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I buy virtually anything in stamps and covers, from specialised one country
collections to general lots and accumulations, from better quality single items to
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WHY SELL TO ME?
For
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ACCURATE VALUATIONS
- I have over thirty years’ full-time experience as a major
buyer in the stamp trade, and I buy from all the main UK & Continental auction houses.
I make accurate, efficient valuations based on the very latest market values.
FAIR VALUATIONS
- I work on a high turnover with low profit margins which means
I must buy - and I pay the top market price to make sure I do. I cannot afford to waste
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IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
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HOME VISITS
- I travel extensively, which means that I can easily arrange to view
bulky, valuable collections in your own home - at no extra cost to you.
And finally
... I buy most of my material from auction, usually at well below my “top
price’’. If those people had sold directly to me they would have been paid more,
paid immediately and would not have paid any commission or gone to any other
expense.
Think about it
- and then give me a ring.
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We are pleased to announce a valuable auction
of general world philatelic properties,
to be held in Warwick,
Wednesday 4th July, at 12 noon.
British Guiana 1899 2c on 15c
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THE UK’S NUMBER ONE STAMP MAGAZINE
Volume 43 Number 1
June 2012
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New Collector: John Holman
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Machin Watch:
John M Deering
The OTHER Diamond Jubilee:
Peter van Gelder
Transit of Venus:
Margaret Morris
Falkland Islands Birds:
Hugh Osborne
Mauritius Exhibtion:
Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS
Contents
NEWSDESK
7 Newsdesk
Plate 77 Penny Red sells for £550,000, TNT introduces
‘Final Mile’ delivery trial, Royal Mail announces the 2012
Young Letter Writer of the Year.
22 Society News
The latest reports from philatelic societies.
26 Diary Dates
Forthcoming fairs and auctions.
30 Around the Houses
News of recent auction results.
32
GSM in the Palm of Your hand
The nation’s favourite philatelic magazine is now available
as a download for the iPhone, iPad or iTouch—thanks to
the launch of the brand new
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58 Return to Sender: A Remarkable Discovery
Douglas Muir, reveals an important new discovery in the
field of British Return to Sender labels.
64 GB Specialised Catalogue
The latest supplement to the Great Britain Specialised
Catalogue.
SPECIAL FEATURES
66 The OTHER Diamond Jubilee
Discover the stamps, stationery and Cinderellas issued to
commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.
71 Transit of Venus
Margaret Morris looks at how this rare celestial spectacle
has been represented on stamps from around the world.
76 Looking for Roger Wells
David Horry investigates the life and work of Roger Wells,
whose study of contemporary postmarks during the middle
of the 20th century has left a vital legacy for collectors.
84 Sheet Numbers of the Falkland Islands
‘Birds’ definitives of the 1960s
Hugh Osborne explains the use of sheet numbers on the
Falkland Islands’ ‘Birds’ definitives.
91 Lord Coe Stamp of Approval for Isle of Man
Olympic ‘Runners’ Stamp
Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS meets former Olympic
champion, Lord Coe.
92 2010-11 Foreign Postal Stationery
Geir Sør-Reime provides the first of a three-part listing of
recent foreign postal stationery issues.
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00 The Veins of Empire
Discover how some very affordable pieces of postal
history can offer a unique insight to the mercantile
history of the British Empire.
G.S.M. June 2012
BRITISH STAMPS
36 GB News
Royal Mail’s Diamond Jubilee issue revealed, plus new
changes to the 2012 and 2013 stamp programmes.
37 Machin Watch
John Deering looks at how the recent postal tariff rises
have impacted on the Machin scene.
44 British Private Posts
John Holman reveals more developments in Downstream
Access mail and Universal Mail’s popular Tourist stamps,
as well as another helping of Railway and Island issues.
54 The Court Post Office: Part One
Glenn H Morgan and John Holman report from
Buckingham Palace to offer a rare glimpse inside the
Court Post Office of the Royal Household.
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Dear Reader
We’re a funny lot aren’t we?
We take pride in the fact that our hobby can be all things to all people;
we view our fellows’ collections with real interest – even when they bear
little relation to our own – and we always compliment them on their
achievements.
But somewhere, deep within us, is a nagging feeling that, if they are not
collecting what we collect or they are not collecting it in the same way we
do, they just can’t be gaining the same fulfilment from the hobby that
we are.
I suppose its not too surprising really, when you consider the choices
we have all made along the way: mint or used; Commonwealth or Foreign;
‘commercial’ of ‘philatelic’, stamps or postal history, classics or modern –
the great uniting factor that we have; that we can all collect exactly what we
want in the way that we want (finances and time permitting), will inevitably
also be something of a dividing factor and we have to be careful not to
appear dismissive of anyone else’s approach – even a bit of gentle banter
can be hurtful to some.
In my position I’ve had to develop the hide of a rhinoceros, so a bit of
playful leg-pulling about my philatelic achievements – or lack of them – is
almost inevitable.
A few months ago, during a society auction, someone asked me a
question, to which I answered ‘Yes’ rather more forcefully than I should
have done.
The next thing I heard was the auctioneer saying ‘Sold to Mr Jefferies’
as he brought his gavel down on a nice little collection of cancelled-to-
order Mongolian pictorials of the 1960s and 70s. Needless to say, this gave
everyone present a good deal of amusement and my Mongolian collection
was augmented over the next few meetings by kind donations of further
sets of a similar nature – ‘for my new collection – we’re pleased you’re not
still collecting that boring Commonwealth stuff’.
But what may be frowned upon now by the traditionalists among us
(and I’m as guilty as any) may well prove to be fantastically desirable in
the future.
Collectors of the day clearly thought that his covers were ‘contrived’ and
probably ‘not what philately is all about’, but Roger Wells clearly enjoyed
collecting in the way that he did, and without his activities, and those of
other like-minded individualists, we just would not know the half of what
we do know about the postmarks of smaller post offices in the far-flung
corners of the Empire. However, what we do not know much about is the
man who created all those covers, Roger Wells himself. So David Horry,
another enthusiast for the postmarks of obscure post offices, is trying to
find out more – any information which you can add to the story so far will,
of course, be most welcome.
No doubt, the interest in the man himself will only enhance interest in
the covers he arranged to have sent to him, or his agents; so, just like the
‘souvenir’ Allahabad flight card, which recently fetched over £20,000 at
auction, Roger Wells’ ‘contrived’ covers may command greater and greater
respect (and prices) in the years to come.
If nothing else, that should be a lesson to all of us – what is viewed with
a faint sense of ridicule today may be keenly sought after in the not-too-
distant future
—
maybe even my new Mongolian pictorials!
Your £1 Stanley Gibbons
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08 Spectacular Exhibition of 1847 ‘Post Office’
Mauritius Stamps at the Museum for
Communication Berlin
Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS supplies a special report on
the ‘Meeting of the Queens’ exhibition in Berlin.
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15 Australia Post Competition
Your chance to win one of ten sets of Australia Post’s
Diamond Jubilee commemorative collectables.
114 The Diarie of Samuel Creeps
More wise words from an ordinarie collector of stamps.
119 Postal Stationery Matters
Peter van Gelder’s roundup of new postal stationery finds.
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28 The Unissued Stamps of Queen Elizabeth II
David Horry reveals the story behind an unissued stamp
of Trinidad and Tobago.
Catalogue Column
Hugh Jefferies’ latest comments as SG catalogue editor.
REGULAR FEATURES
33 New Collector
John Holman presents another eclectic mix of philatelic
advice for new stamp collectors.
98 Stamp Hunting
Nimrod highlights some important stamps of Tanzania.
Competition
Your chance to win a £50 Stanley Gibbons voucher.
105 Bookshelf
Another new philatelic publication from the
GSM
Bookshelf is read and rated.
EDITORIAL OFFICE
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Editor
HUGH JEFFERIES
Assistant Editor
DEAN SHEPHERD
Designer
GARY KEEPING
Editor’s Assistant
LORRAINE HOLCOMBE
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22 Stamp News in Brief
A summary of recent and forthcoming issues.
124 Shore to Shore
More issues from the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey
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26 Panorama
A special roundup of new Diamond Jubilee issues.
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29 Catalogue Supplement
A 13-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue
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