vol. 23(9): 1-142

Gibbons Stamp Monthly

Plot

SPECIAL FEATURES
29 THE HISTORY OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS
In the third, and final, part of his look at the history of these South Atlantic islands G D Moir covers the period from the Second World War to the present.
47 DELUGE IN GENOA
Otto Hornung reports on the World Thematic Stamp Exhibition, Genova '92, that was held in Genoa last September.
51 NORDIA '92 REPORT
Last year's annual exhibition of the Nordic countries was held in Kristiansand. Norway; P S S F Marsden visited the event.
52 BOSNIA
James Mackay recalls the turbulent history of this Balkan State, currently much in the news, and surveys its philatelic history.
92 THE AUSTRALIAN POSTAL RATE CHANGES VIA SUEZ, 1880-84
The complex variety of rates between the Australian States and the UK are explained and illustrated by H M Campbell.
99 KING GEORGE VI VARIETIES
In Part 27 of his series, Richard Lockyer continues his examination of the Bahamas 1942 Landfall Issue.
REGULAR FEATURES
5 Newsdesk
Success at Philitex for Stanley Gibbons; First American Postmark; Stamp News in Brief; Covers; Society News; Auctions; Diary Dates.
13 COMPETITION
Your chance to win a £50 SG voucher in our easy-to-enter competition.
48 Price Update
More changes to the Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue, Part 17, China.
91 This Philatelic World of Ours
Kenneth R Lake investigates Literature in the Service of Philately.
97 Books
Reviews of works on Kenya cancellations, Hong Kong's King George VI definitives and Vanuatu's postal history.
103 New Collector
John Holman looks at overprints and sur-
charges, paquebot cancellations, arranging
your collection and answers your questions.
107 Letters
You write about stamp rooms, Frigate Bird II, the world's largest country and Kotah
108 Stamping Around
Jonathan Ridgeway provides a different perspective on some recent Crown Agents releases.
109 Insight
Nimrod suggests some stamps to look for from Italy and the Bahamas.
110Catalogue Column Gibbons Catalogue Editor reports.
BRITISH STAMPS
35 News. February issues: Greetings Stamps and Marine Timekeepers.
37 Machin Watch. John M Deering's regular update.
40 Gems of Elizabethan Philately. Alan Wilson looks at the 1971 Universities 5p stamp in a different design.
41 Unique, Well? More missing colours examined by Mark Brandon.
42 Reversed Watermarks of the Line Engraved Issues. Don Maddon reveals how to detect these supposedly difficult watermarks.
43 GB Books. TPO Postmarks of Great Britain.
GB Letters. People in the Post; Tolkien.
44 GB Postal Stationery, Postal Labels and Postmarks. The first in an occasional series by John Holman.
46 GB Catalogue. A supplement to the Specialised Catalogue.
CATALOGUE SUPPLEMENT. The Gibbons Catalogue update starts on page 111