vol. 28(4): 1-122. September

Gibbons Stamp Monthly

Plot

SPECIAL FEATURES
27 World's Earliest Mail Balloons. The world's first official airmail service, in 1793 described by Ernst M Cohn.
30 Spectacular Rare Stamps of the World. Peter Jennings reports from Claridge's Hotel where more than £100 million worth of stamps were on show in July.
45 Thematics Around the World. Thematic collectors around the world met in San Francisco to discuss their problems and plans—Francesca Rapkin reports.
46 The Seals and Sea Lions of the Falkland Islands Another aspect of Falklands wildlife as depicted on stamps, by Geoff Moir DFC FRPSL.
52 Jersey Prepares for the 21st Century Hugh Jefferies visits Jersey Post's new Headquarters.
BRITISH STAMPS
33 GB News NPM reopens, recently discovered errors, Enid Blyton stamps.
REGULAR FEATURES
5 Newsdesk. Design a stamp competition winners, Stampex details, Auction News, Societies and Diary Dates.
50 Nimrod Further North Borneo 'tips'.
COMPETITION- Win a £50 Stanley Gibbons voucher in this easy to enter competition.
65 The Story Behind the Cover John Byl discusses the arrangements for the collection of postage due charges in the Cayman Islands.
68 Queen Elizabeth Definitives Continuing his series, Nick Halewood reviews the Gold Coast set and the subsequent Ghana overprints.
70 The Diarie of Samuel Creeps Michael Banister selects further extracts from the 'Diane of an ordinarie collector of stamps'.
78 More Rubbish Mervyn Benford considers the potential of 'Tomorrow's postal history'.
79 Stamps on Stamps Pose Problems Ken Lake looks back at the difficulties he had with the 1976 '60 Years of Nauru Stamps' issue.
36 Postal Stationery Matters Peter van Gelder visits the National Postal Museum to see what it has to offer the stationery collector.
39 Machin Watch John M Deering's regular review.
76 Books The new Stanley Gibbons Italy and Switzerland Catalogue reviewed.
84 This Philatelic World of Ours Ken Lake recommends a series of flood relief surcharges to help pay for the recent damage in Eastern Europe.
NEW ISSUE SECTION
56 Panorama. Another selection of recent issues reviewed by Brenda Ralph Lewis.
59 Shore to Shore. Island Hopper puts faces to names.
60 Stamp News in Brief Recent and forthcoming issues to look out for.
62 Looking at Recent Issues. Canada's Gilles Villeneuve and Scenic Highways stamps discussed by Allan Daniell.
81 Large Queens of Canada for Beginners John Hillson FCPS provides a helpful introduction to the 1868 definitives.
42 A Find after 50 Years Otto Hornung reports on an item of interest to forces' mail specialists.
43 GB Specialised Catalogue Specialised listing of the 1997 Greetings booklet stamps.
87 New Collector John Holman returns to the stamps of ex-Soviet republics and illustrates some more tourist souvenirs.
90 Catalogue Column Early St Helena and Tanzania postage dues provide the topics for David Aggersberg this month.