchstamps
as Muhammadin
SAM.23 WORLD COLLECTION - All sorts, nice starter lot, with ised group of Unmounted Mint (complete sets) Stamps from this Ali. Mainly fine cto used, mint noted, with Great Britain Royal Mail 2012
upwards of 1000 different plus some duplication, with covers, FDC’s, mint blocks. 100+ world stamps mint & used ......Price
Olympic Games Gold Medal Boxing Stamps....................... Price £9.75
£14
AL45 ALICE IN WONDERLAND COMBINATION COVER small Welsh Island rarely get offered for sale ............. Price £7.00
miniature sheets All unchecked for Catalogue value ........Price £13.25
The superb British combination cover issued to BP8 PETER
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of Film scarcest and aoffew all Beatrix
pop stars. HP 19A IRAQ WAR COVER - Extremly rare War in Iraq commem-
G.46 ORNITHOLOGY - A substantial collection of ornithological stamps.
commemorate the 150th anniversary of the publication APotter colourful lot of this
covers, duepopular theme includes
to the severely limitedGary Cooper, Clara
& restricted issue CIND21 “CINDERELLA
orative cover STAMPS”
for the fall of Tikrit. Only 150An of amazing
this cover, esoteric
depicting
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Bow, Marylin Monroe, Clark Gable, Tyrone Power, James Dean, collection of worldwide Cinderella stamps: includes
withof Lewis
some mont, Carroll’s
but withAlicestrength in in
Wonderland
the unm. mintbook local bearing
sections inc.the of 80 worldwide. Issued to commemorate the 150th anniv.
Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Rudolph Valentino, Jean Harlow,
and destroyed, it is likely on a few covers survived. The cover bears a
GB QEII stamp,
unissued, bogus, postmarked
forgeries, with circular London
phantoms, reprints,SHCessays,
15 April 2003
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Puffins,Royal
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island and stamp’
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Humphrey Bogart, Pmk. Together with Iraq stamp overprinted “In British Occupation”
otherPostmark
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26 Nov Sea2015,
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repostmarked blocks.
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andBergman,
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to theproofs
cover andwith printers
a rectangular progressive
“Liberation proofs.
of Iraq
Total catalogue value is £130+.............................................. Price £29 15-04-03
December with Alice stamp and Alice pmk – only 50 of plus
RoyalmanyMail others. The whole
P. Rabbit lot. ...................................Price
illustrated PMK.................... Price £19.50 £14.00 Also notedTHE FALLlocal
better OF TIKRIT”.
issues,Cachet
postalinstrike
purple.stamps.
A very rareFrom Iraqa
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this scarce cover exist .................................... Price £19 OFFER A - From the remainder of a Liquidated Stamp Dealer’s stock, multitude of countries plus spectacular
of Commercial & Philatelic covers & FDC’s including special pmks, a F84
massive amount including, sheets.collection
Great Britain LU 328 LUNDY ISLAND - A superb collection of unmounted mint
early to modern with Air Mails, Sea Mail, commemorative covers, FOOTBALL A colourful of including
football Locals,
stamps GB KEVII
British localone pound
stamps green Island
of Lundy imperforate
in blocks, unmounted
large multiples mintand
British Commonwealth. Foreign, Mint used covers, FDC and pre packs. singles also
+ miniature sheet. Victorian
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notedWD399
designer WALTsigned.DISNEY
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of catcountries
value and then included.
got tired and (faux), India Queen fourKing
annas George
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of about 100 covers “Lundy & Atlantic Coats Air Lines Ltd. “Following on to puffin stamps
unmounted mint..................................................Price
stamps covering the Walt Disney theme £21 .00 Includes
gave G.B stamp
up counting. Clearance 1966PriceWorld Cup England winners,
...................................Price £75.00 inverted
overprinted head
with(faux).
1950s Spanish Civil War
& 1960s stamps on communist
to more recent. legion
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Impressive thematic noted includingthe ideal other THE
NY124 stamps THREE notedKINGS fromKingBritish
Georgelocal V, King islands,
ED. VII anddepicting
King of “Puffin”
issue, stamps,
private definitives,
delivery company commemoratives
stamps, GB&unadopted Air Mail stamps.
collection for St.
anyone interested in automobiles, all Antigua,
sorts from vin- Hundreds of unmounted mint Lundy Stamps ................Price £27.50
Lesotho, Vincent, Grenada, Sierra Leone, Turks Portsmouth
George FC, Wimbledon
VI. A collection AFC, Coventry
of British Colonials. UNMOUNTED City, Bobby
MINT designs (essays) plus other items. If only a few of these
tage classics to super speed racing cars. Several hundred different STAMPS. In singles and blocks. Approximately 100+ stamps, low B COM 434 ORNITHOLOGY - A fantastic thematic collection of British
& Caicos Islands, Anguilla, Maldives & Barbuda. Other
cars on stamps ..............................................................Price £11 Moore (West Ham FC), Liverpool FC and others. stamps were genuine the catalogue valueMint would be
price to clear..............................................................Price £12.00 Commonwealth BIRDS stamps. Only Unmounted in mulitlples
countries noted include Bhutan, Gambia, and stamps of the Approx. 100 superb football stamps, not counting any in
andexcess of
single stamps.£20,000.
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Hundred are
Brit, sold “as
Commonwealth is” not
Bird Stamps
SAM.26 AUSTRIA & HUNGARY - Mostly used, some mint, several G419 SCANDINAVIA: Incudes Sweden, Denmark, Norway,Price Finland, some
Uniondiff
hundred Island. All the favourite Disney characters are included,
......................................................................Price £8 duplication ................................................... £9.75 including High Value (£) pound & ($) Dollar stamps in blocks ..Price £39
from Iceland. The collection is unchecked for catalogue value, but we guaranteed as genuine. The spectacular collection of
namely Mickey & Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy. CR 781 CRICKET - Amint
valuable
G126 WORKS OF ART. The rarities of the world’s most famous art have estimated that there must be upwards of 1,000 .........Price £29.50 Cinderella Stamps andspecialised collectionPrice
“used”................. of cricket
£14.30
Famous
galleries Disney
at your films includes
fingertips. A superb 101 Dalmatians,
collection of famous thepaintings
Lion RU10 TSAR NICHOLAS II OF RUSSIA, ABDICATION
W37 ISRAEL - An impressive collection of Israel, comprising of
stamps & scarce cricket covers, including signed covers auto-
on stamps, over a thousand
King, Hunchback different not
of Notre-Dame and counting
Pocahontas. duplicates or
Several COVER Aofficial historic graphed by famous cricketers. Comprising of Unmounted Mint
illustrated firstcommemorative
day covers (all unadressed).cover for the Also100th
noted -
on 15th SC484 SCANDINAVIA A fine collection of Scandinavian
miniature sheets Great Britain and British Commonwealth Stamps in blocks of four or
complete sets............................................................Price
in miniature sheetlets format plus a mass£21 of anniv. ofsheets,
miniature the abdication
including:of1949 TsarCoinsNicholas II of Russia
mini sheet. Catalogued
singles with severalDenmark,
high value ($) Dollar & values. Approx 18 cricket
R55other
COSTUMES
mini Disney & HEADDRESSES
stamps. Hundreds Unusualofthematic
stamps,subject plus special £170 March (possible
1917.forgery
Bearingthisa striking
item “as illustration
is” not guaranteed.) of the Tsar Following
and stamps including Norway Sweden, and
covers including scarce autographed covers & a quantity of Unm.
hundred different from several countries...........................Price £6 on with many genuine unmounted mint Israel stamps including fewer Iceland & Finland stamps. A nice ‘starter lot’ to £25
mint sheetlets............................................................Price £23 plate his Royal “double eagle” emblem. The Royal cover bears a
number blocks, multiples and singles with tabs. A valuable
Mint Cricket Stamps .......................................................Price
RS2a UNIFORMS. Mainly military. Hundreds different. ....Price £12 build on. ..........................................................Price £9.75
andRoyal Mail Royal
impressive Lion stamp,
collection. with Royal Mail Buckingham
.............................................. Price £25 PM 84 MARGARET THATCHER - The very scarce mourning cover for
Let SC455
K2 GREAT BRITAIN. UNMOUNTED
SCOUTING A specialised MINT COMMEMO
collection RATIVES
of Scouts & Palace illustrated Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. One of the scarcest political covers.
& DEFINITIVES UNSORTED ACCUMULATION. Items noted include EUR 33 EUROPA - A postmark
specialiseddated European 15.03.2017. The coverof
thematic Collection
Only 50 ever
SR411 in existence,
SNAKES mostly now
& REPTILES in collectors hands
A worldwide collectionand rarely
of
Guide stamps from various countries over 80 mint
Traffic Light Gutter Pair Missing Phosphor Error coil strips. Well over
& used is fromstamps,
Europa a severely
spanningrestricted
from the and limited
1950’s issuemodern
to more of only stamps.
50
offered for sale. With “Iron Lady” illustration and official Royal Mail 8th
500scouting stamps
stamps, only and mini.
unmounted mint sheets ........................Price
....................................Price £18£7 Includes
covers Italy, France, Germany, Iceland, Belgium, Luxembourg,
................................................................ Price £8.50 mostly used stamps but includes mint. .........Price £14.75
April 2013. Big Ben postmark price ......................................Price £13.25

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Stamp stories
The Liberator
Chris West tells the tale of Simón Bolívar, a political hero of South America,
whose portrait and achievements continue to be celebrated on stamps issued by
a variety of countries around the world
S
imón José Antonio de
la Santísima Trinidad
de Bolívar y Palacios is
not very well known in
the UK. But in South
America, Simón Bolívar is regarded
with the kind of awe inspired by
Gandhi in India, Sun Yat Sen in China
or George Washington in the USA.
He has featured on many stamps, not
just in his native South America, but
around the world. During the Cold
War, both sides philatelically claimed
him as their own. The USA featured
Bolívar in their 1950s ‘Champions of
Liberty’ series; across the Wall, stamps
from the USSR, Hungary, Bulgaria
and East Germany all celebrated the
bicentenary of his birth in 1983.
El Libertador was born into an
aristocratic Venezuelan family. Both
his parents died when he was young,
and he was brought up by tutors and
by a family slave. As a young man,
he went to study in Europe, and was
influenced by the great Enlightenment
philosophers such as Rousseau and
Voltaire, as well as by the personal
example of Napoleon, whom he saw
crowned Emperor in 1804. Both
themes – philosophical enlightenment
and personal autocracy – would run
through the rest of his life.
He returned to Venezuela in 1807,
vowing to break Spain’s imperial
power in South America. Despite the
propitiousness of the timing – Spain was
invaded by Napoleon in 1808 – this did
not prove easy. His fortunes ebbed and
flowed for over a decade, and it was not
until 1819 that he achieved his aim. He
did so via a feat of military daring on
a par with Wolfe’s capture of Quebec
or Mao’s Long March, leading an army
across flooded plains and a 13,000 foot-
high pass to launch a surprise attack.
This attack, the Battle of Boyacá, finally
turned the tables against the Spanish.
Its anniversary, 7 August, is still a public
holiday in Columbia.
Bolívar became president of a new
country, Gran Colombia (modern
Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and
Ecuador), and spent the next five years
driving Spanish rule out of Chile and
Peru. Slavery was abolished in the
reconquered areas, and a new country
was named after him in 1825, Bolivia.
However, like many revolutionaries,
he found political rule harder to
maintain than to establish. An
autocrat, he feuded with former allies
who wanted a more liberal, democratic
future. A passionate believer in Latin
American unity, he was dismayed by
the feuding that sprang up between
the newly liberated states. In 1828,
two attempts were made to assassinate
him – on both occasions, he was
rescued by his lover, Manuela Sáenz.
In the same year, he tried to save his
dream of a unified post-Hispanic
American nation by declaring himself Bolivar has been honoured
dictator of Gran Columbia. This on enough stamps to
achieved nothing; in 1830, in failing create a significant
health, he left for Europe. He never themed collection,
made it across the Atlantic, dying in including Venezuela,
December of that year, ironically in Dominican Republic,
the house of a Spaniard. There are Peru and the USA
various conspiracy theories, but the
most likely explanation is that he
died from drinking water naturally
contaminated by arsenic. Manuela was
not provided for in his will, and died Chris West is co-author of
in exile and poverty 25 years later. Lost Countries, Exotic Tales
Bolivar is feted across Latin from an Old Stamp Album
America, but he left a questionable (History Press, £12.99)
legacy: he removed a decrepit imperial
power and fought slavery, but he
also set up the model of the caudillo
strongman dictator that would beset
the continent for years afterwards.
The stamps continue to flow,
nevertheless, the most recent having
been issued in 2012 (Manuela
Sáenz was celebrated on a stamp in
2010). The most valuable remain the
19th-century ones, of which there
are many. Forgeries of these, sadly,
are common.
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 The British Empire in Europe

The British Empire in Europe

Irrespective of our post-Brexit relationship with Europe, we stamp collectors can look
back nostalgically on seventeen decades of British postal services in four outposts of
Empire that have left a legacy of fascinating philately, writes Ed Fletcher

Y
ou can still add examples
of our European
outposts to your stamp
album if you keep those
pages open.
Gibraltar
Spain ceded Gibraltar to Britain
under the terms of the Treaty of
Utrecht in 1713, and Britain declared
The Rock a Crown Colony in 1830.
In those pre-adhesive stamp times the
port’s mail handling and receiving
facilities became a functioning branch
of the London GPO, with mail hand-
struck ‘GIBRALTAR’ in red ink (later
black) within a curved frame, and
with ‘PAID’ beneath. In 1857 GB
adhesives went on sale at Gibraltar.
They can only be recognised by the
cancellations – either a letter G within
an oval of horizontal bars; or A26
within a similar oval. On 1 January
1886 the first Gibraltar adhesives
(½d to 1 shilling values) were issued,
albeit the Colony had initially to
use contemporary Bermuda stamps
overprinted ‘GIBRALTAR’ in black.
Before the end of that year the
Colony’s own stamps, engraved and
printed by De La Rue, went on sale.
They included ‘GIBRALTAR’ in each
Above, from left: one stamp’s design. The local economy, lower values. To deter erasures of
of Gibraltar’s first however, used Spanish currency, so manuscript cancellations on dual
adhesives in 1886 stamps printed with Spanish values in purpose postage and revenue stamps,
was a Bermuda stamp a range from 5 centimos to 5 pesetas and to stop the re-use of high value
overprinted GIBRALTAR; were issued a year later. stamps, security measures included
an example of the Plates for new stamps of Edward the use of chalk surfaced paper,
farthings/pfennigs VII’s reign were delayed in and the re-issuing of stamps in new
Heligoland stamps; production, so Victoria’s stamps colours during the remainder of
this GB 1880 1s continued in use in Gibraltar into this reign. Despite those difficulties
green, mounted mint, the 20th century, until Edward’s with higher values, the basic cost of
overprinted ‘CYPRUS’ 1903 issue introduced larger stamps sending a one-ounce letter fell in
sold for £170 at a and higher values. ‘POSTAGE 1906 to 1d.
recent Grosvenor & REVENUE’ now appeared on George V’s first stamps, issued
Philatelic Auctions sale all values, and the two shilling, belatedly in June 1911, differed
four shilling, eight shilling and £1 little from the Edward VII issues;
stamps were double the size of the but nine high values (two shilling
Right: a GB 1878
1d used in Cyprus.
Cancelled Larnaca 942;
a Malta 1938 GVI ½d

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to £5) went on sale from 1921 to
1932, reflecting increased use of
revenue stamps. A higher basic
letter rate (increased to1½d per
ounce) was introduced in 1918 to
help boost war funds. This accounts
for the ‘WAR TAX’ overprints at
that time. When Gibraltar’s first
pictorials went on sale (1931-1933)
it came as no surprise to see a view
of The Rock as the chosen pictorial
subject. For collectors it proved just
as popular as Windsor Castle seen
on George V’s 1935 Jubilee stamps.
When the 1938 George VI Views
set appeared little surprise was
expressed that seven of the twelve
pictorials had The Rock as their
main subject, captured from three
different viewpoints.
Heligoland
Following Denmark’s defeat at
the Second Battle of Copenhagen
in 1807 the Danish Heligoland
archipelago, sixty miles off the
Danish coast, and thirty miles
from Germany, found itself under
British control as part of measures
to safeguard sea lanes for British
merchant vessels. A local postal agent
of the City of Hamburg already
operated at Heligoland, so the
British used his services to carry their
mail to Cuxhaven on the German
mainland pending the establishment
of British postal services, which
did not commence until 1867
when the Hamburg agent became
the first Heligoland postmaster,
and revenues were shared between
Hamburg and the GPO. The first
stamps, engraved and printed at
the Government Printing Works of
THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN EUROPE
Berlin, displayed an embossed profile Above, from left: Malta by ceding the holding to Germany in
of Queen Victoria in an oval frame, 1922 GV £1; Heligoland exchange for Germany’s possessions
with ‘HELIGOLAND’ and values in stamp; stamps in in far off Zanzibar.
Hamburg schillings around. The four Spanish denominations
highest values showed the arms of were required to meet Cyprus
the island. local market needs As part of a secret agreement with
Heligoland developed to become a the Ottoman Empire, Britain
popular summer holiday destination gained control of Cyprus in 1878 in
for Britons and Germans, all eager return for supporting the Ottomans
to send letters and postcards home. against Russia at the Congress of
From1875 both German Reich Below: Government Berlin. Contemporary GB stamps
and British values appeared on the House, depicted on a identifiable only by their numeral
stamps (the Farthing/Pfennig issues), George VI five-shilling hand-strikes (942 Larnaca, 969
and all proved very popular among issue of 1938, had been Nicosia, 974 Kyrenia, 975 Limassol,
visitors, and soon with collectors the official residence 981 Paphos and 982 Famagusta)
around the world. of Gibraltar’s British were used (1878-1881) until,
This overheated demand led to Governor since 1728 following a brief period of stamps
official reprints, then to forged
cancellations and a downward
spiral in confidence. Many
reputable dealers declined to handle
Heligoland stamps, leaving supply in
the hands of people happy to dupe
unwary beginners. Your defence
against modern cheats is to rely on
specialist dealers of high repute, and
to dedicate yourself to the study of
all Heligoland philatelic literature.
Back in 1890 Great Britain
extricated herself from Heligoland
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The British Empire in Europe
overprinted ‘CYPRUS’, the Colony
issued stamps produced specifically
for use in Cyprus, with values in the
local currency (40 paras = 1 piastra)
engraved and printed by De La Rue.
Those Key Plate types differed very
little during the years of Victoria,
Edward VII and the early years of
George V’s reign. With the outbreak
of World War I in 1914, Great
Britain formally annexed the island
of Cyprus to defend Mediterranean
shipping; and in 1925, Cyprus
officially became a Crown Colony.
In 1928 larger format pictorial
definitive and commemorative
stamps went on sale. They
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of British Government in Cyprus,
and carried images reflecting the
island’s cultural history. Subjects
included a silver coin from the
ancient city of Amathus dating from
300 BC, the 1st century tomb of
St Barnabas... the Larnaca Mosque
... and a statue of Richard the
Lionheart who conquered Cyprus
in the 12th century. Another large
format set of definitive pictorials
appeared in 1934, showcasing some
of Cyprus’s architectural gems. They
were recess printed to a very high
standard by Bradbury Wilkinson.
Today’s newcomers to Cyprus
stamp collecting appreciate some of
those stamps for their low market
prices. In George VI’s reign further
attractive recess printed designs
were issued, production undertaken
by Waterlow & Co. Cyprus would
continue to serve as an important
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Above: Gibraltar paid
war taxes as part of
its share in the costs
of the First World War
Above, right:
Heligoland: 1890
(Aug. 9) registered
cover locally
addressed, franked
with 1875-90 10pf.
(1½d) horizontal
pair, tied by fine
‘’HELIGOLAND/AU
9/1890’’ double arc
date stamp; used on
the last day of British
postal authority. Sold British military base throughout large format five shillings added in
at a recent Grosvenor that monarch’s reign. 1886. All depicted Victoria within
Philatelic Auctions various ornate frames. Before the end
sale for £120 Malta of her reign five pictorial definitives
Malta fell to Napoleon in 1798 replaced the monarch’s head with
Right: Malta 191 until captured by the British in stamps featuring a local fishing boat,
block of four George 1800, following which the island’s an ancient galley, a harbour view, a
V ¼d stamps; Cyprus population applied for and gained personification of Malta, and St Paul
GVI high values from membership of the British Empire. shipwrecked on Malta’s coast.
1938-51 At first local authorities ran the Prolific issues of Malta stamps in
postal services, delivering letters to the reigns of Edward VII, George V
police stations where they were put and George VI included bi-coloured
on window display until claimed monarch’s head definitives, re-issues
by addressees. In 1857 the GPO of earlier pictorials, overprints to
took charge and contemporary GB celebrate internal self-governing
stamps, cancelled with a letter M status, War Tax overprints in 1918,
within an oval of horizontal bars, or an Air Mail overprint, and larger
A26 within a similar oval, came into pictorials in the reign of George VI
service. A yellow ‘HALF PENNY’ displaying the King’s head alongside
was the only denomination issued a range of ancient buildings and
in 1861; often used alongside GB religious figures. Many were re-issued
stamps until 1885 when a set of six overprinted ‘SELF GOVERNMENT
new denominations (half penny to 1947’ when that event occurred.
one shilling) went on sale; with a
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 GREAT BRITAIN 2000-2017
COMMEMORATIVES DATE SET U/M DATE SET U/M DATE ISSUE U/M
DATE SET U/M 2007 Sky At Night 3.80 2014 Buckingham Palace 4.00 2007 ENGLAND 2.75
2000 Above and Beyond 1.40 2007 Inventions 4.00 2014 Great British Film 6.00 2007 WEMBLEY 3.00
2000 Fire and Light 1.40 2007 Slave Trade 3.80 2014 Sustainable Fish 6.50 2007 MACHIN 40th 3.00
2000 Water and Coast 1.40 2007 Seaside 3.60 2014 Commonwealth Games 7.50 2007 HARRY POTTER 3.00
2000 Life and Earth  2.00 2007 Grand Prix 4.00 2014 The Great War 7.00 2007 QUEEN’S 60th 2.50
2000 Art and Craft 2.00 2007 Harry Potter 4.50 2014 Seaside Architecture 6.00 2007 CHRISTMAS 5.00
2000 People and Place  2.00 2007 Scouts 3.60 2014 Prime Ministers 7.00 2007 LEST WE FORGET 3.60
2000 Stone and Soil  2.00 2007 Birds 6.50 2014 Christmas 8.00 2008 JAMES BOND 5.75
2000 Tree and Leaf  2.00 2007 Uniforms 4.20 2014 COMPLETE YEAR 70.00 2008 LANCASTER 3.00
2000 Mind and Matter 2.00 2007 Diamond Wedding 4.00 2015 Alice In Wonderland 10.00 2008 CATHERDRALS 3.00
2000 Body and Bone  2.00 2007 Christmas - 8v 6.00 2015 Smilers 9.00 2008 NORTHERN IRELAND 2.75
2000 Spirit and Faith  2.00 2007 COMPLETE YEAR 55.00 2015 Inventive Britain 10.00 2008 BEIJING 2.60
2000 Sound and Vision 2.00 2008 James Bond 4.00 2015 Bridges 7.00 2008 REGIONALS 50th 6.50
2000 COMPLETE YEAR 21.00 2008 Working Dogs 3.60 2015 Comedy Greats 7.00 2008 CHRISTMAS 4.50
2001 Hopes for the Future 2.20 2008 King & Queens 4.00 2015 Great War 7.50 2008 LEST WE FORGET 4.50
2001 Occasions 3.00 2008 Smilers 20.00 2015 Magna Carta 8.00 2009 BURNS 3.50
2001 Cats and Dogs 6.50 2008 Mayday 3.60 2015 Battle of Waterloo 7.00 2009 DARWIN 3.00
2001 Weather 1.75 2008 Insects 6.50 2015 Bees 8.50 2009 DARWIN - MS2904a 4.00
2001 Navy Submarines 2.20 2008 Cathedrals 4.00 2015 Rugby World Cup 8.50 2009 WALES 2.80
2001 Double-Deckers 3.00 2008 Carry On 4.00 2015 Star Wars 9.00 2009 HOUSE OF TUDOR 3.00
2001 Fabulous Hats  2.75 2008 Airshows 4.00 2015 Christmas 10.00 2009 KEW GARDENS 3.20
2001 Pond Life/Europa 2.75 2008 R.A.F. Uniforms 4.50 2015 COMPLETE YEAR 95.00 2009 POST BOXES 4.50
2001 Punch & Judy 3.75 2008 Women 4.00 2016 Shackleton 10.50 2009 CHRISTMAS 6.00
2001 Nobel Prizes 4.00 2008 Christmas 4.00 2016 Royal Mail 500 7.50 2010 CLASSIC ALBUMS 15.00
2001 Christmas 3.20 2008 COMPLETE YEAR 62.00 2016 Humanitarians 7.50 2010 SMILERS 7.50
2001 COMPLETE YEAR 31.00 2009 Design Classics 6.50 2016 Shakespeare 8.00 2010 GUIDING 3.00
2002 Kipling Stories 6.50 2009 Darwin 4.50 2016 90th Birthday 7.50 2010 STEWART 3.50
2002 Golden Jubilee 3.30 2009 Industrial 5.00 2016 Great War 7.50 2010 ACCESSION 3.50
2002 Occasions 3.00 2009 Kings & Queens 4.50 2016 Pink Floyd 8.00 - WITH 2010 OVPT. 3.50
2002 Coastlines  2.80 2009 Endangered Plants 6.50 2016 Beatrix Potter 8.50 2010 FESTIVAL OF STAMPS 5.50
2002 Queen Mother 2.80 2009 Mythical Creatures 4.50 2016 Gardens 8.50 2010 MATTHEWS 25.00
2002 Circus 3.30 2009 Fire and Rescue 4.50 2016 Great Fire of London 7.50 2010 BRITAIN ALONE 4.50
2002 Aircraft  3.30 2009 Navy Uniforms 4.50 2016 Agatha Christie 8.50 2010 STUART 3.50
2002 C.wealth Games 3.30 2009 Eminent Britons 6.50 2016 Mr.Men Little Miss 7.50 2010 POOH 4.00
2002 Peter Pan 3.30 2009 Olympics 6.50 2016 Christmas 10.50 2010 CHRISTMAS 7.50
2002 London Bridges 3.50 2009 Christmas 6.00 2016 COMPLETE YEAR 100.00 2011 ANDERSON 4.50
2002 Pillar Boxes  3.50 2009 COMPLETE YEAR 56.00 2017 Ancient Britain 10.00 2011 LOCOMOTIVES 3.00
2002 Christmas  3.50 2010 Album Covers 7.00 2017 Windsor Castle 7.50 2011 WILDLIFE 3.50
2002 COMPLETE YEAR 38.00 2010 Royal Society 7.00 2017 David Bowie 7.50 2011 WILDLIFE - MS3172a 4.00
2003 Birds of Prey  6.50 2010 Dogs and Cats 7.00 2017 Racehorses 11.00 2011 SHAKESPEARE 4.00
2003 Occasions 3.75 2010 Stewart 5.50 2017 Songbirds 7.50 2011 ROYAL WEDDING 4.00
2003 The Secret of Life  3.50 2010 Mammals 7.00 2017 Windmills/Watermills 8.00 2011 THOMAS THE TANK 4.00
2003 Fun Fruit & Veg 6.50 2010 LONDON 2010(6v) 9.00 2017 Landmark buildings 7.50 2011 AERIAL POST 5.00
2003 Endeavours 3.80 2010 Britain Alone 6.50 2017 Great War 7.50 2011 MACHIN CENTENARY 9.00
2003 The Coronation 6.50 2010 Stuart 5.50 2017 Classic Toys 7.50 2011 HANOVER 4.00
2003 Prince William 2.50 2010 Olympics 6.50 2017 Ladybird Books 10.00 2011 CHRISTMAS 7.00
2003 Scotland  3.80 2010 Railways 5.00 2017 Star Wars 6.00 2012 ROALD DAHL 4.50
2003 Pub Signs  3.40 2010 Medical 5.00 2017 Christmas (12 values) 13.50 2012 WINDSOR 3.50
2003 Transport Toys 3.40 2010 Pooh 5.00 2017 COMPLETE YEAR 100.00 2012 LOCOMOTIVES 3.50
2003 British Museum 3.80 2010 Christmas 6.00 2012 JUBILEE 6.00
2003 Christmas 4.60 2010 COMPLETE YEAR 75.00 2012 DICKENS 3.50
2003 COMPLETE YEAR 46.00 2011 Gerry Anderson 6.00 MINIATURE SHEETS 2012 OLYMPICS - WELCOME 4.50
2004 Locomotives  3.80 2011 Musicals 7.00 2012 OLYMPICS SET - 29 SHEETS 120.00
2004 Occasions  3.20 2011 Magical Realms 6.50 DATE ISSUE U/M (OR ANY INDIVIDUAL SHEET) 4.50
2004 Lord of the Rings 6.50 2011 WWF 7.00 2000 MATTHEWS 6.50 2012 PARALYMPICS- WELCOME 4.50
2004 Northern Ireland 3.80 2011 Shakespeare 6.00 2000 HER MAJESTY’S 4.00 2012 LONDON 2012 - MEMORIES 5.50
2004 Entente Cordiale  1.00 2011 Morris 5.50 2000 QUEEN MOTHER 1.00 2012 CHRISTMAS 8.00
2004 Ocean Liners  4.00 2011 Thomas 5.50 2000 Q.MOTHER - MS2161a 5.00 2013 LONDON UNDERGROUND 4.00
2004 Horticultural   4.00 2011 Olympics 7.00 2001 WEATHER 4.00 2013 DOCTOR WHO 3.00
2004 Wales  3.20 2011 Crown Jewels 7.00 2001 FLAGS 2.40 2013 DR. WHO M/S - MS3451a 3.50
2004 Society of Arts 3.20 2011 Hanover 6.00 2001 FLAGS - MS2206a 3.00 2013 FOOTBALL HEROES 8.00
2004 Woodland Animals 6.50 2011 UK A-Z Part 1 8.50 2001 BUSES 3.30 2013 N. IRELAND LOCOS 4.00
2004 The Crimean War  4.00 2011 Christmas 7.00 2002 AIRPLANES 4.50 2013 AUTO WORKHORSES 3.00
2004 Christmas 4.00 2011 COMPLETE YEAR 75.00 2002 WORLD CUP 2.80 2013 ANDY MURRAY 4.00
2004 COMPLETE YEAR 43.00 2012 Olympics - 4v 9.00 2002 ASTRONOMY 2.40 2013 MERCHANT NAVY 4.00
2005 Farm Animals 6.50 2012 Roald Dahl 5.50 2002 ASTRONOMY - MS2315a 2.50 2013 CHRISTMAS 8.00
2005 S. West England 3.00 2012 Windsor 5.00 2002 WILDING I 3.00 2014 WALES LOCOMOTIVES 4.00
2005 Jane Eyre  3.80 2012 Britons 7.00 2003 WILDING II 3.00 2014 BUCKINGHAM PALACE 3.00
2005 Magic  3.30 2012 Comics 7.00 2003 TOYS 3.50 2014 GPO FILM UNIT 3.50
2005 World Heritage 4.50 2012 UK A-Z Part 2 10.00 2003 RUGBY 2.60 2014 BRITISH PIERS 4.50
2005 Trooping The Colour 4.00 2012 Fashion 7.00 2004 LOCOMOTIVES 5.00 2014 CHRISTMAS 9.50
2005 Motorcycles 3.20 2012 Diamond Jubilee 8.00 2004 OCEAN LINERS 3.60 2015 SMILERS 7.00
2005 Tastes in Britain 3.30 2012 Dickens 7.00 2004 HORTICULTURAL 3.50 2015 PENNY BLACK ANNIV. 3.00
2005 Classic ITV 3.30 2012 Space Science 6.00 2004 SCOTTISH PARL. 2.50 2015 PENNY BLACK EUROPHILEX 15.00
2005 Smilers 7.50 2012 Lest - Poppy 1.20 2004 CHRISTMAS 3.80 2015 BATTLE OF WATERLOO 5.00
2005 Battle of Trafalgar 3.50 2012 Christmas 8.00 2005 JANE EYRE 3.80 2015 BATTLE OF BRITAIN 7.50
2005 Christmas  4.00 2012 COMPLETE YEAR 75.00 2005 CASTLES 2.80 2015 BEES 4.50
2005 COMPLETE YEAR 46.00 2013 London Underground 5.00 2005 ROYAL WEDDING 1.75 2015 LONG TO REIGN 6.00
2006 Animal Tales  4.50 2013 Jane Austen 5.50 2005 TROOPING 3.50 2015 STAR WARS 5.50
2006 England 6.50 2013 Doctor Who 7.50 2005 WORLD WAR II 3.60 2015 CHRISTMAS 10.00
2006 Brunel  3.30 2013 Great Britons 6.50 2005 LONDON 2012 3.60 2016 G.P.O POSTERS 6.00
2006 Ice Age Animals 3.30 2013 Football Heroes 7.50 2005 ASHES 2.40 2016 90th BIRTHDAY 4.50
2006 Queen’s Birthday 4.50 2013 Coronation Anniversary 6.50 2005 TRAFALGAR 3.50 2016 90th BIRTHDAY - MS 3832b 5.00
2006 World Cup Winners  3.30 2013 Butterflies 7.50 2005 CHRISTMAS 3.80 2016 ANIMAIL 8.00
2006 Architecture 3.30 2013 Auto Legends 6.00 2006 BRUNEL 3.20 2016 GREAT WAR 5.50
2006 Portrait Gallery 6.50 2013 Merchant Navy 6.00 2006 WELSH ASSEMBLY 3.00 2016 PINK FLOYD 5.50
2006 Victoria Cross  4.00 2013 Dinosaurs 7.50 2006 THREE KINGS 3.00 2016 BEATRIX POTTER 5.50
2006 Sounds of Britain 3.40 2013 Christmas 7.50 2006 VICTORIA CROSS 4.50 2016 CHRISTMAS 11.00
2006 Smilers 6.00 2013 Childrens Christmas (2v) 3.00 2006 CHRISTMAS 4.50 2017 WINDSOR CASTLE 5.00
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EGYPT’S PHILATELIC
LEGACY PART 2
In the second part of an in-depth examination of Egypt’s stamp history,
David Bailey turns his attention to the Monarchy, the Republic and the UAR
T
he Monarchy
Egypt declared its
independence on 28
February 1922, and
became a monarchy
under King Fuad I. But in practice,
its freedom was limited. The British
kept control of the Canal Zone,
foreign affairs, the army, police and
railways. British troops were stationed
in major towns and cities and Britain
kept complete control of the Egyptian
Sudan. The first stamps of the new
regime were overprints proclaiming
the monarchy, which appeared on
6 October 1922. Fuad had been
crowned in March but Muslim custom
dictated that the accession could not
be acknowledged until the October.
The set rewards careful study, with
four types of overprint plus double and
inverted varieties.
Meanwhile plans were underway for his
first definitive set, which would be printed
by Harrison using photogravure. Apart
from the Roman numerals, the stamps
are entirely in Arabic and the tiny device
above the king’s head is the solar disc and
two Uraei. These are stylised cobras: aspects
of the Goddess Wadjet and a sign of
sovereignty since the days of the Pharaohs.
However, when it came to photogravure
production, Harrison were still ‘learning on
the job’ and it took nearly eighteen months
of experimentation before the printed
stamps came up to standard.
Fuad’s first commemoratives pioneered
a design scheme in which ancient Egyptian
iconography was used in a modern context.
Thoth was the ‘Scribe of the Gods’ and is
seen writing Fuad’s name in a hieroglyphic
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Top, from left: the top
value of the first King
Fouad definitives;
the Monarchy made
good use of ancient
Egyptian imagery in its
commemorative stamps.
This 1931 value is for a
conference on Industry
and Agriculture; overprints
on King Farouk stamps
from 1952 and 1953,
one proclaims him King of
Egypt and the Sudan, the
other obliterates him
Above: first Fouad,
then Farouk would
have fifty copies of
commemorative sets
produced imperforate for
the Royal Collection. This
is from the International
Navigation Congress set
Right: a rare inverted
overprint on the 50m
value from the 1914 set
(image courtesy Robert
Siegel Auctions)
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cartouche. Other stamps featured
Hatshepsut’s Barge for the International
Navigation Congress, Amenhotep, an
architect, for the Statistical Congress and
Imhotep, who was known (inter alia) as a
physician, for the Medical Congress.
These, and most subsequent issues,
were printed by the Survey Department in
Cairo using photogravure.
Fuad’s second definitive set featured
the same portrait as the first but with a
more elaborate background. Again there
were problems in production. The printers
were using a screen, engraved on a glass
plate, which broke up the stamp image
into a series of dots. At first the screens ran
vertically and horizontally. But this caused
the doctor blade, which wipes excess ink
off the cylinder, to catch scattering specks
of ink. Laying the screens diagonally solved
the problem and the difference can be seen
in the stamps.
Fuad was a difficult man. He fought
with both his wives and survived a bullet
in the throat fired by his first wife’s brother.
He fought with his Parliament, repeatedly
dissolved it and even tried to abrogate its
powers. His second wife amassed one of
the world’s greatest jewellery collections.
After Fuad’s death in 1936, she is said to
have sold off all his clothes at the second-
hand market in Cairo; she later moved to
America and converted to Catholicism.
His son Farouk succeeded him at the
age of sixteen and was deposed at 32.
Revenues from cotton and the Canal
financed a life of opulent hedonism,
which outraged conservative, religious
opinion. He collected watches, stamps,
coins and cars. His 8,500-piece coin
collection included a 1933 gold Double
Eagle. He received a 540K Mercedes as
a wedding gift from Adolf Hitler, while
his post-war transport was a Mark VI
Bentley with bodywork by Figoni and
Falaschi (nicknamed ‘phoney and flashy’
in this country). He liked grand, baroque
furniture; the style nicknamed ‘Louis-
Farouk’ is still popular in Egypt.
He also gambled heavily and had
enormous appetites for food and women.
During the war, he signally failed to
share the privations of his countrymen,
insisting his palace in Alexandria

remained illuminated while the rest of
the city was blacked out.
Egypt remained neutral until the war
was virtually over, but British troops
used Egypt as a base throughout.
This was unpopular with the many
Egyptians who supported the Axis
powers. There were also rumours of
corruption leading to the supply of
defective weapons to the military. The
last straw came with Egypt’s defeat
in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and
four years later, Farouk was forced to
abdicate by a coup led by the Free
Officers under Gamal Abdul Nasser.
The stamps of Farouk’s reign display
an intriguing mixture of Eastern and
Western influences, most are easily
affordable and there are few varieties
except on the three overprinted issues.
The last of these reads ‘King of Egypt
and the Sudan’. This title had long
been used unofficially by Egyptian
Nationalists who resented the Anglo
Egyptian Condominium in the South.
However, in 1952, Egypt’s Parliament
abrogated the Anglo Egyptian Treaty,
commemorated in Farouk’s first stamps.
Nominally, the King’s infant son,
Fuad II, inherited the title after his father
was deposed but by 1953, the country
was officially declared a republic.
The Republic and UAR
Egyptian stamps had been almost
entirely neutral during the years of
British influence. They now became
strongly political and many reflect the
turmoil in the region throughout the
Arab Israeli wars and the Suez Crisis.
Issues commemorating conferences
or famous poets are interspersed with
others featuring the British withdrawal
from Suez, the nationalisation of the
Canal and the Defence of Port Said
against an Anglo French invasion
known as ‘Operation Musketeer’.
As for the definitives, one set of
1953 plus new low values in 1954 and
1957 lasted for the whole of the first
republic’s life. The set is an awkward
mixture of ordinary Egyptians and
ancient monuments with two versions
of the ‘soldier’ design. The first features
the English spelling of ‘Defence’, which
was quickly changed to the American
spelling, with an ‘s’.
The biggest challenge for collectors
is to explore the overprints on King
Farouk’s stamps, which obliterated the
royal portrait with three horizontal
bars. Three printers did the work and
there are slight differences in their
overprinting plates. Unoverprinted
stamps were demonetised, so as well
as government stocks, any issues in
private hands could also be returned for
overprinting. Some of these are rare.
There also numerous double overprints
and dubious overprints, so the list in
Gibbons may only be a start.
With independence came the freedom
to explore another political idea. This
was Pan-Arabism, the idea that the whole
Arab world should come together as a
single state. The formation of the League
of Arab States had been commemorated
in an Egyptian set of 1945, but with
5,000 years of history behind them,
Egyptians always had a clear national
identity of their own. Now, Nasser was
a keen Pan-Arabist and he had gained
popularity at home and prestige abroad
from his conduct of the Suez War.
At the same time, Pan Arabism was
popular in Syria, which was threatened
with a Communist takeover. So leading
members of the Armed Forces and Arab
Socialist Ba’ath Party approached Nasser
to propose a union, and the new country
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EGYPT’S STAMPS
The top value of the was formed on 1 February 1958.
1963 UAR Airmail set It didn’t last. The two countries
features the Great kept their own currencies and
Temple at Abu Simbel produced relatively few joint issues of
stamps. And as far as the Syrian Army
and the Ba’athists were concerned it
was more of a takeover than a merger.
The experiment came to an end in
1961 when Syria left following a
military coup.
Egypt continued to call itself the
UAR and remained interested in
mergers with other Arab States but
Pan-Arabism suffered a major blow
after the six-day war of 1967. Nasser’s
successor, Anwar Sadat, came to power
in 1970 and in 1971 rechristened his
country the Arab Republic of Egypt,
which it remains today.
Collecting the stamps
Few countries in the world can offer
as much variety as Egypt. Along with
the definitives and commemoratives
mentioned here, there are army
issues, airmail and express stamps,
dues and officials plus stamps of the
Egyptian Occupation of Gaza. The
early stamps had a large following in
the USA, where many of the most
informative books about them were
Above: the top value of published. They remain popular
the 1925 Geographical with European collectors – especially
Congress featuring in countries with post offices in
the God Thoth; two Egypt. And Andrew Titley of Robert
stamps announced the Siegel Auctions notes that a young
formation of the United generation of Egyptian collectors is
Arab Republic in 1961. replacing the older traditional group.
The 15m airmail stamp The club for UK collectors is the
is similar but has a tiny Egyptian Study Circle. Find them at
aircraft. Left: the stamp www.egyptstudycircle.org.uk
commemorating King
Farouk’s first marriage Many thanks to Robert Siegel Auctions,
was updated in two Egypt: Stamps and Postal History by
colours for his 18th Peter A S Smith, Egypt: a History of its
birthday a few weeks Stamps by R E R Dalwick, The 20th
later. FDCs like this are Century Stamps of Egypt by Ernest Kehr
rare (image courtesy of and the Egyptian Study Circle for images
Robert Siegel Auctions) and information used in this article.
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‘Bee Keeping and the life
of the Honey Bee’
Awarded ‘Large Vermeil’ at Stampex 2018, Gary Green’s exhibit
explores the fascinating life of the honey bee
Gary Green
How long
have you been
collecting
stamps?
I started
collecting
stamps in 1966. I was on
holiday with my parents and
sister in Paignton. We had
taken the twelve-hour car
journey from Yorkshire to
stay with my grandparents at
their Guesthouse. My cousin
collected stamps and she gave
me an album and some stamps
as a present. As they say, the rest
is history.
What attracted you
to this subject?
I became a member of ‘West of
England Thematic Society’ in
2006 and wanted to enter my
first thematic competition at
‘Wessex Philatelic Federation’.
I needed a subject and a friend
of mine was a bee-keeper at
Buckfast Abbey at the time.
This was the perfect subject.
The competition was an eight
sheet class, so I managed to get
stamps, etc. from my existing
collection together for the
exhibit. ‘Beekeeping – the life of
the Honey Bee’ got first prize, a
trophy and I was hooked.
What is your favourite item in
the collection?
My favourite items at the
moment are the USA 25 cent
‘Bee on Clover’ coil stamps and
varieties. I have enjoyed finding
the various varieties. Missing
Black on the bee, mis-perforated
pair and imperforate pair.
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Swedish Stamp Booklet from 1990, containing twenty stamps of 2.30K each; two sets of stamps telling the
story of the life of bees. The cover has a Skep with bees flying around it.
Czechoslovakian Meter mark Prague 26 September 1940,
showing a Skep with bees around it. The Skep was originally
made from wicker basket-weave plastered with cloam (cow
dung and lime tempered with sand and wood ash). The Saxons
introduced the rolled straw skep during 7th century. Stamp from a set of stamps issued
by Cuba in 1971. There is only one
queen in a colony of honey bees and
Postmark of 12 July she is a sexually developed female.
2000 showing a wooden She is the largest bee in the colony.
hive and the Ukranian The queen is raised in a larger cell
stamp showing the than the worker bee and after the
bee keeper Petro egg is hatched the larvae is fed with
Prokopovych who in prepared food known as ‘Royal Jelly’.
1814 invented the
‘frame’ which allowed
easier honey harvest.
Polish stamp from a set celebrating
‘Apimondia 1987’, an International
Organisation of Beekeeper
Associations held bi-annually.
The Drone is a male bee and is
smaller than the Queen but larger
that the worker. These bees are
only in the hive during the summer
months when there is a chance they
will be needed to mate with the North Korean miniature sheet
Queen. During the autumn they are showing the life in the hive. The
driven from the hive by the worker bees and eventually die off. Queen laying her eggs, the workers
They are unable to feed themselves, work in the hive or defend feeding the larvae and filling the
the colony, as they have no sting. cells with honey.
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Israel stamp with tab having reference to the bible - ‘a land of Which item was most
milk and honey’ (Exodus 3.8). The worker is a sexually immature difficult to find?
female and the most numerous in the colony. She lives 25 to 35 The Great Britain entire letter to
days during the spring and summer months. She does all the Mrs Plowden of Plowden near
work and is firstly a housekeeper, cleaning the cells, leaving them Bishops Castle, Salop was the
immaculate for new eggs and to store nectar and pollen. Next she most difficult to find. I knew I
is a nurse, caring for the larvae feeding them a mixture of honey needed something old and rare to
and pollen which is rich in protein and vitamins. increase the rarity marks for my
exhibit. I wanted an entire, but it
couldn’t be just any entire. I was
told by a judge that if I was to use
an entire in my exhibit it had to
have gone through the post ‘free’,
a paid for entire was not allowed.
I was very fortunate to stumble
across this one at a fair, after some
years of searching. The crucial
USA coil stamps issued 2 September 1988 with various errors. Normal stamp, missing black, mis- thing was that it had to have a
perforate and imperforate. The workers third task is to forage for food. They collect pollen and wax seal, so as to link into the
nectar from flowers, the pollen is collected in pouches on its back legs and the nectar is stored in the theme of my exhibit.
abdomen. Nectar is processed into honey and this plus the pollen is used to feed the colony.
What advice would you give to
fellow collectors?
Pitcairn Islands self adhesive hexagon shaped stamp. The If you are thinking of starting a
wax cells in the hive are hexagonal, this is a great example of thematic collection, there is lots of
evolution finding the most efficient solution to maximize storage information out there. If you have
capacity and the strength of construction. The final task of the access to the internet the British
worker is to defend the colony. At this stage of maturity, her Thematic Association (BTA) have
sting glands have developed to contain an authoritative amount a web site with all you need to
of venom. They are poised and alert, checking each bee for know. Also the Association of
familiar scent and only allowing colony members to pass. Strange British Philatelic Societies (ABPS)
bees, wasps, hornets and others intent on robbing the hives vast have all you need to know about
stores of honey are driven off. exhibiting, including the rules
for competitions. There is a book
by WEJ van den Bold entitled
Handbook of Thematic Philately
Honey Extractor on which is full of information.
miniature sheet from Thematics is a very interesting way
Nevis. Honey is by far the of collecting, not just stamps but
most popular product of all types of philatelic material, to
the honey bee. The honey tell a story. Your story must have
extractor uses centrifugal what all stories have: a start, a
force to extract the honey middle and an end.
from the comb.
What would you say to a collector
to encourage them to start
displaying their stamps?
I get such pleasure from displaying
Iranian stamp of European Bee Eater from a not only at competition but also at
1999 bird set, showing the original stamp and our local societies and sometimes
error with colour and perforation shifts. those further afield. The pleasure is
The Bee Eater is a predator of the honey bee. not all mine. When I display, the
There are 24 species of bird in the family members of societies get enjoyment
Meropidae, of the order Coraciiformes, whose from the display and at the end or
diet consist of bees, wasps and other insects. during the display I get questions
The European Bee Eater migrates to southern about the theme. It gets people
Africa for the winter. thinking and we all have fun at the
same time.

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Expert opinion
A lot of collectors began by collecting a ‘theme’,
writes Chris King, often related to other interests,
including work or other hobbies. Some continue
to collect their chosen subject as it appears on
stamps. So, ‘topical philately’ is the collecting and/
or exhibiting of postage stamps relating to a subject or concept.
Collectors must be careful because many bogus stamps
are produced and sold on the Internet, often from genuine
countries, but without permission. More can be found on this
subject at www.fipfakesforgeries.org and the Universal Postal
Postal stationery issued by the State Postal Bureau of China in 2006. Bees Union occasionally circulates warning notices. Such stamps are
chasing and stinging a thieving bear. Bears are another predator of the prohibited at FIP and national exhibitions.
honey bee. They have a natural tendency to eat honey and will eat a few Other exhibitors, like Gary, develop their collections into a
bees and larvae, along with whatever honey they can find. In doing so they true thematic exhibit, which takes a very different approach.
will most often destroy or devastate the colony. In thematic philately both the thematic story and the philatelic
material are important, and a successful exhibitor must have
excellent knowledge of both. This is evident in the article
where there is a lot of information about bees and bee-keeping,
as well as about the stamps and other postal material. The
story needs to be developed through the exhibit, and the
introduction has to include a plan which demonstrates this.
The concept of ‘the plan’ was introduced to philately by
thematic exhibitors, and is now expected in all classes.
The key difference between a good thematic exhibit, and
an excellent one is variety, both within the whole exhibit and
Great Britain entire on each single sheet. This means that the type of material
letter to Mrs Plowden should include stamps, cancellations, postal stationery,
of Plowden near covers, proofs, and much else. Material should come from
Bishops Castle, Salop, all over the world and should cover all periods from pre-
endorsed ‘E FREE philately to the modern period. Unfortunately, the judge who
NUGENT’ Shropshire told Gary that an entire had to be sent ‘post free’ to be used
free mail, with three in his exhibit was wrong. Yes, judges can mislead exhibitors,
attempts at ‘JM’ in so if something a judge says sounds wrong, or if you don’t
circle Receiver Marks agree, don’t argue, but do ask another judge…
and two attempts at ‘I The FIP guidelines say: ‘Appropriate postal-philatelic
over IY’ Bishop Marks, material is that which, for the purpose of transmitting mail
finished off with a fine or other postal communications, has been issued, intended
Wax Seal - the link for issue, or produced in the preparation for issue, used, or
back to the theme. treated as valid for postage by governmental, local or private
postal agencies, or by other duly commissioned or empowered
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Dorset
Postal historian John Scott continues his
extensive tour of the country as he picks up
some notable postal history material from Dorset
I
n 1823 it is recorded in Pigot’s
Directory that there were 800,000
sheep in Dorsetshire, compared
with 144,499 human inhabitants.
Unfortunately for postal historians
the former group are not renowned for
their letter writing skills and, in the absence
of much in the way of industry, there was
little occasion to engage in correspondence
and, to this day, some natives of the county
have never ventured further than the
next valley. While the West Road from
London to Plymouth touches the northern
boundary of the county at Shaftesbury
and Sherborne, the area south of that was
served largely by branch posts to Poole,
Dorchester and Weymouth. Although a
postmark is recorded from Lyme Regis
as early as 1701 there are otherwise very
few town marks known until the 1740s
and even the railways came late to Dorset
with the Dorset and Somerset Central
Lines combining in the 1860s to form
the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
Right: a view of the
Admiralty Quarries in
1905 which were worked
by convicts from Portland
Prison to provide stone for
public works projects
The skeleton datestamp of
Lulworth Camp near Wareham
recorded from 16 July to 19
August 1911
linking the English Channel to the Bristol
Channel. Never a great commercial success
the railway became another victim of Dr.
Beeching and nowadays most of the tourist
traffic bypasses the county en route to the
tourist hotspots in the south-west.
In the absence of much early material
on the market one option is to consider
the role of the military in the county.
The wide open, and largely empty spaces,
have for long made the area suitable for
army training and the seasonal nature of
many of the camp post offices resulted
in skeleton handstamps which form
an interesting study in their own right,
especially when accompanied by real
photo postcards showing the people and
buildings involved.
During the Second World War the
coastline of Dorset provided the perfect
setting for preparations for the Normandy
landings and finding letters from those
who participated is not so problematic
as it may sound. The postcard of
Bournemouth which is illustrated here
is interesting in its own right by virtue
of the patent application taken out by
its publishers, Photochrom of Tunbridge
Wells, but of equal merit is its use by
an American soldier with the 175th
Infantry Regiment which formed part of
the 29th Infantry Division. The Army
Post Office number 29 appears in large
characters below the year in the machine
cancellation which enables you to
establish that the unit arrived in England
in 1942 and took part in the landings on
Omaha Beach in 1944, before continuing
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A patented view card
by Photochrom posted
by a US soldier in the
months leading up to
the Normandy landings
through France and Germany. It would
make an interesting study, for a relatively
most outlay, to trace the progress of this
US Army Post Office through Europe
using the correspondence written by
soldiers at the time.
If you take a walk along Portland
Bill today you will see the rusting
cranes and other structures which
were used to ship the stone for which
Purbeck and Portland are famous and
even a picture postcard of the 1900s
can tell you a story of a now much
diminished coastal trade. Strangely the
direction was reversed as a result of
redevelopment in London and a visit
to Swanage reveals such curiosities as
the front of the Town Hall built by
the son of a local quarryman, George
Burt, who later became a partner in
his uncle’s business, John Mowlem,
and who incorporated the facade of
Mercers’ Hall, built by a pupil of Sir
Christopher Wren in 1670. Perhaps
a blessing in disguise as the new
Mercers’ Hall was destroyed by enemy
action in May 1941, along with some
of the original statues.
FURTHER
READING
‘A Postal History of Shaftesbury &
District’, G. Tapper, 2005.
‘Sherborne, a postal history’,
D. Andrews, 1987.
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Cover explained
Flying towards the Congo
A flight cover that received many postal handstamps shows the transit firstly by air, then by
land, and also by river boat on the White Nile, as described by philatelist Dane Garrod
T
he late 1920s and 1930s
were years when airlines
developed new routes
across the world, and
stamp collectors and
philatelists were often aware of this in
advance, and decided to obtain a ‘first
flight cover’. They could wait for a
stamp dealer to obtain one for them by
being on a mail order list, or by visiting
a stamp shop. However, they could also
obtain one themselves, and this is what
happened with this cover in late 1936.
Situated in Manila in the USA, Philippine
Islands, the writer typed his name and
an incorrect address, stating just ‘C/O
Postmaster. / Belgian.’. No mention of a
town or a Belgian colony. Mr. Co Bun
Siu also typed his name and a post office
box number in Manila on the envelope
flap. Someone, somewhere, added in
manuscript ‘Aba’ – a town with an airport,
and ‘Congo’, for the country.
The flight is indicated by the purple
handstamp ‘FIRST FLIGHT / MANILA-
BATAVIA / VIA KNILM / (ROYAL
NETHERLANDS INDIAN AIRWAYS)
/ OCT 15 1936’. Together with the blue
and white ‘BY AIR MAIL / PAR AVION’
label, five stamps were affixed, two of
which have the ‘MANILA-MADRID /
ARNACAL / FLIGHT-1936’ overprint
in respect of the May to July flight by two
Filipino aviators that was the first of its
kind. The roller print slogan postmark,
of which the words are unclear, was not
long enough to cancel all five stamps, so a
handstamp was applied. The round place
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and date stamp for the roller cancellation
states ‘MANILA / OCT 15 / 5 AM /
1936 / P.I.’, well in time for the special
flight that day.
Having taken this flight in a south-
westerly direction over Borneo and landed
at Batavia in the Dutch East Indies on the
same day that the cover was despatched,
the post office back-stamped the envelope
with a double-ring and central bar
handstamp stating ‘BATAVIA / 15.10.36.
19. / CENTRUM’. One further flight
was undertaken to get the post into the
African continent, before land and water
transportation southbound through the
countries of Egypt and Sudan. Flying
into Alexandria in Egypt, arrival was six
days later, as shown by the handstamp
in Arabic and English: ‘21 OC.36.11.-A
/ RECU PAR / AVION / ALEXA - -’,
where the last word is partly unclear. No
further transit handstamps were applied
until arrival at the destination of Aba
in the Belgian Congo. Although the
words ‘post restante’ were not applied,
this is what was required, the Postmaster
knowing soon enough that the addressee
was not going to call to collect.
In Aba, four handstamps were
applied: ‘ABA / 22-11-36.-8’, with
a drawn posthorn at the bottom,
‘INCONNU’ (unknown) on the back,
and ‘REBUT’ (undeliverable) and
‘RETOUR A EXPEDITEUR’ (return
to sender) on the front. The Aba date
was the date of the beginning of the
return journey. Handstamp ‘JUBA
/ 30 NOV 36’ shows the eight-day
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From left: the KNILM journey to just over the border into
Douglas DC-2; a KNILM the Sudan, through which town flows
label; and the KNILM the White Nile/Bahr el Abiad river.
timetable from 1936 It would appear that this cover now
took to the water in a boat to move
northbound through Sudan and into
Eqypt, a handstamp showing ‘WHITE
NILE / 6-DEC936’. Leisurely
travel took it to the capital of Sudan
marked by a further two handstamps,
one with ‘KHARTOUM / A /
14.DE.36.7.30A.’, and a second saying
‘RETURNED LETTER OFFICE / 21
DE 36 / KHARTOUM’.
Eventually, arrival in Cairo brought
a pink oval handstamp to the front
of the cover which clearly advises ‘
RETURN TO SENDER / 25-JA-37’.
No arrival marks were made in Manila
upon return, the total route to Aba and
back being approximately 19,100 miles.
Nothing is known of philatelist Mr Co
Bun Siu, or can be found, but thankfully
his preparation for this first flight
cover has resulted in future philatelists
being able to enjoy and own this brief
snapshot of postal history. However, a
question remains. Why did the cover go
to Africa if the sender merely wanted a
first flight cachet to Batavia? Perhaps he
mistook Belgian for Dutch, so causing
a postal clerk in Batavia to add what he
thought were two missing words.
With thanks and acknowledgements to
Bart Willekens who is the source of this
1936 cover, and for his assistance in
unravelling the story.
 POSTAL HISTORY

4
5
12
1

2
3 8
8

10 9

11

8 6 7
11

1 address, stating just ‘C/O Postmaster. /

The writer typed his name and an incorrect all five stamps, so a handstamp was applied. ‘RETOUR A EXPEDITEUR’ (return to
sender) on the front.

5 roller cancellation states ‘MANILA / OCT

Belgian.’ Mr Co Bun Siu also typed his name and The round place and date stamp for the

9 shows the eight-day journey to just over

a post office box number on the flap. The handstamp ‘JUBA / 30 NOV 36’
15 / 5 AM / 1936 / P.I.’, well in time for the

2‘Aba’ – a town with an airport, and

Someone, somewhere, added in manuscript special flight that day. the border into the Sudan.

6 back-stamped the envelope with a 10 took to the water in a boat to move

‘Congo’, for the country. In the Dutch East Indies the post office It would appear that this cover now

3 handstamp ‘FIRST FLIGHT / MANILA-

The flight is indicated by the purple double-ring and central bar handstamp stating northbound through Sudan and into Eqypt,
‘BATAVIA / 15.10.36. 19. / CENTRUM’. a handstamp showing ‘WHITE NILE /
BATAVIA / VIA KNILM / (ROYAL 6-DEC936’.

7 six days later, as shown by the handstamp

NETHERLANDS INDIAN AIRWAYS) / Flying into Alexandria in Egypt, arrival was

11of Sudan marked by a further two

OCT 15 1936’. Leisurely travel took it to the capital
in Arabic and English – ‘21 OC.36.11.-A /

4 AIR MAIL / PAR AVION’ label, five

Together with the blue and white ‘BY RECU PAR / AVION / ALEXA - -’, where the handstamps, one with ‘KHARTOUM / A
last word is partly unclear. / 14.DE.36.7.30A.’, and a second saying
stamps were affixed, two of which have ‘RETURNED LETTER OFFICE / 21 DE 36

8 applied until arrival in the Belgian

the ‘MANILA-MADRID / ARNACAL / No further transit handstamps were / KHARTOUM’.
FLIGHT-1936’ overprint in respect of the

12pink oval handstamp to the front of the

May to July flight by two Filipino aviators Congo, where four handstamps were applied Eventually, arrival in Cairo brought a
that was the first of its kind. The roller - ‘ABA / 22-11-36.-8’, with a drawn posthorn
print slogan postmark, of which the words at the bottom, ‘INCONNU’ (unknown) on cover which clearly advises ‘ RETURN TO
are unclear, was not long enough to cancel the back, and ‘REBUT’ (undeliverable) and SENDER / 25-JA-37’.

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Members of the King George VI Collectors
Society (KGVICS) recently displayed material
including printings, varieties of Leeward Islands,
Tristan da Cunha, Falklands Islands and
Dependencies, and Morocco Agencies. President,
Rod Vousden, also archivist for the Royal
Philatelic Collection, gave a detailed account of
the Ascension ½d ‘long bar on E’ variety, found
just once on the sheet at row 2, number 3, well
known to collectors. Rod explained the variety’s
origins, and detailed the later printings of this
value. Paradoxically the ‘normal E’ at this position
is much scarcer than the variety and can only
occur on perf. 13½ stamps. Meanwhile, John
Spencer showed the advantages of photography
with a digital microscope for illustrating flaws.
Ephemera and postal history shown included a
1940 letter from the ‘Children’s Reception from
Overseas’ to Belgium, returned marked ‘No
Service’; a 1944 cover with illegal bisect to make
the 2½d rate, allowed through; and Malaya items
still in Japanese occupation, posted after the atom
bombs were dropped but before the surrender.
For Society details visit: www.kg6.info
York Philatelic Society, founded in September
Society news
1948, will celebrate its seventieth anniversary
later this year with a programme of events,
including an exhibition of stamps from around
the world which were issued in 1948, and later
stamps commemorating events of that year.
An anniversary buffet will be held on 26 June
at the usual meeting venue: The Priory Street
Centre in Priory Street (off Micklegate), York. In
addition, members have created a mascot for our
Dr Harald Lang with his wife Professor Renate Lang
anniversary – an animated postage stamp with
arms and legs, and wearing a cloth cap (as every The recent Royal Philatelic Society London
good Yorkshireman should!), called ‘Phil Atterley’. meeting featured a presentation by Dr Harald
York Philatelic Society meets at 7.30pm on the Lang on the Austro-Hungarian issue of 1867.
second Tuesday of each month, excepting August, Following the decree of 17 February 1867,
with an exchange and bourse starting at 1900 hrs. Hungary achieved a degree of independence
Visitors and friends are always welcome. with the monarchy divided between Austria and
Hungary – the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom
The recent Chelmsford and District Philatelic of Hungary. A result was the production of new
Society meeting saw guest speaker Lindy stamps valid for use in both Austria and Hungary.
Bosworth give a presentation on the philatelic The design was deliberately kept neutral so as to
history of Czechoslovakia, covering a potted be acceptable in both halves of the empire. Dr
history of the country and its stamps. Pat Adams Lang’s display and presentation examined the
from the chair thanked Lindy for the extremely design and printing of these stamps, but especially
informative and entertaining talk and presented at their usage through an incredible array of fine
her with a Certificate of Attendance. covers. For Society details tel: 020 7486 1044.

SPOTLIGHT ON

Newport and Gwent Philatelic Society

On 16 October, Newport and Gwent Philatelic Society celebrated
its seventieth anniversary. To mark this milestone the group hosted
the annual South Wales Federation Autumn Fair in Newport, with
fifteen dealers and local clubs selling stamps, covers and postcards and
attracting over 100 collectors from as far afield as Devon.
As a result of the positive feedback from dealers and collectors alike,
the fair will be held in Newport again this year on 22 September at the
same venue, Craig Community Centre, Bassaleg, Newport NP10 8HZ.
Last July, Newport co-hosted the 99th ABPS Philatelic Congress of
Great Britain with Cardiff Philatelic Society and produced a postcard
and miniature sheet to commemorate the event.
The Society has continued to grow over the years using Newport
Newport Civic Centre, the home of the Society since 1987
Civic Centre as its meeting venue and focal point for Newport
philatelists. It has a very robust membership of 33 male and female competition night and annual auction. Newcomers are made welcome
collectors, whose ages range from thirties through to nineties. They also and encouraged by the more experienced members, who are always
actively encourage young collectors in the local area, and although young willing to advise and assist on their collecting interests. Newport
collectors do not attend meetings, some club members organise activities members also display at other local philatelic societies and support a
in schools and libraries, giving young people the opportunity to learn number of stamp fairs around the UK.
about stamp collecting as a hobby and receive free philatelic materials to Newport Philatelic Society meetings are held in Newport Civic
get them started. Centre, Godfrey Road, Newport NP20 4UR on Wednesday evenings
The Society has two evening meetings per month, where members, between 7pm and 9pm.
visitors from other clubs and guest speakers are invited to give a display For more information, e-mail Roy Bentley: roybentley@mylundy.
and talk on their given subject. Meetings also include visits from a co.uk; tel: 07825 305616 or Bev Davies at e-mail: newport.philatelic@
local stamp dealer with his stock of covers, a bring & buy evening, gmail.com; website: www.newportgwentphilatelic.weebly.com

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STAMP FAIRS
8 July 2018 22 July 2018 11 July 2018 29 July 2018
1 July 2018
Bristol Bexley Clayton le Moors Wakefield
Bowdon Main Road The Freemantle Hall, Bexley AJH Stamps Cedar Court Hotel, Denby Dale
Mercure Hotel, Langham Road, BS35 5SJ High Street The Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa Road, Calder Grove
Altringham WA14 2HT 0117 962 3203 DA5 1AA BB5 5JP, 01254 393740 WF4 3QZ
0161 766 9031 01424 751518 www.ajhstamps.co.uk 01522 684681
Chesterfield
Milton Keynes Chester Street Club 25 July 2018 London POSTCARD FAIRS
Novotel, Saxon Street, Leyburn S40 1DL Spink
Court, Heelands 0161 766 9031 Edgbaston 67-69 Southampton Row 4 July 2018
MK13 7RA Walker Memorial Hall, Ampton Bloomsbury, WC1B 4ET
01494 446004 14 July 2018 Road 020 7563 4000 Circencester
B15 2UJ www.spink.com The Bingham Hall
4 July 2018 Derby 01283 820151 King Street
Nunsfield House Community 25 July 2018 GL7 1JT
Circencester Centre, 33 Boulton Lane 29 July 2018 01283 820151
The Bingham Hall DE24 0FD Tooting
King Street 01909 563394 Doncaster Brian Reeve Stamp Auctions 14 July 2018
GL7 1JT Park Social Club, Eden Grove Unit 120 Trident Business Centre Northampton
01283 820151 Northampton Road, Edenthorpe 89 Bickersteth Road The Abbey Centre, East Hunsbury
The Abbey Centre, East Hunsbury DN3 2LS SW17 9SH NN4 0RZ
7 July 2018 NN4 0RZ 01909 563394 0208 672 6702 01283 820151
01283 820151 www.brian-reeve.com
Bilsborrow Peterborough 25 July 2018
Bilsborrow Village Hall 15 July 2018 Holiday Inn, Thorp Wood
PR3 0RE PE3 6SG COIN AUCTIONS Edgbaston
01226 765069 Bowdon 01945 700594 Walker Memorial Hall, Ampton
Mercure Hotel, Langham Road, 3 & 4 July 2018 Road
Bournemouth Altringham Stourport B15 2UJ
Pelhams Park, Millhams Road, WA14 2HT Royal Clifton Hotel, Promenade London 01283 820151
Kinston 0161 766 9031 PR8 1RB Spink
BH10 7LH 0161 766 9031 67-69 Southampton Row,
01489 582673 18 July 2018 Bloomsbury, WC1B 4ET POSTCARD
www.spink.com AUCTIONS
Cardiff East Grinstead STAMP
City Hall, King Edward VII Avenue De La Warr Road, Crawley AUCTIONS 10 July 2018
CF10 3ND RH19 3BS COIN FAIRS
01792 415293 1 July 2018 Washington, W Sussex
21 July 2018 7 July 2018 Toovey’s
Leicester Coventry Spring Gardens Salerooms
The Holiday Inn, St Nicholas Circle Colchester Citrus Hotel, London Road London RH20 3BS
LE1 5lX Parish Hall, Old London Road, CV8 3DY The Bloomsbury Hotel, 01903 891955
0116 235 0441 Marks Tey 01926 634809 16-22 Great Russell Street www.tooveys.com
01424 751518 WC1B 3NN
Stourbridge 4 July 2018 01242 898107 18 July 2018
07813 260752 Hull
St Stephens Hall, Freehold Street Warwick 8 July 2018 Leyburn
Sutton Coldfield HU3 1RB Warwick & Warwick Warwick & Warwick
7 Trinity Centre, Church Hill 01909 563394 Court House, Jury Street Birmingham Court House, Jury Street
B72 1TF CV34 4EW National Motorycle Museum, CV34 4EW
01785 259350 Liverpool 01926 499031 Coventry Road, Bickenhill 01926 499031
St Columba Church Hall, Hilfoot www.warwickandwarwick.com B92 0EJ www.warwickandwarwick.com
Swindon Road, Hunts Cross 01694 731781
Lawn Community Centre, 01226 765069 10 July 2018 All dates and venues are correct
Guildford Avenue 20 & 21 July 2018 at the time of going to press.
SN3 1LA Washington, W Sussex Please check details with the event
01793 542767 Toovey’s, Spring Gardens York organisers before attending.
Salerooms, RH20 3BS York Racecourse, Tadcaster Road
01903 891955 YO23 1EX
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York Stamp and Coin Fair

York is beautiful all year round but the summer sees the city attract
thousands of tourists, all keen to visit historic attractions and enjoy
the warmer weather. Why not join them and combine your trip with a
visit to one of the UK’s most popular collecting events?

One of the most popular events on the collecting calendar, the York Stamp and Coin Fair takes place
twice a year in the Grandstand building of the city’s racecourse. The show offers a huge range of stamp,
postal history and coin dealers, and you can see the many traders who will be attending this month’s
event in our special pull-out guide.
In addition to the wealth of material on offer, there are often specialist society meetings to which
everyone is welcome, whether a member or not. There is a bar on the first floor of the Grandstand
and a self-service restaurant serving hot and cold meals, snacks and coffee/
tea on the ground floor. With free parking and free admission, the show is a
definite ‘must-visit’ for any collector in the north of the country, though such
is the popularity of the show, many
collectors travel from all corners of
the UK to attend.

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STAMP DEALERS LISTINGS
ABPS D AfricaStamps 87 Embassy Philatelists 5 Peter van Esch 61
Alan Rothwell 69 Empire Collectables 3 Philangles 39
ALLWORLDPH.COM 22 Eric Hinchliffe 25 QV Pennies (A G Chappell) 88
Andrew G. Lajer Ltd 37 Eric Wilding 92 Ramsdens E
Andrew Vaughan Philatelics 10 GB & Royal Naval Covers 34 Ray Watts 48
Anthony Baker 33 Hendon Stamp Co 58 Richardson & Copp 80
Argyll Etkin Ltd 51 Howard Hatton 42 Robert Danzig 52
Arun Stamps 91 Ian Perry 53 Robert Uden 82
Avery Stamps 8 John Auld 14
Robstine Stamps 11
B B Stamps 49 John Curtin Ltd 7
Roger Jackson 56
BBFILA.com 75 Kate Puleston 54
Roy Hamilton Bowen 21
Bill Barrell Ltd 90 Liz Ashfield & Andy Faulkner 59
Royal Philatelic Society C
Bob Lee 71 LoveAuctions 74
Sobotka & Breebaart 72
Buckingham Covers 79 The Magpie 73
Southport Stamp Auctions 44
Candlish McCleery 55 Mark Bloxham 1
Stanley Gibbons 19
Cavendish Philatelic Auctions 67 Mint GB Stamps 45
Stephen Holder (Barndance) 66
Chaomo Wang 68 Mulready Philatelics 6
Stephen T Taylor 64
Charlie Rudge 81 Murray Payne Ltd 36
Stewart Harris 24
Chris Rainey 54 National Philatelic Society B
Thames Themes 29
Corbitt Stamps Ltd 28 Nigel Steen 16
Cover Collecting Richard Park 60 North Staffs Stamps 98 Tom Hamilton 92

Cover Story Ltd 70 Northern Stamps 17 Trevor Chinery 62

DG Stamps 63 PZH 1840 77 Tristan Brittain 96

Dave Foster 94 P Harris Stamps 41 Vincennes Philatelie 27
David Feldman SA 12 Paper Heritage 38 Westgate Supplies 31
David Morrison 97 Paul Jones 15 Windsor Philatelics 89
David Shaw 23 Paul Kirkwood 46 Yorkshire Coast Stamps 85
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Andrew G. Lajer Ltd
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Andrew Vaughan Philatelics 10 GB & Royal Naval Covers 34
Transatlantic mail pre-UPU USA to and from UK & Europe:
pioneer steamers; maiden, final & interrupted voyages;

Anthony Baker 33 Hendon Stamp Co 58

discriminatory, retaliatory, restored & treaty rates; unusual routes;
scarce origins & destinations; also post-1875 transatlantic seapost,
supplementary mail & late fees, US/UK & US/German treaty rates.
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York Coin Fair – July 2018
York offers coin collectors a huge range of material. From modern collectables to ancient
pieces, there is something for everyone. Just head up the stairs to find the following
numismatic dealers, all eager to help you add to your collection…

First Floor - Coin and banknote dealers

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AH Baldwin Ltd 48 GM Coins 25 Pam West 14

AMR Coins 49 George Rankin Coin Co 22 Paul Davies Ltd 10
Anthony Halse 42 Ian Davidson 38 Ian Gradon 7 Paul Revel 39
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John Mann Numismatist 44 38 Paul
Rick Coleman Revel 57 39
BBonhams
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John Newman 58 7 Peter
Rob Davies Morris 47 28
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British Banking History Ltd 5
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Vatche 59 53 Saltford Richard
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Society 2446 K &John Cummings
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KB Coins Mann Numismatist 11 44 Rob
Silbury CoinsDavies 18 47
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Chris Dixon History 61 John Newman
Knightsbridge Coins 33 58 Saltford
Simon Monks Coins 12 8
Colin Cooke
Society 4634
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Sovereign Rarities 40
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Token Publications Ltd 30
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DRG Coins & Antiquities 41 London Coins 19 Tony Spink 29
Colin Rumney 13 Lindum Colonia 26 Studio Coins 15
David Craddock 50 M Veissid & Co 1 Victory Coins 45
DD Coins 16 Lloyd Bennett 43 Token Publications Ltd 30
David Turner 4 Michael Beaumont 27 Weighton Coins 37
DRG Coins & Antiquities 41 Lockdale Coins 20 Tony Spink 29
Den of Antiquity 3 Michael McAndrew 21 Wessex Coins 51
David Craddock 50 London Coins 19 Victory Coins 45
Dix Noonam Webb 52 Mike Vosper 9 Yorkshire Numismatic
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Thematics A to Z
Time to ‘play well’
Paula Hammond toys with the idea of building a stamp collection
dedicated to one of Denmark’s biggest exports
I
t all began in 1932 when an unassuming
carpenter from Billund in Denmark started
making wooden toys for his children. Two
years later, Lego officially launched with its
founder, Ole Kirk Christiansen, taking the
company name from the Danish for ‘play well’. It
took anther seventeen years for the first Lego bricks
to appear but it was a million-pound moment.
Based on traditional wooden construction toys,
Lego quickly out-stripped its simple premise. It might
have taken a while for their famous ‘kits’ to appear,
but children quickly filled in any gaps with their
imaginations. Lego has now been with us for over
seventy years and while fashions may change Ole Kirk
Christiansen’s beautifully simple toys seem destined to
remain one of those rare, evergreen brands.
Naturally, the home of Lego, Denmark, has
celebrated its greatest export several times on
postage stamps. In 1989, they issued two striking
issues, illustrated with Lego bricks, as part of the
Europa Children’s Games series. This was followed
by two bold and simple 2016 stamps featuring
male and female Lego figures.
When dealing with a relatively small theme
like this, it always pays to take a second look. For
instance, the Isle of Man also featured Lego bricks
YOUR GUIDE TO COLLECTING STAMPS BY THEME
on its Europa 23p issue, check carefully and you’ll
see that the boy is playing with a brick house.
Sweden’s colourful Toys six-stamp set (2000) also
includes a Lego truck.
Sadly, although Lego bricks were partly inspired
by the British-patented Kiddicraft Self-Locking
Bricks, the UK hasn’t yet included Lego on any
postage stamps. This hasn’t stopped other parts of
the UK and its protectorates from joining in the
fun. One of the most appealing issues is the 1996
Gibraltar Lego Christmas set of five stamps which
feature traditional Christmas items made out of
Lego: 5p Christmas pudding; 21p snowman, 24p
Christmas gift, 34p Father Christmas, and the 54p
Christmas candle.
With seven Legoland amusement parks and eight
Lego Discovery Centres scattered around the globe,
Lego themes also crop up in some surprising places.
Malaysia’s 2017 Children’s Holiday Activities release
included six stamps, all of 60 sen value. The stamps
were released to mark Stamp Week and generated
huge interest from Lego enthusiasts thanks to their
prominent images of children playing with the
collectable bricks. This set also included a discount
offer, giving money off admission to Legoland with
its stamp booklet.
Of course, while Lego is the world’s most
popular construction toy, it isn’t the only
construction toy, and these fun toys make a natural
add-on to this thematic. Look out for the Merkur
Modelling System stamps, issued by the Czech
Republic and Luxembourg in 2015, the USA’s
1998 Construction Toys issue, France’s 95 cents
2015 Europa stamp, and the UK’s Classic Toys set
which included Meccano and Stickle Bricks. In
fact you could go so far as to say that, with a Lego
theme, the fun just keeps on building!
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L is for Lego
Why collect?
• A small theme with big appeal
• A collector’s collectable
• Nice range of stationary and
FDCs available
• Ties into toys and nostalgia topics
Notable releases
1989, Denmark & Isle of Man,
Europa Children’s Toys series.
1996, Gibraltar, Lego Christmas.
2000, Sweden, Toy booklet.
2016, Denmark, Lego
two-stamp issue.
2017, Malaysia, Legoland series.
Expand the theme
If Lego inspires you to collect more of
the same then vintage and nostalgic
toys makes a great expansion to the
theme. Of particular interest are
toys that are considered ‘classics’
in their homeland, but relatively
unknown in the rest of the world.
Collecting links
Thematic collecting offers a world
of interest and collecting challenges.
Introducing Thematic Collecting by
Alma Lee was published in 1990
by the British Philatelic Trust
(ISBN: 1871777038) and offers
advice and tips for those dipping
their feet in the thematic world.
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 Philatelic landmarks
The Columbus Lighthouse
After a number of false starts and years of waiting, the construction of a huge monument finally began in the
Dominican Republic, as celebrated on a stamp issued 150 years after the initial idea. By Christer Brunstrom
W
ay back in 1852 a person
in the Dominican
Republic proposed the
building of a monument
to Christopher
Columbus in Santo Domingo, the nation’s
capital. At a 1923 conference it was decided
to build the monument to be jointly financed
by the American states. However, nothing
happened and in retrospect we can safely say
that there was plenty of talk but no action.
This all changed in 1931 when the results
of a competition regarding the plans for the
monument were announced. The winning
plans had been submitted by Scottish
architect Joseph Lea Gleaves.
Despite the fact that very little of the
promised money arrived, the Dominican
Republic government started work on
the project in 1948 by completing the
foundations for the huge building. Then
The Columbus Lighthouse pictured in
April 2017 (Creative Commons:
Epizentrum) and (inset) the Dominican
Republic stamp issued in 1992 to
mark the monument's completion
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lack of funding and political instability put Some were apparently sold in a bid to collect
an end to the construction work. funds for the monument. Reportedly it cost
Work resumed in 1986 under the US$70 million to complete the project.
direction of architect Teófilo Carbonell Shown here is a Dominican Republic
using Gleaves’ original plans. The Columbus one-peso stamp issued in 1992 to mark the
Lighthouse was finally completed in 1992 completion of the Columbus Lighthouse.
in time for the 500th anniversary of the
discovery of America.
It’s a very large cross-shaped building
which is 210 metres long and almost sixty
metres tall. It was intended as a mausoleum
and a museum but as the remains of
Christopher Columbus rest in Seville, Spain,
the entire building is a museum spotlighting
all the American nations.
From the building there are 159 powerful
beams of light directed towards the sky.
They can be seen from very large distances.
Long before the Columbus Lighthouse was
ready, several Latin American nations issued
stamps featuring the proposed building.
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 In God's country
A
sort of national
property, in which
every man has a right
and interest who has
an eye to perceive and
a heart to enjoy.
So said William Wordsworth of
his beloved Lake District in 1810,
almost 150 years before this area was
designated a National Park – the
largest in England.
Wordsworth’s quotation sums
up the pride which nations around
the world take in their National
Parks, special places where wildlife
is conserved, beautiful scenery is
protected from development and
a country can showcase its finest
tranches of land.
The beauty of the world’s National
Parks lends itself perfectly to a
thematic on this topic, exploring the
Begin a perfect summer-themed
thematic with stamps focusing on the
National Parks of the world
history of various parks, the story of
the people who have cared for these
landscapes, how tourists have perceived
these spaces over the years, and the
record-breaking lakes, mountains and
trails within the Parks.
How to get started
This is, of course, a huge topic
so you might decide initially to
concentrate on a specific geographic
region – such as the National Parks
of a particular country or continent –
or look for stamps showing how the
Parks have developed over the years,
or perhaps concentrate on features
within the landscapes such as walking Main image: the Merced River flows through Yosemite Valley, Yosemite
trails and mountain ranges. National Park, California (National Park Service) • Top, from left: Beddgelert
One person who would make Forest Park, Snowdonia shown on a 1964 8d value; an Irish stamp
a perfect start to the thematic is showcasing Connemara National Park; a view of Yosemite Valley on a
John Muir, the Scotland-born 2008 stamp from the USA • Above: a 2009 value showing Old Faithful in
naturalist who emigrated to the Yellowstone, also shown on US stamps in 1972 and 1934 (next page)
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US in the 1830s and became known
to history as the ‘father of National
Parks’ after establishing the Yosemite
National Park. US stamps of 1964
and 1998 show Muir amid the forests
and mountains respectively – he is
described as a conservationist on the
older stamp and a preservationist on
the 1998 stamp.
You could also add a Yosemite stamp
to your collection and there are several
such US stamps to choose from – a
particularly attractive example is a
2008 42c value featuring a finely-
detailed painting of the landscape by
German-born artist Albert Bierstadt.
A history of National Parks
The world’s first National Park
isn’t actually Yellowstone, as widely
believed, but Mongolia’s Bogd
76 JULY 2016
Above, left: Old Faithful Khan Uul Mountain area which
in Yellowstone on a was established in 1778. It would
1934 USA value be almost a century before the
Yellowstone National Park was
Above, right: John Muir opened in 1872. There’s quite a
the 'Father of the National choice of Yellowstone stamps from
Parks' who has been over the years, including a few
depicted on various stamps featuring the Old Faithful geyser
including USA issues from which is a popular tourist attraction
1964 and 1998 due to its reliability in erupting
several times a day. The geyser
features on a blue and white 1934
5 cent value and an amusing 2009
Marshall Islands issue stamp which shows cattle gazing
depicting a variety of the unperturbed as the Old Faithful
National Parks emits a huge cloud of boiling water.
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In 1911 Parks Canada was
established, becoming the first
national organisation in the world
to care for National Parks. Where
they trod others would follow and
over the coming decades more than
100 countries set up their own parks.
Among the firsts were Swiss National
Park (1914), Democratic Republic
of Congo (1925) and Mount
Kilimanjaro in 1977. The baby of
the group is Sierra del Divisor in
the Amazon Rainforest, Peru, which
opened in 2016 and at 1.3 million
hectares is bigger than Yosemite and
Yellowstone combined.
Record-breaking sights
The world’s National Parks contain
hundreds of record-breaking sights,
including trees, waterfalls and
walking trails. The world’s largest
National Park, Northeast Greenland
(375,000 square miles) has featured
on several stamps, including a 2013
stamp which features six of the Park’s
largest mountains. Canaima National
Park in Bolivia is home to Angel

Falls, the world’s tallest waterfall which
has a plunge of 807 metres. Venezuela
featured a painting of the Falls in 1964
and other countries have followed suit
over the years, including Venezuela in
1986 – which includes an image of
Pope John Paul II praying.
Another giant in the world of
National Parks is General Sherman,
the world’s largest tree, which towers
84 metres over Sequoia National
Park in California. In 2016, the US
Postal Service issued sixteen National
Parks stamps featuring photographs
of the Parks, their most famous sites,
and the wildlife that resides within
these spaces. The same year also saw
Marshall Islands issue a centenary
miniature sheet featuring Parks of
the world.
The year 1972 was widely regarded
as the centenary of National Parks so
keep a look out for stamps issued for
this anniversary, including the USA
with a block of four stamps which
together form a beach landscape,
Denmark (Rebild) and Peru (Rwanda
National Park).
Park wildlife
If you’d like to focus on the many
species that live in the world’s
National Parks, there is plenty of
choice, from which you could create
a rich sub-theme. Some of the
most visually appealing are those
featuring the animals of Africa’s
dozens of National Parks. A 1960
Senegal 10F value shows a buffalo,
whilst Cameroon issued a colourful
lion stamp, engraved by Georges
Betemps, in 1964, and in 1993,
Tanzania showcased its national
parks with stamps featuring a zebra,
tiger and giraffe.
India’s Perriyar National Park,
established in 1982, was part of
a National Park of India 2007 set
which included an elephant and
a tiger, whilst across the globe,
Canada featured a herd of deer on
a 50 cent Killarney National Park
stamp. And at the smaller side of the
wildlife scale, the Ukraine featured a
kingfisher and butterfly on its four-
stamp block of 2003, for Yaroviv
National Park, and the Pacific
Black Duck was included on a 1992
Australian National Parks & Wildlife
Service set.
GB stamps
With just fifteen National Parks
to its name, Britain might seem
something of a minnow compared
to China (208 National Parks) and
Brazil (71) but the UK’s sites attract
ninety million visitors each year and
contribute an estimated £4 billion to
the national economy. The country’s
history plays a big part in the appeal
of these parks, with sites such as
Riveaulx Abbey, Hadrian’s Wall
and the Iron Age Buckland Rings
drawing visitors from overseas and
across the UK.
Several UK National Parks have
been featured on stamps over the
years, with the Bedgellery Forest
Park making an early appearance in
1964, followed by the Cairngorms
mountain range two years later. The
Lake District sites Derwent Edge and
Buttermere feature in the A British
Journey issue which ran from 2003
to 2005.
Royal Mail’s 1981 fiftieth
anniversary of National Trust for
Scotland four-stamp set featured
landmarks from across the UK,
including Derwentwater in the Lake
District National Park.
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NATIONAL PARKS
Above: the Sand Dunes
National Park near
Sigatoka in Fiji
2011 value marking the
Parks Canada centenary
Below: more of
the USA's beautiful
landscapes from a set
issued in 1972 to mark
the centennial and in
2016 showing wildlife
in Yellowstone
Recent stamps
Last year saw more than 200 new
National Parks stamps issued,
demonstrating the vibrant future of
this thematic. As the world wakes up
to the need to protect our natural
environment, National Parks are sure
to be at the centre of environmental
conservation. One of last year’s
new issues, from Fiji, shows the
role the National Parks can play in
promoting human wellbeing, with
four stamps featuring the Sand
Dunes National Park near Sigatoka
in Fiji. Unlike some National Parks,
this area is easily accessible from
many of the country’s major cities,
and thus can be enjoyed by a wide
range of people. The stamps show
a rugby team training on the sand
dunes, people taking a walk along
the coastline, and two stamps
celebrating the splendour of the
Pacific coastline once the public
have left the park for the day and it
returns to its solitary splendour.
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1
TEN STAMPS ON…

Football fever 2
Get ready for the 2018 World Cup
with our round up of the best stamps
from tournaments over the decades 3

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1
First in our line-up is a year which English football fans hold dear, England’s
thrilling World Cup victory of 1966, celebrated with stamps showing players
in action. After the famous win the stamps were re-issued with the magical words:
England Winners. 5
2 champions. This stamp from Hungary shows two players competing in the final,
The 1962 World Cup was hosted by Chile, with Brazil crowned as world

between Brazil and Czechoslovakia, with a background of a world map.

6
3 finals in Madrid. This Czechoslovakian stamp has a goalkeeper leaping to catch the
The 1982 tournament was held in Spain, with Italy defeating Germany 3-1 at the

ball, along with the distinctive red and yellow football logo of the 1982 World Cup.

4 Maradona cheated, punching the ball away from England goalkeeper Peter
The 1986 tournament saw the infamous ‘hand of God’ incident, in which Diego

Shilton. Maradona’s team Argentina went on to win the tournament, which was held
7
in Mexico. This stamp, from Central African Republic, was part of a set featuring
prominent players of the tournament.

5 featuring 1966 captain Bobby Moore, who is shown on the 54p value meeting the
In 2002 Gibraltar issued a four-stamp World Cup History set, with stamps

Queen whilst clutching the famous Jules Rimet trophy.

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6
The 2006 tournament was held in Germany, with Italy crowned as world
champions. This €0.90 Monaco stamp shows a packed stadium, with flags of
various participating nations held aloft.

7 set of stamps showing silhouettes of football players seemingly competing in the

Ecuador put a new spin on stamps for the 2010 South Africa tournament, with a

African bush, as shown on this 1.00 USD stamp with a lion.

8 and green colour scheme of the official tournament logo. Malta produced this
The 2014 Brazil World Cup inspired many different stamps featuring the yellow

simple and striking stamp which puts the logo centre stage, with a yellow background 9
and the Maltese Cross in the top right.

9 set featuring images of some of the stadiums where the matches will be hosted.
In 2015, Russia looked ahead to hosting the next tournament with a four-stamp

The Ekaterinburg Arena is shown on the 21.00 RUB value.

10
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This year’s 2018 Russia World Cup stamps include this design from Cyprus.
The simple design features five players, together with the Russia 2018 logo,
which incorporates the FIFA World Cup trophy.

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The stamps feature and the inevitable related souvenirs.
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as did the Star Wars set Mail, and so the arrival of a new
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Once again the stamps feature the
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is over 7000 stamps, costing around ½ p each. ½ lb £18.00, 1 lb £35.00, 5 lbs £155.00. Sale price ½ lb £16.00, 1 Issue date: 12 October 2017
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© Lucasfilm Ltd; all rights reserved underworld, knows the way of the Jedi,
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mixture covering old Empire & modern Commonwealth. Several clients found stamps cataloguing £10 to £50 each. Perforations: 14.5 x 14.5
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GREAT BRITAIN
001 Royal Academy of Arts, six values
Issue date: 5 June 2018
Designer: Royal Mail Group Ltd
Illustrations: Grayson Perry, Fiona Rae,
Norman Ackroyd, Barbara Rae,
Yinka Shonibare, Tracey Emin
Perforations: 14 x 14.5
Stamp size: 37mm x 35mm
1st Summer Exhibition, Grayson Perry RA
1st Queen of the Sky, Fiona Rae RA
£1.25 St Kilda: The Great Sea Stacs,
Norman Ackroyd RA
£1.25 Inverleith Allotments and Edinburgh
Castle, Barbara Rae RA
£1.55 Queuing at the RA, Yinka Shonibare RA
£1.55 Saying Goodbye, Tracey Emin RA
ALGERIA
002 Training, two values
Issue date: 5 October 2016
Printer: Imprimerie Banque Centrale d’Algerie
Perforations: 14 x 14
Stamp size: 40mm x 40mm
DZD10.00 Logo of Vocational
Education and Training
DZD25.00 Vocational Training, the
Key to Employment
003 Diplomatic and International Relations
Institute (IDRI), one value
Issue date: 24 October 2016
Printer: Imprimerie Banque Centrale d’Algerie
Perforations: 14 x 14
Stamp size: 36mm x 26mm
DZD25.00 Institute building
004 Communication pioneer – Aissa
Messaoudi, one value
Issue date: 28 October 2016
Printer: Imprimerie Banque Centrale d’Algerie
Perforations: 14 x 14
Stamp size: 29mm x 43mm
DZD25.00 Messaoudi portrait,
with dates 1931-1994
005 Finances, two values
Issue date: 9 November 2018
Printer: Imprimerie Banque Centrale d’Algerie
Perforations: 14 x 14
Stamp size: 29mm x 43mm
DZD10.00 Fiscal Civicism, taxes help
build Algeria’s future
Your comprehensive guide to the
latest new stamps from around the world
DZD25.00 Land Registry, an Essential Tool Perforations: 14 x 14
for Social Peace Stamp size: 40mm x 27mm
€0.41 Association logo, fifty years text with
006 The Modernisation of the Justice stethoscope, x-ray image
System, one issue
Issue date: 15 January 2017 012 Anniversaries and Events - 100 years
Printer: Imprimerie Offset Hôtel des Monnaies of Lions, one value
Perforations: 14 x 14 Issue date: 24 March 2017
Stamp size: 43mm x 29mm Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece
DZD25.00 Scales of justice with background of Perforations: 14 x 14
globe, search icon and www letters Stamp size: 40mm x 27mm
€0.64 Yellow and blue Lions International logo
007 Thermal Baths, three values
Issue date: 29 January 2017 013 Pafos 2017 - European Capital of
Printer: Imprimerie Banque Centrale d’Algerie Culture for 2017, four values 002
Perforations: 14 x 14 Issue date; 24 March 2017
Stamp size: 36mm x 26mm Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece
DZD5.00 Hammam Essalihine (Khenchela) Perforations: 14 x 14
DZD20.00 Hammam Zelfana (Ghardaia) Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm
DZD25.00 Hammam Bouhadjar €0.64 Coastline and beach
(Ain Timouchent) €0.64 European Capital of Culture
logo and seascape
003
008 1st Year of Officialisation of Tamazight, €0.64 Ancient temple
one value
Issue date: 7 February 2017 014 EUROPA 2017 – Castles, two values
Printer: Imprimerie Banque Centrale d’Algerie Issue date: 4 May 2017
Perforations: 14 x 14 Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece
Stamp size: 29mm x 43mm Perforations: 14 x 14
DZD25.00 1st Year of Officialisation Stamp size: 40mm x 27mm
of Tamazight €0.41 Lanarka Castle
€0.64 Paphos Castle
CYPRUS
015 Philately and tourism, one value
009 Wild flowers of Cyprus, four values Issue date: 4 May 2017
004
Issue date: 16 February 2017 Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece
Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece Perforations: 14 x 14
Perforations: 14 x 14 Stamp size: 40mm x 27mm
Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm €0.64 International Year of Sustainable Tourism
€0.34 Crocus hartmannianus for Development logo with beach
€0.41 Carlina pygmaea postcard and stamp
€0.64 Centaurea akamantis
€1.00 Tulipa cypria 016 Joint stamp issue Euromed 2017 -
Trees of the Mediterranean, one value
010 Anniversaries and Events – 60 years of Issue date: 10 July 2017
Cyprus Television, one value Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece
Issue date: 24 March 2017 Perforations: 14 x 14
Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
Perforations: 14 x 14 €0.64 Tree made up of various branches
Stamp size: 40mm x 27mm of Mediterranean trees
€0.34 Cyprus TV test screen
017 Christmas 2017, six values
011 Anniversaries and Events - 50 years of Issue date: 24 November 2017
the Cyprus Medical Association, one value Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece
Issue date: 24 March 2017 Perforations: 13.5 x 13.5
Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece Stamp size: 27mm x 40mm 009
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€0.34 Painting of St Minas the Egyptian 023 Royal Golden Wedding, one value 028 For Youth 2016 - Fire Brigade,
€0.34 Painting of Panagia Kykkotissa Issue date: 15 June 2017 four values
and St Luke Printer: PostNord Stamps Issue date: 22 June 2016
€0.34 Painting of St Spyridon, Perforations: 13.5 x 13.5 Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt
Bishop of Trimythous Stamp size: 40mm x 40mm Perforations: 12 x 12
011
€0.41 Child opening a present with silhouette DKK50.00 Queen of Denmark and HRH Prince Stamp size: 40mm x 31.667mm
of Santa and reindeer Henrik official portrait HUF150 Early fire-fighting equipment
€0.41 Child opening a present and fire truck
with starry sky in background 024 Vintage Cars, three values HUF150 Early fire truck
€0.64 Child writing a letter to Santa Claus Issue date: 15 June 2017 HUF150 Open-top fire truck
Printer: PostNord Stamps HUF150 Modern-day fire engine
012
018 150th Anniversary (1867-2017) Holy Perforations: 13.5 x 13.5
Monastery Apostolos Andreas, one value Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm 029 Joint issue Czech Republic, Hungary,
Issue date: 30 November 2017 DKK25.00 BMW 1960 Poland and Slovakia – 450th Anniversary
Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece DKK25.00 VW 1959 of the Birth of Jan Jessenius, one value
Perforations: 13.5 x 13.5 DKK25.00 DS 1973 Issue date: 22 June 2016
Stamp size: 54mm x 35mm Printer: Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt
€10.00 Photograph of exterior of monastery 025 Summer House, five values Perforations: 12 x 12
Issue date: 15 June 2017 HUF280 Portrait of Jessenius with frontspage
DENMARK Printer: PostNord Stamps of one of his works
Perforations: 14 x 14 Notes: Scientist, politician and philosopher Jan
019 Frederiksborg Castle, two values Stamp size: 36.5mm x 26.5mm Jessenius was born on 27 December 1566 in
Issue date: 2 January 2017 DKK8.00 Summer house with fruit picking Poland. During his career he acted as physician
Printer: PostNord Stamps and Danish flag to the prince of Saxony and later professor for
Perforations: 13 x 13 DKK8.00 Two summer houses with swing Rudolf II, King of Bohemia. He was executed after
Stamp size: 30.5mm x 37.5mm DKK8.00 Beach-side summer house the king was defeated by Ferdinand II in 1620
DKK25.00 Drawing of castle exterior, shown with black cat
from above (Europa logo) DKK8.00 Summer house with boy in canoe 030 Games of the XXXI Olympiad,
037 DKK25.00 Gardens of Frederiksborg Castle DKK8.00 Summer house with garden Rio de Janeiro, two values
Issue date: 7 July 2018
020 Shellfish Galore, three values 026 Winter Flowers, five values Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt
Issue date: 2 January 2017 Issue date: 9 September 2017 Perforations: 12 x 12
Printer: Post Nord Stamps Printer: PostNord Stamps Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm
Perforations: 13 x 13 Perforations: 14 x 14 HUF115 Silhouette of divers,
DKK8.00 Brown crab Stamp size: 25.5mm x 36.5mm with Olympic rings
DKK8.00 Norway lobster DKK8.00 White flowers with mistletoe HUF355 Silhouette of rower,
DKK8.00 Shrimp DKK8.00 Vase of white flowers with Olympic rings
DKK8.00 Blue mussel DK8.00 Bunch of white flowers
DKK8.00 Seafood inside seashell DKK8.00 Box of white flowers and ivy 031 50th Anniversary of the entry into
DKK8.00 Jar of white flowers service in Hungary of the M40 diesel-
021 European Capital of Culture electric series, one value
– Aarhus 2017, five values HUNGARY Issue date: 8 July 0216
Issue date: 20 March 2017 Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt
Printer: PostNord Stamps 027 House of Parliament V, eight values Perforations: 12 x 12
Perforations: 13 x 13 Issue date: 8 June 2016 Stamp size: 45mm x 30mm
019 Stamp size: 36mm x 26mm Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt HUF260 First diesel-electric series locomotive
DKK25.00 ARoS Perforations: 12 x 12
DKK25.00 Moesgaard Stamp size: 35mm x 35mm MALAYSIA
DKK25.00 Dokk1 HUF200 Parliament building
DKK25.00 The Iceberg HUF200 Dome of parliament building 032 Seven Wonders of Malaysia’s Flora and
DKK25.00 City Hall at night HUF200 Close up of parliament building tower Fauna, eight values
HUF200 Close up of parliament building dome Issue date: 23 August 2016
022 Pride 2017, two values HUF200 Parliament building roof Printer: Joh Enschedé Stamps BV
Issue date: 30 March 2017 HUF200 Close up of parliament Perforations: 13 x 13
Printer: PostNord Stamps building stonework Stamp size: 30mm x 38mm
Perforations: 15 x 15 HUF200 Parliament building sculptures SEN30 Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus kanchil)
Stamp size: 26mm x 36mm HUF200 –Parliament building stone lions SEN50 Stingless Bee (Meliponula ferruginea)
DKK8.00 Rainbow heart SEN50 Wild Pepper Leaf (Piper sarmentosum)
DKK8.00 Rainbow heart SEN60 Malayan Peacock-Pheasant
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SEN60 Green Paddy Frog (Rana erythraea) Perforations: 13 x 13 Company Karachi

SEN70 Asiatic Softshell Turtle Stamp size: 50.5mm x 35mm Perforations: 13 x 13
(Amyda cartilaginae) RS8 Portrait of Avari Stamp size: 41mm x 50mm
SEN80 Malaysian Mahseer (Tor tambroides) RS10 Portrait of Khan
RM2 Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) 038 Child Art Competition – National Stamp
Exhibition ‘Pakistan 2016’ Karachi, 043 125th Anniversary of Government 021
033 Battle Sites, five values eight values Islamia College, Railway Road, Lahore,
Issue date: 15 September 2016 Issue date: 29 December 2016 one value
Printer: Joh Enschedé Stamps BV Printer: Pakistan Security Printing Issue date: 1 November 2017
Perforations: 14 x 14 Corporation Karachi Printer: National Security Printing
Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm Perforations: 13 x 13 Company Karachi
SEN60 Kota Malawati, 1785 Stamp size: 44.5mm x 32.5mm Perforations: 13 x 13
SEN60 Kota Mat Salleh, 1900 RS8 Elephant in jungle Stamp size: 81mm x 40.5mm
SEN80 Bukit Kepong, 1950 RS8 Tree with wildlife RS8 College building
SEN80 Kota Libau Rentap, 1858 RS8 Tower of flowers
RM3 Kota Bharu, 1941 RS8 Children in national costume SAINT PIERRE & MIQUELON
RS8 Train with passengers
034 International Definitive Stamps 2016, RS8 Historic building by river 044 Notre-Dame-des-Ardilliers Church,
eight values RS8 Bird on tree branch one value
Issue date: 1 October 2016 RS8 Birds in grass Issue date: 22 April 2016
Printer: Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional Printer: philaposte
Sdn Bhd 039 International Year of Sustainable Perforations: 13 x1 3
Perforations: 14 x 14 Tourism for Development 2017, four values Stamp size: 41mm x 30mm
Stamp size: 27mm x 32mm Issue date: 1 January 2017 €1.40 Notre-Dame-des-Ardilliers Church, with 024
SEN10 Festivals Printer: Pakistan Security Printing detail from stained glass window
SEN20 Local fruits Corporation Karachi
SEN50 Wildlife Perforations: 13 x 13 045 La Prefecture before and after,
RM1 Unity Stamp size: 39mm x 50mm one value
RM2 Places of worship RS10 K2 Issue date: 13 May 2016
RM5 Our nation RS10 Broad Peak Printer: philaposte
RM10 Flora RS10 Gasherbrum-1 Perforations: 13 x 13
RM20 Handicrafts RS10 Nangaparbat Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm
€0.70 Collage of before (black & white) and
035 Posmen Komuniti, four values 040 13th ECO Summit at Islamabad, after (colour) photographs of
Issue date: 4 October 2016 two values La Prefecture
Printer: Cartor Security Printing Issue date: 1 March 2017
Perforations: 14 x 14 Printer: Pakistan Security Printing 046 The French National Gendarmerie in
Stamp size: 50mm x 30mm Corporation Karachi North America, four values
SEN60 Postal workers with horses Perforations: 13 x 13 Issue date: 25 May 2016
SEN70 Postal worker delivering mail in a canoe Stamp size: 60mm x 30mm Printer: philaposte
SEN80 Postal worker on bicycle RS8 Summit venue and logo Perforations: 13 x 13
RM3 Postal workers sorting mail RS8 Summit logo with national flags Stamp size: 52mm x 31mm
€0.40 Female Gendarmerie officer
036 Penang Free School, four values 041 Men of Letters Series – Majeed Amjad €1.10 Gendarmerie officer and dog
Issue date: 21 October 2016 (1914-1974), one value €0.80 Officer with helicopter
Printer: Southern Colour Print New Zealand Issue date: 29 June 2017 €1.40 Group of officers in riot gear
Perforations: 14 x 14 Printer: Pakistan Security Printing 027
Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm Corporation Karachi 047 Pulleys and cordages, one value
SEN80 Aerial view of school Perforations: 13 x 13 Issue date: 10 June 2016
SEN90 Drawing of school Stamp size: 32.5mm x 45mm Printer: philaposte
SEN70 School building RS8 Portrait of Amjad Perforations: 13 x 13
RM5 School motto and crest Notes: Majeed Amjad was an Urdu poet born in Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
Jhang, Pakistan, in 1914. The edited the weekly €0.80 Bridge bollard
PAKISTAN newspaper ‘Arooj ‘and published a collection of
poetry ‘Shab-e-Rafta’ in 1958 048 Commemoration: Retrocession,
037 Dinshaw Byramji Avari (1902-1988) – two values
Philanthropist, one value 042 200th Anniversary of Birth of Sir Syed Issue date: 22 June 2016
Issue date: 18 December 2016 Ahmed Khan, one value Printer: philatposte
Printer: Pakistan Security Issue date: 17 October 2017 Perforations: 13 x 13
Printing Corporation Karachi Printer: National Security Printing Stamp size: 56mm x 37mm 028

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€1.10 Retrocession ship with island map Perforations: 13 x 13 Issue date: 20 April 2017
€1.40 Retrocession scene, 22 June 1816 Stamp size: 26mm x 26mm Printer: Imprimerie des timbres-poste
SEK19.50 String-shelve with books de la Tunisie
049 The Ambulances, four values and ornaments Perforations: 13 x 13
Issue date: 8 July 2016 Stamp size: 52mm x 37mm
Printer: philaposte 056 EUROPA 2017 - Wanås Castle, TND2000 Man holding a boy aloft
Perforations: 13 x13 two values
Stamp size: 51.5mm x 31mm Issue date: 16 March 2017 062 Schools and Colleges in Tunisia,
€0.80 Ambulance hippotractee Printer: PostNord Stamps one value
€0.80 Ambulance a’ patins Perforations: 13 x 13 Issue date: 24 April 2017
€0.80 Ambulance dodge Stamp size: 31mm x 38mm Printer: Imprimerie des
€0.80 Ambulance Chevrolet Brev Wanås Castle (with Europa logo) timbres-poste de la Tunisie
Brev Grounds of Wanås Castle Perforations: 13 x 13
050 Sister Pierre Fontaine, one value (with Europa logo) Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm
Issue date: 9 September 2016 TND500 Montage of college buildings
Printer: philaposte 057 Butterflies, six values
Perforations: 13 x13 Issue date: 16 March 2017 063 Tunisian Cities – Monastir, one value
Stamp size: 26mm x 40mm Printer: PostNord Stamps Issue date: 24 May 2017
20g Sister Pierre Fontaine (1923-2012) Perforations: 11 x 11 Printer: Imprimerie des timbres-poste de la
Stamp size: 36mm x 26mm Tunisie
051 Pointe-Plate Lighthouse, one value Brev Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) Perforations: 13 x 13
Issue date: 7 October 2016 Brev Black-veined White (Aporia crataegi) Stamp size: 41mm x 28mm
Printer: philaposte Brev Orange Tip (Anthocharis cardamines) TND500 Monastir waterfront
Perforations: 13 x 13 Brev Mazarine Blue (Polyommatus
Stamp size: 52.5mm x 31.5mm semiargus) 064 Religious Sites of Tunisia, two values
€0.80 Pointe-Plate Lighthouse drawing, Brev Glanville Fritillary (Melitaea cinxia) Issue date: 15 June 2017
with islands map Brev Brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni) Printer: Imprimerie des timbres-poste
032 de la Tunisie
052 Battle of the Somme, one value 058 Queen Silvia 2017, one value Perforations: 13 x 13
Issue date: 11 November 2016 Issue date: 1 April 2017 Stamp size: 36mm x 36mm
Printer: philaposte Printer: PostNord Stamps TND500 Mosque Sidi Bou Said Al Baji
Perforations: 13 x 13 Perforations: 14 x 14 TND500 Mosque Chenini Tatouine
Stamp size: 52.5mm x 32mm Stamp size: 26mm x 26mm
€1.10 Collage drawing of battle scenes, SEK21.00 Photograph of Queen Silvia with 065 Olive Trees from Tunisia, two values
with dates 1916-2016 background of royal insignia Issue date: 9 July 2017
Printer: Imprimerie des timbres-poste
053 Christmas: Child Art Contest, one value 059 #mittfrimärke (My Stamp), five values de la Tunisie
Issue date: 18 December 2016 Issue date: 1 June 2017 Perforations: 13 x 13
Printer: philaposte Printer: PostNord Stamps Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm
Perforations: 13 x 13 Perforations: 14 x 14 TND900 Olive trees and olives
033 Stamp size: 52mm x 31mm Stamp size: 25.5mm x 36mm TND3000 Olive trees with bowl of olives
€0.85 Child’s drawing of Santa Claus, Brev Close-up photo of a moose
a reindeer and a snowman Brev Fairground ride 066 The 53rd Session of Carthage
Brev Father and baby International Festival – The Tunisian Music
SWEDEN Brev Beach huts and boats celebrates its sixty years, one value
Brev Forest scene Issue date: 13 July 2017
054 Retro, five values Printer: Imprimerie des timbres-poste
Issue date: 12 January 2017 TUNISIA de la Tunisie
Printer: PostNord Stamps Perforations: 13 x 13
Perforations: 13 x 13 060 Commemoration of the Death of the Stamp size: 37mm x 52mm
Stamp size: 36.5mm x 26mm Patriotic Poet Mohamed Sghaïer Ouled TND1000 Festival logo and ’60 years’ symbol
Brev Retro clothes on hangers Ahmed, one value
037 Brev Retro kitchen with cupboard of crockery Issue date: 5 April 2017 067 60th Anniversary of the Republic – 25
Brev Retro tea set Printer: Imprimerie des timbres-poste July 2017-1957, one value
Brev Retro desk with desk lamp de la Tunisie Issue date: 25 July 2017
Brev Retro sitting room with coffee table Perforations: 13 x 13 Printer: Imprimerie des timbres-poste
Stamp size: 37mm x 52mm de la Tunisie
055 Retro Stringhylla (String-shelve), TND1.00 Ouled Ahmed portrait Perforations: 13 x 13
one value Stamp size: 37mm x 52mm
Issue date: 12 January 2017 061 Support for Investment in Tunisia, TND500 Coat of arms and Turkish flag
038 Printer: PostNord Stamps one value

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068 The Leader Trade Unionist and and mystic, born in 1093 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Nationalist Habib Achour, one value
Issue date: 5 August 2017 074 Tourism - Definitive Stamps, six values 079 UAE Space Agency, one value
Printer: Imprimerie des timbres-poste Issue date: 27 July 2016 Issue date: 16 August 2017
de la Tunisie Printer: PTT Printing House Printer: Oriental Press
Perforations: 13 x 13 Perforations: 14 x 14 Perforations: 14 x 14
Stamp size: 28mm x 41mm Stamp size: 26mm x 36mm Stamp size: 30mm x 50mm
TND1200 Photograph of Achour TRL0.20 Ordu AED3.00 Earth seen from space,
Notes: Born on 25 February 1913 in Tunisia, TRL0.40 Erzincan with satellite orbiting
Achour was one of the founders of the Tunisian TRL1.60 Denizli
General Labor Union, which he led three times TRL3.20 Nevehir 080 The Year of Giving, two values
TRL5.10 Izmir Issue date: 5 September 2017
069 Ben Guerdane – Victory of Tunisia over TRL11 Izmir Printer: Cartor SA
Terrorism, one value Perforations: 14 x14
Issue date: 11 September 2017 075 Sukufe (Miniaturised Rose Illustration), Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm
Printer: Imprimerie des timbres-poste six values AED3.00 Campaign logo
de la Tunisie Issue date: 31 July 2016 AED3.00 Box with campaign logo
Perforations: 13 x 13 Printer: PTT Printing House
Stamp size: 41mm x 28mm Perforations: 14 x 14 081 International Year of Sustainable
TND2000 Armed forces with helicopter and Stamp size: 26mm x 36mm Tourism for Development 2017, seven values
background of Turkish flag TRL0.20 Red rose Issue date: 14 November 2017
TRL0.60 Peach-coloured rose Printer: Oriental Press
TURKEY TRL0.65 Pink rose Perforations: 14 x 14
TRL1.60 Pink and white rose Stamp size: 45mm x 35mm
070 UEFA EURO 2016 France, four values TRL5.10 Yellow rose AED3.00 Burj Khalifa, Abu Dhabi
Issue date: 10 June 2016 TRL11 Pink rose AED3.00 Emirates Palace, Dubai
Printer: PTT Printing House AED3.00 Al Noor Island, Sharjah 039
Perforations: 14 x 14 076 The Tourism Capital of the Islamic AED3.00 Ajman Museum, Ajman
Stamp size: 26mm x 41mm World – Konya, four values AED3.00 Fujairah Fort, Fujairah
TRL1.40 Footballer, orange background Issue date: 4 August 2016 AED3.00 Al Jazirah Al Hamra, Ras Al Khaimah
TRL1.40 Footballer, blue background Printer: PTT Printing House AED3.00 Al Shohadaa R/A, Al Quwain
TRL2.80 Footballer, green background Perforations: 14 x 14
TRL2.80 UEFA Cup trophy Stamp size: 38mm x 38mm 082 60th Anniversary of Abu Dhabi Police,
TRL1.60 Montage of city photographs two values 044
071 UNESCO World Heritage Committee TRL1.60 Sports stadium and historic Issue date: 21 November 2017
40th Session, Istanbul, Turkey 2016, buildings Printer: Oriental Press
two values TRL1.60 City buildings and Turkish dancers Perforations: 14 x 14
Issue date: 10 July 2016 TRL3.20 City square and Turkish dancers Stamp size: 40mm x 40mm
Printer: PTT Printing House AED3.00 Abu Dhabi Police logo
Perforations: 14 x 14 077 15 July Martyrs’ Day (My Nation, you AED3.00 Golden ‘60’ coin
Stamp size: 78mm x 36mm are Great), one value
TRL3.20 Istanbul silhouette with event dates Issue date: 5 August 2016 083 Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival, 045
TRL3.20 Watercolour of Istanbul Printer: PTT Printing House one value
Perforations: 14 x 14 Issue date: 1 December 2017
072 Natural Conservation Areas and Stamp size: 90mm x 45mm Printer: Oriental Press
National Parks, one value TRL1.60 Photographs of Turkish flag overlaid Perforations: 14 x 14
Issue date: 12 July 2016 on Turkey map Stamp size: 40mm x 40mm
Printer: PTT Printing House AED3.00 – Festival entrance
Perforations: 14 x 14 078 Our Local Dishes (Eastern Anatolia
Stamp size: 37.5mm x 37.5mm Region), four values 084 National Day 46, one value
TRL3.20 Snow scene at National Park Issue date: 8 August 2016 Issue date: 2 December 2017
Printer: PTT Printing House Printer: Oriental Press
073 850th Anniversary of Death of Hodja Perforations: 14 x 14 Perforations: 14 x 14 046
Ahmed Yesevi, two values Stamp size: 26mm x 41mm Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
Issue date: 26 July 2016 TRL1.60 Bread dish AED3.00 – National Day participants,
Printer: PTT Printing House TRL1.60 Meat and rice dish with UAE flag
Perforations: 14 x 14 TRL1.60 Salad dish
Stamp size: 45mm x 30mm TRL3.20 Dessert dish
TRL1.60 Hodja Ahmed Yesevi
TRL3.20 Hodja Ahmed Yesevi mausoleum
Notes: Hodja Ahmed Yesevi was a Turkish poet 048

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VIETNAM

085 WWF - Oriental small clawed otter,

Aonyx cinerea (Illiger, 1815), four values
Theme checklist
Issue date: 1 September 2016 Use the list below to cross reference the new
Printer: Postal Stamps Printing Company stamps listed in this issue against your theme
Perforations: 13 x 13
Stamp size: 38mm x 27mm A L
VND3000 – Otters swimming
Agriculture: 020, 078, 080 Law: 082
VND3000 – Otter eating a fish
Animals: 085 Lighthouses: 051
VND3000 – Pair of otters
Architecture: 003, 007, 014, 021, 025, 027, Literature: 008, 041, 060, 073, 088
VND4500 – Otters on a riverbank
044, 056, 063, 073, 081, 083 M
086 The 5th Asian Beach Games Art: 001 Mankind: 022, 054
(ABG 5-2016), two values Astronomy: 079 Medicine: 011, 029, 049
Issue date: 24 September 2016 B Military: 033, 052
054 Printer: Postal Stamps Printing Company Banking: 005 Mineralogy: 039
Perforations: 13 x 13
Birds: 038 Music: 066, 087
Stamp size: 46mm x 26mm
Butterflies: 057 N
VND3000 Beach volleyball
VND6500 Rowing C National Parks: 072
Cars: 024 O
087 World Intangible Cultural Heritage of Castles: 014, 019, 056 Olympics: 030
Humanity – Art of Ðdn ca tài tu music and Celebrations: 059 P
song, four values Child art: 038 Philately: 015
Issue date: 10 October 2016
Children: 038 Police: 082
Printer: Postal Stamps Printing Company
Christmas: 017, 053 Politics: 005, 006, 045, 067, 068, 069, 084
Perforations: 13 x 13
Cities: 021, 063 Posts: 035
Stamp size: 60mm x 25mm
VND3000 Group of musicians outdoors Conservation: 072, 085 Press: 008
VND4500 Musicians on boats Crafts: 034 R
VND8000 Musicians outside traditional house Culture: 013, 087 Religion: 017, 018, 042, 044, 050, 064
VND12000 Singers outside traditional house D Royalty: 023, 058
Design: 055 S
056 088 100th Anniversary of Death of Jack
E Science: 029
London (1876-1916), one value
Economy: 005, 028, 037, 040, 061, 080 Ships: 047, 048
Issue date: 22 November 2016
Printer: Postal Stamps Printing Company Education: 002, 036, 043, 062 Space: 079
Perforations: 13 x 13 Environment: 071 Sport: 030, 070, 086
Stamp size: 38mm x 27mm Europa: 019, 056 Stamp on stamp: 015
VND3000 Jack London with Europe: 021 T
a selection of his books Exhibitions: 083 Telecommunications: 004
Notes: American-born novelist Jack London
F Television: 010
was a commercial magazine fiction pioneer
Fauna: 020, 032, 034 Tourism: 015, 074, 076, 081
who wrote works including ‘ Call of the Wild’
Festivals: 034, 053, 089 Trains: 031
(1903), ‘White Fang ‘(1906) and ‘To Martin
Eden’ (1909) Flags: 040, 067, 077, 084 Transport: 024, 028, 031, 047, 048, 049
Flora: 032 Trees: 016, 038, 065
089 Year of the Rooster, two values Flowers: 009, 026, 075 U
Issue date: 20 December 2016 Food: 020, 078 United Nations: 069, 071
Printer: Postal Stamps Printing Company Football: 070 V
Perforations: 13 x 13
G Vegetables: 007, 081
057 Stamp size: 37mm x 37mm
Geology: 039 W
VND3000 Colourful cartoon
rooster Government: 003, 006, 045, 046, 082, 084 Women: 058
VND10,500 Cartoon mother and H World Wildlife Fund: 085
baby roosters History: 008, 013, 014, 019, 034, 048, 052 Writers: 041, 060, 088
I Y
Industry: 005, 037, 040 Youth: 064
International organisations: 012
058

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HIS IS HOW I lost £12,000 over thirty years ago due to my
inexperience.It was 1976, I was 22, the stamp business
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‘bulk’ wholesale ‘cto’ type material – or rather they bought too
much of the same and sold too little of it, so there were massive
residues of stock ‘overhangs’ in the cellar – which apparently
they could not sell
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They recognised that to keep me interested I would probably respond to a
‘challenge’. So they set up a new limited company with no money in it! Here’s the
‘deal’ that I was offered and accepted; – you sell our unsold stock and you can buy
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but I would get a percentage of it dependent upon how well I got on.
I can remember thinking “Wow – what an opportunity”. So, I set to,
enthusiastically selling the unsold stock at profitable prices, swopping with
other dealers against their surpluses to broaden (my!) stock. Within a year I had
managed to ‘convert’ low calibre duplicated bulk stock into high calibre ‘one-off’
type material – similar to that we sell today in our auctions. The value had reached
£14,000. In those days £14,000 was a lot of money.
I asked ‘my investors’ about insurance. The office was in Kilburn – and according
to them the location – being somewhat ‘rough’ was uninsurable against theft. They
had ‘accidental’ insurance cover only; “besides who would want to steal our bulk
stocks – they’d need a removal van”.
Two months later the premises were robbed. Unsurprisingly the only material
taken was the high calibre stock that I had worked so hard during the previous year
in building up. I was left with just £2,000 worth (a major factor which influenced
the next phase of my stamp career).
Only then did I discover that you can insure virtually anything if you go the right
way about it.
So for those of you whose collections are uninsured – you would be surprised
how little ‘dedicated’ stamp insurance costs – as little as £30 a year is the cost of
insuring the average collection. Take a tip from me – this is money well spent –
BUT here’s a supplementary tip -don’t (whatever you do) add your collection onto
your household contents insurance we have a client whose collection was stolen
recently, who is currently embroiled in a claim with a household contents insurer
who is being offered literally nothing – based upon a technicality. He is about to
lose £6,000 unless the Ombudsman rules in his favour. Update: He lost £6,000.

Who do we recommend?
We have insured with ‘Stamp Insurance Services’ of Exeter for the last 20+ years.
Never once has a claim not been paid out fairly and promptly. We make no money
by recommending them – but hope that they recommend us as a reliable source
of good stamps for collectors. Try contacting them or one of the other specialised
stamp insurers (for overseas subscribers to ‘Stamp Trade Tips’ there are sure to
be specialist insurers in most major countries) – it should prove money well spent
and considerable peace of mind. You can find them at: www.stampinsurance.
co.uk Telephone 01392 433949 Fax 01392 427632 or email a request: mail@
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Just to give you an idea of how little this may cost you depending upon your
circumstances or location: £6,000= cover costs £25 pa + Insurance premium tax
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HEN I STARTED col- he and his wife were ‘downsizing’ and
lecting in my pre- the collection had to go.
After accepting £2,200 he told us
514 516 teens
517I collected GB 518 521
that the best offer he had received was
commemoratives. I loved them £1,800.

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– but soon I had run out of
stamps to collect that I could
afford – apart from buying new
issues from the Post Office!
My collection stagnated but
by then I had been ‘hooked’ by
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they had cost almost as much as the
stamps. What do you do with 100,000
different relatively inexpensive
stamps? Just posting each album
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528 515 519 526
£8 each. In534the end we paid an
the idea of buying and trading ‘outworker’ to strip the stamps back
stamps. Most collectors don’t out into individual country bags for
become stamp dealers – but our clients to pick from, and so the
collecting can easily ‘dead- process started all over again!

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end’ if insufficient thought is He had a wonderful time collecting –
but there was no way that he could have
given in the first place as to recouped his outlay.
728 520 523 536 540 586 614
what to collect and how much The moral is you’ll only recover
it all costs. a good percentage of your outlay,
or perchance more than your
It is possible to collect without spending outlay over a long period – by
any significant money – but your first mainly collecting more expensive
thought should be – “how much do stamps that dealers and auctioneers
I want to spend and how much can I can afford to describe, price
afford to spend?” and handle individually.
Start with the cost of collecting.
541
Match
579
your593budget
591
to How much is your budget? If it is
683 – ‘fun’ stamps may
relatively small
the country or theme be all that you can afford. What do
you expect from your collection? –
you are thinking of are you looking for a ‘return’ from
your outlay? Do you view your
collecting collection as an investment – or
are you simply not concerned about
Now you’ve worked how much it will be worth when
546 547 551 out a budget – do you552come to sell553 it? Match your
you want to collect inexpensive ‘fun
stamps’? If so, you’re unlikely to see budget to the country or theme you
much of a financial return – but you’ll are thinking of collecting. Consider
have a great time along the way. I that demand for higher quality
can remember visiting a collector in earlier stamps pre-1950 can exceed
the East Midlands – he had filled a supply, whereas – if you buy a
complete wall of his spare bedroom modern set from a Post Office –
from floor to ceiling with 250 albums. next time they will print one more.
554 555 557
His was an interesting goal – to see Supply of 558 modern stamps often
how many different stamps he could exceeds demand, apart from well
collect and mount into his albums publicised exceptions. Finally do
without spending much more than a little research of price lists on-
10p (15 US cents) per stamp. In this line and check availability of the
way he had collected 100,000 different country/theme – before making a
stamps, many had cost nothing, but final decision as to what to collect.

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• Country / subject popularity
a lower price that collectors deem it
such a bargain as to bid upon it and the
stamp is sold.
However, given that same stamp 1470 1593
in top / high quality – if you don’t bid
upon it the first time, it is unlikely to be

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• Scarcity
there for a second. Invariably, astute
• Condition collectors recognise that stamp as rare
In this tip I am focussing upon in that condition, so that, for example,
condition for the simple reason that, in America ‘exhibition class’ stamps
if a stamp is not 1345 1487
in good condition in (often accompanied by certificates 1535
the first place – then it will not be worth stating a 95-100% example) command
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a high percentage of catalogue value huge multiples of catalogue value.
(unless like the famous British Guiana Such a market can become so
1c black/magenta it is unique). ‘rarefied’ as to lose all sense of
Over the last 30 years of philatelic perspective – but the principle holds
trading it has become1600 increasingly 1615
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obvious that the price ‘spread’ between on a second quality stamp is far greater
poor quality and finest quality has than that upon the same stamp in high
increased almost beyond recognition. quality – so the return upon your original
In our auctions, each item is offered outlay is higher for high quality stamps.
with an unique reducing estimates
• Moral:
system – till1673 the stamp, 1674
cover or
1677• Only1678 1680 1692 that 1693 1849 1872
philatelic item is sold – or is given away. buy the best quality stamps
This system creates a transparency you can afford.
of prices which is virtually unknown • Consider availability and the cost
outside of eBay. Time and again you of the rarest stamps that you will
may see a second quality stamp unsold, need when determining which area
reduced, unsold, further reduced ... period/subject you are going to
until, sooner or later, the stamp reaches collect.
1714 1683 1686 1717 1719 1722 1727

1728 1729 1761 1765 1767 1768 1770 1774

1775 1786 1787 1808 1809 1810 1839 1844

1880 1890 1891 1892 1895 1897 1901 1902 1904

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auction thrives where others do not...
As many of you will attest. At certain ‘peak’ times in our auction ‘cycle,’ I personally
answer the telephone to callers. It’s a wonderfully enjoyable and rewarding thing for me to
do, because, you kindly inform me of your likes and dislikes, about us, and other auctions
that you may have dealt with before discovering Universal Philatelic Auctions … (UPA).
One of the most common ‘threads’ that I have learnt from You, and from other
Dealers and Auctioneers, is simply ‘how does U P A do it?’ How is it that we have
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How can we afford to expend more upon advertising worldwide than most
dealers sell in a year? Simply put: How can we afford to offer more and
charge less – indeed – how can we afford to offer more and charge you no
extra w-h-a-t-s-o-e-v-e-r ??
The fundamental reason why is because, unlike others, everything we
do is Driven by You.. Over the course of the past 18 years I have discovered
that combining this ‘bottom-up’ thinking with offering simply MASSIVE Philatelic
Choice – permits us to offer you a Unique Collector-Driven Stamp Auction
Experience. Think about it: whilst the rest of our philatelic industry works ‘top-
down’ – issuing diktats, regulation, charges and fees, and few guarantees – ever
increasingly we throw these off encouraged by more and more collectors joining us, who
crucially continue to participate in auction after auction... rewarding us by their loyalty,
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‘Z’ – up to 25% buyer’s premiums... (particularly when you may realise that you are possibly
or probably paying a buyer’s premium upon that dealer’s own stamps that they are selling
to You)... we take that valuable knowledge you’ve imparted and ‘dial’ it back into our auction
system, not purely for your benefit BUT for our mutual benefit because over the 17 years
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collectors what they seek, mixing in a unique reducing-estimate-auction system,
blended with hundreds and thousands of simply massive philatelic choice –
these are the reasons why more Collectors bid in my U P A auctions than
any other auction in the UK and almost all others globally. Consider that
each U P A auction adds up to 233 different new bidders when most stamp
auctions auctions only have a few hundred bidders TOTAL – the SCALE of
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ERTAINLY ONCE OR as I write is going to realise over
twice a week, and some- £1,000 for a stamp catalogued £350.
times even more often, 2. Quantity If a collector possesses
we receive phone calls and

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100 of the same stamp catalogued
2447 2459 2473 2578 2579
sometimes letters – all based 50p2589 2707
each – this duplicated range
on misunderstandings about cannot be worth £50 – when you
can purchase them in our ‘buy one
the ‘values’ given in stamp – take one free’ penny mixes, and
catalogues – and, being UK other collectors possess hundreds of
based, most concern Stanley
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thousands more.
Gibbons catalogue prices. Mis-identified stamps A common
2476 2495 2498 2506 2507 2509 2557 2565
Before we look at some of the problem, all philatelists, including us
reasons why the price shown in the can be wrong. We learn something
catalogue is unlikely to be the price you more each day we work with stamps,

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can expect to receive when you come that is the joy of stamp collecting.
to sell your stamp, let me just ponder To be fair to the catalogue publishers
one of those peculiarities of human and editors, reading the ‘small print’
2566 2607 2637 2725 2727 2730
warns 2750 of these2755
collectors issues – but a
nature.
Why is it that, faced with a range of percentage of collectors persist in their
potential values for their stamp, based perception that their collection (which
on differences they do not understand, has cost very little indeed) is worth a
such as paper, watermark or great deal of money. Many never read
perforation, inexperienced collectors the small print.
will always assume that their stamp All Catalogue Editors need to
is the most valuable/expensive one? attribute a value to every stamp. It
2740 2820 2855 2856
Surely logic should tell them that the2860 depends upon
2861 whether 2866 the ‘Catalogue
most valuable/expensive option is Publisher’ sells stamps – or merely
more highly priced because it is much sells catalogues. In the case of SG it
less common than the cheaper ones is made plain that you can order any
and therefore their stamp is much more of the stamps in their catalogues –
likely to be the cheapest variety – not consequently lower catalogue prices
the most expensive. reflect handling costs, not value.
The simple fact is that, unless you Indeed “the lowest price charged for
2868 2875 know
2876 otherwise 2877
or have a certificate
2893
individual2895
stamps or 2896 sets purchased
to prove your stamp is ‘the good one’, from Stanley Gibbons Ltd is £1” –
it is always safest to assume that it is potentially it costs 50p to bank a
the most common variant. When you cheque and probably £5 for ‘SG’ to
come to sell, any reputable dealer or generate an invoice – so thousands of
auction house will tell you if you have £1 orders would create something of a
something which is better than you problem.
thought it was – which will come as Over the course of 40 years full-
a nice surprise time philately, I have handled, bought
2907 2908 2897 2925– but in the meantime
— 2930and — sold, many millions 2933 of stamps.
always err on the side of caution.
Even assuming that your stamp is Consider that, with some knowledge
correctly identified, however, there and experience the most valuable
are a number of other factors which ‘find’ that I have made and sold is
will have an impact on its real value, as £1,500 – those that find £50,000 worth
opposed to its catalogue value. of Bermuda ‘Perots’ at a car-boot sale
have indeed won the ‘philatelic lottery’.
1. Quality The cheapest ‘1d black’ may With stamps, as in many things in life,
2935 2940 catalogue £3502946 2952 money goes
– but we sell poorest 2966 to money, 2967 unless you are
examples for as little as £20 or less, incredibly lucky; if you have spent little
whilst in our latest auction we offer in ‘real’ terms, or added little value by
the best used example that we have the possession of knowledge then it
ever seen – certainly a 1 in 50,000 may be unreasonable to expect much
exhibition quality example – which return from the sale of your stamps.

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OW DO recog-
YOU of selling by low-overhead methods
nise and understand – from home or office, by mail or at
quality?Of course the fairs/exhibitions – which is why stamps
have uniquely adapted and transferred
easy answer
3023 is 3025
‘experience’,
3026 3038 3040 3006 3005 3044

but how do you gain experi-
ence when you have not physi-
cally handled a particular type
of stamp?
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themselves so well to sale by postal
auctions and upon the internet.
The internet is the key starting point
to how to learn about stamps and
assess quality. Stanley Gibbons makes
a start at the front of their ‘physical’
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There is no substitute for seeing
3045 3049
or handling a stamp ‘in the flesh’, but
stamps possess an unusual quality
that makes them so suitable for sale
upon the internet and for posting and
trading throughout the world - they are
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catalogues by giving an illustration by
3050
appearance 3052
of good, fine, very fine, and 3060 3062
superb quality of an imperforate stamp
based upon appearance only. But it is
so easy now being on-line – to compare
quality by image against description.

basically flat. Over the past 10 years I
have bumped3063into a reasonable number
3064
of antique dealers who blame the
internet, and eBay in particular, for the
demise of the ‘antique shop’.
Apparently the ‘transparency’ of
information and values upon the
internet has ‘finished’ off the high street
3070 as many remember
‘antique shop’ 3071 it.
Certainly I know this to be true of
certain types of antiques in the U.K.
- dealers could ‘hide’ in their own
mystique of knowledge gained over
many years of trading, visiting auctions,
even museums,
3098 that
3112many collectors
3114
would be unable to access during
normal working hours. Additionally
most collectors had an unreasonable
‘fear’ of attending and purchasing at
‘public auction’ – citing all manner of
‘old-witch’ tales – where they might
‘touch 3145
their nose’ and end
3129up winning a
lot they could not afford!
Those days of the ‘old boys club’ of
dealers are gone, and the transparency
of the internet, apparently, is the
reason. But, something different
happened along the way with stamps
- stamp values were always that bit
more transparent
3190 in the first place 3191due
to their being so well catalogued by
Stanley Gibbons and other publishers.
In 1980 there were an estimated 300
stamp shops in the UK – today there
may be just 30. Stamp collecting and
stamp dealing
3290 went 3296‘underground’3300long
before the internet took hold. Antique
dealers average price of an item might
well be £100’s – whereas most stamp
shops average price might be pence or
a few £’s.
So most stamp dealers were forced
to adjust to their market conditions
3315 3316 3318
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Put a little quality time aside and start
by visiting
3065 the websites3066 of the more 3067 3094
‘expensive’ dealers who retail on-line.
Look for high quality and see the high
prices requested. Now, open another
‘browser window’ and go to eBay. Start
searching for similar, even the same
catalogue number stamps in differing
3072 Read the descriptions
conditions. 3075 – — 3095 — 3109
compare the starting prices, and put
some of these items in your ‘watch’
category. Be prepared for a shock.
You are going to see the most
horrendous variances between
descriptions,
3116 prices and realisations.
3119 3124 3140
Unless you are ‘watching’ items
from the most respected ‘main-stream’
dealers on eBay – pay absolutely NO
attention to sellers with 100% eBay
ratings. Yes, your purchases will be
delivered – but on the face of it – what
you see — on3166
the — front of the stamp is 3175 3176
what you get. There are thousands of
eBay sellers with little or no knowledge
of what they are selling and thousands
with knowledge who know that what
they are selling is not what it is ‘cracked-
up’ to be.
I see dealers with 1,000+ feedback
100% ratings3248
offering items described as —
— 3278 3288 3289
fine used which are merely average. Be
aware that the oldest ‘trick in the game’
is to describe ‘good’ as ‘fine’, ‘very fine’
as ‘superb’, and so on. Stamps easily
trap the unwary in this respect.
Have you been horrified
3304 3305 at what3306
you 3307 3308
have seen? Certainly we are – regularly.
We don’t profess to be perfect – and
with 22,000 lot quarterly auctions we
are always going to make our share
of errors too – but never deliberately
and always guaranteed by prompt full
refund or credit if required.
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But, over the years, one of the most you look for fine lines emanating from
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you’re reading, of ‘understanding quality’ that I have design.
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and that is perhaps because nobody Depending upon scarcity of
has ever explained ‘how to train your the stamp, one pulled out/missing
philatelic eye’. perforation – upon a commonly
How have I reached this rather available stamp is not acceptable
6183 6184 6188 fundamental
6196 6198
conclusion? I6204
have lost 6205 6246
when you can so easily have a perfect
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over a x10 magnifying glass to collectors, more ‘forgiving’ you can become.
inviting them to look at the stamp we are • Now examine the margins/centring of
examining together. the design to the perforations or the
Most collectors do not realise that the width of margins of an imperforate
focussing distance of the most practical stamp. How off-centre
6189 6213 6251 glass is actually
magnifying 6228having their 6242 6250 a stamp are you
prepared to have in your collection?
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eye and the ‘glass’ approximately one to This can have a big impact upon price
two inches from the stamp. That is how in classic issues, and in modern issues
close you need to get in to examine the – do you need it – when you may
detail of a stamp. relatively easily obtain better.
Understanding this opens so many
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at and what you may start looking for. just upon the reverse – but also for
6215 6253 6255 Now that6280 you are perhaps6285thinking facial abrasions.6371
6369 Thinning has one
of examining stamps ‘closer up’ than of the heaviest impacts upon price.
before – start by conciously selecting Hold the stamp against good quality
a point that you will consistently start background light – preferably a
from – say the top left north west (NW) ‘daylight’ type bulb. Invest in a good
corner ... then actually work your way quality desklight – seldom seen when
‘clockwise’ around the stamp. What you we visit collectors to value their
6271 ——— 6286 ——— ———— 6289 ————
collections.
are now doing is ‘disciplining’ your eye
to work to a pattern – you’ll be concious • Now, check the colours of the stamp –
of this to begin with – but soon it will are they ‘true’ – how do they compare
become an unconcious efficient process with other stamps in your collection.
which will prove invaluable when Beware of faded stamps; consider the
looking for varieties. period of stamp you are working with
6347 6362 6374 • Start by examining the6390
6385 perforations – 6391
for example Queen Victoria GB often
6411
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easily missed – but easily detected if stamp’s appearance.
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• Is the stamp ‘toned’ – if mint – is the ‘also-ran’ worth 50% or less. Be aware
gum creamier than it should be. In this that heavy creases are often ‘pressed YOU like what
area – everything is ‘relative’ – toning out’ – so the crease could be a ‘finer’ you’re reading,
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can be severe. As with everything the – probably the finest quality of
degree of severity affects the price. a used stamp is a full crisp clear
7202
Remember that7183
some stamps 7189the cancel
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gum was always brownish, creamy with perfect balance/harmony
or off-white. In the British Empire between adhesive and postmark.
KGVI ‘key types’ high values, for However there are many who term
example, a brownish streaked gum a contemporary part CDS (circular
often indicates an early printing which date stamp) cancel as the finest
actually
7186 went to the 7185colonies. 7211 quality
7235sought – particularly
7199 clear7194
of 7196 7228
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heavily cancelled
Queen Victoria line-engraved issues
such as the 2d blue. No matter how
‘sound’ the stamp, the heavier the

obtained lasts for years. Until recently
7253
supplied under 7225the name ‘Fox-it’7224
– the product’s chemical name is
‘Chloramine T’– powder form is best
– which you can test mix with water
at very weak strength. It can still
be bought online via eBay as I type.
Always test on cheap stamps first. Be
7173 – ‘fox-it’ 7143
careful type products 7150are a
bleaching anti-fungal – apply from the
reverse in repeat applications – dried
in between each application – watch
for fugitive facial colour ‘leaching’.
• Creasing – look for creases – minor
bends/
7130 gum bends 7154are common 7158in
classic issues and in some cases hard
to purchase the stamp without such. In
used stamps – particularly the ‘top’ end
a pressed out crease can as much as
halve the value of the stamp, sometimes
more. Look for a crease as you would
look for a phosphor
7221 band – let the7259
7261 light
from your desklamp glance across the
surface of the stamp. Remember that
all creases are not vertical – diagonal,
even horizontal are common.
Victorian/classic stamps are likely
to have the highest chance of bearing
a crease.
7166 A crease7156can convert 7148 an
‘exhibition’ appearance stamp to an
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7231 – the 7254 lower the resale 7256 7219 7180
price.
Finally consider that a combination
of defects – whilst acceptable in the
unique British Guiana (which recently
realised £6 million in public stamp
auction) – are less and less acceptable
7145 7176 7172 7182 7170
in lesser high-flying stamps. When
you are considering the value of a
stamp – it helps not to think of ‘how many
£’s or $’s to deduct for this or that’ – a
sure-fire way to confuse oneself – think
in terms of ... is this a super-fine stamp –
in which7128 case you may
7188think to yourself
7250 7184 7100
it’s an X % of catalogue value example,
incrementing down to it’s a ‘space-filler’
with multiple faults worth say 5% to 10%
of catalogue value to you – or no value at
all to you – if it lowers the tone of your
collection
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By adopting a systematic approach
to examining stamps you will soon ‘train
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have written automatically, effortlessly
and enjoyably becomes second nature
to you. If you start to think how faults
relate to 7159value this will stand
7127 you in 7178 7204
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as this stamp represents in communication terms the ‘Apple i-phone’ of its
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BTip 6
YOU like what
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the public auction
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HERE STAMPS ARE nature of the public auction – most
7325 7376 7371 concerned
7369 really7359auctioneers main focus 7337 is upon lots
there are only three selling (unsold lots are not profitable)
– so there is a temptation to do less

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different types of auctions work and under-estimate the value of
that matter: Public – Postal – lots. This temptation is heightened by
Internet the desire to advertise afterwards that a
lot estimated at £1,000 realised £5,000.
These days Public and Postal auctions In fact those with knowledge who had
7495 7169 also have7341‘internet presence’
7340 which 7358 7349 7338
viewed the lots and were present in the
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can blur the edges, but we’ll deal with auction room already knew which lots
Public auctions first: were, in their opinion, under-estimated.
Public Auctions A ‘public’ auction is as It is not hard to see why – with
it sounds – an auction – transparent mixed lots and collections – the
by virtue of it being held in public, ‘remote’ bidder who has not viewed

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7345 7283 7269 often 7266
thought of as7273 7364
a ‘room’ auction has little7306 7278– it takes
chance of winning
at which collectors and dealers a lot of ‘chutzpah’ to place bids for 5
attend. Public auctions also accept x estimate when one has not seen the
bidding by post, fax, telephone and stamps. Public auctions also prefer to
often internet. sell lots to room bidders – they are paid
I don’t expect to be ‘popular’ for immediately and there is less packing
7277 — 7442 — some of7460 my comments
7383 – but in many or
7553 posting as7521
7554 buyers usually
7505takes the
ways public auctions benefit the person lots with them.
who is able to attend – to the detriment So, all of this explains why public
of persons who cannot. This may not auctions are so popular with dealers
be true so much of well described and and collectors who are able to attend.
photographed sets and singles – but Generally speaking good public auctions
7500 where miscellaneous
7511 such as ‘box’ can
lots7562 7565fill the room
7537with bidders
7600– all eager
lots and large collections are concerned to bid on apparently under-estimated
there is no substitute for not being lots and sometimes over-estimated
present – unless money is no object. lots too. The opportunity to snap up a
Part of the problem is due to the bargain is motivating. However this is

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one of the most important places for have been ‘wrong-footed’ and now have
‘caveat emptor’ – buyer beware – to be to bid £20 more if you wish to try one YOU like what
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most often – 7735
what you intimidate
7731 by calling7690
out a much higher7710 7720 Yours7712
Today
buy is not returnable. Buyer really must bid – well ahead of where the bidding
beware and even if you are in the room has reached, pushing the auctioneer to
and have viewed what is an important the new level – and intimidating other
lot to you – being the last viewer before bidders to drop out.
the auction is always reassuring. Many experienced bidders and
Beware the ‘buyer’s premium’ too, dealers – simply will not waste their

never forget that in most public auctions
7681the lot is ‘hammered’
the price at which 7678
down to you is not the price that you pay.
Buyer’s premiums are the auctioneer’s
commission charged to the buyer –
in many cases with VAT added these
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time by staying for the auction. Wishing
to 7702 7701 of their bids – so7737
keep tight control 7691
that even the auctioneer is unaware
of how much they are prepared to
bid – they employ the services of
an experienced ‘auction agent’ who
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premiums can be close to 25% over the represents them in the room.
‘hammer’ price. You need to bear this in An auction agent can save them time,
mind – that ‘cheap’
7713lot may not7729be such travelling
7718 costs – and money if they buy
7727 7719 7732
a bargain when almost 25% is added to below top bid – all for just a couple of
the cost. Payment by credit card may be percent or less of the total spent, or
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expensive. Let’s say you have decided estimate. Most countries have highly
that the maximum you will bid is respected auction agents – ask and we
£120 on a lot. 7733
You put your hand7717 up to will point you in 7693
7736 the right direction.
7716 7706 7714
bid. Somebody else is bidding or the Generally speaking auction
auctioneer indicates that he has a bid agents only cover public auctions
‘on the book’ from a ‘remote’ bidder. – postal auctions usually offer
The bidding rises, alternating between other positives with the disadvantage
you and another bidder – all of a sudden of restricted viewing.
the auctioneer calls £120 – and it is not In summary – public auctions
your bid. Stop bidding and somebody provide a valuable service, and the
else has bought7680your lot for the price
7687 opportunity
7668 for 7667
distinct bargains,
7683 7692 7698
you are prepared to pay – make another usually for those attending. Best
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8014
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8005 7943
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7890 7976 7970 7968 7909 8024
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bidders now bid electronically, dealers and room bidders purchase
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submit bids by fax, by presenting opportunities for collectors
telephone and by Royal Mail. 7982
7977 7971
to purchase individual 8082
stamps / sets 7997 7991
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internet accessibility
8026 creates
7973 a ‘public’
8013 Postal7998auctions8119
will sell 8157
whatever 8143 8122 8232
presence that disadvantages all others they can purchase without such
who submit bids by traditional means constraints – and as their overhead is
and wait for their results after the closing spread over a wider range of hopefully
date. faster-moving stock – they can afford to
Postal auctions are popular for a offer collectors the opportunity to bid –
variety of reasons. One of the main and hopefully purchase at below retail
8224
differences between ‘Public’ 8153
and 8146
prices. 8144 8123 8245 8166 8150
‘Postal’ (often called ‘Mail-bid sales’) Bear in mind that many postal
auctions is that the postal auction is auctions can have ‘lots’ starting from
not as transparent as public auctions as low as £1 – and some present lots
theoretically are. To mitigate this, the to many thousands of pounds so that
best postal auctions offer guarantees postal auctions are one of the best
that public8145
auctions are unable to 8190
8132 offer places
8154to find 8135
unusual material
8254 that 8189 8118 8137
or even match. These guarantees can can lift an ordinary collection to the
make bidding at postal auctions safer ‘extraordinary’.
than bidding at public auction. Often overlooked is the unusual
Good postal auctions will offer you flexibility that postal auctions offer
the next best thing to being ‘in the collectors. Standard services offered
room’. They will offer a photocopies by the best allow the collector with
7103 8148 8133 8147 8149 8140 8235 8128 8168
of lots or scans service, and a free a budget – say £100 – to bid on as
phone call-back ‘expanded description many lots as he/she wishes in any
/ condition report’ by a qualified stamp order of priority so that you can bid
describer/expert, so that you will feel on lot 10,000 first and lot 1 second.
that you have actually seen the lot, even Computers can handle such flexibility
though you have not. Obviously there – as well as requests such as either
are limitations to the number of lots lot x or lot y – but one lot only. Given
that they can8046
describe on this8034 basis – your £100
8031 budget the computer
8042 will 8051 8058
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you an unqualified satisfaction or full that limit as possible. Finally they
refund guarantee - even on ‘mixed lots’ can offer the flexibility of spreading
which is unheard of at public auction. payments over instalments and many
Few postal auctions have vendors. can absorb credit card charges.
Most postal auctions offer their own So what are the down-sides of the
stamps for sale which is why the best postal auction system? There are
can afford to7610
eliminate the huge8061‘buyer’s relatively
8054
few provided 8060
as always 8071 8065
premiums’ that most public auctions that you are dealing with a reputable
charge and include VAT so that there company. Such companies know that
are no extra charges whatsoever – other their reputation lies in the hands of
than the cost of delivery perhaps. This collectors and will strive to deliver well
compares favourably to public auction described material at market prices
where VAT taxable lots + buyer’s premiums which You, the Collector determines
and other costs can increase the and can be below retail.
8029 8076 8028 8044 8055 8033

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you’re reading,
you may like Buying stamps at auction:
live internet auctions
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(+ £55 free Intro
offer) – Request
8075Yours Today 8038 8032 The internet has revolutionised many
8048 parts of our lives,
9691 7948
including the sale of stamps

O
BVIOUSLY THERE ARE unregulated. Punishment for bona-
different types of on- fide vendors breaking the rules can be
line bidding and buying draconian – but crooks don’t care – they

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just open up new accounts. We know
– so let’s separate them into because we block some from bidding –
8040 8035 ‘LIVE’ 8039
and ‘STATIC’. 8027 8037 later they bid 8036
and months again using a
new account.
Live Internet Auctions Let’s define A few years ago – we sold a wonderful
‘live’ as you can bid till the very
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70
last second that bidding closes 10 shilling correctly described for what
upon a lot. Ebay dominates this it was – a reprint. Within 2 weeks we
space. Delcampe (a European ‘ebay’ found our stamp offered on-line – our
competitor is developing). I could photo and the on-line photo were
8041 8012 write 8063
a book about selling
8050on-line, identical,
8045being offered as the original
8066

10 JULY
buying is theoretically simpler but
also fraught with potential problem.
No matter all the reassurances you
are given, internet bidding at live
internet auctions is very much a case
and place of Caveat Emptor – buyer
beware.
The main ‘protection’ for buyers is
8052 8073 8069 the feedback system.
8068
theoretically Yet
I have seen internet vendors with 1,000
+ positive feedbacks from buyers – not
a negative in sight – and the stamps/
items they are selling are obviously not
what they state them to be. Sometimes
it is a case of ‘naive’ vendor and ‘naive’
buyer – but others it is deliberately
setting out to deceive.
8057 8276 8307 8384
Beware when all you see is a picture
– and next to no description – live
internet bidding is like the ‘Wild West’
– theoretically regulated, practically
printing which is far rarer. We notified
potential bidders who were bidding on
that stamp. You can’t do that today –
bidders identities and e-mail addresses
are hidden to all except the vendor.
You can notify the vendor and service
providers – but don’t always expect a
fast response.
8064 The item can be sold and
8053
paid for before / if anything positive
actually happens, and often nothing
positive happens. Internet crooks are
fleeter of foot than service providers
and authorities.
Bidding with reputable long
established philatelic companies
that sell in other ways apart from the
8336 8354
internet – may provide additional
reassurance.
Despite all safeguards it is not
always possible to be sure that you are

8070 7947 8072

8074 8062 8056

8047 8049 8043

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bidding with a reliable vendor ... but small increments is the best way to lose
most transactions go through ok – it the lot. You have two choices – either YOU like what
may be more a question of getting your place your maximum bid earlier – and you’re reading,
money back when things go wrong. watch what happens ... or use one of you may like
the on-line ‘sniping’ services that have my free catalogue
Bidding On Line 8515 When you are
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last few seconds to closing time Yours Today
are counting down – many vendors, We think the best ‘snipe’ services
understandably, are rather keen to work ... but even then – there is no
see how much their item sells for, so guarantee of success and if you read
like bidders – they may be constantly the ‘small print’ of such services
clicking 8502 to see there are various reasons
their ‘refresh’ button 8397 8523 why. Our 8527
the action. This gives us an insight recommendation if you are really

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into what happens. ‘Refresh’ speeds keen to win – is register a low on-line
can be fast or slow – so often it is bid personally – if the system accepts
possible to lose that lot that you your bid – you know that there are
have been bidding on by just a few no reasons why the vendor will not
seconds and a few pence or pounds accept your business – for example the
8521 8526 8529 8435
more than you were prepared to pay. vendor’s settings may forbid sale and
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70
Don’t take it for granted that if you delivery to your country, or if you do
bid £50 and it sold to somebody else not have a PayPal account – or you may
for the next bid step of say £52 – that be ‘blocked’ for some other reason.
that is all the winner was prepared to Then during the days before the
pay. If you are kicking yourself ... take auction closes – monitor what happens

10 JULY
our advice 8454
– live on-line bidding at eBay – finally register higher/highest
8525 8524 bids 8522
is secure so that you can place a £100 shortly before the auction closes ....
bid on that £50 item and you can be the
£52 bidder/winner. Of course you really This has the disadvantage of
need to be prepared to pay that amount revealing your hand earlier – but
as somebody else may think similarly. your highest bid is all you can ever
Evolve a ‘live’ internet bidding pay. Using a ‘snipe’ system – keeps
8265
strategy. ‘Register’ your interest in one8403your cards closer
8482 to your 8430
chest ... and8433 8461 8477
of two ways – either elect to ‘watch’ does not let another bidder gradually
the lot – or bid the minimum upon it increase his bids against yours. Your
if you know you want it anyway. You ‘snipe’ comes in the dying few seconds
will receive outbid notices ... and can, if or even second – the full force of your
you wish, increase your bids further as bid is employed only then – so that
closing time approaches. there is a chance that you save against
Many lots that have lots of ‘watchers’ the8427
8489 8431 maximum you—are 8408 —
prepared to pay.8428 8497 8487
(and only the vendor can see how many The plain truth is that no auction
potential bidders are watching his system is perfect. Your best answer
lots) – have mini-bidding battles taking is to experiment on lots that are less
place in the dying few moments of the important to you – so you know what
auction closing. Bidding at this stage in to do when it really matters.
8420 8479 8528 8411 8511 8468 — 8520 —

9519 9522 9504 9557 9555 9560 9556 9558 9559

9524 9554 9595 9617 9513 9514 9512

— 8410 — 8268 8274 8273 8457 9682 9521

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8301 8310 A quick guide 8315
to bidding on line with an auction house 8356
8300

T
HEORETICALLY BIDDING
on line with an auction
house, whose auction
closes at a specific time, is
where static and live internet bidding
collide.
Increasingly – we are pressured by
‘internet savvy’ bidders who wish to

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see the transparency of ‘live’ bidding –
relatively straightforward, but
8294 8311 but fail to appreciate – or understand
there are still a8351
few things to 8330 8375
that over 40% of Collectors bidding do
look out for. so conventionally – placing confidential
bids by mail, fax, telephone or internet
It may sound somewhat ‘simple’ submission. For conventional bidders
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70
but the most important thing is to
ensure that you get a ‘receipt’ e-mail
for your bids from the auction. E-mail
is theoretically secure but not always
——— 8322 ——— reliable and placing bids 8314 on-line into
a secure server/website is still no
it is a level playing field. In our mail
auctions we refuse to offer internet
‘snipers’ the opportunity to outbid
conventional ‘mail’ bidders.
8319 8329
Be aware though that there are some

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mail auctions that discreetly offer
guarantee that your bids are registered
this service to internet bidders – so
correctly. You need an electronic
that internet bidders are at a positive
receipt.
advantage over conventional bidders.
Naturally you still need to check out
In effect this is a similar advantage
the auction’s policy upon the following
to those that the Collector or Dealer
checklist:
has when they are attending a public
8334 8385 • Is there 8355
a buyer’s premium – if so
8347 auction8393
– they can see for 8358
themselves
how much?
how under-estimated – or over-
• Does the buyer’s premium include estimated a lot really is. Descriptions
VAT/Sales Tax or is this an extra only tell part of the story.
cost? Perhaps the best way to ‘separate’
• What is their postage and delivery such ‘collisions’ in our way of thinking
charge/policy? is to realise that when one is bidding
• Critically – what is their returns at Public Auction this is effectively an
8357 8287 policy8332
on lots that are 8317described instantaneous
8295 process
8184 – so
8117bidding
which you have not viewed? Is this by phone, or live internet submission
acceptable to you? Additionally – do ‘dovetails’ perfectly into this auction
they have a different policy for lots process.
which have been photographed in Similarly when bidding at a ‘live’
their catalogue? Be careful – some internet auction – the ‘playing field’ is
auctions do – they will not accept level as all players can only participate
8234 8250 8243 returns 8198for faults
8208visible on
8201the 8359
in the 8371
same media. 8352
photograph – so it pays to check Collisions of bidding ‘culture’ only
– and to look very carefully at the start to manifest themselves when the
photo. postal-auction arena is ‘clouded’ by the
Never take it for granted that offer/lure of new technology – to the
because a stamp/lot has been illustrated advantage of computer-savvy bidders
that it is without visible fault. Some and8280
to the detriment of the conventional
8281 8353 8292 8291 8372 — 8392 —
auctions deliberately fail to mention bidder who submits his bid ‘waiting to
‘visible’ defects – assuming that learn of the outcome’.
the photo/illustration deals with the When you are next bidding at a
problem of ‘short perfs’ for example – or postal auction/mail-bid sale – check out
centring. their bidding policy – does anyone have
However, there are some auctions an unfair advantage over you?
8361 8395 8517 8396

8296 8516 8519 8398

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8567 when you come8565
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Today

W
HEN IT COMES to they looking for £10,000 or more for the
selling their col- collection for an immediate payment
lections, collectors ... because if the owner was looking
for £10,000 upwards I would not need

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often inform us that they are
8606 8560further time viewing the
to spend any 8644 9639
looking for as much as 40% of collection.
the ‘SG catalogue’ value. It is (I had already invested more than
possible for a dealer to pay 2 hours concentrated viewing time,
such levels – but only when giving the collector feedback as the

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valuation progressed, and knew that

70
the market justifies for scarce/
9604 it was still 2 hours journey
8578 time to get
very desirable material in8554
high back to the office).
8589

quality – and not for general The owner assured me that they
collections in poorer condi- were not looking for £10,000 for the
tion and incomplete or incon- collection – so I carried on viewing

10 JULY
sistent quality sets. Collectors and an hour and half later was in a
position to discuss what our company
can usually buy8645
such stamps at could offer8639
– in the region of £7,000. 8551 9615
these levels – so to expect to Presenting this opinion I was now able
sell at such levels to the trade to ask how much the owner wanted
would be an impossibility. for his stamps? The answer – £10,000.
Gently reminding the client of our
Dealers are often viewed with earlier conversation I made a final
suspicion9614 8564 – offer of £7,500 and suggested
when it comes to selling 8581 that he 8562
sometimes this may be justified – many obtained another offer from a well
times it may not. I recall a recent home established company. He told me that
visit some considerable distance away. he had already been offered £7,000 but
Generally speaking, after spending a the dealer wanted to pay over a period
couple of hours assessing a collection of time. I suggested he try another
– dependent upon 8605its size and value, company prepared to pay immediately.
To cut 8599
a long story short – six 8583 9605
we may have a reasonable idea of the
months later we received a call from the
potential – so that we feel we are ready
client saying he was prepared to accept
to enter into a preliminary discussion
£7,500 – when could we call to collect?
of our view of the collection and solicit
Hopefully a happy ending for client and
the views of the owner and the price
dealer alike – but expecting to sell at
levels that they are hoping to achieve.
the price paid proved an impossibility
By that time I had seen enough to – the stamps were simply not in good
know that9610 9613possibly pay
we could not 9627 enough quality 9624
– catalogue prices9623
may 9625 9611
even as much as £10,000 for the entire have risen – but not far enough when
collection ... so I was able to ask the it came to lower quality/less desirable
owner, with some confidence – were stamps.

9631 9626 9641 9642 9640 9612 9616 9606

— 9608 — — 9607 — 9648 9657 9649 9651 9643

9658 9664 9659 9644 9618 9637 8662

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8806 8906
Yours Today

T
RADITIONALLY THERE want and then ‘turn’ the balance back
ARE 5 different ways to for resale to dealer or auction. The idea
sell your stamps: that collectors will buy large complete
intact collections at retail prices is
8803 8811 8785 quaint8876
and outmoded. In8898 almost 40

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• The Stamp Dealer or Stamp Auction
buying on their own account.
• Dealers ‘runners’.
• Private Treaty – the idea of Private
Treaty is that collectors ‘place’ their
collection with a dealer or auction
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years of dealing I have seen few intact
collections purchased by collectors
and continued by new collectors.
Collectors enjoy creating their own
collections. Few collectors have the
budget to purchase a substantial intact

70
that charges a small commission collection and develop it still further.
(or the buyer a commission) to
purchase the collection outright. Know the strength
8900 Historically
8902 ‘Private Treaty’ 8904
has 8897
acquired notoriety as an excuse of your collection

10 JULY
for the company handling the
transaction to ‘buy-in’ the collection
for themselves. Fortunately things
are more transparent now.
• Selling through auction on your own
account – the auction house charges
you a commission and handling
costs.
• Finally – the internet now permits
you to sell your stamps on-line upon
your own account via internet giants
8839 8737 8722
such as ‘eBay’. 8776 8723
In selling your stamps there are two
principles to understand. Collectors
want to buy stamps that are missing in
their collections: this is why Dealers
exist. Dealers buy collections to ‘break-
down’ into usually smaller units that
collectors need for their collections:
generally speaking breaking down
9119 9116 for sale into 9367
small/smaller units adds
‘value’ and profit for the dealer.
Some collectors are ‘hoarders’ and
will buy general lots – other collectors
will buy intermediate sized collections
in order to ‘extract’ the stamps they
9051 9057 9090 9667 9670
Choosing who is best to approach to sell
your stamps or handle them depends
upon your knowing the ‘strength’ and
merits of your collection. For example, on
a basic level – if your collection consists
of all different modern British sets that
you have bought from the Post Office at
‘face value’, the last thing you want to do
is send this collection to auction.
All you will be doing is paying an
8872 9110
auction’s commissions – up to 35%
for them to sell your stamps, most
probably, to a dealer below ‘face value’
– who will use a fair percentage of them
upon commercial correspondence.
A few phone calls to dealers will
elicit the percentage of ‘face value’ that
the trade is paying for stamps that there
are too many of – because the Post
Office has 9366
recently printed and sold
them.
Just don’t forget to ask if there is
anything ‘better’ in the period that
you are selling – that may command a
higher price.
— 9672 — 9293

9331 9343 9361 9359 9307

9373 9265 9264 9324

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Intro
10014 10015 to a dealer
10016
or a stamp10017
auctioneer 10024 10025 10026 10027
offer) – Request
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T
HE MERITS OF ‘direct to ensure that dealers compete to
sale’ are often under- purchase your collection but there are
estimated by collectors. imaginative ways that you can obtain
Direct sale, intelligently han- more from dealers without going
10029 10030 10032 10033 10035 10036 10037 10041 10044
to auction – and have the benefit of

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dled, may yield considerable certainty too, whilst not waiting up to
benefits. For example we 6 months for your money, for example:
recently purchased a modest A valuable collection was offered to
collection at a major London us earlier this year. We’re allowed to
auction which was estimated write what happened without revealing
any10051
confidences. Unfortunately
10053 the
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70
at £4,000
10045 to £5,000.
10047 Remember
10048 10052 10054 10055 10056
Father had died leaving one of his
in our last tip, when we talked two Daughters £25,000 and the other
about ‘know the strength of Daughter his Stamp Collection – a very
your collection’ ... this collec- difficult situation as you might imagine.
tion was the kind that no public Believing the collection may be

10 JULY
auction house could afford to valuable, unusually, 3 different dealers
‘break’ on behalf
10197 of the owner
10061 10062 visited to value it.10066
10065 All 3 dealers10067
incurred 10080 10081 10082
costs – in our case 6 travelling hours
– so it was offered intact as
and 260 miles – so none was happy to
one lot. Inevitably no collector leave an offer on the ‘table’ for the next
would purchase such a diverse dealer to pay £50 more and purchase the
collection – so the ‘trade’ was collection – what was the client to do
bidding against each other in allowing fair play to all? We suggested
order10083 10086 Finally
to purchase. 10088
we 10089
an ‘auction’ 10097 by the10099
monitored owner of 10100 10101 10102
purchased the collection for the collection – not hard to conduct in
the age of landline and mobile phones...
£8,158 including 20% buyer’s and opened the bidding with a £20,000
premium. The collection actu- bid.
ally sold for £6,800. The auc- The 3rd Dealer dropped out – the
tion’s commission charged to 2nd dealer had just finished viewing
10103 was 10104
the buyer £1,358. 10106 the10108
collection so10109
was actually10114
on the 10115 10116 10123
client’s premises. He bid £21,000, we
But that’s not the end of the story. bid £22,000 and so it went on until
Did the seller receive £6,800? NO, the bidding ‘narrowed’ to £500 increments
seller received £6,800 less the seller’s and finally we purchased the collection
commission which unless specially for £27,500 and travelled 260 miles
negotiated was a further 17.62% again to collect it and pay for it. The
10127 10130 10131 10133 10135 10143 10145 10148 10156
inclusive of VAT. That’s a further £1,198 client thanked the 2nd dealer for his
to be deducted from the £6,800 sale time and participation with a small ex-
price. The owner will have received gratia payment. Fortunately a happy
£5,602 upon a collection sold to us ending for the client – amazingly, more
for which we paid £8,158 ! 45% MORE than her Sister, it could so easily have
was paid for the public auction to sell been a different outcome.
the collection to a stamp dealer. £2,556 But what if that collection had
10157 10158 10159 10160 10162 10166 10168 10169 10170
more was paid that the collector did not been publicly auctioned as one lot or
receive. 7 volumes + residue? For the client to
I can hear you saying that Auctions have been better off – the trade would
exist so that buyers compete to pay have had to pay more than £40,000 ...
more for your stamps – it’s true – but an unlikely scenario. The moral – know
some collections simply are not suited the strength of your collection and
to being sold via public auction. All ‘pick’ the right people to participate in
you are10171
doing is paying10172an auction 10173
its purchase. 10174 10177 10178 10179 10180

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10900
(+ £55 10904
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11021 11031 and private
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10915 nevertheless
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I
N PART 2 OF ‘Selling Your disguise who they actually are – but in
Stamps’ we discussed the those days traditional selling ‘avenues’
were shops, stamp fairs, auctions,
11105 11094 advantages
11096 of direct sale
11100 11108
approvals, and retail/mail-order lists.
to dealers and how with care- So why was it impossible to find out

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ful handling and awareness of
the ‘strength of your collection’
it is often possible to obtain
more for your collection sell-
ing directly to dealers
11109 11114 11115 than by
selling through auction.
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how those dealers actually conducted
their business? The answer was simple
– they sold to other dealers – they
rarely if ever sold to collectors – they
were Dealers ‘runners’. Now for you to
11116
part with your beloved11113collection to the

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first dealer that you contact does not
In Part 4 of ‘Selling your Stamps’ we’ll necessarily mean that you have made
discuss the potential advantages and a mistake ... but, if that dealer writes
disadvantages of selling through auction you out a cheque ... and almost before
on your own account .... but in this article the ink has even dried on it – (probably

10 JULY
11099 11120 we’ll deal 11123
with two lesser known11127 but before you have11131 presented the cheque
nevertheless important aspects of selling at your bank) ... he or she is at the
your stamps .... the first being Dealers nearest big dealer 50 miles away being
‘runners’. paid a profit upon the price you sold
Before you even start to try selling your collection for - this is NOT in your
your stamps; preparation is all. Do best interest.
some research. Draw up a list of whom So what should you be looking
11132 11133
you consider as a possible 11134
target to sell for? You 11146
should be looking for an
/ handle your collection then consider: organisation / dealer that you can see
and understand how they conduct their
business. Dealers that sell to other
Before you even start dealers are unlikely to be paying the
best price.
to try selling your Private Treaty: What is it?
11180 11151 11160 11163 11164
11161 Treaty is that
stamps; The idea of Private
collectors ‘place’ their collection with a
preparation is all. dealer or auction that charges a small
commission to sell their collection
Do some research. outright. Sometimes it is claimed that
the Buyer will pay the commission
11181 11161 so that the collector
11165 pays no charges
Why have I chosen those dealers/ whatsoever. Historically ‘Private Treaty’
organisations? has acquired notoriety as an excuse for
Here’s something to think about ... for the company handling the transaction
the best part of 20 years I watched the to ‘buy-in’ the collection for themselves.
same advertisements extolling the merits Maybe collectors and dealers should
of selling to this or that particular dealer forget the concept of private treaty in
11190 ... but try as I might
11177 – I never11244
11240 favour of11253
once saw 11246 an open approach
11264 whereby
an advertisement by those companies the dealer/auction explains that they
to sell stamps. This was in ‘pre-internet’ are purchasing on their own account
days, nowadays people trade on the ... or will charge a small percentage
internet with all manner of weird and for handling/passing the collector/
unusual trading names, sometimes to collection to a more appropriate buyer.
11266 11268 11274 11277 11278

11178 11050 11112 11170 11156

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11789 11795 11796 11811 11818 11819 11821

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EMEMBER WE previ- today’s rate the collector would receive
ously discussed the £685. Imagine, this collection has been
importance of knowing sold to a dealer for £1011- by an auction
who has put no money on the table
the strength of your collection. and yet made a gross profit of £326 on
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than when making the deci- £1,011.50 expects to make a profit. It
sion to consign
11820 your stamps11822 11823
follows that if you 11825
can approach 11792
the 11800
to auction. We have touched right dealers in the right way – then
upon this in previous ‘Stamp you can expect to eliminate much of
the money that you pay for that auction
Tips of the Trade’. The most to offer your stamps to dealers. Please
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70
important thing to remember refer to ‘Selling your Stamps?’ Part 2
– is ‘who buys complete stamp for suggestions as to how this may be
collections at auction?’ achieved for more valuable collections.
11790 11791 11806 The ‘funniest’
11854 thing 11868of all was 11916
that 11920
Collectors want to buy stamps that the auction does not even pack your

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are missing from their collections: purchases .... we had to pay another £35
Dealers want to buy complete for a company to collect the stamps,
collections to break out individual package them and deliver them to us by
stamps/sets to supply to collectors. parcel delivery!
By breaking
11812 collections
11782 into 11783
individual 11784The point11804 is that11799unless 11870
your 11871 11873
parts dealers add value/profit. When collection includes valuable stamps/
you consign your collection as one sets that the auctioneer agrees to
lot to auction – 9 times out of 10, it is extract and offer individually, you are
a dealer that will be buying it. Unless paying an enormous percentage of the
you are a collector that purchases value of your stamps for that auction to
collections,
11872 extract
11877the stamps
11878 you 11881
sell to dealers.
11882 11883 11884 11885 11887
need, and sell on the rest – you will be But, if your collection is one
looking to buy specific stamps, sets or basically comprised of rarities – then an
small ‘runs’. argument can be made for offering your
So what is wrong with consigning collection individually lotted. In this
stamps to auction? Nothing, if it is way you are going to reach collectors
the right kind of 11891
11890 stamps. For example 11893
11892 and if yours11894is a ‘named’
11895 collection
11898 11899 11902
– you need to ‘quiz’ the auctioneer often there is a ‘kudos’ value/premium
selected as to what he/she is actually that stamps with provenance achieve.
going to do with your stamps. Let’s However – so large are the
give you an example. A few weeks major auctions selling and buyer’s
ago we purchased a ‘Birds’ thematic premiums today – that even with
collection from public auction. We paid collections of rarities – leading
the auctioneer
11903 exactly
11906 £1011.50
11909but the11910
dealers11911
can often11923 11925in
offer to pay 11927
actual price the stamps were ‘knocked excess of a fair auction estimate
down’ to us was exactly £800. The immediately – without risk, uncertainty
buyer’s premium was 26.4375% – and of unsold lots, and immediately.
that was before the increase in VAT. The simple answer is get the
If we purchased the same collection auction to underwrite the minimum
today – the buyer’s premium would be NET amount that they will guarantee
27% ! 11926 11929 11934 you receive
11935 ... and 11937
then see by11938
how 11939 11941
And did the collector realise £800? much the ‘trade’ will improve upon
NO. Even if the collector was charged this. Then you make a fully informed
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Of course this sounds like ‘manna
the advantages and disad-
12605 12614 12616 12617 of 4 different
12658 12659to from
12663heaven’ and in many ways
12677 it is; but
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12684 12685 thinking 12687 12688your stamps
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Here in Part 5 we discuss the merits if you are dilatory about photographing
and demerits of ‘DIY’ – do-it-yourself / describing stamps, answering queries,
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selling to colleagues or members of by your clients – who ‘expect’ to buy
12613 12618 your stamp12709 club/circuit ... there are one evening,
12705
pay on-line and have their
12753 12702
really only 2 ways – the 1st of which stamps delivered all within a few days
– placing advertisements in stamp at most. Remember your eBay clients
magazines to sell direct to collectors – have the power to ‘rate’ you and all
(please take our word for it) – does not others can see. Internet auctions are
bear thinking about for collectors. transparent – and certainly on eBay you
Let me explain: advertising in stamp cannot ‘rate’ your clients or retaliate.
12706 12723 12728 magazines12730 is expensive.— 12751In— some You must be a committed
12768 12769 seller offering
12770
superb service. Depending upon what
monthly magazines it can cost the best
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part of £1,000 (US$1,500) pro-rata per
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page to advertise. It can take years
to build client ‘trust’.
to ‘build’ trust and 20+ years to build
We often purchase collections from
databases of over 20,000 collectors. In
‘eBayers’ who have literally given up ....
the same way that one ‘swallow does not but if this has not deterred you, you will
12771 12772 12773 make 12774 a summer’ –12775 12776
one advertisement 12777 12778 12780
be hard pressed to find a better avenue
costing many hundreds of pounds/ to ‘reach’ collectors directly ... but be
dollars will not usually ‘yield’ more than prepared – some items will sell for more
20 responses from collectors, often less than you expect, whilst others will sell
... and that may be for a ‘free offer’ in for far less. ‘On-line’ price comparisons
the first place. Philatelic advertising are easy and unscrupulous/naive sellers
12781 12782 12783 ‘pays’ 12784
as part of an overall marketing
12790 12806 (often
12820still with12823
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12838
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No. The answer to your quest to sell dressed as lamb which easily
direct to collectors lies on the internet. undermines the price of similar high
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your clients for you. Naturally you pay ‘Selling Your Stamps’ series of tips. The
a commission to do so when you ‘list’ purpose has been to cogently ‘inform’
12811 12814 12824
an item for sale and a commission12825collectors of the 12840
variety 12842
of options
when you sell it ... but these represent open to them when disposing of their
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Coin update

World’s first Coins issued for

interactive app coin Royal Wedding
The wedding of Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018
has been marked by several mints
around the world.
A special £5 coin featuring a
portrait of the couple has been
issued by The Royal Mint. The £5
coin features the wedding date and
the wording ‘Royal Wedding, Harry
& Meghan’, and is available in Gold
Proof, Silver Proof, Silver Piedfort
and Brilliant Uncirculated versions.
Pobjoy Mint have revealed details of what they describe as ‘the world’s The Perth Mint has issued 5,000
first interactive app game coin’, featuring the popular game Angry Birds, silver and 750 gold commemorative
on behalf of the Bank of Sierra Leone. coins to mark the wedding. Perth
The coin features a special ‘Zappar’ code that allows you to ‘enter Mint’s Neil Vance said: ‘The
the world of Angry Birds’ using your phone, giving you the chance Perth Mint has been observing
to interact with the characters from the game, and take selfies with the personal milestones of the
the characters. Issued on behalf of Sierra Leone in conjunction with Royal Family and the significant
Rovio Entertainment Corporation, the company behind the Angry anniversaries of the Monarch for
Birds game, the coloured cupro-nickel coin features a depiction of the many years. It is an honour to
character ‘Red’ with the Sierra Leone coat of arms on the reverse. now convey Australia’s heartfelt
congratulations to the couple
and warm wishes for their future

WOPA website happiness with these official coins

approved by Buckingham Palace.’
New Zealand Post has also joined
expands into coins the celebrations, issuing a 1oz silver
proof commemorative coin with a
$1 value and limited to just 1,500
WOPA, the e-commerce website which allows visitors to buy stamps copies. The colour coin features a
at face value, is now expanding its philatelic business model to the central image of Prince Harry and
numismatic market. Meghan Markle celebrating their
The WOPA site, which was launched in 2011, gives collectors the engagement, along with two red
opportunity to purchase collectables from a choice of sellers on one roses, ‘one to recognise the USA and
website, with one account, in multiple currencies, with one payment one to recognise the UK’.
method and at the official price. In October 2017 WOPA reinvented The wedding of Prince Harry and
itself with a new domain, new logo, new website, more products and Meghan Markle took place in St
new features to further improve the shopping experience. Now the George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle,
site is moving into the coin market, and is set to be in attendance with the ceremony televised to a
at a variety of major coin exhibitions worldwide, to market itself global audience. Prince Harry was
internationally both online and offline. supported by his brother Prince
A spokesperson for WOPA said: ‘Boasting more than 50,000 William, whilst Meghan was driven
products and 30,000 active email subscribers, WOPA is optimistic to the ceremony alongside her
that during 2018 it will make significant in-roads in the coin mother Doria Raglan.
market and offer an alternative sales channel for international The royal wedding guest list included hundreds of well known
mints whilst at the same time a convenient and user-friendly names, from stars such as George Clooney and Elton John, to
shopping environment to coin collectors. WOPA+ aims to members of the royal family, including the Queen, Prince Philip and
continue steadily growing its business, offering the best available royal page boy and bridesmaid Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
service in terms of quality, reliability, value and friendliness to its Find out more about the Royal Wedding coins at the mints’
customers and to be a fair and trustworthy business partner.’ websites: www.royalmint.com, www.perthmint.com, and
Find out more by visiting: www.wopa-plus.com coins.nzpost.co.nz

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Coin experts join Auction highlights

Dix Noonan Webb

The recent Heritage Auctions sale in Chicago saw a staggering

sale total of more than $38 million. Amongst the highlights
was an 1836 Classic Head Quarter Eagle, a rare proof
specimen carrying ‘the most illustrious pedigree of all of the
estimated seven examples known’, that sold for $396,000.
Coin auctioneers Dix Noonan Webb have appointed Chris Rumney
(pictured, right) as the company’s ‘roving agent in the United Kingdom SOLD FOR £291,297
and continental Europe’ while Jon Mann (left), a member of the Coin
Collecting Magaine Editorial Board, has joined as DNW’s agent in the
north of England.
The recruitment of the two experts comes shortly after Tim Wilkes,
an expert in Islamic coinage, became a member of the department.
Christopher Webb, head of the Coins Department at DNW, said: ‘We are
delighted to have added two such respected and experienced members of
the numismatic trade to our team. Chris and Jon will act as our eyes and
ears across Britain and continental Europe as we continue to build on the
success that we have achieved over the past few years.
Chris Rumney began his numismatic career in 1984 when he attended
the LAZ Coin Expo in Los Angeles alongside his father. He spent the The recent Warwick and Warwick Coins and Banknotes
next nine years in the family coins and collectables business. He left the Auction featured 750 lots, including an excellent selection
trade in 1992 and worked in local government until he was asked to of hammered coins. Amongst the lots was a Richard II
help build up a bullion, numismatic and auction business in Geneva. noble which sold for £1,680.
Chris started with Numisor SA in 2009 and remained with them as
a company director charged with growing their online presence and
auction business until he joined DNW. SOLD FOR £1,680
Jon Mann developed an interest in numismatics in 2007 while
studying at Coventry University. Though obtaining a first class degree
in nursing, he decided that a career in the coin trade was his true
vocation. Several years were spent as an independent coin dealer before
joining Spink & Son as their hammered coins specialist in 2014.
From December 2015 Jon went back to independent coin dealing. He
undertook commissioned valuation work on the 2014 Lenborough
Anglo-Saxon coin hoard as well as cataloguing the lot which set a new
world record for any Tudor coin sold at auction.

Issue two of Coin Collecting Also in the Heritage sale in the USA, a 1666 3 Speciedaler

Magazine coming soon! of Frederik III of Norway, recently discovered in Maryland,

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sold for $432,000. The auction house explained: ‘Until this
example surfaced, this date was presumed unique in this
denomination, the only known specimen purchased in 1831
and forming part of the Royal Collection in the National
Museum of Copenhagen.’
SOLD FOR £317,779

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Warwick and Warwick have an expanding requirement for coin and banknote collections,
British and worldwide and for coins and notes of individual value. Our customer base
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 Latest online prices
Your quick reference price guide to recent coin and banknote
sales on the popular internet auction site delcampe.net

SOLD FOR £831 SOLD FOR £656

Monaco, €2 800th Anniversary of
the Fortress 2015 BU
SOLD FOR £507
France, Gold ecu ‘with crown’
Louis XI 15th century
SOLD FOR £436
French Empire, 50f Napoleon III
Paris 1858 gold coin
SOLD FOR £1,155
National Bank of Tuscany, 50 lire 1883 note
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Luxemburg, XII Sols 1789 Joseph II silver coin
SOLD FOR £433
China, 1 bronze Tael Shansi 1889
SOLD FOR £180
Netherlands, 10 Gulden Wilhelmina
1932 gold coin
SOLD FOR £716
Switzerland, 50 franken 1910 note - rare
Coins on
a budget
This month’s bargain coin was
purchased at an antique and
collector’s fair for £4, writes Ed
Archer. It is a very large copper five
kopeck piece of Catherine the Great
of Russia.
The coin’s reverse shows the
imperial monogram of Catherine
II. Around the edge are oak leaves
alluding to Catherine’s many
victories which saw Russia capture
the Crimea, Lithuania, Belarus and
a third of Poland.
The obverse shows the crowned
double-headed eagles with a third
crown between their heads. The
eagles hold a sword and an orb
to show the imperial authority
over both church and state. On
the eagles’ breast is the shield of
Moscow, showing St George slaying
the dragon, an evocative emblem of
Russian power which has recently
been revived by President Putin.
The mint mark transcribed from
the Russian Cyrillic alphabet is EM.
This is the city of Yekaterinburg,
formerly Sverdlovsk in Soviet times,
its original name was restored in
1991. It was called Catherine’s town
after Catherine I, wife of Peter the
Great and lies on the border of
European and Asiatic Russia. It was
one of the principle areas for copper.
Finally, the Russian words at the
bottom translate as five kopecks.

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 British coins
The full tanner’s worth
The sixpence, a coin worth one-fortieth of a pound sterling, or six pence, when first minted in the
reign of Edward VI, circulated as useful money during the reigns of more than twenty English rulers.
Steve Webb traces its route through many purses and pockets
F
irst minted in the reign of
Tudor monarch Edward
VI (son of Henry VIII),
this denomination
remained in active
circulation for more than 400 years,
falling victim to Great Britain’s
decision to decimalize its currency
from 1971, a policy that converted
the sixpence to an awkward two-and-
a-half new pence. During its period
of pre-decimal circulation the coin
was worth one-fortieth of a pound
sterling, or six old pennies. In the
pockets and purses of Hanoverian
labouring classes it became
affectionately known as a tanner, the
nickname thought to derive from
John Tanner, a Royal Mint engraver
who designed a popular sixpence
type with roses on its reverse in the
reign of George II.
Edward VI, son and successor to
124 JULY 2018
Henry VIII, determined to atone
for his father’s debasement crimes,
devalued the twelve-penny testoon
to six pence, which was close to the
true worth of the testoon’s silver
content. The very name disappeared
and a new fine silver sixpence took its
place in 1551. To confirm its value it
carried the denomination VI on its
obverse, together with a Tudor Rose
and a portrait of the young king. The
lettering around carried the inscription:
‘EDWARD VI D G AGL FRA Z HIB
REX’, or similar (‘Edward VI, by the
Grace of God, King of England, France
and Ireland’). The reverse displayed the
Royal Arms of England.
Edward’s unexpected early death
at barely fifteen in 1553 thrust Mary
Tudor onto England’s throne, soon
to be accompanied by her Catholic
husband Philip of Spain. In 1554 a
sixpence was one of the silver coins
www.stampandcoin.co.uk
Above, from left: Edward they struck. A handsome and unusual
VI sixpence struck at York piece, it displayed on its obverse their
1551-1553 • Philip and confronted (face-to-face) busts with
Mary sixpence; 1554- a crown hovering above. The legend
1558. Sold in 2014 for around read: ‘PHILIP Z MARIA D
£1200 (photo courtesy of G REX Z REGINA’ (‘Philip And
amrcoins.com) Mary By The Grace Of God King
And Queen’). On the reverse the
denomination (VI) stood above a
crown and shield, with the legend
‘POSUIMUS DEUM ADIUTOREM
NOSTRUM’ (‘We Have Made God
Our Helper’) around.
Childless, deserted by her husband
who fled back to Spain, despised by the
majority of her subjects for cruelties
inflicted upon Protestants during her
short but bloody reign, and on her
deathbed before reluctantly naming
her Protestant half-sister Elizabeth as
heir to the throne, Mary died in 1588.
In gradual stages, from 1558 to 1581,
the new queen restored the old sterling
standard of .925 fineness, though the
first sixpences of her reign were not
issued until 1561. They displayed the
queen’s crowned left-facing bust, with
a large rose behind her head, and the
legend: ‘ELIZAB D G ANG FR ET
HIB REGI’ (‘Elizabeth by the Grace
of God Queen of England, France and
Ireland’). Pointedly the reverse legend
stressed the singular case: ‘POSUI
DEUM ADIVITOREM MEU’ (‘I
Have Made God My Helper’) to declare
that she occupied the throne alone.
Elizabeth I sixpence In 1561 an experimental screw press
struck 1561-1577 – a French invention – was briefly

installed at Tower Mint where its
output of symmetrical and uniformly
struck coins, including several
sixpences, clearly demonstrated
the superiority of machinery over
muscle power in all but speed and
quantity of output. The near perfect
roundness of milled coins provided
a safeguard against the age-old crime
of clipping; but the combined wrath
of angry, hammer-wielding mint
workers soon put a stop to milled
coin production. A century would
elapse before further progress with
milled money occurred in England.
Elizabeth’s decision to take no
husband cost the Tudors the dynasty
when the crown was handed to James
VI of Scotland following Elizabeth’s
death in 1603 aged 69. As James I
of England he had a tenuous though
legitimate claim to the throne,
being the grandson of Henry VIII’s
sister. His Protestant upbringing
reassured the English people and his
succession passed off smoothly, the
Gunpowder Plot two years into his
reign notwithstanding. He included
sixpences in all three recoinages
during his reign (1603-1625), minor
innovations including alteration of the
shield-of-arms reverse to incorporate a
Scottish rampant lion; and, of course,
the removal of the Tudor Rose, its place
behind the monarch’s head occupied
instead by the coin’s denomination
as VI. Legends on sixpences altered
to ‘IACOBUS D G MAG BRIT
FRA ET HIB REX’ (‘James by the
Grace of God King of Great Britain,
France and Ireland’) on obverses; and
‘QUAE DEUS CONIUNXIT NEMO
SEPARET’ (‘What God hath joined
let no man put asunder’) on most
reverses, though some reverses had the
more belligerent ‘EXURGAT DEUS
DISSIPENTUR INIMICI’ (‘Let God
arise and His enemies be scattered’).
The turbulent reign of his son,
Charles I (1625-1649) yielded sixpences
from eleven mints: Tower, York,
Aberystwyth, Oxford, Bristol, Ashby de
la Zouch, Bidgnorth, Exeter, Worcester,
Newark and Scarborough. Most were
struck during the Civil War, with
London’s Tower mint striking sixpences
for both King and Parliament during the
reign. Several of the sixpences carried
the legend ‘REL PROT LEG ANG
LIB PAR’, an abbreviated version of the
famous Wellington Declaration in 1642
THE FULL TANNER’S WORTH
in which he promised to uphold the George III: Shield within garter on reverse.
Protestant Religion, the Laws of England George IV: Lion on crown as
and the Liberty of Parliament. main reverse design.
The post-war Commonwealth William IV: SIX PENCE within
sixpence carried only the sparse ‘GOD wreath on reverse.
WITH US’ on its reverse to comfort Victoria: Shield within garter ...
Parliamentary Puritans who, in 1660, SIX PENCE within wreath.
begged the monarch’s son, Charles II, Edward VII: SIX PENCE
to take the throne. within wreath.
This monarch finally introduced George V: Lion on crown
mill-and-screw coin presses at as main reverse design.
the Tower Mint and abandoned George VI: Crowned GRI [George
hammered coining methods in 1682. King and Emperor] on reverse.
The uniformity of design in his Elizabeth II: Interlaced rose, thistle,
sixpence, and that of his son, James shamrock and leak as main reverse design.
II (1685-1688) was broken only by
the right-to-left facing of the obverse Thanks to TimeLine Auctions and the
bust. The next monarchs – William Wildwinds Database for help with
and Mary (1688-1694) – used illustrations. Also to AMR Coins, and to
conjoined busts on the obverses of eBay seller englishcream.
their sixpences, and added a Lion of
Orange emblem to the reverse shields
design, with their monogram WM
occupying the quadrants between
the shields. William withdrew the
monogram when his wife died in
1694, continuing to reign as William
III until 1702, when Queen Anne
( 1702-1714) included on some
of her sixpences the name ‘VIGO’
to celebrate the capture of Spanish
bullion at Vigo Bay. Another of
her sixpences displayed the letter
E signifying the Edinburgh mint.
Yet another of Anne’s sixpences had
plumes between the rear shields.
Space limitations preclude lengthier
discussion of Hanoverian, Saxe-
Coburg and Windsor monarchs, so
we will briefly summarize what to
look for on their sixpences:
George I: Roses and plumes between
reverse shields ... SSC (South Sea
Company) between reverse shields.
George II: LIMA beneath obverse
bust ... Roses and plumes on reverse.
Elizabeth I milled
sixpence of 1564
James I sixpence of 1603
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 Roman coins
The Roman Sestertius…
Despite its size and relative rarity at the time – only issued for certain occasions –
the Sestertius has been avidly studied and collected for 300 years and is still going strong.
Steve Webb provides the background to the popular Roman coin
F
ollowing the defeat of Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium
in 27 BC, the Senate and People of Rome rewarded the
victorious general Octavian by bestowing on him the name
Augustus (meaning The Venerated One). As Augustus he
founded the Roman Empire and introduced the Augustan
Monetary System, as it became known, which placed 1 gold aureus at
the head of its denominations. Beneath it sat the silver denarius, 25
of them equivalent to 1 aureus. A step lower came the brass sestertius,
4 of them equivalent to a denarius; and 100 sestertii (plural) equal to
1 aureus. Beneath the sestertius came the brass dupondius; 2 made 1
sestertius; 8 made 1 denarius; 200 made 1 gold aureus. Lower again
came the copper as (pl. asses); 4 equalled 1 sestertius; 16 equalled 1
denarius; 400 equalled 1 aureus. There were smaller fractions, but as we
are here concerned with the sestertius, we shall go no lower.
Emperors delighted in issuing the brass sestertius because its
dimensions – approximately 32 to 34 mm in diameter – offered a large
area on which a mint’s engravers could create an eye-catching obverse
portrait of the emperor or members of the imperial family, while
reverses offered propaganda opportunities to display favourite deities,
flattering attributes, scenes of victories and other images that helped to
On this sestertius, struck at Rome in AD 36 - 37 when Tiberius ruled the Empire
as successor and step-son to Caesar Augustus, the obverse depicts four elephants
drawing a cart in which a statue of his predecessor is seated. The statue figure
holds a sceptre and olive branch; symbols of authority and peace; and his divinity
is acknowledged in the legend (DIVO AVGVSTO). One of the first official
ceremonies performed by Tiberius as Emperor had been to proclaim the divinity
of Caesar Augustus and to promote his worship as an emperor-god. Some of the
veneration the people of Rome lavished on Augustus reflected on Tiberius who was
otherwise an unpopular ruler as a result of his many abuses of power.
The use of elephants to draw the cart reflects the empathy Augustus felt for
the creatures throughout his life. He perceived elephants as having dual roles: as
fierce fighters bringing discord to enemies when necessary; but as gentle, peace-
loving family-centred creatures during most of their lives. Living in concord with
his subjects was the Augustan ideal, demonstrated when he gifted four obsidian
elephants to the Temple of Concordia in Rome. Tiberius, desperate for concord
during his reign, sought to remind those who circulated the elephant sestertius that
he, like his step-father, was fundamentally a peace lover. Sold for £800 in 2018.
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persuade coin users that their emperor had the world in his safe hands.
Ordinary citizens and foot soldiers liked the sestertius for the
convenience it brought in day-to-day buying and selling in the market-
place. At Pompeii in AD 79, for example, two loaves of bread and a
bottle of cheap wine could be had for 1 Vespasian sestertius. Two of
the same denomination bearing Hadrian’s portrait would have bought
a bucket of corn for a housewife in a Londinium market-place circa
AD 120. And a soldier serving in almost any legion during the reign of
Domitian (AD 81-96) had 3 sestertii per day to grumble about. The
coins remained popular and useful for two-and-a-half centuries until
inflation made them too costly to strike.
In the 18th century, when coin collecting evolved into a
fashionable pastime for rich and well-educated young men making
their Grand Tours of Continental Europe, sestertii became prized
as miniature works of art. The best specimens took pride of place
in gentlemen’s cabinets. They remain popular in more democratic
times too, though the finest examples are nowadays found in public
museums. Lower down the grading scale specimens that come up
for auction invariably attract plenty of bidders. Here are a dozen
examples that recently went under the hammer…
The Praetorian Guards
forcibly dressed Claudius
in the purple robes of the
Emperor after they had
assassinated the tyrant
Caligula in AD 41. Prior to
his unexpected elevation to
the throne Claudius had presented himself as a bumbling, harmless
halfwit who avoided the limelight for his own protection. Now, as
Emperor, he urgently required a new persona. His portrayal on this
sestertius (one of the first coins of his reign), with Spes, goddess of
Hope in support, helped to improve the Imperial reputation.
Sold for £600 in 2018.
Nero (Emperor AD 54-AD
68) delighted in boasting
of his achievements by
illustrating them, or
referring to them, on
his coins. Fig. 3 shows a
sestertius with a reverse
depicting a seated Nero with captured arms at his feet. The legend
proclaims him as Victor over the Germans. The sestertius in fig. 4
celebrates his appointment in AD 51 as Caesar (Junior Emperor)
by his step-father Claudius, and his command over cavalry who
paraded annually for the Emperor. In fig.5 Nero is shown leading a
Decursio (military parade).
These coins sold for £400, £650 and £100 in 2018.
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Servius Galba (Emperor for seven

months in AD 68) was seventy and
Governor of Spain when he decided
to move against the tyrant Nero by
threatening Rome with several legions.
When he discovered that Nero had
already committed suicide, Galba
seamlessly assumed the Imperial
role and began to issue coins within
a very short time. Sestertii proved
excellent vehicles to promote his Domitian, as Emperor from AD 81 - AD 96, strengthened the
cause, one of his first depicting him economy by revaluing the Roman coinage. He also strengthened
with a full head of hair despite being the Empire’s borders by sending his general Agricola to make
totally bald. The reverse of the coin war in northern Britain. Those policies made him popular
showed a personified Roma equipped with breastplate, shield, helmet and spear, among Roman citizens and the Roman army. On the other
the implication being that Galba would defend the city and its people. A second hand his authoritarian methods weakened the Roman Senate
sestertius with a similar obverse bust, displayed Libertas holding her attributes: a whose members eventually arranged his assassination. One of
cap of freedom and a sceptre, signalling Galba’s intention to free the people from his sestertii depicted Pax holding an olive branch to promote
their slavery under Nero. Alas, Galba died at the hands of the Praetorian Guards peace. She also carries a cornucopia to imply that Domitian’s
before any of his policies could be implemented. policies brought prosperity to the Empire.
These coins sold for £1,200 and £900 in recent auctions. This coin sold for £400 in 2018.

As well as providing a handsome portrait of Trajan, this sestertius displays a

scene in which he addresses a group of soldiers and cavalrymen who raise their
arms and standards to salute him. Nothing pleased the citizens of the Empire
more than learning that their Emperor kept the legions contented.
This coin sold for £200 in 2018.

When citizens of the Empire saw a ship on one of Hadrian’s coins they probably
assumed their Emperor was setting out on yet another of his numerous
journeys. Alternatively the ship might have symbolized the Ship of State with
Hadrian at its helm. The inscription FELICITATI AUG can be understood as
A Fair Wind For The Emperor. This coin sold for £400 in 2018.

It was said of Commodus that he left Rome’s coffers empty when he was finally
assassinated in AD 192. The Senate frequently complained about his spending
on the legions and on the poor; but ordinary citizens and soldiers praised him
for his generosity. On this sestertius the three guardian spirits who protected
gold, silver and bronze coins, hold scales and cornucopias to symbolize money
flowing to those who need it. This coin sold for £240 in 2018.

Nothing pleased an emperor and the citizens of his Empire more than the
celebration of victories. For Severus Alexander too few were achieved, thanks in
part to the influence of his mother, who constantly urged him to avoid battles.
When the occasional military success came along, where better to celebrate it
than on the reverse of a sestertius? This coin sold for £140 in 2018.

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Fitzwilliam Museum
Siege coins of the Eighty Years
War from Leiden and Breda
Our series on numismatic items held at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, contiues as
Richard Kelleher examines some intriguing siege money
F
rom 1500 to 1850 scarcely a
year passed without conflict
raging somewhere in Europe.
During this period the
continent was overwhelmed
by wars of religion and empire and these
catastrophic events impacted on the
form and aesthetics of money, leaving us
with some of the most enigmatic coins
of the early modern period. Above all
it is the siege coinages that provide a
fascinating insight into these events.
Sieges and blockades of fortified
towns were a common part of warfare
throughout this period. The Ottoman
Empire’s conquest of south-eastern
Europe was only halted in 1683 at the
siege of Vienna. In the Low Countries
the Eighty Years’ War (1568-1648) saw
revolt of the Protestant Dutch against
Spanish Catholic rule. During the Thirty
Years War (1618-38), fought between
the Habsburg states and their allies, and
virtually every other state in Europe,
siege coins were minted. These were
often a lozenge shape and embodied
the basic ideas of what money could
be in a pared down form. The French
Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars
led to the issue of paper assignat
notes and siege money at Mainz
and Antwerp and at Strasbourg
coins were even made from captured
enemy cannon as both a practical
and symbolic gesture. During the
Peninsular War (1807-14) the Balearic
Islands, Gerona, and Tarragona struck
coins in support of the deposed
king Ferdinand VII against Joseph-
Napoleon, brother of the French
Emperor.
This month we will be focussing
on two contrasting examples of what
siege money could look like. These two
pieces, minted by the Dutch at the Siege
of Leiden (1573-4) and Siege of Breda
(1624-5), come from the Eighty Years
War or Dutch War of Independence
128 JULY 2018
Siege coin of Leiden (1568-1648) and are part of the
struck in 1574, collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum
made of compressed in Cambridge. The siege of Leiden
prayer books occurred as the Spanish under Francisco
de Valdez attempted to capture the city.
Silver 40 stuiver siege Leiden was one of a number of fortified
coin of Breda, 1625 cities in the southern Netherlands
(images © The Fitzwilliam which rebelled against the harsh rule
Museum, Cambridge) of the Duke of Alba who governed on
behalf of Philip II of Spain. Leiden was
besieged between 1573 and 1574 with
a short period of respite as the Spanish
lifted the siege to defeat a relieving
army. During the siege the mayor
Pieter Adriaanszoon van der Werff
requisitioned all metal, including
coins, for the manufacture of weapons
and ammunition. In return citizens
were given a series of paper token
coins produced using compressed
pages from hymnals, prayer books and
bibles, that would be reimbursed with
coin after the siege was lifted. The
token coins, valued at one quarter of
a gulden, were produced using official
coins dies with only the material being
struck giving away their emergency
nature. The obverse inscription
‘PVGNO PRO PATRIA 1574’ (‘I
fight for the fatherland’) captures the
sentiments of the defenders. On the
reverse is the inscription ‘LVGDVNVM
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BATAVORVM’ which was a Roman
site to the west of Leiden that had
mistakenly been identified as Leiden
itself. The siege was lifted in early
October by the Prince of Orange and
his forces, who had broken the dikes
and flooded the area around Leiden to
enable a flotilla of boats to advance.
The Spanish fled as the waters rose.
Fifty years after Leiden another
Dutch city – Breda – was in a similar
predicament. In 1624 Ambrogio
Spinola laid siege to Breda which
was an important strategic site and
heavily defended by the Dutch. The
siege coinage of Breda, which was
denominated in a variety of values
from 2 to 60 stuivers, adopted
the lozenge shape which became a
popular form for obsidional money
in western Europe. The pieces were
stamped on one side with the arms of
Breda and the inscription ‘BREDA
OBSESSA 1625’ for ‘the siege of
Breda’. The denomination is indicated
at the top of the coin. After a costly
eleven-month siege, Justin of Nassau
surrendered Breda on 2 June 1625.
Around half of the 21,000 Dutch
and English soldiers of the garrison
and relief forces were either killed,
wounded or captured.
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Stamp miscellany
Our stamp catalogues are filled with stamp-issuing territories which had a very brief period in the
philatelic limelight, writes Christer Brunström, as he details the short-lived stamps of the island of Rouad
L
ocated 1.9 miles from
the Syrian city of Tartus
in the Mediterranean,
this tiny island has an
area of just 0.08 square
miles. Prior to the First World War,
the island had a population of some
3,000 people. Latest figures from the
Syrian authorities indicate that today’s
population amounts to 4,400 persons.
The Arab name of Rouad (also
spelt Ruad) is Arwad. The island has a
very long history; during the crusades,
Rouad was a bastion for the Templars.
However, the Christian army lost
control of the island in the 1300s and
Rouad then seems to have vanished
from public attention.
It was only towards the end of
the Great War that Rouad was once
again in the news. The French fully
understood the strategic importance
of this tiny speck of land and on 1
September 1915 the cruiser Jeanne d’Arc
arrived at the island.
At the time there was a lot of
persecution of Lebanese Christians and
the French wanted a secure location
from which they could intervene.
Rouad was also the ideal place to gather
intelligence about the general situation
in the Middle East.
The first French occupation stamps
were released in 1916. Three values
Rouad Island
(5 centimes, 10c and 1 piastre 25c)
of the French Levant issues were
overprinted ‘ILE ROUAD’ by hand.
This is a very scarce issue and due to its
primitive production method the stamps
have been forged. Thus most collectors
tend to stay away from these early
stamps. There were also 40c and 2p 50c
stamps overprinted in the very same way
but they were never officially issued.
It was only towards the end of the Great War
that the French fully understood the strategic
importance of this tiny speck of land
It is believed that the first Rouad
stamps were produced on the instigation
of Félix Cohen, a stamp dealer.
However, there were a number of
stamps which were properly issued
by the French authorities. Once
again stamp issues of Levant were
used. They were overprinted ‘ILE
ROUAD’ and in a few cases a new
denomination was added. All in all
there were thirteen values ranging
from 1 centime to 20 piastres. The
high value is the key stamp in the
set and it is probably missing from
many collections of Rouad. The lower
values are still quite plentiful.
In 1921, the island of Rouad was
incorporated in the Alawite territory
which four years later became an
autonomous area in Syria.
During the war French dealer
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Three values of the Delandre produced hundreds if not
French Levant issues thousands of poster stamps featuring
were overprinted ‘ILE French army and navy units and the
ROUAD’ by hand, but many territories where the French saw
these are thought to action. Some were ostensibly issued
be philatelic in origin in support of the Red Cross but were
rather than for postal mainly sold to enrich the dealer.
purposes, a second set For quite some time my
of overprints (above) collection of Rouad was limited to
soon followed one of these poster stamps featuring
a map of the Syrian coastline with
an inset map of the island. The
text makes reference to the French
occupation of Rouad. Although
of no postal significance, it still
fits nicely into a collection of the
French occupation period.
Today Arwad and nearby Tartus
remain rather unaffected by the
horrendous civil war in Syria as
the area has been a government
stronghold throughout the conflict.
There have been reports about
occasional Islamic State bombings in
Tartus but on the whole it seems the
citizens of Arward have been able to
continue their peaceful life. Perhaps
they don’t realise that their tiny island
A poster stamp issued was once a stamp-issuing entity which
during the Second World is still eagerly collected by philatelists
War showing Ile de Rouad all over the world.
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