• The Stamps and Postal History of the British Virgin Islands Part 2 – In this final instalment Giorgio Migliavacca examines the territory's commemorative issues.
  
  
• More thoughts on Virgins - Michael Round and the editor discuss the Michael Jackson issue, adding “British” to the territory’s title and the currency change surcharges.
  

• More non PC Philately – the album speaks again - Michael Round examines more old stamp albums.
  
  
• Meeting Reports - Illustrations and detailed reports Full  report on the  display by Wendy Buckle FRPSL  “Paper, past and present“ to our November London meeting. Also a detailed report of the December 2025 online meeting where Michael L. Goodman showed Counterfeit Machins, while Peter Mellor showed some items passed down from a grandfather.
  
  
• Newsmix - Royal Mail “special stamp programme” for January to June 2026; the huge Siam collection digitised by the British Library, and the Opening of the Jolly Postman Exhibition at the Postal Museum. In his column the editor describes his visit to the Postal Museum at Chiang Mai, Thailand.
  
  
• Book Reviews – Reviewed this issue are The Rocket Mail of India by Markand Dave FRPSL, Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth & British Empire Catalogue 1840-1970, 128^th ed 2026,  A New Perspective on Airmail Operations during the Siege of Przemysl  1914-1915 by Dr Jerzy W Kupiec-Weglinski, FRPSL, and Philately on Essex (“the Blue Book”) 15^th ed 2026, edited by L C Stanway FRPSL.

• Regular Features include

• The President's Piece
• Editor's column
  
• National PS News
• Highlights from the next National PS Auction
• Letters to the Editor
   
• Stamp Fairs Listing -  late January, February and March 2026.

MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL PHILATELIC SOCIETY RECEIVE SIX ISSUES OF "STAMP LOVER " A YEAR.

New President for the National

At the 125th Annual General Meeting of the National Philatelic Society, held at 15 Abchurch Lane, London on Saturday 12 July 2025. the Society was pleased to elect Michael L Goodman as its new President. Michael is currently editor of Stamp Lover and succeeds Peter Mellor who took office in 2022.

 As the Society's new President, Michael Goodman (left) makes a presentation to his
predecessor at the 2025 Annual General Meeting.

Readers have voted for their favourite feature article publishedReaders have voted for their favourite feature article published  in Stamp Lover during 2024 and Mchael L Goodman was the winner with "It all started over a shop in Clapham", a history of the National Philatelic Society published in the December 2024 issue of Stamp Lover. The runners up were David P. Williams with "Combining a passion for Steam and Stamps" (published April 2024) and "Mobile Marks used in the Channel Islands" by Nicholas Stuart (published in December 2024).

As is now the custom, the traditional writing set was presented to Michael Goodman at the end of the Annual General Meeting on 12 July 2025.

 
London & Provincial Stamp Club

As  from 1 September 2023, members of the London & Provincial Stamp Club (L &P) have been welcomed to the National philatelic Society (NPS). As a result the NPS has  gained 79 new members. A further 25 L & P members were already members of the NPS. This transfer followed a vote by L & P members after the Club found itself unable to find new officers.

NPS President, Peter Mellor comments  “ As always, I am delighted to welcome new members, but in the case  of those from the L & P, I appreciate that it is always a sad moment when any club or society – philatelic or otherwise – feels that circumstances  mean it has to close its doors. Nevertheless I hope and believe that the National can add to these members’ enjoyment of the hobby in the way that the L &P did and certainly we will be the better and stronger as a result of this influx of new blood. Indeed it is good to know that Andrew Horn of the L & P is already becoming a valued member of our Packet Team., while Julia Toddhas been co-opted onto the NPS Council”.. 

The London & Provincial Stamp Club’s origins go back to 1946. In November of that year, 18 members of an international philatelic body called the International Stamp Collectors’ Association (ISCA) met together at a church hall in Paddington and agreed to form a London club.  The first meeting was held on 25th November 1946, with Robson Lowe, the eminent philatelist, as the guest speaker. His subject was "organised Philately".This small group prospered and attracted more members until in 1950 – upon the demise of the ISCA – it renamed itself and became the London & Provincial Stamp Club.

The club always had as its motto “The Friendly Club for the Average Collector”.  It welcomed all collectors, and set out to create a friendly atmosphere, foster their interests and carry out meetings in a happy and informal manner. As the name implies, the L & P drew members from across the country and for many years held Saturday bourses and auctions at the Victory Services Club.                                                      October 2023