vol. 47(6): 1-146

Gibbons Stamp Monthly

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Contents
NEWSDESK
7 Newsdesk
Catch up with the latest philatelic news from around the world, including a royal reception for Royal Mail's 500th anniversary and details of a new crash mail exhibition at the Bath Postal Museum.
18 Stampex
Roasting temperatures, retail therapy and Rock and Roll; some of the things on offer at the latest Stampex show.
20 Society News
More reports from the nation's Philatelic Societies.
24 Diary Dates
Forthcoming fairs and auctions.
28 Around the Houses
News of recent auction results.
BRITISH STAMPS
39 GB News
Royal Mail's latest issue pays tribute to ten of the much-loved Mr Men and Little Miss characters.
40 Great Britain Postal Stationery: The impact of changes in postal tariffs
Edward Klempka examines how changes in the postal tariff led to some of the most attractive and scarcest items of British postal stationery.
47 Machin Watch
John Deering highlights more modern GB discoveries, including the latest Machins to be issued with `M16L' date codes, and tells us how to decipher the information hidden in Post & Go code lines.
54 British Private Posts
In another report on Britain's private posts, John Holman looks at the latest developments in Downstream Access and End-to-End mail, and highlights new issues from the nation's tourist, Christmas charity, railway and island
posts.
60 GB Specialised Supplement
The latest supplement to the GB Specialised Catalogue.
SPECIAL FEATURES
64 The Morocco Agencies
In 1898 Gibraltar stamps were overprinted for use in the eight Morocco Agencies. Richard Garcia explains the
reasons for the overprints and provides examples of their
use until they were gradually replaced by overprinted British stamps in 1907.
70 Czechoslovakia's Art Series, 1966-92
Beginning in 1966, Czechoslovakia released a total of 25 annual stamp sets depicting some of the country's finest works of art. Christer Brunström shows how this series provides a perfect canvas on which to build a beautiful thematic collection.
74 British Colonial and Protectorate Stamps Part 2: Seychelles
In his latest article in his ongoing series on colonial issues, Noel Davenhill focuses on the stamps of Seychelles - from the use of Mauritius stamps in the early 1860s, to the pre-independence stamps of the current reign.
80 South Georgia Without...
Hugh Osborne presents the first in a two-part article looking at the challenges facing the Postmasters of the isolated post office at Grytviken, South Georgia in the early part of the 20th century.
86 Barbados: The Britannia Printings
This comprehensive article by Charles Freeland discusses the various printings of the first issue of Barbados —
including shades, perforations, paper and surcharges.
94 The British Expeditionary Force: 1939-40
Jim Etherington reveals how the postal history of the BEF
gives a unique perspective on the fate of the Force, as well as the lives of those involved in this opening stage of WorId War II.
REGULAR FEATURES
33 New Collector
John Holman offers plenty of ideas for getting an aerophiately collection off the ground and reveals some more unusually shaped examples from the novelty genre.
101 Stamp Hunting
GSM's resident market expert, Nimrod, highlights stamps to look out for from Belize.
103 Bookshelf
Reviews of the latest philatelic publications.
109 Competition
Another chance to win a £50 Stanley Gibbons voucher.
116 The Unissued Stamps of Queen Elizabeth II More fun from the Hedley Adams Mobbs collection.
116 Catalogue Column
Hugh Jefferies offers more thoughts from the Catalogue Editor's chair.
NEW ISSUES
106 Panorama
Alison Boyd investigates the stories behind some of the latest stamp issues from around the world.
108 Shore to Shore
More issues from the Jersey, Isle of Man and Guernsey.
111 Stamp News in Brief
A summary of recent and forthcoming issues.
117 Catalogue Supplement
Your 13-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue.