Gibbons Stamp Monthly

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7 Newsdesk
The latest philatelic news from around the world
12 The Queen Opens New RPSL Headquarters GSM reports on a momentous highlight of the Royal Philatelic Society's 150th anniversary year.
14 Society News
More reports from the nation's Philatelic Societies.
16 Diary Dates Forthcoming fairs and auctions.
20 Around the Houses News of recent auction results.
BRITISH STAMPS
27 GB News
We take a look at Royal Mail's latest release, which rounds off its trilogy of stamp issues celebrating the characters and vehicles of the Star Wars film franchise.
30 Freeling Correspondence and the Franking System: Part 1 Requests
Using actual letters retained by postal reformer Francis
Freeling, Robert Galland FRPSL offers a unique perspective on the inner workings of the free franking system in Britain.
34 Single, Double and Triple Diamond Obliterators of London
Harry Layne discusses the numbered obliterators introduced to replace the Maltese Cross cancellation, in particular fhe diamond type handstamps of the London Inland Office.
38 Machin Watch John Deering puts a festive spin in this month's column for modern GB collectors with a close look at the Christmas stamps and Winter Greenery Post & Go issues for 2019 and highlights more Machin retail booklets with backing paper variants.
44 GB Specialised Supplement The latest supplement to the Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Catalogue.
46 South Africa: Transvaal Arms Issue 1870-77 Lars Jorgensen RDPSA begins a series of articles to help readers to correctly identify the Arms issue from the first South African Republic.
Phonopost 80 Years On!
Adding a new definition to the term 'voicemail', David Smitham researches a little-known postal service first introduced in 1939 to allow people to record and send voice messages by post.
27 GB News
50 Phonopost 80 Years On!: David Smitham
Liberia's Registration Stamps
Lying just off Africa's west coast, Liberia can offer philatelists an interesting selection of registration sfamps. Christer Brunström explains more.
Italy: 1932 March on Rome Stamp Issue Alan Wishart provides the background to this, large issue from Italy, released during the Mussolini era, which was produced by one of Italy's most celebrated stamp designers.
Gibbons-Whitman Stamp Monthly
Alison Boyd highlights the somewhat short-lived USA version of GSM.
Earthquakes and the stamps of Guatemala
As a prominent feature of Guatemala's history, it is not surprising that earthquakes have also made their mark on Guatemalan philately. as David Lindwall reveals.
2019 Yearbooks Jersey, Guernsey. Macao and the Faroe Islands provide an overview of their 2019 annual issues.
Collecting Malayan Postal Stationery: Part 2 Len Stanway highlights more examples of Malayan postal stationery. including those produced for the Unfederated Malay States and the Japanese occupation and British Military Administration periods.
REGULAR FEATURES
22 New CollectorIn the first in the first in a series of articles, Hugh Jefferies discusses the various reasons for overprinted stamps and the methods used to create them.
46 South Africa: Transvaal Arms Issue 1870-77 Lars Jorgensen RDPSA
64 Gone But Not Forgotten: John Moody
68 Earthquakes and the stamps of Guatemala: David Lindwall
26 Dear GSM
Readers have their say, courtesy of the GSM postbag.
56 Fakes and Forgeries of the British Empire Over the years, Stanley Gibbons has amassed an amazing reference collection of fakes and forgeries. In the first in a new series, George James, Head of Commonwealth at Stanley Gibbons, dips into this rogues gallery to show readers how to spot some of these dangerous imitations.
63 Stamp Hunting Stamps to look out for from British Solomon Islands
64 Gone But Not Forgotten In another article on 'dead' countries, we resurrect the issues of the British administration of Burma.
85 Competition Win a £50 Stanley Gibbons voucher.
90 The Unissued Stamps of King George VI More tongue-in-cheek fun from the Hedley Adams Mobbs collection.
90 Catalogue Column Hugh Jefferies offers more collecting advice from the Catalogue Editor's chair.
84 Shore to Shore More new issues from Isle of Man, Guernsey, Alderney and Jersey.
86 Stamp News in Brief A summary of recent and forthcoming issues.
88 Panorama Alison Boyd investigates the stories behind some of the latest stamp issues from around the world.
91 Catalogue Supplement A 14-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue.