October 2015

Contents to Volume 46, Number 5

Breaking news from the stamp world including philatelic tributes to a hero of the Holocaust and a report from Leeds on this year’s Philatelic Congress of Great Britain.

More reports from the nation’s Philatelic Societies.

Forthcoming fairs and auctions.

News of recent auction results.

More collecting ideas for new and seasoned collectors.

Royal Mail marks The Queen’s record-breaking reign with a miniature sheet and new definitive.

An update on the latest Machin and Post & Go developments from John Deering.

In his continuing series on the quirky side of British postal history, Don Davies examines how the introduction of the postage stamp in 1840 caused confusion for the public.

Edward Klempka returns to the pages of GSM to discuss the design work, essays and proofs associated with the 1953 Coronation issue.

The latest supplement to the GB Specialised Catalogue.

In the first of a series of articles on the franking system of Great Britain from 1652 to 1840, Robert Galland discusses its background and the numerous ways employed to indicate free postage.

In another update for Post & Go collectors, John Gray discusses the impact of the recent Royal Mail tariff changes on Open Value Post & Go stamps.

Arriving in Montenegro, Basil Herwald explores the complex history of this tiny nation and its impact on the stamps it has issued.

More readers have their say, courtesy of the GSM postbag.

Focusing on covers sent between Paraguay and Europe, John F Roe looks at the cachets, cancels and other postal marks that were used on Transatlantic mail via the Zeppelin Airmail Service.

Beginning at Her Majesty’s 60th birthday and continuing to the present day, Cyril R H Parson concludes his survey of HM The Queen’s life, as depicted on stamps.

In the 1930s Canton Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean was serviced by both British and US postal administrations. Steve Pendleton examines the British Post Office activities on the tiny atoll.

Cinderella expert Christer Brunstrom highlights the stamps produced by local mail services operating in Poland during World War I.

Nicholas Pertwee continues his study of Ghana’s 1988 provisional issue.

Rob Holley looks at the postal marks created by Neopost and Universal franking machines in Malaya.

Win a £50 Stanley Gibbons voucher.

Nimrod highlights more stamps to look out for from Fiji.

Globe-trotting philatelist Michael Round returns with more stories of his worldwide stamp excursions.

A summary of recent and forthcoming issues.

Alison Boyd investigates the stories behind some of the latest stamp issues from around the world.

Alison Boyd investigates the stories behind some of the latest stamp issues from around the world.

More tongue-in-cheek fun from the Hedley Adams Mobbs collection.

Hugh Jefferies offers more collecting advice from the Catalogue Editor’s chair.

A 16-page update to the Stanley Gibbons catalogue.