Stamp Magazine December 2010WORLD NEWSBritons’ medal haul from Portugal2010, a Falklands collectiondonated to the islands, and arecord-breaking stamp mosaicAUCTION HIGHLIGHTSThe 21st century sheet thatsold for £375, 000, classic Indiamaterial from 1854, and the firstUS issue to go transatlanticGB COLLECTOROur verdict on the Christmasissue, a commemorative sheetin aid of charity and the Machindesign turned into a rugLETTERSAre Royal Mail stamp salesfigures archived for posterity?Why subpostmasters use labelsDEVIL’S ADVOCATEWhat is the point of second-classpost, and is it time to end it?REVIEWSRecommended readingCOMMONWEALTHCLASSICSThe Bechuanaland Protectorate’sfirst dedicated designs of 1932CHAMPIONS OF EUROPEThe 1949 Swiss definitives thattook a fresh look at the landscapeMY COLLECTIONBob Tungate shows us his stampsand covers of Italy’s coloniesCINDERELLA CORNERUS Christmas poster stampsQ&AYour questions answeredWHAT’S ONExhibition, auction, fair and societydates for your diaryNEW ISSUE GUIDEWith a handy thematic checklistSTRANGE BUT TRUEThe Chinese issues beloved of 19thcentury collectors, but quite bogus
Stamp Magazine March 2011 This months Stamp Magazine includes: WORLD NEWSIsle of Man’s Diamond Jubilee plans, Australia’s flood relief issue and Dutch stamps which sing like a birdAUCTION HIGHLIGHTSGreat world rarities under the hammer from colonial India and republican China, and the first adhesive stamps in the AmericasGB COLLECTORDetails of the Musicals and Magical Realms sets, new selfadhesive definitives and attempts to forge security MachinsPRICE WATCHThe auction market in 2010LETTERSDelirium over the PUC facsimiles and frustration with lenticular and security-coded stampsTALKING POINTWhy the next two years are crucial to the philately worldTHE WILDING DEFINITIVESWith a brave concept, a range of designs and a key role in postal mechanisation, the definitives of 1952-67 are a great collectableTERCENTENARY OF SWEDISH POSTThe 12-value engraved series with which Sweden celebrated its postal services in 1936 is an outstanding example of inter-war stamp designTHEMATIC GUIDE TO STAGE MUSICALSFrom Show Boat to Les Misérables, many of the most successful musicals have been featured on stamps, not least from the USAPOSTAL HISTORY OF BRITISH CHINAA collection of 19th-century covers telling of traders in Canton, settlers in Hong Kong and wars over opiumCOMMONWEALTH CLASSICSBermuda’s debut issue of 1865 ushered in a new era of high-class Victorian printingsCHAMPIONS OF EUROPEHow Andorra’s first stamps came to be produced by Spain, and why they’re so popular today CINDERELLA CORNERTwo contrasting emergency issues used during Austrian postal strikesQ&AYour questions answeredWHAT’S ONExhibition, auction, fair and society dates for your diaryNEW ISSUE GUIDE188 issues from around the world, with a handy thematic checklistSTRANGE BUT TRUEThe famous collector who couldn’t pay enough for classic covers
Stamp Magazine November 2010Includes:WORLD NEWSGold medal winners at Stampexexhibition. New countries join thecatalogue. Stanley Gibbons buystwo leading dealers.AUCTION HIGHLIGHTSA unique multiple from Russia’sfirst issue realises £147, 000, anda colourful combination coverfrom 1940 sells for £30, 000.GB COLLECTORWinnie-the-Pooh issue in thespotlight. Details of the stampprogramme for 2011. Why one ofSeptember’s set was reprinted.TALKING POINTAre Post & Go and Horizon labelsslowly turning into stamps?REVIEWSRecommended reading.COMMONWEALTHCLASSICSAfter Burma’s long wait for itsown stamps, the 1938 series wasa statement of British authority.CHAMPIONS OF EUROPEThe Skanderbeg definitives thatcelebrated Albania’s independencebut revealed its weakness.CINDERELLA CORNERPost-war issues from theUkrainian government in exile.
Stamp Magazine October 2010WORLD NEWSStraits Settlements gem up forauction. Cheaper frame fees atUK exhibitions. Dutch misuse ofpersonalised stampsAUCTION HIGHLIGHTSChinese ‘Emerald Lady’ pair oncover fetches nearly £250, 000.Double Geneva 10c green andblack goes for over £19, 000.GB COLLECTOROur verdict on the MedicalBreakthroughs set. New Machinsfor special delivery. Battle ofBritain Smilers generic sheet.LETTERSReasons to be wary of certificatesfrom expert bodies, and a call fora new approach to cataloguingDEVIL’S ADVOCATEWhen can we expect cataloguestailored to our individual needs?REVIEWSRecommended readingCOMMONWEALTHCLASSICSThe distinguished first issue of theTurks & Caicos IslandsCHAMPIONS OF EUROPEBelgium’s 1919 definitivesshowing the King in a tin helmetMY COLLECTIONLea Wilson’s array of WesternAustralia stamps and coversCINDERELLA CORNERRed Cross labels of the CaribbeanQ&AYour questions answered118 WHAT’S ONExhibition, auction, fair and societydates for your diaryNEW ISSUE GUIDEWith a handy thematic checklistSTRANGE BUT TRUEThe day hurdles were introducedto the Epsom Derby
Stamp Magazine February 2011WORLD NEWSWhy the world’s greatest raritycould be back on the market, andCommonwealth philately will becentre stage in MonacoAUCTION HIGHLIGHTSA huge price for an early Germanbisect, rare pictorial covers ofAbraham Lincoln, and loads ofclassic Great Britain materialGB COLLECTORA new series of miniature sheetslaunched, thematic subscriptionsintroduced and the 2011 stampprogramme firmed upLETTERSRevealing details of modern GBstamp sales, and fretting aboutthe effects of privatisationDEVIL’S ADVOCATEShould Royal Mail steer clear ofroyal weddings from now on?REVIEWSRecommended readingCOMMONWEALTHCLASSICSAscension’s first stamps of 1934were well worth waiting forCHAMPIONS OF EUROPEDid France’s Mouchon definitive of1900 deserve so much criticism?CINDERELLA CORNERLabels masquerading as stamps, from a Danish internment campMY COLLECTIONLen Stanway shows off Londonunderground railway materialQ&AYour questions answeredWHAT’S ONExhibition, auction, fair and societydates for your diaryNEW ISSUE GUIDEWith a handy thematic checklist
Stamp Magazine January 2011WORLD NEWSIsle of Man’s royal engagementstamps. Faroes shuts half ofits post offices. Johannesburgexhibition highlightsAUCTION HIGHLIGHTSA great Venezuelan rarity sellsfor £152, 000, while a Britishmissing colour error of 1966racks up £40, 000GB COLLECTORFull details of Britain’s firstlenticlar stamps. Mobile postoffice at large once again. 2010perforation error foundLETTERSWhy it’s finally worth exhibitingmodern material. And whyStanley Gibbons wants your viewsTALKING POINTWhat have we learned from theyear of the Festival of Stamps?REVIEWSRecommended readingCOMMONWEALTHCLASSICSKing Edward VII definitives that putGibraltar in the limelightCHAMPIONS OF EUROPEHow a panic over forgeries sparkedremarkable Dutch provisionalsMY COLLECTIONBritish squared-circle postmarksCINDERELLA CORNERA stamp dealer’s classy labelswhich hid his dodgy practicesQ&AYour questions answeredWHAT’S ONExhibition, auction, fair and societydates for your diaryNEW ISSUE GUIDEWith a handy thematic checklistSTRANGE BUT TRUEHow to portray a man when youdon’t know what he looks like
Stamp Magazine April 2011 This issue of the Stamp Magazine includes: WORLD NEWSThe philatelic agency offering new issues from many countries at face value, and how a Danish treasure was reconstructedAUCTION HIGHLIGHTSA stunning array of great rarities from Hong Kong, Canada, Jamaica, Panama and the German Post Offices in ChinaGB COLLECTORWhy there won’t be a new national postal museum in Swindon after all, plus full details of the upcoming WWF issue and latest definitives and bookletsLETTERSThe advantages of giving up on new issues, and the simple way to work out what future postage rates will beDEVIL’S ADVOCATEWhy having truckloads of spare money won’t help your stamp collection at allCOMMONWEALTH CLASSICSNorthern Rhodesia’s first issue of 1925 was never betteredCHAMPIONS OF EUROPECould a French issue of stamps for Andorra trump the Spanish one?CINDERELLA CORNERDid clients in Nevada’s brothels really have to buy stamps?MY COLLECTIONScott Caldwell’s collection revolves around the lost ocean liner TitanicQ&AYour questions answeredWHAT’S ONExhibition, auction, fair and society dates for your diaryNEW ISSUE GUIDEWith a handy thematic checklistSTRANGE BUT TRUECommunists lost in London