vol. 20(12): 1-162 May

Gibbons Stamp Monthly

Plot

Volume 20 Number 12 May 1990
SPECIAL FEATURES
39 1890-1990 A NOTABLE CENTENARY-Peter Collins looks back at the celebrations of Penny Postage in 1890.
68 VIVE LA DIFFERENCE-Stamps portraying birds are numerous, P J Lanspeary picks out some that depict the differences between male and female.
79 MALTA AND HER STAMPS-This month we give a FREE GIFT of some attractive Maltese stamps —Hugh Jefferies writes about the island and its postal and philatelic history.
87 KING GEORGE VI VARIETIES- Richard Lockyer continues his examination of the 1947-52 Brunei River defininitives
99 FIFTY YEARS OF A STAMP WRITER- Since the age of 16 Eric Glasgow has been writing about stamps; he waxes nostalgic about the past 50 years.
100 ANNIVERSARY: WINSTON CHURCHILL BECOMES PRIME MINISTER- Brenda Ralph Lewis looks at Winston Churchill's rise to fame.
108 THE ISSUES OF BRITISH EAST AFRICA- OW Newport reviews the stamps of this former protectorate, first issued 100 years ago.
REGULAR FEATURES
5 Newsdesk- Stamp Active — for those involved with Stamp Clubs for youngsters; New RDPs; Stamp News in Brief; Society News; Auctions; Covers.
15 STAMP WORLD LONDON 90- Details of London's international exhibition at Alexandra Palace.
27 Price Update- Price changes to the British Commonwealth catalogue.
72 COMPETITION-Your chance to win a £1000 holiday plus £250 spending money.
107 Insight. Nimrod suggests some stamps to look for from the United States.
113 Books- Reviews of recent philatelic literature.
114 New Collector- Multi-value Coils, Cross & By Posts, Gums; Your Questions answered by Barbara Last.
118 This Philatelic World of Ours Ken Lake looks at our philatelic world from the other side of the counter.
121 Letters- Your opinions aired on philatelic matters.
124 Looking at Recent Issues- The Treasures of Ireland, depicted on a new definitive series, and Bee-keeping in Cyprus, Sweden and East Germany, are Ken Lake's subjects.
126 Catalogue Column- Catalogue Editor, David Aggersberg, reports on a Nameless Nudibranch and a Tristan Mystery.
BRITISH STAMPS
47 News. Penny Black Anniversary miniature sheet; New Issues; Early Releases.
49 Machin Watch. John Deering looks at the latest happenings in the world of Machins.
51 The Penny Black. The reasons for and production of the world's first adhesive postage stamp are examined by F M Johnson.
54 Scarcity versus Catalogue Value. A survey of GB Victorian stamps conducted by Peter O'Neill.
56 The Queen Elizabeth II Waterlow 'Castle' High Values. The first high values of the new reign were issued in 1955 — Gerry Bater surveys the re-entries.
60 GB Catalogue. A supplement to the Specialised Catalogue.
Books.
Catalogue Supplement- The Gibbons Catalogue update starts on page 127