vol. 41(12): 1-162

Gibbons Stamp Monthly

Plot

Reports from philatelic societies
26 Diary Dates
30 Around the Houses
News of recent auction results
BRITISH STAMPS
37 GB News
New issues: Morris and Company, Royal Wedding and Birds
39 Machin Watch
John Deering looks at low value self-adhesive Machins and the WWF prestige booklet
44 Victorian Stamped to Order Envelopes
Colin Baker concludes his examination of these items and explains how an embossing die is made
49 The Wilding Castle De La Rue Plates
Peter Shaw updates his article of September 2009
52 The King is Dead. Long Live The King
A visit to the exhibitions that took place during the reigns
of Kings Edward VII and George V with Derek Connell
57 GB Postal Stationery, Postal Labels and Postmarks A report on recent developments by John Holman
60 GB Specialised Catalogue
A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue
SPECIAL FEATURES
64 Happy Birthday, Hubble!
Margaret Morrls reviews the history of the Hubble Space Telescope and the man behind it
71 Postal History at Stampex
John Holman reports on the Postal History Society's display at thls year's Sprlng Stampex
75 Railway Parcel and Letter Stamps
Christer Brunström explores a fascinating collecting field
80 Behind the Scenes
Crests and seals can be important as John Scott shows in another of his articles on the social history aspects of philately
85 Murder and Mysteries
The story behlnd the British Guiana lc. black on magenta is told by Paul Brittain
88 North Korean Postmarks Explained
Nicholas Pertwee provides an appendage to his previous artlcles with an explanation of the Korean writing system
91 The ABPS Sheffield 2011 Exhibition
Donald Radley and Greg Spring report on the exhibits
94 Letters, Lives and Liberty at the An Post Museum
An exhibit at Dublln's Postal Museum ls outllned by its Curator, Stephen Ferguson
98 The Postmarks of Kenya Within the King George VI Period, 1937-1954
Cancellations to lool< for are revealed by David Horry
100 The First 40 Years of the Ferndown and West Moors Philatelic and Postcard Club - 1971-2011
John Garrett provides a brief history
104 Europe's First Audio Postage Stamp
A visit to Joh Enschede by Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS, where he sees some innovative Dutch stamps
108 2009-2010 Postal Stationery
Geir Sør-Reime begins his annual survey with Commonwealth stationery
REGULAR FEATURES
33 New Collector
John Holman looks at the 1951 Festival of Britain and stamps for and agalnst Sunday delivery
87 Stamp Hunting
Nimrod suggests stamps worth looking for from Egypt Competition
Your chance to win one of five Great Britain Concise Catalogues
102 Dear GSM
Readers' correspondence
120 The Unissued Stamps of Queen Elizabeth II David Horry reveals the story behind an unissued stamp Catalogue Column
Hugh Jefferies provides an update on the 2012 'Part l' and reviews an important criterion for catalogue listing
NEW ISSUES
114 Panorama Dean Shepherd investigates some recent new issues
116 Stamp News in Brief
A summary of recent and forthcoming issues from around the world
119 Shore to Shore
The greatest TT races, Guernsey forests and Orchids and Royalty from Jersey - Island Hopper reports
121 Catalogue Supplement
A 19-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue