vol. 41(5): 1-146

Gibbons Stamp Monthly

Plot

Contents NEWSDESK
7 Newsdesk
The latest news from around the stamp world
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
41 GB News
New Royal Mail issue: Winnie-the-Pooh, six stamps and a miniature sheet for 12 October. Northern Ireland missing colour discovery
42 Machin Watch
John Deering looks at _John Hedgecoe's contribution to the Machin design, pre-decimal Machin colour trials and the 60p and 97p Country stamps
46 The Essential Bear
An intriguing souvenir of this year's Lord Mayor's Show in London is based on an Edwardian postcard; John Scott provides the details
47 The Telegraph Stamps of Great Britain
Steve Hiscocks provides an illustrated introduction to British telegraph companies and their stamps up until nationalisation, along with those issued by the Post Office and for military use
52 GB Specialised Catalogue
A supplement to the Great Britain Specialised Catalogue
SPECIAL FEATURES
37 Have a Go and Show!
Why not show your philatelic material to others? Paul Brittain explains the benefits
56 New Zealand's 'Third Pictorials'
The 50th anniversary of New Zealand's first photogravure definitives is celebrated by Paul Wreglesworth
63 Trinidad
Peter Ford surveys the early postal history and handstruck stamps of Trinidad
70 A Beginner in Malaya
Rob Holley explains why he took up stamp collecting and why he chose Malaya
78 Milestone Moments for the Gibraltar Study Circle The Study Circle celebrates its 35th anniversary this year; Eric Holmes reflects on its history and achievements
82 The Cable Cards of Cocos
Margaret Noack explains how the cable station established on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 1901 enabled islanders to communicate by mail with the outside world
88 The Glorious Islands
Another remote island group's postal history is reviewed by Steve Pendleton
92 Churches of Croatia on Stamps
A philatelic tour conducted by Anthony New FSA, FRIBA, MIStruct E
95 The 60c. Hunting Dog 'Double Name' Variety
David Sinclair illustrates the varieties to be found on this South African stamp and explains how they occurred
97 What's in a Letter?
Look at the contents of a letter, not just the stamps and postal markings, recommends Rufus Barnes
98 The Chapel of Queen Catherine de Valois in Westminster Abbey will remind Pope Benedict XVI of their Bavarian Heritage
A report by Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS
REGULAR FEATURES
33 New Collector
John Holman looks at overprints and surcharges, the Indian Feudatory States of Poonch and Rajasthan, New Zealand Private Post issues and new stamps honouring engraver Czeslaw Slania
66 Dear GSM
Readers' correspondence
91 GSM Bookshelf
Reviews of recent books on the Airmails of East Africa and Malaya Postal Stationery
96 Stamp Hunting
Nimrod suggests some stamps worth looking for from the Orange Free State
Competition
Win a £50 SG voucher in our easy-to-enter competition
108 The Unissued Stamps of Queen Elizabeth II
David Horry reveals the story behind an unissued stamp Catalogue Column
Hugh Jefferies reports
NEW ISSUES
104 Shore to Shore
Nimrod looks at the latest issues from the Channel Islands and Isle of Man
106 Panorama
Dean Shepherd investigates the background to some recent new issues
109 Catalogue Supplement
A 16-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue