January 2010

Contents to Volume 40, Number 8

Collect British Stamps redesigned; Gross collections make $3.2 million; Apollo 15 space cover purchased; Exhibitions; London 2010 update.

Reports from philatelic societies.

Forthcoming Fairs and Auctions.

News of recent auction results.

John Holman looks at letterpress printing, the Indian Feudatory State of Duttia, New Zealand private posts and items submitted by readers.

Miniature sheet celebrates 100 years of Guiding; New Smilers sheets; Olympic stamp book series.

John M Deering examines the ‘Castles of Scotland’ generic sheet and the new ‘Recorded Signed For’ stamps.

Derek Connell completes his philatelic visit to the historic City of London.

A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue.

Advice from Tony Buckingham to pick the stamps you like and enjoy collecting.

David Horry, with help from Ray Stanton, reviews the interesting and diverse Money Order and Savings Bank cancels.

The histories of the Tory and Edwin Fox, both illustrated on New Zealand stamps, are told by Christopher Moor.

Nimrod suggests GB Year Packs and PHQ Cards that are worth looking for, as well as a Falkland Islands set.

In the first part of a new series, David R Wright looks back 50 years to the independence stamps  of West Africa.

The telegraph stamps of Canada and the USA are reviewed by Steve Hiscocks.

Gibbons Stamp Monthly has an exclusive interview with Bill Gross, who has recently donated $3.2 million to the Smithsonian National Postal Museum.

Chris Harman RDP, FRPSL, looks at the history of Frank Godden—long synonymous with the finest stamp albums—which has recently been acquired by Stanley Gibbons.

The Society’s early years are reviewed by Alan Spencer, who reveals its connection with Stanley Gibbons.

In the first of a new series, Paul Brittain examines the background to organising an international stamp exhibition.

Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS, talks to Alan Bean about his space missions and his paintings.

Island Hopper previews the Isle of Man’s Christmas stamps, the latest endangered species sheet from Guernsey and Jersey’s Guide stamps.

A summary of recent and forthcoming issues from around the world.

John Moody investigates the background to some more new issues.

David Horry reveals the story behind another unissued stamp. The Catalogue Editor reports on some more varieties.

A 20-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue.