vol. 39(12): 1-162

Gibbons Stamp Monthly

Plot

61 The Flight of the Sir John Carling, London to London 1927
A proof of the proposed stamp to mark a pioneer attempt to cross the Atlantic has recently been discovered, Ray Simrak tells the tale.
64 A Belated Centenary: The Edward VII Stamps of New Zealand
Robin Gwynn FRPSL, FRPSNZ, reviews the issue and provides advice on identifying perforations on the recess-printed stamps.
68 The Postmarks of the British West Indies—King George VI—Turks and Caicos Islands 1937-1955
More cancellations reviewed by David Horry.
70 Come On In—The Water Is Fine
David Smitham looks at watersports on New Zealand stamps.
75 The Butterfly Definitives of Malaysia, 1971 to 1978
Booklets, stationery and post office opening souvenirs conclude Mac McClaren's survey of these attractive stamps.
79 Why Collect Thailand?
Rory Morrisey provides some answers.
84 Bouvet Island
Steve Pendleton visits another remote area of the world.
89 Philatelic Congress of Great Britain
Colin Searle brings the history of Congress up to date.
97 Errors of Design: Scientific Names and Chess Andrew Oliver reveals some of the mistakes to be found on postage stamps.
102 The First 50 Years of British Colonial Commemorative Stamps
Prior to the Elizabethan period special issues were few and far between, Noel Davenhill looks back at the period.
109 Postal Stationery 2007-2008
Geir Sør-Reime begins his annual survey of the world's postal stationery.
37 GB News
Mythical Creatures, six new stamps for release on 16 June; Proposed issues for 2010.
38 Posted in Advance for Delivery on Christmas Day
In Part 6 of this article, Pat Campbell looks at the
advertising and packaging related to the scheme.
41 British Postmarks of the Last 50 Years In his fifth article Cyril R H Parsons surveys slogan postmarks.
45 GB Letters
Readers have their say about Royal Mail's policies.
47 GB Postal Stationery, Postal Labels and Postmarks John Holman reports.
50 GB Specialised Catalogue
A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue.
51 Machin Watch
John Deering reviews the 'Celebrating Wales' miniature sheet and 'security' Machins
7 Newsdesk
Gibbons' 2008 trading year; Tony Conder retires;
London 2010 update;
Congress Medal winner; New appointments.
22 Society News
Reports from philatelic societies.
26 Diary Dates
Forthcoming Fairs and Auctions.
30 Around the Houses News of recent auction results.
33 New Collector
John Holman looks at the issues of lndore, New Zealand and UK private post stamps and updates earlier articles.
62 Ask GSM
Readers' questions answered.
67 Letters
Stamp shop closure, corrections to GSM,
preserving covers: readers' correspondence.
96 Stamp Hunting Nimrod suggests more stamps of Morocco Agencies that are worth looking for.
COMPETITION
Win a £50 SG voucher in our competition.
120 The Unissued Stamps of King George V David Horry reveals the story behind another unissued stamp.
Catalogue Column
The Catalogue Editor reports on more Silver Jubilee varieties and one from Malta.
108 Shore to Shore
Island Hopper reports on forthcoming issues from the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey.
112 Panorama
John Moody investigates the background to some more new issues.
116 Stamp News in Brief
A summary of recent and forthcoming issues from around the world.
121 CATALOGUE SUPPLEMENT
An 18-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue.