vol. 39(11): 1-162

Gibbons Stamp Monthly

Plot

32 The World of Miniature Sheets
Once frowned upon, miniature sheets are now an accepted feature of philately. Paul Brittain looks at their history.
62 Australia's Coil Stamps 1913-1975
Richard Breckon describes the production of stamps in coil rolls and the challenge they presented to the postal authorities in keeping pace with postal rates.
71 The Giraffe Issues of Tanganyika 1922-25 Brian Cartwright FRPSL reviews these distinctive definitives.
77 The Postmarks of the British West Indies— King George VI—St Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla
More scarce cancellations
identified by David Horry.
84 ThematiX '09
Whether you are interested in thematic collecting or not, you should visit this new show says Dr John Horsey.
85 Pope Benedict XVI Pilgrimage to the Holy Land Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS, reports on Israel's new souvenir stamp and booklet set that mark the Pope's historic visit.
90 Wonderful Flower-ful Mauritius Reg Taylor provides background details to a new definitive set featuring some of the island's indigenous flowers—four of which are given free with this month's magazine.
101 Postal Stationery 2007-2008 Geir Sor-Reime surveys foreign postal stationery from Aland to Estonia.
37 GB News Post Boxes: new miniature and generic sheets for release on 18 August; Favourite stamp of 2008.
39 British Postmarks of the Last 50 Years
In the final article in this series, Cyril R H Parsons examines special event and first day postmarks.
43 Machin Watch
John Deering examines the Northern Ireland Castles generic sheet and recent tariff change Machins.
47 GB Letters Postmarking: brickbats and bouquets.
49 Keeping Us Posted
Advertising through the post, Colin Baker takes a look at how prepaid stationery led the way.
56 GB Specialised Catalogue
A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue.
58 Posted in Advance for Delivery on Christmas Day The last part of Pat Campbell's series reviews forgeries and facsimiles of the handstamps and illustrates some forwarded mail.
7 Newsdesk
New RDPs; Scottish Congress; China 2009; BPMA library online; Congress souvenirs; Exhibitions
22 Society News Reports from philatelic societies.
26 Diary Dates Forthcoming Fairs and Auctions.
30 Around the Houses News of recent auction results.
70 Stamp Hunting Nimrod suggests more stamps of Fiji that are worth looking for.
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81 Postal Stationery Matters Peter van Gelder discovers more Army & Navy Stores stationery, a Tasmanian/New South Wales hybrid cover and seeks information for a New South Wales catalogue project.
88 The Diarie of Samuel Creeps
Michael Banister selects more extracts from the journal of an ordinarie collector of stamps.
110 The Unissued Stamps of King George V David Horry reveals the story behind another unissued stamp.
Catalogue Column
The Catalogue Editor reports on varieties from Burma and the Tokelau Islands and St Christopher watermarks.
96 Shore to Shore Island Hopper reports on forthcoming issues from the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey.
98 Stamp News in Brief A summary of recent and forthcoming issues from around the world.
106 Panorama John Moody investigates the background to some more new issues.
111 CATALOGUE SUPPLEMENT
A 19-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue.