March 2012

Contents to Volume 42, Number 10.

The latest news from the stamp world.

Reports from philatelic societies.

Forthcoming Fairs and Auctions.

News of recent auction results.

John Holman reveals the new Irish definitives, Charles Dickens’ 200th anniversary, and stamps depicting Annigoni portraits of The Queen

Britons of Distinction, Post & Go Sheep

Inspired by the classic 1066 and All That, Alan Sacks continues his own potted philatelic history of Britain

John Deering brings another update on Britain’s definitive stamps, including issues for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the latest news from the ever-changing Post & Go series

Tom Slemons reassesses the much derided Mulready envelopes and letter sheets and concludes that, contrary to the generally-held belief, they were enormously successful

A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue

Robin Gwynn looks at the New Zealand’s Arms Type which doubled as the country’s middle and high value postage stamps for over half a century.

Geir Sør-Reime presents his annual survey of stamp booklets, beginning this month with commonwealth issues

Paul Brittain looks at two primitive first issues, which, while not famed for their ground breaking designs, are certainly not lacking in philatelic interest

Nicholas Pertwee examines the provisional definitives of Ghana, beginning with the C50 value

Richard Breckon charts the rise and eventual demise of Australia’s recess-printed postage due stamps

Stamps worth looking for from Cyprus

Josef Charrach shows through stamps how copper has shaped the of millions of people for thousands of years.

Peter van Gelder presents another compilation of highly collectable postal stationery.

Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS, visits the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and the headquarters of the Ethiopia Postal Service.

David Horry’s tour of post offices open during the reign of King George VI, brings him to the Somaliland Protectorate

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 some recent new issues.

David Horry reveals the story behind another unissued stamp. Hugh Jefferies looks at plate flaws from Great Britain and Sudan and an inverted over print from Mauritius

A 14-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue.