October 2011

Contents to Volume 42, Number 5.

The latest news from the stamp world.

Reports from philatelic societies.

Forthcoming Fairs and Auctions.

News of recent auction results.

John Holman looks at stamps with their own unique names, tourist cachets, small Channel Islands and exhibitions.

October stamp issue: Twelve stamps showing UK landmarks.

Your chance to win a luxury 2009 Royal Mail Yearbook.

John Deering reports on coil stamps with MA10 date code, Olympic No 5 and Classic Locomotive retail stamp booklets and a Post & Go typeface error.

The latest news on Downstrean Access mail, Tourist stamps and Railway Letter stamps is provided by John Holman.

John Gray illustrates the variations to be found on these sheets.

A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue.

Readers’ correspondence.

Reviews of Surcharged Mail and the Postage Due Stamps of Northern Rhodesia and GPO Design Posters.

This month in his series on famous stamps Paul Brittain focuses on three well-known errors.

Dr John L Kimbrough provides a survey of the stamps issued by the Confederates States of America.

Peter van Gelder looks back to Commonwealth commemoratives of 50 years ago.

Christer Brunström provides a brief survey of some of the shipping companies that issued stamps.

An illustrated report by Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS, on the items produced for early airmail flights and those marking their anniversaries.

The history of one of the USA’s most famous institutions is outlined by Richard Frajola.

Nimrod suggests stamps worth looking for from Hong Kong. Your chance to win a £50 SG voucher.

David Horry shows that there are many postmarks to search for from a Mediterranean island with the oldest established postal history in the Commonwealth.

In the first part of this article Professor Paul J Phillips reviews the early issues of the Palestinian National Authority and the problems it had to overcome.

The Mawson Expeditions of 1911–14 and 1929–31 and the unsuccessful attempts to get philatelic recognition are examined by Richard Breckon.

P J Lanspeary reveals the many types of nests built by birds and illustrates them with stamps.

The philatelic legacy of a former postmaster of Pitcairn – Roy Clark – is examined by Steve Pendleton.

Christopher Moor takes a nostalgic look at the Ford Zephyr.

Island Hopper reports on stamps from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man: Jersey Mills, Guernsey Scenery and Isle of Man Daffodils.

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

Dean Shepherd investigates some recent new issues.

David Horry reveals the story behind another unissued stamp. Hugh Jefferies reports on the new Commonwealth and Empire Stamps catalogue.