February 2024

• A short history of Post and Go , Part One. The  removal of Post and Go machines from service at the end of 2023, marked the end of a era for collectors of Great Britain. Michael L. Goodman, editor of Stamp Lover sketches the origins of Post and Go and how they first appeared in 2008  ( sorry  , a misprint in the text states 1998 by mistake ) . His first article describes the non pictorial labels, the second one due in April will deal with  pictorial labels and the final part in June will deal with labels issued from machines at museums and other places of interest. The first instalment also includes an introduction by Richard West MBE, a former editor of Stamp Lover.
  
  
• Torres the forger and the British colonial key type issues; Gerhard Lang-Valchs examines how Spanish master forger Placido Ramon de Torres got to work on the British colonial stamps showing the head of Queen Victoria
  
  
• Talismanic Numbers of early Sudan covers. Malcolm Coe  describes the covers he showed on line last December and how letter writers in Sudan wrote Islamic  talismatic numbers on covers  as a sign of good luck. Malcolm will show more Sudan material at our  virtual meeting of 10 June 2024.
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• Meeting Reports - Kenya Uganda and Tanganyika varieties: Virtual meeting of Monday 11 December 2023. Roger  Gilbert showed in great detail flaws and varieties on issues of British East Africa and  KUT. In the second half Malcolm Coe showed Sudan covers, the subject of the feature listed above, Keith Johnson showed some Fanning Island in the Pacific, while Peter  Mellor showed some commercial covers which all told stories.
  

  London meeting of 13 January 2024 - Argentina, The annual Peter Brack Memorial Display, given by Ian King.  Ian King's display treated us to almost every definitive issue of Argentina from 1858 to the present. To show everything “in the flesh” would have filled the meeting room, so he used Powerpoint as well as showing stamps on frames. He began with early crude impe rforate issues, then the “Rivadavias” named after the national hero depicted on the stamps. There was a complete set of the Eva Peron issue of 1952, and lots of pictorials. Post war inflation and repeated revaluations of the peso meant the “noughts” disappeared off the stamp denominations at regular intervals, only to reappear with further inflation. The recent 2023 1000 peso definitives only have a face value equivalent to one US dollar.

• Newsmix - List of Royal Mail new issues for 2024.- none to mark the 150th Anniversary of the UPU.
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• Book Reviews - Detailed and informative reviews are a regular feature of the magazine. Reviewed in this issue are SG Commonwealth & British Empire Stamps Catalogue 1840-1970 12th ed 2024, Internal Mail Routes of Nigeria Vol.1 by R.F.May FRPSL and SG Collect British Stamps 75th ed 2024. 
  

April 2024

• Are we alone? - Briti Deb highlights stamp issues linked to the subject of extra terrestrial life and ancient folklore.
  
  
• Combining a passion for steam and stamps - David Williams examines how steam locomotives have been depicted on stamps since the 1860's.
  
  
• A brief history of perfins - Andrew Horn and the editor discuss how stamps became perfinned as a security measure or to indicate official use.
  
  
• A short history of Post and Go , Part Two - Michael L. Goodman,  having discussed the  origins of Post and Go in Part 1 of this series in February, turns his attention to pictorial issues.



• Meeting reports - Virtual meeting of Monday 12 ebruary 2024 -.The main speaker,  Julian Bagwell, showed a collection of postal seals issued for British Forces in Egypt 1932/1940 and explained  the background history. There were also  two short displays by NPS members Dawn Johnson who showed some Margate postal  history while Michael L. Goodman showed some Valentine items. London meeting of 9 March 2024 - Lundy ,Bristol  Channel, a display by Julie Lester, which showed stamps and postal history from the early days of its postal service in the late 19^th century. Julie also described visits to the island and its landmarks.

• Newsmix  - Stuart Rossiter Memorial lecture and Gavin Fryer obituary
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• Book Reviews – Reviewed this issue are 1950 King George VI definitive issue of Canada - Original Design  by D.Irwin  and  British Long Distance Mail Packets Vol. 2 - The Harwich Packets by Colin Tabeart RDP.
  

  June 2024
  

• Are we alone? Briti Deb highlights stamp issues linked to the subject of extra terrestrial life and ancient folklore.
  
  
• A short history of Post and Go , Part Three : . Michael L. Goodman, editor of Stamp Lover having discussed the  origins of Post and Go in Part 1 of this series and pictorial issues in Part 2 ,turns his attention to labels issued in museums and at exhibitions, with special inscriptions.
  
   
• Buying philatelic material on EBay: David P Williams examines the advantages, and pitfalls, of buying stamps and postal history on-line.
  
  
• Lighthouses of South Africa: Chris Oliver FRPSL shows off South African pictorials of the 1980's which depicted lighthouses.
  
  
• Malta, the recent marine life issue : Julia Todd describes the recent issue from Malta which depicts Mediterranean sea life.
  
  
• Index to the philatelic press July to December 2023: Our regular index compiled by Rodney Knight.
  
  
• Meeting reports; Virtual  meeting of Monday 8 April  2024 -.The main speaker, Hugh Osborne  displayed Falklands  postal history from  World War II, including prisoner of war mail, and mail from the secre Operation Tabarin.President's Afternoon Saturday 11May 2024:David Alford, former editor of Stamp Lover , showed Fiji from  1838, with many scarce items, followed  by a social philately display about his relatives Mr and Mrs Megaw whose career in the British colonial service  took them to the Middle East and Cyprus during World War II through to independence.
   
• Book Reviews – Reviewed this issue are SG Catalogue - Ireland 8th ed 2023, SG stamps of the World 85th ed 2024; Postal Markings of Shropshire 3rd ed by Brian Atkins

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