vol. 39(11): 1-162

Gibbons Stamp Monthly

Plot

52 50 Years of the Malaya Study Group
Gordon Peters, Editor of the Malayan Philatelist, outlines the Group's activities.
54 19th Century Revenue Stamps of Malaya The intricacies of Malayan revenues are revealed by Peter Cockburn.
59 The Butterfly Definitives of Malaysia, 1971 to 1978
A challenging modern issue is reviewed by Mac McClaren.
65 Letters to Malaya in the 19th Century
lain Dyce looks at the development of the mail system between Europe and Malaya.
69 Japanese Occupation of Malaya, the Pictorial Issues
An apparently straightforward set provides plenty of interest for Susan McEwen.
72 The Postmarks of the British West Indies—King George VI—Cayman Islands 1937-1955
More scarce cancellations identified by David Horry.
75 The Rest of British Africa: The Telegraph Stamps British Africa's telegraph stamps are examined by Steve Hiscocks.
80 Lockheed—a Major Force in Aviation, and on Stamps
Ian Hamilton, editor of Collect Aircraft on Stamps, concludes his history of Lockheed with the post-war years.
85 Philatelic Congress of Great Britain
In Part 3 of this series sees Colin Searle surveys the years 1946-1970.
91 New Zealand Story
More spectacular errors discussed by Tom Pierron.
95 The Self-adhesive Story
Paul Brittain traces the development of self-adhesive stamps.
99 Austrian State Printing House Adds World's First Stamp Printed on Gold Foil to Guinness World Record
Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS, reports from Vienna.
107 Foreign Booklets 2008
Geir Sor-Reime continues his annual survey of the world's stamp booklets.
31 GB News
Ten stamps illustrate Endangered British plants and a miniature sheet celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens.
32 Posted in Advance for Delivery on Christmas Day
In Part 5 of this article, Pat Campbell reviews the Series 6 cancellers.
34 GB Specialised Catalogue.
A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue.
37 British Postmarks of the Last
50 Years
In his fourth article Cyril R H Parsons looks at the role of sub-post offices and the provision of services to rural areas and outdoor events.
43 Machin Watch
John Deering reviews the Darwin prestige booklet and the new 'security' Machins.
7 Newsdesk
Philatelists on Eggheads; New Distinguished Topical Philatelist; Design award for Royal Mail; Stampex and Philatex; Exhibitions.
20 Society News
Reports from philatelic societies.
24 Diary Dates
Forthcoming Fairs and _Auctions.
28 Around the Houses News of recent auction results.
79 Letters
Hawker Tempest described as Lockheed XP-80 in
stamp captioning error from Maldive Islands.
84 Stamp Hunting Nimrod suggests stamps of Morocco Agencies that are worth looking for.
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118 The Unissued Stamps of King George V David Horry reveals the story behind another unissued stamp.
Catalogue Column
The Catalogue Editor reports on, and illustrates, some more varieties.
106 Shore to Shore
Island Hopper reports on forthcoming issues from the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey—Spring Flowers, Darwin and Mills and Millers.
116 Stamp News in Brief
A summary of recent and forthcoming issues from around the world.
119 CATALOGUE SUPPLEMENT
A 19-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue.