Contents to Volume 43, Number 3
September 2012
Issue: 4
Volume: 43
Inside this month’s packed GSM, Ashley Lawrence FRPSL looks at the background and first issues of ‘The Blues’, issued for the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine in 1918 and George T Krieger presents the first instalment of his in-depth discussion on the 1896–98 definitives of Zanzibar.
Contents September 2012
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 presents another eclectic mix of philatelic advice for new stamp collectors
GB News
More developments on Royal Mail’s next-day Gold medal stamps, including breaking news of a Paralympics version
Machin Watch
John Deering reports on the latest developments in the world of Machin collecting
The King George 'Arms' Issue 10s. Ultramarine on Cover
Robert Johnson FRPSL analyses the relative scarcity of the 10s. ultramarine and 10s. dark blue
British Private Posts
John Holman reveals the latest Tourist, Railway and Island issues, and discusses TNT’s recent ventures into ‘final mile’ deliveries
GB Specialised Catalogue
A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue
The Newfoundland 1937 Long Coronation Set
Wilson Wong FRPSL reveals some new discoveries and other choice varieties from this fascinating Newfoundland issue
Postal Stationery Matters
Peter van Gelder begins his latest article with another look at the Royal Naval exhibition cards of 1891
Dear GSM
More readers have their say, courtesy of the GSM postbag
Autumn Stampex
With an all-new layout, exciting exhibitions and well over 100 dealer stands to peruse, Autumn Stampex looks set to be another must-see event
Gems from the GSM Archive
We turn the clock back to 1956 to relive the ‘modern miracle’ of France’s multi-coloured stamps
A Beginners’ Guide to using PowerPoint
Simon Brew gets us up-and-running with Microsoft’s PowerPoint softwar
Palestine—‘The Blues’ of 1918
Ashley Lawrence FRPSL looks at the background and first issues of ‘The Blues’, issued for the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine in 1918
Bookshelf
More philatelic publications are read and rated
Sultan Seyyid Hamed-bin-Thwain Issues of Zanzibar
George T Krieger presents the first instalment of his in-depth discussion on the 1896–98 definitives of Zanzibar
The Diarie of Samuel Creeps
More wise words from an ordinarie collector of stamps
Gold Through the Ages
It’s not only the world’s Olympians that have been ‘going for gold’; Josef Charrach has embarked on his own hunt for some philatelic ‘treasures’
Win a Penny Black
Win a Penny Black in the GSM Competition
Stamp Hunting
Nimrod highlights some important stamps of Ireland.
Colombia’s Private Mail Carriers
Christer Brunstrom highlights the postal labels created by the early private mail carriers of Colombia
The 1937 United States Territorial Issues
Peter Martin looks back at the US series honouring the country’s four main territories—Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
Olympex 2012: Collecting the Olympic Games
Robin Gwynn FRPSL, FRPSNZ reviews the first pictorial definitives of New Zealand
The Bird Definitives of The New Zealand 1898–1909 Pictorials
Robin Gwynn FRPSL, FRPSNZ reviews the first pictorial definitives of New Zealand
Shore to Shore
Island Hopper reports on stamps from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Stamp News in Brief
A summary of recent and forthcoming issues from around the world
Panorama
Dean Shepherd investigates the history behind some recent new issues
Unissued QEII/Catalogue Column
The story behind an unissued stamp of Norfolk Island, plus Hugh Jefferies’ latest comments as SG catalogue editor
Catalogue Supplement
An 18-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue