vol. 41(9): 1-192

Gibbons Stamp Monthly

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Contents
NEWSDESK
7 Newsdesk
Switzerland's rarest stamp for auction; China sells well at SG; US Forever stamps; Gibraltar Royal Wedding stamps
22 Society News
Reports from philatelic societies
26 Diary Dates
Forthcoming Fairs and Auctions
30 Around the Houses
News of recent auction results
BRITISH STAMPS
37 GB News
New Royal Mail issue: Classic Musicals
40 Machin Watch
John Deering's regular update
45 Stamping Around with Charles Dickens
Alan Sacks concludes his philatelic tour through Dickens' life and times
49 GB Postal Stationery, Postal Labels and Postmarks A report on recent developments by John Holman
54 Variants in Business Customised Smilers Sheets John Grey reveals a source of untapped stamp variants
61 Bertram Mackennal: 'A very clever Australian sculptor'
Douglas N Muir explores the work of King George V's favourite sculptor
65 Valentine's Day Special
Alan Sacks attempts some philatelic match-making
68 Edward VIII
John Holman concludes his review of the philatelic aspects of this controversial king's short reign
76 GB Specialised Catalogue
A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue
SPECIAL FEATURES
79 Recent Philatelic Happenings in Ghana
Nicholas Pertwee demonstrates that Ghana's recent stamp issues have much to interest the philatelist
88 The Postmarks of Basutoland 1937-1955 David Horry reveals some more scarce handstamps
92 Centenary of the World's First Aerial Post
A flight in India made aviation and philatelic history; Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS reports
98 Food for Britain!
Richard Breckon reveals the story behind Australia's embossed parcel labels of 1946-49
102 Malaya and the Colour Scheme of the Universal Postal Union
Rob Holley concludes his examination of the problems caused in Malaya by the UPU's colour-coding scheme
110 The Philatelic Consequences of the 1931 Hawke's Bay Earthquake
A disaster in New Zealand is recalled by Robin Gwynn FRPSL, FRPSNZ
118 Don't Judge a Letter by its Cover
David Hiscock shows that it can pay to read the contents
122 Somaliland Field Force and the Marconi Detachment
The postal arrangements are reviewed by Cliff Gregory
REGULAR FEATURES
13 New Collector
John Holman looks at overprints and surcharged the philatelic consequences of the 1971 postal strike
85 GSM Bookshelf Reviews of recent books
89 Dear GSM
Readers' correspondence
26 Stamp Hunting
Nimrod suggests stamps worth looking for from West Germany
Competition
Five chances to win a copy of Collect British Stamps
168 The Unissued Stamps of Queen Elizabeth II
David Horry reveals the story behind an unissued stamp Catalogue Column
Hugh Jefferies reports
NEW ISSUES

127 Shore to Shore
Island Hopper looks at Isle of Man stamps celebrating fhe Queen's 'lifetime ofJerseyce', jersey Woodlands and the endangered Blue Whale on a Guernsey miniature sheet
128 Panorama
Dean Shepherd investigates the background to some recent new issues
169 Catalogue Supplement
A 10-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue
SPECIAL FEATURE Spring Stampex
A preview of the British National Exhibition at the Business Design Centre from 23 to 26 February
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