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September 2018

CAN I REALLY AFFORD 1968 - 2018

A PENNY BLACK? 50 YEARS ON
EXAMPLES OF THE FAMOUS STAMP THE ARRIVAL OF THE
TO SUIT EVERY BUDGET 2ND CLASS POST

BEAUTIFUL PROUD INDEPENDENCE

THE DESIGNER BEHIND

BERMUDA
TANGANYIKA’S 1961 STAMPS

REGISTRATION SHEETS
THE RARE GB STAMPS
EXPLAINED IN DETAIL

BEFORE HIGH VALUES

WHY THE PENNY BLACK
SOON BECAME INADEQUATE

…AND SO
MUCH MORE
THE HIGHLIGHTS AND STORY BEHIND
A ‘BEST IN SHOW’ COLLECTION
 ATTENTION OWNERS OF LARGE/ VALUABLE COLLECTIONS –
Are You THINKING of SELLING?
This is
HOW THE STAMP TRADE WORKS
Philatelic Expert Lets You into his Selling Secrets so you can benefit from
a totally different (and New) Selling Experience
1 If You want to learn how the stamp
trade works, please read on… When I
was 15, I did. I wondered if there was some se-
cret source of supply? So, I bought my 1st stamp
mixture, (wholesale I thought), broke it into 50
smaller units, advertised it in Stamp Magazine
‘Classifieds’, and waited for the orders to roll in…
I’m still waiting, 48 years later !...
Wrong Offer 7 Wrong Price 7 Wrong Place 7
(naïve seller4 = H me but I was only 15 at
the time!)
2 Three years later,  attending my
first public stamp auctions I wondered
how some bidders seemed to buy everything,
paying the highest price? It didn’t occur to
me that they were probably Auction Bidding
Agents, paid by absent (dealer) bidders to rep-
resent them. I wondered why two collectors
sitting side by side muttered to each other
“he’s a dealer” as if that justified him paying
the highest price…
About The Author � Andrew found his Father’s
stamps at the age of 10. A year later at Senior
School he immediately joined the School
Stamp Club. He ‘specialised’(!) in British, but
soon was interested in Queen Victoria which he
could not afford. The 2nd to last boy wearing
short trousers in his school year, he religiously
bought Post Office New Issues on Tuesdays
with his pocket money. He soon found that he
enjoyed swapping / trading stamps as much as
collecting them. Aged 19, eschewing University
he quickly found a philatelic career in London,
leading to creating his own companies in
stamps. Andrew has authored many interna-
tionally published Stamp ‘Tips’ articles, appear-
ing on Local Radio and National TV promoting
Philately with Alan Titchmarsh. Andrew’s area of
expertise is unusual – in so far as his grounding
in collecting and wide philatelic knowledge has
given him a deep understanding of Philately.
He has studied Philately for the past 45 years,
in combination with Commerce and Marketing
Expertise, enabling him to create synergies in
‘lifetime’ interlinked Stamp Selling Systems, sell-
ing unit-priced stamps through to handling col-
lections & Rarities up to £700,000 each. Today
Andrew is fortunate to be co-owner with his
Wife, of Universal Philatelic Auctions (aka UPA)
– the Largest No Buyer’s Premium Reducing-Es-
timate System Stamp Auction in the World, cre-
ating records selling stamps to 2,261 different
bidders from 54 different countries in his latest
auction. Andrew stopped collecting
stamps aged 18 reasoning that his
enjoyment of stamps would be in
handling them and selling them…
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…but did it really? What was the real reason?
How could a Dealer pay a higher price than a
Collector? It doesn’t make sense, does it? Col-
lectors are customers. Customers usually pay
the highest price, unless… for a Collector, this
was…
Wrong Presentation 7 Wrong Place 7 Sellers of Stamps today is no longer absent
therefore Wrong Price 7
3 Fast-forward 48 years later 
to a British Empire collection, lot #1
in an International Stamp Auction – Estimat-
ed at £3,000, but we were the highest bidder
at £21,000 – YES – some 7×higher. Including
Buyer’s Premium in the extraordinary sum of
£4,788 we actually paid GBP£25,788= upon a
£3,000 estimate… however, we broke it down
into sets, singles, mini-collections etc. We made
a profit. Some might say it found its price.
Others may say:
7
Wrong Estimate Wrong Presentation 7 auctions) – so that when you sell through them
7
Wrong Structure Wrong Protection of Price 7 – you’re paying up to 18% (including VAT) sell-
– Lucky for the seller that 2 well-healed
bidders saw the potential value that day
or it could have been given away… the seller
could easily have lost out couldn’t he? or she?
So, by un-peeling the layers of obfusca-
tion, hopefully we can all agree:
The Secret is Simple –
it’s ALL About: TIMING,
Plus the 3 Philatelic ‘P’s –
Presentation 4Place 4and Price 4
4
Understanding the problem…  you a seller’s commission of up to 18% (VAT
I always remember the car trade had
their own little ‘bible’ – Glass’s Guide. I’ve no
idea, I’ve not even looked - in this internet-dom-
inated world, it may even have disappeared.
Well, there’s an insider Stamp Trade publica-
tion for Stamp Dealers called “The Philatelic
Exporter”. There’s nothing that special about
it – and you won’t learn much or find massive-
ly reduced prices by subscribing – BUT – it is
a forum, a paper focal point, a last ‘bastion’ in
this on-line transparent world that we inhabit…
whereby dealers (and auctioneers) can try and
communicate with each other. I publish my own
articles there…
Recently I discussed the outcome of my 10
years’ simple research, asking dealers and auc-
tioneers ‘what is your biggest problem?’
To a man, (why are we almost all men), they
replied – “my biggest problem is
stock, if I can get more of the right
stock I can sell it easily”
Strange that, nobody ever asked
me the same question back – be-
cause my answer would have been
entirely different (and I don’t treat
it as a problem) – I seek to satisfy
collectors
This is the reason why my compa-
ny has such massive advertising. This
is the reason why we spend up to 8%
of turnover – up to £200,000 per annum
in marketing costs. (Most dealers don’t
‘TIPS O
F even sell £200K per annum).
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5 Why is that? Because, as the world
revolved the Stamp Market, imper-
ceptibly Changed, and incrementally –
Massively
So, although few will tell you this, it’s
clearly evident that the problem for most
stock – but absent collectors in the place
they choose to sell their stamps in. Simply
put, other Dealers, Auctions, Stamp Fairs have
not invested in marketing to have a strong Cus-
tomer-core. To be fair, this is not true of all – but
it is true of most – so that our nearest compet-
itor ‘Apex’ had 800 bidders in a recent auction.
In my most recent 20,000+ lot UPA 65th Auction
we had 2,261 different bidders from 54 different
countries, 95% of whom were Collectors. Some
other well-advertised auctions only have 200
bidders (a high percentage of whom are dealers
– so that, essentially they are Dealer-dominated
er’s commission and the buyer is paying up to
25% and more in Buyer’s Premium, credit card
fees, on-line bidding fee, delivery and insurance
etc… AND all of that so that your stamps
may be sold, wait for it – TO DEALERS
(and some collectors), but Dealers, that nat-
urally must make a profit to survive…
6 Now, let’s examine the cost
implications – Example:  Your
stamp collection sells in public auction for
£800. Upon a 25% buyer’s premium, the dealer
pays £1,000 and it could be more. He breaks
it into £2,000+ selling price (much lower and
he’ll go out of business). The auction charges
included) upon the £800 sale price. This is
GBP£144. Therefore you receive approaching
£656 – which is approximately 33% of the deal-
er’s £2,000+/- retail selling price - BUT… now
that we have identified the problem…
Isn’t the Solution Staring us
Right in The Face ?
7
Why Pay an Auction to Sell
to Dealers: Sell to Collectors in-
stead ?In our example with buyer’s premium,
sellers commission, lotting fees, extra credit
card charges, VAT and even insurance - you’re
already being charged in different ways up to
40% of the selling price to sell, possibly or prob-
ably, to the wrong person.
Why not direct that 40% cost you’re pay-
ing to sell to Collectors instead? Sounds
good, so why hasn’t this been done before ?
8 Truth is,  it Has been done be-
fore…Sometimes the ‘old’ ways are the
best ways aren’t they? But in today’s enthusiasm
to obscure the obvious so that money may be
taken, almost surreptitiously, in numerous dif-
ferent ways, (without us apparently noticing
until we see the cheque in our pocket) – the
transparent ‘seller pays’ has been deliberately
‘obscured’ – so much so that, amazingly, the
latest 2017 European Auction Selling Legisla-
tion just introduced – now requires auctions
that charge ‘buyer’s premiums’ to warn the
buyer in advance. Just imagine going into the
petrol station, and being warned that the price
you’re paying to put fuel in you tank is not the
real price, you have to pay a premium! Obvious-
ly, there would be an uproar…
9
How can you cut out the
middleman and sell to Col-
lectors instead?   Well, I can think of two
ways. 1). DIY - Do It Yourself selling on eBay.
That may be fine for lower grade material – but,
would you risk auctioning relatively unprotect-
ed rare material on eBay ? We don’t and we’re
professionals, so we should know what we’re
doing. Or 2). Cut out the extra middle-man. Use
my company UPA, which reaches collectors
instead. Here’s how it works: Continuing from
our previous Example:
The auction sold your stamps to a dealer for
£1,000 – but You received circa £656
UPA sells them to collectors for you for up to
£2,000 – even after 40% commission you receive
up to £1,200. Up to £544 more. Now that’s amaz-
ing, isn’t it? G
10  Sounds Good Andrew, but
Can You ‘Deliver’?   Obviously,
nothing is as simple as that, and as we auction
stamps to collectors some collections may
‘break’ to the example £2,000+/- but the stamps
may be sold for more or less – especially as we
reserve all lots at 20% below, (Estimate £2,000
= £1,600 reserve) and not everything sells first
or even 2nd time so prices may come down…
Naturally, it’s not that straightforward for a deal-
er either – he may sell at a discount to ‘move’
stock OR, like many dealers he may be sitting
on the same unsold stamps, that you see time
and time again, in dealer’s stocks years later
and still at the same unattractive prices… So,
I think it is more reasonable for you to expect
up to 36% to 50% more, indirectly or directly via
my Collector’s Secret Weapon: Universal
Philatelic Auctions, which moves material more
quickly, by incrementally reducing estimate (and
reserve) price in a structured selling system…
11
Q.� What is the Collector’s
‘Secret Weapon’?
A.� It’s called the
Unique UPA Reducing
Estimate System... L
This is a rather long explanation, I don’t want
to bore you, but 17 years ago, when my wife and
I set up Universal Philatelic Auctions I detected
that the stamp trade’s biggest problem then was
not what sold – but what didn’t sell… So,
because I didn’t want to try to keep on offering
the same either unsaleable or overpriced stock
I created the unique UPA Reducing Estimate
(and reserve) Selling System. Simply put, if a
lot doesn’t sell in the 1st auction we reduce the
estimate (and reserve) by 11% and unlike other
dealers and auctions WE TELL YOU – ‘US’
= once unsold. If unsold after the following
auction we reduce by a further 12% and WE
TELL YOU ‘US2’, if unsold after a 3rd UPA
auction we reduce by a further 13% and WE
TELL YOU ‘US3’ and so on till the lot finds its
price, is sold or virtually given away...4
12 Any Scientist will tell you  lives, and for most dealers not being able to
that combinations of ingredients can
produce powerful results. So we created the
unique combination of my UPA Reducing Es-
timate System, married (in stone), with UPA’s
fair ‘NO BUYER’S Premium’ policy, PLUS each
lot carries my total ‘no quibble’ guarantee –
this formula is the reason why within the span
of 4 auctions (one year)… 90%-95% of lots bro-
ken from a collection have sold. This Unique
Philatelic Selling System Formula is the rea-
son why we are the largest stamp auction in
the UK today with 2,261 different bidders in
my recent auction.E
UNIVERSAL PHILATELIC AUCTIONS SCM 09/18
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Tel: 01451 861111 • Fax: 01451 861297
2 AUGUST 2018
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Contact UPA: 01451 861 111
UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIAL:
Dear Folk at UPA,
I’ve dealt with the public for 37 + years, and as
both a consumer, and a businessman, I have
created huge numbers of orders from all over
the world from a complete range of suppliers
from all aspects of our daily lives.
But I don’t believe I have ever encountered
such sensitivity, such kind thought, such
understanding as I have with you in our
initial meeting, our subsequent successful
transaction, and now this.
I recall well the item you highlight, and
realise that this one item has such colossal
personal value, I could never part with it.
It has been an absolute pleasure dealing
with yourself, and I am more than willing for
you to use this e-mail as commendation to
others who may be thinking of disposing of
their collection.
Many, many thanks for a memorable
experience, and I will try to emulate your
thought and care in my own business sphere.
Yours sincerely
D. E. B. Bath, UK
In Hindsight Dealers warned me 17 years
ago that my idea wouldn’t work. 17 years later
I think I’ve proven that it does. (Reader: Please
Request a complimentary UPA catalogue – us-
ing the contact details further below)
13
OK, Cut to the Chase
Andrew, what’s the
offer?  All of my Selling Systems are based
upon selling to Collectors Globally,
so that 95% of stamps sold by UPA are sold
directly to Collectors. If you wish to benefit
by up to 50% or more, depending upon your
circumstance and type of material, by cutting
out the middleman – then this offer may be
for you. Generally ‘time’ is the enemy in our
sell stock. Now is the time to let ‘time’ do
the ‘heavy-lifting’ and consider making ‘time’
work for you, so that at UPA you can make
time your friend. I fax, telephone or by mail. We’ll work harder for
14 AND the SMALL PRINT? Some
lots are too small in value for us to offer
this system. Other lots may not be suited to selling
in this manner (e.g. surplus mint British decimal
stamps best used for postage) – especially if the
market is heavily compromised by stock overhang
in specific areas. Some Collectors will not wish to
use time and systems to leverage price, others will
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• info@upastampauctions.co.uk
want to agree a specific price and know that they
are paid precisely this amount. No client is treated
like a number and no client is forced like a square
peg into a round hole. M
15
OK, What Do I Do Next?
a). You contact UPA to discuss with
Andrew or a highly-qualified Auction Valuer/
Describer what you have to dispose of and your
options bearing in mind your specific interests
/ requirements
b). If you wish, get a 2nd opinion, but
investigate what type of auction / dealer you
are dealing with. Is it a Dealer’s auction with
relatively few collectors? Can you see where
/ how the Dealer sells? If you can’t easily see
any pricelists or high quality selling catalogues
– that Dealer may sell your stamps to other
dealers…
c). Finally you ask U P A to collect your
stamps, insure in transit for an estimated re-
placement retail value…C B S
16 What Happens then?  A mem-
ber of my Team telephones/e-mails
you to confirm safe receipt. ‘Overnight’ valu-
ations, unless simple, are rare. Valuing stamp
collections that have taken tens of years to
create takes time. Depending upon your priori-
ties / timescale I, or an experienced member of
my Team will contact you to discuss your re-
quirements and the options available to you for
the sale of your collection. Provided only that
you feel well-informed and comfortable do we
agree strategy T D
17
How Strong is the Stamp
and Cover Market?  Everybody
knows that the strongest areas are GB and Brit-
ish Empire. Post-Independence / QEII material
sells but if hinged at considerable discount.
Mint hinged material pre 1952 is regarded as the
industry ‘norm’ and therefore desirable – but
genuine never-hinged commands a premium.
Europe sells but at reduced levels, Americas
is good, as generally is Asia but the ‘heat’ has
come off China which is still good – and Russia
which can still be good. East Europe is weak-
er. Overall, Rarities throughout
can command their own price
levels and real Postal History
has good demand.
18 What Should I Do Next?   Dis-
cuss your collection with U P A. Con-
tact Andrew or an experienced member of his
Team now… B C
19  Guarantee:
I want You to be
absolutely Sure  So If You’re not
sure we’ll transport and return your stamps for
FREE up to £200 in actual shipping cost at our
expense. It sounds generous (and it is), but it’s
far less than the cost of driving 100+ miles each
way and 3 to 6 hours in your home valuing your
stamps U
20 My
Double Cast Iron Guaran-
tee:  We can do a better job valuing your
stamps in our office than in your home. If you
don’t agree I’ll pay you an extra £50 for you to pay
somebody trusted to open the boxes and put your
albums back, in the same place, on the shelf they
came from. U U
21
Act NOW: Contact Andrew or
an experienced member of his Team
using the on-line selling form at our website, by
you not to regret the decision to sell all or part
of your collection…C B
A
Andrew McGavin, Philatelic Expert,
Author, Managing Director
Universal Philatelic Auctions UPA
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This month the team at The Postal Museum in London have been asking for collectors to vote for the
organisation in the National Lottery Award 2018, having been nominated in the heritage category. A win
would give the Museum a £5,000 cash prize and nation-wide attention, and it would help give stamp
collecting a boost too, so we wish everyone there the best of luck. Voting has now closed and we’ll let you
know the results on our website and in the next issue of the magazine.
Of course, many heritage organisations are reliant on funding such as this to continue to operate and
engage the public, and we’re proud to feature a regular guide to the treasures held in The Postal Museum’s
archive in every issue (see page 41) to give the attraction further coverage. We collectors can do our bit to spread the word too.
Complete with its exciting Mail Rail attraction, The Postal Museum is a great place to take young people, and the displays of
stamps may just prompt a few to start a collection of their own, so do consider a visit to the Museum if you have yet to go.
As ever we have a huge range of content in this issue, not to mention the accompanying copy of Coin Collecting Magazine, and
we’re currently putting the finishing touches to a brand new website dedicated to stamp collecting, complete with stamp guides,
resources and a comprehensive guide to stamp and postal history dealers. We can’t wait to share details with you next month, so
watch this space!

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9 STAMP UPDATE 50
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INTERESTING &
UNUSUAL
AUSTRALIA Vatican Many 100’s in hingeless
And States 84 with most States Lighthouse, apparently complete
represented with scattered ranges, to 1967 with all the better items inc
Commonwealth with Roos to 5/=,
1934 surcharges (rare) 1948 ’49 Air
Heads to 1 / 4 (2) £50.00
Pairs (UNM) 151 Gratian Airs,. 1952
GERMANY Centenary M/S (UNM) etc Cat £6600
East Few 1000’s in pair Kabe nearly £950.00
all mint, UNM from 1968, virtually
complete with M/S, strips of 3, ITALIAN COLONIES
se-tenant pairs etc with Chinese 90+ inc Libya with 1912 to 50c,.
Friendship, Debria block ( M & FU)
1921 most to 55c,. 1922 Victory set,
Karl Marx sheets, 1953 Workers etc to
Somaliland inc 1906 to 25c, Victory
1987 Cat £7320 £825.00
set, Eritrea from 1895 with 1903 to
Wurttemburg 160+ from imperf , 50c, Victory set etc Very good lot Cat
further Arms types to 9Kr,. 1869 to £950 £140.00
14Kr,. Then Officials , dues etc in sets
to 1916 plus a few French Zone Cat JERSEY
£970 £100.00
1969-78 virtually complete UNM inc
defin sets, postage dues, booklets etc
GREAT BRITAIN
Many 100’s in KABE from 1840 \1d,. Fine lot £60.00
1841 1d 2d, surface printed range to 1/=
inc 9d plate 4, 1887 Jubilee to 1/=, K.Ed MALTA
to 1/=, KG6 to 10/=, extensive QE2 to 65 from ½ d buff, 1883 to 5/=, 1899 2/6
1978 mainly UNM, few covers , booklets
K.Ed range 1926 5/- (FU) 1922 most to
and panes. Needs re-arranging to form
5/=, 1935 Jubilee (M) etc Cat £435
a good basis £175.00
£65.00
GUERNSEY
Issues complete to 1978 with 1969 set NETHERLAND INDIES
(10/-, £1 both perfs) booklets, dues, 80+ from 1870 vals to 25c,. 1901 most
1974 Militia in large blocks (Sheets?) to 2 ½ g, 1913 Red Cross Set (M)
etc All apparently UNM £65.00 1922 S’Charge range dues etc £30.00
HUNGARY
RUSSIA
200+ from 1871 (June) 25Kr,. Engraved
90+ from 1866 inc Arms types to
to 25Kr,. 1888 vals to 1ft,. 1908 most
to 2Kr,. 1915 War Charity set (FU) 3K50,. 1913 vals to 5K,. Later inc West
Parliament to 10Kr (3) etc inc 1927 Air Ukraine 1919 to 3Kr £30.00
set Cat £1350 £150.00
INDIA
SAN MARINO
About 30 from 1877 inc 1918 War
80+ from 1854 4 anna (cut square FU)
further QV to 2R’s K.Ed to 1R, later to
Casualty and Italian Victory sets , 1894
KG6 plus a few States. Good lot set etc £40.00
£60.00
SPAIN
ISLE OF MAN 60 from 1854 with 1862 19c. 1864
100’s on hingeless leaves complete 19c,. 1889 Baby Face types to 75c etc
1973-8 with postage dues M/S etc Fine to 1920 Cat £1380 £140.00
lot £40.00
TURKEY
ITALY
100’s in SAFE hingeless from 1855
About 150 from 1876, 1884 types to
to 40c,. 1865 to 2L,. 1879 5L,. 1901 2pi (2) 1913 to 50pi etc to 1917. A
to 10L, 1915 Red Cross FU, 1923
Black Shirts (M) 1924 Trade (M)
good lot £80.00
1926 Defence issues (FU) 1929 YUGOSLAVIA
Montecassino (FU)1930 Virgil + Airs
About 140 from O’Prints on Hungary
(appears UNM) later inc 1934 Military
vals to 1K,. 1919 O’Prints for Croatia
Medal (FU) 1937 Child Welfare (M)
etc to 1945. Much of the mint appears to 5K, excellent range King Peter /
UNM Cat £11,000+ £1150.00 Chainbreaker types etc to 1926 £30.00
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Stamp error costs US Postal Service $3.5 million

An error in image selection during the production of a 2010 US own statue when,
stamp has come back to bite the US Postal Service following a long according to the
legal battle, with the organisation being ordered to pay $3.5 million court papers: ‘his
(approximately £2.64 million). wife returned from
The lawsuit was filed by Las Vegas sculptor Robert Davidson a trip to a local
following the discovery that a US Forever stamp featured a photograph post office. She
of the artist’s replica version of the Statue of Liberty for the New York- had purchased a
New York Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, rather than the book of Forever
famous New York monument, as the USPS had intended. The judge Stamps and
in the trial stated in the official court files: ‘Because we find that Mr. excitedly notified
Davidson’s work was original and because the Postal Service’s use of her husband that
it was not permitted by statute, he is entitled to compensation in the “our statue is
amount of $3,554,946.95, plus interest.’ on the stamp.”’
According to the court files, the photograph was chosen from Speaking in court
a wide selection of images of the famous statue, and the staff Mr Davidson said:
member who chose the images of the Las Vegas version was under ‘I don’t believe
the impression the chosen photo showed the original New York after the fact that
monument. it was only in March 2011 that the USPS was informed they would put my
of the mistake, when ‘an individual from a stock photography name on the stamp. If my name was on the stamp, then everybody
company’ emailed the Postmaster General to inform him. By then, would immediately recognize that it was me. And it was just a very
three billion copies of the stamp had been printed and the following tough, very demanding project. And I’m very proud of her, and it’s
month an internal communication confirmed that the USPS would just something I didn’t think lightly of.’
continue to sell the stamp despite the mistake. In total 4.9 billion The judge eventually decided on the $3.5 million compensation
of the Lady Liberty stamps were sold, ‘amounting to just over $2.1 figure based on a 5% royalty rate, based on total sales of
billion in sales for that stamp alone’. approximately $70 million, the sale of philatelic products sold was
Meanwhile, Robert Davidson had realised the stamp showed his also considered when calculating the final sum.

Rare Mulready multiple discovered

Unused multiples of Mulready letter sheets and envelopes are extremely
rare and a multiple of three unguillotined 2d envelopes has recently been
reported by auctioneers Warwick and Warwick, writes Colin Such.
The Mulready letter sheets and envelopes were engraved from the
Mulready artwork, in brass, by John Thompson and individual casts were
made, called ‘stereos’. For reasons of security, each stereo was individually
numbered. The stereos were then assembled into ‘formes’ of twelve
stereos, consisting of four rows of twelve. Sheets of twelve impressions
were then printed from the formes. Several formes were used to print the
1d letter sheets and envelopes. But only one forme was used for each of
the 2d letter sheets and envelopes. The 2d envelope multiple discovered
by Warwick and Warwick has the stereo numbers a203, a202, a201 and
is from the centre row of the forme. It is unknown how many complete
forms or multiples exist, but the auctioneers can find no record of any
offered in any of the major sales of important GB collections to have
come onto the market.
This rare multiple is being offered in Warwick and Warwick’s
auction of 3 October. The vendor’s father appears to have purchased
it from a Robson Lowe auction of 1948 and since then it has been
tucked away in a safe. Together with the item is a manila envelope,
with the inscription ‘Mulready Post Envelopes, 1840. Belonged to Sir
John Tilley K.C.B., Permanent Secretary of the General Post Office,
London’ Sir John Tilley succeeded Sir Rowland Hill in the post of
Secretary to the Post Office. He had married Anthony Trollope’s sister
in 1839. The multiple has folds which suggest it was originally stored
in the envelope. The pre-sale estimate for the item is £3,000.

