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STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY
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STAMP UPDATE
New York World Stamp
Show report. New Buy
& Sell website. Monkey
business from Royal Mail,
and much more…
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GB STAMPS
We review Royal Mail’s
new WWI and Pink Floyd
stamps in detail
PLUS, win the stamps!
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SPORTING SUCCESSES
British sporting triumphs
celebrated on stamps
40
AROUND THE ISLANDS
The latest stamps form
Guernsey, the Isle of
Man and Jersey
44
BRITAIN’S OLYMPICS
As thousands of athletes
prepare for the Olympics
Games, Bob Wilcock
provides a comprehensive
guide to GB Olympic
items. PLUS! Claim your
FREE Olympics stamp
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STAMP STORY
The tale behind
a Manchukuo Postal
Administration stamp
COLLECT BY COUNTRY
Your quick guide to the
stamps of New Zealand
DEAD COUNTRIES
German East Africa
STAMP SHOWCASE
An engaging exhibit
focussing on the nation’s
plight during 1940
POSTAL HISTORY & MORE
John Scott takes a look
at ephemera and postal
history associated with
inns and inn-keeping
COVER EXPLAINED
The journey and royal
background of a cover
COLLECT BY THEME
Our regular thematics
guides include owls,
tobacco and animals
109
STAMP MISCELLANY
USA’s Molly Pitcher stamp
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COINS
COIN UPDATE
World Cup 1966 coin.
First official Formula 1
coin, and more…
MARKET INSIGHT
The latest internet prices
and ‘Coins on a budget’
ROYAL MINT EXPERIENCE
The Royal Mint
Experience recently
opened to the public
offering visitors the
opportunity to discover
the unexpected wonder
of the world of coins.
Paula Hammond went
along to the launch to
find out more
102
LEPROSY COINS
An insight into the coins
used in leper colonies
around the world
104
BRITISH MUSEUM
We examine the largest
known silver hoard
ever discovered in the
western Viking world
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REGULARS
MARKET INSIGHT
Latest prices and opinion
OPINION & LETTERS
Dane Garrod reflects on
the ‘special relationship’
between collectors and
dealers. Plus, your letters
STAMP SIDELINES
Post & Go, postmarks,
FDCs, stamp errors, and
your guide to glider mail
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