June 2010

Issue: 1

Volume: 41

Included in another eclectic mix of articles, Peter van Gelder investigates the 1948 Olympics aerogrammes, looks at the evolution of the word ‘aerogramme’, and Canadian cards featuring used cars and film stars and military postal ephemera can make an interesting addition to a collection, as John Scott reveals.

Contents June 2010

Contents to Volume 41, Number 1.


Newsdesk

New look for 399; SG breaks world record; New RDPs; Scottish Congress; Congress Medal; Stamp Active Competition results; Exhibitions.


Society News

Reports from philatelic societies.


Diary Dates—Fairs

Forthcoming stamp fairs.


Diary Dates—Auctions

Forthcoming philatelic auctions.


Around the Houses

News of recent auction results.


Vatican Supports Earthquake

Vatican Post Office Supports Haiti Earthquake


New Collector

John Holman looks at Late Fee stamps, more Indian Feudatory States, updates earlier articles and provides reports from readers.


GB News

GB News


For Queen and Country

Military postal ephemera can make an interesting addition to a collection, as John Scott reveals.


Machin Watch

John M Deering reviews Festival Of London souvenirs and new definitives.


The Lowden Forgery

The events behind one of the best known philatelic forgeries.


GB Specialised Catalogue

A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue.


Overprints - 40th Anniversary

The 40th Anniversary of the GB Overprints Society


BPOs in the Levant: 1857–1923

British Post Offices in the Levant: 1857–1923


Southern Rhodesia Postage Dues

The 1951 Southern Rhodesia Postage Dues


The MEF (1945 to 1947)

The MEF Period in the Dodecanese Islands (1945 to 1947)


GB Overprints Society

GB Overprints Society is not just about Stamps


Foreign Postal Stationery, A-E

Foreign Postal Stationery, A to E


Malaya's Comprehensive Stamps

Malaya’s One and Only Comprehensive Set of Stamps and Postal Stationery—Part 2


Stamp Hunting/Competition

Nimrod suggests some stamps that are worth looking for from Tanganyika. Your chance to win a Penny Black in our easy-to-enter competition—the answers are in the magazine.


Postal Stationery Matters

Peter van Gelder investigates the 1948 Olympics aerogrammes, looks at the evolution of the word ‘aerogramme’, and Canadian cards featuring used cars and film stars.


Pioneering Recycled Stamps

Finland and Morocco Combine to Pioneer 100 per cent Recycled Stamps


The Diarie of Samuel Creeps

Michael Banister selects more extracts from the journal of an ordinarie collector.


Singapore Postmarks 1937–1955

Singapore Postmarks within the King George VI Period 1937–1955


Panorama

John Moody investigates the background to some more new issues.


Stamp News in Brief

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


Shore to Shore

The accession of King George V, Girlguiding and Roses; Island Hopper reports on some new releases from the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey.


Unissued Stamps/Catalogue Column

Continuing his new series, David Horry reveals the story behind another unissued stamp. The Catalogue Editor reports on surcharge varieties from Tasmania and Tobago.


Catalogue Supplement

Catalogue Supplement