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THE UK’S NUMBER ONE STAMP MAGAZINE
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More scarce cancellations are identified by David Horry.
March 2009
62 The Postmarks of the British West Indies—King George VI—
Barbados 1937–1954
67 New Zealand Story
In the first part of this article, Tom Pierron looks at watermark varieties, offsets and
missing colours.
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72 Post Offices in India are Still Growing
in Number
Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS, interviews John
Samuel, General Manager, Business Development
&Marketing Directorate of India Post.
This year the Club celebrates its 50th anniversary,
N R Handley traces its history.
The story of pen and ink is examined by John
Scott.
Part 2 of this series sees Colin Searle surveying the
years 1920–1940.
76 Ethiopian Collectors Club
80 Putting Pen to Paper
93 Philatelic Congress of Great Britain
98 The Day a Monkey Typed a Shakespeare Play,
or so I Thought
An extraordinary coincidence is recalled by Rob Holley.
100 The European Influence on Ceylon and its Post
Offices
David Horry investigates the origins of the names found on
Ceylon postmarks.
104 The 2007 Hula Reserve Stamps of Israel
‘One of the most interesting series the Israel Philatelic Service
has issued in recent years’ is described by Ron Berger.
109 Lockheed—a Major Force in Aviation, and on
Stamps
119 2008 Commonwealth Booklets
Ian Hamilton, editor of
Collect Aircraft on Stamps,
traces the
history of Lockheed in the first of a two-part article.
Geir Sør-Reime begins his annual survey of stamp booklets.
GREAT BRITAIN
37 GB News
Six stamps and a miniature sheet feature the House of
Tudor in the second series of Great British Monarchs.
39 British Postmarks of the Last 50 Years
In his third article Cyril R H Parsons looks at the
prepayment of postage in money and at changes in the way
that letter mails have been carried.
46 GB Specialised Catalogue
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A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue.
47 Posted in Advance for Delivery on Christmas
Day
53 Machin Watch
In Part 4 of this article, Pat Campbell reviews the Series 5 cancellers.
John Deering takes another look at ‘Post and Go’ stamps and reviews the British
Design Classics prestige booklet.
G.S.M. March 2008
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Dear Reader
I am sure we have all wished from time to time that a single used stamp in our collections was still on its original
cover, or seen an envelope or card from which a stamp had been removed, leaving a rectangular space which we
longed to ll.
So I was delighted to read Rob Holley’s article in this month’s issue, recalling how he reunited stamps and cards,
separated (presumably) many years previously. If you have a similar tale of philatelic good fortune to tell, why not
write and tell other GSM readers about it?
My tale goes back about ten years, when I was ipping through a dealer’s 50p box at Stampex, while discussing
philatelic matters in general, when I saw an ordinary looking Indian cover which rang a distant bell—I just wasn’t
sure which direction it was coming from. For 50p it was worth the risk, so, with a few others from the same box, I made my purchase and
moved on.
Once home, all the covers went into one of my many ‘awaiting attention’ shoeboxes and were forgotten for a month or so.
Then, looking (of course!) for something completely different, I chanced upon a bundle of covers my grandmother had given me years
earlier, sent from my father while in India during the War. There amongst them was the ‘twin’ of the cover I had bought at Stampex a few
weeks previously—and than I knew why a bell had rung!
Comparing the two, they seemed pretty much identical and it was only then that I realised the recent purchase had my father’s regimental
crest on the ap and that the addressee had the same name as my late Godfather.
At the earliest opportunity I showed the two covers to my father, who conrmed that he and my future Godfather had been sharing quarters
in Sialkot at the time and also shared things like stationery and stamps—and my father’s typewriter.
So, two envelopes posted 50 years earlier, taken from the same box of stationery, typed on the same typewriter and possibly bearing
stamps taken from the same sheet were now reunited by complete chance in my collection.
Of themselves, of course, they are nothing special, and one day I fully expect them to become separated again, having spent time
in another dealer’s 50p box at some future stamp exhibition—but for now they are mine, and they’re certainly very special to me.
Ours is a funny hobby isn’t it?
Gibbons acquire Philatelic Exporter; Stamp
artwork catalogue launched; Stamps for Lewis
Hamilton; New centre for BPMA; Exhibitions.
NEW ISSUES
NEWS
7 Newsdesk
114 Shore to Shore
22 Society News
26 Diary Dates
Island Hopper reports on forthcoming issues from
the Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
Reports from philatelic societies.
116 Stamp News in Brief
124 Panorama
Forthcoming Fairs and Auctions.
News of recent auction results.
A summary of recent and forthcoming issues from
around the world.
John Moody investigates the background to some
more new issues.
30 Around the Houses
33 New Collector
127 CATALOGUE SUPPLEMENT
REGULAR FEATURES
John Holman looks at re-issues
and reprints, Indian Feudatory
States and Britons on stamps.
Nimrod suggests some stamps
of Trengganu that are worth
looking for.
66 Stamp Hunting
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84 The Diarie of Samuel Creeps
89 Postal Stationery Matters
99 Letters
Michael Banister selects more extracts from the
journal of an ordinarie collector of stamps.
Peter van Gelder reports on ‘Publibels’, Irish
‘Blottoes’ and rare Anguilla aerogrammes.
The benefits of belonging to a philatelic society.
David Horry reveals the story behind another
unissued stamp.
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126 The Unissued Stamps of King George V
Catalogue Column
The Catalogue Editor reports on, and illustrates,
some more Ceylon varieties.
G.S.M. March 2008
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NEWSDESK
Postal History
goes online at
the BPMA
The British Postal Museum
& Archive (BPMA) has
announced that over 3000
searchable postal history
records will go online on
the BPMA website (www.
postalheritage.org.uk) from
2 March 2009.
The three listings: Penny
Posts (including 5th Clause
Posts); Mileage Marks and
Missent Marks, consist of
listings of all covers held
in the philatelic collection
of the BPMA. All of the
listings have introductions
illustrated with specific
types. There are also a
few examples of complete
covers; however, the
listings do not provide
illustrations of all covers.
The listings have been
compiled by volunteers
over a period of 15 years.
For these sections, most
listings and descriptions
have been compiled by
Mike Bament, the well-
known postal historian.
From the very beginning
of the postal service in
1635, letters were charged
according to the distance
they were carried. To
assist the Post Office in
determining the correct
postal rate, mileage marks
were used from 1784. This
principle continued until
December 1839, when
Rowland Hill’s reforms
introduced a uniform rate
of postage throughout
the kingdom based upon
weight.
The earliest known
‘missent’ handstamp is
dated 1787 on a letter
addressed to Newark in
Nottinghamshire. From
then on, a variety of
‘missent’ and ‘misdirected’
handstamps were used.
They are known in several
designs, both framed and
unframed, and in various
colours.
This is just the first part
of material that will be
made available online.
Subsequent listings will
include Shipped Letters,
London Markings and
Railway Letters. Look out
for updates on the BPMA
website.
Stanley Gibbons acquire
the
Philatelic Exporter
Stanley Gibbons have announced that the Company acquired the
Philatelic Exporter
on 23
January 2009 from Heritage Studios Limited, and will be publishing the magazine from the
February 2009 edition.
The
Philatelic Exporter
is the market-leading philatelic trade magazine, and will retain its strong
independent character under the editorial control of Graham
Phillips. It will benefit from Stanley Gibbons’ long established
expertise in magazine publishing and distribution to reach extensive
new worldwide audiences, and provide an even better service to its
readers and advertisers.
‘We are delighted to become the publishers of
Philatelic Exporter
and are looking forward to working with Graham Phillips to reach
the full potential as the independent voice of the philatelic trade,’
commented Michael Hall, Chief Executive of Stanley Gibbons.
Graham Phillips commented ‘This is a great opportunity for
Philatelic Exporter
to grow and develop with the support of
colleagues at Stanley Gibbons who have a wealth of expertise in
philately. I am very excited by the new opportunities this partnership
will bring.’
Readers will continue to receive their subscription copies of
Philatelic Exporter
as usual and do not need to take any action.
All subscribers will be contacted individually in due course when
subscriptions come up for renewal.
If you have any queries or concerns over subscriber copies, please contact Samantha Boyle at
sboyle@stanleygibbons.co.uk who will be pleased to help you.
To subscribe to the
Philatelic Exporter
see page 85 of this month’s
GSM.
US Postal Service
asks to reduce
mail delivery days
New Chairman for Royal Mail
Donald Brydon has been appointed to take over from Allan
Leighton as Chairman of Royal Mail.
Mr Brydon, the Chairman of the engineering and
technology company, Smiths Group, and the London Metal
Exchange, will become a non-executive director of Royal
Mail immediately and will take over the chairmanship from
Alan Leighton who steps down after more than seven years,
at the end of March.
Mr Brydon, said he was delighted to be taking up his
new role, adding, ‘The Royal Mail is one of Britain’s great
organisations.’
Allan Leighton, said: ‘I warmly welcome this appointment.
Donald has a strong track record across a range of
business sectors and clearly has the skills and experience
to support Adam Crozier (Chief Executive) and the team as
they take the business through the next crucial stage of its
development.’
Mr Leighton added: ‘It has been a privilege for me to have
been the Chairman of Royal
Mail for the last seven years
and to have seen the company
through a period of enormous
change—with a turnaround
from losses of more than £1
million every working day to
today’s position where all four
businesses in the Group are
profitable at the same time for
the first time in 20 years and
the company has the stable
base needed for the next
phase of its transformation
plan, and is on course to
almost double its profits in the
current financial year.’
Faced with tough economic
times and rising popularity of
email, the United States postal
service is seeking a cut in mail
deliveries from six to five days
a week.
Postmaster General John
Potter, after reporting a 4.5
per cent drop in mail delivery,
has asked a Senate sub-
committee to amend a 1983
rule that require the mail be
delivered six days a week.
He said, ‘The ability to
suspend delivery on the
lightest delivery days, for
example, could save in
both our delivery and our
processing and distribution
networks. I do not make this
request lightly, but I am forced
to consider every option given
the severity of our challenge’.
At present, there is no
delivery on Sunday in the USA
and if his request approved,
either Saturday or Tuesday is
likely to become the second
mail-less day.
Last year, the postal service
suffered a $2.8 billion loss
and delivered 9 billion fewer
letters and other articles. The
projected net loss this year is
$6 billion.
G.S.M. March 2009
NEWSDESK
Launch of the Stamp
Artwork Catalogue
On Monday 8 January 2009 nearly 800 records
describing the issue of commemorative stamps in
the reign of King George V were released for viewing
via the British Philatelic Museum and Archive’s online
catalogue.
The catalogue includes detailed photographs of
stamp artwork material and final registration sheets.
For the first time, visitors will be able to see the
original stamp artwork submitted alongside the final,
approved stamp issue.
The Stamp Artwork project encompasses stamp
issues from the reigns of George V, Edward VIII,
George VI and Elizabeth II, and covers the entire
process of each issue, from submitted artwork,
through essays to the issued stamps.
This first phase of the project includes the
cataloguing of all the submitted artwork for the
competition to design Britain’s first commemorative stamp, for the 1924 British Empire Exhibition.
Commemorative issues for the 1929 Postal Union Congress and 1935 Silver Jubilee followed, as
well as a proposed memorial issue following the death of George V. For the commemorative issues
of George V, the BPMA holds a number of objects such as metal dies and rollers which were used in
production of the stamps. These include dies engraved by JAC Harrison, arguably the finest engraver
of the day.
The project makes widely accessible the work of notable artists and designers, such as Eric Gill,
Edmund Dulac, Eric Ravilious and Tom Eckersley.
The artwork shows how each artist reconciled the problem of achieving a satisfying artistic design
within the constraints of a stamp displaying the King’s portrait. At times this led to artists abandoning
the King’s head altogether, as in the case of Edmund Dulac who submitted a King-less design for the
Stamp Centenary Issue, commenting ‘I don’t suppose it will be considered for a moment’.
As well as their philatelic and artistic interest, the designs offer a revealing insight into
contemporary social attitudes. For example, Eric Gill’s sets of designs for the British Empire Exhibition
headed ‘The British Empire as a business proposition’ and ‘The Empire viewed historically’, with
their focus on colonial dependence and proud empire were largely redundant a generation later. As
well as a testament to completed stamp issues, the project also covers material for proposed stamp
issues that were abandoned and never released to the public.
These include a proposed Coronation issue for Edward VIII that was cancelled due to his
abdication, and a proposed joint Anglo-French issue following the outbreak of the Second World
War, which was abandoned due to the French Government seeking an armistice with Nazi Germany.
Other historical curiosities include Nazi stamp cancellation designs for Jersey during German
occupation in World War II.
The BPMA will be adding further items to the catalogue through the course of 2009 and 2010,
taking the cataloguing of Stamp Artwork into the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Further details can be obtained at http://postalheritage.org.uk
New editor for
Stamp Lover
The Council of the National
Philatelic Society has appointed
Michael L Goodman as the
new editor of its bi-monthly
magazine
Stamp Lover.
Ibra Naposta
Visitors to Ibra,
Naposta and
the 19th Essen
International Stamp
Fair, to be held
jointly from 6–10
May 2009 in the
Essen Fairgrounds,
will have a surprise
in store for them:
the legendary
‘Bordeaux cover’, bearing one blue and one red-orange Post
Office Mauritius will be on display. The only example with both
of the famous Mauritius stamps left the Indian Ocean island
on 4 October 1847 and spent 85 days on a voyage around
the Cape of Good Hope before reaching landfall in England
from where it was despatched to its destination of Bordeaux,
France, where it arrived on 28 December of that year. The
value of the ‘Bordeaux cover’ has been estimated at
E5
million.
The ‘Bordeaux cover ‘can be found in the centre of the
Chamber of Treasures in Hall 5, surrounded by other rarities,
principally from the area of German philately.
Stanley Gibbons at
Warminster
Stanley Gibbons famous
stock clearance stand will
be attending the Warminster
Philatelic Society’s stamp,
postcard and postal history
fair on Sunday 22 March 2009.
The event will take place at
Kingdown School, Woodcock
Road, Warminster, Wiltshire
from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
In addition to a wide range
of album pages, collections,
postcards, stamps, covers,
catalogues, philatelic books,
stockbooks and albums, all
at very competitive prices,
Stanley Gibbons is offering
its customers in the area free
delivery of any orders made
prior to the show. Please
contact Eileen Thomas on
01425 481067 to place orders
from SG’s wide product range.
The appointment to the
honorary post became
effective in January, in time
to see the February edition to
press, and Mr Goodman also
joins the National’s Council.
Michael L Goodman,
61, has been a member of
the National for more than
20 years and attends its
monthly Saturday meetings
regularly. In recent years he
has reviewed and reported
for
Stamp Lover
the diverse
displays, which take place at
these meetings.
His main collecting interests
are the USA and Great Britain,
from early to modern, and
he is packet secretary of the
American Stamp Club of
Great Britain. He is also Hon
Secretary of Twickenham and
District, his local philatelic
society, which this year
celebrates its 60th anniversary.
Mr Goodman is a journalist
by profession, working
freelance as a writer on
personal finance and business
matters. His work appears
regularly in
The Weekly
Telegraph,
the overseas
edition of the
Daily Telegraph,
and in
Estate Agency News,
the trade paper for residential
estate agents.
He said, ‘I am honoured to
be following in the footsteps
of our distinguished former
editors and in particular that
great philatelic writer Fred
Melville, who founded
Stamp
Lover
a century ago and
whose articles on philately
are written in a style that is
still easy to read despite the
passage of time. I also wish
to thank the former editor
David Alford and his team
who successfully relaunched
a redesigned magazine last
year. With the London 2010
Festival of Stamps coming
up, it’s going to be an exciting
and busy time for the National
and for the
Stamp Lover.
G.S.M.March2009
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