April 2013

Contents to Volume 43, Number 11

Fraud and the £5 orange, new Vacant See stamps from the Vatican, plus all the news from Spring Stampex

Reports from philatelic societies

Forthcoming fairs and auctions

A round-up of the latest auction news from the UK and abroad.

John Holman brings us another inspiring article for new and seasoned collectors

Royal Mail celebrates ten more eminent British names from the realms of sport, journalism, archaeology, politics and the arts

Paul Brittain discusses the Jeffery Matthews designs that went above and beyond stamps

The 1½d. rate during the penny post era was reserved for specific postal services; Michael Peach explains its various uses

John Deering’s report on the latest Machin make-overs has him seeing red, and plenty of it

The latest supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue

Discover what went on behind the scenes at Royal Mail during the planning the Olympic and Paralympic Games Gold Medal Winners stamps

P J Lanspeary selects some of the many extinct birds that have been shown on stamps

The switch to Decimal Currency by the former British Colonies

Nicholas Pertwee presents the first of a two-part study of commemorative issue and it subsequent surcharges

Discover some of the unique postal history items from Sir Ernest H Shackleton’s final Antarctic expedition

Steve Pendleton reveals the fate and the philately of the doomed Swedish Antarctic expedition

The postmarks of the Gold Coast within the King George VI period, 1937-1954

Rob Holley reveals the story of one of the great colonial leaders, a remarkable Dane called Anker Rentse

Nimrod highlights some important stamps from Pahang, plus your chance to win a £50 SG voucher

Geir Sor-Reime continues his annual survey with the foreign booklet issues of 2012

More readers have their say, courtesy of the GSM postbag

More philatelic publications are read and rated

Anthony New begins his two-part thematic tour of the churches of Scandinavia

More wise words from an ordinarie collector of stamps

A summary of recent and forthcoming issues from around the world

Island Hopper reports on stamps from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man

Dean Shepherd investigates the history behind some recent new issues

The story behind an unissued stamp of New Zealand. Plus, Hugh Jefferies’ latest comments as SG catalogue editor.

A 15-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue

Your FREE GB supplement