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Stamp update
In brief
Rico Back, who has been CEO of the
Royal Mail major European subsidiary,
GLS, for eighteen years, has taken on the
role of Chief Executive Officer at Royal
Mail following Moya Greene’s retirement.
Former CEO Greene, who is set to receive
a pay-off just under £1 million, will stay
on with the company until September to
assist with the changeover.
According to the Norvic Philatelics blog
run by stamp expert Ian Billings, the
Midland Special Handstamp Centre will
be closing on 23 July with the work of
Birmingham to be transferred to Tallents
House, Edinburgh.
France’s post office, La Poste, has issued
a booklet of twelve ‘lettre verte’ (green
letter) stamps featuring popular Disney
character Mickey Mouse. The ‘Mickey
& La France’ booklet features twelve
different designs showing Mickey at
different French locations.
Royal Mail have revealed its ten most
scenic postal routes. A statement said:
‘Having scoured the length and breadth
of its network of delivery offices, which
span the farthest reaches of our fair
isle, the Company unveils its ten most
scenic postal routes. They have been
chosen because they run into a little or
well-known beauty spot or house an
unusual back story (or both!).’ The ten
locations are, in no particular order:
Harris, Western Isles – HS3; Trossachs,
Loch Lomond – FK17; Troyhead, Bally
Castle – BT54; Trebetherick, Cornwall –
PL27; Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire
– GL54; Tresco, Isles of Scilly – TR24;
Lake Windermere, Cumbria – LA23; Holy
Island, Northumberland – TD15; Henley-
In-Arden, Warwickshire – B95; and
Laugharne, Carmarthenshire – SA33.
Congratulations to the following readers,
who won Owl Presentation Packs courtesy
of Royal Mail: Richard Ball, Walshamstow;
Mark Brady, Solihull; Kris Burnell, Derby;
Svetlana Bova, Reading; Terry Phillips,
Northampton; Joan Byrne, Gateshead;
Matthew Davies, Swansea; Sherill
Plumridge, Peterborough; David Metcalf,
Ashington; Arthur Humphreys, Anglesey.
10 SEPTEMBER 2018
Postal history lecture set to
reconsider Aerophilately
The Stuart Rossiter Trust has announced that the 2018 memorial lecture will be entitled ‘Should
Aerophilately be a subset of Postal History?’ and delivered by Frank Walton RDP FRPSL.
To be held at 5pm on 9 November at the Royal Philatelic Society London, the talk will ask
how the subject of Aerophilately, the collection and study of airmail, fits in to the larger field
of postal history. Rex Dixon Trustee, Stuart Rossiter Trust, explained: ‘Over recent years there
has been a rise in the recognised breadth of Postal History. We now have ‘pure’ Postal History,
Postal History 2C (postal history with some related social documents), Open Philately and
Ephemera. These are all to various degrees a combination of postal history and other paper
artefacts. So what is Aerophilately and does it fit into this continuum somewhere? There is no
FIP class for mail that went by boat or train, so why should there be one for mail that flew?
Frank Walton will be discussing different perspectives on this wide topic – but what will his
conclusion be? Come along on the evening to find out!’
Frank Walton is a Past President of the Royal Philatelic Society London and Chairman of the
London 2020 event, as well as being an exhibitor, an FIP-accredited juror, a judge in the fields
of Postal History and Aerophilately and, of course, collector. Frank’s aero-related collections
include the Chinese International Air Mail to 1949 and Sierra Leone Air Mail to 1961.
Free admission to the lecture is only by non-transferable ticket on application to: Rex Dixon
FRPSL at rexdixon@btinternet.com and early application is advised.
The Stuart Rossiter Trust is a Charitable Trust (Registered Number 292076) which
promotes research into the history of the postal services and to support publication in this area
to a high academic standard.
Large Dragons cover
breaks China record
A ‘Large Dragons’ cover
has sold for an incredible
£1.8 million at the recent
Inter Asia Auctions sale in
Hong Kong, breaking the
record price for a Chinese
philatelic item.
The 1878 cover,
formerly in the Olsson
Collection, is the earliest
recorded envelope bearing
a Large Dragons stamp,
actually boasting three, a
pair and a single of the orange 5 candareen values. The cover is dated 5 October 1878, making it
the earliest know use by two days. The first stamps of Imperial China were announced on 1 May
1878 and only three other covers are known used in that same year, on 7 October, 30 October
and 23 November.
A spokesperson said: ‘The auction was a vivid affirmation of the strong and vibrant market for
Chinese and Hong Kong stamps and postal history, as well as Interasia’s unique and unrivalled
position as the pre-eminent auctioneer worldwide for China and Hong Kong, handling the
finest, rarest and most desirable items as well as presenting the largest, broadest and most
comprehensive auctions of the areas.’
The cover was described as being ‘the iconic cover of the ultimate exhibition calibre’. The final
sale price includes the 15% buyer’s premium. For more information on the auction visit the
website: www.interasia-auctions.com
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Australian frogs leap onto new stamps In brief

The USA issue a single stamp design in
Australia Post is highlighting the diversity and honour of British musician John Lennon
importance of native frogs to the environment in its this month, with the launch ceremony set to
latest stamp issue that features five frog species, three of take place at the Namburg Bandshell in New
which are classified as at-risk. York’s Central Park, close to where Lennon
Australia is home to about 200 of the world’s 6,000 lived in the city. A USPS statement explains:
frog species, but numbers have declined rapidly in the ‘The stamp artwork features a 1974 photo
country since the 1980s, a pattern that is reflected of John Lennon taken by noted rock music
globally. The reasons for this are not fully understood, photographer Bob Gruen for Lennon’s Walls
but include factors such as the Chytridiomycosis fungus, and Bridges album. The stamp pane resembles
which impedes a frog’s ability to breathe through its a vintage 45-rpm record sleeve and features
skin, and the effects of climate change and land clearing. Lennon at his white piano on the reverse side.
Between 1979 and 1997, four native species of frogs The photograph, taken by Peter Fordham,
have become extinct. was used to promote Lennon’s landmark
Australia Post Philatelic Manager Michael Zsolt said: 1971 solo album, Imagine.’
‘This stamp issue indicates some of the diversity of Find out more at: www.usps.com/stamps
our frog species, brought to life through eye-catching
photorealistic illustrations. Frogs occupy an important Canada Post is proposing to increase postage
niche in the food web, being both predators and prey, rates in 2019. The postage rate for domestic
and they are one of nature’s barometers for environmental LettermailTM items would increase 5 cents to
health, given their sensitivity to environmental conditions. $0.90. The price of a single domestic stamp
So declining numbers do not bode well, and we are would increase to $1.05 from the current rate
pleased to help raise awareness of the frogs’ plight, of $1. The rate change would take effect on 14
featuring three at-risk species in the stamps.’ January 2019. In May Canada Post reported
Western Australia-based artist Owen Bell illustrated quarter one profits of $70 million.
the frogs featured on the stamp issue. The species
represented on the four $1 base rate stamps are: Baw The latest set of stamps from New
Baw Frog (Philoria frosti); Australian Lace-lid (Litoria Zealand promote the ‘Predator Free 2050’
dayi); Armoured Mist Frog (Litoria lorica); and the campaign which is aiming to rid the
Tasmanian Tree Frog (Litoria burrowsae). A fifth species, country of key mammalian predators so
the Dainty Tree Frog (Litoria gracilenta), is featured on a that ‘backyards everywhere will be teeming
miniature sheet. with native wildlife for generations
Find out more at auspost.com.au/stamps to come’. The five stamps, printed by
Southern Colour Print Ltd, feature
images of native wildlife and each stamp

Collectors prepare for Midpex 2019 has a different theme: Tuneful backyards
($1.20), Thriving wetland cycleways
($1.20), Picnic in the park ($2.40), Urban
oasis ($3), and Nocturnal wonderland
The biennial stamp exhibition Midpex, first held in 1995, is set to take place in Leamington ($3.60). The animals which are no longer
Spa on 6 July 2019, giving collectors the chance to buy material and seek the expertise of a welcome include rats, stoats and possums.
wide range of specialist societies. Find out more at: stamps.nzpost.co.nz
Taking place at the Warwickshire Event Centre in Leamington Spa, the same location as
in 2017 but with a new name, the event will be further expanded with space for postcard The latest price list from Great Britain
dealers as well as stamps, thematics and postal history. Clive Murray, the new Chairman for stamps and postal history dealer Bill Barrell
the Organising Committee, said: ‘We are planning for our most ambitious event yet. It is a Ltd has been published and is available
showcase for all that is best in UK philately. We look forward to seeing you all on 6 July.’ free of charge to collectors. The list offers
Midpex spokesperson John Davies added: ‘Midpex provides an opportunity for specialist over 700 items from 1643 to 1996,
societies to show off their sphere of interest to other collectors, to recruit members and including 1d blacks, 1d reds, 2d blues
identify common ground with members of other societies. It also provides an opportunity and ‘excellent selections of Mulreadies,
for societies to promote their publications and research projects and for members to meet caricatures and many interesting items
informally, particularly those members who find it difficult to get to meetings in London.’ from all reigns’. To receive a copy of the
The organisers of Midpex have now started to take bookings from dealers and societies. For comprehensive list visit the website at:
more information and booking forms please contact Steven Harrison on email: sharrison500@ www.barrell.co.uk; email: bill@barrell.
btinternet.com. You can find out more about the venue at www.warwickshireeventcentre.co.uk co.uk or tel: 01476 594698.
and more about the event at https://sites.google.com/site/midpex

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Czech stamp centenary celebrated Rainbow postbox

celebrates Pride parade
Ceska Posta, the post office of the
Czech Republic, have celebrated the
centenary of Czechoslovak postage
stamps with a miniature sheet
featuring the designs of many of the
country’s classic stamps.
Czechoslovak postage stamps were
first issued on 18 December 1918
and the 100th anniversary of the first
Czechoslovak stamp is celebrated on a
two-stamp mini-sheet which features
over thirty stamp designs from the
past, taking the ‘stamp on stamp’
theme to the next level.
A spokesperson for Ceska Posta Royal Mail recently unveiled a special edition ‘Rainbow’
said: ‘The first Czechoslovak stamps postbox in the heart of London’s Soho to coincide with the
were designed by Alfons Mucha as Pride in London Parade.
definitive stamps depicting Prague The special edition ‘Rainbow’ postbox is located on
Castle. Czechoslovak and Czech stamp historic Old Compton Street, London, a location was chosen
design boasts the work of best graphic designers and traditional printing by the LGBTI community for its historical and cultural
methods. This combination makes it one of the best stamp designs in significance. The Company enlisted the help of Gay Star
the world. Czechoslovak stamps were designed by leading graphic artists, News readers to pick the most suitable location.
painters and engravers, such as Oldřich Kulhánek, Karel Svolinský, Jiří Andreyana Ivanova, Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Royal
Švengsbír, Cyril Bouda, Ladislav Jirka, Josef Herčík and Bedřich Housa.’ Mail said: ‘We are proud to celebrate all forms of diversity
The miniature sheet, which was designed by Pavel Sivko and in the workplace and are committed to creating a working
resembles pages from a stamp album, features 44Kc and 27Kc values, environment where everyone can bring their whole selves. We’re
with the majority of the classic stamps shown on the perforated labels. very excited to share this symbol of pride with the public.’
The two stamps also feature the Praga 2018 exhibition logo. The postbox was in full operation during the month-long
Find out more at: www.ceskaposta.cz/en period of customisation.

Overseas territories celebrate royal wedding

The British Antarctic Territory is the first of six British overseas
territories, plus the Bahamas, to celebrate the recent royal wedding
across a ‘complimentary suite of stamps’ with a set of stamps and a
miniature sheet issued on 23 July.
The four stamps each features a photograph of Prince Harry,
Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, with the
£1.01 value showing the couple emerging from the West Door of
St George’s Chapel after their wedding ceremony. In addition a
miniature sheet featuring a single
£3 stamp shows the couple at the
altar at St George’s Chapel.
The four stamps and mini
sheet are accompanied by single
value mini sheets for each design,
consisting of ten stamps; and a
first day cover.
The issue is the first of many release in August, and a set from the British Virgin Islands to be
from overseas territories including released at a later date.
Ascension Island, Bahamas, The wedding took place on Saturday, 19 May 2018, at St George’s
Falkland Islands, South Georgia Chapel, Windsor in a service conducted by the Dean of Windsor and
and South Sandwich Islands, attended by around 600 guests. The ceremony has been celebrated
and Tristan da Cunha all due for across a series of stamps from Commonwealth countries.

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Dictionary appeals for stamp slang

Do you know your Wildings from your Machins and your Publicist Kate
se-tenants from your Cinderellas? If so, the team behind the Shepherd told Stamp &
Oxford English Dictionary want to hear from you. Coin Mart: ‘We would
To celebrate the OED’s ninetieth birthday, the publishers of the love readers to tell us
famous dictionary are asking for collectors and philatelists to help the words they use when
expand the dictionary’s coverage of the language of hobbies. they describe a particular
The special website set up to accept submissions states: ‘You technique, or a slang
know that feeling you get when you’re telling someone about your and colloquial expression
favourite hobby… but every other word you use is greeted with a that has arisen among
blank look? Doesn’t everyone know what a fat quarter, a heel turn, the philately community.
or an ear dipper is? Maybe not, but if a term is in common use The words and phrases
within a particular community then it is a candidate for inclusion used by people when
in the OED, and we would love to hear about it! That’s why we’re talking about a shared
asking for your help in identifying and recording the vocabulary of pastime can be little-
all your hobbies and known to outsiders, and
pastimes.’ are often interesting
Of particular coinages with unique
interest to the histories. As part of their
language experts hobby word appeal, the
are slang words and Oxford English Dictionary would love to hear about words and
phrases (as opposed phrases unique to philately.’
to more technical The special website asks collectors to add the word, a definition,
terms) as these are which hobby it relates to, and invites any further information that
much harder to may be relevant. If you have a word or phrase to share, you can
trace in print and submit it online at the website: https://public.oed.com/appeals/
so are less likely hobby-words, you can also join the conversation on Twitter using
to have come to the hashtag #hobbywords.
the attention of This year marks the ninetieth anniversary of the completion of
dictionary editors. the first edition of the dictionary. Find out more at public.oed.com

End of the line for Smilers? Postal Museum aims

A notice on Royal Mail’s Smilers
website has prompted collectors
to speculate on the future of
Smilers Sheets, the customised
stamps which allow users to
include a personalised photo.
The ‘important notice’ on the
Royal Mail Smilers website reads:
‘Please note that the Smilers®
service is going to be put on hold for an indefinite period after
5pm (GMT) on Thursday, 26th July. Customers will not be able
to order personalised Smilers® sheets after this time either via the
Royal Mail website or by post. All orders received before then will
be fulfilled as normal.’
The move is thought to be a result of Royal Mail launching a
new online shop, with the Smilers Sheets not considered to be
worth transferring to the new platform. An official statement
requested from Royal Mail only reiterated the notice on the
website: ‘Royal Mail’s personalised Smilers service is going to be
put on hold for an indefinite period after Thursday 26th July as we
launch our new online shop. Customers will not be able to order
personalised Smilers sheets when the new web platform goes live
until further notice.’
for Lottery Award
Collectors were recently encouraged to vote for The Postal Museum
in the National Lottery Award 2018 – a yearly prize which recognises
the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects.
The London museum, which features the popular Mail Rail
attraction, the Royal Mail Archive and a huge range of philatelic
rarities, as covered in every issue of Stamp & Coin Mart (see page
41), was shortlisted in the heritage category of the award.
Laura Wright, CEO at The Postal Museum, said: ‘Lottery funding
has played a significant role in helping us put our rich and important
collections back on public display for the first time in twenty years.
We’ve welcomed more than 160,000 visitors to the museum since we
opened, including Londoners of all ages and walks of life, as well as
internationals and British “staycationers”. It just goes to show how
much interest there is in our stories, and we would love for that to be
recognised’
The voting closed on 27 July and, at the time of going to print,
the results had yet to be published. The winner in each category will
receive a National Lottery Awards trophy, a £5,000 cash prize, and
feature in the awards ceremony set to be broadcast on BBC One on
26 September 2018.
Find out more about The Postal Museum at: postalmuseum.org

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Latest auction results

Spink recently sold a range of
line engraved GB rarities at a sale
dedicated to Great Britain material.
Highlights included an 1841 2d
blue, from plate 4, ‘TG’ said to
have ‘left-hand transfer roller lines
and firmer side lines, good to
large margins all round, large part
original gum; fine and fresh’.

Another example from the single sheet of ‘Inverted Jenny’ USA stamps SOLD FOR £1,100
recently went under the hammer at Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries.
The 24c carmine rose and blue, famously with the centre inverted was the
fifth stamp from the left in the second row of the sheet and was last sold
at auction in 1997 at which time the ‘faint traces of purple ink above the
bottom left “24”’ were not present.

SOLD FOR £203,758

Two recent sales at Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions were

The recent Cavendish Philatelic Auctions general sale
included a New Zealand cover featuring a rare ‘Brindisi’
rate, dated 8 October 1869. The cover was sent ‘via Brindisi’
to Otago and franked with a 1/- Green and 2d Blue tied
by Glasgow duplexes. The lot was described as being
‘amongst the very first mail transmitted this way and a
very rare example of supplementary mail by Italian steamer
from Brindisi to Alexandria and prior to the closure of the
Marseilles route a year later.’
SOLD FOR £1,700
said to bring ‘into question once more the expected
relationship between catalogue values and open market
prices’, according to the auction report, which added: ‘An
underlying movement of collectors away from “basic”
stamps is increasingly noticeable, as are the collecting
areas where prices have fallen back sharply after becoming
overstretched in recent times.’ This fallback was most
noticeable in the Queen Elizabeth II commemorative
errors section, however, one highlight that did prove
popular was an imperforate pair of the Great Britain 1981
Butterflies stamps 14p, which fetched £3,024.
SOLD FOR £3,024

A vertical pair of GB 1870-79

half-penny stamps recently sold
The recent Spink sale of GB stamps at Spink. The lot was described
also included a range of stamp as a rare multiple with ‘original
errors, including block of six (2 x 3) gum, fresh and exceptional’.
1976 ‘Telephone Centenary’ 8½p
stamps from the lower left corner SOLD FOR £1,800
of the sheet with plate numbers,
imperforate between the two lowest
stamps and the bottom margin.

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The Robert A Siegel ‘Rarities of the World 2018’ sale featured
a $2 stamp from the Columbian set featuring original gum
and ‘mathematically precise centring’. According to the auction
description, the stamp is ‘notorious as one of the most difficult
denominations to obtain in original gum condition with choice
centring and wide margins’ and the lot was said to be the only
known example to achieve the perfect grade.
SOLD FOR £9,810
The recent sale of GB at Grosvenor featured no fewer than
six of the popular 1935 Silver Jubilee ‘Prussian blue’ variety.
A fine unmounted mint example achieved £10,168 and was
quickly followed by a superb mint copy, one of only six
control items in existence (pictured).
SOLD FOR £12,400
A ‘Friends of The Postal Museum’ official cover from 1991,
featuring the four ‘Maps’ stamps issued in September of that year,
was sold during the recent Sajal Philatelics Cover Auction, quickly
surpassing the pre-sale estimate of £125.
SOLD FOR £625
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by inference, writes John
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Phoenician settlements throughout the Mediterranean because
of obelisks found on different sites inscribed with that
language or by shards of pottery in Phoenician style. From
coins we can infer that Hadrian was not always loyal to his
wife, and all of what we know of Alexander is from histories
written hundreds of years after his death when legend and
lore surely coloured fact.
A thought game many philatelists engaged in years ago
was to view stamps and their designs as the sole surviving
historical record. An example of the game went like this:
Suppose we were historians from the fourth millennium. The
only historical materials that we have from the 19th and 20th
centuries are postage stamps and envelopes. What can we tell
about the history and civilizations that existed then using
just these documents? The case of Liberia and the United
States is an easy one. Liberia is a nation on the west coast of
Africa. Its first stamps were issued in 1860. The design shows
a figure of an allegorical Seated Liberty of the kind found on
US coins and on US Newspaper stamps. In the background
of the stamp is a sailing ship. The history of Liberia is plainly
written on these stamps. We can add the dates from other
sources and then we know that Liberia was set up in the
1820s by Americans as an African country to repatriate freed
American slaves. Liberia became an independent country in
1847. Its 1860 stamp issue still showed its ties to America –
the Liberty figure representing what Liberia hoped to be to
freed slaves living in a free country under American influence
– and the ships representing the slave trade that both brought
Africans, in bondage, to America and which would now
take them back to freedom. If this seems like a lot to infer
from a tiny stamp if we didn’t know any of the historical
background, it is. But historians and scientists infer far more
about the ancient world and about astro- and nuclear physics
from even tinier shreds of evidence than postage stamps.
John Apfelbaum has spent a lifetime
learning about stamp collecting. He runs the
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The latest internet sales

Your quick reference price guide to recent internet sales, in association with delcampe.net

SOLD FOR £1,768 SOLD FOR £786

South Korea, Christmas 1957 sheetlets MNH SOLD FOR £831 China, stationery card from Hnaghow to
Greece, Olympics 1896 MH Algiers via Shanghai 1908

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Monaco, 1919 issue for the benefit of war SOLD FOR £574
orphans MNH (with cert.) Puerto Rico (Spanish colony), SOLD FOR £557
80c green 1890, MNH, rare! Saint-Pierre & Miquelon, 1.50 f blue
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Liberia, Letter from Monrovia 1870 to Boston
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SOLD FOR £442 Hungary, 60f Legiposta 1951 sheetlet MNH
Portugal, 2 ATMS, 75,00 & 350,00 Esc
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Japanese postcard sent from austrian soldier Ukraine, Letter from Odessa to SOLD FOR £464
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LETTER OF THE MONTH
GPO-LEVELS
Dear Stamp & Coin Mart
It used to be said that stamp
collecting improved a youngster’s
chances of gaining a good O-level in
Geography. I’m coming up to eighty
now and I can certainly confirm
that just about every member of our
once substantial young philatelists
club included Geog in the clutch of
O-levels we all gained. The downside
was that every one of us knew the
location of British Bechuanaland,
etcetera, and one little clever-clogs
cancelled out the next when it came
to general knowledge geography
quizzes in those pre-Google decades.
A boyhood interest in collecting
French Colonials probably fuelled
my enthusiasm for learning a little
French, thereby adding another
O-level to my batch of five (in those
days five 0-levels was the first step
on the road to university).
I also managed a pass in Art
(photography) thanks to an interest
in taking pictures of stamps in my
collection. Today’s new starters at
the hobby have no idea just how
much effort had to go into getting
half-decent images in the years
before the introduction of digital
cameras. I had to persuade my father
to let me use half of his garden
shed as a darkroom; then figure out
exposures, chemical development,
printing and other techniques; never
knowing until I unlocked the shed
door if my efforts had produced a
sharply focused image. My philatelic
enthusiasms eventually drew me to
collecting covers, especially entires
and postcards carrying interesting
correspondence. From there was a
small step to taking Modern History
as my fifth O-level
John Anderson, Birmingham
24 SEPTEMBER 2018
POST BOX HUNTING
Dear Stamp & Coin Mart
Royal Mail estimates that around
100,000 post boxes continue
to function throughout Britain
as repositories for our written
correspondence; but I have recently
had difficulties in locating one
whenever I’ve needed to post a letter
in unfamiliar surroundings. My
disappointment began when I found
myself revisiting a street I had lived
in as a child in the late 1940s, though
not strolled down for more than
twenty years. An outdoors game I used
to play with other local kids involved
a race from one end of the street to
the other, beginning and ending with
a leap-frog over each of its two free-
standing red boxes. Alas, those start
and finish markers have vanished. A
local shopper told me they had been
replaced by an oblong indoors box
conveniently positioned alongside the
tills of a nearby supermarket.
In my dotage and now living in
Greater London with the benefits of a
bus pass, I’ve invented a new one-man
street game that involves post boxes,
but no racing, and most definitely no
leap-frogging. I’ve become a fan of
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TV’s Talking Pictures which specializes
in showing black and white British
films from the 1930s to the 1960s.
Many were made by producers who
took advantage of London’s almost
empty streets, using them as free
sets for action scenes. I watch my
TV screen like a hawk and spot post
boxes everywhere in the backgrounds
of locations I can often identify.
Thus armed with a dozen carefully
noted boxes, I make myself a packet
of sandwiches and a flask of tea, then
off I go on a homing-in exercise.
Sadly, modern developments in the
capital have swept away many of the
old boxes; but I still find enough to
keep myself amused. I also now rank
among the fittest of old-aged stamp
collectors, walking with a purpose
between long sessions spent browsing
my albums.
Geoff Parsons, Tottenham
COMMUNICATION BY
MODERN AND ANCIENT MEANS
Royal Mail celebrated Dear Stamp & Coin Mart
the humble post box A balloon shop recently opened on
with a four-stamp our local High Street. It sales seem
miniature sheet issued in skyward bound when I judge by the
August 2009 numbers of customers calling each

day. Most belong to the parents-
buying-balloons-for-toddlers’-parties
group; but one at least has just
bought a bag full for a nonagenarian
grandma’s birthday celebration, with
a plan to release ninety balloons
carrying hand-written cards. Finders
are asked to claim a slice of birthday
cake and ‘a small prize’ if a balloon
card is brought to its release point.
The scheme soon had me
thinking about a similar airborne
celebration for a family member
who collects airmail stamps. I’ve
been looking into what might be
involved in a pigeon post stunt that
could include flown covers. Internet
research suggests that at least
eight pigeon fanciers offer message
carrying services in Britain, and I’ve
been in-touch with a few, via email
rather than a feathered flyer. Their
trade has a history dating back to
the time of the Ancient Egyptians
when Pharaohs used doves to carry
news of battles and conquests; not
too far removed from the birds
released from tanks during the First
World War conflicts in France;
and those launched from tethered
balloons during the Franco-Prussian
War in the 1870s. The argument
that modern technology has
consigned pigeons to the dustbin of
history merits a response. Anyone
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A 1907 drawing depicting
the departure of the Louis
Blanc, one of the 66
balloon mail that left Paris
during the Siege of Paris
(1870-71). The Louis Blanc
was the tenth sent and the
pilot was Eugène Farcot
(Image courtesy of
Library of Congress)
Ceres appeared on early
French stamps but the
goddess of grain is not
limited just to France
who has experienced poor internet
speeds might take a little comfort
from having a pet carrier pigeon to
fall back upon.
Trends seem to point to the
possibility of airmail-by-drone as
the next great leap forward. Those
whirling gadgets are now available
in sizes so small half a dozen fit
comfortably in the palm of a hand.
Budding entrepreneurs will have to
think about getting ready with stamp
issues to match the futuristic drone
delivery method. The spiralling cost
of surface postage stamps makes
delivery by drone a service that ought
to have its own stamps designed and
printed ready for the big day.
Sam Alderton, Wolverhampton
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COLLECTING WITH CAMERAS
Dear Stamp & Coin Mart
A member of my family recently
graduated to a smart phone that
boasts all manner of whistles-and-bells
including a high resolution camera.
As a result I became the beneficiary
of a redundant but still serviceable
Fuji Finepix Z900EXR camera. It
can shoot at 16-million pixels and, in
close-up mode, takes excellent stamp
photographs. Unfortunately it came
to me without an owner’s manual, so
I made very slow progress when trying
to master its many functions until I
found an eBay site that reprints and
sells instruction manuals for all manner
of electronic equipment, including my
Z900EXR. I’m glad I paid a little extra
for a spiral-bound manual which is
much easier to flip through when I’m
trying to locate a crucial section.
I’m now learning fast and squeezing
a lot of extra enjoyment from my
stamp collection. For example, I’ve
been taking high resolution images
of QV line-engraved stamps and
enlarging the images to make plate
numbers easily readable. I’ve also
undertaken a close examination of
perforations on many of my stamps. I
find that taking stamp photos against a
black background, then printing large-
scale images is much easier on the eye
than squinting through a magnifying
glass. Perforation defects stand out
like sore thumbs when examined in
this way. As my skills improve I’m
planning to look for printing defects,
hidden repairs, watermarks and other
previously unnoticed information on
every one of my stamps.
P Morgan, Salford
THE GREAT GRAIN GODDESS
Dear Stamp & Coin Mart
Every month, John Apfelbaum’s column
on philately is the piece I read first in
Stamp & Coin Mart. So I hope he will
allow me to correct his mythology. Ceres
is not specifically French. She is the
Romanised form of Demeter, the great
grain goddess who was worshipped all
over the classical world. She also appears
on definitives from Portugal, she gave
us the word ‘cereal’ and every time a
Spaniard orders a beer (cerveza) he
acknowledges the ‘vis’ or power of Ceres.
David Bailey, via e-mail
SEPTEMBER 2018 25
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Stamp sidelines
First seen on the Cartor Security Printers
stand at Nanjing, in China, in October
2017, was the Desktop Kiosk Unit (DKU),
designated CSP2 and CPS3, the latest Post
& Go kiosk from Intelligent AR, writes
Stuart Leigh.
Guernsey took their DKU (Ref GG03)
to the Essen Show in May 2018, where
it dispensed the Guernsey Flag with the
overprint ‘Messe Essen .. 3-5 May 2018’
and data string D5DE18 GG03. This new
machine has only two printers, one for the
stamps and the other for receipts, thus it
can only dispense a single issue of stamps.
The Monte Carlo Rally
In today’s world cars tend to be most
people’s preferred way of travelling
despite their negative environmental
consequences, writes Christer
Brunström. Millions of people follow
car racing with enthusiasm. One of the
classic events is the Monte Carlo Rally.
It all began way back in 1890 when
the Sport Vélocipédique Monégasque
was founded to promote bicycle sports
in the principality. In 1907 the club
added the word ‘Automobile’ to its name
and in 1925 the bikes were completely
abandoned and the organisation was
renamed Automobile Club de Monaco.
The very first automobile rally was
organised in 1911 with the participants
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POST & GO
Guernsey’s latest kiosk
Utilising this feature, Guernsey
have installed their GG03 kiosk in
the Guernsey Information Centre,
on the North Esplanade in St
Peter Port. It will be dispensing
the Bailiwick Flowers Post &
Go stamps with the overprint
‘Guernsey Information Centre’.
The kiosk was operative from
14 May and will be there until
7 October 2018. In addition,
the kiosk will be available for
the passengers of visiting cruise
ships, when it will carry an
overprint welcoming the various
ships by name, as they did last
year from the Post & Go kiosk at
the Smith Street Post Office.
The first of the season’s cruise
ships to visit was the Royal Princess
Columbus on 14 May 2018.
By having the unit located in
the Tourist Information Centre,
Guernsey Post expect to exceed
the previous years’ success.
CINDERELLAS
driving their cars from Nice to Monaco.
The illustrated poster stamp was
released for the January 1912 rally. The
winner was a man called Jules Beutler
driving a Berliet machine. This classic
French automobile manufacturer was
later absorbed by Citroën.
The stamp features a scantily clad
lady sitting on a wheel with a view of
Monaco in the background. The cars are
shown in the upper right corner. The
artist obviously wanted to include as
many details as possible in his design.
The Monte Carlo Rally continues to
be an annual event starting at different
locations in Europe and finishing in
Monte Carlo.
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 KE8 KING EDWARD VII SCARCE ABDICATION COVER E2R.GP1 GREAT BRITAIN Rare Machin gutter pair BRP73 BRITISH PACIFIC ISLANDS A glorious collection
This valuable cover commemorates the abdication of cover. One of the most sought after Machin definitive of stamps and covers from the British Pacific Islands.
K.E.VII illustrated with an iconic portrait of the King, covers. The Royal Mail illustrated cover bears the Including unmounted mint in blocks and singles with
the cover bears the complete British issue of the scarce blue 2nd(SGX842)
class definitive Machin gutter pair band on used stamps and FDCs, dating back to King George VI
In 1973 we recommended and sold the British definitive 1/2p with one phosphor side. We told our customers to buy them at
K.E.VIII stamps tied to the cover with purple cachet with gold coronation anniv. Royal Mail crown design in but mostly more recent issues. Countries noted include:
25p each. WE WERE RIGHT!!
inscribed “G.P.O. Postage Stamp Issue September Today this stamp is catalogued at £55.00 each. If you had taken our advice, for anPitcairn,
Solomon Islands, outlayNorfolk
of only £50 in1973,
Islands, Niue, Samoa,the
Gutter Pair. The cover is postmarked with the official
current
1936” incatalogue
combinationvalue of your
with Royal Mailinvestment
House of would London
be a staggering
E2R Coronation totalanniv.
of £11,000.00.
postmark dated In 1999 1/1/13.we recommended our customers
Tonga, Tuvalu, Penrhyn, to buy Island,
Kiribati, Christmas the Princess
Fiji,
Diana
Windsor Welsh
Royal Language
badge stamps Presentation
postmarked with Packs. The catalogue
official This is of value was only
postal history £2.50 each,
importance as the but Machin we were telling
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Windsor Castle value £5 each.
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on cover selective and taking sound advice
......................................................... Price £27is theCovers
best including
way to make scarce first day cover signed by the
your hobby pay for itself. In
stamp designer. The whole collection. ........ Price £18.50
2003 we recommended our customers to buy the Coronation £1 Green (SG 2380) which was catalogued by Stanley Gibbons at £1.50 per stamp.
M37a MONKEYS A specialist colourful collection
Within 1 year M884value
the catalogue MEXICO hadA superb
increased accumulation
to £50 per of only
stamp, an increase
of monkeys on stamps. Blocks & singles including GB5 GBofWINSTON
over 3,200%. CHURCHILL D-DAY COVER A
unmounted mint Mexican stamps, including
mint & used stamps. A multitude of monkey and ape spectacular cover and valuable addition to any WWII
sheets, multiples, blocks and singles. Well over
Last year we recommended collection. The cover is inscribed 70th Anniversary of
stamps worldwide. ................................Price £7.50 400 unmountedour mintcustomers
Mexican stamps to buy and EFTAseveral Presentation Packs.
D-Day 6th June 1944. Illustrated with Churchill Downing
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value was £3.50miniature each, if sheets.
you had Many taken
olderour adviceengraved
beautifully even if you had brought them at full catalogue value. For
RU10 TSAR NICHOLAS II OF RUSSIA, ABDICATION Street 1940’s photograph, and Churchill’s Quote: “And
an outlay of only £875. Your investment would be worth a massive £10,000 at current cataloguewhat
unmounted mint stamps, all genuine, with a catalogue value. AnThis
a plan! increase of catalogue
vast operation valuethe
is undoubtedly of over
COVER An historic commemorative cover for the
100th anniv. of the abdication of Tsar1,000% Nicholasin II only one year. Our customers complemented us oncemost again saying and difficult that has ever occurred.”
value of approx. £200 .................................... Price £29 complicated
of Russia on 15th March 1917. Bearing a striking “THANK YOU AGAIN,YOU WERE RIGHT”. The cover bears a combination of Royal Mail, Churchill
CR781 CRICKET A valuable specialised collection and D-Day stamps. With official Royal Mail, British
illustration of the Tsar and his Royal “double eagle”
of cricket stamps & scarce cricket covers, including Forces 3173 Postal Services postmark, D-Day 6th June
emblem. The Royal cover bears a Royal Mail Royal
signed covers autographed by famous cricketers. 2014. The cover also bears original King Geo VI GPO
Lion stamp, with Royal Mail Buckingham Palace
illustrated postmark dated 15.03.2017. The cover is Comprising of unmounted mint Great Britain and British stamps, with horizontal cachet inscribed “D-Day The
from a severely restricted and limited issue of only Commonwealth stamps in blocks of four or singles Longest Day” in black. The cover issue was restricted to
50 covers .............................................Price £8.50 with several high value ($) Dollar values. Approx. 18 100 covers only.......................................... Price £13.75
cricket covers including scarce autographed covers & a
SAM.1.
VR7POLAND
GREAT - small generalPOSTAL
BRITAIN collection, include
HISTORY - Nazi1d
Concentration Camp issue inscribed ‘Judenpost’ for Lodz Ghetto
Occupation
BLACK quantity
R45 of unm.
MINIATURE Mint &cricket
SHEETS Souvenir stamps
Sheets,.............. Price £25
various different
(Exhibition sheets) FOREIGN, odd Brit. Commonwealth. Total of 50+
GB
Buying GB Royal Mail 2008
KGVL23 KENYA, UGANDA & TANGANYIKA King
George VI impressive stamp error. The 1c. Black &
VALUABLE COVER Issued to commemorate the first
(Litzmanstdt) 10pf Green (unused). We cannot guarantee this item but
known use of the 1d Black. This scarce cover is
remainder of the collection all seem OK Cheap Price ................... £8.75
different
R.C.20(Mainly
RED CROSS Foreign) Great
Min sheets
Britain...............................Price
elusive imperforate £8 handover of Olympic flag
Red Brown Flamingo definitive stamp with impressive
SJ132 GREATsheet
miniature BRITAIN.
onlyBritish
1980Postal
were Strike 1971 - Emergency
ever issued. Depicting colour shift of the black colour (King George VI head)
illustrated with the Mulready design and bears an
SJ120 MEDICAL Stamps with specialised lot of Anti-TB and Red
imperforate 1d Black stamp (four margins). Issued
Overprints on Local
King George VI inCarriage Labels printed
Naval uniform. The by Harrison
sheet forms andpart
Sonsof from Beijing to London,
shifted to the left revealing a white area on the right of
Cross stamps. Also Anti-Malaria stamps Red Cross stamps back for Use in Southampton. The complete unm. Mint set of six stamps
by the Royal Mail ex-special exhibition sheet
to the 1940s or earlier up to more recent. With nursing, doctors tied to a specialised group of Red Cross stamps ..... Price £9.75
3 x 1/-, 2/-. 6/-, 7/6d ..................................................Price £1.50 presentation pack paying more
the oval frames interior superb unm. Mint King George
VI error. ..................................................... Price £4.75
the cover with superb red Maltese Cross postmark.
and all forms of medicine. A most interesting subject rarely offered
In addition,
for sale the cover
ideal for anyone bearsmedical
with some duel Royalknowledge Mailtoofficial
form a
G23A OLYMPIC GAMES Enormous lot, not counting duplicates, there
SC18 SCOTLAND A political cover for the 2014
must be over 500 stamps- an outstanding collection ............. Price £11
than full cat value £9.25
valuable collectionboth
.......................................................... Price £7 Scottish Independence referendum; one of the WE378 WESTERN EUROPE Mostly Western Europe,
postmarks “Bath” one dated 2/5/15 exactly
NY146 ENTOMOLOGY: One of the most unusual thematic subjects we
biggest events in Scottish history. The referendum an attractive
Cyprus, collection
Netherlands, of mint and
G.B. Denmark, used stamps
Portugal, Spain, Swiss, with:Finland,
SAM.9175BRITISH
yearsISLES
to the day ofDealers
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new1d Black
issue stockever
(duplicated) have ever seen, insects on stamps. Hundreds of them ............. Price £7 Switzerland,
Greece, Sweden.Yugoslavia,
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local issuesalso noted Eire,
for Channel Italy,
Islands and
postmarked.
all unmounted A second
mint, with many highofficial
values,Royal
includesMail
Lundy,postmark
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Isles,inStRed
Mary’s (Scilly Isles)“Bath”
Gairsay, 2/5/1840
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strength
all differentin older
Europa Yugoslavia.
Stamps, mainly Contains
fine
inscribed ties Royal MailSark.
1d for independence. The cover bears both Scottish used, buthundred
mini noted .......................................................Price £17
OnlyBlack
unmounted Space stamps including Rockets. Space ships and all types of Outer several different European stamps. ...Price £8.75
andmint.
2d BlueThe face value alonestamps
commem. must be £60.00 Price £14
to the cover & Royal
Space Mail including
Exploration, UK stamps.
severalPmkd. WithLanding
scarce Moon Scottish
covers. 500+
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firstBRITAIN
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day of issueERROR
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POSTMARKS

Le Riche Stores, Jersey

In 1997 a slogan postmark was used in Jersey to mark 100 years
since the incorporation of Le Riche Stores Limited, one of the
foremost retailers in the Channel Islands, writes David Gwynn.
Founded in 1818 as a grocery retailer and wine wholesaler, the
company grew over the next eighty years until incorporation was
the next logical step in its growth.
Over the course of the next 100 years, the company grew
rapidly, developing an automotive business with a chain of service
stations. In 1960 it organised a takeover of its nearest rival,
Orviss. It was granted a franchise to run Marks and Spencer
stores in the Channel Islands, took over CI Bakers, Russell
Meats, Channel Rentals, Channel Publications and TABS. In
2002 there followed a merger with Ann Street Brewers, who ran
the Brubeckers restaurant chain in Southern England as well
as being licensed to produce Coca-Cola in the Channel Islands
and to act as
agents for
Bollinger
champagne.
The move was
in fact a three-way
merger between
Le Riche, Ann Street and a third company called CI Traders, which
created a large company that shedded its pub business to concentrate
on retail business. A superstore had already been opened in Guernsey
to counter the threat that UK supermarket chain Safeway would open
there. With an established base in the Channel Islands the company
pressed ahead with plans to expand into the French retail sector.
This all proves that with even a small amount of research, the story
behind a simple slogan postmark can be full of detail and interest.

FIRST DAY COVERS

An impressive philatelic legacy

Randle raised over £4 million for
RAF charities through the sale of
covers, often boosting their value
by having them flown and, more
importantly, signed.
The signatures read like a who’s
who of the history of the RAF, it’s
no understatement to say that very
few celebrities or members of the
forces ever said no to him when
asked to sign a batch of covers.
Before he turned his hand to
covers and raising such impressive
amounts, Randle was a Second
World War pilot, flying a
Wellington, and escaped using
the Comete line, which he later
included in his escape series of
covers. In his later life he wrote a
As many readers will be aware thanks in part to the stamps number of books, the first based on his wartime exploits and
issued to mark the anniversary, this year sees the centenary of the well worth a read.
RAF, writes Brian Austin. It therefore feels appropriate to give a In 1990 I was privileged to spend the day with him at
nod to this landmark event in this column, so why are we doing the Battle of Britain air show in Folkestone and to mark the
this with a 1962 National Productivity Year First Day Cover anniversary one of the special covers we were selling was issued
with a Didcot Postmark? by Jersey and the Wellington on the stamp and cover was the
The eagle-eyed amongst you will have spotted that it is one Bill had actually flown.
addressed to a Wing Commander WSO Randle and if you have He started his fundraising in the 1950s and so maybe he was
just one RAF cover in your collection it was probably produced already a collector, but it would be nice to think that this cover
by him; it might even have his signature on the back. was from his collection and may have sown the seed of an idea
During his lifetime, conservative estimates suggest Bill which would go on to raise millions.

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THE STAMPS OF
CLIPPERTON ISLAND
C
lipperton Island is
a low-lying atoll
surrounding a stagnant
freshwater lagoon.
It lies in the Eastern
Pacific, 670 miles southwest of the
Mexican Coast. The sea around it
is teeming with sharks, the land is
infested with land crabs and there is
no natural harbour.
Clipperton Island is named after
an English privateer and pirate who
was fighting the Spanish in the early
18th century and is said to have
used it as a base in 1705. Since then,
France, the USA and Mexico have
all laid claim to the island. Why?
Guano. Droppings from the millions
of seabirds that nest there. In the
19th century, it was a useful source
of nitrogen for fertiliser which sold
for $18 to $20 dollars per ton and
Clipperton Island was estimated to
have around a million tons of it.
From 1893 to 1897, an American
firm, the Oceanic Phosphate
Company, began digging operations
on the island and in 1895, their
San Francisco Agents, W Frese &
Co, issued a set of ten stamps. And
they announced their production by
sending them to philatelic magazines
David Bailey discovers a set of stamps from a desolate Pacific
A unique cover with Island. But were they real stamps or just another scam?
two different Clipperton
Island stamps (5c and in the USA and Europe.
10c) used from Panama The stamps are denominated 1c,
to San Francisco; 2c, 3c, 4c, 5c, 8c, 10c, 25c, 50c
the only such use and $1. They come in six designs,
ever recorded. Image each of which shows the ring of
courtesy of Robert the atoll and two island fauna: the
Siegel Auction Galleries Crawfish and the Masked, or Blue-
Footed Booby. The vast majority
of surviving stamps are cancelled
with the double-ringed stamp of the
agents, in violet.
Most recipients were sceptical
about the new stamps. Some ignored
them; others recommended readers
not to buy them. But the California
Correspondent for Mekeel’s Weekly
Stamp News organised a meeting
with the agents. He was told that:
‘at present, there are but a few men
on the island, but we will have
between one hundred and two
hundred at work there later. There
is no communication with any
nearer point than San Francisco, and
this only by means of our vessels,
which sail at irregular periods, as
circumstances require. Heretofore
we have carried the mail for our
employees, and have taken the
chance of collecting for this service.
On this basis we have at times
carried as much as $15.00 worth of
mail matter on a single voyage of one
of our vessels. We found it difficult,
in most cases, to make them pay
this charge, and to obviate this
trouble in the future we decided to
issue stamps, which must be used to
prepay postage by those sending mail
The $1 top value. The to or from Clipperton Island.’
‘Express’ is somewhat He also added that the stamps were
superfluous since all lithographic and had been printed
mail was carried on the in San Francisco by a firm he would
same ships calling every not name, and that the stones used to
two or three months print them had been destroyed.
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So were they proper stamps, or
merely a device to defraud collectors?
Mekeel’s correspondent thought the
latter. Was he right?
The Agent’s prediction of 100 to
200 workers turned out to wildly
optimistic. Research reveals that
most of the time, there were only
three or four men on Clipperton and
never more than 25. So the ‘$15.00
worth of mail matter (carried) on a
single voyage’ was bogus.
And if you are going to have 100
– 200 workers on Clipperton for an
indefinite period, why destroy the
printing stones? Sooner or later, you
are going to run out of stamps.
However, a handful of examples
went through the mail and are found
on cover and on piece. Mostly these
have the 5c Clipperton stamp plus
the 5c US (Grant) stamp. They
are addressed to places in America
and cancelled by the correct San
Francisco handstamp.
But were the Clipperton stamps
actually used to prepay postage from
the island or simply stuck on at the
agents’ offices in San Francisco?
There is no evidence that the stamps
ever arrived on the island or that
anyone on the island ever used them.
But US collectors seem willing to
give them the benefit of the doubt.
They remain in demand and rare
usages command high prices. The
unique cover shown here is to
be sold by Robert Siegel Auction
Galleries and is estimated at between
$3,000 to $4,000.
Many thanks to Robert Siegel Auction
Galleries and author Wolfgang Baldus
for information and images used in
this article.
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 GB Stamps
Royal power and pleasure
One of Britain’s grandest buildings is the subject of the latest Royal Mail stamp set, which
profiles Hampton Court Palace, once a splendid royal home and now a top historic attraction
B
uilt for Cardinal Wolsey
but snatched from his
grasp by his jealous royal
master King Henry VIII,
Hampton Court Palace
has centuries of history and has housed
some of Britain’s greatest monarchs.
However the splendid palace is only
part of the story, as the new Hampton
Court Palace stamps show, for the
historic site is also recognized for its
splendid gardens, which are home to
the world’s oldest hedge maze.
Stamp details
Hampton Court Palace
Issue date: 31 July 2018
Design: Osborne Ross
Format: Landscape
Stamp size: 60mm x 30mm
Print process: Lithography
Perforations: 14.5 x 14.5
Phosphor: Bars as appropriate
Gum: PVA
1st – South Front
1st – West Front
1st – East Front
£1.55 – Pond Gardens
£1.55 – Maze
£1.55 – Great Fountain Garden
Miniature sheet:
Stamp size: 27mm x 37mm
Perforations: 14 x 14
1st – Great Hall
1st – King’s Great Bedchamber
£1.45 – Chapel Royal
£1.45 – King’s Staircase
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Located just eleven miles down
the River Thames from central
London, Hampton Court Palace is
one of Britain’s best known historic
buildings. Work on the palace began
in 1515 for Lord Chancellor Thomas
Wolsey. However, Wolsey’s fall from
grace and subsequent death on his
way to answer accusations of treason
meant that he never lived to see his
ambitious building plan fulfilled.
Wolsey’s master Henry VIII had been
impressed by what he had seen of
Hampton Court and after Wolsey’s
downfall, the palace became his.
Much of the palace that visitors see
today was created during the reign of
William and Mary, which was a time of
rebuilding and expansion of both the
palace and gardens. Now, Tudor and
Baroque influences complement each
other, with the splendour of Wolsey’s
16th-century Great Gatehouse providing
a marked contrast to the elegant
simplicity of the East Front, which looks
onto the Great Fountain Garden.
Despite its strong royal connections,
the palace hasn’t been a royal residence
since the reign of King George III,
which ended in 1760. According to
tradition, the king associated the palace
with an unpleasant incident from his
childhood, and thus ended centuries of
residence by the royal family. However,
it was under the reign of George’s
successor Queen Victoria that the
palace entered the next phase of its
existence, as a historic visitor attraction.
More than a century later, in 1986,
a major fire in the King’s Apartments
led to a new programme of restoration
whose results can still be enjoyed today.
Hampton Court Palace has welcomed
millions of visitors over the years and
many more than enjoyed the palace
and its grounds through seeing it on
screen on films including A Man For
All Seasons and To Kill A King.
The stamps in detail
The six stamps together highlight
some of the best-loved features of
the palace and its gardens, with three
stamps showing the palace and the
other three showcasing scenic spots in
the historic gardens.
The three palace stamps, all 1st
class, show the South Front, designed

by Sir Christopher Wren for William
and Mary and overlooking the
Privy Garden; Wolsey’s grand Great
Gatehoues – perhaps the most famous
feature at Hampton Court Palace; and
the Baroque-style East Front, which
overlooks the Great Fountain Garden.
The three £1.55 values spotlight the
palace grounds, with the Tudor Pond
Gardens, which supplied the court with
fresh fish; the 17th-century maze; and
the ornate Great Fountain Garden.
The accompanying miniature sheet
carries four stamps which profile the
grand interior of the palace, giving
an interesting insight into the kings
and queens who have lived here over
the centuries. Shown first is the Great
Hall (1st), a central focus of the
Tudor court, which played host to
parties, banquets and even Shakespeare
plays. The hall was rebuilt in 1532 to
incorporate an eye-catching hammer-
beam roof whose design symbolises
royalty, antiquity and chivalry.
Next is the King’s Great Bedchamber
(1st), a ceremonial room in which the
monarch welcomed visitors whom he
or she sought to impress through the
splendour of the magnificent red velvet
bed and ornate woodwork.
The first of the £1.45 values shows the
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Above: the non-pictorial
East Molesey postmark
Right: the miniature
sheet, which features a
detail of an Ordnance
Survey map showing
Hampton Court Palace
in the background, and
a pane from the book
of six 1st class stamps,
featuring two stamps
from the miniature sheet
Hampton Court Palace
appeared on a 13p stamp
in March 1978 as part of
a ‘British Architecture’ set grand Chapel Royal which was begun
by Cardinal Wolsey and transformed
by Henry VIII, who commissioned a
blue and gold vaulted ceiling which
was decorated with carved and gilded
pendants. The king and queen would
watch the church services from their
elevated balcony, which raised them
above the general congregation.
Finally, we see the splendid King’s
Staircase, which was the official
entrance to the King’s Apartments.
Anyone ascending or descending
the stairs would be impressed by the
splendid Baroque wall and ceiling
paintings by Italian artist Antonio
Verrio, who painted coded messages
about the power and knowledge of
WI N
William III into his masterpiece.
The miniature sheet is presented on
E
TH S!
P a specially-designed carrier card whose
STAM design is based on a ground floorplan of
the palace from the 1850s.
Product portfolio
The stamps and miniature sheet are
complemented by a range of other
Hampton Court Palace products which
highlight the history and splendour
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HAMPTON COURT PALACE
of this special building. The first day
cover has all six stamps cancelled
with a Henry VIII and Anne pictorial
postmark, and the filler card gives a
glimpse into various building works
which have taken place at Hampton
Court since its Tudor beginnings.
The first day envelope has the words
‘Hampton Court Palace’, with the letter
H picked out in yellow, surrounded by
Tudor-style foliage.
The Hampton Court presentation
pack follows the evolution of the palace
as a meeting place for the royal court,
from the splendour of Tudor banquets
and theatricals, through to the Baroque
transformation, and the beginnings of
the palace’s role as a visitor attraction
in the Victorian era.
Three special Hampton Court
Palace postmarks are available – a
Tallents House design featuring the
initials of Henry VIII and Queen
Anne; an alternative postmark with
the initials of William III and Mary
II which is postmarked East Moseley,
where Hampton Court is based; and
a non-pictorial mark, also postmarked
East Moseley.
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COMMEMORATIVE GUERNSEY & ALDERNEY STAMPS

Sepac: Spectacular Views Alderney Week
NEW ISSUE: Set of six stamps: £4.26 NEW ISSUE: Set of 6 stamps: £4.26

Alderney

ISSUE DATE
1 AUG 2018
VALE CASTLE GUERNSEY 46
Festivalr
of colou 46
Alderney
Bailiwick of Guernsey Also available:
ORDER First Day Cover: £5.46
Presentation Pack: £5.16

85
TODAY! Prestige Booklet: £17.04
GUERNSEY Alderney Week
Sheets of 10: £42.60
PEMBROKE
Daft rafts
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Sheets of 10: £42.60 or by telephone on +44 (0) 1481 716486

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Around the islands
JERSEY

Links with China: Birdlife

Jersey Post continues its Links with China stamp series with six new stamps
featuring birds recorded in both China and Jersey

D
espite
the huge
difference
in their
population
size and geography, links
between China and the
island of Jersey are strong.
Over recent years, China
and Jersey have shared
exchange visits between
school children and
business people, as well as
official government visits.
In the fourth instalment
of a series looking at
Jersey’s natural links with
China, six new stamps
display some of the species
of birds recorded in both locations, each
representing two ends of the same eco-zone,
the Palearctic.
The first bird featured, the Red-billed
chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) is a
conservation success story, having recently
been reintroduced to Jersey after it became
extinct on the island more than a century ago.
The second stamp features the
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella), whose
numbers have decreased significantly in
Jersey over the last fifty years. Although
traditionally a farmland bird in Jersey,
Yellowhammers are actually more likely to
(Carduelis carduelis) is
shown on the fifth stamp.
This bird prefers heathland
with rough ground and
scattered bushes and trees.
They feed on small seeds
from thistles and teasels
and are often seen visiting
domestic bird-feeding tables.
The final bird is the
Linnet (Linaria cannabina).
Widespread and common
throughout Europe, Linnets
build their nests in dense
hedges or thorny trees.
They feed on seeds from a
wide variety of wildflowers,
many of which are from the
be found on the north coast of the island. cabbage family.
Barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) can often Find out more about the stamps at:
be observed in swooping graceful flight over www.jerseystamps.com
fields, meadows and rural areas. They often
choose habitats near the water and build their
nests under eaves, typically in outbuildings Stamp details
such as barns, stables and garages.
The fourth stamp features the Stonechat Issue date: 3 September 2018
(Saxicola rubecula), historically considered Design: Wang Huming and
to be widespread and common in Jersey. Martin Morck
Recently, though, the numbers of Stonechats Printer: Cartor Security Printing
have declined as land usage has changed. Print process: Four-colour
Typically a coastal bird, they prefer the offset lithography
westerly open uncultivated areas of Jersey. Stamp die size: 36mm x 36mm
The sociable, highly coloured Goldfinch

ISLE OF MAN

125 years of the Manx Electric Railway

Isle of Man Post Office marks a transport milestone with six stamps celebrating the
125th anniversary of the Manx Electric Railway

I
n celebration of the milestone, Isle of Man Post Office has
teamed up with Isle of Man Transport to commission a set
of six stamps featuring photographs of trains from the Manx
Electric Railway from competition winners.
In August last year, a competition was launched to find
extraordinary images from Manx Electric Railway enthusiasts to
help support the 125th Anniversary of the heritage service and
to feature on the stamp collection. The winning images are now
showcased on the new stamps.
The first stamp (1st class) features Nos 6, 22 & 16 at Derby
Castle Terminus by David Lloyd-Jones. The EU stamp shows the
No. 9 and RoW illustrated the No. 16 with mail van at Onchan
head; with both images taken by Lloyd Jones.
The £1.60 stamp shows the No. 1 at Laxey taken by Richard
Pryke. The No. 1 also features on the £1.90 value alongside the
No. 2 at Derby Castle Terminus, taken by Simon Park. The final
stamp in the collection shows the No 7 at Bulgham Rocks by Mike
Southall MBE.

38 JULY 2018

Seventy years
of Alderney Week
celebrations
Guernsey Post has announced the release of
stamps to celebrate the 70th anniversary of
Alderney Week, the Channel Islands’ biggest
annual festival, established in 1948
E
ach summer, the tranquil
island of Alderney in the
Bailiwick of Guernsey comes
alive for an eight-day spectacle
which features more than 100
events, including live music and children’s
entertainment, and attracts people from all
over the world.
Illustrator Andrew Robinson has been
commissioned by Guernsey Post to create
six images which capture the essence of
Stamp details
Issue date: 1 August 2018
Design: Andrew Robinson
Perforations: 13.33 x 13.60
Printer: Southern Colour Print
Process: Offset Lithography
Stamp size: 30mm deep x 40mm wide
Values: 46p, 62p, 63p, 76p, 85p, 94p
The EU stamp in the collection is the Isle of Man
Post Office’s Europa stamp entry, on the theme of
bridges. Isle of Man Post Office has also announced
that four stamps from the Manx Electric Railway
125th Anniversary collection will form the second
Variable Value Definitive self-adhesive collection and
will be rolled out Island wide from their kiosk and
retail network. For details of the full collection visit:
iompost.com
NEW STAMPS FROM GUERNSEY, ISLE OF MAN & JERSEY
GUERNSEY
The stamps presents highlights of the festival, as well as the participation of islanders and visitors
Alderney Week and highlight some of the
most popular events of the festival.
The first stamp (46p) features a relatively
new addition to the Alderney Week line-up
– the Festival of Colour, which is based
on the Hindu spring festival of Holi and
sees hundreds of people throwing powdered
paint at each other.
Next (62p) we see spectators lining
Victoria Street in St Anne’s to watch the
Cavalcade and see classic cars and brightly
decorated floats, led by the youngster chosen
as Miss Alderney, as well as dancers parading
and competing for Best in Show.
A firm favourite in the calendar, the
‘Man powered flight’ is an eccentric event,
pictured on the 63p value, that encourages
people to dress up and launch their
homemade flying machines – and themselves
– into the Marina in an attempt to reach the
furthest distance.
Islanders spend many hours building and
Stamp details
Issue date: 30 June 2018
Design: DM Design
Perforations: 13
Printer: Lowe-Martin
Print process: Offset lithography
Stamp size: 28 x 42mm
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decorating floats based around the theme
of Alderney Week before parading them
through the high street then onto the green
at The Butes for judging and prize giving.
The 76p stamp shows a decorated float
on the theme of musicals. Islanders are also
showing working together on the 85p stamp,
crafting their wacky floats before embarking
in the Daft Raft Race. Participants must
navigate the two buoys whilst being pelted
with flour bombs, water bombs and hoses
from the lifeboat. Competition is fierce not
only for the best overall raft, but also for the
first one to sink.
The final stamp (94p) portrays the climax
to Alderney Week – the Torchlight Parade.
Hundreds of people parade through the
island’s High Street carrying their flame
torches towards a huge bonfire on the
green at The Butes, which is followed by a
spectacular firework display. Find out more
at: www.guernseystamps.com
The Manx Electric Railway operates
a scenic 17 ¾ mile route from the
capital Douglas to the town of Ramsey
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Gems from The Postal Museum

Registration blocks
Richard West continues his guide to the rare stamps held at The Postal Museum,
this month examining the registration sheets produced by Royal Mail to check the
printing process, all of which are held in the collections

I
t is well known that before a
stamp is printed, test sheets are
taken to ensure all is well. These
so-called registration sheets duly
annotated that full printing can
proceed. In the case of stamps issued
by Royal Mail, the sheets are kept
within the philatelic collections at The
Postal Museum. When perforating was
a completely separate process from
printing, naturally the registration
sheets were imperforate.
Reference was made to those of the
Penny Black and Twopenny Blue in the
June issue of Stamp & Coin Mart, albeit
in these cases one or two stamps have,
many years ago, been removed from the
sheets. Occasionally the registration sheets
might be of stamps that in the event were
not issued, such as the King Edward VII
2d Tyrian Plum illustrated last month.
While registration sheets remain
within The Postal Museum, some
stamps from such sheets are on the
market, often offered at auction.
Invariably more than one registration Registration sheet for the A series of auctions was planned. When the blocks are offered today, they
sheet is taken from the press, so 1957 Scout Jamboree There can be no doubt that bidding sell for far higher prices than was originally
several will exist. Back in the 1980s printing for rolls and, was restrained at the few sales that took paid. Indeed many of the blocks have now
Royal Mail was persuaded, where below, the printing for place: the caution was understandable, been separated into pairs or singles, their
duplicate registration sheets exist, to sheets of the same issue not knowing how many identical blocks source being identifiable as the stamps are
offer imperforate blocks of four on the (all images copyright might be offered at subsequent sales. imperforate and marked on the back.
philatelic market. The stamps thus sold Royal Mail, courtesy of However, the auctions came to a sudden To illustrate what registration sheets
were marked on the back as coming The Postal Museum) stop when it was discovered that the can reveal we illustrate marginal arrow
from the National Postal Museum (as it then curator was misappropriating items copies from the 1957 Jubilee Jamboree
was at the time). (records of what was held were not issue. In an article in this magazine four
kept in those days: a totally different years ago I recalled the reason this set
situation exists today). was issued both in normal sheets and in

Those who had successfully bid

for the sheets were naturally
congratulating themselves
With the auctions ending, those
who had successfully bid were naturally
congratulating themselves. Many of
the blocks offered were from the early
commemorative sets of the current reign.
rolls. The two were separate printings,
as evidenced by the registration sheets
and the differing marginal arrows,
not needed on the ‘roll’ printing, but
included nevertheless.

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 The history of stamps

Uprating lower values

until higher values came along
Ed Fletcher goes back in time to join the post office queues for stamps in the days when choice came
down line engraved or embossed, and reveals the reactions to the introduction of different postal rates

W
hen queues Above: this strip of four
began to form 1d blacks required four
at post office strikes of the Maltese
counters on 6 Cross obliterator to
May 1840 to cancel a single cover
buy the newfangled adhesive postal in 1840. The strip
labels (soon better known as postage sold in a recent
stamps) customers had to put up with Grosvenor Philatelic
the disappointment of finding only a Auction for £2,000

Despite being uprated to 2d with a 1d black, this Mulready letter sheet was endorsed 2d more to
pay. An enclosure must have taken the weight above the 2d for 1oz rate

single value – the 1d black – available stamps, either alone or in combination

for purchase. An unexplained difficulty
delayed the 2d blue issue until 8
May. Anyone wanting to send a letter
This 1840 2d Mulready letter sheet was uprated to the 4d rate with two 1d blacks weighing more than half an ounce on 6
or 7 May had no option but to fix on it
multiples of 1d blacks. Even after sheets
of 2d blues had joined the 1d blacks
two days later, any letter weighing more
than one ounce needed two or more of
the available values. As an example of
the instructions displayed in post offices
in the early adhesives era we have:
The penny stamp carries half ounce
(inland); the twopenny stamp one
Thirteen 2d blues on this cover paid the 2s 2d inland rate for 13 oz; with the extra ounce (inland). For weights exceeding
1d paying a late fee. (Sold for £450 in a recent Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions sale) one ounce use the proper number of
with any printed stamps already on
the cover or envelope you are using
(a reference to pre-paid Mulready
stationery items and their successors,
discussed below). Indeed, combinations
of 1d and 2d stamps would serve inland
letter writers’ needs for the next seven
years. The 1d red-brown and the 2d
in a new blue shade, with white lines
above and below its inscriptions, both
went on sale in 1841; but they did not
increase the options for stamp buyers
posting inland mail. Perforated issues of
both values, first issued in 1848 (red)
and 1854 (blue), undoubtedly speeded
up the counter queues, but had no

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 THE HISTORY OF STAMPS

effect on values available to purchase

and to stick on letters.
As an aside, the white lines
identified 2d blues printed using a new
fugitive ink that deterred attempts to
clean off cancellations. The permanent
and fugitive blue shades were difficult
to distinguish by eye – hence the
addition of the white lines on the
second stamp. Because the 1d value
had switched from a black permanent
ink to a red fugitive ink such
identifying lines were unnecessary.
Alternatives to the 1d black and
2d blue did offer marginal choices:
instead of stamps (as we know them)
customers could buy illustrated 1d or
2d Mulready pre-paid envelopes and
letter sheets at an extra cost of ¼d.
The artwork, alas, suffered so much
public criticism and lampooning that An embossed 1d pink would have carried this up-to-½oz letter from Stafford to Macclesfield; but it also required a strip of three
Mulready stationery survived only 2d blues to pay the registration fee (sold for £260 in a recent Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions sale)
until 10 February 1841 when plain
white postal stationery embossed with distinguish it from the smaller postage
a 1d pink stamp replaced it. The 1d stamps at present in use. These new
pink remained in constant use (often stamps may be used for inland as
uprated with additional adhesives) well as for foreign postage, but they
and in a variety of formats until are chiefly intended for letters to
1902, providing more than sixty years the United States, India, China, the
of useful postal service. West Indies, New South Wales, New
A substantial hike in available Zealand, and other places to which
values – from 2d blue to 1s green the postage is 1s.’
– occurred at post offices on 11 Anyone having to pay the alarmingly
September 1847 when an embossed high inland fee of 1s for a registered
stamp of that value, principally letter could also now use the new
intended to pre-pay foreign embossed stamp for that purpose. A
letters, went on sale. An official 10d brown octagonal went on sale In 1855 an embossed 1s pale green and a perforate 2d blue paid the 8d
announcement at the time informed in 1848, followed by a 6d lilac in letter rate to Germany together with the 6d registration fee (sold for £880 in
the public that: ‘The new postage 1854. As well as paying letter rates to a recent Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions sale)
stamp is valued at 1s, the colour is European countries, and continuing
green, the form octagonal to easily to pay the falling registration fee, all

Above: in 1860 the three of the embossed stamps could be

6d lilac paid the applied to covers in combination with
registration fee, while stamps already in use. The embossed
the 2d blue paid the 1s, 10d and 6d issues arrived at post
1oz rate from Glasgow offices in sheets of twenty, 24 and forty.
to Bolton As with other stamps on sale at that
This wrapper was sent from Montrose to Florence in 1855 bearing three 1s embossed, a 2d blue and a 1d time, they were cut into squares and
red-brown (sold for £190 in a recent Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions sale) oblongs at the counter; but in many

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cases customers then cut more carefully
around the individual embossed designs
before fixing the stamps to their covers.
Reduced postal rates to France and
other European countries, together
with a need to speed up stamp
production, caused the demise of the
three embossed issues in 1855 when
surface-printed stamps championed
by De La Rue began their rise to
prominence, heralding greater choice
for post office customers. Public
dissatisfaction with having to lick
(or otherwise moisten) and stick
multiple low value stamps along the
top edges of their envelopes prompted
complaints in Parliament, such as that
of an MP who asked the Secretary
to the Treasury, in late July 1855,
what had caused delays in the issuing
of 4d stamps for the conveyance of
letters to France. The same questioner
also asked if an 8d stamp could be
issued for use on letters and book
parcels to Germany. According to
the London Morning Chronicle, the
reply stated: ‘Difficulties in engaging
competent artists to work on the 4d
have caused delays; but the stamp will
be issued on the scheduled date of 31
July. With regard to the other part
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Clockwise from top left: of the question, the Post Office has
a printed letter sheet no intention of issuing an 8d stamp
advertising an upcoming because present values can be made
sale of fat and store to answer all necessary purposes.’ The
cattle; sent at the ½d surface-printed 4d carmine did appear
rate in 1872 • Sent on schedule, followed by a 6d lilac and
in April 1851 from a 1s green from De La Rue the next
London to Paris with an year. An 8d value, however, did not
embossed 10d, a pair of appear until 1876, by which time an
2d blues and a 1d red- 8d stamp paid the letter rate to India
brown (sold for £600 and Australia via Brindisi in Italy.
in a recent Grosvenor By the end of the 1860s De La
Philatelic Auctions sale) Rue’s surface printing presses had
• In 1861 a 6d lilac given Britain’s letter writers enough
and two 1d stars made values to meet most requirements:
up the 8d rate from 3d, 4d, 6d, 9d, 10d, 1s and 5s stamps
Sunderland to Bordeaux combining with the few remaining
(sold for £80 in a recent recess printed values to meet many
Grosvenor Philatelic of the rates encountered by inland
Auctions sale) • A 2d and overseas communicators. Bones
blue and a ½d bantam of contention nevertheless remained,
paid for a letter to not least that of distributing printed
France in 1876 (thanks material including newspapers through
to eBay seller satholiday the post. Initially the Post Office
for use of this image) refused to offer a rate below 1d; but
a ½d post was eventually introduced
in 1870 in response to competition
from circular delivery companies. Four
new stamps went on sale: a miniature
½d adhesive about half the size of
a definitive 1d stamp; a newspaper
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wrapper carrying a printed green ½d
stamp; a correspondence card with
a printed purple ½d stamp; and a
1½d red stamp to pay the reduced
printed matter rate. Newspapers
were full of praise for what soon
became known as the bantam stamp.
The Aberdeen Advertiser said: ‘The
new halfpenny stamp will probably
answer for shop-keepers wanting to
circulate fliers about new stock; and
commercial travellers announcing
their intended business calls; and seed
merchants sending specimen bags; and
booksellers mailing small volumes; and
businesses sending acknowledgement
cards on receiving registered letters;
and writers putting two on a 1d letter;
or making up the 2½d rate for a
foreign letter.’
All of which sounds like the birth of
junk mail. Ironically the bantam also
gave Victorian post office customers
their last opportunity to buy and
lick a recess-printed postage stamp;
with no further issues until the
20th-century reign of George V.
Thanks to Grosvenor Philatelic
Auctions for many of the illustrations
used in this feature.

Can I really afford a Penny Black?
It’s the world’s most famous stamp, but it can still make an appearance in your collection…
A
sk 100 beginners: Which stamp would you
take the greatest pride and pleasure in adding
to your first album? Replies would, we’re sure,
correspond closely to those reported by feline foods
manufacturers: eight out of ten would answer, ‘A
Penny Black’ and probably follow-up with, ‘But I could never
afford one. They cost thousands, don’t they?’
That’s the price of fame… The smashed records at international
auctions; the TV footage of billionaires clutching their latest Penny
Black investment; the Sunday supplement press photos of Penny
Black multiple blocks discovered when a drawer in a Victorian desk
was removed for renovation…
They all make thrilling footage and arresting copy; but they
militate against the little guy/gal; deterring the thought – hope
Around
£50
This Bygones of Bridlington stamp has the
downsides of a top-to-bottom crease and
a top left corner that shows the marks of a
scissors-happy post-office counter clerk. It
does, however, have the upsides of four good
margins and a patina of obliteration and age
that has left Victoria with a youthful blush.
Around
£100
Recently on eBayUK from rothschild.999
at £90 including p&p. Its purchase would
have left you with a tenner to buy yourself a
celebratory drink on joining the Penny Black
buyers’ club. The margins are generous; the
red Maltese Cross three-quarter centred;
the overall effects of age pleasant. On the
downside, the corners lack sharpness and
there is some thinning on the reverse.
Around
£150
This Grosvenor Philatelic Auctions lot sold recently for £130
and provided its buyer with a very fine stamp displaying good
margins and a superb large part-strike of a red Maltese Cross.
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even – that somewhere out there in eBay-land, or at a once-a-year
county fair, or lurking in the bargain basement of a stamp dealer,
lies a Penny Black with a price tag tailored to YOUR pocket.
It will possess no claims to great rarity; its margins may be erratic; its
cancellation somewhat smudged; its surface carrying a few honourable
flaws. BUT IT WILL NOT BE A FAKE.
Go forth! Find it! Give it pride of place on a special page at the
front of your album. The year 2040 may be around a fairly distant
corner, but it is coming. When it arrives your Penny Black will be
200 years old!
As a preliminary lie-of-the-land exercise, we’ve done a little leg
work, page-turning, googling and stooping over low tables at fairs,
to select half-a-dozen in graded price slots. One of the slots may
match you to the Penny Black you’ve always dreamed of owning…
Around
£200
Another Grosvenor sale lot. This intense
black stamp, with an excellent centrally
struck red Maltese Cross, has a light
horizontal crease. It is nevertheless a
handsome stamp.
Around
£250
From the stocks of Andrew G Lajer,
this stamp is lightly cancelled by a black
Maltese Cross tying the stamp to a small
piece. Four generous, though slightly
erratically cut margins with sharpish
corners, neatly frame the portrait.
Around
£300
This superb example with black Maltese Cross
and four generous margins from Andrew
Vaughan carries a £325 price tag. It transports
you to realms of Penny Black collecting where
details such as ‘re-entry’ printing plate repairs
(as here) take on significance. If planning to
become a Penny Black specialist this price
band may be right for you.
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'RIDING THE WAVES'.
One of the most beautiful of British stamps, the 'Seahorse' issue on cover offers many opportunities to the
collector - destinations, Zeppelin mail, combinations, routes and rates. Superb stocks offered subject unsold.

1919 EXPERIMENTAL EXPRESS mail. 1933 London to Uruguay via 1935 attractive combination London to
Some creasing but rare. £300.00 ZEPPELIN. £175.00 Uruguay. £225.00

1935 London to Argentine. Fine 1936 London to Brazil, 5s usage. 1937 London to Brazil, very clean.
combination. £150.00 £95.00 £55.00

1938 London to Chile. £55.00 1938 superb combination Tonbridge to 1938 colourful usage London to
Argentina. £75.00 Brazil. £125.00

VERY RARE 1934 parcel post tag 1939 Manchester to NIGERIA. 1937 Kendal to Argentine,
Enfield to Bermuda. £300.00 Very scarce destination. £225.00 fine 10s issue. £250.00

PO Box 10494, Grantham, Lincolnshire,

NG31 0HS, United Kingdom
01476 594698
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1931 very scarce parcel tag

Sheffield to Solingen Germany.
£175.00
1937 very fine 10s usage London to Brazil. £200.00

1938 unaddressed parcel tag.

Clean and attractive. £125.00

1930 SCADTA (Colombian-German Air Transport Society) usage London to

Colombia with 10s (SG417) £225.00

1935 opened out mail London to Brazil via France, 5 x 2/6d seahorse (SG452). £175.00

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 GB Stamps

GREAT 101
BRITAIN GB
The stamps you STAMPS
YOU NEED

need to own!
In the fouth part of our series on British stamps through the decades, we follow the evolution of the country’s
TO OWN!

pictorial stamps, as national events, figures and anniversaries vied for space alongside the Queen’s portrait

Great Britons, July 1974

Philately clashed with pageantry for this patriotic
set prompted by the 700th anniversary of Robert
the Bruce’s birth. Choosing the other leaders proved
difficult; William Wallace was eventually dropped,
the inclusion of the ‘Hammer of the Scots’ Edward
I was bluntly rejected by those north of the border,
while any hint of nationalist feelings had to be
dealt with carefully amidst the ongoing Troubles in
Northern Ireland.
Health and Handicap
Funds, January 1975
Stamps had been used to raise
money for charity as far back as
the 1800s, with countries such
as France, New Zealand and
Switzerland regularly issuing
‘semi-postals’ featuring a charity
surcharge in addition to the postal
rate. Britain finally adopted the
approach in an ‘experimental
issue’ which added 1½p for
‘health and handicap charities’.

Jane Austen, October 1975

Churchill Centenary, October 1974
Less than a decade after he boldly stared out from Britain’s
first ‘special stamp’, Winston Churchill was honoured again,
despite suggestions that his birth centenary could be marked
by simply reissuing the popular 1965 stamps. Churchill’s
war connections are reflected in each photograph: we
see the young Boer War correspondent, the Secretary of
War and Air of 1919, and two photographs from the era
that defined him as the redoubtable wartime leader. The
photograph on the 5½p value had been used as propaganda
by both the British and Germans during the war; for the
stamp, the designers wisely cropped out the sub-machine
gun he held in his hands.
Jane Austen received little credit during
her lifetime; she considered her writing
no more than a distraction and published
her books anonymously, but over the
years academic study and a range of
costumed adaptations have made her a
household name. The author’s work has
been celebrated on our stamps twice, firstly
to mark her birth bicentenary when she
became the first woman writer to feature
on a British stamp. The set, also a nod
to International Women’s Year, featured
illustrations of the author’s characters, an
approach that was repeated for a 2011 set
celebrating the more tenuous bicentenary
of Pride and Prejudice.

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International Year of the Child, July 1979

Rather than commission new designs, the four
stamps to mark UNESCO’s Year of the Child
featured original illustrations from popular
children’s books. Lewis Carrol’s stories are brought
to life by Sir John Tenniel, while AA Milne’s
Winnie the Pooh and Kenneth Grahame’s Wind
in the Willows are illustrated by E.H. Shepard.
Beatrix Potter’s beloved Peter Rabbit was drawn by
the author herself.

Christmas, November 1977

The generosity of ‘my true love’ in the popular carol ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’
was displayed across six stamps for this seasonal set, which will surely have had the
British public humming the familiar festive ditty as they posted their Christmas cards.

London 1980 International Stamp

Exhibition, April 1980
The London 1980 exhibition at Earl’s Court is now
considered to be Britain’s most successful philatelic
event, coming at a time when stamp collecting was
at its peak and post offices had money to spend.
Amongst the visitors to the grand, eight-day event
was the Queen herself, keen perhaps to see how trade
in her miniature portraits was faring. Of course, Her
Majesty had already approved the ‘London landmarks’
50p value designed by Jeffery Matthews to promote
the show. In 2004, the Queen and Matthews’ paths
crossed again as he received an MBE ‘for services to

British Textiles, July 1982

Royal Wedding, July 1981 Intricate patterns created by four of
The first stamp to depict a royal couple was the country’s most celebrated fabric
George VI’s coronation issue of May 1937. Since designers adorned this pretty set,
then Elizabeth and Philip (1972), Anne and Mark including William Morris’ popular
(1973), Charles and Diana (1981), Andrew and ‘Strawberry Thief ’ design, which was
Sarah (1986), Edward and Sophie (1999) and printed onto curtains, drapes and
more recently William and Kate (2011) have all furniture covers in the 1880s. Royal
appeared together on stamps. Of these perhaps the Mail would return to the format
1981 Royal Wedding design is the most popular, in 2011 with six decorative stamps
reflecting a romance that captured the world’s honouring Morris and Company, the
imagination and a time before the Palace was faced firm founded by the designer in 1861.
with more troubling issues.

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A class act
For collectors of modern stamps, 16 September marks a very special anniversary. Paula Hammond delves
into the evolution of the two-tier mail system that, in 1968, shook the Post Office to its core

‘E
very day we collect,
sort, despatch and
deliver 35 million
letters and three
quarters of a million
parcels. The bulk of these letters are
posted during the period of about two
hours in the early evening and the
vast majority are delivered between 7
o’clock and 9.30 the following morning.
We collect from well over 100,000
collecting points and provide a daily
delivery service to almost every point,
of which there are 17 million in the
United Kingdom.’
Speaking in Parliament in 1967,
Postmaster-General John Stonehouse
was echoing the thoughts of many in
his praise for the British Post office.
However, at the end of his speech, he
referenced plans which would alter the
face of the 127-year-old service forever.

That was then

When it was introduced in 1840, the
Penny Post was designed to provide
letter delivery throughout the UK at a
universal, flat rate. The intention was
that parcel deliveries and, later, other
postal services would subsidise the
actual cost of letter delivery, allowing
this price to be maintained. That this
basic system survived fundamentally
unchanged until 1968 was, in itself,
remarkable. That stamps remained at 1d
until the start of the First World War
was even more incredible.
Unfortunately, by the 1960s, many
believed that change was not only well
overdue but vital to the survival of the
Royal Mail itself. Others felt that any
move away from the model established
by the Victorians was a slippery slope

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Timeline
• In 1968, second class
post was 4d
• By 1988, it was 14p
• In 1998 it was raised to 20p
• Today, a second class
stamp costs 56p
• In its introductory year, 67% of
mail was sent second class and
most arrived within two days
• In 2017, most mail was being sent
second class with 98.9% delivered
within three working days
towards privatisation. Stonehouse
himself called the proposed changes
‘the most fundament piece of postal
reorganisation since Rowland Hill.’
Stonehouse’s plans involved the
creation of a new ‘two-tier’ postal
service. The restructure was advertised
as something that would give customers
‘more flexibility’ with the ability to
choose between two speeds of delivery
and pay accordingly. In reality, the
change was primarily intended to save
money and raise revenue.
After the Second World War, most
UK mail was sent in the early evening
and delivered early morning, which
meant huge amounts of evening and
weekend overtime.
A two-tier system allowed for the
sorting of first class mail in the morning
and second in the evening. First class
post would still, it was hoped, be
delivered the next day. Second class
deliveries would be slower, although
usually within two days.
The introduction of a second tier also
disguised a price increase. Second class
post would be 4d, while first would be
raised to 5d, with a projected increase in
revenues of £25 million.
All change
Naturally, public reaction to the
changes was varied. Some found
it unnecessarily confusing. Many
welcomed the cheaper second class rate,
but were outraged by the rise in first
class costs. The National Chamber of
Trades called it ‘a confidence trick…
to hide fantastic increases in charges.’
Some queried the legality of deliberately
delaying second class mail. Mr
Fitzgerald, the General Secretary of the
National Guild of Telephonists, called it
‘penny blackmail’, implying that second
class post was being held back to force
people to use a more expensive service.
Many public institutions, including the
NHS, actually banned employees from
using first class post at all for anything
other than emergencies.
Questions were even asked in
Parliament with Gordon Campbell,
MP for Moray and Nairn, particularly
dismayed about the slower urban
service he’d experienced in Scotland
during the rollout. ‘In the history of
this country since the introduction
of the penny post’, he said, ‘there has
been no single month in peace or
in war in which so much confusion
and irritation have been caused to
the public by the postal service…
The two-tier system has had a very
bad start. It tried to do two things at
once without adequate preparation or
evidence that it would work.’
Mr GA Boston, writing in The Times
had a more comic take on events: ‘My
first-class mail is reaching me promptly
and my second-class mail is not
unduly delayed. My telephone service
is efficient and courteous. What am I
doing wrong?’
While public reaction ranged from
frustration to amusement, for stamp
collectors the new postal rate meant an
unexpected windfall.
The spice of life
New Machin definitives were released
in July of 1968, foreshadowing the
first class price rise with a new 5d blue
stamp. A range of regional definitives
at 5d and 4d rates were also released
on 4 September, a fortnight before the
implication of the two-tier price scale.
In 1968, commemoratives included
4d but not 5d stamps and it wasn’t
until 2 April 1969 that the Notable
Anniversaries commemoratives caught
up with the price increase and included
a 5d stamp so that customers could
send these colourful pictorials first class
without putting messy, additional stamps
on the envelope.
By 1971, the arrival of decimalisation
brought a new set of Machins, with rates
from 1/2p to 9p. First class was pegged at
3p and second at 21/2p. Sets of decimal
regional definitives followed in July 1971.
It wasn’t until 1989 that ‘non-value
indicator’ stamps started to appear
simply marked 1st and 2nd. 1991 saw
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50 YEARS OF THE TWO-TIER MAIL SYSTEM
Previous page: examples the release of some fabulous first class
of 2nd Class stamp Greetings ‘Good Luck’ stamps. New,
designs and (main bright blue 2nd and bright orange-
image) the poster red 1st definitives arrived in 1993.
advertising the new 1997’s releases included 1st and 2nd
definitives, which self-adhesive Machins and 1st Machin
included a new 5d blue definitives. New Northern Ireland
stamp to cover the new regionals appeared in April 2000,
rate for 1st class while 2006 saw the first ever pricing-
in-proportion stamp release, with
Machin definitive 1st and 2nd large
letter stamps being added to the range.
Interestingly, while it had always
been maintained that second class mail
doesn’t imply a second class service,
even today commemoratives rarely
include second class stamps. For a
long time, anyone wishing to send
mail second class had to make do with
definitives, notable exceptions being
Christmas stamps which include both
rates. Never-the-less, there have been
some wonderful exceptions and, with
themes as varied as royal birthdays,
transport, and sport, these make second
class stamps a high class collectable.
Second class winners
Which second class stamp designs have made it into your
collection? Here’s our own second class top ten…
2002 Commonwealth Games,
Manchester, Swimming
2003 Regional definitive, English Lions
2003 250th Anniversary of the British Museum,
Coffin of Denytenamun
2004 150th Anniversary of Crimean War,
Pte. McNamara, Battle of Balaclava
2006 Queen 80th, HM the Queen in 1973 and 1985
2009 Celebrating Wales, red dragon
2010 Christmas with Wallace and Gromit, carol
singing large and standard size stamps
2013 London Underground, Metropolitan Railway
opening and tunnelling below the streets
2013 50 years of Doctor Who, four separate
stamps showing Who villains
2018 Votes for Women, lone suffragette in
Whitehall, & The Great Pilgrimage of
Suffragists, 1913
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Stamp stories
Postage stamps and politics often collide, with warring nations spreading their
message to the people on this small but powerful medium. In his latest stamp story,
Chris West provides an intriguing example
M
uch of the Cold
War was fought
by proxy, with
each side backing
different players
in a civil conflict. Greece was the
first place where this happened; it
was the scene of a civil war from
1944 to 1949. The war began with
the Communists in control, but
nationalist forces, backed by the
West, slowly wrested power from
them. An estimated 150,000 people
died in the fighting, which left a
legacy of polarization.
The man in the first stamp,
Manolis Glezos, was on the losing
side in this conflict. Aged eighteen, he
established his anti-Nazi credentials
by tearing down a swastika flag
that the occupying SS had placed
on the Acropolis. After Greece was
liberated in 1944, Glezos fought for
the Communists. He was captured,
imprisoned and nearly executed –
he was saved by an international
campaign led by General de Gaulle.
In 1951, he became an MP in the
new Greek parliament, representing
the left-wing EDA party and going on
hunger strike to secure the release of
fellow EDA members who were still
imprisoned. In 1958, he was arrested
on a trumped-up charge of espionage.
The stamp was issued by the
Soviet Union on 12 November 1959,
with the aim of highlighting his
plight. The slogan on the top reads
‘Freedom to the hero of the Greek
people, Manolis Glezos!’
The Greek government was not
The exchange of stamp issues
became known as the ‘stamps war’
and created diplomatic tensions
Tit for tat
impressed. On the 8 December, it
issued two stamps in response: the 4.50
drachma brown and the 6 drachma
blue. Both have the same design,
featuring the murdered Hungarian
Premier Imre Nagy.
Like Glezos, Nagy became a
convinced Communist as a young
man. He actually lived in Stalin’s Russia
for most of the 1930s, returning to
Hungary after the war to help run what
had become a Soviet satellite. After
playing a number of senior roles, he
began developing his own, more liberal
theories. This set him at odds with the
Soviets, but he was not removed from
office until the fall of Stalin’s successor,
Georgi Malenkov, who had been an ally
of his. Malenkov fell in July 1955 and
Nagy followed eleven days later.
Discontent in Hungary was growing,
however, and in October 1956, Nagy
was brought back to power. It looked
like the Cold War was about to thaw.
Nagy began sweeping reforms, calling
for an end to forced collectivization
of peasant farmers, more consumer
goods and democracy. He also proposed
withdrawing from the Warsaw Pact. The CCCP stamp stamps is hugely valuable.
This was a step too far, and Soviet of November 1959 Nagy got a kind of revenge on his
Union invaded. Nagy took refuge in the declaring Manolis Glezos killers. In 1989, as anti-Communist
Yugoslav embassy. He was promised free as a hero and, below, sentiment was gathering in Eastern
passage from it, then promptly arrested the two Greek stamps Europe, Nagy was given a massive
when he left. He was tried for treason, featuring a portrait of reburial, a ceremony attended by
in secret, and hanged in July 1958. Imre Nagy, issued the 100,000 people. Three weeks later
The exchange of stamp issues following month he was formally pardoned by the
became known as the ‘stamps war’. country’s Supreme Court. The man
It created diplomatic tensions, so who had replaced him and ruled for
much so that both countries agreed to thirty years, Janos Kadar, died on
withdraw their respective issues on 17 the same day.
December. Despite this, none of the Glezos got even better revenge
on his enemies by staying alive and
continuing to campaign politically.
In 2014, he stood for the European
Parliament representing the SYRIZA
party, and got more votes than any
other candidate in Greece. He was
aged 91 at the time – the oldest
person ever to be an MEP. He will
be 96 this September.
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 Tanganyika’s independence issue
Victor Whiteley’s
Tanganyika 1961 Independence
In the second of his two-part series on the stamps of British designer Victor Whiteley, British Library’s Philatelic
Collections Curator Richard Scott Morel provides an in-depth study of Tanganyika’s independence set
O
f all the
independence
commemorative
stamp sets designed
by Victor Whiteley,
his most significant is the Tanganyika
issue of 9 December 1961. Situated
just south of the equator on the East
African Coast, Tanganyika had been
a German colony since 1884-1885.
During the First World War the British
became increasingly influential in the
region. A League of Nations Mandate
in 1922 formalised the transfer of
Tanganyika’s colonial administration
over to the British.
Although desire for independence
from colonial rule was always present, it
gained ever increasing momentum after
the Second World War. By March 1961,
the Secretary of State for the Colonies,
Sir Iain Norman Macleod participated
in a Constitutional Conference held
in the Tanganyika Capital, Dar es
Salaam. It closed on 31 March with
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The Tanganyika 1961
stamp issue consisted of
twelve different designs,
showcasing the country’s
industry, landscapes,
education system, and
national pride
the delegates announcing that the East
African colony would become self-
governing on 1 May prior to obtaining
full independence in December 1961.
Following the May elections, the
newly elected Prime Minister, Julius
Kambarage Nyerere, planned for a set of
twelve new postage stamps.
Scheduled for release on Independence
Day, the selected themes were tailored
to Nyerere’s vision for Tanganyika’s
economic and social development. The
Tanganyika Controller of Information
Services was instructed to compile
research material for the stamp designer,
comprising over seventy photographs,
some postcards and possibly some
audio material. This was dispatched
to the Crown Agents’ in London who
then forwarded it to Victor Whiteley
Studios by mid-May 1961. Armed with
the necessary brief and material, Victor
Whiteley spent the next two months
preparing a range of potential designs.
A teacher by profession, as well as a
prolific writer on educational reform,
education was central to Nyerere’s vision
for Tanganyika’s economic and social
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development. Consequently, it was the
theme selected for the 5c stamp, the
lowest and most commonly encountered
denomination. The accepted design
loosely based on one of the photographs
depicts a teacher instructing students of
various ages within a village setting.
Symbolising the nation’s desire to
raise the educational standards of
all her people, this representation
correlated closely with Nyerere’s vision
for Tanganyika’s education system as
detailed in his essay ‘Education for Self
Reliance’. The design for the 10c design
was selected to promote the highly
popular work of the District Nursing
Service, depicting a female nurse
examining a child.
The design for the 15c was selected
to promote agriculture, Tanganyika’s
main source of economic prosperity.
The design is a direct rendering made
by Victor Whiteley from a photograph
depicting a young woman smiling whilst
picking coffee beans.
The 20c design was initially submitted
by Victor Whiteley for the 30c stamp.
Approved for its representation of

agricultural activity the design depicts a
man picking a ride maize crop and was
also a based on a photograph.
The approved design for the 30c was
initially submitted by Victor Whiteley as
a design for the 20/- . Depicting the new
flag of Tanganyika, it was rejected for
being too large and instead adapted for
the lower denomination stamp.
The 50c designed by Victor Whiteley’s
depicting two lions reclining under a tree
took its inspiration from a photograph
selected to promote the nation’s tourism
and natural beauty.
On occasion Whiteley would also
juxtapose images from several sources
into a single design. He did this with
the design for the 1/- representing
national advances in maternity
and child welfare. Based upon two
photographs, the first depicts the
frontage of the Sewa Haji Hospital in
Tanganyika’s capital, Dar es Salaam
whilst the second depicts a nurse named
Mary Mzinga presenting a new born
baby to their mother.
The 1/30 and 20/- denominations
are identical and therefore discussed
together. The design was initially
submitted for the 20/- denomination
in a horizontal format. Undergoing
several iterations, it was simplified and
developed into a vertical design prior
to being accepted for both stamps. The
design depicts a flaming torch guiding
the way towards Mount Kilimanjaro
and was inspired by words from one of
Nyerere’s speeches:
‘The people of Tanganyika would like
to light a candle…and put it on the top
of Mount Kilimanjaro which would shine
beyond our borders… as a ray of hope… to
all our fellowmen wherever they may be…’
The design approved for the 2/-
depicts the harbour of Tanganyika’s
capital Dar es Salaam and is based upon
a photograph and two postcards.
The theme chosen for the 5/- was
agricultural advancement, development
and mechanisation. Victor Whiteley’s
approved design depicts a man driving a
tractor to plough a field whilst a group
of farmers are manually tilling the soil
in the background.
The final stamp of the series was
the 10/- value. Again Victor Whiteley
juxtaposed two separate images for his
design. The bromide of the initial design
depicts Williamson Diamonds Ltd
Mine next to a floral-shaped diamond
broach. This broach was replaced in the
approved design with the pink diamond
given as a wedding gift by the nation to
Queen Elizabeth II.
Finally since Nyerere was reluctant
to have his portrait adopted upon coins
and stamps, it was decided to use the
flaming-torch motif from the 1/30
and 20/- denominations in lieu of a
portrait for all the values. These design
proposals were finalised and signed off
by Julius Nyerere in August 1961, by
1 September 1961 Harrisons & Sons
were preparing the printing-plates in
preparation for printing.
Likewise, the colour proof of the
5/- was rejected on 29 September 1961
the Crown Agent’s instructing the ‘Red
working to be changed to the colour as
shown on the artwork i.e. more orange.’
This was carried out and approved
following re-submission on 11 October
1961. The colour proof for the 1/30
submitted on the 29 September 1961
was rejected with instructions that ‘
‘C’ to be removed from 1/30c.’ This
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TANGANYIKA 1961 INDEPENDENCE SET
Read more about the
stamp designs of Victor
Whiteley in the July issue
of Stamp & Coin Mart,
available to buy as a back
issue or digital download,
from the website:
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For more information
on the British Library
Philatelic Collections visit:
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philatelic
was done and the re-submitted proof
was approved on 11 October 1961.
When designing the 20/- stamp, Victor
Whiteley could not decide whether to
use purple or green as the background
colour. Consequently one proof for
each colour was submitted for approval
on 5 October 1961 where it was
decided to select the green. Finally,
the colour proof for the 30c stamp
submitted on 12 October 1961 was
rejected due to the ‘use of yellow B.S.
0-002 for gold bands’ in the flag of
Tanganyika. A different colour ink was
used and the resubmitted proof was
approved on 16 October 1961.
On 31 October 1961 proof blocks
of four overprinted ‘OFFICIAL’
were approved for the 5c, 10c, 15c,
20c, 30c, 50c, 1/-, whilst the 5/-
overprinted block of four were rejected.
The proofs approved, printing and
delivery of the stamps to Tanganyika
occurred between 8 November 1961
and 13 July 1962.
Inheriting governance to one of the
world’s poorest nation states, Nyerere
was being very astute in utilising the
independence issue to promote his
political agenda. Most people didn’t
have access to television or radio,
rendering such methods of political
canvassing ineffectual. Likewise the
population was predominantly rural and
widely dispersed making billboard or
poster campaigns impractical. Despite
limited literacy, individuals would
have encountered stamps in a range
of contexts making them an excellent
medium for political dissemination.
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In the second in his two-part feature on the major exhibitions of the 19th and early 20th centuries,
David Bailey recalls how Paris and London echoed the great expositions of the USA
THE EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE
B
y the end of the 19th century, Paris was still basking in
the success of the world fair of 1889. It had attracted
millions of visitors; it had made a profit and the Eiffel
Tower had become a symbol of the city. But then in
1892, Germany moved the date of an 1896 Exhibition
to 1900. And it was feared that by doing so they, and not the
French, would define the style and philosophy of the new century.
This was unthinkable in Paris and the French authorities announced
another Universal Exposition to run from 15 April to 15 October
1900. The Germans decided to concentrate on a big showing at the
Chicago World Fair of 1893, so Paris had the field to itself.
The 1900 Exposition covered 543 acres and was in two main
sections plus the banks of the Seine between them. One comprised
the Champ de Mars and Trocadero linked by the Pont D’Iena. The
other was between Les Invalides and space between the Champs
Elysees and Cours de la Reine, linked by the new Pont Alexandre III.
Moving walkways – running slow, medium and fast – helped
the crowds to get around as did a fleet of ‘bateaux mouches’. One
bank was lined by the Quai de Nations, pavilions from participating
countries, all squeezed up together, while on another, ‘Vieux Paris’
recreated the world of Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame. There was
a big wheel and other fairground-style attractions plus colonial
exhibitions featuring peoples and villages from Senegal, Dahomey
and Madagascar. An impressive 50 million people came to see it all.
Exposition ‘firsts’ included X-Rays, talking pictures, Russian
Matryoshka Dolls (one inside the other) and escalators. Rudolph Diesel
exhibited an engine that ran on peanut oil and a Russian ‘Champagne’
beat the home grown competition to win the Gold Medal in its category.
One thing that proved impossible was to repeat the success
of the Eiffel Tower, but there were many lasting legacies once
the temporary structures had been pulled down. The Metro, the
Gare (Musee) D’Orsay, the Pont Alexandre III with the Grand
and Petit Palais are now part of Paris.
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EUROPEAN FRIENDS
AND RIVALS
The Blanc, Mouchon and Merson designs were all adapted for use at French
Post Offices overseas
The exhibition, the arts and the stamps
Visually, Art Nouveau dominated the show. The style had been
around since the 1880s but now its sinuous lines featured on the
new Metro signage, the Exhibition publicity, in the design of
many buildings and in thousands of exhibits. Despite its relatively
short life, it became synonymous with Paris at the turn of the
century, an association that persists today.
The new style called for new stamps. The Peace and
Commerce (Sage) design had been around since 1876. So a Post
Office committee chose three designs to replace it, all in art
nouveau style.
Paul Joseph Blanc designed the five values from 1c to 5c,
featuring a winged woman holding the scales of justice. Louis-
Eugene Mouton (10 to 30c) created a woman in Roman dress
holding the ‘Rights of Man’. Luke-Olivier Merson created
double-sized stamps in two colours with values from 40c to 5f.
These feature Marianne, with her hand on a sword hilt, against
a background of olive branches. All were printed by letterpress
(surface-printing) and the Blanc and Merson designs were
engraved onto wood.
They appeared from December 1900, but none of them was
popular. The Merson higher values were criticised for their poor
engraving and colour selection and ridiculed by comics and
cartoonists. Meanwhile, the Mouchon design attracted criticism
from the women’s rights campaigners of the day. It was redrawn
in 1902, but by then, plans had already started to replace both
the Mouchon and Blanc stamps with the ‘Sower’ design, which
had been used on coins since 1879.
The first Sower stamps appeared in 1903 as a direct replacement
for the Mouchons. But the Blanc and Merson designs lived on
until the late 1920s.
 GREAT EXHIBITIONS

THE FRANCO-BRITISH EXHIBITION, WHITE CITY

I
The Court of Honour at the 1909 Imperial International Exhibition
n 1904, Britain and France signed the Entente Cordiale.
And exhibition organiser Imre Kiralfy proposed a joint
exhibition to celebrate it.
Imre Kiralfy had previously organised the India Exhibition
in Earls Court but now he had the 140 acre site at the
White City to play with and the support of the British and French
Governments. The central line was extended to reach the showground
and there were two new stations, Wood Lane and Shepherds Bush.
From May until October, over 8 million people paid a visit.
The ‘Franco’ was part trade and part fun fair. The French exhibits
focussed on artisan products and luxury goods, leaving Britain, then
the Workshop of the World, to promote consumer goods. There
were 120 exhibition buildings and twenty national pavilions, mostly
in a fantasy oriental style, all linked by roads, bridges and waterways
and centred around an artificial lake. There were living villages,
from Senegal and Ireland, and fairground attractions included the
‘Flip Flap’ which gave aerial views of London.
Alongside the exhibition grounds was a stadium for the 1908
Olympics and it was in London that organiser Baron de Coubertin
famously said that ‘L’important n’est pas de gagner, mais de participer.’
London also laid down the length for future marathons, when the
starting line was moved to Windsor Castle to give the Royal Family a
good view. The distance between the Castle and the stadium was 26
miles 385 yards, still run today.

THE EXHIBITIONS AND THEIR LEGACY

T
he Franco-British Exhibition
coincided with the heyday
of the picture postcard. In
1902, regulations changed
to allow the message and
the address to be written on the back of the
card, leaving the whole of the front for the
picture. This plus the halfpenny postage
rate led to a rapid expansion in their use;
in 1908-9, the Post Office handled over
860 million cards. They were the emails of
their day, only nicer to look at, and almost
every family in the land had an album to
store and display them. Exhibitions were
a popular subject and the hundreds of
cards produced provide us with a detailed
visual record of this and other fairs.
Cancellations are studied by specialists, and
while no British exhibition stamps would
be produced for another sixteen years,
promotional ‘Cinderellas’ still turn up in
collections of stamps or covers and form a
study in themselves.
The success of the Franco British
Exhibition set the stage for a series of
spectaculars at the White City showground.
In 1909, it hosted the Imperial
International Exhibition, which celebrated
the Triple Entente between Britain, France
and Russia. The grounds had been extended
and attractions now included an Alpine
Railway. Six other nations also participated,
including China and Persia.
In 1910 the Japan-British Exhibition
celebrated the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
Among the cultural and industrial exhibits
were three native village, Uji, Ainu and
Formosan, where two boys were born
during the show. The Ainu child was named
Hidehiro (English Exhibition) and the
Formosan boy Hieihiro (Japan Exhibition).
1911 was Coronation year, where Kiralfy
told the story of the British Empire’s
history and heritage, replacing conventional
exhibits with vivid tableaux and dioramas.
In 1912 the Latin-British Exhibition was
the last big show at the old White City.
In 1914 the site was taken over by the
government and left derelict thereafter. It is
now occupied by the present day’s favourite
leisure occupations: the BBC building at
Wood Lane and Westfield shopping centre.
Find out more
and get involved
The Exhibition Study Group is devoted to
the study and conservation of all matters
relating to exhibitions from 1851 onwards.
Join them at www.studygroup.org.uk
Postcard collectors should read the
650-page Postcards of the Great White
City Exhibitions 1908-1914 by Bill
Tonkin which won the Chamberlain
Cup in 2008. It is published by the
Exhibition Study Group.

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Stamp showcase

Bermudian beauties
This month we’re treated to the highlights of David Cordon’s Bermuda exhibit,
which won a Large Gold medal and the prestigious ‘Best in Show’ title at Stampex recently

David Cordon
How long have you
been collecting stamps?
Fifty years! I started when
I was about eight years old;
having parents who owned
a Scandinavian shop and
a father in the insurance 1d, 6d and 1s 1865 hand-painted essays used for
business they received letters from around the world. the designs of the first Bermuda stamps. The 3d
(left) is also a hand-painted essay for the stamp
What attracted you to this subject? issued in 1873, note the design has been changed.
I like collecting things! Silver, antiques, paintings and
stamps. However, having collected from a number of
different countries I restarted my Bermuda collection
in 2004. I enjoy the pleasure that I get from showing
my stamps around the world and hope that it will
encourage others to collect. 1d Imperforate
Approximately twelve (two mint
What is your favourite item in the collection? and ten used) copies have been
A difficult question. Someone whom I considered recorded. There is uncertainty as
a friend and almost a mentor was Charles Freeland to whether these were plate proofs
and I now have a number of special items from his that were sent to Bermuda and used
collections. I think my favourite item is the true in error, the 1d is the only value
revenue usage of the Bermuda KGV 12s6d stamp for which no plate proof exists;
with revenue / revenue. Most of the fiscal examples or whether they were from an
have been cleaned and regummed, this is the best of imperforate sheet.
three recorded examples with a revenue cancel.

Which item was the most difficult to find? Earliest known cover with a
I have gotten to a stage where there are only a few Bermuda stamp. Stamps were
items that I believe enhance my collection and these released on Monday 25 September
are already in important collections. Therefore one 1865, this cover date 28 September
has to wait until the current holder decides to sell is the earliest recorded usage.
their collection or regrettably passes, with the estate
putting the collection on the market. When I was
younger the older generation passed allowing their
material to come back on the market but I know
I am in a race against time as younger people also
wish to buy those same pieces. It all takes money
and time; one of the Bermuda greats was Sir Henry
Tucker whose Bermuda collections were sold in 1978
and 1979. I am still looking for the block of sixteen
of the 1d on 2d that was in that sale. However, of
items in my collection the earliest known stamped
cover which I bought on my third attempt, the KGV
5s commercially used and the KGVI 12/6 July 1938
with plate plug (only recorded example), which cost
twenty times the auction estimate, must be among
the most difficult items to acquire.

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What advice would you give to fellow collectors?

The advice given to me by a dealer was to spend my money
3d on 1d wisely, no matter what my budget is buy the best items that
In 1874 Bermuda ran out you can afford.
of 3d stamps that had first Ask advice, there is usually someone with more knowledge
been printed in 1873. It and experience than you have. Many collectors are happy to
is believed that one pane give advice and encourage questions.
of this overprint on the When exhibiting, go to the critique and ask the judges
1d was produced as a trial for their advice. Sometimes it will be conflicting advice but
run, the actual production often it contains useful information that may help to make
was on the 1s green a better exhibit. My thanks to Patricia Walker and Colin
stamps. One block of six Fraser for their critiques.
and three blocks of four
are recorded. What inspired you to exhibit your material?
I exhibit both in the US and UK. The US shows are easier
for me to go to logistically, while the advantage of showing
with the ABPS at Stampex is that the judges have a better
understanding and knowledge of British Commonwealth
material. My greatest honour was being awarded ‘Best in
Show’ at Stampex in February 2018.

How much time and research has it taken

3d on 1d. The following year (1875) Bermuda now had a shortage of
the one penny stamp. Very few covers are recorded and this is the unique
example used for the 1d soldier’s concessionary rate.
1d on 1s
Scarce varieties are the ‘no
stop following Penny’ which is
recorded on both the 1d on 2d
and 1d on 1s stamps, and the
inverted surcharge on the 1d on
1s. This is one of two recorded
mint examples of the no stop
variety on the 1s (the other is in
the Tapling collection).
to create the collection?
I spend in excess of twenty hours per week on my
collection, although this is mainly research. Redoing an
exhibit takes about one hour per page, so a five-frame
exhibit will take eighty hours.
Both my Bermuda Boer War and the Study of
Bermuda King George V Keyplates have been awarded
prizes for research, which is one of the more important
aspects of collecting stamps, either for your collection or
if you exhibit.
For the past five years I have worked on a census of the
Bermuda-related Boer War covers, it is mainly a catalogue of
known covers plus information on the POWs. I was given a
lot of help from fellow collectors and I need to publish this
material for others to enjoy.
Expanding on works by Forland/Freeland and Pitts/
Groten and my excel spreadsheets (data on 25,000 auction
records) I am in the process of making a pictorial census
with scans of Bermuda covers from 1617 to 1880 (and
beyond) with their auction history.
In the future I wish to work on the Bermuda Queen
Victoria and King George V Ship stamps with regard to the
printings. Very little has been done as, in particular, the QV
1d stamps have many shades but little information exists
on different ink mixes used for each printing. However, for
this I need a Spectral Comparator for colours and an X-Ray
Fluorescent machine for the elements used, both of which are
expensive machines.
My biggest regret…
From a small boy I wanted two things; the first was to have
the best Bermuda collection – I believe my collection is, now,
one of the best ever formed. The second wish was to have
a Bermuda Postmaster stamp. I came very close and was an
under-bidder in the Chartwell and Vesty sales for examples on
cover. However, my need for other items in these sales, that
were more suited for my exhibits, meant my monies had to go
elsewhere. Sadly, I feel it is unlikely I will fulfil this second goal.

SEPTEMBER 2018 61
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Stamp showcase

Most of the KGV

high value stamps
Expert opinion
are on philatelic
covers, this 5s is Besides his beautiful stamps, David Cordon
on a (complete) has some very sound advice for exhibitors,
parcel wrapper writes Chris King.
demonstrates correct Exhibits are given points for knowledge,
commercial usage. research and personal study, condition and
A handful of airmail rarity, treatment and importance, and presentation. David
covers after 1937 covers many of these in his interview, and his comments on
are also known with research are both practical and helpful.
correct rates. He says that he spends more than twenty hours a week
on his collection, and I believe this. You don’t get prizes for
One of my favourites! 12s research without doing the work and demonstrating it in
6d Revenue – Revenue. The your exhibit. By research, he doesn’t mean only working out
October 1936 print of the 12s the rates and routes for a cover, or the printing, shade, and
6d stamp was inscribed revenue perforation of his stamps, although he does all of this.
on both sides to be used as He refers to two pieces of work which are time consuming,
the ticket fee for passengers. ongoing, and which add to philatelic knowledge. The first of
While the stamp is scarce in these is the census of the Bermuda-related Boer War covers,
either mint or used condition the second is a pictorial census of Bermuda covers with their
only three examples have auction history from 1617 to 1880, and onwards, and he has
been recorded with a revenue plans for work on the printings of Bermuda’s earliest stamps
cancellation as most have been incorporating a ship in the design.
cleaned and regummed. This work is of great help to other collectors, but also to
judges. Rarity is hard to judge, except in the case of well
known pieces, established classic rarities, and areas where the
judge is also an expert or experienced collector. Judges are not
all experts in everything, and price is not always an accurate
guide to rarity. Consider the Inverted Jenny where there are
Another of my favourites. I collect all 100 in existence and they have fetched up to a $1 million
reigns which includes a King George each, and more. David’s wish for a Bermuda Postmaster
VI plate plug reference collection. Provisional is a greater challenge since only eleven are known
Unlike the KGV, the plate plugs on of the first type.
the KGVI stamps show deterioration Registers help to establish rarity for postal history items,
that allows one to prove the printing and I regularly use Karsten Jensen’s Danske Frimærkefrankerede
from the stamp of the plug. This Forsendelser til og fra Udlandet 1851 – 1905 (Danish stamped
is the only recorded plug from the covers to and from overseas 1851-1905), which is freely available
12s 6d July 1938 printing and is on the Internet. This work, which has been 25 years in the
ex-Wilson Wong. making, gives an authoritative guide to rarity for Danish postal
history material from this period. David’s work, drawing from
25,000 auction records will do the same for some aspects of
Bermudan Postal History.
Being able to draw on, and reference your own work in an
exhibit, and to prove rarity, adds valuable points and personal
credibility to any rarity statement that you make.
David’s other key point is to buy the best you can afford.
Many of us have boxes of poor quality material that we bought
Exhibiting with the ABPS when we first saw it, when we had less money, or equally
probably, when we didn’t know as much about our subject.
The Association of British Philatelic Societies I would add to David’s advice by suggesting strongly that you
(ABPS) is the national organisation in charge of research your subject before spending money. There have never
exhibiting in the UK. Competitive exhibiting been so many illustrations of philatelic material available, on the
takes place at a variety of levels within philately Internet, in books and at exhibitions in the UK and overseas.
and provides a friendly forum for philatelists to So, research your material, research what other material there
meet, exchange philatelic research and study, and is, and use your knowledge to improve your exhibit. For more
share knowledge to fellow collectors, and the general public. To find on Bermuda see British West Indies Study Circle (BWISC), just
out more about exhibiting visit the ABPS website: www.abps.org.uk visit: https://bwisc.org and the The Bermuda Collectors Society
(BCS) at: www.bermudacollectorssociety.com

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 Postal history
Dumfriesshire
Postal historian John Scott travels back up to Scotland for
the latest instalment in his major series exploring the postal
history and ephemera of the counties of Great Britain
W
hen the
Directories
of the early
19th century
describe a
county as being mountainous, ‘where
the eminences are lofty, and assume a
sterile appearance’, it follows almost
inevitably that mail from other than a
few principal towns is going to be hard
to find, particularly when you have ten
square miles of lakes and 60% of the
land is uncultivated.
However the county town of
Dumfries acted as a capital for the whole
south-west region of Scotland with
mails arriving daily by mail coach from
Edinburgh, Portpatrick and Glasgow
and it was said that, in 1825, the town
‘possesses a greater share of elegance and
gaiety here than can probably be found
in any other town of its size in Scotland’.
The presence of the nobility and gentry
64 SEPTEMBER 2017
Top: the engraved heading of
an invoice from Joseph Beck,
one of two coach makers in
Dumfries, posted to Mabie
within the Dumfries Penny
Post and costing only 1d on
delivery in 1838
A novelty card posted in
Carlisle in 1916 enclosing
a strip of 12 colour views
of Gretna, may devoted to
runaway marriages
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A card for ‘a popular concert’ held in 1916 to raise
funds for equipment for the Red Cross Hospital
is reflected in the coaching inns of the
area which often feature the arms of
families pre-eminent in the region while
local tradesmen put similar effort into
embellishing their invoices with images
befitting their status and the elegant
tastes of their customers.
Although the county was somewhat
removed from the conflict of the First
World War, no area of the country was
immune from its consequences and, as we
mark the armistice this year, it is worth
seeking out the letters and ephemera which
can bring this aspect to life. In March
1916 a concert was held at the Lyceum
Theatre to raise funds to provide Apparatus
for Electric Treatment of wounded soldiers
at the Dumfries Red Cross Hospital.
Gretna Green is one of those unique
places which is famous for both love
and war, two highly collectable subjects.
During the First World War it was the site
of H.M. Factory, Gretna, a deliberately
anonymous name for what was the
country’s largest cordite factory covering
twelve square miles and with 125 miles
of military railway servicing the units on
site. 12,000 female workers were engaged
in the hazardous production of what
was known as ‘Devil’s Porridge’, a potent
mixture of nitro-glycerine and gun-cotton.
With so many workers employed in such
a large enterprise it is worth keeping an
eye open, both for personal letters and for
official stationery from the factory, but
you will need to be of an inquisitive mind
as neither the postmarks nor the cachets
shout out their origin.
Gretna is also world renowned for its
runaway marriages, a reputation which it
acquired by being the first town on the
post road into Scotland which opened
in the 1770s. South of the border, Lord
Hardwicke’s Marriage Act of 1754
had prevented a minor under 21 from
marrying without parental consent,
whereas in Scotland the age was fourteen
for boys and twelve for girls. Not only
that but, provided there were two
witnesses, almost anyone could officiate
and the blacksmiths of Gretna developed
quite a trade in ‘anvil weddings’, the
symbolism of which continues to this
day although you now have to be sixteen
to marry without your parents’ blessing.
It is said that Richard Rennison, a local
blacksmith, married over 5,000 couples
in his career. Such weddings were
disapproved of by the establishment
and The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland,
edited by a church minister, is particularly
scathing in informing its readers that
the trade ‘was ever disreputable and very
scandalous, and has been now driven
from its old prominence by the stern gaze
of public scorn’. However thousands of
visitors still travel from all over the world
for the romance of a wedding in Gretna.
FURTHER
READING
Postal History of Dumfries,
James Mackay (Dumfries, 1986)
 P8823 PAINTINGS The rarities of the world’s most BA.47 BAHAWULPUR, PAKISTAN AND PRC10 CHINA A glorious collection of stamps of
famous art galleries at your fingertips. A superb BANGLADESH A lovely collection of mint China. Mostly People’s Republic of China, with an
collection of famous paintings on stamps, hundreds of Bahawulpur, plus Pakistan and Bangladesh. Over interesting group of Hong Kong stamps, also China
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different we recommended
plus miniature sheets. and sold the British
... Price £13.75 definitive
160 different 1/2pmint (SGX842)
and usedwith stamps one.........
phosphor Price £16 band on side. We told our customers to buy them at
stamp booklets, mint complete sheet noted some odd
25p each. WE WERE RIGHT!! Today this stamp is catalogued at £55.00 each. If you had taken ourMacau, advice, for an
several Chinaoutlay of only
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POSTAGE DUES total
Unusual of £11,000.00.
collection of In
Postage 1999 Due we recommended our customers
Day Covers. Noted better overprinted stamps, East to buy the Princess
Diana
limitedWelsh edition Language Presentation Packs.
postcards, commemorating the stamps, including
The catalogue value was GB, Bronly Cols£2.50 and foreign.
each, Inbut singles,
we were telling
China 1949our customers
Mao Tse Tung to&buy Generalthem Zhu. forA uphighly to dou-
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to make China yourstamp hobbybooklets, payminiature
for itself. In
photographs of 1912. An important historic collection sheets and
2003 we recommended our customers to buy thePE.17 Coronation £1 Green (SGERROR
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Stanley ..........................................
Gibbons at £1.50 perPrice stamp.£37
of over 25 different postcards ............... Price £17.50
Within 1 year the catalogue Persian valuestamp had increased
depicted the Shah to £50 of Persiaper stamp,overprinted an increase of over 3,200%.
EU.105 EUROPEAN COLONIES A specialised collection
“IRAN” on front as well as “IRAN” overprinted on back
MA275 MALTA A quality collection of Maltese of Spanish, Portuguese and French colonial stamps,
Lastdatingyear we recommended(gummed side) our of stamp in mirror to
customers offset
buyprinting.
EFTA Presentation
unmounted mint stamps. Over 100 stamps
Valuable old error ...................................... Price £9.75 includesPacks.
stamps from over twenty different European
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back Stanley
King George Gibbons VI to more catalogue
modern.value .. Price was £11.50 £3.50 each, if you had taken our advice even if you had brought
territories and them
obscureatcolonies.
full catalogueOver 100 different value. For
an outlay of only £875. Your investment would be worth
ALF.3 GREAT a massive
BRITAIN POSTAL £10,000HISTORY at current COVER cataloguestampsvalue.with Anunmounted
increase of mint catalogue
and used and value earlyof over
LEB.8 LEBANON Group of proof essay designs 1,000%printed in only one Specialyear. cover Our for customers
the 10th anniversary complemented of the A.L.F.us onceengraved again saying stamps..................................... Price £19.50
on thin card. Designs vary and include some with
“THANK
(Automatic Letter YOUFacing AGAIN,YOU Machine), 1961-1971. WERE RIGHT”. Bears
missing red colour (Red Cross) and some with blank Machin issue tied to the cover with pictorial “A.L.F” CAIRN21 SUMMER ISLANDS A scarce item of Scottish
“value” denomination tablet. Rarely offered for sale. postmark 31/7/1971, Southampton. .............. Price £5 postal history. The official Royal Mail PHQ card for the
Six different essays ...................................... Price £18 400th Anniversary of the Landing of Saint Columba bears
LUS3 RMS LUSITANIA Special commemorative cover Summer Isles map stamp postmarked “Summer Isles”,
DR8 THE RED BARON First World War historic for the centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania. Only 9/6/1997, on reverse. Front bears a Cairn IAR Island St.
commemorative cover for the centenary of the 100 covers in existence. Superbly illustrated for the Columba stamp tied with an official green St. Columba
death of Manfred Von Richthoven – German Flying tragic event that brought America into World War I. PMK. Possibly the scarcest Royal Mail PHQ ........Price £15
Ace.POLAND
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cover bears a Royal Mail Navy Sheets,Ensignvarious stampdifferentwith
SAM.1.
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general
in uniform
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include
Iron Cross.
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the 7th May
(Exhibition sheets)
SHEETS
2015
& Souvenir
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Mailof 50+ ZZZ8 “SPY MAIL” United States of America “V-Mail”
(Litzmanstdt)
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guarantee and this item
early
Price ...................
official Royal Air£8.75
but different
Liverpool (Mainly Foreign).................................
postmark Min sheets ...............................Price
Force SJ132 GREAT BRITAIN. British Postal Strike 1971 - Emergency
Price £8.75 £8
handover of Olympic flag
cover for use by U.S. Armed Forces during World War
SJ120 MEDICALpostmark
illustrated Stamps with21/4/2018.specialised lot of Anti-TB and
Combined withRed SEA32 SOUTH
Overprints EAST ASIA
on Local Carriage LabelsAn impressive
printed by Harrison collection
and Sons from Beijing to London,
II. “V-Mail” was used in conjunction with early W.W.II
use of micro-film to send messages. This scarce cover
Cross stamps.WWI Also Anti-Malaria
stamp tiedstamps to theRed Cross stamps back forofUse in Asia
Southampton.
stampsThe completeMalaysia,unm. Mint set of six stamps
German cover
to the 1940s or earlier up to more recent. With nursing, doctors
German cross cachet. A rare aviation cover of which
with purple
3 Nepal,
S.E.
x 1/-, 2/-.
including Korea,
6/-, 7/6d ..................................................Price
Cambodia, Maldives Islands, Vietnam, £1.50 presentation pack paying more
is in original mint condition .......................... Price £19
and all forms of medicine. A most interesting subject rarely offered
onlyideal
for sale 40 for
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knownwith to some
exist.medical
.......................
knowledge toPrice
G23A OLYMPIC GAMES
Singapore, Philippines,
Enormous Indonesia,
lot, not counting Burma.
form a£19 must be over 500 stamps- an outstanding collection ............. Price £11
Approx.
duplicates, there than full cat value £9.25
SA.24 SOUTH AFRICA A glorious collection of South
valuable collection .......................................................... Price £7 370 stamps in blocks, multiples, and singles
includes
NY146 mint
ENTOMOLOGY: & used
One of stamps
the most ...............Price
unusual thematic £21.50
subjects we
Africa, includes Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, South West
SAM.9ZA.41BRITISHZANZIBAR
ISLES WholesaleSuperb collection
Dealers new issue of stock
Zanzibar, dates
(duplicated) Cyprus, Netherlands, G.B. Denmark, Portugal, Spain, Swiss, Finland,
Africa. Also, noted bi-lingual pairs, Cape of Good Hope,
have ever seen, insects on stamps. Hundreds of them ............. Price £7 Greece, Sweden. Also scarcer local issues for Channel Islands and
back to circa
all unmounted mint, with1920’s
many“Sultan
high values, Kalif Bin Harub”
includes Lundy, Summerstamps. Transvaal, Natal, Orange River Colony. Mainlymainly used finebut
Isles,Later King(Scilly
St Mary’s George VI period
Isles) Gairsay, Gugh, onBardsey
to Republic Issues.Sark.
Island, Easdale, COR.72
NY148 SPACE CORONATION STREETA Irregular
‘THE FINAL FRONTIER’. spectacularRoyal collection Mail
of Isle of Man. Hundreds of all different Europa Stamps,
usage
Space postal
stamps history
including cover.
Rockets. SpaceThe illustrated
ships and all cover
types of bears
Outer includes
used, but mintnoted
mini and.......................................................Price
first day covers. Several hundred £17
OnlyAlso,
unmounted
elusivemint.postage
The face value alone mustincludes
due stamps be £60.00unmounted
Price £14
Space Exploration,Street
a Coronation includingstamp
severaltied scarce toMoon Landingwith
the cover covers. 500+ different
FR 229 FRANCE stamps plus -F.D.C’s
& COLS A smashing........................
collection of France Price with£27
E32 mint
GREATand used- SPECTACULAR
BRITAIN stamps. A lovely ERRORcollection.
on 1966 XMAS ... 3d
Pricevalue£13 stamps, all different not counting Covers and Miniature sheets Price £15
(SG71 3) SHIFT OF GOLD COLOUR causing Queen’s head to move over “Weatherfield” 35th, anniv. PMK 9/12/95. Re-posted French Colonnies & Ex Colonies. Mainly Commemorative stamps in
to wrong areaSNAKES
of stamp. We 5 years
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many engraved stamps; several hundreds,
mint together with normal stamp for comparison..................Price £4.25 sheets
Royalunm Mail. mint,
has mass of singles.a Dates
postmarked back to 1898,
‘St. Mary’s’ ScillytoIslesmodern space sheets. Impressive lot
specialising in Snakes & Reptiles stamps (Worldwide). mainly different used stamps. About 1600-1700 stamps of which mostly different...............................................................Price £21
SJ42 ZEPPELINS: Coronation Street stamp with official Royal Mail PMK includes astronauts, cosmonauts, moon landings,
Mostly used Impressive
but includes thematic
mintcollection
stampsof..... Zeppelins on
Price £14.75 at least 1300 must be different ..................................... Price £32 BX 486 BOXING
stamps with airships & balloons. about 100 stamps.............Price £5 dated 9/12/2000 on the 40th anniv. We are not aware Apollo issues.-All A fine collection
manner of of Boxing Stamps
spaceships andOver 80 Stamps
planets.
SJ53a
of anyBARDSEY
other time ISLAND.
when (Welsh Local Issue)
the Royal Mail Ahas superballowedspecial-
a in blocks and singles, including champion boxers such as Muhammad
SAM.23 WORLD COLLECTION - All sorts, nice starter lot, with 40 different space miniature sheets including scarcer
F.95 MARINE LIFE A spectacular specialised ised
localgroup
stampof Unmounted Mint (complete
to be postmarked sets) Stamps
officially from this
......... Price £42
Ali. Mainly fine cto used, mint noted, with Great Britain Royal Mail 2012
upwards of 1000 different plus some duplication, with covers, FDC’s, uncatalogued
Olympic Games Gold andMedal
imperforate
Boxing Stampsissues ........... Price
....................... Price £14
£9.75
collection of fish and sea life. Includes just about small Welsh Island rarely get offered for sale ............. Price £7.00
miniature sheets All unchecked for Catalogue value ........Price £13.25
every type of fish imaginable plus seals, dolphins and SJ224 FILM STARS Collection of Film StarsIconic
and a cover
few pop stars. HP 19A IRAQ WAR COVER - Extremly rare War in Iraq commem-
G.46 ORNITHOLOGY - A substantial collection of ornithological stamps. TUC.5 GREAT BRITAIN T.U.C. COVER depicting L.82
orativeGREAT
cover forBRITAIN RAILWAY
the fall of Tikrit. Only 150 COVERof thisWith cover,Royal
depicting
shells. A “virtual aquarium” of over 500 fish stamps Athecolourful lot of this
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Congress 1868. BearsGary Cooper,
officialClara
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Mail
Saddam issued
Hussein,locomotive
ever existed. stamps postmarked
We understand many were with damaged
withmint
some andmont,used
but with......................................
strength in the unm. mint localPrice sections £39.50
inc. T.U.C. issue and postmarked with special illustrated G.P.O.
Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Rudolph Valentino, Jean Harlow,
and destroyed,
official RoyalitMailis likely on aPMK.
Train few covers survived. Thewith
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Cover explained
Cover to the
President-Elect
It is fortunate that Governor, later President, Franklin D
Roosevelt was a stamp collector, and as philatelist Dane
Garrod explains, also kept his correspondence received
T
here have been a number
of influential stamp
collectors and philatelists
in the years since the
first postage stamp was
issued in May 1840. Some have been of
royal status like our own King George
V, King Carol II of Romania and King
Farouk of Egypt, while others have
been heads of state such as Franklin
D Roosevelt in the United States of
America. Frequently, this hobby has
been their relaxation from the intense
workload and responsibilities, but has
sometimes also enabled their collections
to continue as entities in their own
right. The Royal Philatelic Collection
is such an example and remains within
the personal ownership of the British
Sovereign. However, the collection of the
US President went a different way after
his death, being catalogued and sold
over three New York auctions during
1946. The auction house was the much
respected HR Harmer Inc. of New York,
and they produced catalogues of the
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three sales which were in February, April
and July, 1946.
The cover illustrated here began
life in Germany during 1933, the first
year of the Third Reich, and was typed
addressed ‘Herrn Franklin Roosevelt’
as ‘Geuverneur des Staates New-York’.
This was a position that he actually
stood down from on 31 December
1932, having been President-Elect from
the November. Added in manuscript
and underlined both in black and red
was ‘Eigenhändig!’, meaning ‘Personal
delivery’ which we can also interpret
as ‘addressee only’. The four stamps
affixed total 25 pfennigs and are
carefully and individually handstamped
‘LEVERKUSEN / 20. 1. 33. 16-17 /
I.G.WERK’, the post office clerk no
doubt being aware of the importance of
this correspondence.
The addressee added his name and
full address on the envelope flap, though
research has not been to find any
details of the life and work of Heinrich
Grunewald of Leverkusen. The additional
message, a significant cry for help, is
typed across the middle of the reverse:
‘Helft heifen!!’ or ‘help help!!’ The cover
took ten days to travel to New York for
the attention of the President-Elect, and it
arrived on the very day that Adolf Hitler
became Chancellor of Germany - 30
January, 1933, being handstamped on the
back ‘GRANDCENT.ANNEX.N.Y.13
/ JAN30 / 6-PM / 1933’. Wouldn’t we
just like to read that the message? Perhaps
it gave credence of warnings to the
incoming head of state in North America.
With the provenance of this cover
known from inception in Germany up to
its arrival in the USA, we are aware that
it joined the philatelic collection of FDR,
soon to take office as President from 4
March 1933, until his death on 12 April
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FDR in 1933, the year he
received this ‘cry for help’
The introduction to
the auction catalogue
which featured
hundreds of items
from Roosevelt's
stamp collection
1945. During his lifetime, he enjoyed
immense mental recreation in this hobby
of ours, stating in his own words ‘Stamp
collecting dispels boredom, enlarges our
vision, broadens our knowledge, makes us
better citizens and in innumerable ways,
enriches our lives’.
After the President’s untimely death
in office, and at the closing stages of
the Second World War, the executors of
his estate selected HR Harmer Inc. to
undertake the sale through facilities of
public auction. They were apparently
surprised by the bulk of the collection
when it was transferred from the
temporary storage at the Hyde Park
Memorial Library in New York to their
offices, which required ‘not only an
armored car, but also a moving van’.
In the words of LIFE magazine: ‘The
albums filled all the Harmer safes’,
which was literally true, for the general
collection comprised over 150 volumes.
Here we have today just one item from
that collection and that sale. How do
we know? Because of the additional red
ink handstamp on the envelope flap
that was placed on the covers, which
states ‘FROM THE FRANKLIN
D. ROOSEVELT COLLECTION
/ AUTHENTICATED BY H.R.
HARMER INC., N.Y.’.
Perhaps the ‘help help!!’ letter sits
somewhere in the historical archives
of The White House, and the cover
should be re-united with it, but clearly
FDR didn’t think it should, and
unsurprisingly, nor do we.
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1 ‘Geuverneur des Staates New-York’ 4 envelope flap.

The cover was typed addressed ‘Herrn Franklin Roosevelt’ as The addressee added his name and full address on the

2 was ‘Eigenhändig!’, meaning ‘Personal delivery’ which we can 5 across the middle of the reverse: ‘Helft heifen !!’
Added in manuscript and underlined both in black and red The additional message, a significant cry for help, is typed

also interpret as ‘addressee only’.

6 handstamped on the back ‘GRANDCENT.

The cover arrived on 30 January, 1933, being

3
The four stamps affixed total 25 pfennigs and are carefully
and individually handstamped ‘LEVERKUSEN / 20. 1. 33. ANNEX.N.Y.13 / JAN30 / 6-PM / 1933’.
16-17 / I.G.WERK’.

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Thematics A to Z
Unicorn of the oceans
Long believed to be the inspiration for the mythical unicorn, the
narwhal, or nah whale as it was once called, is one of Mother
Nature’s most striking creations. As Paula Hammond reveals the
unique creature has made many appearances on stamps
T
he narwhal gained its curious
name from the Norse for ‘corpse’,
referring to the mammal’s deathly,
grey skin. Growing up to eighteen
feet long, only the males sport
the distinctive spiral horn which is actually an
elongated, left canine tooth.
Today these beautiful beasts survive only in
the world’s frozen extremes: in the Arctic, and
around Canada, Iceland, Greenland, the USA,
and Russia. Sadly this spectacular creature is on
the endangered list but, luckily, stamp collectors
can still admire them from afar.
Canada Post has celebrated the narwhal with
two beautiful releases. Their most recent issue was
a lively 46c stamp which appeared as part of the
2000 whales series. In order to convey the size of
these incredible mammals, each image filled the
stamp pane, which also included a fragment of a
blue whale, to show each whale’s size compared
to their giant relative. Metallic ink was used to
mimic the effects of light and water.
The earlier, 1968 Canadian 5c stamp is equally
appealing. The image, from the brush of wildlife
artist John A Crosbie (who designed the 1955
Canadian polar bear stamp), shows a narwhal
diving and is wonderfully naturalistic. Interestingly,
printing problems meant that production was
switched from three-colour photogravure to
four-colour lithography and the finished stamp is
arguably all the better for it. A wide selection of
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FDCs were produced to accompany this issue.
Russia, or rather the CCCP, issued a
lovely narwhal stamp in 1971 and this is rare
example of a stamp featuring both a male and
an un-horned female. A Greenland 1975 issue
carries another striking image, showing a narwhal
breaching the ice. This has proved to be so
popular that the stamp is regularly reproduced
on art gifts. Argentine Antarctica also put a
narwhal on a 1951 stamp, despite the fact that
narwhales aren’t found in southern waters.
Although narwhals are creatures of ice and snow,
Mongolia (1980) and the Cook Islands (1984)
have both featured them. A stamp in Greece’s
(1951) industrial and agricultural reconstruction
series also seems to show a narwhal alongside
Poseidon’s trident. The art echoes images of
what are believed to be dolphins from ancient
art, although perhaps these were the narwhals’
ancient, tropical ancestors.
In fact, this is a theme that rewards careful
research. There have been, for instance, three
US naval ships named after the narwhal and all
produced cancellations that would fit the thematic
nicely. The supply submarine, SS-167 Narwhal,
played its own part in philatelic history when
it delivered a series of famous moral-boosting
guerrilla stamps, printed by the Allied Forces
in Brisbane, during the Second World War. So,
however you choose to tackle this theme, you're
guaranteed to have a whale of a time.
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N is for Narwhal
Why collect?
• Issues help raise awareness
of endangered species
• Makes a lovely add-on to an
endangered mammals theme
• Small series which is easy
to complete
• Attractive issues
Notable releases
1951, Greece: 800d narwhal and
trident stamp
1951, Argentine Antarctica: Plan
Quinquenal, 1941-1951 issue.
1968, Canada: 5c-stamp,
wildlife series.
1971, CCCP: 10k stamp in the
sea mammals series.
1975, Greenland: 2KR-stamp.
Expand the theme
While whales or marine mammals
would make an obvious choice
for anyone looking to expand
this theme, why not take a more
fanciful approach? The narwhal is
often referred to as the unicorn of
the sea, and unicorns would make
a fun addition to a thematic.
Collecting links
postbeeld.com is an extensive web
shop with detailed sub menus that
make a useful research resource.
 Philatelic landmarks
The Coathanger
Our phialtelic travels across the globe continue as we go ‘down under’ to discover the impressive
engineering ingenuity on show in the beautiful city of Sydney
T
he Sydney Harbour Bridge
is very possibly Australia’s
most iconic construction. The
huge spanning-arch bridge
is popularly known as the
Coathanger. It was officially inaugurated on
19 March 1932.
The bridge was designed and built
by Dorman Long & Co. Ltd., a British
firm which at the time was located in
Middlesbrough. Following numerous changes,
the company is currently known as Dorman
Long Technology and it is still in the bridge
building business.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is an impressive
construction which is 1.149 metres in length
and it rises 134 metres above the level of the
sea at its highest point. The bridge handles not
only road traffic but also trains, bicycles and
pedestrians linking Sydney’s central shopping
and business district with the North Shore area.
Four stamps were issued on 14 March 1932
to mark the opening of the bridge. Three of
the stamps were recess printed by John Ash and
the five-shilling top value is the key item in
modern Australian philately. In mint condition
it has a catalogue value of £425. Even cancelled
to order stamps are quite valuable.
Strangely enough the 2d value was also
produced using typography. The quality of
the design is far inferior to the recess-printed
version. To protect it from forgery, it was stamps were produced in 1932 to defraud the
printed on watermarked paper. Post Office. Today the forgeries are very scarce
However, this did not prevent forgers from being listed at £700 in mint condition.
having a go at it. The forgeries of the 2d typo In 1973, the remarkable Sydney Opera
stamps lack the watermark and unlike the House was opened and along with the nearby
originals they are perforated 11 (the genuine Harbour Bridge they constitute Australia’s
stamps are perforated 10½). The forged major landmarks.
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Words and
pictures
The ‘writers and the written word’ theme provides
collectors with a host of stamps to puruse.
Christer Brunström picks out a selection from
countries around the world and reflects on the
global impact of literature
M
ost people enjoy
reading a good
book. This certainly
wouldn’t be possible
without the
invention of the movable type printing
press invented by Johannes Gutenberg
(c.1400-1468) in 1439. One of the first
books to be printed was of course the
Holy Bible as depicted on a 1952 stamp
issued by the USA (illustrated below).
Literary texts need to be written in
a language that allows readers to easily
understand their meaning. William
Shakespeare (1564-1616) requires no
further introduction to the readers of
this magazine but it was he who more
or less set the standards for the modern
English written language. In 1964
Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel
issued a set of three Shakespeare stamps.
Shown above is an imperforate block of
four where the lower left stamp has a
plate flaw showing a broken letter L in
the word Falcon. The quotation is from
Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
When Miguel de Cervantes (1547-
1616) wrote his masterpiece telling
about the adventures of Don Quixote
he also helped form the modern
Spanish language. Cervantes has been
honoured on a plethora of stamps.
Shown on the next page is his portrait
on a 1916 Spanish official stamp.
German church reformer Martin
Luther (1483-1546) had a considerable
influence on the development of the
German language. A portrait of a young
Luther is shown on a East German
stamp released in 1983.
Lord Byron (1788-1824) made
a name for himself as a poet and
playwright. He was a proponent of the
Romantic Movement. Byron also took
an active part in the Greek struggle for
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independence and, as a Greek 1924
stamp indicates, he is regarded as a
Greek national hero. He didn’t die in
military action but rather of a bad fever
in Missolonghi in 1824.
Russia has produced some
exceptional poets and writers. Alexander
Pushkin (1799-1837) has often been
referred to as the greatest Russian poet
ever. During his short life he worked as
a poet, novelist and playwright. Pushkin
was born into one of Russia’s noble
families but quite early on he rebelled
against his background and was sent
into exile by the Tsar.
Pushkin returned from exile, resumed
his literary career and married a
beautiful woman. His brother-in-law
tried to seduce his wife and it all ended
in a duel where the poet was fatally
wounded.
The Soviet Union and Russia have
issued numerous stamps honouring
Pushkin. Other countries in East
Europe and especially those with
Slavic languages have released stamps
in memory of the Russian writer who
continues to fascinate readers to this
day. Shown here is a 1937 Soviet stamp
marking the centenary of his death.
A few years ago I spent a day in
Port-Marly outside Paris visiting
the Château de Monte Cristo
which today is a museum devoted
to French writer Alexandre Dumas
(1802-1870). The delightful little

palace was completed in 1846 and
named after The Count of Monte
Cristo, undoubtedly Dumas’s most
important book. He is also famous
for The Three Musketeers which has
been filmed numerous times. Dumas
was a bigger than life figure working
as a writer and playwright. He also
wrote travel stories and guides on
how to cook.
Dumas’s father was born in Haiti and
the Haitian 1961 postage stamp above
illustrates the scene where the young
Édmond Dantès is arrested on arrival
in Marseilles at the beginning of The
Count of Monte Cristo. After spending
many years in prison he manages to
escape and using an enormous fortune
he seeks revenge targeting the men and
women who had betrayed him.
French writer Jules Verne (1828-1905)
has been called the Father of Science
Fiction. His novel Around the World in
Eighty Days (1872) has a strong British
connection as the main character is a
most eccentric Englishman. A scene
from the novel is shown on a Togolese
stamp issued in 1980.
In 1913 Rabindranath Tagore
(1861-1941) was the first Asian
writer to be awarded a Nobel Prize
in Literature. Tagore spent most
of his life in Calcutta working as a
writer, playwright and composer. He
Above, from left: Miguel
de Cervantes on a 1916
Spanish official stamp;
Martin Luther on an East
German stamp of 1983;
French writer Alexandre
Dumas on a stamp from
Haiti; Jules Verne's Around
the World in Eighty Days
shown on a Togolese
stamp issued in 1980;
a 1973 Swedish stamp
showing a portrait of
Rabindranath Tagore
WRITERS ON STAMPS
was instrumental in modernising the
Bengali language. In fact, lyrics by
Tagore have been used for the national
anthems of both India and Bangladesh.
Tagore frequently denounced
the British Raj and he advocated
independence for India. He has of
course been remembered on Indian
postage stamps but above we illustrate
a stamp issued by Sweden in 1973
featuring his portrait.
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1954)
suffered from poor health all his life.
He left the British Isles early in search
of a healthier environment and finally
settled for Samoa in the South Pacific.
He is best remembered for The Strange
Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and
Treasure Island. The Samoan stamp
on the previous page depicts a famous
character from the latter novel.
The 1972 US Tom Sawyer stamp
shown here refers to a famous book
by Mark Twain whose real name was
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-
1910). This book is based on his own
experiences growing up in the town
of Hannibal, Missouri. Mark Twain
was a writer and reporter. Naturally,
many other US writers have appeared
on stamps over the years from John
Steinbeck (on a 1979 15c value),
author of classic novels such as East
of Eden, Of Mice and Men, and the
Grapes of Wrath; novelist, short story extremely well-known as the founder
writer and playwright Edna Ferber of the modernism literary movement
(on a 2002 83c stamp); and more in the Spanish-speaking world. Almost
recently in 2015 writer, poet, singer, 100 stamps have been released by
memoirist, and civil rights activist mostly Latin American nations in
Maya Angelou. his honour. He was born in the town
On a visit to Palma de Mallorca of Metapa which was later renamed
I noticed a statue of a man called Ciudad Darío in memory of the
Rubén Darío (1867-1916). In 1913 famous poet and diplomat.
he spent some time at the monastery Many writers have preferred to use
in Valldemosa on Majorca. His pseudonyms when publishing their
birth name was Félix Rubén García literary works. This was the case of
Sarmiento and this Nicaraguan poet is Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral (1889-
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1957). She was born as Lucila Godoy
Alcayaga and her poetry is centred on
nature, love and betrayal, and sorrow
and recovery. It has been suggested
that the choice of subjects for her
poetic work was based on early
relationships which failed for one
reason or the other. In 1945 she was
awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
In 1957 Ecuador issued a single
stamp in memory of Gabriela
Mistral. A similar issue for the
Galapagos Islands was also planned.
It was printed but never issued and
later overprinted to be used as an
Ecuadorian postage stamp. A small
quantity of the unissued stamps
reached the philatelic marketplace. It
is doubtful if Gabriela Mistral would
have appreciated the way she was
depicted on this stamp.
There have been thousands of
poets, novelists, essayists and writers
who have received postage stamp
recognition. There is a wealth of
material available for anyone wanting
to specialise in this particular theme.
Many stamps feature portraits of the
writers but there is also a substantial
amount of designs relating to the
stories told in books. Illustated above
is an advertising label used by a
Danish book shop urging people to
purchase good books.
It is quite interesting to study the list
of Nobel Prize in Literature laureates.
Some have stood the test of time while
others are more or less completely
forgotten today. However, in most cases
there are postage stamps to remind us
of all these writers.
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Glorious gardens
Inspired by the beautiful grounds of Hampton Court Palace, we look at
how countries around the world showcase their best-loved gardens
1 year of his reign, on this 1951 Dominica stamp, which
King George VI is pictured in what would be the last
features the island’s botanical gardens. Sadly, the landscape
shown here was changed forever following a hurricane in
1
1979, with restoration work still going on today.
2 was highlighted in 1987 on this 11p stamp. This
La Seigneurie Gardens on the Channel island of Sark
formal garden is laid out to its original Victorian plan and
is famed for its walled garden and roses. 2
3 by Royal Mail several times, including in 1983 when
Unsurprisingly, British gardens have been featured
Pitmedden Gardens was one of four stamps in the British
3
Gardens issue. This Aberdeenshire walled garden is one of
the country’s finest Renaissance landscapes.
4
4
Bergius Botanic Garden in Sweden was the subject
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5 Tanzania showcases its Udzungwa Mountains Forest,
Botanical gardens are a common theme and here,
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The Taj Mahal is one of the world’s most recognisable
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millions of visitors each year. The gardens can be seen
on this 1967 commemorative stamp – lines of trees are 6
carefully laid out alongside sunken flowerbeds.
7 of Versailles, is highlighted on this 2013 stamp from
One of the world’s most famous gardens, at the Palace
France, created to showcase the work of 17th-century
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8horticultural heritage through three stamps, including the 8
The 2018 Gardens of Italy issue explored the country’s
Botanic Garden of Castel Trauttmansdorff of Merano, which
stands within the grounds of a castle in northern Italy.
9 the years, including this 2016 stamp that shows the
Monaco has issued many attractive garden stamps over
Princess Grace Rose Garden. This scenic spot was created
in 1984 in memory of Princess Grace, wife of Prince
Rainier III of Monaco.
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The fiftieth anniversary of the International
Peace Garden is marked on this 1982 US stamp.
The garden was established by Dr Henry Moore and
stands close to the border between the US and Canada,
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Stuart Henderson recently gave a display
of Cinderellas from the two World Wars
to members of the Kingston and District
Philatelic Society. The presentation featured
rations and petrol coupons, official documents
and directives, poster stamps and street flags
as well as propaganda and victory labels. For
Society details contact Hon Secretary, Brian
Sole FRPSL on tel: 01372 467652; email:
brian.sole@btinternet.com
The annual weekend of the South African
Collectors’ Society featured a number of
engaging displays, including an informative
description on Birds of Southern Africa given
by Otto Peetoom. The presentation included
anecdotes about the species if endangered,
locations of birds shown or intended to be
shown on stamps together with the artists that
drew them. Long-time member Mike Tonking,
visiting from South Africa, gave a display of the
‘King’s Head’ roll stamps which he had been
assembling for over thirty years. Chris Oliver
displayed mobile post offices of South Africa,
which were introduced to provide adequate
services to outlying districts and sprawling
suburbs. Further displays covered topics as
varied as Christmas labels issued annually by
South Africa from 1929 in aid of tuberculosis;
Society news
and street flags. The Abell Trophy competition
was won by Mike Tonking and the Wick’s
Literary medal went to Hugh Amoore for
his article on the second definitive issue of
the republic. For Society details contact Hon
Secretary Christopher Oliver on tel: 020 8940
9833; email: olivers.of_ham@virgin.net; or visit
the website: www.southafricacollector.com
The next meeting of the Pakistan Study
Circle is set to take place at Fradley Village
Hall, Fradley, Staffordshire, WS13 8NL on 26
August from 1.30pm. For Study Circle details
contact Mike Roberts on tel: 07885 839622;
email: mike@mikerobe.co.uk
West London Philatelic Society enjoyed a visit
from Bookham Stamp Club recently. John
Jordan opened the proceedings with a display
on Antigua, where he had spent his honeymoon
in 1969, detailing Antigua village postmarks
and the history of stamps in the region. Michael
Cope displayed illustrated postal stationery
cards of the Belgian Congo and the mandated
territory of Ruanda-Urundi. A collector of
Belgian philately, Michael had never visited
the African colonies of that country but was
fascinated by the four issues of postal cards and
three more overprinted issues. President Chris
Oliver presented the visitors with a certificate
each and thanked them both for enjoyable and
informative displays. For Society details contact
Hon Secretary Christopher Oliver on tel: 020
8940 9833; email: olivers.of_ham@virgin.net
Members of the York
Philatelic Society
celebrated the club’s 70th
anniversary recently with
a buffet. Chief guests
were the Lord Mayor and
Lady Mayoress of York,
Councillor Keith Orrell and Mrs Judith Orrell.
Also present were Graham Winters, Chairman
of the Association of British Philatelic Societies;
representatives of the Yorkshire Philatelic
Association; and guest speaker Professor Tony
Ward of the University of York, who served for
nearly twenty years as the Society’s secretary.
Guests viewed an exhibition of stamps from
around the world which were issued in 1948,
when the Society was formed, and stamps of
later years commemorating events of that year.
The Society also unveiled its anniversary mascot,
a cartoon character called ‘Phil Atterly’ created
by local artist Jo Claire. ‘Phil’ is modelled on a
red definitive 1st class stamp and, being a good
Yorkshireman, wears a flat cap.

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The Hong Kong Study Circle

Founded in 1951 with the aim of recording and circulating the Wilde Cup is presented annually as an award for a new
information on the postage stamps and postal history of Hong Kong discovery made by a Circle member.
and the Treaty Ports, the Hong Kong Study Circle has a worldwide
membership and an active publishing and meeting programme. How to join
The Circle has members around the world, a fact reflected in The Circle welcomes new members, young and old; two levels of
the meeting schedule, with events in Hong Kong, the UK and annual membership are available – quarterly printed copies of journals
Canada over the coming year. A popular element of such meetings is and newsletters (£25 UK/ $40 US) or electronic copies (£15 UK/ $24
member’s displays and presentations (‘show and tell’). US). For details, contact membership secretary Robert Newton, e-mail:
The Circle’s Hong Kong Study Circle Journal is sent to members newtons100@gmail.com.
four times a year, along with a newsletter, and includes articles on a
wide range of subjects related to Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports.
A list of recently published articles can be found on the Circle’s
website: www.hongkongstudycircle.com. The website, which is
available to members and continuously updated, includes exhibits,
papers and a news-board as well as a developing journal archive.
There is also a library available to members.
The Circle promotes ongoing research and study as well as
being a centre of current knowledge on all aspects of Hong
Kong and the Treaty Ports with members able to access leading
specialists in the field. The best original research article or The First Hong Kong Post Office Hand Stamp – 25 JU 1842 to Macao;
publication by a Circle member is awarded the Webb Cup, while the Year of the Tiger First Day Cover – 8 JA 1974

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 New stamps

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GREAT BRITAIN 44p Eclipse, Vancouver, Canada Stamp size: 26mm x 44mm
59p Eclipse, Miami, USA BRL2.65 Paralympic torch
001 Hampton Court Palace, six values 60p Eclipse, Hamilton, Bermuda BRL2.65 Opening ceremony
Issue date: 31 July 2018 73p Eclipse, Dakar, Senegal BRL2.65 Closing ceremony
Design: Osborne Ross 80p Eclipse, St Anne, Alderney
Print process: Lithography 90p Eclipse, Anadyr, Russia 009 200 Years of the School of Fine Arts –
Perforations: 14.5 x 14.5 Notes: The heat-sensitive stamps reveal UFRJ, two values
Stamp size: 60mm x 30mm information and full eclipses when coming into Issue date: 12 August 2016
1st: South Front contact with warmth Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil
1st: West Front Perforations: 12 x 11.5
1st: East Front 005 The Holly and the Ivy, seven values Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
£1.55 Pond Gardens Issue date: 8 November 2017 BRL1.70 School of Fine Arts building
£1.55 Maze Design: Keith Robinson BRL1.70 School of Fine Arts artwork
£1.55 Great Fountain Garden Printer: Cartor Security Printing
Perforations: 13. X 13.25 010 Centenary of Brazilian Naval Aviation,
ALDERNEY Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm one value
39p Holly and Ivy Issue date: 23 August 2016
002 1st Edition Alderney & Burhou Map, 44p Robin with holly and ivy Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil
six values 59p Deer in woodland Perforations: 11 x 11.5
Issue date: 1 February 2017 60p Deer in snowy village Stamp size: 44mm x 26mm
Design: Two Degrees North 73p Carol playing in church 1st CBNA logo and ‘100’ wording
012 Printer: BDT International 80p Carollers in church
Perforations: 13.75 90p Mary and baby Jesus 011 Maestra Dona Izabel Mendes, the Doll
Stamp size: 27.94mm x 44.45mm Maker, five values
43p Braye Bay BRAZIL Issue date: 31 August 2016
57p Alderney Aerodrome Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil
58p St Anne 006 America Series: Rio 2016 Olympic and Perforations: 12 x 11.5
64p Fort Albert coastline Paralympic Games Sporting Arenas, six Stamp size: 25mm x 35mm
70p Burhou island values BRL1.70 Doll in bridal outfit
78p Island overview Issue date: 1 August 2016 BRL1.70 Doll in pink and white dress
Notes: The maps featured are by Addison Roger Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil BRL1.70 Doll in flowered dress
013 Warren who, following the Second World War, Perforations: 11.5 x 12 BRL1.70 Mother and baby dolls
painstakingly compiled and drew up a map of Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm BRL1.70 Doll in dark pink dress
Alderney and Burhou, a work which took over BRL3.75 Olympic Stadium Notes: Dona Izabel Mendes was born in Minas
3,000 hours to complete BRL3.75 Rio Olympic Velodrome Gerais in 1924 and from childhood, made dolls,
BRL3.75 Youth Arena a passion which she continued into adult life.
003 Alderney Scenes, six values BRL3.75 Maracanã Stadium She was particularly known for her production
Issue date: 17 May 2017 BRL3.75 Sambadrome techniques which included the use of coloured
Design: Mark Totty BRL3.75 Lagoa Stadium clays in creating the dolls
Printer: Southern Colour Print
Perforations: 14.286 x 14.47 007 Olympic Games Celebration Rio 2016, 012 Fruits of Cerrado, fifteen values
Stamp size: 35mm x 41.47mm three values Issue date: 11 September 2016
44p Victoria St, St Anne Issue date: 5 August 2016 Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil
59p Saye Beach Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5
60p Alderney Week, St Anne Perforations: 11.5 x 11 Stamp size: 38mm x 38mm
73p Essex Castle Stamp size: 26mm x 44mm 1st Pineapple Ananas ananassoides
80p Mannez Quarry BRL2.65 Olympic torch (Baker) L.B. Sm.
90p Mannez Lighthouse BRL2.65 Flowers from opening ceremony 1st Curriola Pouteria ramiflora
BRL2.65 Rio 2016 logo (Mart.) Radik.
004 Alderney Coastal Eclipses, six values 1st Pixirica Miconia albicans (Sw.) Triana
Issue date: 19 July 2017 008 Paralympic Games Celebration Rio 2016 1st Murici Byrsonima verbascifolia (L.) DC
Design: The Potting Shed – Closing Ceremony, three values 1st Alibertia edulis (Rich.) A.Rich. ex DC
Printer: Joh Enschede Issue date: 26 August 2016 1st Mangaba Hancornia
Perforations: 13.25 x 13.75 Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil speciosa Gomes
014 Stamp size: 45mm x 33.35mm Perforations: 11.5 x 11 1st CagaitaEugenia dysenterica DC

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1st Anacardium humile A. St.-hil.
1st Cerrado Pear – Eugenia 90p The Fortune Guardian Dogs
klotzschiana Berg.
1st Gabiroba Campomanesia 018 Endangered Species: The Black
adamantium (Cambess.) Berg
1st Araticum – Annona
Crassiflora Mart.
1st Cerrado Bacupari – Salacia Printer: Cartor Security Printing
crassifolia (Mart. ex Schult.)
1st Wild Maracuja – Passiflora Stamp size: 71.4mm x 59.6mm
setacea CV.
1st Pequi Caryocar brasiliense Cambess.
1st Baru Dipteryx alata Vogel
013 50 Years of FGTS, Achievements of
workers for Brazil, one value
Issue date: 13 September 2016
Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil
Perforations: 12 x 11.5
Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
1st ’50 years’ logo
014 Sustainable mobility, two values
Issue date: 22 September 2016
Printer: Casa da Moeda do Brasil
Perforations: 11.5 x 11
Stamp size: 21mm x 41.5mm
BRL1.70 Travel by train, wheelchair
and skateboard
BRL1.70 Mother and child crossing a
zebra crossing
015 Christmas 2016, two values
Issue date; 4 October 2016
Printer: Casa de Moeda do Brasil
Perforations: 12 x 11.5
Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
BRL2.40 Angel Gabriel
1st Nativity scene
016 Tribute to João do Pulo, one value
Issue date: 15 October 2016
Printer: Casa de Moeda do Brasil
Perforations: 11.5 x 11
Stamp size: 26mm x 40mm
1st Pulo at an athletics tournament
GUERNSEY
017 Lunar New Year 2018: Year of the Dog,
six values
Issue date: 1 February 2018
Design: Chrissy Lau
Printer: Lowe-Martin
Perforations: 13.3
Stamp size: 30.5mm x 40.5mm
44p The Sitting Pekingese Lion Dog
59p Skipping Pekingese Dog
60p The Loyal Pekingese Lion Dog
73p The Pekingese Lion Dog with the Ball
80p The Mother Dog and Pup Stamp size: 45mm x 30.69mm
HUF200 Horse-drawn tram
023 Animal Cubs II, twelve values
Rhinoceros, one value in a miniature sheet Issue date: 9 August 2016 022
Issue date: 14 February 2018 Printer: Hungarian Post Office Limited
Design: Joel Kirk Perforations: 12 x 12
Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
Perforations: 14 x 14.25 HUF115 Rudi, the African Forest Buffalo
HUF115 Adolf, the Javan Surili
£3 Black Rhinoceros HUF115 Öcsi, the Northern Bald Ibis
HUF115 Bulan, the Visayan warty pig
019 201 (Guernsey’s Own) Squadron, six values HUF115 Panka, the Greater Rhea
Issue date: 3 April 2018 HUF115 Batty, the Lyle’s Flying Fox
Printer: Cartor Security Printing HUF115 Gátar, the Dalmatian Pelican
Perforations: 13.75 x 14.75 HUF115 Evita, the Mhorr Gazelle
Stamp size: 38mm x 38mm HUF115 Nefriti, the Night Monkey
46p Nimrod MR2P providing Search HUF115 Lóránt, the Red-fronted Macaw
and Rescue HUF115 Dalma, the Dhole
62p Sunderland attack on U-boat U440, 1943 HUF115 Kia, the Eyelash Viper
66p London Flying Boat on the First
Affiliation Visit, 1939 024 150th Anniversary of the Budapest Zoo,
76p Major William Barker’s VC action, 1918 two values
85p 1 Squadron RNAS trench strafing, 1917 Issue date: 9 August 2016
94p Flight Sub-Lt Warneford attacking the Printer: ANY Security Printing Company
Zeppelin, 1915 Perforations: 12 x 12
Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm
020 Royal Wedding: Prince Henry of Wales HUF1000 Zoo poster, black & green serial
and Meghan Markle, two values in a numbers
miniature sheet HUF1000 Zoo poster, red serial numbers
Issue date: 2 May 2018
Design: Two Degrees North 025 Hungarian Saints and Blesseds: 023
Printer: Southern Colour Print Centenary of the Coronation of Blessed King
Perforations: 14.55 x 14.59 Charles IV and Queen Zita, six values
Stamp size: 44mm x 52mm Issue date: 17 August 2016
£2  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Printer: ANY Security Printing Company
engagement photo close-up Perforations: 12 x 12
£2 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Stamp size: 26mm x 33mm
engagement photo HUF200 Coronation portrait
HUF200 Coronation regalia
021 Europa: Bridges, six values HUF200 Queen Zita
Issue date: 2 May 2018 HUF200 King Charles
Printer: Lowe-Martin HUF200 Queen Zita
Perforations: 13.3
Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm 026 450th Anniversary of the Siege of
46p stamp Lihou Causeway Szigetvár, four values
62p stamp Castle Cornet Issue date: 5 September 2016
66p stamp Fort Clonque Causeway Printer: ANY Security Printing Company
76p stamp Reservoir Bridge Perforations: 12 x 12
85p stamp Fort Grey Causeway Stamp size: 30mm x 36.667mm
94p stamp Sark Coupee HUF300 Battle scene
HUF300 City coat of arms
HUNGARY HUF300 Suleman the Magnificent
HUF300 Zrinyi Miklos
022 150th Anniversary of the first scheduled Notes: Joint issue with Croatia
horse-drawn tram entering service in Pest,
one value 027 Tree of the Year 2016, one value
Issue date: 8 July 2016 Issue date: 8 September 2016
Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt
Perforations: 12 x 12 Perforations: 12 x 12 036
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Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm 035 Chinese Horoscope – 2017 The Year of MOLDOVA
HUF115 Field elm with leaves and fruit the Rooster, two values
Issue date: 27 January 2017 040 Christian holidays and popular traditions
028 100th Anniversary of the release Printer: ANY Biztonsági Nyomda Nyrt – Sinziene, one value
of the Harvester and Parliament stamp Perforations: 11.5 x 11.5 Issue date: 7 July 2016
series, one value Stamp size: 26mm x 26.44mm Printer: Printing House Nova
Issue date: 3 October 2016 HUF355 Rooster (red background) Imprim Chisinau Moldova
Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt HUF355 Rooster (flower background) Perforations: 14 x 14.5
Perforations: 12 x 12 Stamp size: 46mm x 27.5mm
Stamp size: 54.25mm x 25.2mm MALTA MDL1.75 Three women in a harvest field
038 Belfold Collage of stamps from the series
036 350th Anniversary of the Death of 041 XXXI Summer Olympic Games Rio de
029 Centenary of the Birth of Károly Simonyi, Melchiorre Gafa, five values Janeiro 2016, two values
one value Issue date: 4 September 2017 Issue date: 25 July 2016
Issue date: 5 October 2016 Printer: Printex Ltd Printer: Printing House Nova
Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt Perforations: 13.9 x 14 Imprim Chisinau Moldova
040 Perforations: 12 x 12 Stamp size: 31mm x 44mm Perforations: 14 x 14.5
Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm €0.20 La Gloria Di Santa Da Lima Stamp size: 46mm x 27.5mm
HUF400 Károly Simonyi €0.42 La Gloria Di Santa Caterina Da Siena MDL5.75 Shot-putters
€0.51 L’Annunciazione MDL15.50 Rowers
030 Innovative solutions - Sender!, one value €1.00 L’Adorazione Dei Pastorib
Issue date: 7 October 2016 €1.16 La Natività 042 25 Years from the Republic of Moldova
Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt Notes: Melchiorre Gafa (1636- 1667) was a Independence Proclamation, three values
Perforations: 12 x 12 Maltese Baroque sculptor born in Birgu, Malta, who Issue date: 27 August 2016
Stamp size: 54.25mm x 25.2mm moved to Rome as a young man. His work can be seen Printer: Printing House Nova
Belfold Stamp collage in several churches in Malta and Rome and has also Imprim Chisinau Moldova
appeared on several Maltese stamps over the years Perforations: 14.5 x 14
041
031 History of Clothing I, two values Stamp size: 27.5mm x 46mm
Issue date: 8 November 2016 037 Traditional costumes, three values MDL1.75 Proclamation crowds
Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt Issue date: 9 February 2018 MDL5.75 Proclamation crowds and quotation
Perforations: 12 x 12 Printer: Printex Ltd MDL11 Republic coat of arms and dates
Stamp size: 30mm x 50mm Perforations: 13.9 x 14 1991 – 2016
250HUF Women’s costume Stamp size: 31mm x 44mm
HUF250 Women’s gown €0.26 Man’s suit 043 Decorative woodworking, two values
€0.59 Man’s trousers, waistcoast and cape Issue date: 7 September 2016
032 Countries and Cities, one value €1.16 Winter coat Printer: Printing House Nova
Issue date: 8 November 2016 Imprim Chisinau Moldova
Printer: Penzjegynyomda Rt 038 Maritime Malta Series V: Vessels of the Perforations: 14 x 14.5
Perforations: 12 x 12 Order, three values Stamp size: 46mm x 27.5mm
Stamp size: 67.6mm x 45.4mm Issue date: 29 September 2017 MDL1.75 Woodworker and carved flask
HUF600 City streetscape Printer: Printex Ltd MDL11 Woodworker with carved statue
Perforations: 13.9 x 14 Notes: Joint issue with Republic of Belarus
033 Christmas 2016, two values Stamp size: 44mm x 31mm
Issue date: 8 November 2016 €0.63 Third rate ship-of-the-line 044 UN 2016 - International Year of Pulses,
Printer: Pátria Nyomda Zrt €1.85 Sant’ Anna carrack four values
Perforations: 12 x 12 €3.59 Third rate model Issue date: 27 September 2016
Stamp size: 26mm x 33mm Printer: Printing House Nova
Belfold Children ice-skating (blue heart) 039 Christmas 2017, four values Imprim Chisinau Moldova
042 Belfold Children ice-skating (yellow heart) Issue date: 17 November 2017 Perforations: 13 x 13
Printer: Printex Ltd Stamp size: 34mm x 34mm
034 Budapest Water Summit 2016, one value Perforations: 13.9 x 14 MDL1.20 Chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
Issue date: 21 November 2016 Stamp size: 31mm x 44mm MDL1.75 Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)
Printer: ANY Security Printing Company €0.26 Church of the Nativity of the Virgin MDL5.75 Fava Bean (Vicia faba)
Perforations: 12 x 12 Mary, Naxxar MDL9.50 Pea (Pisum sativum)
Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm €0.51 Church of the Immaculate
HUF400 Splash of water in the shape of Conception, Cospicua 045 Extinct Species of animals from
a swan €0.59 The Basilica of St Peter and Moldova, five values
St Paul, Nadur Issue date: 29 October 2016
€0.63 Sanctuary of Our Lady of Printer: Printing House Nova
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Perforations: 14 x 14.5
Stamp size: 46mm x 27.5mm
MDL1.20 Tapir (Tapirus)
MDL1.75 Maimuta
(Dolichopithecus ruscinensis)
MDL4 Cave Hyena
(Crocuta crocuta spelaea)
MDL5.75 Camila (Paracamelus alexejevi)
MDL15.50 Giant Deer (Megaloceros giganteus)
046 Mihail Grocu, one value
Issue date: 22 November 2016
Printer: Printing House Nova
Imprim Chisinau Moldova
Perforations: 14 x 14.5
Stamp size: 46mm x 27.5mm
MDL5.75 Mihail Grocu portrait and photo of Imprim Chisinau Moldova
the artist at work
047 Happy New Year, two values
Issue date: 2 December 2016
Printer: Printing House Nova
Imprim Chisinau Moldova
Perforations: 13 x 13
Stamp size: 34mm x 34mm
MDL1.75 Bauble on Christmas tree
MDL5.75 Bells
048 Months of the year in the national
traditions, three values
Issue date: 5 January 2017
Printer: Printing House Nova
Imprim Chisinau Moldova
Perforations: 13 x 13
Stamp size: 34mm x 34mm
MDL5.75 January, two children in the snow
MDL5.75 February, winter farm scene
MDL5.75 March, girl with spring flowers
049 Armories of the Republic of Moldova
localities, six values
Issue date: 10 February 2017
Printer: Printing House Nova
Imprim Chisinau Moldova
Perforations: 14 x 14.5
Stamp size: 23mm x 27.5mm
MDL0.10 Armory of Briceni City
MDL0.25 Armory of Rezina City
MDL1.00 Armory of Sângerei City
MDL1.20 Armory of Florenti City
MDL1.75 Armory of Laloveni City
MDL3.00 Armory of Leova City
050 UNO 2017 – International Year of
Sustainable Tourism for Development,
one value
Issue date: 10 March 2017
Printer: Printing House Nova
Imprim Chisinau Moldova
Perforations: 14 x 14.5
Stamp size: 46mm x 27.5mm
MDL5.75 Moldova tourism photographs and the SMURD helicopter rescue team whose
themed year logo helicopter crashed in June 2016, near the
Romania/Moldova border, killing all members
051 Holy Easter, two values of the crew
Issue date: 5 April 2017
Printer: Printing House Nova 056 Ethnic groups from Moldova: The
Imprim Chisinau Moldova Gagauz, one value
Perforations: 14 x 14.5 Issue date: 21 June 2017
Stamp size: 46mm x 27.5mm Printer: Printing House Nova
MDL1.75 Face washing with red eggs Imprim Chisinau Moldova
MDL15.50 Egg tapping Perforations: 13 x 13
Stamp size: 34mm x 34mm
052 Europa 2017 Castles: Mimi Castle, MDL1.75 Man and woman in
one value national costume
Issue date: 28 April 2017
Printer: Printing House Nova NORFOLK ISLAND
Perforations: 14 x 14.5 057 Norfolk Island Waterfalls, two values
Stamp size: 46mm x 27.5mm Issue date: 17 January 2017
MDL11.00 Mimi Castle Printer: RA Printing
Notes: Castle Mimi was built in 1893 by Perforations: 14.6 x 13.86
Constantin Mimi and is now undergoing Stamp size: 26mm x 37.5mm
restoration. It is also home to a winery AUD1 Cockpit Waterfall
AUD2 Cascade Creek Falls
053 Treasures of the Past - Ancient 044
vestiges from the thesaurus of the 058 Norfolk Island Flowers, two values
Republic of Moldova, four values Issue date: 17 July 2017
Issue date: 18 May 2017 Printer: RA Printing
Printer: Printing House Nova Perforations: 13.86 x 14.6
Imprim Chisinau Moldova Stamp size: 37.5mm x 26mm
Perforations: 13 x 13 AUD1 Hibiscus insularis
Stamp size: 34mm x 34mm AUD2 Lagunaria patersonia
MDL1.20 Bail ear rings, Gold: IV Century B.C.
MDL1.75 The Lune pendentive, Gold, Glass 059 Norfolk Island Convict Heritage,
squash: III-IV Century two values
MDL5.75 The ring, Gold Garnet glass squash Issue date: 19 September 2017
– II Century Printer: RA Printing
MDL9.50 Silver plated with gold – Perforations: 14.6 x 13.86
III-IV Century Stamp size: 26mm x 37.5mm
AUD1.00 The New Gaol
054 Botanic garden plants, four values AUD1.00 Prisoners Barracks
Issue date: 28 May 2017
Printer: Printing House Nova SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
Imprim Chisinau Moldova
Perforations: 13 x 13 060 Definitive series: Map of Saint Pierre and
Stamp size: 34mm x 34mm Miquelon, one value
MDL1.75 Finger Flower (Digitalis purpurea) Issue date: 1 January 2017
MDL4.00 + 0.10 Columbine (Aquilegia hybrida) Printer: philaposte 057
MDL5.20 Peony TRAIAN (Paeonia lactiflora) Perforations: 13 x 13
MDL5.75 Summer Lily ZAMFIA Stamp size: 20mm x 26mm
(Hemerocallis hybrida) 20g Island map
055 In Memoriam - SMURD rescue team, 061 Common yellowthroat, one value
one value Issue date: 25 January 2017
Issue date: 4 June 2017 Printer: philaposte
Printer: Printing House Nova Perforations: 13 x 13
Imprim Chisinau Moldova Stamp size: 52mm x 31mm
Perforations: 13 x 13 €0.75 Common yellowthroat
Stamp size: 68mm x 34mm (Geothlypis trichas)
MDL9.50 Rescue team with helicopter
Notes: The stamp honours four members of 058
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062 House of Nature and Environment, 069 Cap Blanc Lighthouse, one value Perforations: 14 x 14
two values Issue date: 18 October 2017 Stamp size: 48.5mm x 26.5mm
Issue date: 31 January 2017 Printer: philaposte SEK21.00 Apple products
Printer: philaposte Perforations: 13 x 13 SEK21.00 Dried apple rings
Perforations: 13 x 13 40mm x 30mm SEK21.00 Cut apples
Stamp size: 52mm x 31mm €1.20 Cap Blanc Lighthouse SEK21.00 Apple prints
€1.17 House of Nature and Environment SEK21.00 Apple tart
headquarters 070 Tribute to Eric Tabarly, two values
€1.49 Island map and dandelion flower Issue date: 9 November 2017 076 Lars Lerin, five values
Notes: House of Nature and Environment is one Printer: philaposte Issue date: 24 August 2017
of five development agencies of the Territorial Perforations: 13 x 13 Printer: PostNord Stamps
Council of Saint Pierre and Miquelon Stamp size: 40mm x 52mm Perforations: 14 x 14
€2.00 Eric Tabarly (1931-1998) Stamp size: 36.5mm x 26.5mm
063 Trawlers, one value €1.00 André Paturel Sailing Centre Brev Snowy landscape
Issue date: 15 March 2017 Notes: Eric Tabarly was an award-winning sailor Brev Woodland at sunset
Printer: philaposte and naval commander who in later life, became Brev Winter city
Perforations: 13 x 13 a successful yachtsman Brev Tower block
Stamp size: 52mm x 31mm Brev Decorated temple dome
€1.20 Le Dauphin 071 WWI Commemoration: The Halifax
Explosion, one value 077 Medicinal Plants, three values
064 St Pierre & Miquelon in olden times, Issue date: 11 November 2017 Issue date: 24 August 2017
one value Printer: philaposte Printer: PostNord Stamps
059 Issue date: 17 May 2017 Perforations: 13 x 13 Perforations: 13 x 13
Printer: philaposte Stamp size: 52mm x 30mm Stamp size: 26mm x 40mm
Perforations: 13 x 13 €1.50 Explosion of the ‘Mont-Blanc’ SEK21.00 Greater plantain (Plantago major)
Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm cargo ship SEK21.00 Perforate St John’s-wort
€0.85 Cod slicing Notes: The Halifax maritime disaster occured (Hypericum perforatum)
on 6 December 1917 when a Norwegian ship SEK21.00 Purple foxglove
065 Pulleys and Rigging, one value and a French ship collided in a narrow strait, (Digitalis purpurae)
Issue date: 21 June 2017 causing a huge explosion which destroyed the
Printer: philaposte nearby settlement of Richmond in Halifax, Nova 078 Digital Innovations, one value
Perforations: 13 x 13 Scotia. Around 2,000 people were killed and Issue date: 16 November 2017
Stamp size: 40mm x 30mm 9,000 injured. Printer: PostNord Stamps
060 €0.85 Le Ratelier rigging Perforations: 14 x 14
072 Merry Christmas, one value Stamp size: 44mm x 26mm
066 Old Motorcycles, four values Issue date: 15 November 2017 SEK100 Collage of digital innovations
Issue date: 5 July 2017 Printer: philaposte
Printer: philaposte Perforations: 13 x 13 079 Angels, one value
Perforations: 13 x 13 Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm Issue date: 16 November 2017
Stamp size: 52mm x 31mm €0.85 Santa and elf outside a snowy church Printer: PostNord Stamps
061 €0.43 Man, girl and dog with Peugeot Perforations: 14 x 14
motorbike 073 100 Years of the St. Pierre Cathedral, Stamp size: 36mm x 26mm
€0.85 Postman on Peugeot motorbike one value Brev Three angels with background
€1.20 Workman on Peugeot motorbike Issue date: 1 December 2017 of snowflakes
€1.40 Boy standing beside Zündapp Printer: philaposte
motorbike Perforations: 13 x 13 080 Winter Flowers, five values
Stamp size: 30mm x 40mm Issue date: 16 November 2017
067 Traditional fishing longboat, one value €2.00 Cathedral building Printer: PostNord Stamps
Issue date: 4 August 2017 Perforations: 14 x 14
Printer: philaposte SWEDEN Stamp size: 26mm x 36mm
Perforations: 13 x 13 Brev Vase of white flowers
Stamp size: 52mm x 41mm 074 Apple, one value Brev White flower close-up
€1.40 Longboat with fishermen, island map Issue date: 24 August 2017 Brev White flowers and branches
in background Printer: PostNord Stamps Brev White lilies
062 Perforations: 13 x 13 Brev Box of flowers
068 Famous people, one value Stamp size: 25.5mm x 26mm
Issue date: 6 September 2017 SEK5.00 Cut apple 081 Christmas Angels, five values
Printer: philaposte Issue date: 16 November 2017
Perforations: 13 x 13 075 Äppelfest, five values Printer: PostNord Stamps
Stamp size: 26mm x 40mm Issue date: 24 August 2017 Perforations: 14 x 14
063 20g Father Jean-Marie Tillard (1927-2000) Printer: PostNord Stamps Stamp size: 26.5mm x 25.5mm

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Julpost Two angels, floral background Theme checklist

Julpost Angel with woodland animals Use the list below to cross reference the new
Julpost Angel with trumpet stamps listed in this issue against your theme
Julpost Angels holding hands
Julpost Angel with candle background
A L
Agriculture: 044 Landscapes: 003, 076
082 The Riksbank over 350 years, two values
issue date: 4 January 2018 Architecture: 001, 032, 052, 059 Lighthouses: 003, 069 074
Printer: PostNord Stamps Art: 076 M
Perforations: 14 x 14 Artists: 046 Maps: 002, 060
Stamp size: 25.5mm x 25.5mm
Astronomy: 004 Mammals: 018, 022, 023, 045
SEK10.00 Collage of numbers and symbols
Aviation: 010 Medicine: 077
SEK20.00 ‘20’ collage
B Metereology: 048
TURKEY Birds: 061 Military: 010, 019, 026, 084, 085
Bridges: 021 N
083 15th Anniversary of the Foundation of C New Year: 017, 035, 047
the Justice and Development Party, two
Castles: 052 O
values
Christmas: 005, 015, 033, 039, 047, Olympics: 006, 007, 008, 041
Issue date: 14 August 2016
Printer: PTT Printing House 072, 081 P
Perforations: 14 x 14 Coats of arms: 049 Personalities: 029
Stamp size: 90mm x 40mm Conservation: 018, 034, 062 Philately: 028, 030, 086 075
TRL1.60 Party leaders at rally Costume: 031, 037, 056 Politics: 013, 042, 083, 084
TRL1.60 Party slogan
Crafts: 043 R
D Religion: 025, 039, 068, 073, 079, 081
084 Victory Day, two values
Issue date: 30 August 2016 Dogs: 017E Royalty: 020, 025
Printer: PTT Printing House E S
Perforations: 14 x 14 Easter: 051 Saints: 025
Stamp size: 37.5mm x 37.5mm Economy: 013, 082 Science: 029, 078
TRL1.60 Scene from Turkish War of
Energy: 087 Seasons: 048
Independence, 1922
TRL1.60 War of Independence scene and Environment: 034, 062 Second World War: 019, 071
Turkish flag Europa: 021, 052 Ships: 038, 063, 065, 067, 070, 071
F Sport: 016 076
085 450th Anniversary of the Siege of Festivals: 040 T
Szigetvár, two values
Fine arts: 009, 036, 053 Tourism: 050
Issue date: 7 September 2016
First World War: 019, 071 Toys: 011
Printer: PTT Printing House
Perforations: 14 x 14 Fishing: 064, 067 Transport: 014, 022, 038, 063, 065, 066,
Stamp size: 29mm x 37mm Flowers: 054, 058, 077, 080 067, 070, 071
TRL3.20 Miklos Zirinyi (1508-1566) Food: 044 Trees: 027
TRL3.20 Miklos Zirinyi Kanuni Sultan Fruit: 012, 074, 075 U
(1495-1566)
G United Nations: 086
Notes: Joint issue with Hungary
Gardens: 001 W

086 26th Universal Postal Union Congress, Geography: 002, 057, 060 Women: 025, 099
one value and a five-stamp miniature sheet Government: 013 Writers: 099
Issue date: 20 September 2016 H Z
Printer: PTT Printing House History: 001, 026, 031, 042, 053, 059, 064, Zoos 024
Perforations: 14 x 14
073, 085
Stamp size: 78mm x 36mm
Miniature sheet stamps: 80mm x 26mm I
TRL1.60 Istanbul scene Industry: 055, 064
TRL1.60 Turkish church
TRL1.60 City walls
TRL1.60 Istanbul at dusk
TRL1.60 Aerial city view
TRL3.20 Congress logo and Istanbul 077

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Hong Kong auctions total over $4 million

A host of rare Chinese coins was on offer in two Hong Kong auctions held
by US-based company Heritage Auctions recently, with a ‘Dragon Dollar’
fetching an impressive $439,000 (approximately £330,654).
Heritage Auctions’ World Coins & Ancient Coins Auction and World
Currency Auction were the company’s third-largest event ever held in Hong
Kong and featured a huge range of rare coins. Heritage Auctions Executive Vice
President Cris Bierrenbach said: ‘We continue to see solid growth in Asia going
into our fourth year of holding auctions in Hong Kong. We expect to surpass
the $10 million mark for the year in 2018.’
Highlights included a Chekiang Kuang-hsü Dragon Dollar (1898-99) described as
‘among the rarest of all “Dragon Dollar” issues, this coin rarely has been available to
collectors of the series, with auction records showing only three coins offered since 2008.’
Another Chinese coin that attracted great interest was a Kiangnan Kuang-hsü 50 cents
1899 which sold for $312,000 (£234,998), whilst a Republic gold pattern ‘Dragon &
Phoenix’ Dollar of 1923 from the Tientsin mint, brought $108,000 (£81,345).
Bierrenbach added: ‘We continue to see particular strength in the market for
high-grade vintage Chinese coins. Although there was a period several years
ago when prices had softened, they seem to have recovered fully, and in some
cases surpassed their previous peaks. Modern Chinese coins also continue to
be consistently robust. Our auction also included coins from other countries,
including some in East Asia, and several dozen ancient coins. Those performed
well, and not coincidentally, we have many clients who used to buy Chinese
coins exclusively, but now are broadening their interest to include a wider range
of the numismatic market.’ Find out more at coins.ha.com

FREE coin to mark 100 years since end of WWI

The London Mint Office is offering members of the public an
exclusive free coin to commemorate 100 years since the end of the
First World War, and to launch a new partnership with In Flanders
Fields Museum.
The ‘At The Going Down of the Sun’ coin recalls the famous ‘Ode
of Remembrance’ taken from Laurence Binyon’s poem ‘For The
Fallen’. The coin has been designed by artist and sculptor Paul Day,
whose high relief sculptures in terracotta, resin and bronze have been
exhibited widely in Europe. Day’s Battle of Britain monument, which
is currently sited on the Victoria Embankment in London, was his
first monument to be sited in his home country. Since then, several
other monuments in London have followed including his most recent
Afghanistan and Iraq memorial, which was unveiled by Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II in 2017.
The coin, which is 32m in diameter and weighs 14.44 grams, is
available on a strict first-come-first-serve basis and those interested
in obtaining a copy are asked to apply at the special website: www.
centenarycoin.co.uk. A postage fee of £2.50 is applicable, and the offer
is limited to one per household. According to the website, claiming
the coin does not lead to any ‘further obligations’, such as the purchase
of similarly themed coins.
Falklands Conflict veteran Simon Weston CBE, Military and lasting memorial that highlights the very human experience of the
Ambassador for The London Mint Office said: ‘The issue of the many who fell on both sides. We will remember them.’
centenary commemorative coin in this significant landmark year of The In Flanders Fields Museum in Ypres presents the interactive
the end of the Great War is a fitting way to launch The London Mint story of the First World War in the West Flanders front region, which
Office’s partnership with In Flanders Fields Museum, a very poignant involved people from five continents and more than fifty countries.

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Coinex celebrates forty years In brief

Coinex, the UK’s major The South African Mint has issued a
numismatic event, is set coin to celebrate the development of the
to take place this month computed tomography (CT) scan, which
and promises to be a much was pioneered by South African Allan
bigger show than usual as McLeod Cormack. The coin, which is the
the organisers celebrate their latest in the ‘South African Inventions’
fortieth anniversary. series, features a stylised image of the
Usually held at the human head with the date ‘1956’.
Millennium Hotel in
London, this month’s event A dramatic £1 minting error, with the
will take place at the larger silver centre of the coin bleeding out
County Hall, Westminster, into the outer circle, is being offered
on the banks of the River on auction website eBay for £1,000.
Thames and will include invited dealers The description of the coin states: ‘This
from outside the BNTA, including the has been looked at by the Royal Mint
team from Coin Collecting Magazine. In on 16/10/17 and they have confirmed
an interview for CCM, BNTA Chairman that this is a genuine
Chris Martin said: ‘The larger venue has £1 Coin and could if
allowed the BNTA to host even more desired be used,’ and
dealers, both BNTA members and non- a full statement from
members from the UK and the rest of the Royal Mint is
the World. Coinex this year shall truly be included. At time of
an amalgamation of the finest Numismatic dealers and buyers from across the world, as the going to press the coin
BNTA celebrates its fortieth Coinex.’ remained unsold.
The Coin Collecting Magazine stand will give visitors the chance to sample the
magazine, enter a prize draw for a range of coin prizes, and meet the team behind the A wooden bench supported by 45,000 1p
publication. Do pop by and say hello! coins has been installed outside London
Coinex is set to take place at on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 September 2018. Admission is Bridge Station. The ‘Money Box’ bench
£5 from 11am on the Friday and free entry after 3pm and on the Saturday day. Read the full was created by Nicholas Kirk Architects
interview with Chris Martin in issue two of Coin Collecting Magazine. For more information as part of the London Festival of
visit: www.bnta.net Architecture and is said to reflect the busy
area where thousands of commuters travel

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a budget
This month’s bargain coin was bought
at the London Coin Fair in June, writes
Ed Archer. Coin fairs are a good place
to pick up unusual coins at a reasonable
price as our example demonstrates.
This coin is a billon stater of
Thothorses of Cimmerian Bosphorus
which I obtained for £11. This
kingdom was located around the
entrance to the sea of Azov and
occupied a fair amount of the Crimea.
Its capital was Panticapeum, modern
day-Kerch. This client state gave the
Romans access to the gold, fur and
slaves from the Steppes.
The coin is an interesting
combination of lead and bronze and,
as far as the silvering is concerned, it is
doubtful if there was any.
The obverse shows Thothorses with
a trident with his personal monogram
in front. The reverse shows his patron
the emperor Diocletian with the date
of issue below. The date given is 593,
the start of the Cimmerian Dynasty
and equivalent to 296/297 AD.
Thothorses ruled for sometime after
this coin was struck; he was to rule from
278-309 AD. This was a fairly long
rule for a client king but Cimmerian
Bosphorus was a stable kingdom.
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 English coins
W
hen James Stuart
crossed the
Scotland-England
border in 1603
to become James
I of England (while remaining James
VI of Scotland) he cannot have failed
to notice the high quality silver coinage
his predecessor, Elizabeth I, had issued
during the later years of her reign when
crowns, halfcrowns, shillings, sixpences,
groats, threepences, halfgroats, pennies,
threefarthings and halfpennies had
achieved a fineness of .925 sterling.
Just as glaringly obvious to a monarch
coming from a nation where base silver
and billon passed daily though almost
every hand, would have been the total
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Farthing
fraudsters of the
Stuart Age
absence of English copper money.
Had he troubled to look more closely
at the booths and stalls where the
poorest of his new subjects bought and
sold the necessities of life he might
have spotted leaden discs and other
informal token coinage standing-in for
the missing fractions of a silver penny
the lower echelons of English society
desperately needed.
James and his entourage busied
themselves with new portraits and regal
titles, and with freshly designed coats of
arms that had to incorporate a Scottish
rampant lion and an Irish harp – to be
displayed on his first English sovereigns,
half-sovereigns, halfcrowns, rose-ryals,
spur-ryals, angels, half-angels, unites,
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Steve Webb turns the spotlight on some
base metal farthings issued during the
reigns of James I and Charles I
Above: slight traces double-crowns, crowns and thistle-
of tinning remain on crowns; all struck in fine gold, or crown
this early example of a gold, of 23½ carat or 22 carat standard.
James I farthing If he gave any thought at all to the needs
of those who probably never handled
precious metals, it took him ten years to
turn thought into deed.
In 1613, loud rumblings of
discontent about the continuing lack
of small change in cities and towns
across England coincided with one of
the King’s not infrequent shortages
of funds. Profits from a regal coppers
issue would have added to his coffers,
but there were risks in striking a full
weight farthing, not least that it would
have attracted counterfeiters. He
decided instead to assign production
to private hands, and he soon found a
willing collaborator in the enterprise
when a courtier, Lord Harrington of
Exton, approached him requesting
compensation for expenditures incurred
in carrying out his duties as guardian to
the King’s daughter, Elizabeth.
Rather than settling in cash, James
offered Lord Harrington a licence to
strike and distribute copper farthings,
with a substantial portion of any
Left: these ef/vf profits going to the King in payment
examples, sold recently for the licence, and the balance to the
by TimeLine Auctions, licensee. The official weight of each
show clearly the farthing was set at six grains (0.01 oz);
different CARO and but the first issue weighed only five
CAROLVS lettering grains, with a diameter of 12.25 mm
on the obverses (0.48 inches). The design displayed
of Richmond and two sceptres through a crown on the
Maltravers issues obverse, with a crowned harp on the
reverse. The obverse legend ‘IACO DG
MAG BRIT’ and the reverse ‘FRA ET
HIB REX’ translates as James, by the

grace of God, of Great Britain, France
and Ireland, King. A thin surfacing of
tin gave the initial impression of silver
to match a current penny, and to make
counterfeiting a little more difficult.
Seeing the new farthings for the first
time, many people assumed from the
large harp reverse that the coins were
for issue in Ireland, though they were
specifically barred from Irish circulation.
Initial disappointment with the small
size and low weight rose to howls of
protest when users realised that the
intrinsic value of the copper content
fell short of the farthing’s face value.
Lord Harrington, increasingly aware
of the long-term profit potential of the
scheme, could afford to exhibit some
generosity. He increased the weight to
nine grains, the diameter to 15mm,
and omitted the tin wash from the
finish. Protests continued, though less
vociferously; but fate intervened when
Lord Harrington died suddenly a few
months later. The licence went to his
son by inheritance; but he, too, died
a short time later and the licence then
passed to Lord Harrington’s wife. She
sold (or gifted) it to another family
member, the Duke of Lennox, who
eventually recommenced farthing
production. His farthings, which
carried the same designs and legends,
were slightly heavier than the final
Harrington type. They maintained
the 15mm diameter; and they had no
From right: even on tinned surface. Production continued
an off-centre strike until the end of the reign in 1625.
the lettering (in this When Harington and Lennox farthings
case CARO: DG) survive in reasonably good condition,
aids identification • with legends readable, they can be
Advanced collectors differentiated by the position at which
look for clues such as the obverse legend beginning ‘IACO’
mint marks to pin down commences: on Harrington farthings
year of issue. On this before the twelve o’clock position; on
example a bell mintmark Lennox farthings at either the twelve
(at twelve o’-clock) o’clock or the six o’clock position.
indicates 1634-35 Two years before the reign of
• Two examples of Charles I began in 1625, the Duke
Charles I Rose Farthings of Lennox inherited the English title
Duke of Richmond. The duke died
shortly afterwards and his wife, as
Lady Richmond, took over the licence,
making what are known as Richmond
farthings of a similar design for the
new monarch. Obverses depict two
sceptres through a crown, with the
legend ‘CARO DG MAG BRIT’ –
Charles, by the grace of God, of Great
Britain; while the reverse displays
a crowned harp and continues the
inscription with: ‘FRA ET HIB REX’
– France and Ireland, King.
In 1634 Charles granted a licence
to Lord Maltravers who made tokens
similar to those described above
until 1636. As with the Harrington
and Lennox issues, the Richmond
and Maltravers types can be fairly
confidently distinguished by a simple
Below: further examples of observation: on Richmond farthings
Charles I Rose Farthings the obverse legend has ‘CARA’ or
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‘CARO’. On Maltravers types the
legend reads ‘CAROLVS’. Very few
people troubled to keep newly struck
farthings issued by Harrington,
Lennox, Richmond or Maltravers in
uncirculated condition. Similarly,
scarcely any went into hoards. In
consequence those available to
modern collectors are often in poor
condition. They are nevertheless
keenly sought if parts of legends
and designs can be read and seen. A
further complication arises from the
proliferation of forgeries. Despite the
low intrinsic value of the farthings
issued by Harrington, Lennox,
Richmond and Maltravers, the harsh
realities of the market-place obliged
the poor to accept them, and the
forgeries that mimicked them, as
quarters of a silver penny, and to
pass them in their small payments.
Eventually every market and main
street in England became swamped
with near worthless coppers.
This crisis forced the King to take
drastic action in 1636 when, on
the advice of experts, he instructed
Maltravers to make a new sort of
farthing token which should have
a little brass in the middle of the
copper to distinguish it from a forgery.
The method of production involved
casting a rod of copper with a notch
running along its edge, then pouring
molten brass into the notch to form
a wedge. The rod was then cut into
blanks, each having a brass wedge.
The obverse designs on the farthing
struck from this bi-metallic blank had
two sceptres through a crown, and the
legend ‘CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT’ –
Charles, by the grace of God, of Great
Britain. The reverse displayed a double
rose and the continuing inscription
‘FRAN ET HIB REX’ – France and
Ireland, King. Inner circles on both
faces of the coin complete the design.
It became known as the Rose Farthing,
and it all but brought an end to
farthing forgery.
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Fitzwilliam Museum
A propagandist
medal of Elizabeth I
When hearing the word ‘medal’ one typically thinks of the orders and decorations worn
on the lapels of military service personnel. However, the medal as an object has a much
deeper and varied history as Richard Kelleher reveals
T
he earliest medals
were large two-sided
commemorative
pieces which first
appeared during the
Renaissance and drew inspiration from
the medallions of the Roman past.
Renaissance medals were commissioned
by the nobility and produced by some
of the greatest artists of the day for
circulation among peers. The new
artistic medium had spread into France
and Germany by the end of the 15th
century but took a little longer to reach
England. It was in Henry VIIIs reign
that the first English medals appeared
and these tended to commemorate
people rather than events. However, the
great events that occurred during the
reign of Elizabeth I provided a vibrant
set of subjects suitable for depicting on
medals – from her struggle with the
Papal party to the defeat of the Spanish
Armada. The example discussed here,
from the collection of the Fitzwilliam
Museum, Cambridge, is entitled
‘Protestants supported in Belgium’ and
refers to Elizabeth’s apparent acceptance
of the protection of the Netherlands.
At this time England had become
entangled in events in the Low
Countries. Although Elizabeth was
in general keen to avoid aggressive
military policy, English troops had
been deployed in the occupation of
Le Havre in the early 1560s. Only in
1585 did an English army return to the
continent. This force was sent to aid
the Protestant Dutch rebels against the
Spanish Habsburg Philip II. Her former
suitor and favourite, Robert Dudley the
Earl of Leicester, led the expedition.
Elizabeth’s strategy was to appear to
support the Dutch with an English
army, while at the same time opening
secret peace talks with Spain. The
ingredients for failure were in place,
88 SEPTEMBER 2018
Medals provided a
new platform for the
monarchy to celebrate
significant events and
underline their authority
and successful decision
making, and the medium
was used frequently
during the reign of
as Leicester wanted to fight an active
campaign. Elizabeth, on the other
hand, wanted him ‘to avoid at all costs
any decisive action with the enemy’.
Dudley accepted the post of Governor-
General from the Dutch States General
which caused Elizabeth to become
enraged, she knew this was a Dutch
ploy to force her to accept sovereignty
over the Netherlands which so far she
had always declined. This medal was
probably produced at this time.
The obverse shows the queen
seated on an elaborate high backed
throne holding orb and sceptre. To
the left is the figure of Robert Dudley
who holds her robe – apparently to
implore her to intercede on behalf
of the Netherlands. A hydra is
trampled beneath the queen’s feet.
Five unusually muscular naked boys
kneel around the queen holding
the shields of Gelderland, Holland,
Zealand, Utrecht, and Friesland. The
inscription reads ‘DEO OPT MAX
LAVS ET HONOR IN OE ÆVVM
QVOD’ (To the best and greatest God
be praise and honour for ever, because)
and in the exergue is the date 1587.
The reverse is uncompromisingly
succinct in its message and symbolises
the defeat of the Papal party in
the Netherlands. In it, a group of
seven figures tumbles from heaven,
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represented by the name Jehovah in
Hebrew above the clouds. At the centre
is Pope Sixtus V surrounded by other
bishops and ecclesiastics, as well as
chalices and wafers (the paraphernalia
of the Catholic Eucharist). Around this,
an inscription reads ‘QVEM DEVS
CONFICIET SPIRITV ORIS SVI’
(Whom the Lord shall consume with
the spirit of his mouth) a quote from 2
Thessalonians. ii. 8.
A brutal reprimand soon reached
Dudley from Elizabeth: ‘We could
never have imagined (had we not
seen it fall out in experience) that
a man raised up by ourself and
extraordinarily favoured by us, above
any other subject of this land, would
have in so contemptible a sort broken
our commandment in a cause that so
greatly touches us in honour... And
therefore our express pleasure and
commandment is that, all delays and
excuses laid apart, you do presently
upon the duty of your allegiance
obey and fulfil whatsoever the bearer
hereof shall direct you to do in our
name. Whereof fail you not, as you
will answer the contrary at your
utmost peril.’
This public humiliation
undermined Dudley’s position and
he finally resigned his command in
December 1587.
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The Tati Elephants

Elephants are popular with many thematic collectors and the colossal creatures have graced many
beautifully designed stamps, not least the issues of the Tati Concessions Ltd, as Christer Brunström explains

T
he origins of these
beautiful stamps
certainly have all the
ingredients for an
exciting story.
The Tati River is located in the north-
eastern corner of today’s Botswana. Way
back in the 1860s, the area was part of
the Matabele kingdom. In 1864 gold
was discovered in the river and mining
began on a limited scale.
However, this all changed with
creation of Tati Concessions Ltd.,
following a concession granted by
king Lobengula in 1887. In 1893,
the Tati district was transferred to the
Bechuanaland Protectorate and a few
years later mining activities in the
area increased considerably.
It was in this context that the need
for fiscal stamps arose and a set of six
values was released in 1896. De La
Rue & Co. was commissioned to print
the stamps and they really did a great
job. The design features an elephant in
an elaborate frame. The stamps were
printed in sheets of sixty on paper
watermarked with a rosette. The 1s
stamp was printed in deep carmine but
proofs are known in green.
The stamps are said to have been
produced primarily for fiscal purposes but
the lower values were also used postally
The set comprised values of 1
shilling, 2s 6d, 5s, 10s, £1 and £5.
In their Handbook of the Private
Local Posts, authors Hurt and the
Williams brothers state that the
stamps were produced primarily for
fiscal purposes but the lower values
were also used postally.
The Tati set is also mentioned in the
Encyclopedia of British Empire Postage
Stamps published by Robson Lowe
in 1947 where it is stated that all the
values except the £5 denomination are
known postally used but very probably
cancelled by favour.
If genuine commercial covers
franked with Tati stamps exist they
must be extremely scarce. However,
it appears that the postal service in
the Tati district was managed by the
company at the time the elephant
stamps were issued.
The six Tati stamps are of course
listed in British Commonwealth
Revenues, a priced catalogue published
by J. Barefoot Ltd. Unlike most other
British Empire revenues which are
priced in used condition, the Tati
revenues are only priced in mint
condition as used copies are quite
scarce and not generally available.
Robson Lowe had this to say
about the set: ‘Unused the set is of
little value.’ My 2002 edition of the
Barefoot catalogue lists the mint set at
all of £350!
Obviously mint sets were easily
obtainable when Robson Lowe
compiled his encyclopedia all those
years ago. It would appear that the
supply has dried up resulting in the
set being rather scarce today and
The £5 high value and when offered at auction the Tati
the 1/- fiscally used fiscals invariably obtain good prices.
values issued by After all they are of considerable
Tati Concessions Ltd interest not only to collectors of
Bechuanaland (Botswana), Southern
Africa generally or British Empire
revenues but also to thematic
collectors specialising in mining or
elephants on stamps.
Shown nearby is the key £5 value
and I am sure most readers will
appreciate the finely engraved details
of this splendid design.
Also shown is a 1 shilling stamp
fiscally used. As explained earlier,
used stamps of the Tati issue are far
scarcer than mint copies.
The Tati elephant revenue stamps
remind us of a period in the history
of southern Africa when search
for gold and other riches brought
lots of adventurous people to the
borderland between Matabeleland and
Bechuanaland. The gold rush in Tati
didn’t last for very long as the gold
was difficult to mine.
Interestingly Tati Concessions Ltd
still owns the rights to minerals and
precious stones in the area which is a
pretty unique situation in Botswana
where the government normally
exercises those rights.

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