vol. 39(10): 1-162

Gibbons Stamp Monthly

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Volume 39 Number 10 March 2009
62 The Postmarks of the British West Indies—King George VI—Barbados 1937-1954
More scarce cancellations are identified by David Horry.
67 New Zealand Story
In the first part of this article, Tom Pierron looks at watermark varieties, offsets and missing colours.
72 Post Offices in India are Still Growing in Number
Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS, interviews John Samuel, General Manager, Business Development &Marketing Directorate of India Post.
76 Ethiopian Collectors Club
This year the Club celebrates its 50th anniversary, N R Handley traces its history.
80 Putting Pen to Paper
The story of pen and ink is examined by John Scott.
93 Philatelic Congress of Great Britain Part 2 of this series sees Colin Searle surveying the years 1920-1940.
98 The Day a Monkey Typed a Shakespeare Play, or so I Thought
An extraordinary coincidence is recalled by Rob Holley.
100 The European Influence on Ceylon and its Post Offices
David Horry investigates the origins of the names found on Ceylon postmarks.
104 The 2007 Hula Reserve Stamps of Israel
'One of the most interesting series the Israel Philatelic Service has issued in recent years' is described by Ron Berger.
109 Lockheed—a Major Force in Aviation, and on Stamps
Ian Hamilton, editor of Collect Aircraft on Stamps, traces the history of Lockheed in the first of a two-part article.
119 2008 Commonwealth Booklets
Geir Sor-Reime begins his annual survey of stamp booklets.
37 GB News
Six stamps and a miniature sheet feature the House of Tudor in the second series of Great British Monarchs.
39 British Postmarks of the Last 50 Years
In his third article Cyril R H Parsons looks at the
prepayment of postage in money and at changes in the way that letter mails have been carried.
46 GB Specialised Catalogue.
A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue.
47 Posted in Advance for Delivery on Christmas Day
In Part 4 of this article, Pat Campbell reviews the Series 5 cancellers.
53 Machin Watch
John Deering takes another look at 'Post and Go' stamps and reviews the British Design Classics prestige booklet.
7 Newsdesk
Gibbons acquire Philatelic Exporter; Stamp artwork catalogue launched; Stamps for Lewis
Hamilton; New centre for BPMA; Exhibitions.
22 Society News
Reports from philatelic societies.
26 Diary Dates
Forthcoming Fairs and Auctions.
30 Around the Houses News of recent auction results.
33 New Collector
John Holman looks at re-issues and reprints, Indian Feudatory States and Britons on stamps.
66 Stamp Hunting
Nimrod suggests some stamps of Trengganu that are worth looking for.
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84 The Diarie of Samuel Creeps
Michael Banister selects more extracts from the journal of an ordinarie collector of stamps.
89 Postal Stationery Matters
Peter van Gelder reports on 'Publibels', Irish 'Blottoes' and rare Anguilla aerogrammes.
99 Letters
The benefits of belonging to a philatelic society.
126 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 Ceylon varieties.
114 Shore to Shore
Island Hopper reports on forthcoming issues from the Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
116 Stamp News in Brief
A summary of recent and forthcoming issues from around the world.
124 Panorama
John Moody investigates the background to some more new issues.
127 CATALOGUE SUPPLEMENT
A 15-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue.