October 2021

Contents to Volume 52, Number 5

The latest philatelic news from around the world.

More reports from the nation’s philatelic societies.

Forthcoming fairs and auctions.

News of recent auction results.

As stamp exhibitions make a welcome return after the Covid-19 pandemic, Richard West looks back at some of the many national philatelic exhibitions held in Britain and illustrates some of the collectable souvenirs they produced.

We review Royal Mail’s new ten-stamp issue which showcases some of the ground-breaking British inventions that helped to define the Industrial and Electric Revolutions.

Devlan Kruck unmasks an affordable and fun variety to be found on the Queen Elizabeth 1958–61 3d. deep lilac Wildings.

In his regular roundup for modern GB collectors, John Deering examines Royal Mail’s new Industrial Revolutions p.s.b. and raises a glass to the latest Post & Go offering from Royal Navy museums.

The latest supplement to the Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Catalogue.

The latest book releases read and rated.

In the latest instalment in his ongoing series looking at British colonial issues, Noel Davenhill turns his attention to the stamps of the former British Crown colony of Basutoland.

Michael Waugh FRPSL of the Malaya Study Group concludes his investigation of Penang postal history by focusing on airmails, the Japanese occupation, British Military Administration and other post-war issues.

John Moody investigates the relatively short period when Tobago and the Turks Islands issued their own stamps, and looks at the curious independent issues of the Caicos Islands.

Steve Pendleton takes us to the South Pacific to see what the remote Phoenix Islands have to offer postal history collectors.

Do you know your Dominions and Dependencies from your Condominiums and Convention states? Mark Hornsey provides a comprehensive guide.

Long before mankind took that ‘one small step’ numerous fauna had already paved the way for space travel. Katrin Raynor-Evans sees how Earth’s animal astronauts have been celebrated on stamps.

Commonwealth stamps of the Queen Elizabeth era offer plenty of interest for collectors, as Edward Barrow proves with a study of the 1960 definitive series of Trinidad and Tobago.

Often dismissed as wallpaper issues, the stamps of Paraguay can offer plenty of interest for collectors, as the beautiful 1944–45 definitives prove.

Don’t miss your chance to win a £50 Stanley Gibbons voucher.

Former chemical physicist Michael Peach is in his element as he builds a thematic collection based on the many uses of flourine.

A summary of recent and forthcoming issues.

Stamps to look out for from Queensland.

Alison Boyd investigates the stories behind some of the latest stamp issues from around the world.

We highlight the latest new issues from Jersey, Isle of Man and Guernsey.

David Horry presents another example from the Hedley Adams Mobbs collection

Hugh Jefferies offers more thoughts from the Catalogue Editor’s chair.

A 14-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue.