JUNE & AUGUST 2014

  
June 2014

• The Three-quarter face portrait of King George VI on British Colonial stamps - Brian Livingstone, FRPSL describes how the Bertram Park's photograph taken in 1934 when the King was still Duke of York, was used in many of the colonial stamps for the new reign. 

• Some Austrian mail carried by glider -  Commemorative postcards were carried by glider to mark the Graz philatelic exhibition of 1933 and the Austrian stamp centenary in 1950 as Keith Tranmer explains.

• British Army Postmarks of WWI - Millions of postcards were sent from the front during the First World War and Dave Hill explains how these were handled and the markings to be found. 

• Checklist of articles in the philatelic press - July - December 2013. 
   

• New Issues - 

  • The second issue marking the 2000th Anniversary of the British settlement of Ascension.

  • Argentina celebrates the "Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo".

  • Jersey Manor Houses.

  • "On this Day" stamps from Spain.

  • A history of the Argentine postal service. 

• Meeting reports -  Detailed and illustrated reports on  the display "The Wembley Exhibitions 1924 and 1925" given by Ramon Goodey on Saturday 8th March, "Aspects of Malaya" given by Brian Austin on Saturday 12th April, and of the displays given at the Country Meeting at Thatcham, Berkshire on 29th March 2014.. 
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• Book Reviews - Detailed reviews are now a regular feature of the magazine. In this issue we look at
  French African Airmails 1932 to 1940 - by Gerard Collot and Alain Cornu (English translation) 
  State Signs of Postal Payment - published by Marka publishing, Moscow
  British Presentation Packs -  published by Packs & Cards
  The Postal History of Independent Montenegro (2nd edition)  - by Keith Robinson and others. 

 PLUS -  Other Regular Features - 

• The President's Piece, National PS News, Message from the Editor

• Letters to the Editor

• Other Philatelic News   

• Stamp Fairs Listing -  June, July and August 2014.

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August 2014

• Fanning Island, the Pacific island tied up in cable history - the story of an island that was key to the laying if the Vancouver - New Zealand cable in 1902 and of the New Zealand postal agency that preceded the use of Gilbert & Ellice Island stamps, is told by Keith Johnson.

• Friends learn about postal labels, security and more and Debden - Brian Livingstone describes a visit to the British Postal Museum & Archive store at Debden.

• Some Propaganda from the Great War 1914-1918 - Less  propaganda material was produced in the First World war than in the Second, but Keith Tranmer looks at examples at five German labels and of postcards dropped on Germany by Britain.

• Colonial troops in World War I - This article by Philip Townsend features cards and covers relating to Indian and British and French colonial troops who fought in the war.
   

• New Issues - 

  • New Zealand scenic definitives - an update including the new stamps issued in May 2014

  • The Centenary of the King George V stamps from Australia.

  • A domestic air mail centenary from Australia 

  • Malaysia - The new World Stamp Bureau 

  • A joint issue from Italy and San Marino  

• Meeting reports -  Detailed and illustrated reports on The President's Display given on 14 June 2014, the Members' Displays on Europe, Asia and the Americas on 10 May, and the displays given at the Country Meeting at Letchworth, Hertfordshire on 28 June 2014.. 
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• Book Reviews - Detailed reviews are now a regular feature of the magazine. In this issue we look at
  Tobago: the philatelic story of a small island - published by The British West Indies Study  
  Canadian Postage Stamps and The Canadian Stamp Perforation Changes of 1962  - monographs by Julian Goldberg

• Catalogues from Stanley Gibbons -  Great Britain Concise (29th edition), Brunei, Malaysia & Singapore (4th edition 2013) and Part 8 Switzerland (8th edition 2013).

 PLUS -  Other Regular Features - 

• The President's Piece, National PS News, Message from the Editor

• Letters to the Editor

• Other Philatelic News   

• Stamp Fairs Listing -  August, September and October 2014.

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