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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 !...
7 Wrong Price 7 Wrong Place 7
Wrong Offer
(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… 
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).
DE’ www.allaboutstamps.co.uk
T
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
you a seller’s commission of up to 18% (VAT
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 
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
UNIVERSAL PHILATELIC AUCTIONS SCM 1/19
4 The Old Coalyard, West End, Northleach, Glos. GL54 3HE UK
Tel: 01451 861111 • Fax: 01451 861297
www.upastampauctions.co.uk • info@upastampauctions.co.uk
Contact UPA: 01451 861 111
UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL:
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
offer?
OK, Cut
Andrew,
to the Chase
what’s the
 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
lives, and for most dealers not being able to
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.allaboutstamps.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
tee:
Double Cast Iron Guaran-
 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
JANUARY 2019 3
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9 STAMP UPDATE
The latest stamp news, including
2019 stamp schedules
17 MARKET INSIGHT
Your insider guide to the stamp
market, including auction advice,
latest prices, how much you should
pay for a £1 PUC Black, and more…
24 POSTBAG
Share your news, views and
favourite stamps with fellow
readers. Plus, memories of the
Trafalgar Square Post Office
26 STAMP SIDELINES
Expand your collection with our
guides to postcards, Post & Go,
postmarks, Cinderellas, and First
Day Covers. Plus, Curator’s Pick and
Postmasters’ Provisionals explained
32 2018 GB STAMPS
We review the year’s special stamps
PLUS: Win a Yearbook, worth £153!
45
36 AROUND THE ISLANDS
New stamps from Guernsey,
the Isle of Man and Jersey
40 COLLECTING TIPS
How you can build a collection of
world stamps without having to
buy thousands of stamps
45 NATIONAL ICONS
Your guide to ‘Marianne’, France’s
national symbol, on stamps
47 STAMP STORIES
Looking back on Ireland’s decision
to depict Che Guevara on a stamp
48 CELEBRATED SETS
Your guide to Canada’s very first
commemorative stamps and how
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52 FORENSIC PHILATELY
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55 STAMP EVENTS
Fairs and auction dates, and your
special guide to York Stamp Fair
62 STAMP SHOWCASE
Wendy Buckle showcases her
exhibit on the evolution of paper
67 POSTAL HISTORY
Our collecting by county series
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complex journey of a 1950 cover
73 COLLECT BY THEME
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railways and runes on stamps, and
highlights a notable bridge
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Richard Johnson, President, International Federation of
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Faroe Islands Stamps

World War I: 2 mini-sheets featuring the Great War
Four winters of war had passed with disastrous consequences for the world, especially the warring countries. Now it
was time for the survivors to go home. Many of them severely injured and several with painful memories of one of the
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 STAMP
UPDATE
Countdown to London 2020 begins
The organisers of London
2020, the major international
stamp show set to take place
in the UK’s capital in May
2020, have revealed further
details of the event, which
will boast 2,750 frames
of competitive philatelic
material, and confirmed that an agreement has
been reached with the FIP for patronage for
London 2020.
London 2020, or to give the event its full
name the ‘London 2020 Specialised World Stamp
Championship Exhibition’, will take place at the
Business Design Centre between 2 and 9 May
2020. An international stamp exhibition is held
in London every ten years, and London 2020 is
set to attract collectors, enthusiasts and stamp
professionals from around the world. The event has
philatelic patronage of the Fédération Internationale
de Philatélie (FIP) and recognition from the
Federation of European Philatelic Associations
(FEPA), whilst Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has
granted her patronage to the exhibition.
There will be 2,750 frames of competitive
material at London 2020. The event will feature
thousands of frames of stamp and postal history
exhibits, bringing together some of the rarest and
renowned collections from around the world.
As at London 2010 there will be a change-
over of material in the frames after four days.
The competitive classes will be: Championship,
Traditional, Postal History, Aerophilately, Revenue,
Postal Stationery, Thematic, Literature (including
digital), Open, Modern, Picture Postcards, Youth.
According to the organisers over sixty countries
having already appointed commissioners.
A range of traders, auction houses and
philatelic societies will add to the global event’s
appeal. A spokesperson for London 2020 said:
‘The exhibition has already sold 97% of the
commercial booths to retail dealers, auctioneers,
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Page 12 Inverted Jenny breaks record
Page 12 Increase in visitors at Stampex
In brief
The Postal Museum Post &
Go stamps featuring the poppy
are no longer available and
have been replaced by the Mail
Coach design (all values). The
Mail by Bike stamps have now
been replaced by the Union Flag
design (all values). A statement
said: ‘This means the return
of the Union Flag stamps last
featured to commemorate The
Postal Museum’s official opening
postal administrations and other over a year ago.’ The Post & Go
stakeholders in philately. The machine is available at The Postal
organising committee is hugely Museum during normal opening
grateful for the wonderful hours. See www.postalmuseum.
support and encouragement that org for more information.
has been provided by the British
Philatelic Traders’ Society (PTS).’ The next Argyll Etkin stamp
The team behind Stamp auction will take place on 1
Collector and the allaboutstamps.co.uk website March 2019. The viewing of
are delighted to be working closely with the lots will be available at the
London 2020 organising committee on the firm’s offices and at Stampex
official show catalogue, which will be available International. For more info
at the show and exclusively distributed with visit: argyll-etkin.com
Stamp Collector magazine in the lead-up to the
event. The catalogue will feature details of the The USA’s Postal Regulatory
thousands of competitive exhibits on show, Commission recently confirmed
information on every stand-holder, and details that the cost of US stamps is
of the many events taking place across the week. set to rise on 27 January, with a
Stamp Collector editor Matt Hill said: ‘We’re ‘Forever’ stamp going up by 10%
excited to be working with the London 2020 from 50 to 55 cents.
team on what will be the only official publication
for this major event. The catalogue will give Cavendish Philatelic Auctions
visitors all the information they need to make Ltd have announced that they
the most of this celebration of stamps and stamp are the sole European distributors
collecting, but it will also be a souvenir of the for Brusden-White Publishing,
show. Indeed, many philatelists collect these and now have a selection of
publications as a record of the event.’ their publications on Australian
Collectors are also being encouraged to help philately. Titles on offer in
support the exhibition for as little as £250 and the UK can be viewed at
receive a range of exclusive gifts and invitations, www.cavendish-auctions.com
whilst volunteers are also welcomed to help with
mounting exhibits, staffing the enquiry desk, A commemorative envelope,
giving general admin support. For details of limited to 1,000 copies, was
becoming a volunteer, contact Mike J. Roberts recently jointly issued by
FRPSL by email on staff@london2020.co, please Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey
note that two different people called Mike Roberts and Gibraltar to mark 100 years
are on the organising committee. since the signing of the Armistice
Treaty. The special cover
Why not sign up to the allaboutstamps.co.uk features one WWI stamp from
e-newsletter to keep updated on this and other each territory. The envelope is
stamp collecting news? Just visit the website at: available to order from the postal
www.allaboutstamps.co.uk/account/register administrations websites.
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2019 PREVIEW SPECIAL
REPORT

Jersey reveal
stamps for first
half of 2019
Jersey Post have announced the first half of its 2019
stamp programme, with subjects including Sir Walter
Raleigh, Girlguiding Jersey and the 1970s.
As with many philatelic bureaux, the year will
start with stamps marking the Chinese New Year,
the Year of the Pig (see page 38 for more details)
and will continue with a range of subjects, from a
nostalgic look back at the 1970s, to the first wedding
anniversary of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
The stamps will be available to buy from all

Guernsey issues yearbook branches of Jersey Post from the day of issue.
Philatelic stamp products such as sets of stamps,
and reveals 2019 stamps miniature sheets, souvenir sheetlets, first day covers
and presentation packs will be available from the
Guernsey Stamps has published its 2018 Yearbook and also revealed the stamps to be issued Jersey post offices at Broad Street, St Helier and Rue
over the next twelve months, with subjects including the island’s postal independence. Des Pres, St Saviour on issue day and can be ordered
The Yearbook features the entire collection of Guernsey and Alderney stamps released approximately four weeks prior to issue day at: www.
over the year, including stamps marking the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the jerseystamps.com or by phoning the Jersey Philatelic
first book in The Wombles series, a mini-sheet depicting the Black Rhino, as part of its Bureau on: 00 44 (0)1534 616717.
Endangered Species series, and royal themes including a celebratory stamp issue to mark The first half of Jersey Post’s 2019 programme:
the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the 65th anniversary of The Queen’s
Coronation and the seventieth birthday of The Prince of Wales. Lunar New Year – Year of the Pig 4 January
Guernsey Post’s head of philatelic, Bridget Yabsley said: ‘Our beautifully presented Popular Culture – The 1970s 18 January
Yearbook is published in full colour and bound into a high quality hard backed cover. Historical Figures: Sir Walter Raleigh,
It contains this year’s complete set of stamps, including miniature and souvenir sheets, Governor of Jersey 5 February
which are provided separately so they can be mounted into the book at leisure. The Jersey Post & Go – Durrell:
Yearbook is priced at £70.84, which is the precise value of the stamps it contains and Primates in Danger 13 February
makes a wonderful gift all year round.’ Europa 2019 – National Birds:
The Yearbook is available now and can be ordered at www.guernseystamps.com or by Birds & Symbolism 5 March
contacting Guernsey Philatelic Bureau on +44 (0)1481 716486. Meanwhile, the 2019 Dame Margot Fonteyn -
stamps for Guernsey and Alderney have been revealed, as follows: 100th Birth Anniversary 2 April
TRHs The Duke & Duchess of Sussex
Guernsey First Wedding Anniversary 2 May
Lunar New Year of the Pig 22 January 2019 Queen Victoria’s 200th Birth Anniversary 24 May
John Wilson, Architect 13 February 2019 Girlguiding Jersey - 100 Years 11 June
Europa: National Birds 1 April 2019
200th Anniversary: Queen Victoria & Prince Albert 29 May 2019
50th Anniversary of Prince Charles’ Investiture
SEPAC: Old Residential House
24 July 2019
24 July 2019
Plans for a
50th Anniversary - Postal Independence (Postal)
50th Anniversary - Postal Independence (Philatelic)
1 October 2019
1 October 2019
Brexit stamp?
Guernsey Christmas (secular) 11 November 2019 Despite the recent news that the Royal Mint will
issue a special 50p coin to mark the UK leaving
Alderney the European Union, there has been no similar
120 Years: The Sinking of the SS Stella 13 February 2019 announcement for a Brexit stamp.
75th Anniversary of D-Day 29 May 2019 Royal Mail have previously stated that there will not
200th Anniversary of John Keats ‘Odes to a….’ 24 July 2019 be a Brexit stamp, despite calls from newspapers and
Alderney Christmas stamps 11 November 2019 politicians. The 2019 schedule for British stamps is set
100th Anniversary of Armistice Day 11 November 2019 to be revealed after Christmas, so watch this space!

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2019 STAMP
SCHEDULES
Canada Post have revealed a sneak peak of their 2019
schedule, which includes a Year of the Pig set; a Black
History stamp honouring Albert Jackson, the first
Black Canadian letter carrier; the Vancouver Asahi
baseball team; bears; Canadian ingenuity in aviation;
the Red River Resistance, the founding of Manitoba;
the legacy of historic covered bridges; endangered
turtles, and some ‘tasty Canadian desserts’.

Åland Post’s 2019 stamps are set to feature themes

USA stamps for Marvin relating to ‘history, current phenomena and nature
observations’, as follows: the fifth issue in the sailing
Gaye and Woodstock ship series; common types of woodpeckers; Nordic
skating; Aurora borealis; Uno Ekblom’s Atlantic crossing
The US Postal Service has revealed several of the new Forever stamps and other to world record; national birds; old residential buildings;
be issued in 2019, with stamps to honour figures including Walt Whitman, Marvin crayfish party; Postcrossing; song writer Lasse Holm;
Gaye and Gregory Hines. the harvest festival; and snow crystals.
A large part of the USA’s stamp schedule has been released, with a range of
subjects to be celebrated over the coming twelve months. Subjects include the Norway will be celebrating Oslo being named the
Woodstock music festival, which took place in Bethel, New York, in August 1969; European Green Capital for 2019 with a stamp in
the soul singer Marvin Gaye who was born in 1939; and poet Walt Whitman January, and the following month will mark ‘50 Years
(1819–1892). Gregory Hines, whose ‘unique style of tap dancing injected new as an Oil Nation’. Other subjects for 2019 will include
artistry and excitement into a traditional American form’ is honoured as part of the the World Orienteering Championships, Norwegian
Black Heritage series. Despite calls for a stamp to honour the late Aretha Franklin, Bicycles, Pets, and the 150th birth anniversary of
the ‘Queen of Soul’ does not appear on the provisional list. Queen Maud, the daughter of our own Edward VII.
US Postal Service Stamp Services Executive Director Mary-Anne Penner said:
‘The miniature works of art illustrated in the 2019 stamp programme offer Hong Kong naturally start the year off with Year of
something for everyone’s interest about American history and culture. From the Pig stamps, before celebrating the Government
legendary poet Walt Whitman to the entertainment genius of Gregory Hines to the Flying Service (GFS), Pok Oi Hospital, the ‘Underwater
majestic beauty of our Wild and Scenic Rivers, this program is diverse and wide World of Hong Kong’, the seventieth anniversary of
ranging and tells America’s story on stamps.’ the founding of the People’s Republic of China, and
the comic book Old Master Q, which is said to have
The USA stamp subjects revealed so far: ‘enjoyed great popularity in Chinese communities
Hearts Blossom around the world for more than five decades’.
Year of the Boar
Gregory Hines Denmark will be going back in time to reveal the
Cactus Flowers ‘Life of the Vikings’ in January with five stamps each
Alabama Statehood showing an artefact discovered on Danish soil, before
Marvin Gaye issuing their Europa ‘National Birds’ contribution and
USS Missouri five stamps on the theme of lighthouses in May.
Post Office Murals
US Flag Whilst Gibraltar will continue to be part of the Brexit
Wild and Scenic Rivers negotiations, the philatelic bureau have steered away
Walt Whitman from politics with planned issues covering topics such as
Frogs the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the fiftieth
State and County Fairs anniversaries of both Concorde and the moon landings,
Woodstock and the 500th anniversary of Leonardo Da Vinci.
Winter Berries
Joshua Tree Stay up to date with more stamp schedules and the
Bethesda Fountain latest news on new stamps at www.allaboutstamps.co.uk
Coral Reefs
California Dogface Royal Mail are set to announced their 2019 stamp
programme on 27 December. Sign up to the
allaboutstamps e-newsletter and be the first to hear the
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STAMP UPDATE
Inverted Jenny sells for
$1.35 million
An example of the famous ‘Inverted Jenny’ USA stamp error has sold for a
staggering $1.35 million after ‘being kept in a safety deposit for the past 100 years’.
A recently discovered example of the ‘Inverted Jenny’ stamp recently sold
for $1.35 million (approximately £1.05 million) at the ‘United States Stamps
including Confederate States and Hawaii’ auction held by auction house
Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries in New York.
The example of the stamp, which takes up position 49 on the sheet of 100,
had only recently been discovered, after ‘being kept in a safety deposit for the
past 100 years away from light and potentially damaging hands’.
The sale broke the record price paid for an Inverted Jenny, the previous
record was $977,500 paid in 2007 at another sale run by Robert A Siegel
Auction Galleries.
The sale marked the first time the example had been offered for sale since the
original sheet of 100 stamps was broken up. According to the auction house:
‘The stamp… was purchased by a relative of the current consignor shortly after
the sheet was broken in 1918. It was kept in a safety deposit box and passed
down through descendants to the current owner, who has decided to release it
back onto the market. This stamp was unknown to scholars until recently.’
There are only 100 examples of the ‘Inverted Jenny’ the name given to
the 1918 24c Carmine Rose & Blue error, which has the centre of the stamp
inverted, thus showing the Curtiss Jenny JN-4HM biplane flying upside
down. The auction description explained: ‘In our opinion this is the finest
example in existence, by virtue of its pristine gum and phenomenal centring.’
See more auction results in our Market Insight section on page 17.
PTS report surge in footfall at Stampex
The Philatelic Traders’ Society (PTS) have reported that there was a
‘marked surge in footfall’ at the Stampex International exhibition held
in September, along with an increase in spending.
According to the PTS, the organisers of Stampex, dealers have
commented on a record number of attendees at the London event,
alongside an increase in sales and consumer spend. Amongst the
transactions to have taken place in September at the Business Design
Centre was the purchase of a Penny Mulready with bright violet
Maltese Cross, worth £30,000, from stamp and postal history trader
Mark Bloxham.
The statement from the PTS explained: ‘Recent research at Stampex
International found that 81% of people who attended the show would
return again in February. The findings also revealed 51% of the people
visiting Stampex spend under £1000 each at the show. But big deals
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Above: Richard Scott Morel, Curator, British
Library Philatelic Collections with the display
Left: Tanzania 1966 second anniversary of
United Republic 30 cents essay
Colonial stamps on
show at British Library
A free display entitled ‘Stamps, Independence, and Post-
Colonial Futures’ is now available to see in the Philatelic
Exhibition at the British Library.
Featuring original stamp artwork from the Crown Agents
Philatelic and Security Printing Archive, together with
source photographs and proofs that were used in the design
process, the display will continue until the end of 2020.
The display, which includes over 600 unique and rare
items, most not exhibited before, demonstrates how
stamps not only fulfilled their postal role, but how they
also played an intimate part in the transition of Colonial
territories into nascent independent countries, and how
stamps were used to project the future aspirations of those
countries to an outside world. A statement from the British
Library added: ‘The display addresses a broad range of
topics including black history, cultural identity, graphic
design and the history of printing as well as maintaining a
strong philatelic content.’
The Philatelic Exhibition is on the upper-ground floor
of the British Library, 96 Euston Road, London. For more
on the Library, see our ‘Curator’s Pick’ article on page 26.
are also done with trader Mark Bloxham delighted to sell the much
sought-after Penny Mulready.’
The PTS have also pointed out that stamp collecting is beomcing
more popular due to its relaxing qualities. ‘One in four people suffer
from a mental health issue each year,’ the PTS stated, ‘with reports
showing that being more mindful can help alleviate symptoms of
anxiety and depression. What better way to achieve this than through
a hobby, which can both connect you with people but also give you
focus?… Research shows that having a hobby outside of work can
actually help raise your work performance.’
The next Stampex International will be held from 13 to 16
February 2019 at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London.
The official Stampex International programme will be included with
the March 2019 issue of Stamp Collector magazine.
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February 10th 2019 Auction

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AUCTION HEADLINERS
An example of the
‘Inverted Jenny’ error
sold for $1.35 million at
Robert A Siegel Auction
Galleries after ‘being kept
in a safety deposit for the
past 100 years’. See full
story on page 9.
£1.05
million
£6,200
A collection of 1840 Mulready, caricatures and other printed envelopes offered at
Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions included a R.W. Hume hand-coloured Valentine’s
Envelope No. 4, used on 21 August 1841 to London bearing an 1841 1d red-
brown, plate 10 AK, with three ‘ample margins tied by neat black Maltese Cross,
some splitting, staining and reinforcement, otherwise fine and rare’.
Spink’s sale of The
Leonard Licht Collection
of Great Britain Seahorse
Issues presented an
enticing selection of the
famous stamp, including
a ‘superb and rare’
unmounted mint, deep
green, block of four from
the lower right corner of
the sheet, from the 1913
£12,000 Waterlow Brothers &
Layton printing.
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MARKET ADVICE
‘ Your first visit to a
public auction…
The editor asked me to take a
sabbatical from my lifelong enquiries
into ‘Making the Perfect Martini’
(much more research still needed, by
the way) to pen a piece on the first
visit to a public auction, writes Rick
Warren. Here it is, though I think
it fair to declare an interest: I am Managing Director
of Mayfair Philatelic Auctions. I am also the current
Chairman of the Philatelic Traders’ Society. Entirely up to
you what you make of that.
From little acorns
I was nineteen when first I went to a stamp public
auction. It was a Stanley Gibbons sale in the autumn of
1972. I was buying on behalf of Omniphil for a starter
stock with which to launch their new ‘BE Specialised’
approvals service. The service wasn’t actually that
specialised – about Part One level – but it was new and
even at that tender age, I was in charge. I was proud and
thrilled and excited. Mostly I was terrified.
One of the senior staff (Geoff Page) was there to ‘help’
me. I use the inverted commas because he did just about
everything. He had identified appropriate lots, explained
why each would (or wouldn’t) suit our purpose and had
carefully valued the strongest candidate at £700 (almost
my annual salary at the time) but stood back to let me to
do the actual bidding. I ended up paying £725 and the
terror went from Factor 8 to Factor 28. How to explain
why I had overpaid by almost two weeks’ wages? Would
I be quietly shown the door? Worse, would they want to
claim it back from me at so much per week?
In the event, what ensued was a hearty session of
mutual back slapping where everyone agreed what
wonderful chaps we all were. Male narcissism apart, it
showed me how simple the whole process actually was: we
turned up, looked at whatever was of interest, made our
price and bid up to that level.
At this point, perhaps I should explain the difference
between public auctions and postal auctions. They are
similar. And the outcome is much the same – he who
offers the most wins. However, a public sale is open to
all; anyone can attend and watch the proceedings. With
a postal (aka mailbid) sale the administration is not
generally open to outside scrutiny (a simple statement of
fact and I imply nothing untoward by it: I have run both
types of sale). ➤
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➤ You can (and may) buy QUICK TIP
at a public auction without Specialise. The
ever actually going to one. smaller the subject
Place your bids any way you the quicker the rate
like and the auction house will of understanding.
execute them on your behalf.
It’s convenient, safe and secure.
In return you give up a large
element of control and most of the excitement. Or
should I say terror?
For over the years I have found out that my teenage
trepidations were not exclusively Warren-centric. So
often I have heard comments along the lines of ‘I’d be
out of my depth’ or ‘I wouldn’t know what to do.’ And
the old, old fear that a misunderstood scratch will result
in a second mortgage and a car full of expensive, but
unwanted tat. Put all such thoughts out of your mind;
when attending an auction you are the customer. And In the GB section at Warwick and Warwick, an 1852 registered ‘mourning’ cover
the customer is always right. Isn’t he? to Colne with blocks of 1d reds on the front and reverse, sold for £630.
Is it cheaper to buy at auction? What about the buyer’s
premium? What happens if the lot is mis-described? SOLD FOR £630
What if? What if? Best to start from the beginning.

At the auction
You will be asked to identify yourself and will be
given a bidder number. After that the bidder number
is your identity and you can remain incognito if you
wish. Look at as many of the lots as you can and
decide in advance the maximum you are prepare to
pay for each of them; if there is a buyer’s premium
on top, it need not cost you any more in total; adjust
your top bid downwards accordingly (everybody else
will). Auctions are not dealers’ wholesalers, so you
cannot always be sure of a bargain. Do a minimum
amount of homework and keep an eye on what
others do and it is unlikely you will ever overpay by
much. Terms and Conditions of Sale vary from sale
room to sale room. Most adopt the PTS’ Philatelic
Auctioneers’ Standard Terms and Conditions, or
something close to it. PTS members stand by their
descriptions; you can expect a prompt refund where a
mistake has been made.
More than this, it’s a day out. Whether you are
after a £50 Glory Box or a £50,000 rarity you will
be made welcome. Sometimes even fed and watered.
Trust your instincts and set yourself upper limits on
every lot that interests you. An estimate is just that:
an estimate. It’s a guide price, no more. Likewise A 1913 China 2¢ yellow
catalogue value; cat value is Gibbons’ retail selling green, imperforate
price, not a legal maximum! Make up your own between a vertical The Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions sale of ‘British
mind, but be realistic – you may get a £1,000 stamp ‘straddle pane pair’, was Empire and Foreign Countries’ included an attractive
for £100, but it’s not the way to bet. The bargains are recently sold at Kelleher block of four Barbados, 1873 5s imperforate plate proof
more likely to be found amongst the mixed lots and & Rogers. The stamp was on wove paper, with the sheet margin at foot, dated
the more esoteric material in general. And let’s face from the London printing ‘April’ in pencil.
it, the unlikely worst case scenario, if you do buy a and was described as ‘a
mixed box of material for £50 and it turns out to be striking and rare variety’. SOLD FOR £620
junk, you’ll at least have had several hours of fun for
very little money. SOLD FOR £648

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AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

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The recent Warwick & Warwick stamp auction included an
extensive collection of philatelic exhibition stamps, Cinderellas,
labels, and special cancels, contained in fifteen box files. The lot
included some scarce items and sold for £3,120.
COLLECTION SOLD FOR £3,120
The recent Philatelic Friends sale in South Africa included a set of
Transvaal Zar colour trials from 1884. Printed by Enschedé the 1d
trials were tests for the eventual 1885-93 Arms issue. The imperforate
trials were in seven different colours and were described as ‘superb
and scarce exhibition quality items’.
SET SOLD FOR £560

A strip of three
1965 Post
Office Tower
3d stamps,
with the tower
(olive-yellow
ink) omitted
from the third
stamp, was
recently sold at Grosvenor. The strip was described as having
‘natural gum dappling, otherwise fine unmounted mint’ and is
said to be one of only ‘thirty mint known.’

SOLD FOR £2,400

A 1959 2s 6d ‘Castles’ black-

brown stamp printed by
De La Rue and imperforate
between the stamp and
top margin due to a paper
fold, was recently sold at
Grosvenor.
A 1900 Transvaal cover sent to Weymouth attracted a lot of interest
at the Warwick and Warwick auction. The letter was posted from
an area affected by the Boer War using a Cape 1c due to a lack
of local postage. The letter was carried by ‘native runner’ before
entering the postal system and was marked ‘besieged’.

SOLD FOR £2,400 SOLD FOR £1,680

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

SOLD FOR £1,739 SOLD FOR £434 SOLD FOR £360

Vietnam, Official unissued 60c stamp China, Actor Mei Lan-Fang MNH 1962 Great Britain, £1brown-lilac 1884 Wtmk ‘
from Indochina overprinted MH Three Imperial Crowns’ used
(with cert.)

SOLD FOR £ 500 EUR SOLD FOR £347

France, registered stationery 15c Pasteur + 5f Italy, fiftieth anniversary of the death of
SOLD FOR £1,300 red sage cancelled BOURGET-AVIATION Manzoni 1923 MNH (with cert. Diena)
Luxembourg, imperforated sheetlet 1925 via SCADTA to Cartagena (Colombia) -
CARITAS 1946 MH transit London and Baranquilla

SOLD FOR £757 SOLD FOR £426

Switzerland, letter franked Penny Black G-I & G-J on
with 6 x 10c red seated letter dated 13 Nov 1840 from
Helvetia from Lenzburg Sturbridge to London
1870 to Cairo

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STAMP DETECTIVE
Our philatelic private eye spies an intriguing stamp that looks set to increase in value
In 1957, the Republic of Ecuador decided to Although primarily intended as regional stamps
release special stamps for its island territory of the for the Galápagos Islands, they could also be used
Galápagos Islands which today is a National Park. on mail throughout Ecuador.
It was during an 1836 visit to these islands in the This set has always been in demand as it appeals
Pacific that Charles Darwin found inspiration for to both Ecuador and several kinds of thematic
his theories on the evolution of species. collectors. It seems that the supply has now dried
It is quite an interesting set which shows local up and offers of complete unmounted mint sets
scenery and wildlife on three regular and three on auction websites are far between. The 1961
airmail stamps. In total 300,000 complete sets UNESCO overprints are much easier to locate.
were printed, however, many were overprinted A UK-based seller recently offered an
in 1961 to commemorate the establishment of a unmounted mint 1957 set online starting at £3.95
UNESCO research station on the islands. with the lot eventually selling for £5.50.

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1904 mixed reigns mail London to the 1905 underpaid mail Hungary to Hereford 1906 post card Tasmania to Weybridge.
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1907 registered mail Hythe to 1908 envelope, Coxwold to Canada, 1909 undelivered, re-directed mail,
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1. £5 2. £140 3. £150 4. £160

HOW MUCH SHOULD I PAY FOR…?

King George V 1929 PUC £1 black

In our regular price guide, Ed Fletcher browses recent philatelic auction lots and internet sales and
provides a summary of prices you can expect to pay, this time focussing on the classic 1929 £1 black

T
he Penny Black achieved
its iconic status as
the most coveted and
desired postage stamp
for every GB collector
by combining simple beauty with its
status as the world’s first adhesive postage
stamp. Almost 100 subsequent GB stamp
issues stand between it and the George
V 1929 Postal Union Congress £1 black
which claims second place (some might
argue pips the proclaimed number one at
the post) on the merits of its astonishing
beauty alone. It is a magnificent large-
format stamp (more than three times
bigger than a Penny Black) and line-
engraved by Bradbury Wilkinson &
Co using printing plates they also
manufactured. Its complex design depicts
England’s patron Saint George slaying a
writhing barb-winged dragon. There is
room enough within the stamp’s borders
to accommodate a handsome portrait of
King George and a shield emblazoned
with England’s cross. In the lettering,
numerals, crown, and especially the war
horse’s stance, the influence of late-1920s
Art Deco can be discerned. Even the
watermark (a large-format GvR with
A starting point for
those with a modest
budget would be the
2010 ‘Facsimilie Pack’
of the famous stamp,
which formed part of the
‘London 2010 Festival
of Stamps: The Kings
Stamps’ stamp set
5. £200 6. £250
crown over single cipher) is unique, agreements on mail routes across national
while the black printing ink accentuates borders, occurred as something of an
and adds contrasts to the darker areas of afterthought. When first conceived the
the engraving. set consisted of four low values (½d,
Remarkably, the inclusion of the 1d, 1½d and 2½d); but it seems that
£1 black in the set of five issued as someone within the bureaucracy felt a
commemoratives for the UPU’s Ninth belated twinge of embarrassment that the
Congress, which opened in London total face value of the presentation pack
on 10 May that year to thrash out to be issued to Congress delegates would

7. £450 8. £1,100

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amount to only 5½d. Hurriedly and
incongruously a £1 value, which would
have cost a contemporary London labourer
most of his weekly wage, was added to
the set. At the same time, that someone
within the bureaucracy no doubt envisaged
philatelic sales of the total 68,000
eventually printed making a welcome
contribution to Congress hosting costs in
straitened economic times.
Affording an example to add to one’s
album is not for junior beginners with
parents of average means, unless youthful
dedication to stamp collecting drives you
to topping your Christmas/birthday wish
list with ‘A George the Fifth 1929 PUC
£1 black, please’.
A compromise worth consideration by
a self-funded youngster, or an older reader
in the same boat as the above mentioned
London labourer, yet seeking a stamp
to gaze upon as a distant goal, might be
to buy for under £5 an example of the
official Royal Mail reproduction issued
in 2010, which has a price tag under £5
… and facsimile on its reverse (see figure,
image courtesy of eBay’s bbstampsltd).
The lowest priced genuine specimen
we encountered (figure 2) was described
as a used stamp, lightly cancelled, with a
few blunted or pulled perforations, but
otherwise fine. It sold for £140.
Next, and just a short climb up the
price ladder, came a used example on
piece with a Widnes CDS. (figure 3) It,
too, had a few pulled perforations, these
along its top edge, but was described as
otherwise fine. It sold for £150.
Another (figure 4) just higher at £160,
had rather better perforations and was
described as parcel cancelled.
Reaching the £200 position was a fine
used stamp (figure 5) with a centrally
struck CDS cancellation.
Then came a lightly mounted mint
example (figure 6) marred only by a
small wrinkle at its top, but otherwise
fine and priced at £250.
A rise to approaching double that
price took us to a fine unmounted mint,
upper left corner marginal example
(figure 7) with minor wrinkles. It
nevertheless sold for £450.
Finally, for the delectation of richer
readers, we found a four-figure left
marginal block of four, unmounted
mint, with toned areas on its reverse, but
otherwise fine. The block sold for £1,100.
Images 2 to 8 courtesy of Grosvenor Philatelic
Auctions (www.grosvenorauctions.com)
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THE THRILL OF THE HUNT
‘he oice was not
in the right place’
Finding the 1974 Ivory Coast ‘Stamp Day’ issue
A
n article appeared in a French stamp
magazine over twenty years ago regarding
the 1974 Ivory Coast ‘Stamp Day’ issue
which was designed and engraved by Pierre
Bėquet, writes reader David Roseveare. The
date of issue was set for the 19 April. Bėquet produced
an image of a post office, copied from a document that
he borrowed from the colonial archives. Apparently all
the offices were built to a standard design with only
minor differences. Unfortunately he got the name wrong,
using ‘BUREAU DE DABOU’ instead of ‘BUREAU DE
GRAND-LAHOU’. The error was spotted by the postal
administrator in that country and stamp production ceased.
Completed sheets were returned to Paris to be destroyed
and the task of producing a replacement was given back
to Pierre. This led to a delay of one month and the new Spot the difference… the intial stamp design
stamp was issued on the 17 May. I read the article at the incorrectly detailed the post office’s location
time and kept a copy, hoping that one day something as ‘BUREAU DE DABOU’
might turn up.
Imagine my surprise when, about four years ago, whilst looking through eBay I saw an image
of the ‘Dabou’ stamp on a French seller’s site. It was with a small group of Ivory Coast stamps
on a stockcard which were not expensive so I decided to purchase it. A week later I acquired
another from the same person. I then decided to track down the writer of the original article for
more information. It had been written by Michel Daulard who, in 1974, served as the personal
diplomatic envoy to Felix Houphouet-Boigny, the president of the Ivory Coast. He was there
when the problem arose and said that only one sheet of 25 stamps had survived, all the others
having been returned to Paris for subsequent destruction. He had some examples in his collection
and, in 1987, was pleased to receive from an old friend still living in the Ivory Coast, an envelope
bearing two more of the ‘Dabou’ stamps. He informed me that these two were the only examples
known on cover. The replacement issue ‘Bureau de Grand-Lahou’ totalled 500,000.
The seller of the first two stamps I acquired said that they were part of a large collection
housed in a one country album. He took the pages out and sold them individually.
Two months later I received a message from one of my French contacts informing me that
someone else had an example from the single sheet of 25 stamps containing the error. He gave me
the details and I purchased the item. This example was taken from the bottom of the sheet and
included the number of the press.
The seller was Henri Dumas who worked in the Ivory Coast in the same period as Michel
Daulard, the author of the original article highlighting the variety. Whereas Michel was in the
diplomatic service, Henri was a shipping agent, but they were both members of the Abidjan
Philatelic Society. Henri served as president of the Society for several years and they both
remembered the single sheet of 25 stamps.
The two men returned to France on retirement but went their separate ways, Michel to the
town of Clamedy, south of Paris, and Henri to Nice. Henri was the designer of six consecutive
‘Stamp Day’ issues for the Ivory Coast from 1982 to 1987.
Have you finally tracked down that precious stamp that has eluded you for years?
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MY FAVOURITE STAMP
Netherlands Antilles, definitives 2c, Saba, 1943
Though I’ve collected stamps since childhood, I didn’t realise that I had an
addiction – to islands – until many years later, writes reader Norman Hudson.
In my youth, this 1943 stamp from Curaçao would appear in various packets
of stamps acquired from Woolworth’s and the like. It’s an elegant design
showing Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (she reigned from 1890 to
1948) but it was the profile of the island of Saba that I found captivating.
Saba (pronounced the same as sabre, the type of sword) is a small island of just
five square miles at the northern end of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.
In essence, it is a steep-sided mountain rising out of the sea. Curiously, Saba’s
Mount Scenery, rising to 2,910 feet, is the highest point within the Kingdom
of the Netherlands. The island’s population is currently just less than 2,000.
Saba was the smallest of the six islands in the Dutch colony of Curaçao,
renamed the Netherlands Antilles in 1948. The colony came to an end in 2010
when three of the six islands – Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire – became the
Caribbean Netherlands (Caribisch Nederland). In 2004, whilst staying on St.
Kitts and researching the sugar-cane railway, I was able to visit neighbouring St.
Eustatius. From there, the view of Saba is identical to that on the 1943 stamp.
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stamp to matthewh@warnersgroup.co.uk) and
you could win a copy of the new book European
Stamp Issues and the First World War by David
Parker, courtesy of Halsgrove Publishing. This
hardback book provides a fascinating portrait of
the turbulent decades of the early 20th century,
revealed through miniature works of art that are
in themselves important historical sources.
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LETTER OF THE MONTH
COLONIAL CLASSICS
Dear Stamp Collector,
Is it simply cost that stops
today’s philatelic bureaux
from using the type of
design and production
techniques we saw
centuries ago?
The ‘Snapshot in time’
article in the December
issue was a welcome
reminder of the beauty of those 19th-century stamps,
carefully designed and delicately engraved by the
top experts in their field. Surely there is more joy to
collecting these wonderful issues than the modern
stamps that simply (and dare I say it, lazily) use
photographs for the design?
I appreciate some modern stamps still use traditional
techniques and so beautiful stamps are occasionally
issued, but only from certain countries. The work of
Norwegian artist Martin Mörck, for example, still graces
modern stamps and I collect these whenever I am alerted
to his latest designs.
Imagine Royal Mail opting for this type of design
technique for one of their 2019 stamp sets. The stamps
would stand out form the crowd, earn plaudits from
both collectors and the general public alike, and would
surely be more popular than the seemingly slapdash
approach of just adding a photograph to a frame.
George Harris, Croydon
Write our letter of the month and we’ll send you a
selection of new stamps from around the world.
STAMPS ON THE SLIDE?
Dear Stamp Collector,
Have Royal Mail got themselves in a rut? Taking a
look at the stamp designs from the last part of the
GB stamp history guide (December 2018) from
2003 to 2007, it’s clear to see that the designs were
more adventurous and ambitious back then. We had
the fruit and veg stamps with their extra stickers,
giving younger collectors the chance to create funny
characters; we had the clever ‘Centenary of the
Magic Circle’ stamps, which even performed tricks;
and then there was the very popular Beatles stamps,
which were very welcome to most collectors and used
an ingenious design method, which has only been
 YOUR NEWS, VIEWS & FAVOURITE STAMPS

repeated on subsequent ‘classic albums’ stamp sets. STAMP MEMORIES

Compared to the stamps of 2018, these older stamps
seem a lot more attractive and interesting. I appreciate
the Harry Potter stamps featured secret messages and
symbols, but really, another Harry Potter stamp set was
The Battle of
hardly imaginative. Must try harder!
Eleanor Gross, Liverpool
Trafalgar
USA TREASURES…
WHERE ARE Trafalgar Square Post Office in London is
THEY NOW? closed for good. At one time it was one
Dear Stamp Collector, of two offices in London that opened 24
The news of the high hours a day, recalls Richard West. This
profile USA stamps sale meant, on the day of issue of new stamps,
was good for the hobby they could be bought at midnight. That
and you have to admire sometimes proved quite interesting.
the charitable nature of Most memorable was the occasion
William Gross’s sales, as the national press called ‘The Battle of
his collecting has raised Trafalgar’. No one is allowed to forget
millions for good causes. the summer of 1966. The Post Office
However, I always find it a little frustrating that such responded to England’s World Cup victory
philatelic treasures are snapped up by the wealthy and by issuing, on 18 August, the 4d World
then squirrelled away, so collectors never get the chance Cup stamp inscribed ‘England Winners’.
to see them. I wonder if the buyers even see them, or just The mistake was to announce in advance
have ‘their people’ store them safely away. Perhaps that is that 12.5 million would be issued.
the wisest thing to do, but it would be nice to think that Everyone wanted the stamp – and the
at least some of the items would go on display at a stamp place to go was Trafalgar Square.
exhibition or even in museums around the world. Riots broke out as customers
M Johnson, via email scrambled to buy the stamps, resulting in two of
the glass partitions separating customers from clerks being broken. Later
that day, the queue at the philatelic bureau, then housed at St Martins-
le-Grand in London, stretched down from the sixth floor of the building
and around the block. Customers were restricted to buying just a block
of four. Similar demand was experienced across the country.
It had a knock-on effect. Queues built up early at Trafalgar Square for
the next few releases, with customers anxious to be among the first to
buy the new stamps. The occasion I remember best was another battle –
the Battle of Hastings. I was a student in London at the time and, more
out of curiosity, went to Trafalgar Square about 11pm. It was impossible
to get near the post office with the hoards of people desperate to buy the
stamps that, thanks to their format, had already hit the headlines.
Trafalgar Square remained prominent, with several counter positions
dedicated to the new stamps on release days, but it was never to see such
a clamour for the latest stamps again.

MORE PEN PROBLEMS

Dear Stamp Collector,
Please see the enclosed photo of a letter I received this
week. It would appear that the weapon of choice at
Royal Mail has moved on to the dreaded felt-tip pen.
Surely the perpetrator of such wanton vandalism must They thought it was all over … but England’s dramatic 4-2 victory over West Germany prompted
have known what he/she was doing. If not then I think the Post Office to issue a new version of the 4d World Cup stamp, this time with the addition of
it is time Royal Mail gave their staff some extra training. those wonderful words ‘ENGLAND WINNERS’. Later in the year the 900th anniversary of the Battle
Many thanks for a very interesting magazine. of Hastings was marked with eight se-tenant stamps, with the 1s 3d value having a longer format
Paul Gaisford, via email

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SIDELINES
Your regular guide to
stamp-related collectables

Page 28 Cinderellas
Page 28 Post & Go
Page 31 Postmaster Provisionals

POSTCARDS

The fight for

equality
Last year saw the centenary of women getting
the right to vote, writes Richard Stenlake. From
1903, when the Women’s Social and Political
Union was formed, until 1914 there was a great
upsurge in campaigning activity with meetings
and marches, and then from 1912 the militant
campaign of window-smashing, arson and
other disruptive actions.
Happily for postcard collectors, this period
coincides almost exactly with the rise in
popularity of the picture postcard and has left
us a rich legacy of cards to collect. Cartoons
were published both by suffrage societies and
by national publishers mocking suffragettes.
The cards illustrated, published by Millar &
Lang in their National Series, are unsigned but
drawn by one of their house artists. Comic
cards like this sell for between £10 and £40 or
more depending on rarity.
Force-feeding, the fate of imprisoned
suffragettes who had gone on hunger strike, is
an unusual theme for a card, especially as the
take on it is deeply unsympathetic. Portrait
postcards of suffragists range from £40 to £80.
Events postcards include marches and demos
or of houses torched by the suffragists, such as
Levetleigh, the home of the hapless Arthur du
Cros MP, who foolishly made an anti-women’s
suffrage speech in Parliament and had his
property razed to the ground as a result. A
postcard with a pro-suffrage message was left at
the scene to let him know the fire was deliberate!
Many of these event postcards do not
explicitly reference suffragists and the
knowledgeable collector or dealer can
sometimes find a real bargain if they back their
hunches and do a bit of research. Burnt-out
buildings sell for between £20 and £100 as
some are more common than others. Parades
and meetings vary in price from about £50 to
£200. Rarer items, like cards sent by suffragists,
are at or above the high end of these ranges.

CURATOR’S PICK
Beautiful Isabella
The Philippines first adhesive postage stamp issued on 1 February 1854 included this beautiful 5c
value from the British Library’s Tapling Collection, writes Richard Scott Morel, Curator, British
Library Philatelic Collections. It portrays Queen Isabella II facing to the right and is based upon
the design of Spain’s 1 January 1853 Issue. Each stamp was hand engraved onto a copper plate by
an unknown sergeant in the artillery corps and then locally printed in Manila by Plana, Jorba y
Cia at the Plaza de Binondo. The stamps were printed in sheets of forty (5 x 8), and being hand-
engraved the minute variations on each stamp make it possible to reconstruct the original plates.

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POSTMARKS
The adventures of SS America
This month’s postmark is that used aboard the SS America on its
maiden voyage in August 1940, writes David Gwynn. Built at
Newport News, Virginia by the United States Maritime Commission,
the ship was operated by the United States Lines company for just one
year before becoming a troop ship in 1941, when she was renamed
USS West Point.
This ship’s story is a complicated one, as she actually carried seven
different names during her lifetime, with eight different owners. Here
we will focus on just three incidents in her dramatic lifetime.
Before the ship was taken over by the US Navy she was operated
as a cruise liner, and two members of her crew turned out to be Nazi
spies. Franz Joseph Stigler and Erwin Wilhelm Siegler gathered
considerable amounts of information about the movement of shipping carried two names. The main part of the ship was SS Noga, and for
and defence preparations in the Caribbean and Panama Canal. They some reason, the port bow had a different name SS Alferdoss.
were, however, caught once the ship became a troop ship, and were More adventures followed and in 1993 in the ownership of the
imprisoned along with 31 other German agents who were part of the Chaophraya Transport Co of Thailand she was renamed yet again,
Duquesne Spy Ring. this time to SS American Star. Whilst being towed from Greece to
Between about 1980 and 1993, whilst in the ownership of the Thailand where she was to become a floating hotel, she was wrecked
Intercommerce Corporation and Silver Moon Ferries, the ship actually off Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. Scant remains survive.

FIRST DAY COVERS

Finding FDCs for £100
You have £100 to spend on First Day Covers, writes
Brian Austin, so what should you do? Maybe buy
half a dozen new issue covers, 101 covers from the
99p tray (maybe more with a discount) or just one
really nice cover?
My thoughts are that you go back and buy just
one nice early definitive cover, or maybe two.
I would point you towards the King George V
photogravure issues issued between 1934 and 1936,
you will not be able to afford every cover, but could
buy the example illustrated here.
The 2½d blue and 3d violet stamps were issued on
the 18 March 1935, just weeks before the King’s Silver
Jubilee and less than a year before he passed away.
The cover was likely produced by airmail specialist
J Stephens. He would have worked out that the two
new stamps would get the cover registered airmail to
Greece, and so sent it there. There is a lovely ‘Hope Unusually, rather than a usual cover, this is just a plain piece of
Street Liverpool’ CDS and then three days later an Athens receiving card (not even a plain postcard) which is very unusual, but we can
mark on both the front and back. only assume that Mr Stephens had his reasons for doing this.

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POST & GO CINDERELLAS

Review of the year Balloon post
This year Royal Mail has reduced their
from Sergipe
output of Post & Go issues, but there
has still been a lot to collect, writes Adventurous
Stuart Leigh. collectors who
In January the Game of Thrones stamp set enjoy exploring
was released depicting ‘The Iron Throne’ the stamps and
on both 1st and 2nd class issues, the labels which are
background keeping to the colour rules unlisted in our
of olive-brown for the 1st class and blue regular stamp
for the 2nd class. As well as being issued catalogues are
in a presentation pack and first day cover likely to find
from Tallents House, they were available a plethora of
nationwide from Post Offices with NCR items which
kiosks and from The Postal Museum and all are difficult
the enquiry and delivery offices. to identify,
The Royal Mail Heritage programme writes Christer
continued with the Mail by Sea issue, Brunström. Years ago I discovered the
on 14 February, the first day of Stampex stamp shown here in a dealer’s stockbook
International. However, Royal Mail and was immediately attracted by the
was conspicuous by their absence at curious design: an Indian chief sporting
the exhibition, with kiosks only from an impressive head-dress of feathers
Gibraltar, Guernsey and Jersey, all of in front of a hot air balloon with the
which had stamps with an overprint inscription ‘PORVIR’, ‘future’ in
celebrating St. Valentine’s Day. Portuguese.
Royal Mail had a further issue of their Finding the geographical origin of
heritage theme, that of Mail by Bike, the stamp was easy enough as it was
featuring postal delivery by ‘Cycle Power’ clearly stated. The State of Sergipe – the
from 1882 (the pentacycle) to 2002 (a name translates to ‘River of the Crab’
quad-bike). This issue was released on the in the Tupi language – is one of Brazil’s
first day of Autumn Stampex, but again smallest states located in the north-east
with no Royal Mail kiosks at the exhibition, of the country. The design also includes
only being available from Tallents House, a date: 18 May 1892. This was the
post offices with NCR machines and at The date when the state introduced its first
Postal Museum where only 1st class strips constitution. But what was the exact
of six were dispensed. None of the enquiry purpose of this beautiful stamp?
or delivery offices had any. A look in the 1915 edition of the
The Postal Museum issued 1st and Forbin catalogue of worldwide revenues
2nd class strips to commemorate the provides the answer. The stamp was part
fiftieth anniversary of the installation of of a set of eight values issued in 1894 as
the first ‘F’ Type post box. On the stand general revenue stamps. It remained in
at Stampex were two such post boxes, use for ten years until it was replaced by
one with the cover removed to show the a new design in 1904.
internal workings. Why a balloon was selected to adorn
The year was completed with the the stamp remains a mystery.
Poppy again being issued in readiness for
Remembrance Day in November and the Cinderella: a label or stamp that is not valid
re-issuing of the Winter Greenery 1st and for postage. Cinderellas, so called as they are
2nd class stamps for Christmas. Both issues not invited to the ‘postal party’, include seals,
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Philatelic curiosities
#34 THE POSTMASTERS’ PROVISIONALS
Sometimes postmasters used their own
initiative when it came to issuing stamps.
David Bailey looks at the results
B
ack in 1848, the Post
Office at Hamilton,
Bermuda was not a busy
place and Postmaster
William B Perot was a
keen horticulturist who liked to spend
as much time as possible in his garden.
So he operated an ‘honesty post box’
to allow him to shut up shop at quiet
times. Correspondents would drop in
their letters plus a 1d coin for postage.
Inevitably, the box often contained
more letters than pence, and since
postal charges helped to top up his
salary, he was keen to find a solution.
It was a neighbouring chemist who
suggested making his own stamps and
selling them to prospective customers
in advance. That way, any unstamped
mail would be treated as unpaid.
He set to work using his official
handstamp, removing the date plugs
but keeping the year. He then made
a number of impressions on ordinary
paper, added the words ‘One penny’
plus his signature and cut them out.
He started by using black ink before
switching to red and also used the later
crowned circle handstamp. The system
worked and was adopted by JH Thies,
Postmaster at St Georges.
The Perot Provisionals were unknown
until 1897, when a single envelope
turned up. Today there are just eleven,
issued from 1848 until 1863.
Right: the unique
‘Blue Boy’ cover was
sold by Private Treaty
by David Feldman in
1981 for approximately
$1,000,000 and
remains the benchmark
for US Philately on cover
The USA’s pioneering
postmasters
The USA issued two groups of Postmasters
Provisionals. The first group came between
1845, when uniform postal rates were
Above: later Perot imposed across the United States and
Provisionals use the 1847, when the first US postage stamps
crown and circle appeared. There are twelve in all and rarity
handstamp and are varies from the single known copy of the
in red Boscawen, New Hampshire stamp to the
5c black of New York which was mass-
produced by comparison.
The second group originated during
the Civil War, between 1 June 1861,
when the Confederate Sates took over the
mail, and October 1861, when the official
Confederate issues appeared. However,
many were pressed into service after that
date when supplies of the official stamps
were interrupted. At least 53 post offices
issued stamps or postal stationery during
the war. Many were hand-made by the
postmasters themselves, using woodcuts
or by modifying existing handstamps.
Others were knocked up at the local
newspaper office or a jobbing printers. A
few are more ambitious, using lithography
or letterpress from stereotype plates.
Specimens of the provisionals started
Below, from left: a rare
imperforate block of
four Connell stamps -
overprinted specimen;
the first type of Perot
Provisional - with the
original cancel in black
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to appear from the late 19th century
and many now-treasured examples were
initially derided as fakes or phantoms.
One even escaped instructions to ‘burn
as usual’. This was in a love letter,
enclosed in an envelope which bore the
only surviving example of the 5c stamp of
Alexandria Virginia, printed on blue paper.
Known as the ‘Blue Boy’, it turned up in
some family correspondence in 1907. The
family sold the cover but kept the letter
and the two were only re-united at the
Washington Stamp Exhibition in 2006.
‘Your image on a stamp’
Many provisionals bore the names of
their issuing postmasters, but the New
Brunswick 5c brown of 1860 went one
better, and used his picture. Although
strictly speaking, the stamp is ‘withdrawn’
rather than ‘provisional’.
When a new set was mooted,
Postmaster-General Charles Connell was
charged with choosing the designs. But
in their book The Postage Stamp, LN and
M Williams consider that he probably left
the job to a subordinate. The set featured
probably the first locomotive (1c) and
ship (12c) to appear on stamps, but the
Council objected to Mr Connell’s picture
on the widely used 5c; they censured him
and demanded its immediate withdrawal
and replacement. Connor resigned and
further atoned for the lapse of taste by
paying the print bill for the rejected
stamps. He then made an enormous
bonfire of them in his own garden and all
but a few were destroyed in the flames.
All images courtesy of David Feldman
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 GB STAMPS

That was the year that was…

Royal Mail have challenged us to collect a wide range of special stamps over the past twelve months,
covering subjects as diverse as TV shows and Votes for Women, as our review reveals

A
nother year has whizzed
past and we have a host
of special stamps to add
to our GB collections.
As ever, the subjects
covered by Royal Mail were diverse, some
more traditional whilst others opted for
more mainstream topics issued, surely,
to attract non-collectors to the idea of
collecting stamps; just as the stamps
continue, so does the debate, with many
readers disagreeing with the subjects
chosen and questioning the reasons The recent Harry man’s meat is another man’s poison.
behind these decisions. Potter stamps featured That should that be woman’s too,
The first stamps of the year secret elements only and the second set of 2018 reminded us
immediately sparked discussions, with visible under a UV of the strides we made towards equality
many collectors suggesting a fictional light. Meanwhile the 100 years ago. The eight stamps were
television show, complete with warring Dad’s Army stamps met with approval from all sides,
dragons and not without its share of were compared to the featuring a selection of historic archive
nudity, was not appropriate for a British country’s ongoing Brexit photographs of the Votes for Women
postage stamp. Still, the Game of Thrones negotiations with some campaign and marking the centenary
set grabbed some headlines and at least observers believing the of the Representation of the People Act,
on the Stamp Collector facebook page, words ‘Don’t panic!’ were which had given the vote to women for
gained a number of votes in our poll a direct reference to the the first time – though only for women set featured illustrations from wildlife
to find the year’s favourite stamp. One political wranglings aged over thirty, universal suffrage only artist Tanya Lock, whilst the second set
followed in 1928. featured photographs of the nocturnal
A year of centenaries followed with birds, including two rather cute little
six stamps featuring some of the finest owls (Athene noctua).
aircraft the UK has ever produced, The Royal Wedding made a surprise
celebrating 100 years since the but inevitable entry into the GB stamp
formation of the Royal Air Force, and list for 2018 in May, with a four-stamp
no doubt ticking the box for the many mini sheet featuring two different
collectors of the aviation theme. photographs of the happy couple. Harry’s
Early spring saw British stamps turn brother received the same honour back in
their attention to the country’s wildlife 2011 so it only seemed fair, though the
with a set on Reintroduced Species and year’s second royal wedding, which saw
another ten stamps on Owls. The first Princess Eugenie marry in October, didn’t
demand any stamps.
Matters of the heart were followed
WIN A 2018 YEARBOOK by art in June, with six colourful stamps
marking the 250th anniversary of The
For your chance one of five 2018 Yearbooks, worth £153, Royal Academy of Arts. For the set Royal
containing every GB special stamp issued during the Mail worked with six very different artists,
year, courtesy of Royal Mail, simply answer the following each of whom is an Academician of The
question on our website: Royal Academy of Arts, and was asked to
design a stamp giving their own portrayal
How many themes did Royal Mail use on its of the year’s summer exhibition at the
First World War centenary stamp programme, newly refurbished Academy.
which ran from 2014 to 2018? The ongoing Brexit negotiations put
Closing date: 11 January 2019. Winners will
the Dad’s Army stamps in a different light
be picked at random from all the correct entries.
Enter at: www.allaboutstamps.co.uk/competitions for some observers who couldn’t resist
Editor’s decision is final. Full terms on website.
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Quiz of the year

How well do you know the GB
2018 stamp schedule? Take the quiz
and see whether you’re a new issues
text ‘Don’t panic!’ was wholly appropriate.
And in July, summer visits to Hampton
expert, and don’t miss the chance to
Court Palace were encouraged, Europeans win a Royal Mail 2018 Yearbook
more than welcome, with a set of six in our fantastic competition
stamps showcasing the beautiful exterior
and gardens of the historic attraction. 1. In which UK city is Game of Thrones
The achievements of Captain James principally filmed?
Cook and his Endeavour voyage were 2. At which London park did the Great
celebrated across another six stamps in Pilgrimage of Suffragettes finish?
August, at least one of which used the 3. Who created the illustrations for the
same portrait of the explorer used on a RAF Centenary stamps?
design from 1999, a lack of imagination 4. Which of the owls on May’s Owls
or a chance to put both stamps side-by- stamps is also known by the Latin
side in your album? name Strix aluco?
Hot on the heels of exploration came 5. In which US state was
drama, with live action photos capturing Meghan Markle born?
a cast of actors performing at The Old 6. Who directed the 1971
Vic – ‘one of the most important venues feature film Dad’s Army?
in the UK’s performing history’ – which 7. Which type of tree forms the
was marking its 200th anniversary. Hampton Court Maze?
Real-life drama followed as Royal Mail 8. In which town was HMS
concluded the five-year commemoration Endeavour built?
of the centenary of the First World War 9. What was the original name of the
with six new stamps on themes that Old Vic theatre?
sum up the loss and sacrifice of the ‘war 10. In what year was the Grave of the
to end all wars’. The coverage across Unknown Warrior officially unveiled?
television, the press and internet was 11. What year were Royal Mail’s first
comprehensive, and the poignant images Harry Potter stamps issued?
on these, and many other countries’ 12. What type of postbox is featured on
stamps, only added to the gravity of the the £1.45 Christmas stamp?
events of 100 years ago, events we will
continue to remember. Find the quiz answers on page 113.
Just as the year started with
blockbuster fiction splashed across
stamps, so it ended, with a surprise set
and mini sheet celebrating the Harry
Potter films. The set was followed by
more compulsory sets, one marking the
seventieth birthday of Prince Charles,
the second the birth of a different kind,
although the secular Christmas stamps
focussed on the posting of Christmas
cards, rather than the Nativity.

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THE LATEST STAMPS FROM JERSEY, GUERNSEY AND THE ISLE OF MAN

AROUND THE ISLANDS

Chinese pigs and Manx folk customs

Our regular guide to the new stamps issued by Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man
previews two intricately designed sets dedicated to the Chinese Year of the Pig,
and a set of six celebrating some of the more unusual folk traditions still practised today

C
reated by Sydney-based
illustrator Chrissy Lau,
each of the six stamps
reflects the pig’s cultural
association with an abundance of
wealth and prosperity, with the
Chinese symbol for pig depicted in
gold on each stamp.
The ‘Lucky Charm’ pig (46p
stamp) wears a Chinese New Year
lucky charm of coins commonly used as
decorations during the celebrations. Its
body is covered with a decorative scroll
pattern inspired by Chinese ceramics.
‘Strolling into Life’ pig (62p) wears
the longevity knot, which is also
often seen during Chinese New Year
celebrations. The cloud pattern is a
symbol of peace and good fortune. which are considered lucky during Guernsey’s six stamps our Lunar New Year series. The use
The 63p stamp features a ‘Leaping Chinese New Year. show a range of different of red symbolises good fortune and
into Fortune’ pig that wears a cabbage Completing the set are ‘The Three pigs, each representing joy and is often used in celebrations,
‘cai’ or ‘xai’, often used as a symbol Pigs’ (94p stamp) with a peony the pig’s cultural whilst gold represents wealth and
of prosperity and wealth. The pattern on their bodies to symbolise association with wealth prosperity for added impact.’
chrysanthemum design symbolises wealth and achievement in life. The and prosperity
longevity, whilst the fire pattern red packets are filled with money, Jersey’s Jihai pig
represents intellectual brilliance. which are traditionally given out The fourth issue in Jersey Post’s Lunar
The body of the ‘Fortune Sticks’ during Chinese New Year. New Year stamp series also celebrates
pig (76p) is covered in gold ingots Bridget Yabsley, head of philatelic at the Year of the Pig. Also known as
and coins to symbolise wealth and Guernsey Post said: ‘Taking inspiration the Spring Festival, it is the most
prosperity, whilst the ‘Fruits of our from the Chinese zodiac, illustrator important celebration in the Chinese
Labour’ pigs (85p) are decorated with Chrissy Lau has created another calendar, celebrated by Chinese and
kumquats, tangerines and oranges, striking yet intricate set of stamps for ethnic communities around the world.
As we have learned pigs represent
good luck and fortune in Chinese
culture and are thought to attract
wealth. They are also said to be
materialistic but this is due to their
motivation to work hard and reap the

The Jersey miniature

sheet features a £1
value showing three
piglets playing with their
mother, and features
a narrative in Chinese
characters in the border

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rewards, accumulating wealth gradually
and into later life. People born in the
year of the Jihai pig are said to be
friendly and popular although they can
also be gullible and judgemental.
The pig featured on the stamp
represents the brown ‘Earth’
pig denoted by Jihai and in the
background is the Chinese word for
pig. The Chinese seal which appears
on the left side of the illustration
denotes Jihai.
The miniature sheet illustration
shows three piglets playing with their
mother. On the border, a narrative
in Chinese characters explains some
of the background of the Chinese
zodiac, followed by information
regarding the Year of the Pig.
A year in stamps
The Isle of Man Post Office has
recently revealed its annual limited
edition Yearbook for 2018. Mint
condition examples of every Isle of
Man Post Office stamp issued in
2018 are presented inside the 72-page
hardback book, which is limited to
just 550 copies. Alongside the stamps
there are additional images, the story
of each issue and contributions from
key individuals. The book contains
sixteen ranging from commemorative
to celebratory and touching on
stamp releases including 100 years
of the Royal Air Force, the fiftieth
anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s
2001: A Space Odyssey and the
recently issued eightieth birthday
celebration of the Beano (as detailed
in last month’s magazine).
In addition to the Yearbook there is
also a Year Collection of Presentation
Packs available which brings together
Manx customs are not only mint condition examples
represented over six of all sixteen stamp sets issued in
stamps from the Isle of 2018, but also every presentation
Man, all of which were pack, complete with information
illustrated by Jay Cover and images explaining the issue. Also
included is a ring binder to keep the
collection safe.
Rounding off the annual products,
the 2018 Year Set is a specially
designed folder containing a complete
mint condition set of all 2018 stamp
collections, accompanied by a brief
write up on each issue.
Manx folk traditions
Meanwhile, collectors can explore a
set of six stamps showing a selection
of the island’s traditional folk
customs that still form part of the
lives of the Manx people today.
The customs offer a unique
blend of Celtic, Norse, Scottish and
English celebrations, and include
the intriguing Hunt the Wren,
which saw locals hunt and kill the
birds, before fastening them to a
pole and processing around the
neighbourhood on St Stephen’s
Day (26 December); their feathers
thought to ward off evil in the
coming year. Thankfully today
imitation birds and coloured ribbons
Find more new issues on are used. The custom is also the
page 84, and keep up to subject of a £2 Christmas coin.
date with the very latest The six stamps were issued on 8
new stamps on our October and have been designed
website, just visit: by Isle of Man born illustrator and
www.allaboutstamps.co.uk artist Jay Cover in his trademark
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NEW ISSUES
block colour art style and share
a cohesive colour scheme. The
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and cancelled to order), first day
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STAMP DETAILS
Guernsey
Lunar New Year: Year of the Pig
Issue date: 22 January 2019
Design: Chrissy Lau
Printer: Lowe Martin
Print process: Offset lithography
Perforations: 13.3 x 13.3
Stamp size: 30.5mm x 40mm
Jersey
Lunar New Year: Year of the Pig
Issue date: 4 January 2019
Design: Wang Huming,
Beijing, China
Printer: Cartor Security
Printing, France
Print process: Four-colour offset
lithography plus gold metallic ink
with varnish
Stamp size: 36 x 36mm
Isle of Man
Manx Folk Traditions
Issue date: 8 October 2018
Design: Jay Cover
Printer: Lowe Martin
Process: Offset Lithography
Paper: 110gms PVA gummed
Perforations: 13 per 2cms
Stamp Size: 32 x 40mm
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 COLLECTING TIPS

A diferent approach to…

COLLECTING STAMPS OF THE WORLD
Richard Tarrant examines a method of collecting that allows collectors to indulge their interest in
stamps of the world without having to amass a huge number of stamps

T
here was a time when
many stamp enthusiasts
formed all-world
collections. It dates back
to when all the postage
stamps ever issued could be listed in a
single-volume catalogue. That time has
long since passed, as it is estimated that
over 500,000 different stamps have been
printed and a further 10,000 to 15,000
new stamps are now issued each year.
Collectors who do collect all world need
an abundance of time and storage space,
plus deep pockets.
While most collectors restrict their
effort to one single country, a group of
countries, or collect thematically, many still
have an abiding interest in stamps of the
world. They can satisfy that interest with a
method of all-world collecting that already
has some popularity: that is, collecting just
one stamp from every country or from
every stamp-issuing entity. By entities
we mean any kind of government or
officially-approved organisation that has
Above, from left: Faröe issued stamps for postal purposes. This
Islands 1940 stamp includes post offices in foreign countries,
issued during British postal services organised by military
occupation; Spanish occupations, international organisations,
Civil War San Sebastian colonies, provinces, city-states and some
stamp 1936 • 1894 revolutionary movements. There are a
British protectorate Cook number of names by which such collections
Islands stamp featuring are known, including A Stamp from
Queen Makea Takau • Everywhere (ASFE) and One Stamp from
1894 British protectorate Every Country (OSFEC).
Cook Islands stamp The appeal of such a collection is clear. It
featuring Queen Makea enables a collector to assemble a meaningful
Takau • 1938 Syrian world stamp collection without the need
stamp overprinted to accumulate many stamps from any one
for the district of country. By researching each country or
Alexandretta, which stamp issuing entity, the collector inevitably
became Hatay State learns about its history and geography,
then the Hatay Province not least about the change and upheavals
of Turkey in 1939 caused by war. There is added interest in
identifying the origin of individual stamps
and, in some cases, determining whether a
particular stamp is genuine or a forgery.
The simplest form of this type of
collection is that of collecting one stamp
from every country that has issued stamps.
In fact, the Smithsonian Institution’s
National Postal Museum in Washington
DC offers an album titled A Stamp for
Every Country that can be downloaded
free from its website (postalmuseum.
si.edu). The album includes spaces for
almost 800 stamps, one for every country
in the world that has produced stamps,
including countries that no longer exist.
It also includes a selection of other
issuers, for example, those of local stamps,
stamps issued in occupied areas and
by international organisations, military
stamps and stamps issued by countries for
use at their offices abroad.
A step beyond the ‘One Stamp for
Every Country’ approach is to aim to
have a stamp from every issuing entity.
An example is that of Egypt, where
the issuing entity method can involve
initially collecting seven stamps, one
each for the period when Egypt was:
• A province of the Ottoman
Empire (until 1867)

Forgery of 1922 Karelia stamp 1920 Marienwerder plebiscite stamp Stamp issued in 1910 by the Kingdom of 1909 stamp issued by the
Montenegro, picturing King Nicholas and Russian post ofice in Smyrna
Queen Milena

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• A Turkish Khedivate (1867 to 1914)
• A British protectorate (1914 to 1922)
• A kingdom (1922 to 1953)
• A republic (1953 to 1958)
• Part of the United Arab Republic
(1958 to 1971)
• An Arab republic (1971 onwards)
Add to that the periods when the Suez
Canal Company issued stamps (1868),
the British issued stamps for their forces in
Egypt (1882 to 1939), and Egypt issued
stamps for the Gaza strip (1948 to 1967),
there are then ten stamps to aim for.
When starting a collection it really is
desirable to produce a list to work from,
a list that will indicate which stamps are
needed for the collection and whether
they have yet been acquired. Compiling
a list also enables a collector to decide
on the limits of the collection. A good
start is to use a catalogue as a guide.
Cook Islands New Zealand
territory 1920 stamp picturing
the wharf at Avarua
A NEW WAY TO COLLECT ‘ALL WORLD’
Left, from top: Cape The best catalogue to use depends are priced way beyond most collectors’
Verde 1975 stamp to partly on availability to a collector but means, for example USA Postmasters’
mark independence do consider Stanley Gibbons, Michel, Provisionals. Rather than hankering after
from Portugal • Postal Scott and Yvert &Tellier. There are also such stamps, it is best to concentrate on
seal issued in 1932 for several lists that can be accessed on the the many hundreds that are obtainable,
British forces in Egypt • internet, that range from around 800 as the satisfaction derived from this
1955 Iraq airmail stamp items to several thousand. kind of collection can far outweigh its
issued for the 6th Arab There are no rules when it comes to monetary value.
Engineers Conference deciding on a stamp to represent a country The internet is not essential for
or issuing entity. Where choice allows, it this method of collecting but can
seems most sensible to select a stamp that be extremely useful. It can help in
appeals to the collector and most clearly identifying particular stamps, aid in
represents the issuing authority. researching the history and geography of
Should a collection include local and stamp issuers, and assist in determining
private stamp issues? Examples include whether a stamp may be a forgery.
the stamps issued by British islands, such There are a number of possible
as Lundy and the Summer Isles, and the sources of stamps for this collection.
stamps issued by the Jewish National Live auctions, internet-based auctions
Fund in use for a short time in 1948 such as eBay, and stamp dealers can
before the first issues of the new Israeli be useful, both for individual stamps
state. The decision rests with individual and albums of assorted stamps. Stamp
collectors but there is no doubt that local exchange packets are a good source
and private stamps can add interest. when seeking single stamps, as are
Collectors are likely to acquire fellow collectors.
some stamps that they suspect may be
forgeries. Researching such stamps can
be fascinating. If a stamp is found to be
forged, however, a collector may decide
to include it in the collection but with an
explanatory note. An example is a 1922
stamp that appears to be a revolutionary
issue for use in Karelia (see illustration
on previous page). Research, though,
indicates that this particular stamp is
a forgery: it has a different perforation
(11¼) from the genuine stamp (11¾)
Right: 1920 stamp and some design differences but,
issued by the Azerbaijan nevertheless, in researching it information
Democratic Republic about Karelia’s history, geography and
before becoming part of stamp issues has been learnt.
the Soviet Union • 1931 There are some countries or issuing
Ruanda-Urundi stamp entities where even a single stamp is
depicting the wives of out of a collector’s reach, either because
Urundi chiefs the stamps are rarely available or they
1941 stamp issued by the Stamp issued by the Jewish National Fund 1915 Cameroun overprint
Polish exiled government in use for a short time in 1948 before the on Gabon stamp during
in London irst issues of the new state of Israel French occupation
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NATIONAL ICONS
Collecting…
Marianne
Her likeness graces French streets, government offices,
euro coins, and postage stamps. Marianne is the
embodiment of the French Republic: draped in classical
robes, holding a tricolour proudly aloft. Paula Hammond
provides an introductory guide to her stamps
T
he origins of the name are shrouded in
mystery but the simplest explanation
is that Marianne is a combination
of France’s two most popular
18th-century women’s names: Mary
and Anne. Others argue that it comes from Juan de
Marian, a Jesuit who wrote a treaties affirming that it
was lawful to overthrow tyrannical kings!
Marianne’s official status as a symbol of the
new French Republic was confirmed in September
1792 but her image has undergone continual
revisions ever since. Initially, she was a fairly
conservative figure, with artists keen to make a
distinction between patriotic fervour and outright
aggression. However as the public mood changed,
a more demonstrative Marianne emerged; rallying
the troops at the barricades, carrying a spear in
place of a flag.
Soon, there were two very distinct ladies. The
first, bare-breasted and battling, wearing the
symbols of revolution as in Delacroix’s famous
panting ‘Lady Liberty Leads the People’ (featured
on a 1998 Japanese stamp). The other, dignified
with the rays of the sun, representing the transfer
of royal power to the people, bursting behind her
head. In fact, very much the image of Lady Liberty
later adopted by the USA. Eventually these two
Mariannes merged and, in France at least, to talk of
Lady Liberty today basically means Marianne.
Traditionally Marianne was anonymous, an ‘every
woman’, although many stamp designers used their
wives as models. In recent years the likes of Bridget
Bardot and Catherine Deneuve have also provided
the inspiration.
In philately, the Lady has been used on most
French definitives since 1944 alongside earlier
commemoratives, plus stamps from various French
colonies. Each Marianne is usually referred to with
a epithet that denotes the designer or place of
printing such as ‘the London Marianne’.
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WORLD STAMPS
FACT FILE
First appearance
The1849 Second Republic stamps are
usually quoted as the first Marianne issues.
However these feature Ceres, the Roman
goddess of fertility and Liberty.
Ten Significant Stamps
1 1935, 50c charity issue to raise taxes
for intellectuals hit by the stock market
crash, market value £2+.
2 1944, 1.50f Louis Fernez ‘Algeria
Marianne’ printed for the de Gaulle
government in exile and the first true
Marianne definitive, market value £1.50.
3 1942-1946, E. Dulac ‘London Marianne’
definitives, market value for set £8.
4 1945, Pierre Gandon Liberation of Paris,
market value 50p.
5 1961-1967, Jean Cocteau definitives,
market value 25p.
6 1979, Salvador Dali Marianne
commemorative, market value £1.50.
7 1983, Marianne of cartoonist Jean Effel
who died the year of issue, prices £1.50.
8 1988 ‘Marianne in Love’ by comic artist
Eriki Bilal, market value £9.
9 2008, definitives featuring ‘French
Republic Faces’ eleven Mariannes and
one French cockerel, market value £10
for a set.
10 2008, ’The Marianne of Europe’ to mark
the French presidency of the EU, prices
for a set £16.50.
Collecting tip
Marianne always wears a Phrygian cap, a
soft head covering given to freed slaves in
Ancient Rome. And, yes, it is the same cap
worn by the Smurfs!
JANUARY 2019 45
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‘THE FINAL FRONTIER’.sheets .............collection
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of Morocco
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value alone must be £60.00 Price Price£14 £15 Space stamps including Rockets. Space ships and all types of Outer used, but mini
Morocco, notedP.O’s
British .......................................................Price
in Morocco. Dating back to circa.£17
Space Exploration, including several scarce Moon Landing covers. 500+ - A smashing collection
E32 GREAT BRITAIN - SPECTACULAR ERROR on 1966 XMAS 3d value EI.342 IRELAND A superior collection of only FR 229 FRANCE
1940’s including & COLS
overprinted stamps. ...........ofPrice
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(SG71 3) SHIFT
M37a OF GOLD COLOUR
MONKEYS causing colourful
A specialist Queen’s head to move over
collection unmounted mint Irish stamps; includes older stamps
to wrong area of stamp. We offer theBlocks
Gold Head Shift Errorincluding
superb unmtd R.49 SOUTH EAST ASIA - enormous lot, with some complete singles and blocks. Some unmounted mint, but mostly fine used.
of monkeys on stamps. & singles with unm
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to 1898, to modern LU328
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stamps; several of hundreds,
mint together with normal stamp for comparison..................Price £4.25
mint & used stamps. A multitude of monkey and ape dues.different
mainly Also includes unusual
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1600-1700 for thestampsFenianof which mostly different...............................................................Price
unmounted mint British local stamps of Lundy Island £21
SJ42 ZEPPELINS: Impressive thematic collection of Zeppelins on atmovement,
least 1300 must be are
different ..................................... Price £32
stamps
stamps worldwide
with airships ..................................
& balloons. Price £7.50
about 100 stamps.............Price £5 these imperforate and unmounted in
BXblocks,
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upwards KENYA
of 1000 Scarce
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....................... Price £9.75
small Welsh Island rarely get offered for sale ............. Price £7.00
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blocksforofCatalogue
four withvalue high ........Price
value 20/- £13.25and Fenian stamps are offered “as is” and without stamps overprinted with- Extremly
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SJ224 FILM STARS Collection of Film Stars and a few pop stars. HP 19A IRAQ WAR COVER War in Iraq commem-
G.4630/- stamps (engraved)
ORNITHOLOGY - A substantialalso includes
collection other Kenya,
of ornithological stamps. guarantee, but these form only a small
A colourful lot of this popular theme includes Gary Cooper, Clarapart of the more
orative recent.
cover With
for the lots
fall of of “Puffin”
Tikrit. Only 150stamps,
of this definitives,
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Estimated at between 500 600 bird stamps.dating
Mainly all different used Saddam Hussein, ever existed. We understand many were damaged
Uganda and Tanganyika stamps back to King larger
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George VI with used, and unmounted mint
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circular London SHC.Price
15 £27.50
April 2003
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other British Locals depicting Sea birds, with some multiple blocks. Katherine Hepburn, Charles Laughton, Alan Ladd, Ingrid Bergman, This stamp is tied to the cover with a rectangular “Liberation of Iraq
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value is £130+..............................................
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lot. ...................................Price £14.00 GB11
15-04-03WINSTON
THE FALLCHURCHILL
OF TIKRIT”. CachetA superb coverA very rare Iraq
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of AGreat Britain Stamp Exhibition Miniature Sheets. day cover only War Cover in superbthe condition ............................................Price
of Sir Winston £26
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the Winston Churchill Royal Mail commemorative
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collection for anyone
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tage classics to super speed racing cars. Several hundred different B COM 434 ORNITHOLOGY - A fantastic thematic collection of British
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George VI impressive stamp error. The 1c. Black£12.00
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High Value (£) pound ($) Dollar stamps in blocks ..Price
from Iceland. The collection is unchecked for catalogue value, but we
Guide stamps from various countries over 80 mint &
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impressive colour shift of the black colour (King
have estimated that there must be upwards of 1,000 .........Price £29.50
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on stamps, over a thousand different not counting duplicates or area onofficial
the right of the oval(allframes interior graphed byhundreds
famous cricketers. Comprising stamps
of Unmounted Mint
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noted - contains of mint Indonesia . .Price £18
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GB482 GREAT BRITAIN Impressive collection of over unm. Mint
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including: VI error.
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R55 COSTUMES & HEADDRESSES Unusual thematic subject £170 (possible forgery this item “as is” not guaranteed.) Following A gorgeous
MM28 MARILYN
covers including MONROE
scarce autographed covers &collection
a quantity of of Unm.
500 different
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from several back ...........................Price
countries to K.G.V. including £6 on with many genuine unmounted mint Israel stamps including
N-MO27 A fine and collection of Monaco stamps Mint Cricket
Marilyn Stamps
Monroe .......................................................Price
stamps. Few other actresses embodies £25
Wilding,
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military. Includes
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.............................................. to £25
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Hero or villain?
This striking stamp was produced, not by some
left-leaning South American republic, but by Eire,
in 2017. Chris West looks back on the life of Che
Guevara and assess Ireland’s decision to depict
the dissident on a stamp
E
rnesto Guevara de la
Serna was born into
an affluent family in
Rosario, an Argentinian
provincial city. The
Irish connections begin here: he was
a descendant of Patrick Lynch, an
adventurer from Galway who had
come to Argentina in the 1740s.
Guevara read widely from
adolescence and studied medicine in
Buenos Aries, where he also played
fly half for one of the nation’s top
rugby clubs. In his early twenties, he
took two long motorcycle journeys
around South and Central America,
and was appalled by the poverty he
discovered. He settled in Guatemala
(where he acquired his nickname
Che) until a coup toppled that
country’s left-wing government.
Guevara is best known for his
participation in the Cuban revolution,
joining Castro’s guerrillas in 1956. It
is here that the controversy begins. As
he rose up the ranks of the rebels, he
acquired a reputation for ruthlessness.
Deserters were hunted down and
shot – on his orders. He is known to
have killed at least one double agent
in person.
By 1958, he was an army
commander, winning the decisive
Battle of Santa Clara despite
being massively outnumbered by
WORLD STAMPS
government forces. The incumbent
dictator, Fulgencio Batista, fled;
Guevara marched into Havana
unopposed. Once again, his
reputation darkened, as he was
responsible for a prison where former
Batista supporters were executed. The
bright red of this stamp can be that of
revolution – or of the blood Guevara
clearly had on his hands.
His defenders, of course, argue that
he was a war leader, and that inevitably
involves bloodshed.
Cuba became a New Jerusalem Ireland’s decision to the Eire connection grows. The
for many western intellectuals, and depict Che Guevara on a original picture was taken by Cuban
the well-read Guevara was the man stamp was always going photographer Alberto Korda in 1960.
they admired. But it was Guevara’s to be met with criticism. It was reduced to this striking black-
death that made him into the icon The protests and media on-red image by Irish designer Jim
that adorned student walls in the attention led to the Fitzpatrick in the year of Che’s death.
late sixties and the seventies. Having stamp quickly selling out Since 1967, the image has gone
won the revolution, he proved a poor global. It has also morphed from a
peacetime leader. After six years as revolutionary motif to a fashion item:
Castro’s effective second-in-command, in 2000, Korda took a vodka company
he suddenly disappeared from view. to court to stop them using the image
He had gone to fight on the ground in their ads. It appears on designer
in a new revolution, in Bolivia. This T-shirts worn by celebrities…
time he did not fare so well. He …And on stamps. The 2017 issue
was captured in October 1967 and above was a massive success. 122,000
executed. Intellectual, man of action, were printed, and sold out in a week. A
handsome, young and romantically second print run produced more, but
doomed – how could those 1970s Chris West is co-author the Irish post office An Post has sold
students resist? of Lost Countries, Exotic out of these, too. A mint sixteen-stamp
His attraction was heightened Tales from an Old sheet is now worth over £100.
further by the iconic portrait featured Stamp Album (History The issue remains controversial.
on this stamp – which is where Press, £12.99) Some Irish politicians went onto social
media to complain of a ‘murderer’
being portrayed on a national stamp.
Che Guevara has Cuban American leaders followed
appeared on numerous suit. Satirical magazine The Phoenix
stamps in the past, with joined in with images of Taoiseach Leo
Cuba, unsurprisingly, Varadkar and Ryanair boss Michael
leading the way. O’Leary presented in similar style.
Other nations to have This stamp was news.
honoured him include Whatever one’s views on Guevara,
Argentina, Belgium, the liveliness of this debate shows that
Mozambique, and Bolivia. appearing on national stamps is still an
important matter.
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 CLASSIC STAMPS IN DETAIL
Celebrated
Canada’s Jubilee
Sets commemoratives, 1897
David Bailey looks at the story behind Canada’s first commemoratives, which would make a fine
addition to any collection, and finds a precarious balance between supply and demand

I
t was a big year for Canada. Not period of time. But with the example of Above, from left: the
only was 1897 Queen Victoria’s the USA Columbians (covered in Stamp 1c was allowed to be
Diamond Jubilee but it also & Coin Mart, October 2018 issue) very bisected for three days
marked the 400th anniversary of much in mind, they settled on a set of in November; a fine
Cabot’s discovery of the country sixteen stamps, from ½c to $5. These mint example of the
itself. So both stamp collectors and the would be sold alongside existing stamps, elusive ½c
public at large demanded some sort of so they would remain on sale for longer.
philatelic commemoration. The original Right: the 8c was
plan was for a single 3c value to replace Design and production rumoured to have been
the current definitive over a limited The decision to go ahead was withdrawn. In fact, office and printing plant in Ottowa.
announced in May 1897. The stocks of the stamp The stamps were printed recess on
CIRCULATION Jubilee was on 20 June, so timescales were simply being unwatermarked wove paper and
precluded a set of all different stamps. redistributed perforated 12. Values up to 8c were in
Value Quantity Instead one design would be used, panes of 100; stamps of 10c and over
which featured two portraits of the were printed in panes of fifty. The cost
½c black 150,000 Queen, combined with the letters ‘V of printing was 20c per 1,000.
1c orange 8,000,000 R I’, Victoria Queen Empress. The print quantities detailed on
2c green 2,500,000 The left hand portrait is taken from the left were announced alongside
3c bright rose 20,000,000 a picture of the young Queen at the the stamps themselves, along with the
5c deep blue 750,000 prorogation of Parliament in July 1837. re-assurance that when the order was
6c yellow brown 75,000 The image itself is said to have been complete, all plates and dies would
8c dark violet 200,000 taken from a particularly fine copy of be destroyed. This was accomplished
10c brown violet 150,000 the earlier 7½d green stamp (SG 12), with due ceremony on 10 September
15c steel blue 100,000 and laterally reversed. The right hand and it reportedly took two hours to
20c vermilion 100,000 portrait is from a full length picture of obliterate the master dies, transfer
50c ultra 100,000 the Queen at her investiture as Empress rollers and 31 printing plates. Proofs
$1 lake 25,000 of India in 1896. It was painted by were taken at the final stages to
$2 deep purple 25,000 Prof. von Angelo of Vienna. ensure the job was really done.
$3 yellow bistre 25,000 Printing was handled by the Postmasters received one month’s
$4 purple 25,000 American Bank Note Company of supplies in early March and stamps
$5 olive green 25,000 New York, who had recently been went on sale across the country on 19
awarded the contract to produce March 1897.The actual anniversary was
Total price per set: $16 and 21½c Canadian stamps and had set up an on a Sunday.

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Supplies, demands
and postal usage
Thanks to the advance publicity,
Post Offices were besieged when the
stamps went on sale. And thanks
to the revelation of the quantities
printed, everyone knew exactly
which stamps were likely to be in
greatest demand. Print quantities
had been determined by operational
requirements, but the Post Office
belatedly recognised that collectors
would want sets, and so postmasters
were instructed to give priority to
those customers who would spend
$16.21½c on all sixteen values,
rather than those seeking to hoover
up the ½c and 6c stamps.
Even so, heavy demand for the two
key values continued and postmasters
were soon ordering fresh supplies. So
on 26 March, the Post Office ruled
that the ½c and 6c values could
only be ordered and sold as part of
a full set, which postmasters were
forbidden to break down.
To add to the confusion, a
rumour spread that the 8c had been
withdrawn from sale. This led to a
further sales restriction: the ½c, 6c,
8c and all the dollar values could only
be sold as the full set.
All of this was unpopular with
collectors, the press and public
and served to ‘take the shine’ off a
magnificent set of stamps.
By the end of July, around 9,000
full sets had been sold, so the Post
Office made up two short sets, to 50c
and $1. Initially, 30,000 to 40,000
were sent out to postmasters, again,
with strict instructions not to break
the sets. They too went quickly and,
apart from a few sets of sixteen, the
Post Office reported that it had sold
out of Jubilees by the end of the year.
As with the Columbians, the top
values of this set had very little postal
use, except for heavy overseas parcels.
Their only other role was for bulk
payments of second class mail like
newspapers and magazines. Here, the
stamps were stuck into small booklets
and cancelled.
The Jubilees would be postally valid
until all supplies were exhausted.
However, surplus stocks would not
be redeemed by the Post Office, so
postmasters were stuck with them.
This meant that unsold high values
COLLECTING GUIDE
became something of a drug on the From left: a superb stamps at the edges of the sheet have
market and resale prices only began to used example of the often been re-perforated. Check before
climb relatively recently. $4 (image courtesy of you buy. Another problem is caused by
Sandafayre Auctions); the paper. It’s very soft, so hasty hinge
Collecting the stamps 25,000 copies were removal can cause thins. These are
The first collector to enjoy these stamps printed of all the dollar not always evident to the naked eye,
was the future George V, who was values, this, the $5 so buyers should beware. Meanwhile
presented with a magnificent special stamp, was the top value hinges on mounted mint stamps
album in blue Morocco leather, lavishly should be left in place.
trimmed with Canadian gold. A single When it comes to cancellations, a
stamp was mounted on each page. few cork fancy cancels were still in use
Today, the set commands a but most stamps over 20c will have a
catalogue value of £6,000 mint and barred roller cancel. Historically, these
£3,500 used and is a pleasure to build have not been highly regarded, so prices
up one at a time as suitable stamps, have been low; this may change.
and funds, become available. Gibbons recognises four shade
The American obsession with variations across the set of sixteen, but
perfect centring has spread to Canada, specialists have spotted many more. So go
which can greatly increase asking online to find a longer list of shades and
prices. Alternatively, a more relaxed details of the plate varieties and re-entries
attitude can save you pounds. that occur, especially on the lower values.
Exceptionally wide margins on The 1c stamp is also found
bisected. A publication called Railway
News had been refused permission to
SCOTT CATALOGUE VALUES have its issues go through the post for
free, but found that there were no ½c
Value Mint Used stamps available. The local postmaster
½c black £83 £83 therefore allowed 1c stamps to be
1c orange £22 £6 cut in half and stuck on the papers
2c green £28.50 £11 instead: a national ‘first’. This only
3c bright rose £22 £1.90 happened for three days: 5, 6 and 8
5c deep blue £53 £34 Nov and genuine copies have a New
6c yellow brown £175 £133 Glasgow cancel.
8c dark violet £98 £53 The club for UK collectors is the
10c brown violet £133 £91 Canadian Philatelic Society of Great
15c steel blue £209 £144 Britain, which has a full range of
20c vermilion £209 £144 services and events for members,
50c ultra £285 £144 including an online Exchange Packet.
$1 lake £760 £532 This gives members a big choice of
$2 dark purple £1,065 £836 stamps, but without them spending
$3 yellow bistre £1,065 £836 around £3 to send the packet on. Find
$4 purple £1,065 £836 them at www.canadianpsgb.org.uk
$5 olive green £1,322 £849
Many thanks to Sandafayre Auctions,
Values taken from Scott catalogue, converted to £ using ‘Canada its Postage Stamps and Postal
exchange rate at time of going to print, with permission History’ by Clifton A Howes and http://
from Amos Media. For more details on Scott catalogues canadianphilately.blogspot.com for images
visit: www.amosadvantage.com and information used in this article.
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 FORENSIC PHILATELY

Mauveine and the lilac 6d stamp

In a special report for Stamp Collector John Plater, lecturer in chemistry at Aberdeen
University, presents an overview on lilac 6d stamps of the Victorian era and dispels the
frequently quoted myth that the lilac 1d stamp was dyed with mauveine

R
eading the literature
on the history of
chemistry suggests
that the British
one penny lilac
stamp was dyed
with William Henry Perkin’s (WHP)
mauveine. But recently this stamp
was subjected to the ultimate test:
dissolution of its colour and analysis
by a technique known as liquid
chromatography-mass spectrometry
(LC-MS). This elutes the dye down a
column allowing different components
to be separated and then uses a
detector to determine the molecular
weight of any dye that is eluted.
After spending about eight years
studying mauveine, the author is well
positioned to say that this stamp does
not contain any mauveine!
So how did the myth arise? Right: an unused
It did not come from the Stanley mauveine Victorian six
Gibbons catalogue although stamps pence postage stamp,
are listed with shades, sometimes plate 9. No hyphen
saying mauve, which does not inbetween the ‘six’
specifically mean mauveine; chemists and ‘pence’
sometimes use ‘mauve’ and ‘mauveine’ Below: three used
interchangeably. The earliest reference mauveine Victorian six
may be a 1956 centenary celebration pence stamps, plate
A
edition of The Dyer archived in 8 and 9, no hyphen
Burlington House of the Royal Society inbetween the ‘six’
of Chemistry. Here it states: ‘One of and ‘pence’
the last important uses for mauve was
for printing the penny lilac postage
stamps of the last twenty years of
Queen Victoria’s reign.’ This bold
forthright statement might convince
anyone that mauveine was used for this,
but unfortunately the analyses of fifty
randomly selected 1881 one penny lilac
postage stamps say the opposite. A A A

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Left: a block of four Victorian one penny lilac
postage stamps; a bottle of original William
Henry Perkin (WHP) mauveine from the WHP
factory in Greenford; a 1956 centenary edition
of The Dyer which erroneously referred to a lilac
one penny Victorian stamp dyed with mauveine
Right: William Henry Perkin by Arthur C. Cope
(National Portrait Gallery, London); an example
of a Victorian mauveine dyed silk dress in the
Science Museum, London
Mauveine, or mauve, is a purple
dye first patented by William Henry
Perkin in 1856. It was the first
commercial aniline dye or coal-tar
dye to be manufactured from which
many other coloured dyes followed.
The dye is on an interface between
colour from natural sources, which
were eventually replaced, and colour
by commercial chemical synthesis.
It was made from the organic
by-products benzene and toluene
from the extensive illuminating gas
industry. Its popularity rocketed
when both Empress Eugenie, wife of
Napoleon III, and Queen Victoria,
wore mauveine dyed dresses to
state functions. Today a number of
archived bottles of original WHP
mauveine are still stored in London,
B B
ANALYSIS OF THE STAMPS
STAMP HYPHEN
SIX PENCE (no hyphen)
SIX PENCE (no hyphen)
SIX-PENCE (hyphen)
SIX-PENCE (hyphen)
SIX-PENCE (hyphen)
Tab 1 Summary of mauveine analyses on victorian six pence postage stamps.
New York, Manchester, and Bradford.
Even Sudbury, Perkin’s old borough
and home region, has a small bottle
in Brent Museum and Archives.
Taking a tip from the Stanley
Gibbons catalogue, some used Victorian
6d stamps were analysed (see table
below) and two used envelopes with
mauveine stamps. The stamps were
printed by De La Rue in the years
shown. Each mauveine stamp has a
unique source of Victorian mauveine
which is very difficult to get hold of
PLATE DYE
plate 8 All mauveine
plate 9 All mauveine
plate 5 Never mauveine
plate 6 Sometimes
n/a Never mauveine
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ANALYSING THE 6D LILAC
from the museums. These LC-MS
Below, from left: not studies on stamps have been helpful
mauveine… a used in elucidating how WHP made
Victorian six pence mauveine because the WHP-patented
postage stamp, plate 5. method of 1856 gives mauveine of a
A hyphen is inbetween different composition to that stored in
the six and pence the museums. The author’s historical
Sometimes mauveine… study of mauveine lead to philately.
two used Victorian six The compositions vary because the
pence postage stamps, WHP aniline was a mixture. Here is a
plate 6, with hyphen summary of the results from analysing
lilac six pence postage stamps:
Six pence stamps which have
no hyphen inbetween the six and
pence, plate 8 or 9, always analysed
as mauveine. About ten stamps
were analysed. This is the expected
outcome from the Gibbons QV
stamp catalogue and is the best guide
to anyone who wants to ensure that
they have bought a lilac mauveine
dyed stamp and a great piece of
British history with it. Simply
B the lilac colour and plate 8 or 9
will suffice because sometimes the
space between the six and pence is
obstructed. We found it difficult to
see watermarks on used stamps but
KEY YEAR they were easily visible as beautiful
A 1869 security markings on the unused
A 1869 stamp as spray of roses. However,
B 1865 not all lilac six pence stamps are
B 1867 dyed with mauveine and some
C 1856 unexpected surprises occurred. Lilac
six pence stamps with a hyphen
inbetween the six and pence, plate
JANUARY 2019 53
ANALYSING THE 6D LILAC
C ‘Mauveine became a part of Victorian culture and really was the height of fashion from around
5, never analysed as mauveine. But,
lilac six pence stamps with a hyphen
inbetween the six and pence, plate
6, sometimes analysed as mauveine.
So this lilac stamp is not guaranteed
to be dyed with mauveine, unless
the eye of the buyer is very skilful,
as the photographed mauveine is a
richer and deeper purple shade than
a typical lilac stamp and it can be
picked out on-line.
What is impossible to pick out
is the very small number of these
plate 6 stamps which have a different
mauveine composition to that of
WHP mauveine and was probably
made by Heinrich Caro. He too has
some stored bottles of mauveine
in the Deutsche museum. Lilac six
pence stamps with no plate numbers
did not analyse for mauveine. Two
Victorian letters posted to Italy are
included which also have mauveine
six pence stamps. The identification
of mauveine dye comes from the rich
lilac colour and a plate number of 8.
54 JANUARY 2019
BACKGROUND TO THE RESEARCH
Dr John Plater, a senior lec turer in chemistry, conducted analyses of mauve six pence stamps
which demonstrate fluctuations in the manufacturing process. ‘I was given access to a small
quantity of the mauveine kept in the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry,’ Dr Plater
said. ‘I also analysed a number of six pence stamps produced using mauveine between 1865 and
1869 as these are a relatively common item from the period and quite easy to get hold of.
‘By comparing the two, I was able to see significant differences in the manufacturing process.
The museum stored mauveine, which is only available in four sites around the world and has two
key ingredients, but the mauveine used on the majority of stamps analysed has a very different
composition to Perkin’s original mauveine and a different method of synthesis seems reasonable.’
Dr Plater says he has been able to recreate Perkin’s original method in the laboratory and
suggests that discrepancies in the formulation may be down to an attempt by Perkin to ‘hide’ the
true formulation from his competitors.
1856 to 1866. Even today, the purple colour of mauveine remains a popular image of this period.
‘I’ve been able to develop a method which I believe is more similar to the original. This
shows that Perkin was well ahead of his time and that although his discovery was accidental, he
understood enough about the chemical process to avoid giving away his secrets to competitors.’
Dr Plater does not believe Perkin ever fully documented the infamous method he stumbled
across to create mauveine. ‘My research suggests that the samples given to the museums are
true to the method used to manufacture the mauveine commercially, but are not the same as
the mauveine made by his patented method.’ Dr Plater added. ‘This theory is backed up by the
samples obtained from the six pence stamps and evidence from a famous lecture Perkin gave in
1896 where he expressed his concerns about competition. It seems that he never fully revealed
what he did to scale up the production of his famous dye.’
Dr Plater suggests the motivation for this can be found in the difference between the yields
produced by the two different processes. ‘Mauveine is a very difficult thing to make because the
yield is very low. The yields I have been able to reproduce in a lab give around five percent rather
than the one percent from his patented method of 1856.
‘At just a one percent yield it means 100kg of starting material would be needed to make just
one kilogram of dye. On this basis it is clear to see why a more efficient method was needed
for mass manufacturing. I propose that he used a very early traceless synthesis to modify the
composition and improve the yield. This shows that far from the accidental chemist, he really was
a true pioneer of his time.’
Above: not mauveine…
a used victorian six
pence stamp, no plate
numbers
Two letters posted from London to Genoa in Italy, in 1869, with used mauveine six
pence stamps, plate 8
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York Stamp and Coin Fair

Friday 18 January - 11am to 6pm
Saturday 19 January - 10am to 4pm
The Racecourse, York, YO23 1EX • FREE ENTRY

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
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Stanley Gibbons 19
Anthony Baker 33 David Morrison 97 Mint GB Stamps 45
Stanley Gibbons Publ 36
Argyll Etkin Ltd 51 David Shaw 23 Mulready Philatelics 6
Stephen Holder (Barndance) 66
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BB Stamps 49 Embassy Philatelists 5 Northern Stamps 17 Stephen T Taylor 64
BBFILA.com 75 Empire Collectables 3 Paper Heritage 38 Stewart Harris 24
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STAMP SHOWCASE

Paper, past and present

Reader Wendy Buckle showcases highlights from her five-frame exhibit on the
evolution of paper, from the invention of paper in China to today’s demand for the
material to be recycled and even replaced

A
five-frame thematic exhibit entitled Paper Past and Present. The topic is introduced
WENDY BUCKLE by illustrating writing materials which preceded paper, and then goes on to the
invention of paper by the Chinese, the hand production of paper throughout the
How long have western world and the various raw materials used. It goes on to nineteenth century
you been collecting industrialisation and the invention of paper making machines, and some of the many
stamps? types of modern papers and uses to which they can be put. It ends with problems of paper shortages,
Since childhood, recycling and the search for a replacement for paper.
but I only started
this particular collection seriously
about ten years ago.

What attracted you to this subject?

It is part of a wider collection on all
aspects of written communication,
which I was originally prompted
to collect because of my general
(amateur) interest in the subject.

What is your favourite item in the

collection?
Very difficult to choose one! But this
USA ‘fancy cancel’ from Kimberly,
Wisconsin (illus 003a 003b), is a
nice illustration of a roll of paper
from the ‘Home of Kimberly-Clark’s
Great Paper Mills’. The firm was Handstamp for Paper Mill Village, New Hampshire, 13 Jan 1852, with circled
founded in 1872 and is now a ‘Paid 3’ indicating the inland letter rate under half ounce. The mill from which
multinational corporation. the village took its name was established in 1793.

Which item was most difficult

to find?
Interesting thematic covers are
never easy to find. Even with the
ability to search internet sites
by keyword most of the most
interesting items were found by
sitting at a dealer’s table at a fair
and just going through box after
box. This cover (illus 006a 006b)
was sent from a German World
War II children’s evacuation camp.
Its interest to me are the cachets.
Papiermühle über Stadtroda is
the railway station for Stadtroda,
named after the Rabsburg Paper
Mill situated there. After the mill
closed the station continued to Miliano Paper Mill, Fabriano, Italy. Fabriano to San Severo 08 August 1919,
keep its name. I’ve no idea how with stamp perfin P M. There have been paper mills at Fabriano since 1264.
common, or not, the cover is, but The Miliani paper mill was founded in 1785.
I’ve never seen another one. ➤

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➤ What advice would you give to

fellow collectors?
You can collect thematically in any
number of ways, for instance you can
limit yourself to just stamps. But if
you look more widely you will soon
find a whole range of material which
can fit in your collection, and make
it more philatelically interesting. So
my advice would be: don’t be too
narrow in your outlook, keep an eye
out for booklets, postal stationery,
USA fancy cancel. The cover handstamps, slogan postmarks, meter
is signed top left by the marks, maxicards and anything
postmaster, C. J. Fieweger else that grabs your fancy. Apart
and posted 03 Jan 1930. The from stamps there are no published
following year the US Post checklists for thematics. But there
Office banned unauthorised is a sense of achievement when you
rubber stamps such as this one. find something you didn’t previously
know about and it allows you to talk
about a part of your story not shown
on any stamp.

Corner Brook Mill, built in 1923 by the
Newfoundland Power and Paper Company.
1932, SG 227a, error: imperf pair
What would you say to a collector to
encourage them to start displaying
their stamps?
It’s the best way to learn. You will
learn more about your subject, it
will focus your mind on what is
missing from your story, and there
is much pleasure to be had from
seeing your work on display frames,
in seeing it admired by others, and
talking to them about it.

Edward VIII 1937 SG BC4

booklet with advert on back
for blotting paper

Feldpost cover
from Stadtroda
04 September
1944. Front
with a rural
post cachet for
‘Papiermühle
über Stadtroda

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EXPERT OPINION

To make a successful thematic exhibit

needs a number of special ingredients,
and three of them are essential, writes
Chris King. It takes a good subject,
time, and imagination.
‘Paper, Past and Present’ is a great
Bulgaria 1945 SG 551A. Strip of four. Translation of overprint ‘Collect waste paper’ subject. Why? Because it has immense scope. Firstly,
philately is focussed on paper, and this gives all of philately
as a potential source. Secondly, it has a very long history.
True paper originated in China in the 2nd century AD.
Thirdly, it is a world-wide phenomenon. There are few
parts of the world where paper has not made an impact.
Lastly, paper is ubiquitous. The are few areas of human
endeavour where paper has not had an impact.
Its such a big subject that it’s easy to be side tracked.
For example, the precursors, including papyrus extend
back into ancient Egypt, could be interesting, and other
forms of writing, such as clay tablets. However, these
don’t belong in this exhibit, and are beyond of the scope
of the title. Unfortunately, it’s not unusual to see the
exhibitor’s favourite piece in an exhibit, even when it
doesn’t fit with the title.
Cover of Swedish booklet 1990 (containing SG 1521 – 1524) showing paper being
made by hand It’s important to read the regulations for Thematic
Philately very carefully. They are longer than any
other regulations, and I want to draw attention to
just a few elements. They say, that ‘A thematic exhibit
develops a theme according to a plan’ and uses ‘the
widest range of appropriate postal-philatelic material’.
Judges will look at the ‘structure of the work (title and
plan)’, the ‘elaboration of each point of that structure
(development)’, and ‘the consistency between the plan
and the title’.
A title is important in any philatelic exhibit, but in
Thematic Philately, the relationship between the title,
the plan, and its development, is a key element of the
judging. There are so many exhibits with poor titles (and
Meter mark 11 June 1998 for Heelsum, Netherlands, with illustration of making introductory pages), that the point is worth repeating.
paper by hand. Eight paper mills had been established in Heelsum by 1736 Of course, Wendy is not guilty of this, and she
understands very well that it takes time to find the whole
range of material necessary to achieve success in Thematic
Philately. As she says, ‘Don’t be too narrow in your
outlook, keep an eye out for booklets, postal stationery,
handstamps, slogan postmarks, meter marks, maxicards
and anything else that grabs your fancy,’ provided that
the material is duly authorised by a postal authority. This
Commemorative cancel exhibit is the result of ten years’ work, and I’m sure that
Germany 24 June 2015 with five frames, she would agree that it’s not finished yet.
showing the Stromer paper The imagination comes in knowing what will fit when
mill, Germany’s first paper you find it, making linkages between items which might
mill, built in Nuremberg only make the thematic point when taken together, and
in 1390 scouring other exhibits – in all classes – for what might
fit in yours
There’s no short cut to making an original thematic
exhibit. It’s time consuming, it’s a jigsaw, and if you
are doing it well, you are always looking for the last
piece, and the excitement of fitting it in just the right
place. And it’s great to see the results of your labours
in the frames.
If you are interested in Thematic Philately contact the
BTA at www.britishthematic.org.uk
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U/M M/M F/U G/U U/M M/M F/U G/U U/M M/M F/U G/U
1887 JUBILEE
1952/54 TUDOR SET U/M M/M F/U G/U 421a GRAPHITE 2d
1957 115.00 U/M 35.00
M/M 32.00
F/U 17.50
G/U 504 GRAPHITES 1d
1958 0.10U/M M/M 0.05
F/U G/U
197e ½d Verm. 0.90 0.45 0.20 0.10 421a 2d - av. Perfs 30.00 20.00 12.00 5.00 505 1½d 0.15 0.10
515
213 ½d Green ½d 0.05
0.90 0.02
0.35 0.05
0.20 0.10 561 ½d 0.05
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0.02 0.10 0.05 WATERMARK
506 INVERTED
2d 0.15 0.10
516
198 1½d1d 0.05
9.00 0.04
5.00 0.05
0.75 0.40 562
418Wi ½d 1d 2.50 0.10 1.20
0.05 0.30
0.15 0.05
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507 2½d½d 0.201.00 0.60 1.50
0.10 1.00
200
517 1½d
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6.50 0.05
3.50 1.75 563
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0.35 0.15
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1½d £0.80
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519
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440 1d 3d 0.15 0.40 0.05
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0.05 591Wi
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1½d 30.00 22.00 23.00
0.50 0.85 17.50
0.50
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520 5d3d 0.25
36.00 0.15
14.00 0.15
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0.60 0.30
208
521 6d4d 28.00
1.20 8.00
0.50 3.50
0.35 1.50
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592Wi 2½d3d 0.300.15 0.10 0.50
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522
210 10d5d 0.30
35.00 0.15
16.00 0.50
9.00 0.30
4.50 1958
444
CROWNS SET 3d 0.90 0.30 0.20 0.10
SET £45.00 £35.00 £35.00 £27.00
1950/1 NEW COLS. WMK. INVERTED
523
211 1/- Green6d 220.00
1.50 0.75
80.00 0.25
12.00 0.10
7.00 570
445 4d ½d 1.30 0.05 0.75 0.05
0.30 0.15 503wiPHOSPHOR½d 0.20 0.15 0.25 0.05
1959 GRAPHITE
214
524 1/- Red/Gr.7d 4.00
45.00 2.00
25.00 1.00
30.00 0.50
17.00 570k
446 ½d 5dCHALKY 5.00 1.30 2.50 1.35
1.00 0.50 504wi 1d 2.00 0.60 1.00 0.35
SET 599 ½d 1.20 1.00 1.50 0.75
525 8d 495.00
0.30 180.00
0.15 70.00
0.20 36.00
0.20 447
571 9d 1d 8.50 0.05 3.50 1.20
0.05 0.70 505wi 1½d 2.80 1.70 2.00 0.75
1902/13 KING EDWARD VII 448 10d 13.50 6.50 4.00 2.00 600
506wi 2d1d 6.00 2.20
2.80 4.00 5.50
2.20 2.50
1.00
526
215 ½d Bl-Gr.9d 9.00
1.00 3.50
0.50 1.00
0.20 0.50
0.10 572
449
1½d19.00 0.05 6.00 0.05 507wi
1/- 0.60 0.30 601 1½d
2½d 1.50 0.50
0.80 1.00 1.60
0.35 1.00
0.10
527
217 10d
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1.00 3.00
0.50 1.00
0.20 0.50
0.10 573 SET 2d 44.00 0.05 15.00 0.05
7.00 3.50 SET £8.00
605 2d 2.50 £4.50
1.75 £4.50
1.80 £2.00
1.00
528
219 11d
1d 14.00
1.00 7.00
0.50 7.00
0.20 3.00
0.10 574
1934/36 PHOTO 2½dWATERMARK
TYPE 2 0.05
SIDEWAYS 0.05 1952/54 TUDOR SET
288 1½d 32.50 9.00 2.50 0.60 439a ½d 8.00 606
515 2½d 9.00 0.02
6.00 7.50 4.50
529 1/- 0.30 0.15 0.10 0.10 574e 2½d TYPE I 2.00 3.00 3.00
2.00 1.00
0.90 ½d 0.05 0.05
292 2d 30.00 10.00 2.50 0.60 440c 607
516 1d3d 4.00 0.04
3.00 3.50 1.75
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231
1/3d
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1.70
11.00
1.00
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0.80
0.15
0.30
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0.15 3.00 0.05 0.05
441d 1½d 8.00 3.00 2.75 0.75 608
517 1½d4d 8.50 0.02
0.05 7.00 7.00
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234 1/6d
3d 9.50
36.00 4.50
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0.50 575
442b 2d 3d
135.00 0.05 37.50 0.05
32.00 12.00 518 2d 0.05 0.04 0.05
609 4½d 13.00 8.00 8.00 4.50
238 BASIC SET - 17v £40.00
4d bi-col 33.00 £18.00
12.00 £13.00
4.00 £5.00
1.00 576
442b 4d LIGHT30.00 0.10 15.00
2d - av. Perfs 0.10
6.00 0.05
3.00 519 2½d TYPE I 0.05 0.02 0.05
240 4d Orange 15.00 6.00 3.70 1.00 1934/36 PHOTO 4d
576a WATERMARK
DARK INVERTED
0.10 0.05 519b 2½d TYPESET
2 £36.00
0.30 £25.00
0.15 £30.00
0.25 £18.50
0.20
1952/54
294 TUDOR 5d WMK. SIDEWAYS
26.00 10.00 3.00 1.00 439Wi ½d 605a
520 2d WMK. ERROR £80.00 £60.00 £65.00
0.15 £42.00
297
577 4½d 8.00 0.10 3.00 1.25
0.05 0.50 3d 0.25 0.15 0.10
517a 1½d
6d 0.10
32.00 9.00 0.15
3.00 0.10
0.75 440Wi 1d 8.00 3.00 1.25 0.50 521 4d 1.20 0.50 0.35 0.25
249 7d2d 3.50 2.00 4.00 2.00 578
441wi 1½d 5d 1.00 0.10 0.30 0.10
0.25 0.05
0.10 522 1960 PHOSPHOR 5d SET0.30 0.15 U/M 0.50 F/U
0.30
518a 0.20 0.25 0.15
307 9d 60.00 28.00 13.00 5.00 579
1936 KING EDWARD VIII6d 0.10 0.05 523 610 6d ½d
1.50 0.75 0.05 0.25 0.10
0.10
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311 2½d
10d 3.50
80.00 28.00 3.00
13.00 1.50
5.00 457 ½d 524
580 7d 0.05 0.20 0.10
0.10 0.05
0.05 611 7d 4.00
1d 2.00 0.05 1.00 0.50
0.10
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1/- £3.50
75.00 £2.00
25.00 £3.00
5.00 £1.50
1.00 458 1d 525
SET 385.00 140.00 50.00 18.00
581 8d 0.10 0.20 0.15
0.10 0.05
0.05 612 8d 0.30
1½d 0.15 0.20
0.10 1.00 0.20
0.10
459 1½d 0.05 0.10 0.05 526 9d 9.00 3.50 0.50
1952/54 TUDOR WMK. INVERTED
1911 P.15X14 582
460 2½d 9d 0.15 0.20 0.10
0.30 0.05
0.15 527 613 2d - 1 BAND
10d 7.00 3.00 9.50 1.00 9.00
0.50
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279 ½d
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32.00 0.15
20.00 0.25
14.00 0.10
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0.50 0.15
0.25 528 613a 2d - 2 BAND
11d 14.00 7.00 0.05 7.00 0.10
3.00
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516Wi 1d1d 17.00
2.75 8.00
1.20 3.00
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584 1/-INVERTED
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0.30 0.15 0.05 0.10 0.10
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283
517Wi 2½d
1½d 24.00
0.15 10.00
0.10 3.50
0.15 1.50
0.10 457Wi ½d 1/3d 4.50 0.20 2.00 1.50 0.75 530 614a 1/3d 1.70
2½d T.2 1 BAND 1.00 0.25 0.75 0.15
0.30
285 3d 35.00 12.00 3.50 1.50
585 0.25 0.05
458Wi 1d 4.00 2.00 1.50 0.75 531 614b 1/6dT.1 1 BAND
2½d 9.50 4.5020.00 1.00 0.50
20.00
518Wi
286 4d2d 15.00
26.00 11.00
10.00 11.00
3.00 5.00
1.50 586
459Wi 1½d 1/6d 0.40 2.50 0.25 0.25
0.50 0.05
0.25 BASIC SET - 17v £40.00 £18.00 £13.00 £5.00
519Wi 2½d 130.00
SET 0.10 0.05
55.00 0.15
22.00 0.10
13.50 BASIC SET (17v)SET £3.00 3.30
8.50 £2.00
3.00 £0.75
1.50 615 3d 2 BANDS
1952/54 TUDOR WMK. SIDEWAYS
0.30 0.20
1911/13 DOWNEYSET £17.00 £12.00 £12.00 £5.50 1937/47 DARK COLOURS 517a615c 3d - R. BAND
1½d 0.10 0.30 0.15 0.20
0.10
322 ½d 3.50 1.30 0.40 0.20 462 ½d 0.05 0.03 0.05 518a615cEa 3d - L. BAND
2d 0.20 0.30 0.25 0.20
0.15
1955/58
327 EDWARD1dSET 3.00 1.00 0.40 0.15 1958
463 CROWNS WMK.
1d SIDEWAYS
0.05 0.03 0.05 519a615e 2½d 3.50 3.00 1.50
3d - CB 0.15 0.15
335
540 ½d
½d 48.00
0.05 22.00
0.02 14.00
0.05 9.00 464
570a 1½d ½d 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.05
0.05 616 SET £3.50
4d LIGHT £2.00 1.60 £3.00 £1.50
1.20
336 1d 18.00 8.00 5.00 3.00 465 2d 0.50 0.20 0.15 0.05 1952/54 TUDOR WMK. INVERTED
541
339 ½d
1d 0.10
3.50
0.05
1.50
0.05
0.20 0.10 571a 1d 0.10 0.35 0.30 0.15 616a 4d DARK 0.05 F/U 0.10
466 2½d 0.05 0.05 U/M M/M G/U
542
341 1½d
1d 0.05
2.00 0.02
0.80 0.05
0.30 0.10 572b
467 3d 1½d 2.00 3.50 1.00 3.20
0.20 1.40
0.10 616b
515Wi ½d 4½d
0.30 0.15 0.10 0.25 0.15
0.10
543
344 2d DARK
½d 0.05
3.50 0.02
1.50 0.05
0.30 0.10 468 4d 0.10 0.05 0.15 0.05 616c
516Wi 1d 5d
2.75 1.20 0.10 1.50 0.15
0.80
345 1d 2.50 1.50 0.25 0.10 573a
469
2d 1.20 0.25 0.40 0.15 517Wi
543b 2d LIGHT 0.05 0.02 0.05 5d 0.50 0.20 0.05 617 1½d 6d
0.15 0.10 0.10 0.15 0.15
0.10
346 ½d 6.00 3.50 2.00 1.00 574d
470 2½d6dTYPE 2 0.50 0.25 0.20 0.20
0.15 0.15
0.05 518Wi
617a 2d 15.00
7d 11.00 0.20 11.00 5.00
0.20
544 2½d TYPE I 0.05 0.05 0.05
350 1d 11.00 5.50 4.00 1.50 471 7d 3.00 1.00 0.25 0.10 519Wi 2½d 0.10 0.05
544b 2½d TYPESET 2 0.15
95.00 0.10
40.00 0.20
23.00 0.10
13.00 574l 2½d TYPE I 3.50 0.25 0.20 0.15 617b 8d 0.20 0.15 0.10
0.20
472 8d 1.20 0.20 0.10 SET £17.00 £12.00 £12.00 £5.50
545
1912/22 R. CYPHER 3d 0.10 0.03 0.05 0.05 575a
473 9d 3d 2.75 0.05 1.20 0.05
0.25 0.10 617cEDWARD SET
1955/58 9d 0.20 0.25
351
546 ½d4d 0.35
0.50 0.20
0.25 0.10
0.15 0.10
0.10 474 10d 2.20 1.20 0.25 0.10 540 617d ½d 10d
0.05 0.02 0.20 0.05 0.20
357 576ab 4d LIGHT 1.00 0.60 0.20 0.15 541 617e
547 1d5d 0.35
2.50 0.20
1.00 0.10
2.75 0.05
1.00 474a 11d 0.50 0.50 0.25 1d 1/-
0.10 0.05 0.20 0.05 0.20
364 1½d 1.00 0.30 0.20 0.15 475 1/- SET 3.00£4.25 1.50 £4.20
0.15 £2.00
0.05 542 618 1½d 0.05
1/3d 0.02 0.70 0.05 0.75
548
368 6d REDDISH2d 2.50
1.80 0.50
0.50 0.45
0.20 0.30
0.15 SET £18.00 £8.00 £2.50 £0.90 543 618a 2d DARK 0.05 0.02 0.05
548a 6d CLARET 2.50 0.50 0.45 0.30 1/6d 1.00 0.75
372 2½d 7.50 3.50 0.70 0.35 1937/47 DK. COLS. WMK. SIDEWAYS 543b 2d LIGHT 0.05 0.02 0.05
375
549 3d7d 3.00
25.00 1.20
6.00 0.35
5.00 0.30
2.20 1958
462a CROWNS WMK. ½d INVERTED0.25 0.15 0.15 0.05 544 2½dBASIC
TYPE I SET -0.0517v 0.05£2.50 0.05 £3.50
379 4d8d 7.50 2.50 0.35 0.20 463a
570wi 1d ½d10.00 0.15 4.00 0.10 0.10
4.00 0.05
1.75 544b FULL
2½d TYPE 2 SET -0.15
24v £32.00 0.20 £32.00
0.10 0.10
550 3.00 1.00 0.35 0.20
381 5d 9.50 3.50 1.20 0.80 464a 545
551
385 6d9d 8.00
10.00 2.50
3.00 1.10
0.60 0.40
0.30 570kwi
465a
½d1½d
CHALKY 0.50 0.30
1.30 12.00
1.00 0.40
1.20 0.15
0.50 546 1960 PHOS. 4d
3d 0.10 0.03 0.05 0.05
2d 28.00 14.00 10.00 WMK. SIDEWAYS
0.50 0.25 0.15 0.10
552
385a 6d Perf 10d
14 8.00
75.00 2.50
42.00 1.10
42.00 0.40
22.00 571wi
466a 2½d 1d40.00 0.10 18.00 0.10 0.10
15.00 0.05
5.00 547 610a 5d 2.50
½d 1.00 4.50 2.75 1.00
4.50
387
553 7d
11d 17.00
0.40 5.00
0.20 3.00
0.40 1.50
0.20 SET
1½d£75.00 2.20£32.00 £32.00 £16.00 548
390 8d 22.00 9.00 4.50 2.00
572wi 1.00 0.50 0.25 611a6d REDDISH 2.50
1d 0.50
0.20 0.45 0.30
0.20
554 1/- 10.00 2.50 0.20 0.10 1937/47 DK. COLS. WMK. INVERTED 548a 6d CLARET 2.50 0.50 0.45 0.30
392 9d Agate 11.00 3.50 1.50 1.00 573wi
462Wi ½d 2d 4.5057.50 1.40 30.00
0.15 20.00
0.05 549 612a 7d 1½d
25.00 6.00 4.50 5.00 4.50
2.20
555
393a 1/3d
9d Green 15.00
135.00 3.50
44.00 0.50
10.00 0.15
4.50 463Wi 2d (Clipped1dperfs.)22.0010.00 8.00 1.50 0.40 550 613ab 8d 2d
3.00 1.00 0.15 0.35 0.15
0.20
573wi 5.00 5.00
556
394 1/6d
10d 16.00
16.00 4.00
6.00 0.50
7.00 0.20
3.00 464Wi 1½d 7.50 2.00 0.25 0.10 551 615b 9d3d 2 BANDS
8.00 2.50 0.40 1.10 0.40
0.40
395 BASIC SET (18v)
1/- £65.00
20.00 £20.00
7.00 £13.00
0.60 £5.00
0.40 574wi
465Wi
2½d2dTYPE 230.00 2.50 11.001.40 1.50
2.00
0.75
0.80 552 615d 10d 8.00 2.50 2.20 1.10 0.40
3d - R. BAND 2.20
SET (less 385a) 240.00 75.00 29.00 11.00 574kwi
466Wi 2½d2½dCHALKY27.00 0.25 11.00 0.20 0.30
2.00 0.20
0.80 553 615dea 11d 0.40
3d - L. BAND 0.20 2.20 0.40 0.20
2.20
1955/58 EDWARD
1913 MULTIPLE WMK. SIDEWAYS
CYPHER 575wi SET
3d£80.00 0.10£32.00
0.10 £5.00
0.10 £2.00
0.05 554 1/- 10.00 2.50 0.20 0.10
397
542a ½d
1½d 95.00
0.10 70.00
0.05 65.00
0.20 45.00
0.10 1941 LIGHT COLOURS 555 615ea 1/3d 3d15.00
- CB 3.50 0.20 0.50 0.20
0.15
398 1d 300.00 576awi 4d
½dLIGHT 0.05 2.00 1.20 1.40 0.50 556 616ab 1/6d 4d LIGHT 4.00 0.10 0.50 0.10
543a 2d DARK 0.15 160.00
0.10 160.00
0.25 100.00
0.10 485 0.05 16.00 0.20
1924/26 BLOCK CYPHER 486 1d SET 0.05 £62.50 0.05
£32.00 £20.00 BASIC SET (18v) SET £20.00
£65.00 £12.50£13.00 £12.50
£5.00
543d
418 2d LIGHT
½d 3.50
0.25 2.00
0.15 2.50
0.20 0.50
0.10 487 1½d 0.20 0.20 1955/58 EDWARD WMK. SIDEWAYS
544a
419 2½d
1d 0.70
0.25 0.50
0.15 0.70
0.20 0.30
0.10 488 GRAPHITES 2d 0.15 0.12 542a1960 PHOS.1½d 0.10
WMK. INVERTED 0.05 0.20 0.10
1958
420
545b 1½d3d 0.25
7.50 0.10
4.50 0.20
5.50 0.10
2.75 489 2½d 0.05 0.05 543a 2d DARK 0.15 0.10 0.25 0.10
421 2d
SET 0.80
£10.00 0.35
£7.00 0.25
£8.50 0.15
£3.50 587
490 3d ½d 0.60 3.90 3.00 4.00
0.15 2.50 543d610wi 2d LIGHT ½d
3.50 2.00 0.75 2.50 0.75
0.50
422 2½d 5.50 2.00 0.50 0.25 588 SET
1d £0.80 0.75 £0.50
0.50 £0.50
0.70 £0.25
0.30 544a611wi 2½d 1d
0.70 0.50 0.10 0.70 0.15
0.30
423 3d 9.00 3.00 0.50 0.25 1941 L. COLOURS WMK. SIDEWAYS 545b612wi 3d 1½d
7.50 4.50 7.50 5.50 4.00
2.75
1955/58
424 EDWARD4dWMK. 16.00INVERTED 5.50 0.80 0.50 589
486a 1d 1½d 2.0040.00 1.00 33.00 38.00
2.00 30.00
0.50 SET £10.00 £7.00
614wi 2½d T.2 2 BANDS 85.00 £8.50 £3.50
85.00
540Wi
425 ½d
5d 0.05
27.00 0.05
7.00 0.15
1.20 0.05
0.70 488a
589 1½d - (Clipped2dperfs.) 8.50 6.00 5.50
5.00 6.00
5.00 4.00 1955/58 EDWARD WMK. INVERTED
426a 6d1d 2.50 0.60 0.30 0.20 489a 2½d 6.00 4.00 5.00 1.25 614wi
540Wi “ (Clipped
½d perfs.)
0.05 0.0520.00 0.15 10.00
0.05
541Wi 0.25 0.15 0.20 0.10 590 2d£14.00 4.00 £9.50
2.50 1.00 0.25
427 9d 13.00 3.30 1.20 0.70 SET £12.00 £5.00 614awi 2½d
541Wi 1dT.2 1 BAND
0.25 0.1517.50 0.20 16.00
0.10
542Wi
428 1½d
10d 0.20
40.00 0.15
15.00 0.20
9.00 0.10
4.00 1941 L. COLOURS WMK. 542Wi
615wi 1½d3d 2 BANDS
0.20 0.15 0.15 0.20 0.40
0.10
591 2½dINVERTED 4.50 3.00 4.00 1.90
543Wi
429 2d DARK
1/- 6.00
27.00 3.00
11.00 3.20
0.70 2.00
0.40 485Wi ½d 1.50 0.75 0.20 0.10 543Wi
615cwi 2d DARK 6.00
3d - R. BAND 3.00 3.00 3.20 2.00
3.20
SET 135.00 38.00 12.00 5.00 592
488Wi 2d 3d 1.10 0.15 0.50 0.10 0.15
0.20 0.05
0.10 543bWi 2d LIGHT 4.00 2.50 3.00 1.50
543bWi 2d LIGHT 4.00 2.50 3.00 1.50 615cwia 2½d 3d - L. BAND
1924/26 BLOCK CYPHER WATERMARK SIDEWAYS 489Wi
593 2½d 4d 0.40 0.20
3.00 1.50 0.25
2.00 0.10
0.75 544bWi 0.10 0.0530.00 0.25 30.00
0.10
544bWi
418a 2½d
½d 0.10
8.00 0.05
3.00 0.25
2.70 0.10
1.00 SET £2.70 £1.20 £0.50 £0.25 615ewi
545Wi 3d 3d 1.00
- CB 0.60 1.60 0.35 1.60
0.20
545Wi
419a 1d3d 1.00
17.00 0.60
8.00 0.35
7.00 0.20
4.50 594
1950/1 NEW COLOURS 4½d 3.00 1.50 2.00 0.75 616awi SET 4d£10.50
LIGHT £6.00 0.10 £7.00 £3.75
0.15
420b 1½d 11.00
SET £10.50 3.50
£6.00 4.00
£7.00 1.50
£3.75 503 ½d SET 0.10 £50.00 £40.00 0.05
£45.00 £35.00 SET £145.00 £145.00

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GB POSTAL HISTORY

Fifeshire
Postal historian and recently appointed Keeper of the
Royal Philatelic Collection, John Scott, continues his
extensive tour of the nation picking up intriguing postal
history along the way

A
s the centuries have
progressed so the title of
‘Kingdom’ has become
used more widely in
respect of Fife but the
county has been diminishing in area since
the 1400s. However, it is still rich in
Royal Burghs, many grouped in a chain
along the shores of the Firth of Forth,
each of which elected a parliamentary
representative in the 1830s. Today the
romantic fishing harbours are tourist
resorts but even in the past they were
unlikely to be a ship’s first port of call
in this country. Consequently while
there are ship letter marks known from
Anstruther, Burntisland, Kirkcaldy and
Newburgh, only one example has been
found from each of the first three towns
and only a proof strike is known from
the latter. I do not intend therefore to
dwell upon the collecting opportunities
offered by such marks!
The prosperity of the county was
built upon coal, iron, fishing and
agriculture, none of which, in their
raw stage, produce great amounts of
correspondence compared to counties
with extensive manufactories or centres
of administration. The printed material
which circulated through the post is more
likely to be from the local agricultural
show such as that from Colinsburgh
in 1837 which offered prizes for the
best Bulls, Cattle, Horses Swine and
Seed Corn. The Fife Show continues
today as the leading country show in
the area, being an amalgamation of the
Fife Agricultural Association founded
in Cupar in 1821 and the East of Fife
Society which was founded pre-1840. The
circular from 1837 is likely to be from its
earliest years therefore and is indicative of
the wealth of knowledge which resides in
many collections, unknown to the outside
world. The postmark in blue shows
unusually strong traces of the mileage
mark 438 E which appeared below the
name until it was excised in the late 1820s
when improvements to the road network
made most of the distances unreliable.
Often the publication of a new
book stimulates interest in a hitherto
neglected area, a case in point being the
Returned Letter Offices which utilized
special stationery in which to return
undeliverable letters. Sometimes the
letter being returned has survived with
the wrapper and is usually marked with
the reason for return, often because the
recipient had moved or was deceased.
In this case the letter to a ship’s captain
was marked ‘Sailed not known where’
with the initials C.F. which may well be
those of the postmaster or letter carrier in
Kincardine. Since the sender, Russel &
Aitken, a firm of solicitors, was hoping
to collect an unpaid debt of £98 6/-, a
Above left: the mileage substantial sum in those days, this cannot
removed namestamp have been welcome news, especially as
of Colinsburgh used 6½d was due on the returned letter!
in 1837 on a Circular There were nine types of wrapper used
(above right) from the by the Dead Letter Office in Edinburgh
East of Fife Agricultural between 1836 and 1841 with no more
Society Show. than five of this type being known. As in
Below: a Returned so much of postal history, knowledge is
Letter Wrapper from the key which is why I urge collectors to
the Dead Letter Office take an interest outside their immediate
in Edinburgh sent out speciality. None of us can know
under the name of the everything, but being able to separate the
Secretary, Edw. Lees, gems from the dross is a useful start.
and enclosing a letter
marked ‘Sailed not F URTHER READING
known where C. F.’ The Returned Letter Offices of Great
Britain to 1912 and Beyond, J.K.
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COVER EXPLAINED

he itinerant Chief Engineer

In our regular guide to deciphering complex postal markings, Dane Garrod unravels the many
scribbles, postmarks and handstamps on this intriguing cover sent to a seaman in 1950

I
n a previous edition of ‘Cover
Explained’ it was suggested that
the wireless operator was the
most important person on a ship
on the high seas. Perhaps this is
so, because of potential danger, but the
chief engineer also has a pivotal role, for
without power, the ship goes nowhere.
Here on this 1950 cover a chief engineer
is the intended recipient, but did he
receive his news, good or bad? It would
seem he did not.
The writer’s name is unknown, but
he or she wrote the recipient’s name, Mr
A Macknight, followed by his seaman’s
rank of chief engineer, and then the
ship name, SS Birchbank, a cargo ship
of 6,450 tons built in 1921 that had a
number of owners and names before this
name in 1946 as part of the Bank Line
fleet. The address following the ship’s
name is now obscured by re-addressing,
but we can just see ‘c/’, the beginning Calcutta’s Dead Letter day of May 1950: ‘SOUTHAMPTON 13 JLY / 1950 / N.S.W.AUST’. This
of ‘care of’. By holding the envelope to Office, where our cover / 9 30AM / 31 MAY / 1950’. The would have occurred due to the stuck-
a strong light, the word ‘Colombo’ is arrived in August 1950 following sequence is suggested, but on label over the Colombo address,
visible further down the page, just above there is a confusion of handstamps and sending it on to Sydney, Australia,
the now crossed-out ‘Ceylon’. With written script in various colours, both where red crayon was later drawn across
the one shilling stamp and an air mail on the front and back of the cover. it. Before this, the ship’s name was still
sticker, the journey began with an early The next dated postmark is on the showing, as was the original destination
postmark in Southampton on the last Colombo harbour back, stating ‘SYDNEY / 6 - PM / country. The following date is only two
days later, apparently on the other side
of the world in England, but can it have
arrived there by various flights so as to
receive what appears to be ‘LO…...C.
/ 15 JLY / 1950 / B’, and a time ‘PM’
but not clearly shown? Or is there
another explanation? The next date is
in Calcutta, India, where the circular
postmark includes ‘CALCUTTA /
1 PM / 15 AUG / 1950 / G.P.O.’
and a faint hidden final word ending
‘ERY’. Probably then were added the
name and address of the shipping line
on two purple handstamps reading ‘
The Bank Line Ltd. / 6 Lyons Range
/ CALCUTTA, INDIA’. No joy was
experienced here, as the Dead Letter
Offices in both Calcutta and Bombay
received, and sent on, the letter. Two
large square handstamps on the reverse
clearly state ‘D.L.O. / CALCUTTA /

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3
8 5
9
8
7
10
12
11

With the one shilling stamp and an airmail sticker, the

1 journey began with an early postmark in Southampton on
the last day of May 1950: ‘SOUTHAMPTON / 9 30AM / 31
4
MAY / 1950’.

The next dated postmark is on the back, stating ‘SYDNEY

2 / 6 - PM / 13 JLY / 1950 / N.S.W.AUST’. This would
have occurred due to the stuck-on label over the Colombo
address, sending it on to Sydney, Australia, where red crayon
was later drawn across it.
2 6
Unexplained markings include ‘INCONNU / NOT KNOWN’
7 in an oblong handstamp on the reverse.

The letter arrived in England by various flights and received The reasons behind the five purple ‘PLEASE RETURN TO /
3 what appears to be ‘LO…...C. / 15 JLY / 1950 / B’, and a
time ‘PM’.
8 THE SENDER.’ on front and back is also unclear.

We also have the crossing out in a greenish-blue ink of the

4 In Calcutta, India, a circular postmark was added, reading:

‘CALCUTTA / 1 PM / 15 AUG / 1950 / G.P.O.’ and a faint
9 ship’s name, the country of Ceylon, and the scribbling over
the two purple handstamps either side on the front of The
hidden final word ending ‘ERY’. Bank Line.

The name and address of the shipping line was added on two Another hand added ‘Left Ship’, which is partly hidden by
5 purple handstamps reading ‘ The Bank Line Ltd. / 6 Lyons
Range / CALCUTTA, INDIA’.
10 the label, as this ink is very slightly bluer in colour.

The significance of the boxed ‘2’ is not known, but perhaps

6 The Dead Letter Offices in both Calcutta and Bombay sent

the letter on and two large square handstamps on the reverse
11 linked to the oblong ‘RETOUR’ from a Dead Letter Office.

clearly state ‘D.L.O. / CALCUTTA / 22AUG.50’, and then over One wonders when was the returning address in
a month later, two further handstamps of ‘D.L.O. / BOMBAY /
29SEP.50’.
12 Southampton was written on the envelope flap.

22AUG.50’, and then over a month
later, two further handstamps of
‘D.L.O. / BOMBAY / 29SEP.50’.
Between those dates, red ink writing
wrote ‘22/9’ on the front and ‘not
known’ on the back, and crossed out
‘P.T.O.’ on the front.
All of this leaves us with
‘INCONNU / NOT KNOWN’ in an
oblong handstamp on the reverse, the
five purple ‘PLEASE RETURN TO /
THE SENDER.’ on front and back,
and the crossing out in a greenish-blue
ink of the ship’s name, the country
of Ceylon, as well as scribbling over
the two purple handstamps either
side on the front of The Bank Line.
Another hand added ‘Left Ship’, which
is partly hidden by the label, as this
ink is very slightly bluer in colour.
The significance of the boxed ‘2’ is
not known, but perhaps linked to the
oblong ‘RETOUR’ from a Dead Letter
Office. Finally, we can ask, when was
the returning address in Southampton
written on the envelope flap?
Chief Engineer Macknight appears
to have left little evidence of his life in
the wider world outside shipping, but
it is probable that 74-year-old Andrew
R. Macknight who died in Canterbury
registration district in the third quarter
of 1962 is our man. Perhaps he received
the letter written at the end of May
1950 when he finally got home from
his sea voyage later that year.

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 INTERESTING &
UNUSUAL
ANTIGUA
200+ inc strong QV from 1863 Arms types to
2/6, KG5 to 2/6, KG6 to £1, RSW, QE2 etc.
Some duplication Cat £1730 £280.00
AUSTRALIA
100’s on leaves M & FU, generally both, fairly
complete 1953-78, no 1963 Navigators, but a
sheetlet of the 1971 Christmas issue. Nice lot
Cat £570 £85.00
AUSTRIA
Austrian Military Post 200+ inc P.O’s in
Turkey from 1867 with vals to 10pi, 1908
most to 20pi etc, Feldpost to 4Kr, few early
Bosnia & Herzegovina, P.O’s in Rumania
etc Cat £620 £85.00
AZORES
About 200 inc Angra, Horta, Porta Delgado
then Azores with 1868 120r (sl fault) straight
value tablet range to 150r (p 13 ½ ) Vasco
da Gama vals to 150r, Ceres types to 2e etc
Cat £1050 £200.00
BARBADOS
Many 100’s with strong Britannias from
imperf, some unused, 1882 to 1/=
(duplicated, some mint) 1892 to 2/6, 1897
Jubilee to 2/6, 1905 most to 2/6, Nelson set,
1912 to 1/=, 1916 to 1/=, 1920 Victory set,
1921 to 2/= etc to KG6, Throughout there is
duplication, unchecked for W’Mk varieties.
This is a really good lot.Cat £13400
£1420.00
CANADA
150+ from 1859 1c, 10c, 17c, large heads
to 15c (3) Small heads to 10c (2) 1893 20c,
50c K.Ed to 50c, Ottawa to 15c, Strong
KG5 inc War Tax O’Print 5c, 20c (M) 1922
to $1 etc Excellent range with useful mint
throughout Cat £3355 £400.00
Provinces 60 inc Nova Scotia 1860 to 12 ½
c (M) P..E.I 1862 9d, Newfoundland 1897 to
6c, 1920 2c and 3c S’Charges etc Useful little
lot Cat £600 £75.00 SWEDEN
130 from 1855 4Sk,. 1858 30 ore, 1872 (inc
FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA
both 6 ore) to 1Kr,. 1903 new P.O,. 1921
160+ from 1936 inc 1937 extensive range to 400th Anniv set etc with useful back of the
5Fr, adherence to de Gaulle range to 2Fr 50
book Cat £870
Airs to 50Fr etc Cat £550 £100.00
FRENCH P.O’S IN TANGIERS
25, a clean mint lot with 1918 range to 2Fr
and 5Fr (the 10c FU) 1918 dues 9ex 15c)
and second dues set Cat £200 £40.00
GREAT BRITAIN
Prestige booklets (1991- 2006) fairly
complete Retail (Bayford) £428 £140.00
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FDC’s (100’s) fairly complete 1990- 2007
typed addresses, Commems and deins.
Retail (Bayford) about £900. Cheap lot
£275.00
70+ from 1d imperf, surface printed to 1/= inc
4d and 1/= no corner plates, further QV to
5/=, Jubilee set, K.Ed to 2/6 with some lovely
CDS copies, KG5 to 2/6 Cat £3450
£175.00
GREECE
About 90 inc 2nd Olympics 1d (M) 1902
Hermes 1dr, 2dr (FU) 1927 Navarino (ex Sir
Codrington) mint etc Cat £460 £65.00
ITALY
Vatican Many 100’s in hingeless Lighthouse,
apparently complete to 1967 with all the
better items inc 1934 surcharges (rare) 1948
’49 Air Pairs (UNM) 151 Gratian Airs,. 1952
Centenary M/S (UNM) etc Cat £6600
£950.00
JAPAN
100+ from 1871 imperfs one of each, 1872
perf’d ‘set’ then range to 30s (both) 1875
12s- 45s,. 1876 range to 1 yen, later to 1914.
Good lot Cat £5930 £625.00
Some 100’d in stock book commencing 1915
Coro set, ( M & FU) 119 Peace set, 1921
postal Anniv, Crown Prince set, 1923 imperf
set, 1927 U.P.U 10s (M) etc. To 1960’s. Many
issues both M & FU Cat £2100 £300.00
NETHERLANDS
90 from 106 inc 124 S’Charge pair (FU)
Various Child and Social Fund sets, 1930
Rembrandt (FU) etc to 1938 Cat £375
£60.00
NORWAY
50 from Oscar 4Sk,. Non-serif Posthorns to
25 ore, further Posthorns to 600re,. 1905 1Kr
surcharge etc Cat £200 £35.00
£130.00
SWITZERLAND
100’s on Biella leaves from 1862 to 1Fr (2)
1888 perf 9 ½ 20c – 1Fr, further standing
Helvetias to 3Fr (5 different perfs) 1908 to
3Fr,. 1928 high values, then fairly complete
to 1945 inc Pax vals to 2Fr, Strong Airs , Pro
Juventutes complete FU 1913-46 (no 1941
M/S) dues etc A fabulous lot Cat£13300
£1275.00
915815.07
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GREAT BRITAIN ON PAPER MIXTURES
GB COMMEMS NO XMAS. Wide ranging on paper mix includes h.v’s & modern to 2018 issues. ½ lb £16.00, 1 lb £30.00.
GB HIGH VALUE DEFINS. On paper, many from registered & recorded mail so good cancellations, a clean mix. Includes modern
security issues which will become very rare with all the gold labels used on mail. ½ lb £18.00, 1 lb £35.00.
GB MULTIPLES ISSUES. Try to keep up with the recent multiple issues. Increasing variety, right up to the latest 2018 Harry
Potter, Owls, Game of Thrones, 2017 Droids & Aliens, Classic Toys, Landmark Buildings, Songbirds, 2016 Mr Men, Shakespeare
Quotes, Star Wars, Comedy Greats, Bridges, 2014 Sustainable Fish, Buckingham Palace etc. Try and complete those difficult sets.
¼ lb £24.00, ½ lb £45.00.
GB MODERN COMMEMS NO XMAS ONLY. While Stocks Last! This sells for a small fortune on auction sites as they are so
hard to find these days, we can supply very small amounts. Mostly 2012/2018 issues only with the odd high value and multiple
issues. Limited range as so modern but very sought after. 2 oz £13.00.
GB SPECIAL CHARITY MIX. A well balanced on paper Charity mix covering Defins, Commems, H.Value Commems, H.Value
Defins, Pre-decimal, Wildings & Pre QEII. Covers all periods. 1 lb £12.00, 2 lbs £22.00.
GB REGIONALS (On paper). A wealth of variety from all four regions, find those elusive band/perf varieties very cheaply. Over
7000 – 8000 stamps/ 2lbs. 1 lb £15.00, 2 lbs £28.00.
GREAT BRITAIN OFF PAPER MIXTURES
GREAT BRITAIN Off paper mixture. The tedious washing of this modern mix has been done for you already by charity
supporters! There are over 500 basic machins to collect. One of each in good nick can cost over £1,000.00. We can’t guarantee
all in there but you’ll have great fun sorting, includes commems, h.v commems & defins, worth the price on their own.
Guaranteed totally unpicked. At least 10,000 stamps / 1 lb. 1 lb £19.00, 2 lbs £37.00.
GREAT BRITAIN OFF PAPER COMMEMS NO XMAS. Previously included Xmas, we can now supply without so the rarer
Commems only. Wealth of variety from KGVI to date, includes some high values. Approx 5000 stamps to 1 lb weight. ¼ lb
£22.00, ½ lb £42.00, 1 lb £80.00.
FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH ON PAPER MIXTURES.
SPECIAL OFFER NO.1: Buy 1 lb Aus, Canada, N.Z & U.S.A for the discounted price of £62.00. List Price £74.00.
AUSTRALIA. On paper charity mix, includes modern with dream variety, many Commems and high values, collected from a school-teacher in
the Outback. Approx. 2500 stamps / 1 lb. 1 lb £18.00, 2 lbs £34.00.
CANADA. Sold out before, we have been fortunate to get fresh stocks from the increasingly difficult country. A colourful on paper charity
mixture from the Canadian Save the Children Fund of Commems, Defins, Large Pictorials and high values. 1 lb £20.00, 2 lbs. £39.00.
NEW ZEALAND. On Paper charity mixture with Commems and higher values includes difficult to find modern. Supplied to us exclusively by a
N.Z Charity. Approx. 2500 stamps / 1lb. ½ lb £11.00, 1 lb £20.00.
U.S.A. An on paper charity mixture with stupendous variety. There can’t be many mixtures so attractive and with such good count. Approx count
3500 to 4000 stamps. Per 1lb £16.00, 2lbs £30.00.
IRELAND CHARITY. On paper. This emanates from convents throughout the Republic, is mostly modern with a wealth of Commems. Price
£16.50 / lb.
EUREKA! We’ve found it. This has to be our best world mixture yet. At least 85% commems with a staggering variety with around 100
countries/states (yes we have found stamps from that many). Much modern and many high values included. Our SUPER WORLD 100. ½ lb
£28.00, 1 lb £55.00, 2 lbs £105.00.
OVERSEAS FOREIGN & COMMONWEALTH CHARITY MIXTURE. With over 120 Charity sources in this country it is not surprising that
this is the ultimate mixture of Foreign & Commonwealth stamps essentially on paper. Enormous variety and mostly modern as it is collected
from offices on a day to day basis. Many h. values as many are Air mail values and a lot will never be seen in approval books! 1 lb £30.00, 2 lbs
£55.00, 5 lbs £125.00.
EUROPEAN COMMEMORATIVES. New in the spring again it has been remarkably successful. Mostly Commemoratives from all corners of
Europe (No GB). Great variety with high values and semi-postals. Includes very interesting stamps from the new Russian States, Iceland, Faroes,
Greenland, Vatican, Monaco, San Marino, United Nations and Liechtenstein. A must for all collectors of Europe. ½ lb £28.00, 1 lb £55.00.
CHANNEL ISLES & ISLE OF MAN. An On Paper mixture of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and I.O.M containing a wealth of variety, strong in
Commems, Booklets, Greetings & h.values. ½ lb £18.00, 1lb £35.00.
COMMEMORATIVES & LARGE ONLY ON PAPER MIXTURES.
Special offer. Buy 2 different lots of the Commems & Large mixtures below deduct 5% from the price, 4 items deduct
10%, 8 items deduct 20%!
AUSTRALIA ½ lb £19, 1 lb £35.00. AUSTRIA ¼ lb £35, ½ lb £68.00. BELGIUM. ¼ lb £23, ½ lb £45.00.
BHUTAN ¼ lb £35, ½ lb £68.00. BOTSWANA ¼ lb £18, ½ lb £35.00. CANADA ¼ lb £40, ½ lb £70.00.
CYPRUS ¼ lb £30, ½ lb £58.00. FAROES 2oz £39, ¼ lb £74.00. FINLAND ¼ lb £20, ½ lb £39.00.
FRANCE ¼ lb £23.00, ½ lb £42.00. FRENCH AFRICA ¼ lb £47, ½ lb £90.00. GERMANY ½ lb £16, 1 lb £30.00.
GERMANY H.V COMMEMS ¼ lb £22, ½ lb £40. GIBRALTAR ¼ lb £30, ½ lb £58. GREECE ¼ lb £31, ½ lb £60.
GUERNSEY ¼ lb £33, ½ lb £65.00. IRAN ¼ lb £30.00, ½ lb £58.00. ISLE OF MAN ½ lb £33, 1 lb £59.00.
JERSEY ¼ lb £33, ½ lb £65.00. JAPAN ¼ lb £22, ½ lb £40.00. LUXEMBOURG ¼ lb £39, ½ lb £77.00.
MALTA ½ lb £16, 1 lb £30.00. NEPAL ¼ lb £20, ½ lb £38.00. NORWAY ¼ lb £23, ½ lb £45.00.
SPAIN ¼ lb £23.00, ½ lb £44.00. SWISS ¼ lb £23, ½ lb £45.00. THAILAND ¼ lb £23, ½ lb £45.00
U.S.A ½ lb £25, 1 lb £48.00.
OFF PAPER MIXTURES
FRANCE. An amazing collection of over 500 different Commemoratives only from 2011 to 2017 all in complete sets!! List price £65.00.
SPECIAL OFFER NO. 7: Buy 1 lb World, 1 lb British Commonwealth and 1 lb W. Europe Scoop for the discounted price of
£130. List price £150.00.
WORLD SCOOP. An Off paper mix scooped from our oddments tub. Emanating from Charities, Auctions, personal collections etc. You will
find high Cat (please tell us when you do ) & many additions for your collection. Each 1 lb lot 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 lb £31.00, 5 lbs £139.00.
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH SCOOP. Sold out over the last 8 months, we can now supply more of our popular Off paper mixture
covering old Empire & modern Commonwealth. Several clients found stamps cataloguing £10 to £50 each. No promises but with
at least 7,000 stamps/1lb you’ll have great fun sorting. ½ lb £31.00, 1 lb £60.00. Sale price ½ lb £27.90, 1 lb £54.00.
WEST EUROPE SCOOP. An Off paper mixture of small and large stamps with much earlier material. Many better and unusual
values. In great demand as our interests in the EEC grow. Approx. 10,000 stamps to 1 lb costing around ½ p each. ½ lb £28.00,
1 lb £55.00. Sale price ½ lb £25.00, 1 lb £49.00.
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Symbols from the distant past
Before Europeans adopted the Latin alphabet, they used a variety of symbols which have become
known as runes. As Paula Hammond discovers in her thematics guide, the symbols have been seen on
a number of postage stamps over the years
D
ating from at least 150 AD,
the word rune itself is said to
come from the Old German
meaning ‘whisper’ or ‘secret’.
The Finnish word for rune
actually translates as ‘scratched letter’ and
this gives us a very good idea of how these
evocative symbols most often appeared: etched
on small commemorative stones or hammered
into larger monuments.
The idea that there was something magical
about writing, that you can transmit and record
information using just a few symbols, was
one that gripped the ancient world. So, not
surprisingly, the earliest runes were often used to
cast charms, curses, and protections. This belief in
the power of writing was so strong that, even after
Christianity replaced pagan religions, the belief
that runes had ‘power’ persisted. The 1800s saw
a revival of interest in ancient world. In Northern
Europe this was reflected in renewed interest
in standing stones, Viking, Celtic, and Pictish
history, and the Druidic/pagan religions. Even
today, runes are used in occult rituals and feature
widely in tales of magic and fantasy.
Postage stamps celebrating runes and
runic inscriptions make for a lovely theme
and, while this isn’t a vast topic, there’s
enough variety to ensure a visually appealing
A-Z THEMATICS
collection. In fact, as real Old English runes
formed the basis for the languages used in JRR
Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, and these have been
reproduced on postage stamps, there’s more to
this theme than meets the eye.
A great starting point is the Swedish 1980
Runic Inscriptions booklet which features runes
and their Latin equivalents on the cover, with a
lovely set of Norse god stamps inside. Sweden has
also produced a number of stamps featuring runes
on standing stones. The 2002 issue highlighted
the Adelso Stone while a 1975 two-stamp issue
paired the iconic 9th-century Rök Runic Stone
with a woodcock. The Rök stone holds the
longest runic inscription ever discovered and is
viewed as the first piece of Swedish literature.
Similarly, in Denmark, some of the oldest
runic stones are considered to mark significant
points in the nation’s history referencing,
as they do, early rulers, settlers, and legal
frameworks. A fine four-stamp issue from 2003
shows Thyra’s Stone, which is often called
‘Denmark’s birth certificate’ alongside other
items from the Jelling burial mound complex.
The inscription on the stone includes the first
written use of the word Denmark. The mounds
were also commemorated on a wide selection
of stamps marking the fiftieth anniversary of
UNESCO as well as 1953 Denmark issue
celebrating ‘1000 Years of the Kingdom’.
Some of the earliest examples
of runic postal issues come from
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THEMATICS
Iceland. Dating from 1930, and produced to
mark Iceland’s Millennium, the series has a
long and curious history. The stamps include a
series of historic images with runic inscriptions
and are increasingly hard to find.
Faroe Island’s 1981 stamp is another issue
marking monumental inscriptions but strangely
the stamps design shows the Sandavágur
stone in the foreground and runes from the
Kirkjubøur stone in the background. Meaning
you get two price of one!
R IS FOR RUNES
Why collect?
• A visually pleasing thematic.
• Narrow focus allowing for
a ‘complete’ collection.
• Includes commemoratives and definitives.
• Can be used as a nice add-on for a history,
art, and literary collection.
Notable releases
• 1930, Iceland, 1000th Anniversary of the
founding of Iceland series.
• 1975, Sweden, Rök stone definitive.
• 1980, Sweden, Runic Inscriptions booklet.
• 1981, Faroe Islands, Kirkjubøur/
Sandavágur stones and inscriptions.
• 2003, Denmark, four runic stamps.
Expand the theme
History, art, literature and tourism issues
make a natural extension to this theme.
Collecting links
Dan’s Topicals (www.danstopicals.com)
includes an interesting selection of ‘Runic
Inscription’ issues that makes a great starting
point for a collection.
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PHILATELIC LANDMARKS
he Öresund Bridge
Christer Brunström continues his philatelic world
tour, stopping off in his home nation of Sweden
to cross what is Europe’s longest combined road
and rail bridge, familiar to viewers of ‘Nordic
noir’ television drama The Bridge
I
n 2011, the Swedish and Danish
public service television stations
joined forces to produce a
new Scandinavian noir crime
series titled The Bridge. It was
an immediate worldwide success and
the four seasons have been shown in
more than 100 countries. Saga Norén,
the female police detective played by
Sofia Helin, was a rather unusual main
THEMATICS
in 1995 that the actual construction
The Öresund Bridge
was featured heavily work started. The new bridge was
in the popular ‘Nordic opened to traffic on 1 July 2000.
noir’ drama The Bridge, The Öresund Bridge is Europe’s
starring actress Sofia longest combined road and rail bridge.
Helin as the police It is 7.8 kilometres long and has a
detective Saga Norén four-lane motorway and a double-
track railway. An artificial island
and a tunnel on the Danish side
completed this huge project. More
than 20,000 vehicles and some 75,000
rail passengers cross the bridge on an
average day. Some have complained
character completely lacking social about the high toll fees but the bridge
skills. Most viewers diagnosed her as has had an enormous economic impact
suffering from Asperger’s syndrome. on the Greater Copenhagen Region
Despite this, Saga Norén was a brilliant with thousands of people commuting
detective working efficiently with her between the two countries.
Danish colleagues. Both Sweden and Denmark
The idea of building a bridge have released stamps marking the
linking Copenhagen in Denmark opening of this important bridge
with Malmö in Sweden was first which completely replaced the fleet
suggested in 1936 but it was only of ferries that previously provided
a link between the two cities. On 3
May 2018, and as part of the annual
EUROPA series, Sweden’s PostNord
issued a souvenir sheet comprising
two 21-krona stamps featuring a
view of the bridge at its highest
point. The design was the work
of Eva Wilsson and the sheet was
Sweden’s contribution to printed using offset.
the 2018 Europa theme
demonstrated the scale Read more about this year’s Europa
of the bridge by placing stamps on page 29 and read a review
the image across two of Bridge-themed stamps in our online
se-tenant stamps blog at: www.allaboutstamps.co.uk
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 THEMATICS
Railways on stamps
Since its origins centuries ago, train travel has continued
to develop and remains a vital part of daily life for
millions. No wonder it’s such a popular theme
A
visit to any major
newsagents will reveal
that there are scores
of railway-related
magazines on sale.
This obviously suggests that railway
enthusiasts are willing to spend a
lot of money to find out as much as
possible about their areas of interest.
This also explains why ‘Railways on
stamps’ is one of the more popular
philatelic themes.
Most of the world’s countries have
released stamps featuring locomotives
and trains. The extensive list even
includes nations which do not have
any railways of their own, giving us a
unique if somewhat unusual sideline.
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The railways have a very long
history but it took a long time for
them to become a viable means of
transportation. Before the arrival of
the steam engine, horses were used
to pull trams and carriages. Many
readers are probably familiar with
Stable Market in London’s Camden
Town. This was the stables for the
many horses which pulled London’s
omnibuses and trams as pictured in
numerous films set in times long
gone by.
Even as far back as the 17th
century, primitive railways were used
in Britain to carry coal and ore from
mines to ports or industries, and it’s
no surprise that England is considered
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A Swedish stamp from
1970 shows the less
glamorous life of the
railway, featuring a
train carrying iron ore
from the mines in North
Sweden; this Isle of Man
value harks back to the
days when the term to be the birthplace of railways. The
‘horse-power’ was very first railway line offering to
used literally carry both cargo and passengers was
opened in 1807 between Swansea and
Mumbles in Wales.
Steam engines had been introduced
in the late 1700s to power lifts and
pumps in British mines. The next
step was to build locomotives using
a steam engine to pull the carriages.
In 1804 Richard Trevithick built the
Trains have made first steam locomotive. It was tested
numerous appearances in Wales but turned out to be too
on British stamps, heavy for the tracks. Over the next
including on this several years work on building usable
set from 1980 locomotives continued. The Stockton-
which marked the Darlington railway in the north of
150th anniversary England was opened in 1825. It was
of the Liverpool and the first line to use steam engines
Manchester Railway (although horses were generally used

to pull the coaches in the early years).
A line linking Manchester with
Liverpool was inaugurated in 1830. In
preparation for the start of this new
railway, it was decided to organise
a competition to find out if steam
locomotives were sufficiently reliable
to be used. The competition took
place in October 1829 with George
Stephenson’s Rocket being the winner.
This marked the beginning of the
glorious era of steam locomotives
which still fascinate so many of us.
Steam locomotives have been featured
on hundreds of postage stamps.
This writer is one of many who have
made changes to travel plans just to
enjoy journeys on lines where steam
engines are still in use for one reason
or another.
Using electricity to power the
railway system was obviously far more
efficient and environmentally-friendly.
Today this is the favoured method in
most nations of the world.
In countries with poorly developed
electrically powered rail systems,
diesel locomotives have now almost
completely replaced the former steam
engines, and yet remain a vital part of
the transport network.
In Britain, canals were often
used to carry huge quantities of
coal and other heavy cargo but this
kind of transport was rather slow.
Left: the drama of the
steam age is captured on
this 1913 parcel stamp
from the USA
Right: definitive stamps
issued in 1967 for the
Tallyllyn Railway
The Bad Doberan-
Kühlungsborn narrow-
gauge railway on East
German stamps issued
in 1980
Railways have frequently been built
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to the industrial centres and the
manufactured goods to cities or ports.
From an ecological point of view,
electric trains are far friendlier to the
environment than road transport.
Quite early on it was realised that
trains could carry large numbers of
passengers far more quickly than stage
Clockwise from top left: coaches and new railway lines were
the Parisian metro and built not only in Britain but all over
noted civil engineer Europe and North America. In the
Fulgence Bienvenüe on larger cities underground railways
a French value; a crisply carry millions of passengers each and
designed Japanese every day.
stamp showcasing the In the mid-1900s, aeroplanes
country’s high-speed became a formidable competitor
train; a French 1955 on longer distances. To meet the
stamp marking the competition, many nations have
electrification of the introduced high speed trains like
Valenciennes-Thionville Shinkansen (colloquially known
line; a Belgian railway as ‘Bullet Train’ in English) in
parcel stamp; and Japan or the TGV in France. The
another French value EUROSTAR train linking St.
this time showing the Pancras International in London
TGV high-speed trains, with a number of European cities
which are used to carry is part of the TGV system. They
mail as well sometimes travel at more than 300
as passengers km/h linking the major cities. In
April 2015, a Shinkansen train set a
world record of 603 km/h. For these
networks special high-speed tracks
have been built.
Perhaps the most famous train
of all time is the Orient Express
which originally linked Paris with
Constantinople. Hercule Poirot,
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Agatha Christie’s famous sleuth,
found the culprit in the novel Murder
on the Orient Express. A special stamp
was even released for mail carried on
this famous train.
Today the United States operates
the world’s most extensive railway
network with the Russian Federation
claiming second place with rail
networks that stretch across the
varied landscape. India also has a
huge railway system, some of which
is badly in need of modernisation.
In fact, building an efficient railway
network is extremely costly as
demonstrated by the High Speed 2
railway to be built between London
and the Midlands. The first leg
linking London with Birmingham
should open in 2026. When
completed, HS2 is expected to have
cost an incredible £56 billion –
perhaps its arrival will be the excuse
for a celebratory stamp or two.
In many parts of the world,
railway lines have been closed, with
the Dr Beeching’s cuts responsible
for the loss of many provincial lines.
In Wales and other parts of the
UK several closed lines have been
resuscitated running trains mostly
for tourists and railway enthusiasts.
One of the first was the Tallyllyn
Railway in Wales. This company
also introduced a railway letter
service in 1957 issuing stamps
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THEMATICS

which were used in addition to

regular GB postage. Over the years
several other museum railways have
joined the railway letter scheme
releasing stamps which fit nicely
into a railways collection.
It wasn’t long after the invention
of the train that the authorities
realised the railways could be used to
speed up the delivery of mail. Some
trains even had special Travelling
Post Offices where mail could be
handed in at the stops on the line.
The mail was then sorted on board
the train for faster delivery. In times of war the railways have The railway theme can
Most railway companies have been used to carry both soldiers and encompass almost every
offered and many still offer a parcel military equipment. That was the case country in the world, busy for life. Some collectors also
delivery service. Quite a few have in Denmark during the Second World with each nation keen seek out railway memorabilia such
issued special stamps or labels to War when the country was occupied to show off the might of as timetables, tickets, poster stamps,
indicate that the fee of carriage has by German forces. The Danish their transport links advertising posters and leaflets
been paid. Some of these stamps were resistance frequently carried out and the like. Picture postcards
affixed to waybills and others directly sabotage activities targeting the tracks Above, right: a Danish featuring locomotives, trains or
onto the parcels. as depicted on a 1947 stamp. stamp shows the railway stations are also frequently
Belgium is particularly famous With so many railway buffs dangers of included in such collections. In
for having released long ranges of around it is not at all surprising that live railway lines many countries, post offices were
railway parcel stamps – a treasure Railways on Stamps is a popular sometimes located in railway
trove for those seeking out railway- theme. There certainly is no lack of stations providing railway related
themed stamps. stamps and covers to keep collectors postal history items.

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and Red Cross stamps. Also Anti-Malaria stamps Red accumulation of comprising of only unmounted mint reference collection of forgeries of the Indian
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postmarks. The important collection of Beatles Laststampsyear we recommended our customers to buy EFTA Presentation
depicting King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Queen
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& used stamps also noted: miniature sheets, PHQ cards insignia. A highly collectable cover rarely available include: Jack & Annie Walker, Stan & Hilda Ogden,
and several FDC’s. Several hundred different world-wide for sell ...................................................... Price £23 Ken & Irma Barlow, Jack & Vera Duckworth, Martha
stamps plus other items. Low price to clear .......... £9.75 Longhurst, Ena Sharples, Mike & Alma Baldwin, Kevin
P14 PASSCHENDAELE Historic World War One Webster, Raquel Wolstenholme, Ray Langton, Liz
SJ53a BARDSEY ISLAND (Welsh Local Issue) A superb commemorative cover for the 100th Anniv. of the McDonald, Alf Roberts, Bet Gilroy, Curly Watts, Emily
specialised group of Unmounted Mint (complete sets). Battle of Passchendaele. Limited issue of only 60 Bishop, Martin Platt, Leonard Swindly, Elsie Tanner,
Stamps from this small Welsh Island rarely get offered covers. Bears Royal Mail WWI commemorative with Reg Holdsworth + others .............................. Price £12
for sale
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Illustrated
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exhibition sheet ............................................ Price £12
presentation pack paying more
postage dues and early air mail issues. The stamps
and all forms of medicine. A most interesting subject rarely offered are classically engraved and superbly printed approx.
unmounted
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must be over 500 stamps- an outstanding collection ............. Price £11
than full cat value £9.25
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in blocks and singles, Royal Mail champion for Prince
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James’ GreatPalace
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London.
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small WelshNetherlands, G.B.,
Island rarely get Denmark,
offered Portugal,
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In-depth listings
Your comprehensive guide to the latest new stamps from around the world, including
a theme checklist and our new column on the latest Europa stamps
BELARUS 007 The Central Botanical Garden of 012 Flowers of the Atlantic Forest, five values
NAS of Belarus: Flowers, two values Issue date: 12 September 2017
001 Minsk Metro, two values Issue date: 3 May 2017 Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil
Issue date: 27 February 2017 Printer: RUE Bobruisk Integrated Printing House Perforations: 11.5 x 12
Printer: RUE Bobruisk Integrated Printing House Perforations: 12 x 12 Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm
Perforations: 13 x 13.5 Stamp size: 28mm x 40mm BRL2.55 Begonia angularis Raddi
Stamp size: 52mm x 29.6mm N Daffodil ‘holiday sun’ BRL2.55 Anthurium lucioi Nadruz
001 M Maskouskaya Station H Tulip ‘Armani’ BRL2.55 Tabebuia roseoalba (Ridl.) Sandwith
M Piatroushchyna Station BRL2.55 Handroanthus heptaphyllus
008 125 years since the Commissioning of (Vell.) Mattos
002 950 years since the first written Minsk Horse Railway, four values BRL2.55 Flowers of the Atlantic Forest
reference to Minsk, one value Issue date: 10 May 2017
Issue date: 3 March 2017 Printer: RUE Bobruisk Integrated Printing House 013 America UPAEP: Tourist attractions,
Printer: RUE Bobruisk Integrated Printing House Perforations: 12 x 12 five values
Perforations: 13 x 13.5 Stamp size: 40mm x 28mm Issue date: 27 September 2017
Stamp size: 52mm x 37mm A Minsk horse tram, Sabornaya Square Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil
002 BYR5.00 Early battlefield drawing N Minsk horse tram, Trace harness Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5
M Minsk horse tram, Exposition Stamp size: 38mm x 38mm
003 25th anniversary of establishing H Minsk horse tram, Zaharyeuskaya Street BRL2.00 Mount Roraima
diplomatic relations between the Republic of BRL2.00 Maragogi
Belarus and Republic of Poland, one value BRAZIL BRL2.00 Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
Issue date: 15 March 2017 BRL2.00 Iguacu Falls
Printer: RUE Bobruisk Integrated Printing House 009 200 Years of Araraquara City, one value BRL2.00 Armacao dos Buzios
Perforations: 12 x 12 Issue date: 22 August 2017
004 Stamp size: 40mm x 28mm Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil CHRISTMAS ISLAND
H Coats of arms of the two republics Perforations: 11.5 x11
Stamp size: 26mm x 44mm 014 Lunar New Year: Year of the Dog,
004 Bird of the Year: Crested Lark, one value 1st Paved Araraquara street fourteen values
Issue date: 22 March 2017 Issue date: 8 January 2018
Printer: RUE Bobruisk Integrated Printing House 010 Bicentennial of the Republican Printer: RA Printing
Perforations: 13.5 x 13 Revolution in Pernambuco, one value Perforations: 14.6 x 13.8
Stamp size: 37mm x 26mm Issue date: 30 August 2017 Stamp size: 26mm x 37.5mm
H Crested Lark (Galerida cristata) Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil AUD0.20 Narcissus
Perforations: 11.5 x 12 AUD0.20 Chrysanthemum
005 Europa 2017: Castles, two values Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm AUD0.20 Jonquil
Issue date: 20 April 2017 BRL1.80 Rainbow, sunshine and cross AUD0.20 Marigold
Printer: RUE Bobruisk Integrated Printing House with coat of arms AUD0.20 Larkspur
005 Perforations: 12 x 12 AUD0.30 Carnation
Stamp size: 40mm x 28mm 011 Aparecida 300 years of faith and AUD0.30 Gladiolus
H Palace complex of the Saphiehas in Ruzhany devotion, one value AUD0.30 Sweet pea
P Palace of the Rumyantsevs and Paskeviches, Gomel Issue date: 12 September 2017 AUD0.50 Violet
Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil AUD0.50 Astor
006 The Red Book of the Republic of Belarus: Perforations: 13 x 13 AUD0.50 Passion flower
Mammals, four values Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm AUD0.50 Rose
Issue date: 27 April 2017 1st Clay statue of Our Lady of Aparecida AUD1.00 Maroon dog with Chinese symbols
Printer: RUE Bobruisk Integrated Printing House Notes: The shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida is AUD3.00 Dog symbol
Perforations: 13.5 x 13 situated in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is the world’s
Stamp size: 37mm x 26mm largest Marian shrine, capable of holding up
A Hamster (Cricetus cricetus) to 45,000 worshippers. The clay statue of
N Stoat (Mustela erminea) Our Lady of Aparecida was discovered in the
M Badger (Meles meles) Paraiba River in 1717
009 H Brown bear (Ursus arctos)

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COLOMBIA COP2000 Wheat sheaf AR of Egypt

COP2000 Harp Perforations: 13.5 x 13.5
015 300 Years of Universal Masonry (1717- COP2000 University logo Stamp size: 50mm x 30mm
2017), two values COP2000 University coat of arms EGP4.00 Revolution photo collage, Egyptian flag
Issue date: 6 July 2017 COP2000 Greek symbol Notes: the coup, led by members of the Free 010
Printer: Cartor Security Printing COP2000 Medicine symbol Officers Movement, aimed to overthrow Egypt’s
Perforations: 13.5 x 13.5 COP2000 University symbols and coat of arms King Farouk and led to his abdication and exile,
Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm COP2000 University symbols in a circle bringing in the establishment of the Republic of
COP500 Freemasonry wheel and symbols COP2000 Greek symbol Egypt and the end of Britain’s occupation of Egypt
COP10,000 Freemasonry wheel and symbols
CYPRUS 027 Golden Jubilee of the General Sports
016 90 Years of the National Federation of Union for Businesses, one value
Coffee Growers of Colombia, one value 021 10th anniversary of the death of Marios Issue date: 14 September 2017
Issue date: 10 July 2017 Tokas, one value Perforations: 13 x 13 011
Printer: Cartor Security Printing Issue date: 27 April 2018 Stamp size: 30mm x 50mm
Perforations: 13.5 x 13.5 Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece GYP2.00 Union coat of arms surrounded
Stamp size: 30mm x 30mm Perforations: 13 x 13 by sports players
COP50 Group of coffee growers with mountains Stamp size: 52mm x 36.5mm
behind €0.64 Tokas portrait 028 Forms of Heavenly Religions, one value
Issue date: 28 September 2017
017 30 Years of the Matamoros Corporation, 022 Europa 2018: Bridges, two values Printer: House of the National Postal Organisation,
one value Issue date: 2 May 2018 AR of Egypt
Issue date: 14 August 2017 Printer: Veridos Matsoukis SA Greece Perforations: 13.5 x 13.5
Printer: Cartor Security Printing Perforations: 13 x 13 Stamp size: 30mm x 50mm
Perforations: 13.75 x 13.75 Stamp size: 40mm x 27mm EGP4.00 Mountain and dove with olive branch
Stamp size: 44mm x 44mm €0.34 Kelefos (Tzielefos) bridge
COP20,000 Corporation logo and dates 1986- €0.64 Akapnou Bidge 029 The Great Victory of October
2016 (1973-2017), one value
DENMARK Issue date: 6 October 2017
018 75 Years of the Caro y Cuervo Institute, Printer: House of the National Postal Organisation,
three values 023 Europa 2018 Bridges, two values AR of Egypt
Issue date: 24 August 2017 Issue date: 17 May 2018 Perforations: 13.5 x 13.5
Printer: Cartor Security Printing Printer: PostNord Stamps Stamp size: 50mm x 30mm
Perforations: 13.5 x 13.5 Perforations: 14 x 14 EGP2.00 Photo collage of 1973 October war
Stamp size: 30mm x 30mm Stamp size: 35mm x 35mm
COP500 Letter I and dates 1942-2017 DKK27.00 Great Belt Bridge 030 200th Anniversary of Abu Simbel
COP500 Letter C and dates 1942-2017 DKK27.00 Great Belt Bridge side view Temples, two values
COP500 Letter C and dates 1942-2017 Issue date: 21 October 2017
024 Fish in the North, two values Printer: House of the National Postal Organisation,
019 Apostolic visit of Pope Francis to Issue date: 17 May 2018 AR of Egypt
Colombia, two values Printer: PostNord Stamps Perforations: 13 x 13
Issue date: 30 August 2017 Perforations: 14 x 14 Stamp size: 50mm x 30mm
Printer: Cartor Security Printing Stamp size: 75mm x 36mm EGP4.00 Temple interior
Perforations: 13 x 13.5 DKK27.00 Northern pike (Esox Lucius) EGP5.00 Exterior carved figures
Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm DKK27.00 European perch (Perca fluviatilis)
COP5,000 Pope Francis waving 031 Definitive issue, one value 019
COP10,000 Close-up of Pope Francis EGYPT Issue date: 19 November 2017
Notes: Pope Francis’s visit to Colombia in Printer: House of the National Postal Organisation,
September 2017 was the first visit by a pontiff 025 150th anniversary of modern Egypt AR of Egypt
since 1986 heritage, one value Perforations: 13 x 13
Issue date: 5 July 2017 Stamp size: 25mm x 30.5mm
020 150th anniversary of the National Printer: House of the National Postal Organisation, EGP5.00 Dendera temple
University of Colombia, twelve values AR of Egypt
Issue date: 31 August 2017 Perforations: 13 x 13 032 Definitive issue, one value
Printer: Cartor Security Printing EGP2.00 Khedivial Cairo Issue date: 21 November 2017
Perforations: 13.5 x 13.5 Printer: House of the National Postal Organisation,
Stamp size: 31mm x 42mm 026 65th anniversary of the 23 July 1952 AR of Egypt
COP2000 Scales of justice revolution, one value Perforations: 13 x 13
COP2000 Science symbols Issue date: 23 July 2017 Stamp size: 25mm x 30.5mm
022
COP2000 University symbols Printer: House of the National Postal Organisation, EGP3.00 Amenhotep, son of Hapu

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033 The National Council for Women (2017 Lettre prioritaire Jonquille (Daffodil) 044 Lion Club International Celebrates 100
Year of the Egyptian Woman), one value Lettre prioritaire Passiflore (Passion flower) Years of Service, one value
Issue date: 10 December 2017 Lettre prioritaire Marguerite Issue date: 3 April 2017
Printer: House of the National Postal Organisation, Lettre prioritaire Coquelicot (Poppy) Printer: ANY Biztonsagi Nyomda Nyrt
AR of Egypt Lettre prioritaire Balisier Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5
Perforations: 13 x 13 Lettre prioritaire Oiseau de Paradis (Bird of paradise) Stamp size: 40mmm x 30mm
Stamp size: 50mm x 30mm Lettre prioritaire Muguet (Lily of the valley) HUF120 Lions Club logo and ‘100’ wording
EGP2.00 Egyptian woman with Egyptian carving Lettre prioritaire Iris
Lettre prioritaire Tournesol (Sunflower) 045 Zoltan Kodaly Memorial Year, one value
034 Post Day, one value Lettre prioritaire Lys Rouge Issue date: 3 April 2017
Issue date: 2 January 2018 Lettre prioritaire Rose Printer: Penzjegnyomda Rt
Printer: House of the National Postal Organisation, Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5
AR of Egypt HUNGARY Stamp size: 26mm x 33mm
Perforations: 13 x 13 HUF155 Kodaly sketch portrait
Stamp size: 30mm x 50mm 039 In memory of the Gulag-Gupvi victims,
EGP2.50 Eye, fingerprint and postage stamps one value 046 World Aquatics Championship in
Issue date: 1 February 2017 Budapest-Balatonfured, 2017, one value
024
FRANCE Printer: ANY Biztonsagi Nyomda Nyrt Issue date: 5 April 2017
Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5 Printer: ANY Biztonsagi Nyomda Nyrt
035 Centenary of the Battle of the Somme, Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5
two values HUF360 Doves and barbed wire Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
Issue date: 4 July 2016 HUF435 Boy and girl sports figures
Printer: Phil@Poste Boulazac 040 Regiomontanus in Hungary 550 years
Perforations: 13 x 13 ago, one value 047 500 Years of the Reformation, three values
Stamp size: 40.85mm x 30mm Issue date: 3 February 2017 Issue date: 20 April 2017
026 €0.80 Soldiers shaking hands beside battle scene Printer: ANY Biztonsagi Nyomda Nyrt Printer: ANY Biztonsagi Nyomda Nyrt
€1.00 Battle memorial Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5 Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5
Stamp size: 25.6mm x 50mm Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
036 Under the Sun, twelve values HUF235 Johannes Muller von Konigsberg and HUF290 Karoli Gaspar (1530-c91)
Issue date: 4 July 2016 astrological drawing HUF445 Debreceni Reformation College
Printer: Phil@Poste Boulazac Notes: Johannes Muller von Konigsberg (1436- HUF800 Martin Luther pinning the Ninety-Five
Perforations: 13 x 13 76), known as Regiomontanus, was a German Theses to a church door
Stamp size: 38mm x 24mm mathematician and astronomer who worked at
Lettre verte Girl underwater with fish the court of King Matthias Cornivus of Hungary 048 150 Years of Magyar Posta, six values
Lettre verte Boy in deckchair in 1467, where he wrote treatises and created Issue date: 4 May 2017
Lettre verte Dancing scene astronomical instruments for the king Printer: ANY Biztonsagi Nyomda Nyrt
Lettre verte Boy and girl on duck inflatable Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5
Lettre verte Beach scene 041 450th anniversary of the birth of Claude Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm
Lettre verte Glasses of mint tea and lemon tea Monteverdi, one value HUF120 Horse-drawn post carriage
027
Lettre verte Shellfish platter Issue date: 6 March 2017 HUF120 Postal worker with bicycle
Lettre verte Man and woman kissing Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt HUF120 Postal workers on bicycles
Lettre verte Crab and sandcastle Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5 HUF120 Post train and motorbike
Lettre verte Boy eating ice cream Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm HUF120 Post van and aeroplane
Lettre verte Postcard HUF210 Monteverdi with musical instruments HUF120 Modern-day postal service van
Lettre verte Flip flops
042 Centenary of the birth of Zoltan Fabri, JAPAN
037 Euro Med: Fishes of the Mediterranean, one value
one value Issue date: 6 March 2017 049 My Journey stamp series no. 1, 21 values
Issue date: 11 July 2016 Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt Issue date: 19 August 2016
Printer: Phil@Poste Boulazac Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5 Printer: Toppan Printing Company
Perforations: 13 x 13 Stamp size: 30mm x 30mm Perforations: 14 x 14
Stamp size: 52mm x 31.77mm HUF300 Scene from a Fabri film and dates Stamp size: 21mm x 26mm
028 €1.00 Underwater scene (1917-1994) JPY52 Tower in woodland
JPY52 Mountain building
038 Flowers in Lavish Abundance, twelve 043 Easter 2017, one value JPY52 Wooden flooring
values Issue date: 6 March 2017 JPY52 Japanese street
Issue date: 30 July 2016 Printer: Patria Nyomda Zrt JPY52 Doorways
Printer: Phil@Poste Boulazac Perforations: 12 x 12 JPY52 Traditional rooftop
Perforations: 13 x 13 Stamp size: 33mm x 26mm JPY52 Red leaf
029 Stamp size: 24.5mm x 38mm HUF120 Resurrection of Jesus JPY52 Traditional gardens
Lettre prioritaire Belle de Nuit (Mirabalis jalapa) JPY52 Postbox

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JPY82 Moonlit scene £1.07 Re-homing (dog) 50p Red-billed chough

JPY82 Gardens £1.32 Volunteers (guinea pig) 50p Yellowhammer
JPY52 Lanterns on street £2.52 Wildlife (baby owl) 50p Barn swallow
JPY82 Bridge over river Notes: JSPCA (Jersey for Prevention of Cruelty 50p Stonechat
JPY82 Bridge and woodland for Animals) was founded in 1868 with the 50p Goldfinch
JPY82 Statue intention of changing the public’s attitude towards 50p Linnet
JPY82 Autumn woodland cruelty to animals. Today it cares for pets and
JPY82 Outdoor statue wildlife across Jersey, proving a 24-hour animal 058 Nautical Knots, six values
JPY82 House in forest ambulance for emergency cases Issue date: 12 September 2018 035
JPY82 Ornate doorway Design: Martin Morck
JPY82 Brick building 053 Frankenstein, eight values Stamp size: 25mm x 56mm
Issue date: 18 June 2018 Local letter up to 100g The Ashley stopper
050 150 Years of Diplomatic relations Design: So Design Local large up to 100g Bowline hitch
between Japan and the Republic of Italy, Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm UK letter up to 100g Carrick bend
ten values 50p I began the creation of a human being UK large up to 100g Double sheet bend
Issue date: 25 August 2016 65p I beheld the accomplishment of my toils Europe up to 100g Fisherman’s knot
Printer: Toppan Printing Company 76p His eyes, if eyes they may be called, were FIXED Rest of world up to 100g Reef knot
Perforations: 13 x 13 on me
Stamp size: 28mm x 38mm 82p I was a poor, helpless, miserable wretch LEBANON
JPY82 Plant life 94p My heart yearned to be known and loved by 060
JPY82 Red silk these amiable creatures 059 Mohamad Chatah: former minister, one value
JPY82 Mother and child painting £1.12 Remember, that I am thy creature Issue date: 22 February 2018
JPY82 Renaissance women artwork £1.38 You are my creator, but I am your master; obey! Printer: Chemali & Chemali
JPY82 Plants £2.64 Where can I find rest but in death? Perforations: 13 x 13
JPY82 Tomatoes Stamp size: 40mm x 50mm
JPY82 Madonna and child painting 054 Jersey Overseas Aid: Fifty years, six values LBP250 Chatah photograph
JPY82 Man with fruit basket Issue date: 12 July 2018 063
JPY82 Tuscan hillside Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm 060 Mahmoud Kahil, cartoonist, one value
JPY82 Florence 50p Rwanda: Jersey Cow programme Issue date: 7 March 2018
65p South Sudan: famine relief Printer: Chemali & Chemali
051 Happy Greetings, fourteen values 76p Uganda: tropical diseases Perforations: 30mm x 40mm
Issue date: 26 August 2016 82p Nepal: economic development LBP2000 Kahil self-portrait with bird and fountain pen
Printer: Toppan Printing Company 94p Madagascar: eural livelihoods
Perforations: 14 x 14 £1.12 Kenya: sand dam construction 061 Rachid Solh, former Lebanese prime
Stamp size: 21mm x 25mm minister, one value
JPY52 Fish 055 Holidays for Heroes, six values Issue date: 16 March 2018
JPY52 Heron and turtle Issue date: 1 August 2018 Printer: Chemali & Chemali
JPY52 Mountain Design: True North Perforations: 13 x 13
JPY82 Fish Stamp size: 25mm x 56mm Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
JPY82 Owl Local letter up to 100g Orange coat of arms LBP250 Solh painted portrait
JPY82 Mountain UK letter up to 100g Green coat of arms
JPY82 Bird with letter Europe up to 100g Burgundy coat of arms 062 Elie Saab, Lebanese fashion designer, 067
JPY82 Balloons Local large up to 100g Pink coat of arms one value
JPY82 Dove crafted from ribbon UK large up to 100g Red coat of arms Issue date: 29 March 2018
JPY82 Music sign crafted from ribbon Rest of world up to 100g Blue coat of arms Printer: Chemali & Chemali
JPY92 Rose Perforations: 13 x 13
JPY92 Bouquet of flowers 056 The Great War: Armistice, six values Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
JPY92 Wedding bells Issue date: 4 August 2018 LBP2000 Saab portrait
JPY92 Lillies and ribbon Design: Olga Shirnina 068
Stamp size: 40mm x 36mm 063 Nizar Daher, Lebanese painter, one value
JERSEY 50p Private Charles William Moody Issue date: 19 April 2018
65p Lieutenant Kenneth Strickland Dunlop Printer: Chemali & Chemali
052 JSPCA 150 years, eight values 76p Petty officer Geo Jeune Perforations: 13 x 13
Issue date: 25 May 2018 82p Private Clifford Helier Bree Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm
Design: Andrew Hutchinson 94p Lieutenant William McCrae Bruce LBP2000 Ghouroub shown in the National Art
Stamp size: 36mm x 35.84mm £1.12 Madeline Louise Norman Museum in Beijing
49p 24 Hour Ambulance (puppy)
63p Welfare Investigation (dog) 057 Links with China: Birdlife, six values 064 Lady of Mantara, Maghdouche, one value
73p Education (snake) Issue date: 3 September 2018 Issue date: 30 April 2018
79p Boarding (cat) Design: Wang Huming and Martin Morck Printer: Chemali & Chemali
90p Lost and Found (dog) Stamp size: 36mm x 36mm Perforations: 13 x 13 069

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Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm 071 Fish in the Nordic region, five values 077 125 Years since the arrival of M
LPB1750 Lady of Mantara convent Issue date: 3 May 2018 Francisca Rubatto in America, one value
Printer PostNord Stamps Issue date: 8 August 2017
065 Enough road accidents: drive safely, one value Perforations: 14 x 14 Printer: Sanfer SRL
Issue date: 2 May 2018 Stamp size: 48.5mm x 26mm Perforations: 13 x 13
Printer: Chemali & Chemali SEK21.00 Labrus mixtus Stamp size: 42mm x 30mm
Perforations: 13 x 13 SEK21.00 Cydlopterus lumpus UYU20 Portrait of Rubatto and drawing of her
Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm SEK21.00 Gobisculus flavescens leaving a steamship
LBP2000 Road surface image with wording SEK21.00 Pholis gunnellus Notes: Anna Maria Rubatto was an Italian nun who
‘Enough road accidents! 650 victims every year. SEK21.00 Myoxcephalus Scorpius carried out charity work in Uruguay and died there
Drive safely’ in 1904. She was beatified on 10 October 1993
Notes: Issued in partnership with the National UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Traffic Safety Council, Lebanon 078 25 Years of diplomatic relations between
072 Sally Ride, one value Uruguay and Belarus, two values
066 FIFA World Cup, Russia 2018, one value Issue date: 23 May 2018 Issue date: 7 September 2017
071 Issue date: 13 June 2018 Design: Ethel Kessler Printer: Sanfer SRL
Printer: Chemali & Chemali Forever Dr Sally Ride with space shuttle at launch Perforations: 13 x 13
Perforations: 13 x 13 Stamp size: 30mm x 42mm
Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm 073 Frozen Treats, ten values UYU20 Solis Theatre, Montevideo
LBP1250 Russia 2018 World Cup mascot Issue date: 20 June 2018 UYU65 Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus, Minsk
LBP2250 Russia 2018 World Cup logo Design: Antonio Alcala & Leslie Badani
Forever Melon lolly, blueberry lolly 079 50th anniversary of the BPS, one value
SWEDEN Forever Lime lolly, strawberry lolly Issue date: 16 September 2017
Forever Rainbow lolly, orange lolly Printer: Sanfer SRL
067 Europa 2018: Bridges, two values Forever Two lollies with sprinkles Perforations: 13 x 13
Issue date: 3 May 2018 Forever Kiwi lolly, pink lolly Stamp size: 42mm x 30mm
Printer: PostNord Stamps Forever Blue striped lolly, sprinkle lolly UYU20 Logo of the BPS (Uruguyan Social
Perforations: 13 x 13 Forever Chocolate lolly, blue & pink lolly Security Institute) and collage
Stamp size: 35mm x 35mm Forever Orange lolly, pink lolly of adults and children at various life stages
075 SEK21.00 Oresund Bridge
SEK21.00 Oresund Bridge 074 Statue of freedom, three values 080 World Youth Chess Championship, one value
Issue date: 27 June 2018 Issue date: 25 September 2017
068 Three-spined stickleback, one value Design: Greg Breeding Printer: Sanfer SRL
Issue date: 3 May 2018 $1 Green statue of freedom Perforations: 13 x 13
Printer: PostNord Stamps $2 Blue statue of freedom Stamp size: 30mm x 42mm
Perforations: 14 x 14 $5 Burgundy statue of freedom UYU Close-up of chess pieces and chess
Stamp size: 36mm x 26mm Notes: The Statue of Freedom was designed by board, with a rocking horse
SEK21.00 Three-spined stickleback sculptor Thomas Crawford in the 1850s. She
(Gasterosteus aculeatus) wears a version of a Roman helmet with a circle 081 USA-Uruguay: 150 years of cooperation
of stars, and feathered plumes to evoke the and friendship, one value
069 Ingar Bergman 100 years, two values headdresses of the native Americans Issue date: 2 October 2017
Issue date: 3 May 2018 Printer: Sanfer SRL
Printer: PostNord Stamps URUGUAY Perforations: 13 x 13
Perforations: 14 x 14 Stamp size: 42mm x 30mm
Stamp size: 36mm x 26mm 075 150 Years of the Canadian Confederation, UYU65 US and Uruguayan flags
SEK21.00 Bergman shown within a film reel two values
SEK21.00 Bergman along with her signature Issue date: 27 June 2017
Printer: Sanfer SRL
070 Nature’s Larder, five values Perforations: 13 x 13
Issue date: 3 May 2018 Stamp size: 42mm x 30mm
076 Printer: PostNord Stamps UYU20 Canadian mountains and lake
Perforations: 14 x 14 UYU65 Lake landscape and rock art
Stamp size: 26mm x 26mm
Brev Sweet violet, garlic mustard 076 50 Years of the Central Bank of Uruguay,
Brev Wild garlic, lawn daisy two values
Brev Dandelion, wych elm Issue date: 6 July 2017
Brev Common chickweed, ground ivy Printer: Sanfer SRL
Brev Garden yellow rocket, stinging nettle Perforations: 13 x 13
077 Stamp size: 30mm x 42mm
UYU20 Coin with years 1967-2017
UYU65 Coin with wording ’50 years’

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 NEW STAMPS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

Theme checklist EUROPA STAMPS

Use the list below to cross reference the new
stamps listed in this issue against your theme New year, new
A
Agriculture: 016
I
Industry: 017
Europa theme
Animals: 052 International organisations: 015, 044
Architecture: 005, 025, 031, 049, 050, 064 L This year, bird stamp
collectors are in for a treat as
Astronomy: 040 Lakes: 075
more than sixty Europa postal
B Literature: 018, 053, 060 administrations will issue
Birds: 004, 057 M stamps following this year’s
Bridges: 022, 023, 067 Mammals: 006 selected theme ‘National
Birds’, writes Jurgen Haepers.
C Mankind: 033, 062
The popular theme has been
Celebrations: 014, 043 Marine life: 037 requested for years and finally
Charity: 054 Medicine: 070 PostEurop has listened.
Cinema: 042, 069, 078 Music: 021, 041, 045 The question is, does
each European country have
Coats of arms: 003, 010, 027, 055 N
an official national bird?
Coins: 076 National symbols: 074, 075 According to Wikipedia, the
Comics: 018 New Year: 014 robin is the national bird
Crafts: 058 P
of England, the red kite
represents Wales, the golden
D Papacy: 019
eagle soars above Scotland,
Dance: 021, 041, 045 Philately: 034, 048 and Northern Ireland has no
Dogs: 017 Plants: 070 official bird, although the
Eurasian oyster-catcher is said to be an unofficial choice. So
E Politics: 003, 010, 026, 029, 059, 061, 079
will Royal Mail feature these birds on a Europa issue this
Economy: 017, 054, 076, 079 Post & Go: 055
year? With an apparent lack of interest in recent Europa
Education: 018, 020 Posts: 034, 048 themes, it’s unclear.
Engineering: 022, 023, 067 Press: 018, 060 So what do we know already? Finland, a country which
has seven natural symbols, including a national fish, a
Europa: 005 R
national tree and even a national insect, are one of the first
F Railways: 001 countries to reveal their stamp. The design depicts Finland’s
Fine arts: 032, 060, 063 Religion: 011, 019, 028, 043, 047, 064, 077 national bird the whooper swan and was created by Finnish
First World War: 035, 039, 056 S graphic designer Erik Bruun who has designed more than
100 stamps. The stamp is set be issued in May.
Fish: 024, 037, 068, 071 Second World War: 039
In April, Iceland will issue two stamps, the first depicting
Flags: 010, 075, 081, 087 Space: 040, 072 the national bird, the gyrfalcon, and a second depicting the
Flowers: 007, 012, 038 Sport: 027, 036, 046, 066 white-tailed eagle, described as one of the four great guardians
Food: 016, 073 T of the island. The eagle is depicted on the coat of arms
alongside the bull, the dragon and the rock-giant, and you
Footballs: 066 Theatre: 042, 069, 078
can also see them on the obverse of the Icelandic króna coins.
Fruit: 050 Tourism: 013
G Transport: 001, 008, 065 Europa stamps are issued by
Games: 080 Trees: 009 European postal administrations
and bear the official EUROPA
Geography: 013 W
logo. The first Europa stamps
Government: 010, 026, 029, 059, 061, 079, Wildlife: 057 were issued in 1957 and followed
Greetings: 051 Women: 033, 077 a common design. Today, the
H Writers: 053
stamps follow a common annual
theme selected by PostEurop’s
Holy days: 043
Stamps & Philately Working
History: 002, 009, 011, 030, 031, 032, 039, Group. Keep up to date with
047, 050, 074 the latest Europa stamps with
Jurgen’s column in each issue.

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Send your society and club news to: matthewh@warnersgroup.co.uk

The Italy & Colonies Study Circle weekend
meeting saw members and partners entertained
over two days with displays including
‘Maritime Mail’ by Alan Becker, ‘Modena’
by Mike Bisberg, and ‘Postage Dues on Mail
from the Americas’ by Richard Harlow. On the
Friday evening the Richard Harlow Trophy was
judged by Richard Farman. The standard was
particularly high and there was just one point
between the winner and the runner up. The
winner was Peter Rooke with ‘L’Armee d’Italia’.
SOCIETY NEWS
and the second part featured a ‘wonderful mouth- surprise accession to the throne in 1936 when
watering and unique’ display of GB line engraved King Edward VIII abdicated. The wartime and
stamps all with ‘N-J’ letters in the bottom corners post-war activities and his deteriorating health
with many 1d blacks from the different plates, were also well covered and within the memories
including many matched pairs with 1d reds, of some members present. For Society details visit
including no less than five blacks thus from the website: www.kg6.info
plate 11. Peter’s final display concerned the 1934
MacRobertson Air Race to Australia and included
private mail and signed covers from twelve of the
competitors. For Society details contact David on
tel: 020 8778 7001 or visit: https://kentphilately.
weebly.com/ca-bbps.html

The recent King George VI Collectors Society

Peter Rooke (left) receiving The Richard Harlow Trophy from
Paul Woodness at the recent Italy & Colobies Study Circle
weekend meeting
The recent Bromley & Beckenham Philatelic
Society meeting saw Peter Lister give his display
‘Something Different’. The first part of the
display focussed on GB pre-stamp postal history
dating from 1591 with many 18th-century items,
meeting was hosted by Stanley Gibbons at their
Strand premises in London. Several members
brought displays with them, including Rod
Vousden with ‘Military Honour Envelopes’,
Roger Harrison with ‘King George VI post-
war Royal Visit to Southern Africa’; and Brian
Livingstone’s ‘Bohumil Heinz’ engraving of King
George VI head for De La Rue’s KUT stamps’.
Daphne and Robert McMillan came from East
Yorkshire and brought Daphne’s extensive Large
Gold medal-winning display ‘King George
VI – His Family, Life and Reign’. The display
was presented in sections covering the King’s
childhood, his Royal Navy career, his marriage
as a prince to Elizabeth Bowes Lyon and his
Daphne McMillan shows her ‘King George VI – His Family,
Life and Reign’ display at the meeting in London
The northern group of the Austrian Philatelic
Society were recently treated to two displays
relating to the Adriatic region of the Austro-
Hungarian Empire. The first concerned maritime
postage and the handstamps used on uncancelled
mail put on board ships of the Austrian Lloyd
and other Austro-Hungarian shipping lines.
The second featured postal history from postal-
agencies on the Istrian Peninsula and their
connections to the railway network. For Society
details visit: www.austrianphilately.com

SOCIETY SPOTLIGHT

The Forces Postal History Society

Established in 1952, the Forces Postal History Society (FPHS) brings
together collectors of the postal history of armed forces around the
world, and that of the United Nations. This study covers times of
both war and peace, via a range of philatelic items including stamps,
postmarks, cachets, postal rates, prisoner of war mail and items relating
to the organisation of military postal services.
The society currently has around 250 members around the world
and new members are welcome. Many members focus on a particular
interest, perhaps naturally strongest for the Armed Forces of the Crown,
including the RAF, the two World Wars, and the Royal Navy, whilst
others collect and study on a one-nation basis. A gathering of members at one of the Society’s display sessions during a visit to the
Meetings are usually held on the second Saturday of each month at York Stamp & Coin Fair in July 2017
the Union Jack Club
in London SE1, and awards programme and library facility.
these include talks and The society’s website www.forcespostalhistorysociety.org.uk has
displays on various details of events, meetings, online displays, a forum and back issues
aspects of Forces postal of the journal available to members.
history. Members also
stay in touch via the How to join
society journal and a The current annual membership is £17 for paperless (UK and
regular newsletter, and rest of world)/ UK £22/ Europe £29/ rest of world £35. For more
the group also runs an information, visit www.forcespostalhistorysociety.org.uk

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Y favourite stamp is probably the same as my wife’s – the GB PUC £1.
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When I was, theoretically, growing up (in my teens)
you could ask me the retail price of virtually any
British commemorative set (think ‘special issue’ for the
indoctrinated) and I would know it as black is to white.
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… that ‘retail’ price depends more than ever upon the
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There have been moments in philatelic history when postal officials exceeded what they were
authorised to do, writes Christer Brunström, as he retells the story of the 1930s United States
Postmaster General who went far beyond the call of duty
I
n 1934 Postmaster General James
A Farley ordered full sheets of a
number of recent stamp issues
to be delivered to himself in
imperforate format (the stamps
were only supposed to be issued fully
perforated). It seems he actually paid for
them out of his own pocket.
These imperforate sheets were then
gifted to a number of prominent
people including President Franklin
D Roosevelt who was an avid stamp
collector. The sheets were signed either
by Farley or by the recipients.
James A Farley (1888-1976) was
one of the very first Irish Catholic
politicians to make a career in US
national politics. He was a member of
the Democratic Party. Farley served as
his country’s Postmaster General from
1933 until 1940 and he is remembered
for his work to make the postal service
profitable and he also organised an
efficient airmail service. One of the post
offices in New York is named after him.
When stamp collectors all over the
USA found out about these gifts they
reacted angrily and very possibly because
they were unable to add these imperforate
varieties to their own collections. It is a
108 JANUARY 2019
STAMP MISCELLANY
Farley’s Follies
well known fact that many philatelists
have a strong desire to own every possible
variety existing of a certain postage stamp.
The furious outcry from the
philatelic community led to a rather
curious decision. The stamps which had
been gifted to high government officials
were reprinted in imperforate format
and they were generally left ungummed
(some have later been gummed).
Postal Bulletin No. 16614 published
the following details about the issue:
‘Issued for a limited time in full sheets as
printed and in blocks thereof, to meet the
requirements of collectors and others who
may be interested.’ Thus we have a range
of twenty imperforate US postage stamps
which were printed exclusively for the sale
to stamp collectors. They went on sale on
15 March 1935.
Most of the stamps were printed in
large sheets of 200 which were normally
cut into panes of fifty. Dividing the
large sheets in different ways, collectors
could obtain gutter pairs and guide
lines. In fact, the 1935 reprinted
stamps are quite popular and with few
exceptions they are quite affordable.
Half of the twenty stamps comprises
the attractive National Parks issue, ten
www.allaboutstamps.co.uk
Left: the 1 cent commemorative stamps featuring some
Yosemite block of four of the more well-known sight throughout
with horizontal guide the United States. Also reprinted were a
line and the 10 cents number of souvenir sheets.
Great Smoky Mountains As explained earlier, the reprints were
block of four. Fifteen ungummed but many collectors tend
of the twenty original to prefer gummed stamps. The Post
uncut press sheets Office offered to add gum to sheets that
were donated to the were handed in and apparently free of
Smithsonian Institution charge. This explains why the reprints
by Farley himself also exist fully gummed.
The regularly issued National Parks
Right: Farley pictured issue has a Scott catalogue value of
pointing to baseball $15.95 and the imperforate reprints
stamps as they come are slightly more costly. However, a
off the press at the complete unmounted mint set of the
Bureau of Engraving gummed National Parks 1935 reprints
and Printing in May is valued at more than $110.
1955 (image courtesy Today Farley is mainly remembered
of Library of Congress, for his ‘follies’ which is the nickname
www.loc.gov) that contemporary collectors gave to
them. In retrospect, Farley’s probably
well-meant actions can be seen as a case
of corruption and the practice of gifting
imperforate US stamp sheets ended after
the first twenty stamps. Many collectors
take an interest in these stamps which
not only have an interesting background
but they also have very attractive designs.
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