Contents to Volume 43, Number 12
May 2013
Contents May 2013
Newsdesk
Stamps from the BPMA collections to be sold, celebrity signing at Salisbury and Royal Mail’s record breaking Doctor Who stamps
Society News
Reports from philatelic societies
Diary Dates
Forthcoming fairs and auctions
Around the Houses
A round-up of the latest auction news from the UK and abroad.
New Collector
Another inspiring article for new (and seasoned) collectors
GB News
Discover Royal Mail’s footballing ‘Dream Team’ compiled to mark the 150th anniversary of the Association Football rulebook
Machin Watch
John Deering reports on a recently discovered printing fault on Royal Mail’s London Underground issue and keeps his appointment with ‘The Doctor’ to discuss a very unusual prestige book
Jeffery Matthews: 50 Years of Design for Royal Mail (Part 6. Testing the Water)
Paul Brittain presents details of Jeffery Matthews’ experimental designs for British stamps, including an alternative to the Machin definitive
British Private Posts
John Holman reports on more recent issues and developments from Britain’s non-Royal Mail postage services
We Love Lead Free—Or Do We?
Harry Layne recalls an unusual British postmark campaign from 1989 which didn’t quite go according to plan
GB Postal Stationery, Postal Labels and Postmarks
What do Royal Mail’s new postal rates mean for modern postal history collectors? John Holman investigates
GB Specialised Catalogue
The latest supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue
The South Georgia Provisional ‘Paid at' Handstamp, Revisited
Hugh Osborne presents recent research and new discoveries surrounding these much sought-after postal markings
Basil in St Helena: Part 1
Basil Herwald embarks on a trip of a lifetime as he boards the RMS St Helena for the first part of his voyage to St Helena and Ascension
An Interview With David Beech MBE, FRPSL
David Beech MBE, FRPSL, the recently retired Head of the Philatelic Collections at the British Library, talks about his distinguished philatelic career, past, present and future
The Postmarks of Nigeria within the King George VI Period, 1937–1953
David Horry presents a guide to the challenges, and the rewards, of collecting the King George VI postmarks of Nigeria
Creating a Jewel of the Jubilee: Part 3—The European Connection
John Davis presents more philatelic material from his celebrated Jubilee display. This month, he offers a potted history of Belgium’s Royal family, as shown through its stamps
Benin 1999: 40th Anniversary of the Conseil De L'entente: Part 2
Nicholas Pertwee looks at the various surcharges applied to these fascinating modern African issues
2011–12 Commonwealth Postal Stationery
Geir Sor-Reime begins his annual survey of postal stationery from around the world
From Man to Wife, One Mediterranean Port to Another, all around Africa
We trace the fascinating journey of wartime letter posted from a French warship in the Mediterranean
Skylab—The Forgotten Space Mission
Robert Catto reveals some of the hard to find stamps and covers issued in honour of America’s first space lab
Stamp Hunting
Nimrod highlights some important stamps to look out for from Barbados
Panorama
Dean Shepherd investigates the history behind some recent new issues
Shore to Shore
Discover the latest issues from the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey
Competition
Your chance to win a £50 Stanley Gibbons voucher
Stamp News in Brief
A summary of recent and forthcoming issues from around the world
Unissued QEII/Catalogue Column
The story behind an unissued stamp of Tonga. Plus, Hugh Jefferies’ latest comments as SG catalogue editor.
Catalogue Supplement
A 16-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue