March 2012

Issue: 10

Volume: 42

Included in this month’s GSM, Tom Slemons reassesses the much derided Mulready envelopes and letter sheets and concludes that, contrary to the generally-held belief, they were enormously successful and 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.

Contents March 2012

Contents to Volume 42, Number 10.


Newsdesk

The latest news from the stamp world.


Society News

Reports from philatelic societies.


Diary Dates

Forthcoming Fairs and Auctions.


Around the Houses

News of recent auction results.


New Collector

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


GB News

Britons of Distinction, Post & Go Sheep


Stamping on with 1066

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

 


Machin Watch

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


Mulready Envelopes

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


GB Specialised Catalogue

A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue


New Zealand’s 1931 Arms Type

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.


2011 Commonwealth Booklets

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


A Couple of Crude Ones

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


Ghana’s Provisional Definitives

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


Australia’s Postage Due Stamps

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


Stamp Hunting

Stamps worth looking for from Cyprus


Copper through the Ages

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


Postal Stationery Matters

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


Ethiopia’ s Postal Heritage

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


British Somaliland Postmarks

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


Stamp News in Brief

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


Shore to Shore

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


Panorama

Dean Shepherd investigates some recent new issues.


Unissued QEII/Catalogue Column

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


Catalogue Supplement

A 14-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue.