February 2023
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90 years of images of
Queen Elizabeth II:
From little Princess to longest
reigning monarch, how the Queen
was depicted on stamps of
Newfoundland and Canada for 90
years. This
first part of a three
part feature by the editor
covers the years 1932 to 1952.
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An Act of Revenge, curious
catalogue illustrations,
by Gerhard Lang-Valchs: How
master forger Placido Torres
provided ugly and distorted
illustrations for the 19th
Century Freidl stamp catalogue,
as he felt he was underpaid, is
the subject of this feature by
Torres's biographer.
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Mystery of a Coronation
souvenir: An appeal for
more information on a 1937
Coronation souvenir, a photo of
which appears with some text.
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The
Burin of Czeslaw Slania:
Flavia del Giudice highlights
some
of the work of this
prolific stamp engraver. This
feature is a sort of curtain
raiser to the virtual display
by Terry Wagg to the NPS
in February.
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Meeting reports:The
Life and Times of the 1Fr50
Petaiu ,a virtual display in
December by Mick Bister which
included rare
postal history from
a dark and controversial
period of France's wartime past.Fossils
and Dinosaurs:The London
display held in January by Bob
Higgins who not only brought
along stamps but some real
fossils as well !
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Obituary: John Shaw
FRPSL. John was not an NPS
member but delivered the first
ever Peter Brack Memorial
lecture in October 2017. On the
subject of Paraguay.Peter Brack
left a legacy to the NPS on
condition that there is an
annual lecture and display on
Central and South America.
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Editor's column:
Michael L. Goodman discusses
Heavy Metal, Stanley Gibbons ,
and introduces “Christmas
capers”.
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President's Piece: Peter
Mellor highlights our on-line
meetings and encourages more
members to “tune in “.
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Book
Reviews - Detailed
and informative
reviews are a regular feature of
the magazine. Among books
reviewed
this issue are
SG Part 1 2023, British
Commonwealth and Empire,
SG Portugal and Colonies
, and
Falkland Islands - Sheet
Numbered Stamps of the King
George VI Period
by High Osborne, FRPSL.
April 2023
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90 years of images of
Queen Elizabeth II:
The second part of this three
part feature by Michael L.
Goodman covers the period
from the Coronation in 1953 to
the Silver Jubilee in 1977.
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The
Norse Vikings in North America,
and the mysterious "Vinland" ,
a
saga on stamps
by
James R Taylor, FRPSC.
Five centuries before Columbus,
the Norse Vikings set foot in
North America, and this article
shows how their exploits have
been commemorated in stamps.
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How to get the most out
of an on-line Auction:
Barbara Fedra of Philasearch
offers some advice.
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Ukrainian War Stamps -
Christopher Oliver, FRPSL looks
at the way in which the war in
Ukraine has been reflected in
stamps issued by the Ukraine and
some of its allies, together
with labels that have appeared
cleverly likening Vladimir Putin
to Adolf Hitler.
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Meeting reports:The
Slania Engravings - the
display given to the February
2023 On-line meeting by Terry
Wagg, FRPSL and British West Africa Airmails
given by Barbara Priddy at the
London Meeting on 11th March
2023.
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Newsmix: A
report on the exhibition at the
Postal Museum Display telling
the story of British definitives
through to the new stamps of
the King Charles III, and the
demise of the Philatelic
Exporter
.
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New
Issues - A Flying departure for
the Queen's Image -
The
New British Stamps marking the
Centenary of the Flying Scots
are the final GB commemoratives
to bear the silhouette image of
the late Queen..
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Book
Reviews - Detailed
and informative
reviews are a regular feature of
the magazine. Among books
reviewed
this issue are
Stanley Gibbons "Collect
British Stamps 74th ed. 2023,
Falkland Islands ,
The 1935 Silver Jubilee
King George V issue
by Ralph Riddell-Carre, and
Air Crash Mail of the
World,
edited by Ken Sanford.
June 2023
-
90 years of images of Queen Elizabeth II:
From little Princess to longest
reigning monarch, how the Queen
was depicted on stamps of
Newfoundland and Canada for 90
years. This final part of a
three part feature by the editor
covers the years 1977 to
2022,from the defintiives which
followed the Silver Jubilee to
the final stamp of her reign
issued for the Platinum Jubilee.
Forensic Philately and the use
of a Video Spectral Comparator ,
by Paul Leonard
BSC(Hons),CSci, FRPSL.
How the new video microscope
used by the Royal Philatelic
Society Expert Committee helps
determine whether items are
genuine or forgeries or have
defects.
The Annual
Stuart Rossiter Memorial Lecture:Tips
from an insider on how to buy
and sell at auctions, Lecture by
Dieter Michelson FRPSL, report
by the editor.
The managing director of the
Heinrich Kohler auction house
describes how collectors can
make the most of the auction
process and some of the pitfalls
to look out for.
Meeting reports:The
Labuan Queen's head stamps
1879-86
,a
virtual display in April
by Dr Jon Higgins FRPSL
looked at how the British came
to control this island off
Borneo and how it began to issue
stamps. Many rare items were
included in this display such as
provisional surcharges and die
proofs.
Dr Higgins is expected to
continue the philatelic history
of Labuan with another display
this autumn. The
President's display
held in London in May was the
first ever by Peter Mellor in
this role. For the first half
Peter showed
Farthing stamps and their usage.
This was mainly British West
Indies and Malta material but
there were also stamps produced
by a GB private letter carrier.
The second half was devoted to
“Dear Doctor”
postcards sent from far
and wide by pharmaceutical
companies promoting their drugs
to doctors.
Newmix,
obituary for Jeffery Matthews
CBE who designed many GB stamp
issues and devised the “Machin
palette” . New website for
American Stamp Club of GB and
new exhibition at the Royal.
Index to British Philatelic
Press :The regular
May index to the British
Philatelic Press, covering the
period July to December 2022.
Compiled by Rodney Knight.
Editor's column:
Michael L. Goodman discusses his
five minutes of fame on GB
television news, as well as
quackery and spam.
President's Piece :Peter Mellor laments the lack of second and first class Coronation
stamps in booklets which could
be readily available to the
public.
Book Reviews -
Detailed and informative reviews
are a regular feature of the
magazine. Among books reviewed
this issue
is the latest
SG Germany Catalogue,
a new edition
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