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The Treasury Roulette: New Zealand’s General Jersey’s Man of Steel Creating a Jewel of the The Manx Factor:
An Enigma Unwrapped Purpose Revenue Stamps: Jubilee: Part 4—The Richard West
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Contents 58 GB Specialised Catalogue

NEWSDESK
7 Newsdesk
More details on the up-coming BPMA stamp sale, new
King George V variety discovered; Australia 2013 report.
20 Society News
More reports from the nation’s Philatelic Societies.
24 Diary Dates
Forthcoming fairs and auctions.
28 Around the Houses
News of recent auction results.
BRITISH STAMPS
35 GB News
Royal Mail's 60th Anniversary of the Coronation and
Classic Locomotives of Northern Ireland issues.
36 The ‘Treasury Roulette’: An Enigma Unwrapped
Discover how Ray Simpson’s recent research is redefining
the origins of the so-called ‘Treasury Roulettes’.
42 An Update on Skeleton Stamps: Part 1
Harry Layne offers new information on the unframed and
framed Skeleton postmarks of England and Wales.
47 Machin Watch
John Deering takes a closer look at Royal Mail’s recent
Doctor Who and Football Heroes stamp issues, including a
bit of an ‘own goal’ from Royal Mail.
53 Stamp Variants in Royal Mail Smilers Sheets—
an Update. Part 2
John Gray continues his in-depth update on recent Smiler
sheet varieties.
The latest supplement to the Great Britain Specialised
Catalogue.
THE POSTAL STATIONERY SOCIETY
21st ANNIVERSARY
61 The Postal Stationery Society
As the PSS marks 21 years, members offer a small taste
of what this field of collecting has to offer. To begin, Colin
Baker introduces the history of postal stationery and the
Society itself.
62 Around The World For A Penny: British ‘Foreign
Rate’ Postcards, 1892–1917
How much variety can one type of British postal stationery
offer? Peter O’Keeffe reveals the infinite possibilities.
66 Belgian Postal Stationery: The Sunday Label
Chris Howe explains how religious politics led to some
often confusing designs on Belgium’s early postal
stationery.
68 Collecting Mauritius Postal Stationery
Looking for a new collecting avenue? Alan Huggins explains
the many reasons why you should consider the postal
stationery of Mauritius.
SPECIAL FEATURES
96 New Zealand’s General Purpose Revenue Stamps
With face values ranging from 1d. to over £190,000,
New Zealand's General Purpose revenue stamps offer a
fascinating area of study, as David Smitham reveals.
100 Vatican Post Office Sede Vacante Stamps and
Emeritus Pope Benedict
Peter Jennings reports from The Vatican on the recent
Sede Vacante issue for Pope Benedict XVI.

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Dear Reader
Have you ever watched a mind-blowing act on a variety performance
show and thought to yourself, ‘I would hate to be the person who has
to follow that!’ Well, when I first joined the editorial team on GSM, a
little over three years ago, and was told of the possibility of one-day,
maybe, inheriting the editor’s chair from the venerable Hugh Jefferies,
I will admit that I did feel a lot like that person waiting in the wings,
watching open-mouthed as the preceding act consistently delivered a
first class performance.
For over a quarter of a century Hugh has given an awe-inspiring
performance as the editor of Gibbons Stamp Monthly. Not only has
he expertly juggled the editorial duties of GSM along with the huge
responsibilities of being catalogue editor, he has also managed to grow
each title in his care, developing them into award-winning, globally-
respected publications. How on earth do you follow an act like that?
Compared to Hugh, I felt like my philatelic and editorial repertoire
was the equivalent of coming on stage and playing the spoons!
Fast forward three years (believe me, that is how it feels!), and Hugh
has taken his final bow as the editor of GSM. Last month, he signed off
his 303rd and final issue, much to the applause of fellow philatelists,
friends and colleagues.
Even though I came to GSM with over a dozen years of experience
as an editor under my belt—almost half of those as the editor of
another philatelic title—the wealth of knowledge, both philatelic and
editorial, that Hugh has enthusiastically shared with me over the years
has been amazing. I couldn’t have asked for a better mentor and I
truly am thankful for the privilege of working with Hugh, especially as
I mark my first issue in the ‘hot seat’. So, thanks for everything, Hugh,
and thank you for the faith you have shown in me by handing over
the reins of GSM. I only hope that I can come close to matching your
philatelic, editorial, and dare I say it, facial hair-growing, prowess.
But don’t think we are going to let Hugh disappear without a trace.
I am very glad to say that he will still be taking to the GSM ‘stage’ for a
number of encores; Hugh will still continue with his regular ‘Around
the Houses’ and ‘Catalogue Column’ features, as well as providing a
variety of articles covering his many collecting interests—all, of course,
performed in his own distinctive style.
It is interesting to note that two former GSM editors are still active
parts of the magazine today—the esteemed John Holman and now
Hugh Jefferies. There is definitely a magnetic quality about GSM
that just makes you want to be a part of it. I’m not sure what it is (it’s
certainly not the pay!). Maybe it’s the knowledge that you are a part
of the team that makes GSM the UK’s leading and best-value philatelic
title, or maybe it’s being associated with something with such a long
and distinguished heritage?
As I slide into the metaphorical editor’s chair (which, in reality,
is the same old, wobbly affair I have had for the past three years) I
am conscious that I am not only following in Hugh’s Chelsea-booted
footsteps, but also those in an illustrious list of previous editors of a
title that has spanned three centuries. As assistant editor, I was proud
to play a part in continuing the GSM legacy, but to have been given
the opportunity to add my name to that awe-inspiring list of editors is
a real honour.
Thank to you for joining me for this issue
and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as
we have enjoyed putting it together. Now, as
they say, on with the show!
Your £1 Stanley
Gibbons Voucher can
be found on page 162

103 The Postmarks of Southern Rhodesia during the 109 Stamp Hunting
King George VI Period, 1937–1953 Nimrod highlights some important stamps to look out for
David Horry explores Southern Rhodesia, which still from St Vincent.
offers a rich source of rare King George VI postmarks.
113 Competition
106 Jersey’s Man of Steel Your chance to win a £50 Stanley Gibbons voucher.
Discover the story behind Jersey Post’s latest ‘super’ issue.
120 The Unissued Stamps of Queen Elizabeth II
110 Creating a Jewel of the Jubilee: Part 4 The unissued stamps of Non-Sequiturial Africa.
—The European Connection Catalogue Column
John Davis focuses on the history of Denmark’s royal family, Hugh Jefferies presents his latest comments as SG
as shown through stamps. catalogue editor.
114 The Manx Factor
40 years after the Isle of Man achieved postal NEW ISSUES
independence, Richard West looks back at some of the
116 Shore to Shore
home-grown talent responsible for its stamps.
New issues from the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey.

REGULAR FEATURES 117 Panorama

More of the latest new issues get put under the spotlight.
31 New Collector
Another inspiring article for new (and seasoned) collectors. 118 Stamp News in Brief
Your monthly summary of recent and forthcoming issues.
89 2011–12 Foreign Postal Stationery
Geir Sør-Reime continues his annual survey of postal 121 Catalogue Supplement
stationery from around the world. A 18-page update to the Stanley Gibbons Catalogue.

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NEWSDESK

PHILATELIC NEWS
World
Great Britain
Local
Society News
BPMA sale: more details announced • Farewell to Hugh Jefferies •
Sideways watermark discovered • British success at Australia 2013 •
Royal Mail sets the trend at prestigious award ceremony

Near sell-out George S Official London

2015 auctioneers

Harell auction achieves announced

Heinrich Koehler and
Corinphila, have been

impressive results at SG appointed as official

auctioneers for the London
2015 Europhilex, the
international stamp show
The Stanley Gibbons’ George S Harell auction of The 1944 ‘Maharaja being organised by Stamp
Indian Feudatory States, which took place on 2 Kerala Varma II’, 1a. World Exhibitions, which will
May, proved to be a great success, with nearly all Cochin Official, which take place at the Business
lots sold. With many of the star items from the sale sold for £9400 in the Design Centre, London on 13
having been off the market for more than three recent Stanley Gibbons to 16 May 2015.
decades, the collection was described by Dr Kinns, Indian Feudatory States Koehler and Corinphila
the company’s philatelic Director, as, ‘The most auction will stage the auction at the
important collection of its kind to appear for some Business Design Centre
years’. towards the end of the
The auction attracted a full room, as well as a exhibition. Further details of
large number of telephone and internet bidders. the auction will be published
However, they all had to compete against a very Other lots realising over their catalogue values nearer the time.
strong ‘book’, with many lots selling over estimate included lot 106, a 1935-36 Bhopal 4a. chocolate, For further information
and a good number achieving well over catalogue with ¼a. type O5 surcharge (SG O322), which about London 2015
value. By the end of the sale, 96 per cent of lots had sold for £1700 (catalogue £1500), and lot 333, a Europhilex, visit www.
been sold, with the total realisation of the auction ‘doubly printed’ Cochin 1902-03 2 put. (SG 19a), london2015.net.
achieving 57 per cent above estimates. which sold for £1800 (catalogue £1000). Elsewhere,
The undisputed highlight of the auction was lot 565, a good unused ‘cut square’ example of
lot 391, an unused example of the 1944 ‘Maharaja the rare Jammu and Kashmir 1866 ½a. (SG 2), AAPE Youth Grand
Kerala Varma II’, 1a. brown-orange Cochin Official catalogued at £4000, sold for an impressive £7000. Champion of
(SG O70). Catalogued at £5500, this extremely rare Commenting on the success of the sale, Stanley
item eventually sold for £9400. Gibbons’ Managing Director, London, Richard Champions
It wasn’t just the ‘high value’ items that achieved Watkins, said, ‘The teamwork involving the SG 16-year-old Canadian,
results well in excess of their catalogue prices; specialists, working together with the vendor, Jesse Chevrier, has been
lot 39, a set of three 1927 Barwani stamps (SG combined with a prestigious catalogue and crowned as the 2013 Youth
20/22)—catalogued at £140—sold to a book bid of exceptional results, further demonstrates that Grand Champion at the
£420. Meanwhile, lot 246, a fine unused 1915-4 1a. Stanley Gibbons Auctions is the venue for success‘ American Youth Champion
Bundi Official (SG O45B)—catalogued at £75— Prices quoted exclude 15 per cent buyer’s of Champions competition,
sold for £190. premium. organised by the American
Association of Philatelic

Royal Mail
Exhibitors (AAPE). This year’s
annual competition took place
during the Napex exhibition,
Fashion stamps which was held in McLean, in
Virgina, USA, between 29 May

receive coveted and 2 June.

Jesse’s exhibit, titled ‘Owls’,

design award
qualified for the Youth
competition by winning
the Youth Grand award at
Royal Mail’s Great British Fashion issue, released Novapex 2012. The Grand
in May 2012, has been named as the winner of a Championship honour comes
prestigious design award for print communications. on the heels of his recent
The announcement was made on 4 June at the success at Australia 2013
2013 Design Week Awards, held at the Honourable where his exhibit was awarded
Artillery Company in London. a large silver.
The award-winning stamps, designed by Johnson The 2013 Reserve Grand
Banks, feature the work of some of Britain’s most Philip Parker, Royal Mail Stamps spokesperson, Award was won by 13-year-old
influential fashion designers to have emerged since said, ‘We are delighted to have won this award. Darren Corapcioglu from
World War II, including Hardy Amies, Tommy Great British Fashion was a hugely popular issue Maryland, with his exhibit
Nutter, Jean Muir, Zandra Rhodes and punk that allowed us to showcase some of the creative entitled ‘The Universe’.
fashion creator, Vivienne Westwood. talent Britain is famous for around the world.’
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PHILATELIC NEWS

New Australian 1d. variety Double honour

awarded to GSM’s
discovered at Melbourne ‘Diamond Geezer’
Josef Charrach, who has
The 2013 World Stamp Expo in Melbourne was the fitting venue for the written several well-received
discovery of a new variety on the most popular collected stamp in Australia. thematic articles on precious
An Australian Penny Red stamp, posted in Leichhardt, NSW, in 1914, with gems and minerals in GSM,
watermark sideways was certified by philatelic experts at the Expo and could has received two ‘precious’
be worth as much as AUS$100,000. More than one billion of these stamps philatelic honours. Not only
were printed from 1914–1921 but this is the first time that an example has did Josef come away with a
been found with a sideways watermark. much-deserved gold medal
at the recent international
competition in Melbourne, he
has also been elected at the

SG heads to the Admission to the fair is free and there will be

around 95 stamp and postal history dealers, and
new President of the Gems,
Minerals and Jewellery Study

York Show
The latest York Stamp and Coin fair will take
place from 19 July (11.00a.m.–6.00p.m.) to 20 July
(10.00a.m.–4.00p.m.) 2013. As usual, the show wil
be located in the Grandstand at the Racecourse,
York, YO23 1EX.
over 60 coin, banknote and medal dealers in Unit of the American Topical
attendance. Amongst the dealers will be Stanley Association (ATA).
Gibbons who will be offering a variety of catalogues, The Study Unit is made
albums and other philatelic accessories. Any reader up of an international group
who will be attending the show and would like to of philatelists who conduct
pre-order any SG stock and pick it up at the event, research in the above fields,
thus saving the cost of postage, can do so by calling which also encompasses
the sales team on 01425 481 0678. related geology, mining and
beneficiation. Members’
articles are published in a

ASCAT Grand Prix Do you want to

quarterly journal, Philagems
International. The journal
is available as an email PDF
awarded to Dr work for Stanley file or as a paper copy. If you
would you like to receive a

Jacques Rogge Gibbons?

sample copy, send your postal
address or email to: Josef
Charrach, President GMJSU,
ASCAT, the international association of philatelic Stanley Gibbons is looking for Specialist POB 14, Metar 85025, Israel
publishers, will award Dr Jacques Rogge with the Describers and Stock Processors to support its or email j_charrach@yahoo.
ASCAT Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious busy Commonwealth Department. com
international philatelic awards. If you are interested in seeing a job description,
Dr Jacques Rogge is the current President of the please contact the HR manager, Gill Sellers, at
International Olympic Committee (IOC). He is gsellers@stanleygibbons.com.
by profession an orthopaedic surgeon and he also
competed in yachting in the 1968, 1972 and 1976
Summer Olympics. Dr Rogge is awarded the prize
due to his great dedication to the Olympic Games,
including the development of the Olympic Museum
and for his long time support of philately.
The Grand Prix will be presented to Dr Rogge at
a special Gala Dinner honoured by the presence of
HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco—who himself won
the award in 2011—during the MonacoPhil2013
Exhibition on 5 December, in Monte Carlo.
The Principality of Monaco will issue a special
stamp to commemorate the occasion.

Happy semi-retirement, Publisher, Robert

Swain (left)
congratulating Hugh

Hugh Jefferies! Jefferies on his ‘semi’

retirement after almost
38 years of service to
On 29 May, GSM said farewell to its long-standing editor, Hugh Jefferies. Stanley Gibbons
Hugh has been the editor of GSM since 1988, and an employee of Stanley
Gibbons since 1975. In his 25 years as editor, Hugh has delivered over
300 issues of Gibbons Stamp Monthly, and secured its position as the UK’s
most popular philatelic magazine on the shelf today. As many will know,
Hugh is also the catalogue editor for many of Stanley Gibbons titles,
and he will still continue in this role on a part-time basis.
We are glad to say that Hugh will also still remain a regular contributor
to GSM, supplying his monthly ‘Around the Houses’ and ‘Catalogue
Column’ features, as well as articles on his own collecting interests.
In a light-heated farewell ceremony in front of gathered members of
the entire Stanley Gibbons’ publishing team, Publisher, Robert Swain
delivered a sincere appreciation of Hugh’s contribution to not only GSM
and the catalogues, but to Stanley Gibbons as a whole. Well done, Hugh!

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PHILATELIC NEWS

John Batchelor awarded MBE

The 50-year career of stamp designer and
illustrator, John Batchelor, was recognised
in March 2013 when he was awarded an
MBE for services to illustration. The self-
taught technical artist began his career
back in 1963 by illustrating a 56-week series
on antique pistols for the popular boy’s
paper Eagle. Commissions from various
other publications soon followed, offering
Mr Batchelor the opportunity to provide
illustrations on a variety of subjects ranging
from aviation, science, motoring and
military vehicles.
Mr Batchelor’s first entry into stamp a surprise call from Mr Paul Epps of the
design came in late 1985. After realising Crown Agents Stamp Bureau, who said that
that March 1986 would be the 50th his sketches had arrived on his desk and
anniversary of the first flight of the Spitfire, would he like to produce final illustrations
he produced a series of rough colour for a set of stamps. Batchelor was delighted
sketches and sent them to the Post Office and the finished stamps, produced for
in the hope that they could be developed Nevis, were launched on 5 March 1986. 27
into a set of postage stamps to mark the years later, John Batchelor, who still works
occasion. No answer was forthcoming from as a full time illustrator, has produced 891
the Post office. However, the artist did get stamps for 49 countries.

More details released on BPMA sale

As reported in the May issue of GSM,
Sotheby’s will be conducting the sale of
material from The British Postal Museum &
Archive (BPMA) collections. The first of two
scheduled auctions, which is estimated to
bring in excess of £5 million, will take place
on 11 July 2013 in London and will comprise
duplicate imperforate items from the BPMA’s
collections. The proceeds of the sale will go
towards the establishment of the BPMA’s new
home, which is scheduled to open in early
2016.
Following its initial announcement,
Sotheby’s has now released more details on
what the first, 191-lot sale will contain.
Lots 1 to 12 of the sale will comprise a
selection of registration sheets and part-sheets
of the ever-popular King George V Seahorses
issues. Highlights of the section include lot
4—a complete sheet of the 1923 Bradbury
Wilkinson 10s. printed on Joynson paper
(estimated at £100,000–£120,000). Comprising
40 stamps, the registration sheet is signed
and endorsed on the back, with manuscript
endorsements in the margins on the front.
Lots 7 to 12 comprise of a selection of
the 1934 re-engraved issue sheets printed
by Waterlow and Sons. The stamps will be
available as single sets, pairs and blocks
of four, plus registration blocks of 24.
A single example of the imperf 1934 re-
engraved Waterlow Seahorses (lot 7)
A horizontal registration multiple from the King George VI high value series (lot 86)
Estimates start from £5000 for each set of
three marginal singles to a top-end estimate
of £160,000 for a complete set of three
registration blocks.
Lots 13 to 40 will feature the four values of
the King Edward VIII definitives, with each
value available as single sets, sets in pairs and
blocks of four. The star lot in this section is a
set of four registration blocks of 48, estimated
at £100,000–£120,000 (lot 18). Other King
Edward VIII items to be offered will be
imperforate blocks from booklet panes of six,
coil stamps and the Postage Due issues. Lot
40 comprises a complete collection of King
Edward VIII issues, essentially ‘one-of-each’
from this reign, offered with an estimate of
£20,000–£25,000.
The final section of the sale will feature
items from the reign of King George VI,
beginning with the 17 values issued between
1937 and 1947, known as the ‘Dark Colours’.
The sale will offer each value as single sets,
pairs, and blocks of four; as well as cylinder
blocks and registration blocks. Estimated at
£400,000–£500,000 the highest value item in
the sale is a set of 17 horizontal blocks of 48, 36
and 24 stamps in different values.
Large multiples of the 1939 to 1948 high
value series will also be available during the
sale, including complete registration blocks,
estimated at £250,000–£300,000 (lot 86,
illustrated above).
Also on offer will be the six-value wartime
‘Light Colour’ issue (1941–42)—which will be
offered in lots ranging from sets of marginal
singles to complete horizontal registration
blocks of 24. Collectors will also have the
opportunity to obtain examples of the
1950–52 Colour Change ‘Festival of Britain’
low values; lots range from single stamps to
a complete set of six horizontal registration
multiples, estimated at £140,000–£180,000
(lot 130).
Examples of the 1951 ‘Festival of Britain’
high values will be offered as two single sets,
vertical pairs, blocks of four and eight, as well
as vertical blocks of 12, the latter is estimated
at £95,000–£120,000 (lot 178).
The July sale will also include a selection of
King George V Postage Dues. Lots include: a
1951-54 set of five marginal singles; a 1937-38
set of seven marginal singles; a 1937-38 set of
eight blocks of four and a set of eight vertical
registration blocks (estimated £180,000–
£220,000).
The second sale of duplicate material from
the BPMA collection is scheduled to take
place in February 2014.

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PHILATELIC NEWS
British success at Australia 2013
The Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne,
was a fitting venue for the Australia 2013 World
Stamp Expo
The much-anticipated Australia 2013 World
Stamp Expo, held in Melbourne on 10 to 15
May, has been regarded as a great success;
a performance mirrored by many of the
British exhibitors who attended. The event,
which marked the centenary of the Kangaroo
stamps, was held in the prestigious Royal
Exhibition Building, which was a fitting venue
for such an important occasion.
Attendance throughout the six days was
high, with Australia Post being very pleased
with the long queues waiting to buy the
new issues released during the exhibition
(see this month’s ‘New Collector’ for more
information).
Something which was receiving a lot of
attention at the exhibition was the presence
of two of Royal Mail’s Post & Go machines,
which were offering an ‘Australia 2013 Stamp
Expo’ inscription on both the Machin and
Union Flag designs, plus Smilers sheets.
No fewer than 40 exhibits were shown by
British exhibitors. This included the display
by Arthur Woo featuring the classic stamps of
Western Australia printed from Perkins Bacon
plates, which had the honour of winning won
the coveted Grand Prix National, as well as a
large gold medal.
The Grand Prix International went to
Emil Buhrmann of South Africa for ‘Cape of
Good Hope –The Hope Rectangular Design
Australia Post’s $10
‘Roo’ issued during
the 2013 Melbourne
International
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A view of the exhibition hall, which held no
fewer than 40 British exhibits
during the Victorian Period’, and the Grand
Prix D’Honneur was awarded to Koichi Sato
of Japan for Tasmania Imperforate stamps
from ‘Courier’ to ‘Chalon Head’. In the
Championship Class, Hugh Feldman showed
‘Mails carried by water in the USA (1813–
1875)’.
British exhibitors scored highly in the
medals with large golds going to: John
Griffith-Jones (The Missionary Stamps of
Uganda 1895–99), Pat Grimwood-Taylor (The
Postal History of South Australia to 1891),
Alan Holyoake (Secured Delivery leading
to the Registration of UK Mail, 1450–1862),
Alan Huggins (Great Britain—The Early
Embossed Postal Stationery Issues), Lesley
Marley (A Whale’s Tale), Brian Moorhouse
(The Early Issues of Haiti) and Arthur Woo
(The Provincial Issues of Argentina).
In addition, gold medals were awarded
to: Graham Booth (The Cayman Islands
Post Office 1889–1945), Andrew Dove (New
Zealand Definitive Stamps showing the
head of King George V), Christine Earle
Winners of large gold awards, Lesley Marley,
Birthe King and Pat Grimwood-Taylor.
(Extracts from a Wartime Diary 1939–45),
Hugh Feldman (The first four decades of
US Rail Road Mail Contracts), Ian Greig
(The Queen on Throne Stamps of Victoria),
Joseph Hackmey (The Half Lengths of
Victoria), Keith Hanman (Sierra Leone Postal
Stationery 1880 to 1955), Chris Harman
(Great Britain—The College Posts of Oxford
and Cambridge 1871–1886), Bill Hedley
(Postal Services in the Habsburg Kingdom
of Hungary to 1900, with special reference
to Pozsony and its environs), Colin Hoffman
(Rhodesia—Early Mails 1860–1901), Simon
Greenwood (British Guiana 1850–1899),
Chris King (From Prussia to Plebiscite: The
Duchy of Slesvig 1868–1920), Neil Sargent
(Great Britain Queen Victoria Stamped-
to-Order Envelopes 1855–1901), ‘Sinbad’
(Western Australia 1854–1912), David
Stirrups (Gibraltar Spanish Connections
1845–1875), John Sussex (Postal History
of South West Africa) and Graham Winters
(Aspects of Ceylon Postal History 1872–1904).
Large Vermeil medals went to: Graham
Booth (The Rise and Fall of the American
Merchant Marine as a Transatlantic
Mail Carrier 1800–62), Peter Cockburn
(Revenue and Judicial stamps of the Straits
Settlements), Richard Stock (Sudan: The
Development of Postal Services), Richard
Wheatley (Netherlands East Indies Pre-stamp
Mail 1789–1864), Andrew Wilson (Rhodesian
Admirals 1913–1924) and Paul Wreglesworth
(New Zealand—Second Sideface Issue,
1882–1900).
Peter Shaw received a vermeil for ‘The
Wilding Castle High Values of Great Britain
1953–1962.
In the Open Class, Birthe King was
awarded 95 points (Large Gold medal
equivalent) for her exhibit ‘Denmark:
Conscience, Conflict and Camps, 1932–1949’
and Claire Scott was awarded 77 points
(Large Silver medal equivalent) for ‘Death
by Post’. In the One Frame Class, Patrick
Reid was awarded 90 points (Gold medal
equivalent) for ‘Tasmania–The CTMS/T
Tax Mark Handstamps 1904–1939’. In the
Literature Class, Alan Drysdall was awarded
a vermeil for The Postal History of Bulawayo
to 1923, and Barry Floyd a silver medal for
Charles Darwin: His Life through Commemorative
Stamps.
Two sisters from Ayr, Claire and Lynne
Mitchell, entered the Youth Class and were
awarded a silver-bronze for ‘Is it a bird? Is it
a plane?’ and a Bronze medal for ‘Bobbing
along on the Canal’ respectively.
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PHILATELIC NEWS

Online vote for 2013 Europa

stamps now open
On 9 May 2013, PostEurop, the association that represents the European postal
administrations, opened the public online voting to select the best Europa stamp
for 2013. The chosen theme for this year’s competition was postal vehicles. These
workhorses of the postal industry (or work-camel in the case of Kazakhstan’s entry) not
only fulfil the vital role of transporting the post, but also act as a visible, daily symbol
of each postal operator’s presence in their own country. Each of the stamps issued for
this year’s competition, which all bear the official EUROPA logo, can be viewed at the
website: www.posteurop.org/europa2013
To vote for your favourite stamp, simply register your details and select the design you
think deserves to be a winner (one vote per registered voter). The online competition
ends on 31 August 2013. The winning stamps will be announced at the PostEurop 20th
Anniversary Dinner to be held on 18 September 2013 in Brussels.

The future of the BPMA to be revealed at SRT lecture

Adrian Steel, the Director of the British Postal Museum & Archive,
will give a talk entitled ‘The Future of the BPMA’ for this year’s Stuart
Rossiter Trust memorial lecture.
In his talk, Adrian will discuss the BPMA’s exciting plans for a new
centre in Central London adjacent to the Mount Pleasant site, a
historic centre of the British postal service. The philatelic community
has been anxiously awaiting a replacement for the old National Postal
Museum (which closed in 1998) for many years and we are finally on
the way to the first class home for Britain’s postal heritage which it so
richly deserves.
The lecture will be a personal look at the plans for the new centre
and the work behind them. Adrian will also provide a look at some of
the hidden gems of the BPMA’s collections which have particularly
appealed to him over the last ten years of working at this endeavour.
Adrian has been with the BPMA, and its predecessor Royal Mail
Heritage, since 2003. He has been Catalogue Manager, Head of
Archives and Records Management during maternity leave, and led
the BPMA’s project to create a new centre for its museum and archive
collections since 2006. Following the retirement of Tony Conder in
April 2009, he was appointed acting Chief Executive Officer, and
ultimately Director.
The lecture will be held at 5.00p.m. on 8 November at the Royal
Philatelic Society London, 41 Devonshire Place, London, W1G 6JY.
Free admission is only by non-transferable ticket on application to the
Corresponding Trustee: Rex Dixon FRPSL at rexdixon@btinternet.
com. Early application is advised.

Great Britain illustrated Price List 1840 – 2008

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Society News
NEWSDESK – SOCIETY NEWS

Philatelic Society news from home and abroad

The displays ranged from 1840 Prepaid

Rugby and District Philatelic Society Parliamentary Envelopes, the usage of
the Mulready Postal Stationery, Queen
The Rugby and District Philatelic Victoria Embossed Penny Pink Envelopes
Society will be holding a special and Advertising Rings and British postal
meeting in September to celebrate a stationery for use overseas, to the postal
milestone moment in its history—its stationery of Ceylon, Mauritius, Sierra Leone,
Diamond Jubilee. The original Rugby Orange Free State, Bolivia and Denmark,
Philatelic Society comprised seven plus The Wells Fargo Express Co.
members who met 14 times in 1908 Introducing the displays, Alan Huggins
before disbanding due to lack of commented that the scarcity of much postal
money. The Society re-formed in 1953 stationery material is not fully appreciated.
on the initiative of a Mr C Worrall, Those wishing to visit The Royal Philatelic
who published a letter in the local Society London at 41 Devonshire Place,
paper asking collectors to contact London W1G 6JY, or be a guest at one of
Members at a recent meeting of the Rugby and
him. Having half-a-dozen replies, he its meetings, are kindly asked to contact in
District Philatelic Society, which celebrates its 60th
organised a meeting in the Percival advance the Administrative Office on 020
anniversary in 2013
Guildhouse on 7 July 1953. Ten 7486 1044.
collectors attended, including—incredibly—a Mr Foddy who was one of the original 1908
membership! A member of Leicester PS attended that first meeting and gave advice on Swanage Stamp Society
setting up and running a Society. It was then decided to hold regular meetings on Monday At the Society’s March meeting, speaker John
evenings in the Public Library, the first of which took place on 12 October 1953. Hilton gave a captivating talk on the history
So began Rugby and District Philatelic Society, which still meets—after several of the World War I German submarine ‘U’
relocations—in the Percival Guildhouse. During the past 60 years, the Society has presented boat 9, which was awarded the Iron Cross.
displays on every conceivable philatelic topic. It has hosted the Midland Federation John illustrated his talk with a very fine display
Convention in both April 1972 and November 1993, and members have organised several of original postcards, including many of the
exhibitions at Rugby Library, as well as numerous Stamp Fairs in the town. ships that came into contact with ‘U’ boat 9.
Membership peaked at 54 in the 1976–1977 season, which included a healthy Junior Also at the meeting, Peter Grey gave a very
section. However, like many, the Society has seen a decline in recent years. Although only interesting and informative talk on the history
a dozen strong at present, four members display regularly to Societies in the Midland of Egypt from Napoleonic times up to the
Federation (and sometimes further afield). 1950s. Peter’s talk was also illustrated with
The Programme Secretary, Clive Williams, is also Curator another fine display of stamps and postcards,
of the Rugby Collection—an extensive archive of local etc.
postal history and postmarks built up over the years, with a Details of the society can be obtained from
subsidiary Thematic collection relating to the game of Rugby. John Connor on 01929 450293.
The Diamond Jubilee meeting will take place on 9
September at the Percival Guildhouse from 1.00p.m.
to 3.00p.m. It is hoped that as many past and present
members as possible will attend. However, all collectors
will be welcome. Refreshments will be provided. For more
information and directions please contact the Secretary,
Mike Whittaker, on 01788 817 892.

British West Indies Study Circle

39 members attended the Circle’s latest
AGM, which was kindly hosted by Grosvenor
Auctions on 27 April. The Chairman, Peter
Ford, thanked Terry Harrison and George
Dunbar for volunteering to succeed two
stalwarts, Steve Jarvis and Peter Fernbank,
as Bulletin Editor and Secretary respectively.
Both had moved into their new tasks
seamlessly. He expressed the Circle’s
gratitude to Steve and Peter for their past
efforts and for smoothing the handover.
Another change approved was the
appointment to the Committee of John
Keegan following the resignation of Michael
Hamilton, who was applauded for his more
than 30 years service. Despite another rise
in postal charges, the accounts proved in
sufficiently good order to avoid an increase in
subscription rates.
The second edition of Peter Fernbank’s
book on the KGV keyplates, recently
published by the Circle in full colour, was on
sale and members were informed that books
on the Barbados Britannias, Br Guiana 1882
issue and Jamaica airmails would likely be
ready later in the year. Following the AGM
the traditional auction took place, when
around 70 per cent of the 673 lots found new
owners for a total of close to £20,000.
The Circle will hold its biennial convention
at the Honiley Hotel in Warwickshire on the
weekend of 5–6 October 2013. The main
displays will be British Honduras by Simon
Greenwood and a BWI miscellany by Federico
Borromeo d’Adda. All collectors are welcome
to attend and those interested in BWI
philately are invited to log onto the bwisc.org
website or to contact Membership Secretary
Steve Jarvis on bwisc@bwisc.org or at 5
Redbridge Drive, Andover, Hants SP10 2LF.
The Royal Philatelic Society
London
11 members of The Royal Philatelic Society
London provided an afternoon of Postal
Stationery ‘Uncovered’ at the meeting held
on 23 May.
John Hilton (fifth from the left on back row)
and Peter Grey (far right on back row) and
other club members, with a small fraction of
their displays
Taunton Stamp Club
A recent meeting at the Club included
a visit from Val Beeken—an enthusiastic
philatelist at both Newcastle and Gateshead.
Val entertained members with a superb
selection of first day covers, aerogrammes,
postal stationery, errors, postmarks,
autographs, slogans and commemorative
covers, all connected with the principality
of Wales. Val even supplemented the coffee
break by supplying a tasty Carnarvon cheese
impregnated with leeks. The talk and cheese
was much lauded.

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Diary Dates
Diary Dates

Readers are advised to check (telephone numbers are given, where known) that venues
and times are correct. The listing contains stamp, postcard, coin, other collectables or
combination fairs. Every care is taken in the compilation of this listing but we regret that 13 Derby, Nunsfield House Community Hall, (01909 563 394) 9.30-4
GSM cannot be held responsible for omissions or errors. 33 Boulton Road, Alvaston, DE24 0FD
13 Hastings, Christ Church, London Rd, St (01795 478 175) 10-3.30
Leonard’s-on-sea. TN37 6GL
June 13 Laindon, Methodist Church Hall, High Road, (01268 543 371) 10-3.30
21/22 Stafford, County Showground, A518, ST18 (01785 259 350) 10-4 Langdon Hills, Essex, SS16 6EX
0BD Stafford Stamp Show 13 Norton, Norton Methodist Church Hall, (01904 701 464) 9.30-2
22 Finchley, Methodist Church Hall, Ballards (07710 683 122) 10-4 Stockton-on Tees
Lane, Essex Park, N3 1ND 13 Staines, Christchurch Hall. Kingston Road (07858 864 557) 9.30-2
22 North Berwick, St Andrew Blackadder (01368 860 365) 10-4 13 Sutton, St Helier Methodist Church Hall, Green (0208 640 1404) 10-4
Church Hall, High Street, EH39 4NU Lane, Rose Hill, SM4 6SQ
22 Salisbury, Methodist Church, Fisherton Street (01489 582 673 ) 10-4 13 Telford, Belmont Hall, Wellington Centre, (01694 771 880) 10-3
SP2 7RB Telford, TF1 1LU
22 Newton Abbot, St Michaels Church Hall, (01626 360 081) 10-4 13 Upminster, St Lawrence Church Hall, Corbets (07710 683 122) 10-4
Chudleigh Road, Kingsteignton, TQ12 3JU Tey Road, RM14 2AJ
29 Bristol, The Fear Institute, Keynsham High (07599 001 101) 9.30-4 14 Altrincham, Mercure Hotel, Langham Road, (01785 259 350) 10-4
Street, Keynsham, BS31 1DG Bowdon
29 Ealing, Polygon Complex, Ealing Parish (07858 864 557) 9.30-2 14 Maidstone, Royal British Legion, British (01903 244 875) 10-4
Church. St Marys Road, Legion Village, Hall Road, Aylesford
29 Guildford, Onslow Village Hall, Wilderness (01795 478 175) 10-3.30 14 Wokingham, St Crispins Leisure Centre, (01923 674 999) 10-3
Road. GU2 7QR London Road, RG40 1SR
29 Great Barr, Collingwood Centre, Collingwood (07765 792 998) 10-4 19/20 York, Grandstand, York Racecourse York (01793 513 431) 11-6/10-4
Drive, Pheasey, B43 7NF Stamp and Coin Fair
29 Morley, St Mary’s Hall. Commercial Street. (01909 563 394) 9.30-4 20 Basingstoke The Costello School, (01256 415 699) 10-4
Morley (nr Leeds), LS27 8HZ Crossborough Hill, Basingstoke, RG21 4AL
29 Redbourn, Redbourn Village Hall, 63 High (07710 683 122) 10-4 20 Brighton, Good Shepherd Hall, 272 Dyke (01903 244 875) 10-4
Street, AL3 7LW Road
29 Redcar, Rye Hills School, TS10 2HN (01624 478 229) 10-4 20 Bristol, Shirehampton Public Hall, Station (01179 021 134) 10-4
29 Taunton, St James Church Hall, St James (01749 677 669) 10-4 Road, Shirehampton, BS11 9TX
Street, TA1 1JS 20 Colchester, Parish Hall, Old London Road, (01702 478 846) 10-4
30 Ascot, British Red Cross Centre (07858 864 557) 9.30-2 Marks Tey, CO6 1EN
(Heatherwood Hospital Entrance 3) 20 Durham, Durham County Hall, DH1 5UL (01368 860 365) 10-3.30
Kings Ride, SL5 7RD 20 Exeter, America Hall, De La Rue Way, Pinhoe, (01749 677 669) 10-4
30 Carlisle, Houghton Village Hall, Houghton, (01436 671 429) 10-4 EX4 8PX
CA3 0LL 20 Hull, St Stevens Church Hall, Freehold Street, (01909 563 394) 9.30-4
30 Hatfield, Ramanda Hatfield, St Albans Road (07710 683 122) 10-4 Off Spring Bank, HU3 1RB
West, AL10 9RH 20 Kenilworth, Kenilworth School, Leyes Lane (01785 259 350) 10-4
30 Peterborough, The Holiday inn, Thorpe (01733 203 121) 10-4 Kenilworth, CV8 2DA
Wood, PE3 6SG 20 Sittingbourne, Carmel Hall, Ufton Lane (01795 478 175) 10-3.30
30 Southport, Royal Clifton Hotel, The Promenade (01484 866 777) 10-4 (off West Street), ME10 1JB
30 Wakefield, The Cedar Court Hotel, Denby Dale (01522 684 681) 9.30-2.30 21 Altrincham, Cresta Court Hotel, Church (01484 866 777) 10-4
Road, Calder Grove Street, Town Centre
21 Dronfield, Coal Aston Village Hall, (01909 563 394) 9.30-4
July Coal Aston, Dronfield (nr Sheffield), S18 3AY
3 Neath, Neath Town Hall, SA11 3LL (01446 741 026) 10-5 21 Knowle, Knowle Village Hall, St Johns Close, (07765 792 998) 9.30-3
4 Cardiff, Methodist Church, Nottingham Street, (01446 741 026) 10-3.30 B93 0NH
CF5 1JP 21 North Berwick, St Andrew Blackadder (01368 860 365) 10-4
6 Beckenham, Azelia Hall, Croydon Road (02083 959 285) 9.30-3.30 Church Hall, High Street, EH39 4NU
6 Chichester, Stockbridge Hall, Stockbridge (01795 478 175) 10-3.30 21 Slip End, Village Hall, Markyate Road and (07710 683 122) 10-4
Road, Donnington. PO19 8SJ Grove Road, LU1 4BU
6 Huddersfield, St Thomas’ Community (01484 681 559) 9.30-4 21 Winchester, Badgers Farm Community (01795 478 175) 10-3.30
Centre, Manchester Road, Longroyd Bridge Centre, Badgers Farm Rd., SO22 4QB
6 Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Exhibition (01926 614 101) 10-4 27 Bexhill, St Martha’s Church Hall, Cooden (01903 244 875) 10-4
Centre, Radford Semele, Midpex Sea Road, Little Common
6 Leicester, The YMCA, 7 East Street, (01162 350 441) 9.30-3 27 Bristol, The Fear Institute, Keynsham High (07599 001 101) 9.30-4
LE1 6EY Street, Keynsham, BS31 1DG
6 Rawreth, Rawreth Parish Hall, Church (01702 323 682) 10-4 27 Ealing, Polygon Complex, Ealing Parish (07858 864 557) 9.30-2
Road, Essex, SS11 8SH Church. St Marys Road
6 Ruislip, Methodist Church Hall, Ickenham (01895 637 283) 10-4.30 27 Morley, St Mary’s Hall. Commercial Street. (01909 563 394) 9.30-4
Road, HA4 7DQ Morley (nr Leeds), LS27 8HZ
6 Sutton Coldfield, Fellowship Hall, South (01785 259 350) 10-4 27 Northampton, The Abbey Centre, East (01733 203 121) 10-4
Parade, Town Centre, B72 Hunsbury, Overlade Close, NN4 0RZ
6 York, Wiggington Recreational Hall, YO32 2PJ (01904 701 464) 10-4 27 Petersfield, Community Centre, off Love (01489 582 673) 10-4
7 Altrincham, Cresta Court Hotel, Church (01484 866 777) 10-4 Lane, GU31 4BW
27 Redbourn, Redbourn Village Hall, 63 High (07710 683 122) 10-4
Street, Town Centre
7 Milton Keynes, Novotel, Saxon Street, (07710 683 122) 10-4 Street, AL3 7LW
27 St Albans, United Reform Church, (01895 637 283) 10-4.30
Leyburn Coure, Heelands, MK13 7RA
7 Oxford, The WI Hall North Hinksey Lane, (07957 158 299) 10-4 Homewood Road, AL1 4BE
27 Wanstead, Wanstead Library, Spratt Hall (07710 683 122) 10-4
Botley, OX2 0LT
7 Worthing, Heene Community Centre, 122 (01795 478 175) 10-3.30 Road, E11 2RQ
Heene Rd, BN11 4PL 28 Ascot, British Red Cross Centre (07858 864 557) 9.30-2
11 Plymouth, Plymouth Guildhall, Armada Way (01489 582 673) 10-4 (Heatherwood Hospital Entrance 3)
PL1 2ER Kings Ride, SL5 7RD
12 Clyst St George (Exeter), Parish Hall, (01489 582 673) 10-4 28 Doncaster, Park Social Club, Eden Grove (01909 563 394) 9.30-4
Woodbury Road EX3 0RE Road, Edenthorpe, DN3 2LS
12 London, Royal National Hotel, Bedford (020 8946 4489) 9-4 28 Hopton-on-Sea, Station Road, NR31 9BE (01502 563 759) 10-3.30
Way, Russell Square, London WC1H 0DG 28 Southport, Royal Clifton Hotel, The Promenade (01484 866 777) 10-4
12/13 Chessington, King George Field Indoor Bowls (01256 415 699) 10.30-5/ 28 Stevenage, Novotel, Knebworth Park, (07710 683 122) 10-4
Club, Jubilee Way, KT9 1TR 10-4 Hertfordshire, SG1 2AX
13 Bournemouth, Pelhams Park, Millhams (01489 582 673) 10-4 28 Wakefield, The Cedar Court Hotel, Denby Dale (01522 684 681) 9.30-2.30
Road, Kinson Road, Calder Grove
13 Colwyn Bay, Eirias High School, Eirias Road, (01745 826 434) 9.30-3.30 28 Wing, Cottesloe School, Aylesbury Road, (01895 637 283) 10-4.30
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Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk OX10 6LZ
NR3 1LB
9 AJH Stamps
The Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa,
AUGUST Clayton-le-Moors, BB5 5JP Lancs
7 Warwick & Warwick 15/16 Trafford Books
The Lord Leycester Hotel, Jury Unit 7, Astra Road, Astra Business
Street, Warwick, CV34 4EJ Park, Guinness Road, Trafford
Park, Manchester, M17 1SU
10/11 Regency-Superior
APS StampShow 2013 26 James & Sons
400 West Wisconsin Avenue, Maid’s Head Hotel, Norwich,
Milwaukee, USA Tombland, Norwich, Norfolk
NR3 1LB
14 AJH Stamps
The Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa, 31 Grosvenor
Clayton-le-Moors, BB5 5JP Lancs 2nd and 3rd floor, 399 - 401 Strand,
London WC2R 0LT
21 A F Brock
269 London Road, Hazel Grove,
Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 4PL NOVEMBER
6 Warwick & Warwick
SEPTEMBER The Lord Leycester Hotel, Jury
Street, Warwick, CV34 4EJ
3/4 Trafford Books
Unit 7, Astra Road, Astra Business 9 Cambridgeshire Philatelic
Park, Guinness Road, Trafford Auctions
Park, Manchester, M17 1SU The Maltings, Ship Lane, Ely
4 Warwick & Warwick 13 AJH Stamps
The Lord Leycester Hotel, Jury The Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa,
Street, Warwick, CV34 4EJ Clayton-le-Moors, BB5 5JP Lancs
20 A F Brock
269 London Road, Hazel Grove,
Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 4PL

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 Newsdesk

Around the Houses

AROUND THE HOUSES

News of recent and forthcoming auctions around the world

Recent Auctions (SG 54b), formerly in the Hind record price for a Falklands item Once again, the first sale
and Burrus collections, sold for being broken twice. The first demonstrated that the Australian
Grosvenor £32,000, a corner plate block of record came with lot 2036, when market is losing none of its
A two-day British Empire and four of the 1913-21, £10 purple £50,000 was paid for the front strength, with the item on the
Foreign sale at Grosvenor’s and blue, complete with the cover item, a pair of the 1882 front cover, an interpane block of
saleroom in the Strand on 5 and ‘break in scroll’ and ‘broken 1d., imperforate vertically, but ten of the ½d. Kangaroo selling
6 March was followed by the crown and scroll’ flaws, made it was to stand for less than an for A$14,000 and a mint block of
much heralded John E Du Pont £12,500 and the unique corner hour, when it was shattered by lot four of the 1926–30 2d. golden
collection of Falkland Islands on examples of the 1907 2d. and 2147, the mint block of 30 of the scarlet on unwatermarked paper
the 7th. 4d. on Multiple Crown CA paper 1928 South Georgia provisional (SG 99ab) going for A$6500. The
(69/70) made £23,000. 2½d., one stamp showing the sale also included a nice section
This sale also included the surcharge double variety (115a). (47 lots) of Cocos (Keeling)
John E Du Pont collections of Estimated at £40,000-50,000, this Islands, with mail to and from
Papua and Commonwealth was eventually knocked down at the islands bearing the stamps of
postage dues, with the highlight £85,000. a number of different countries.
of the former being a marginal Other significant Falkland Our eye was particularly caught
block of four of the 1907 small Islands prices included an 1891 by the Straits Settlements 25c.
‘Papua’ overprint 1s. with the Government notice for the bisect Silver Jubilee cancelled with a
overprint double, one diagonal, provisional which made £16,500 double-ring ‘Cocos Islands’ c.d.s.
which made £30,000, while a and an attractive Red Frank Apparently only ten examples
1930 1s. airmail with inverted on cover (the second earliest of the postmark have been
overprint (117a) made £6200. known), which made the same recorded—so the hammer price
Among the postage dues, the price. of A$460 looks like a bargain.
only known example of the Prices exclude the 20 per cent
Australia 1909 perf 11 2d. buyer’s premium.
unused (without gum) sold for
£9000 and a block of six of the Prestige Philately
The general sale itself, BOIC Eritrea 10c. on 1d., one Prestige put on a double sale on
featured some important with ‘C’ omitted (ED7a) was 22 February, with their regular
collections, notably the ‘Blantyre’ knocked down at £2600. ‘General’ auction followed by
collection of Nyasaland, where The Du Pont Falkland Islands another in their ‘Signature
the unique in private hands achieved an overall total of Series’, this time devoted to the
pair of the 1d. 1898 Cheque £548,400—more than double Trevor Hiscock collection of In the Hiscock collection
stamp with the centres inverted pre-sale estimates with the world Western Australia. the top price of A$17,000 was
achieved by an attractive 1866
cover to the USA franked with
Forthcoming Auctions a pair of the 1861 4d. vermilion
Brian Reeve Other sections of the sale include Classic (40) and a 1s. green (61). There
The Garth Denman collection of Great Britain Switzerland and ‘Worldwide rarities’, amongst was a nice-looking 1864 2d.
missing colours on first day cover will be offered as which we notice this Sierra Leone Type 10 2½d. error of colour (light crease
a single lot on the 4 July sale, with a starting price on 2s. dull lilac, SG 68. and regummed) which made
of £90,000. If unsold, the covers will be offered A$13,500 and a very rare unused
individually in the following sale, on 25 July. Interasia example of the 1857 Hillman
Garth Denman’s is almost certainly the most The Hong Kong Auction House’s next sale will 2d. printed on both sides (15a).
extensive such collection ever formed and, be held at the Excelsior Hotel, Hong Kong, Whichever side you looked at, it
once dispersed, is unlikely to be repeated. It between 21 June and 1 July. was cut into on two sides, but the
comprises 57 covers, around 20 of which are A significant offering of classic China stamps auction house could not trace
believed to be unique. They include the 1968 and postal history is promised, one of the another example and deemed the
Bridges with missing ultramarine on the 9d. and highlights being a mint example of the rarest current catalogue price of £4500
the 1969 Anniversaries with missing lemon on regularly issued stamp of China, the ‘Small ‘ridiculous’. So the hammer price
the 1s.6d., both estimated at £7500, and the 1971 One Dollar Red Revenue’. This will be followed of A$3800 was either a massive
Anniversaries with lemon omitted on the 9p, by strong Republic Period (1911-49) and bargain or the catalogue price is
which is expected to make at least £7000. People’s Republic sections and an important not too far out after all!
correspondence from the Customs Post in Taiwan. We have said before how much
Corinphila we like Prestige’s sale catalogues
Following the successful sale of the Murray Payne and further justification for
first part of Dr Hugo Goeggel’s The firm’s 15th sale closes to ‘book’ bids on 24 that view was provided by the
collection of Brazil, Corinphila June, with live Internet bidding commencing at treatment of Western Australia
will be selling Part 2 during their 1.00p.m. on the 25th postmarks, where the 15-bar
Autumn series of sales, between 18 It features the second part of the ‘Penmaen’ numeral ‘4’ was picked out. This
and 21 September, along with Dr collection of Union of South Africa, with die example, which might have been
Goeggel’s Colombia collections; proofs, colour trials and errors and varieties. Also easily overlooked is believed to
‘Colonial Postal History, 1514- in the sale is David Woods’ substantial collection be the finest of the three known
1810’, ‘Colombia, 1859-64’ and of King George VI Ceylon, including some very strikes, on a stamp ctalogued
‘Colombian Airmails, 1919- scarce plate blocks, larger lots of individual at just £18 (SG 61), it sold for
1930’. The Brazil includes an territories being sold intact and a fine selection A$3400 on a A$1500 estimate.
extraordinary block of six of the of individual George VI items—all being sold Buyer’s premium needs to be
90r., grey ‘Bull’s Eye’. without buyer’s premium. added to prices quoted (15 per
cent).
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John Holman looks at the collecting possibilities
provided by 2013’s international exhibitions so far and reveals
the sometimes Europa-sceptic attitude to be found in Britain’s new
issues policy.

Stamps for international Information is also to be found of the

philatelic exhibitions various postmarks used each day of the
Last July I wrote about stamps released for exhibition. As well as a general one used each
international stamp exhibitions, highlighting day, showing the Map and Kangaroo applied
those issued for the exhibitions in London in green, there were six on 10 May (Kangaroo
(1970–2010) and looking at past issues of and Map Day), five on 11 May (Banknote
exhibitions in countries about to host new Centenary Day), two each on 12, 13 and 15
exhibitions. Details were given of issues for May (Mother’s, Australia Post, and Awards
Indonesia 2012 (Jakarata 18–24 June 2012). Days), and three on 14 May (King George V
I also mentioned the then forthcoming Day). Collectors were certainly not deprived
Australia exhibition (Melbourne 10–15 The two of choice for postmarks on their mail.
May 2013), and that I was looking forward stamps from Royal Mail has in recent years issued
to seeing stamps commemorating the the 2013 joint an ‘exhibition sheet’ for international
exhibition. Also in that article, I gave details issue between exhibitions it has attended or been
of stamps for past exhibitions in Thailand; the Australia and represented by one of its agents. These
latest international in that country takes place Israel marking sheets are similar to Smilers sheet, containing
in Bangkok, 2–14 August 2013. the Battle of 1st class stamps with attached labels. The
Beersheba sheet for the Australia exhibition contains
The Melbourne international 20 1st class ‘Hello’ stamps, with labels
But first, the Melbourne international and Day two of the exhibition saw the issue featuring Melbourne scenes, such as the
my disappointment that Australia Post did of 60c. and $2.60 stamps and a miniature Royal Exhibition Building, the Queen
not issue any stamps specifically to publicise sheet marking the centenary of the first Victoria Hotel, the Royal Botanic Gardens,
or commemorate the show. However, Commonwealth of Australia banknotes. Of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
several new issues were released during vertical format, the 60c. stamp shows the cricket ground, Australian Open tennis and
the exhibition and so could be included official numbering ceremony for the 10s. the Melbourne Cup horse race. An aerial view
in a collection relating to that particular note, which took place on 1 May 1913. The of the city forms the background to the sheet
exhibition or exhibitions in general. archive photograph shows five-year-old Judith with the exhibition logo positioned top right
There was a handsome Denman, daughter of the Governor General, and the caption ‘G’day from Royal Mail/
$10 stamp reproducing the Lord Denman, holding the note she was given Melbourne 2013’ at top left. The sheet was
Map and Kangaroo design as a souvenir after the ceremony. The first 10s. sold at the exhibition, and remains available
of the Commonwealth note to be produced during the ceremony, from Tallents House (Philatelic Bureau)
of Australia’s first issue bearing the serial number M000001, was and presumably a few of the Post Office Ltd
of 1913—thus marking on display during the exhibition. It is now philatelic outlets.
its centenary. This $10 estimated to be worth AUS $3.5 million. The Royal Mail provided Post & Go machines
stamp went on sale on $2.60 stamp shows the Australian Coat of at the exhibition, vending Machin head
the opening day of the Arms which featured on the note. and Union Flag stamps with an exhibition
exhibition, issued as Also issued on 11 May were four stamps overprint. No doubt details will be given by
a single stamp or in a featuring Pardalotes—the foliage-gleaning, fellow GSM contributor, John Deering in his
The $10 stamp
miniature sheet. Australia mainly insectivorous birds native to Australia. ‘Machin Watch’ column.
issued during
Post’s order form indicates They are sometimes referred to as ‘peer- Post & Go machines were provided at
the 2013
a range of no fewer than wrens’ or ‘diamond birds’. The 60c., $1.20, the London international in 2010, and at
Melbourne
14 products associated $1.80, and $3 stamps are the work of noted Stampex since Spring 2011, they have also
international
with this issue, from a Australian wildlife artist, Christopher Pope, attended a few other events, such as the
exhibition,
blank f.d.c. envelope at just who attended the exhibition. The stamps recent Scottish Philatelic Congress. Their
which
30c. to a stamp-coin set at depict Forty-spotted, Spotted, Red-browed, appearance in Melbourne was their first ever
reproduces
$89.95. and Striated pardalotes, perched on foliage. trip overseas.
the Map and
Also available on 10 May Australia Post’s Stamp Bulletin (May–June So there is much to collect if you want
Kangaroo
was a joint issue between 2013) also gives details of souvenir postcards souvenirs of the Australia 2013 exhibition,
design of
Australia and Israel marking available at the exhibition, reproducing the but it remains a pity there were no Australian
Australia’s first
the Battle of Beersheba, $10 Map and Kangaroo stamp, the George V stamps specifically mentioning the exhibition.
stamp
which took place on 31 head 1d. stamp, the two banknote centenary The exhibition organisers, in collaboration with
October 1917. This was stamps, plus a 60c. flower stamp, a block of Australia Post, produced a range of souvenir
part of a wider British offensive known as the four Australia Post 200 Years stamps, and the items (see GSM, February 2012, page 20).
third Battle of Gaza during World War I. The flag of Australia 43c. stamp.
battle included the Australia Post’s set featuring native Pardalote birds
mounted charge of
the 4th Light Horse
Brigade, considered
the last great
mounted charge in
military history. The
stamps are of 60c. and
$2.60 face value.
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Thailand’s eastern
promise
The Thailand exhibition in
Bangkok, which takes place
next month (2–14 August),
marks the 130th anniversary
of the first Thailand stamps
and the introduction of the
country’s postal service. The
date of the exhibition also
coincides with the tenth
anniversary of Thailand Post
Co Ltd, which was formed by
the privatisation of the former
Communications Authority
of Thailand (CAT) in 2003.
Her Royal Highness Princess
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is
the exhibition’s Patron
and will preside over its
inauguration. Stamps from
the Princess’s personal
collection will be on
show (the Princess herself
featured on a Thailand stamp marking The first set of
her 48th birthday in 2003, SG 2431). The stamps issued for Thailand’s 2013
exhibition organisers hope to attract up to international exhibition features folk arts and crafts
100,000 visitors, including 10,000 overseas
participants, generating over two billion baht Magnificent Heritage’. The logo is in various shades of colours, said to represent each ‘science
for the country’s economy. of arts’. Its round shape symbolises the globe. Some exhibitions also have a mascot and for this
Thailand has issued stamps for its past Bangkok exhibition it is an adaptation of Kinnaree, a half-bird, half-woman character in Thai
international exhibitions—in 1983 (three literature. The figure of Kinnaree is traditionally found in architecture at the main entrance of
issues featuring Temples, the old General Post buildings to welcome visitors.
Office, and the Postal Service), 1993 (four Royal Mail will be represented at the exhibition, so again an exhibition sheet is being
issues—two reproducing early stamps, and produced. It bears 20 1st ‘Hello’ stamps with attached labels in ten designs—so two of each
two showing Traditional Pottery and Cosmetic label per sheet. The labels feature: a traditional wai greeting; the Royal Paragon Hall, Bangkok;
Jars) and 2003 (three issues—Thai Food, the Buddha Wat Pho temple, Bangkok; the Ang Thong National Marine Park; a Buddhist
Landscapes, and Traditional Crafts). The monk; a rice paddy in northern Thailand; Nang Yai shadow puppetry; a floating market in
Youth international of 1999 was promoted by Bangkok; a Khon dance and the Wat Mahathat Buddhist temple, Bangkok. The exhibition logo
sets featuring Children’s Games, Folk Tales, is shown top right and the bilingual inscription (Thai and English), which reads ‘Hello from
and Ceremonies. For more information on Royal Mail’, is located at top left.
these see ‘New Collector’, July 2012. As well as hosting this international stamp exhibition, Bangkok is also the World Book
For the 2013 exhibition, the Thai Post Capital in 2013.
Office is issuing three sets of stamps. The After Bangkok, the next international exhibition will be at Rio de Janeiro in November,
first (issued 3 October 2012) features Folk which will mark the 170th anniversary of the first stamps of Brazil. The Brazilian Post Office
Arts and Crafts, followed by Traditional has issued some interesting stamps for past philatelic exhibitions and I will write about them
Arts and Royal Crafts (1 March 2013), and in ‘New Collector’ later in the year. Looking ahead, exhibitions are being arranged in 2014 in
Contemporary Arts (2 August). The stamps Seoul, South Korea and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There will also be an exhibition in Singapore
include the exhibition logo. in 2015 and in New York in 2016. Presumably the next international in London will be in 2020,
In addition, the Post Office will issue continuing the ten-year sequence begun in 1950. Meanwhile, a ‘European’ stamp exhibition,
stamps to mark the 130th anniversary of entitled ‘Europhilex’, will be held in London in May 2015—information about which was given
the country’s postal service and the tenth in the news pages of GSM in June (page 10).
anniversary of Thailand Post Corporation on Stamp exhibition material (stamps, postmarks, and souvenir items) are popular with some
4 and 14 August respectively. collectors, and interesting collections and displays can be built up. Many feature past stamp
The exhibition is called ‘Thailand 2013 designs or images closely related to the postal service past and present. Thus, many of the
World Stamp’, with the strap-line ‘The stamps are relevant to a thematic collection of ‘stamps on stamps’ or postal history.

Europa stamps Conference European des Postes et Telecommunications (CEPT) in 1959. The letters ‘CEPT’, or the
I first wrote about Europa stamps in ‘New Conference’s posthorn emblem, appeared on many stamps until 1992, after which the stylised
Collector’ back in August 1996. Europa word ‘EUROPA’ has been used—the old CEPT having been succeeded by Posteurop for postal
stamps were first issued in 1956 by members administrations. Telecommunication companies now have their own organisation. Posteurop
of the old European Coal and Steel has 52 member postal administrations, which employ a total of 2.1 million people, serving 800
Community: Belgium, France, West Germany,
Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
Each country issued two stamps in a common
design of a Europa tower surrounded by Britain’s 1992 Europa stamp
scaffolding. The following year the designs set was the last to feature the
were specific to each country, but a standard old CEPT logo, which was also
design was again adopted from 1967 to 1973. shown on the first day postmark
I listed the design subjects in August 1996;
they included the six-ring symbol (1959),
a dove, made up of 19 small doves (1961),
a Europa ship (1966), and a flaming sun
(1970).
The number of participating countries
increased following the formation of the
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million customers daily from 175,000 post
office counters. Based in Brussels, Posteurop
is a ‘restricted union’ of the wider Universal
Postal Union, a UN specialised agency, with
its headquarters at Bern in Switzerland.
Since 1974 the Europa stamps have been
on a common theme each year, but each
country produces its own designs. These
can vary from very relevant to the theme
to just a passing nod. The themes began
with Sculpture in 1974 and have included:
Paintings (1975), Buildings (1978), Famous
People (1980), European Music Year (1985),
Europe in Space (1991) and Medical
Discoveries (1994). A full list of themes from
1974 to 1996 was included here in August
1996.
I now bring the list up to date: Tales
And Legends (1997); Festivals And Parks
(1998); Nature Reserves (1999); Common
Millennium Design (2000); Water (2001);
The Circus (2002), Poster Art (2003),
Holidays (2004), Gastronomy (2005),
Integration As Seen By Young People (2006),
Scouts (2007), The Letter (2008), Astronomy
(2009), Children’s Books (2010), Forest
(2011), Visit (2012), and The Postman’s Van
(2013). The subjects for the next three years
are: National Musical Instruments (2014),
ecology in Europe—Think Green (2015), and
Old Toys (2016).
Of the many designs for the ‘Visit’ stamps
of 2012, I rather enjoyed the humorous Swiss
contribution featuring ‘a mother-in-law’s
visit’, shown in the catalogue supplement in
last month’s GSM (page 139).
The 2013 theme of postal vans is yielding
some interesting designs and I show a
few here. I rather like the Guernsey issue,
which features vehicles of the British,
French, German, Swedish, and US postal
administrations, as well as one of Guernsey
Post itself. The red Royal Mail vehicle on the
UK Letter rate stamp reminds us that postal
services in the Channel Islands were until
1969 part of the wider UK service. For more
on this issue see ‘Shore to Shore’ in April
2013 GSM (page 139).
The Irish Post Office issue features mail
delivery in that country—the 60c. stamp
shows two postmen, one on his bicycle and
the other pushing a post trolley. The 90c.
stamp depicts a postman alongside his green
An Post van.
Britain’s contribution to the series will be
part of the British Auto Legends set to be
issued on 13 August, but I haven’t seen the
designs at the time of writing. It has to be
said that the UK hasn’t always wholeheartedly
participated in the Europa series—perhaps
reflecting the generally lukewarm attitude
of the British (if not actual Euro-scepticism)
towards the European idea. Our role in (or
out) of Europe remains a hot political issue.
But back to stamps. Britain’s first Europa
set, issued in 1960, was in a common design
showing the Europa wheel. The following year
a rather more exciting set featured the dove (of
19 smaller birds). There were no more Europa
issues until 1969 when one was included in the
Anniversaries set to mark ten years of CEPT.
There was then another break until 1980.
Not all stamps in ‘Europa’ sets have
included the CEPT or EUROPA symbol;
mostly only the UK or Europe rate stamps
have done so, although in some years stamps
intended for mail outside Europe have
carried the logo.
G.S.M. July 2013
New Collector
2013 Europa stamps
from Faroe Islands,
Czech Republic and
Ireland on the theme
of ‘The Postman’s Van’
British Europa stamps
issued in 1960 (first
anniversary of CEPT),
1961, 1980 (famous
people), and 1984 (25th
anniversary of CEPT)
On some of the stamps it has been very
difficult to see the logo—for example the 19p
stamp in the Farmers’ Tale set of the 1999
Millennium series. It will be very interesting
to see how prominently it is displayed on this
year’s stamp.
Europa stamps are probably not as much
collected as a theme in the UK as they are
on the Continent. A complete collection of Europa ‘Cinderella’
Europa stamps from 1956 to date would now stamps issued in
be rather expensive as well as extensive. An 1962 by Lundy,
alternative would be a collection on particular Herm, and Jethou
themes or just the earlier issues in the
common designs when fewer countries were
participating.
As well as stamps issued by national postal
administrations, there have been some
‘Cinderella’ Europa issues, including local
stamps (local carriage labels) from British
offshore islands. These started with issues
from Lundy (Bristol Channel), Herm and
Jethou (Channel Islands) in 1961 when there
was considerable interest and demand for
Europa issues. Indeed, the Lundy Post Office
produced 500,000 sets of stamps and over
190,000 miniature sheets—enough to meet
the islanders’ postal needs for ever! Europa
stamps from the islands are still around in
quantity, mint and on first day covers, but
finding examples used on genuine postcards
or envelopes is not so easy.
Amongst other Cinderella Europa stamps I
have encountered (but have no information Observations for New Collector should be
about) issues from Croatia (in 1960) and sent to John Holman, c/o Gibbons Stamp
the Greek island of Oxia on an unaddressed Monthly, Parkside, Ringwood, Hants BH24
cover with a 1963 cancellation. I am sure 3SH. Mr Holman regrets he cannot send
there are others. individual replies.
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Supplement No 388 July 2013
STANLEY GIBBONS
BRITISH
STAMPS
The Monthly Specialist British Stamp Supplement
The 60th Anniversary of the Coronation of Her
Majesty The Queen
2 June 2013 marked the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen
Elizabeth II. To commemorate this landmark occasion, on 30 May,
Royal Mail released a set of six stamps depicting some of the finest
ever portraits of The Queen painted over the six decades of her reign,
including, for the first time ever, a brand new portrait especially
commissioned by Royal Mail.
The new painting, which depicts The Queen dressed in the Order
of the Garter robes, was undertaken by artist, Nicky Philipps, and is
the result of three especially convened sittings with The Queen that
took place in the Chinese Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in the
late autumn of 2012. This is not the first Royal portrait Philipps has
produced; in 2009 she painted a double portrait of Princes William
Classic Locomotives of Northern Ireland
The latest in Royal Mail’s series of miniature sheets celebrating
Britain’s classic locomotives pulled into post offices on 18 June.
Following on from the previously departed England and Scotland
examples, this miniature sheet and retail stamp booklet issue takes
a whistle-stop tour of some of the majestic and charismatic steam
The third Classic Locomotives miniature sheet from Royal Mail,
issued on 18 June, features the locomotives of Northern ireland
G.S.M. July 2013
BRITISH STAMPS
The ‘Treasury Roulette’:
An Enigma Unwrapped
An Update on Skeleton Stamps
Machin Watch
Smilers Variants
Specialised Catalogue Supplement
and Harry, which is now on display in the National Portrait Gallery.
Royal Mail will be gifting the original artwork of the new painting of
The Queen to the Royal Collection.
The new portrait takes pride of place as the 1st class value in the
new stamp set. The other five stamps in the set each depict a detail
of portraits painted at various stages of The Queen’s reign—from
her Coronation in 1953, right up to the turn of the new millennium.
They are: study for The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II by Terence
Cuneo, 1953 (2nd class); Portrait by Andrew Festing, 1999 (78p);
Portrait by Pietro Annigoni, 1955 (88p); Portrait by Sergei Pavlenko,
2000 (£1.28) and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Richard Stone,
1992 (£1.88).
locomotives that served Northern Ireland during the middle of the
20th century.
The images used for the miniature sheet were chosen in
collaboration with railway expert, Professor Colin Divall of the
National Railway Museum, and Northern Irish railway expert, Norman
Johnston. The 1st class value depicts the Ulster Transport Authority
(UTA) W Class No. 103 locomotive Thomas Somerset pulling the up-
express through County Donegal in 1950. The 78p stamp shows a
UTA SG3 Class locomotive shunting wagons at Portadown in 1963.
Depicted on the 88p stamp is a Peckett No. 2 locomotive reversing
wagons into the British Aluminium Works at Larne in 1937. The
highest value stamp (£1.28) has been reserved for the CDRJC (County
Donegal Railways Joint Committee) Class 5 No. 4 locomotive Meenglas,
which is shown shunting a carriage at Strabane in 1959.
All four stamps are contained in an attractive miniature sheet, the
lower margin of which depicts the UTA Class Z locomotive No. 27
Lough Erne crossing Larne Lough.
The supporting retail stamp book features two of the first class
stamps from the miniature sheet and four, red 1st class Machins.
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BRITISH STAMPS
The ‘Treasury Roulette’:
An Enigma Unwrapped
By Ray Simpson FRPSL
The so-called ‘Treasury Roulettes’ have been something of a
mystery, ever since they were first documented in 1897. Now, Ray
Simpson’s analysis of known examples by period of use, postmarks
and roulette type gives a clear picture as to how, where and when
they were produced and distributed—and that they had nothing at
all to do with the Treasury!
Short of winning the lottery most collectors
can only dream of owning a copy of the
famous Treasury Roulette (Fig 1). The Stanley
Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Catalogue
(Volume 1) values a used off-cover example
at £7200; one on cover could cost an eye-
watering £23,000. You would think that
anyone prepared to shell out that kind of
money would want to know exactly what they
were buying – how and why the stamps were
issued, an assurance that they were getting
the genuine article, and so on.
And that is where the problems begin.
Starting with the ‘Treasury Roulette’
description itself, which owes more to
myth than reality, it is a fact that there is no
universally agreed definition of the stamp,
and its origins are shrouded in mystery. A
further complication is that the stamps with
serpentine roulettes come in several different
varieties. So you can take your pick, if you can
make up your mind!
So, is there any way to unravel the mysteries
surrounding this stamp? The best place
to start would normally be the philatelic
literature, though in this case that proved
to be pretty much a dead end. The earliest
published reference to these stamps seems
to be an article by AH Stamford in which
he announced his discovery of the variety.
Writing in The Philatelists’ Supplement to The
Bazaar in 1897 (Ref 1) he drew attention to
a cover bearing an example of the stamp
which had been signed at the bottom by
WE Gladstone, who was the Chancellor of
the Exchequer when the cover was posted.
In an effort to find a context for the stamp,
Stamford went on to state that ‘In the years
1850 to 1854 (Archer, as is well known,
completed his experiments in 1850 or
1851) the Treasury had been experimenting
with various processes, and it seems not
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Fig 1 The famous Treasury Roulette
improbable that the rouletted stamps in proportion of these stamps and covers have,
question were issued on trial to members of over the years, been submitted to the two
the Government.’ Thus was born the myth of principal expert bodies in the UK, RPSL
the ‘Treasury Roulette’. Ltd and BPA Expertising Ltd. Both have
The cover in question is still believed to willingly made their records available, and
exist, though it has not come to the market that information was supplemented by, and
in recent years, but there is no reason to cross-checked with, Karl Louis’ card index
doubt that it is genuine and that it gave rise and by searches of dealers’ lists and auction
to the two popular names for the stamp – the catalogues which tend to feature these stamps
‘Gladstone’ or ‘Treasury Roulette’. There are prominently.
plenty of other references to the ‘Treasury The net result is that the most
Roulette’ in the philatelic literature, but comprehensive database yet of serpentine
little of any real substance, though it is fair roulettes (including images in most cases)
to point out that many of those who have has been assembled. To cut a long story short,
written about it have been sceptical about 205 potential individual subjects have been
the ‘Treasury’ bit of the description. Others identified, most of which are single stamps.
have noted the existence of more than one For the purposes of this survey multiples,
variety of serpentine roulette (Ref 2). And whether on cover or off, were treated as a
that’s about it. Surprisingly, nobody seems to single subject. Hence the number of stamps
have made a serious attempt to investigate covered by the survey was greater than the
the circumstances in which the stamps were number of subjects listed. Taking account
produced, issued and used, at least until now. of multiples, the total number of ostensibly
serpentine rouletted stamps included in the
Establishing the facts survey was 221.
As the Specialised Catalogue (Ref 3) makes
clear, the variety is found only on the Statistical findings
otherwise imperforate Great Britain 1d. Table 1 below includes all those 205 subjects
red-brown, Die I, Alphabet II, postage stamp, (221 stamps).
issued between 1852 and early 1854. It is also Table 1: Primary List Of Subjects
only fair to mention that the catalogue does
not seek to perpetuate the myth of Treasury Subject No. of Apparently
No/
involvement but makes it clear this was an Genuine Doubtful Indistinct
Type Subjects Faked
Image
unauthorised variety. More of that later.
In the absence of any useful background On
70 61 6 3
information about the production and cover
On
distribution of these stamps, the only way piece/
forward seemed to be to acquire as much part
39 31 7 1
information about the actual stamps and cover
covers themselves, and compile a database. Off
96 70 16 6
This proved to be easier than might first be paper
supposed. Because of the rarity of the items Totals 205 162 29 10 4
and their market value, an unusually large
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It was obvious from the start that some of
the stamps described as Treasury Roulettes
were nothing of the sort. All suspect subjects
(29) were excluded, together with a further
ten about which there were reservations; in
addition four subjects proved impossible
to classify because the characteristics of
the stamps were not sufficiently clear. The
basis on which items were excluded merits
some explanation. Apart from some obvious
‘rogues’, e.g. stamps with Maltese cross
cancellations, scans of the subjects were
examined taking account of the uniformity,
regularity and consistency of the visible wave
patterns, backed up where necessary and
possible with some basic measurements.
The opinions that had been expressed
by the expert bodies were also taken into
account where relevant, though that does
not necessarily imply agreement with those
opinions in all cases.
Having excluded the suspect subjects,
the remaining 162 subjects were classified
by reference to their wave pattern. Three
distinctive wave patterns were noted on
genuine contemporary serpentine rouletted
stamps and these are separately listed in table
2 below. The type numbers assigned to these
reflect only the relative commonness of each
and have no other significance.
The breakdown of the subjects was as
follows:
Table 2
Subject No. of 4/3 Wave 3/2 Wave 2/1 Wave
Type Subjects
Pattern Pattern Pattern
(Type 1) (Type 2) (Type 3)
On cover 61 48 9 4
On piece/
31 25 3 3
part cover
Off
paper
70 56 10 4 Origins of the
Totals 162 129 22 11
The three different types of wave pattern
are illustrated (Figs 2 to 4). There can be
little doubt that three different instruments
were used to produce the separations. In all
three cases, these are true roulettes with small
sections of uncut paper at either the crest
or trough of the waves, or both. The basic
facts about the stamps and their use can be
summarised as follows:
Period of use. Apart from one cover
apparently used in January 1852 (which could
possibly be a date error for 1853), the data
is remarkably consistent and establishes the
period of use as November 1852 to March
1854; the latter date, of course, marks the
general introduction of perforated stamps.
Plate range. Plating data is not complete and,
for the most part, there has been no attempt
to confirm the plate numbers attributed by
others to the stamps. However, subject to
the point made below, there is no reason
to question the plate attribution in most
cases. The plate range noted is from Plate
133 (probably incorrect), then Plates 138 to
173 with all plates except 140, 142-145, 155,
159, 166 and 172 represented by at least one
example. Plate 157 is the most common with
no less than ten examples.
However, it is worth noting that some of
the earlier plates (Plates 130-141, 143, 145
and 147) were defaced on 3 November 1852,
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nearly three weeks before the undisputed
start of the serpentine roulette period as
noted above, and some of these, notably
Plates 133, 138 and 141, were probably taken
from press several months previously (Ref 4).
There may therefore be some doubt about
the identification of these plates.
Postmarks. The obliterators used on the
stamps themselves, including the loose
copies, also provide important clues to the
genuine stamps. The vast majority bore
Fig 2 Wave pattern 1
London obliterating marks, either the marks
of the London Inland Office (with the
number contained in a diamond—Fig 5) or
London District office numerals in a circle
(Fig 6). Only about 20 per cent displayed
postmarks from outside London. The logical
conclusion must be that the source of the
stamps was located in central London. The
minority of genuine examples bearing
provincial postmarks can be accounted for by
purchasers or their associates using stamps
acquired in London on their travels.
Varieties of serpentine roulette. The survey
establishes beyond reasonable doubt that
three distinctive types of serpentine rouletting
tool were used to separate imperforate stamps
Fig 3 Wave pattern 2
during this period; it is probable that the
different tools were in simultaneous use in
different places.
Type 1 is the predominant variety,
accounting for 80 per cent of all serpentine
roulettes judged to be genuine, and all these
stamps are assumed to have been severed with
the same instrument. Type 2, with the 3/2
wave pattern, accounts for 13 per cent of the
total, and Type 3 with the 2/1 configuration
accounts for the remaining 7 per cent.
Fig 4 Wave pattern 3
‘Treasury Roulette’
Starting with Stamford and the Treasury,
most theories about the origin of the stamps Three distinctive
have centred on the involvement of some
official or semi-official body, and the reasons
wave patterns
for this are considered below. This study
has, however, been based on a significantly
were noted on
larger and more detailed database than has
previously been available, and has provided
genuine serpentine
additional insights into the circumstances of
the usage of the stamp which provide helpful
rouletted stamps
clues about their likely origin. The likely
scale of production has also been calculated,
and this has implications for theories about
the possible role of public authorities in the
production of the serpentine roulettes.
Attribution to official or
semi-official sources
Stamford’s attribution of the serpentine
rouletted stamp to the Treasury was probably
prompted by Gladstone’s position as Fig 5 London Inland Office postmark
Chancellor of the Exchequer, but the result
has been to confer a semi-official status on
the stamp which, to some extent, appears to
have continued to colour people’s thinking.
Less charitably, perhaps, semi-official status
may be thought to inflate value.
Important though HM Treasury was,
and still is, in the affairs of the country,
Stamford was mistaken in thinking it had any
responsibility for perforation experiments, or
any other aspect of postage stamp production
for that matter. Most people would be
surprised to learn that responsibility for Fig 6 London District Office postmark
stamp perforation in this era actually rested
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with the tax man! Fortunately, an impressive
number of contemporary Inland Revenue
documents about perforation (and other
aspects of stamp production) can still be
found in the National Archives at Kew. Whilst
these do provide interesting information
about separation experiments and different
types of perforating machines, unfortunately
for those of a romantic disposition, they
are silent on the subject of any experiments
which could have resulted in the serpentine
rouletted stamps. That might just be because
there weren’t any.
So the case for a Treasury connection rests
essentially on the existence of the Gladstone
cover, and another one said to be addressed
in his handwriting, and, as suggested by
some, the fact that a number of the stamps
are on covers sent to, or otherwise associated
with, Members of Parliament. The Gladstone
connection, though undisputed, is a complete
red herring. The Treasury as an organisation
had no use for postage stamps because its
official mail, including any official letters sent
by Gladstone, whether to MPs or anyone else,
was sent free of charge and unstamped. Only
Gladstone’s private mail required stamps
and, despite Stamford’s speculations, it is
hardly likely that the Department, noted for
counting the pennies, would be supplying
stamps for his personal use.
The covers sent to MPs, far from providing
evidence of Treasury involvement, actually
do the exact opposite for the reasons given
in the previous paragraph. MPs received
mail from all manner of individuals. Why the
Treasury should be singled out in this context
is baffling, unless that too is an ill-informed
attempt to justify the traditional attribution of
this stamp variety.
In brief, there is neither documentary
nor other evidence to link the serpentine
rouletted stamps with the Treasury (or to any
other government institution for that matter).
The Gladstone
connection, though
undisputed, is a
complete red herring
The scale of the operation
Amidst all the speculation about a Treasury
or other semi-official source for the stamps,
one important matter seems to have been
completely overlooked, namely how many
serpentine rouletted stamps were actually
produced. The survival rate of stamps from
this period is not, in general, particularly
well researched. For the purposes of this
study two measures have been used. First, the
philatelists’ ‘rule of thumb’ estimate of an
overall 1-2 per cent survival rate for stamps of
this period, and second, what can be called
the ‘Gough Scale’ which estimates the survival
rate of stamps on cover.
On the first measure, the calculation is
based on the number of actual stamps with
serpentine roulettes (174) in the census that
were judged to be genuine. Because people
tend to seek certificates for this kind of item,
there are probably relatively few genuine
stamps unaccounted for. If, for the sake of
argument, it is assumed that a grand total of
200 of these stamps have survived, the 1 per
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cent survival rate suggests that over a period
of 15 months or more something like 20,000
stamps (or the equivalent of approximately 83
sheets) might have been separated using the
serpentine rouletting tools identified.
The ‘Gough Scale’ is based on studies of
early stamps on cover made by an eminent
American postal historian, Jamie Gough.
In simple terms, he has found that for
every million normally issued stamps, some
800-1200 covers could be expected to have
survived. In the absence of information about
the original number of serpentine rouletted
stamps, the scale has been applied in reverse.
Assuming that the census figure of 61 covers
with serpentine rouletted stamps (see Table
1) is a reasonable representation of what has
survived, this would imply that up to about
50,000 stamps (or 208 sheets) were separated
by such instruments.
These two methods of calculation suggest
a probable range of production of between
85 and 210 sheets (rounded) – a totally
insignificant figure compared to the nearly
1.5 million sheets of 1d. postage stamps
issued in 1853 alone. By way of comparison,
this figure is also dwarfed by both of the
limited experimental issues of the Archer-
perforated stamps in 1850 and 1851. The
South Devon issue in the last three months
of 1850 involved an estimated 1000 sheets
(or 240,000 stamps). The 1851 distribution,
which probably also took place over a
similar period, was confined to the House
of Commons and involved an estimated
700-750 sheets. The fact that the serpentine
rouletted stamps were issued in much smaller
quantities and apparently over an extended
period of a year or more leads me to believe
that the production and distribution of these
stamps was more likely to have been the result
of a private initiative than from any sort of
officially led project.
How were the stamps
distributed?
The question that has baffled everyone is how
the stamps came into the hands of the people
who used them. This examination of the
surviving material, and especially the covers,
provides some possible clues. As previously
noted, approximately 80 per cent of all the
stamps judged to be genuine bear a London
postmark, which suggests strongly that is
where they originated.
Although I am not aware of any published
reports about the number of Members of
Parliament (MPs) directly associated with
covers bearing Treasury Roulettes, I know
that some collectors have drawn attention
to the point. The present census has in fact
identified nine MPs who were either senders
or recipients of covers bearing these stamps.
That level of involvement is unexpectedly
high and can hardly be the result of chance.
Moreover, several members of the House of
Lords or their families are also associated with
these covers. That raises the possibility that
the distribution of the rouletted stamps may
have had something to do with the Houses of
Parliament, but it would be unwise to jump to
any conclusions here.
I have already mentioned the sale of 700-
750 sheets of the Archer stamps in the House
of Commons early in 1851, and this suggests
a pretty healthy level of demand from that
quarter. On the other hand, the sale of 200
sheets or more of the serpentine rouletted
stamps would barely have made a dent in that
demand. Another factor to consider is the
relatively even spread of usage of the stamps
over the 17 months during which they are
recorded; the data is drawn primarily from
covers, but also dated pieces:
Serpentine roulette covers - used by month
This pattern of distribution implies that
the stamps were made available in small
quantities over a period of about a year, in
complete contrast to the distribution pattern
for the Archer-perforated stamps in 1851.
Although the Palace of Westminster cannot
be ruled out as the point of origin of these
stamps, the argument for its involvement
is entirely circumstantial and is far from
convincing.
Where gentlemen gather?
There is, however, another possibility which
deserves consideration. The census of the
serpentine roulette covers suggests that
these stamps were not made available to the
ordinary man in the street.
Collectors of early 19th century British
covers will know that most tend to be legal
or commercial in nature. A fair amount of
personal correspondence also survives, of
course, but more often than not recipients
or senders are a pretty anonymous bunch.
The serpentine roulette covers are different.
Including those sent to or by MPs, more than
half the 60 covers in the census are addressed
to prominent members of society or to people
residing at upmarket addresses. Where the
senders can be identified, it is apparent that
they also come from the same social strata.
The question that arises is where might such a
select group of people assemble on a regular
basis as a matter of habit and, even more
to the point, have the time and occasion to
engage in correspondence?
One of the unique features of 19th century
London society was that peculiarly British
institution, the gentlemen’s club. Practically
all the well-known clubs were well established
by the mid-1800s and catered for the good
and the great, or at least those who aspired to
such status. The most prestigious clubs were
concentrated in the St James’s/Pall Mall area
of London (Fig 7) which was conveniently
located close to the centres of political,
administrative, legal and ecclesiastical life
in the capital, not to mention the arts and
entertainment. The clubs provided their
members with a wide range of services, and
such day-to-day requirements as stationery
and postage stamps would be readily available
to them. An enterprising stamp supplier or
club servant might well have found a ready
clientele for his partially severed stamps.
Postal and other evidence supports this
argument. Five different covers bear the local
St James’s Street and Pall Mall postmarks,
and another four of them are backstamped
at the nearby Charing Cross district office.
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Moreover, five covers have been recorded
with the crests or seals of the Athenaeum
(Fig 8), Brooks’s, Carlton, Traveller’s, and
the United University Clubs, all of which
were located in, or adjacent to, Pall Mall. In
all, and avoiding double counting, no fewer
than 12 covers (20 per cent of the total)
are geographically or otherwise directly
associated with the area in which the most
prestigious gentlemen’s clubs were, and
indeed still are, located. This is, of course, not
proof positive of a connection between the
clubs and the serpentine roulettes because it
is possible that the stamps could have been
acquired elsewhere, but it does point to a
previously unsuspected link.
Conclusions
The origins of the serpentine roulettes
remain a mystery. There is no reason to
believe that there was any official or semi-
official involvement in their production,
and it is more likely that the stamps were
produced by an enterprising individual (or
individuals) operating on a relatively modest
scale. Whoever may have been responsible,
he, or they, apparently had access to a market
frequented by many of the more privileged
members of society. Whether or not this
was via the gentlemen’s clubs will probably
remain a matter for debate.
What is certain is that the ‘Treasury
Roulette’ description is both misleading and
confusing. Not only is there no evidence to
link any of the stamps to the Treasury, the
Photo credit: David Holt. The Athenaeum 2012
existence of more than one type of serpentine
roulette raises the question of which of
them, if any, should be singled out for this
special description. Other than on grounds
of quantity, or maybe aesthetics, there is no
feature that objectively marks one out as
being of superior quality or interest. It would
therefore be invidious to distinguish between
them other than on grounds of their physical
appearance and relative scarcity.
The logical and rational course would be
to sever the link with the Treasury (which few
believe in, anyway), with all the overtones
that carries, and simply redefine the stamps
as having an ‘unofficial serpentine roulette
applied by a person or persons unknown’.
In the real world, however, tradition
will doubtless continue to exert a strong
influence. There is, however, a serious point.
Given the extent to which certificates are
now necessary for the sale of scarce to rare
items like the serpentine roulettes, there is
a compelling case for liaison between the
expert bodies to review their approach to
the serpentine rouletted stamps, and find a
description which does not imply that the
stamps have some kind of official status.
Some may feel that the evolutionary chart
of official stamp perforation would be the
poorer if this attractive method of separation
The origins of the serpentine roulettes
remain a mystery
BRITISH STAMPS
were to be redesignated as ‘unofficial’.
But that is effectively how things stand in
the present catalogue (with its reference
to an unauthorised variety). And it needs
to be remembered that the important
pioneering efforts of Henry Archer, among
others, who experimented with a rouletting
machine as a means of overcoming the
problems of separating individual stamps
from imperforate sheets were equally
unauthorised. Suffice it to say that those
enterprising individuals who produced the
serpentine rouletted stamps have certainly
left us with something very distinctive, rare
and interesting. In the real world any stamp
with such characteristics is bound to be
highly desirable and collectable, however it is
described in the catalogue.
And so, back to our prospective lottery
winner. He or she might now have a better
understanding of the serpentine rouletted
stamps and what to look out for in the market
place. For anyone still aspiring to own a copy,
there is a lot to be said for ensuring that it
has a good certificate from a reputable body,
or trusted individual. Always remember,
however, that certificates record an opinion;
they do not constitute a guarantee. Caveat
emptor (let the buyer beware) remains the best
advice I can give.

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Acknowledgements
I particularly want to pay tribute to my
friend and colleague, Tim Burgess, for
his unfailing support in setting up the
project and helping carry it through, not
least his discovery of the Stamford article
and his painstaking work in compiling the
database which forms the foundation of
the survey. I am also indebted to the three
major repositories of information about
the serpentine rouletted stamps: RPSL
Ltd; BPA Expertising Ltd and Karl Louis’
card index, all of whom have willingly
made their records available. Without
their support and cooperation this project
would not have been possible and I wish
to record my thanks.

References
1. AH Stamford, The Philatelists’ Supplement to The Bazaar, 24 February 1897.
2. Tim Burgess, ‘Experimental Separation in the 1d Red Stars’, Great Britain
Philatelic Society Newsletter, No 285, January/February 2004, p. 6.
3. Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Stamp Catalogue Volume 1: Queen
Victoria, 16th Edition, p. 123.
4. W de LM Messenger, ‘QV Line-Engraved Plates: Withdrawal and
Defacement’, The GB Journal, Vol 36, No 8, p. 67.

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An Update on Skeleton Stamps:
Part 1
By Harry Layne
In an update to his previous article in GSM, Harry Layne presents
more information of the unframed and framed Skeleton postmarks
of England and Wales in use from the mid-19th century to the early
20th century.
These notes, which will only refer to England
and Wales, have been produced as an update
to my previous article (GSM April 2005)
following the discovery of a number of
new finds. Some of the information in my
previous article has also been incorporated
in this article to save backtracking, and also
to enable easier reference for the reader.
Please note that the words ‘stamp’ or ‘stamps’
refer to the postmarks or cancels mentioned
in these notes, and are not associated with
adhesive stamps that are placed on mail to
pre-pay postage costs, which will be referred
to as adhesives where appropriate.
General terms
When normal datestamps wear out, are
lost, broken or even stolen, it is usual
practice for the postmaster to requisition a
replacement. Pending the supply of a new
current cancelling stamp a stop-gap means
of cancelling mail would have to be brought
into use. This problem was usually overcome
by making a temporary datestamp, normally
using a skeleton case or circular frame that
incorporated a number of slots both in the
inner case and around the circumference.
Loose type could be inserted into these slots
to provide the desired details, such as head
office or sub-office name, county, town, date,
time and year. Sometimes an identification
code or other mark is also added.
These make-do stamps have been referred
to by many names in the past, such as:
Climax, Emergency, Relief, Replacement,
Temporary, Travelling and Skeleton stamps.
In recent times the name Skeleton is used
more often than not, although the name
‘Traveller’ or ‘Travelling’ stamps is still
sometimes used when referring to the earlier
unframed types. Other uses for such stamps
can sometimes be for temporary offices, or
new offices that are waiting for permanent
stamps to be issued. They are sometimes
seen in use to perhaps alleviate the pressure
during peak times, such as Christmas or
holiday periods. The stamps were normally
made of a metal construction and assembled
rather like a child’s printing outfit. Rubber
Skeleton stamps have also been used from
time to time in the same fashion. These will
be discussed in a later article.
I prefer to collect these markings by
county, e.g.: London, Essex, Kent, etc,
noting the size of the outer ring inside which
contains the office details. Collecting and
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storing by county makes it a little easier when
checking for different offices and sizes of the
stamps, rather than an A to Z listing, which
can sometimes be confusing when offices
from different counties have the same name.
The details inside the outer ring appear to
have been a matter of choice of the person
making up the stamp, hence the layout from Fig 1 Early unframed marks take the form of
some offices differ considerably. The year an inverted pear shape featuring the office
can be in two or four digits, and the day can name and two-line date, in seriffed letters
appear either before or after the month.
Likewise, the town name or a code letter can
sometimes appear at the top or bottom of
the stamp.
Some examples show only the head office,
while others have the town or county name
also included. With the above in mind, it is
usual to find stamps with the same layout
from a particular office, but if the stamp is
broken down and then used again at a later
date, a different assembler may have chosen
to place the details in a slightly different Fig 2 Unframed marks were usually applied
format from when it was previously used in black ink, but may also be found in blue,
(e.g. the day before the month instead of green or even red
after the month). On the second occasion
of use, the stamp may have only had a short
life. When this has happened sometimes the
impressions are said to be rare. However, one
is only collecting a later usage of the same
stamp with a slight alteration. These should
be referred to as varieties and not separate
issues. Early and late dates of usage can be
helpful and show how often, or seldom, the
stamp was in use. Obviously, a stamp that had
only a very limited use would be difficult to
find and therefore can be classified as scarce.
Although instructions were usually issued
with these Skeleton kits, it does not follow
that they were strictly adhered to. As a result,
all kinds of minor changes in the details
within the frame may be found. In a busy
office the stamp may have been quite quickly
constructed for use in order to cancel and
get the mail out on time. It was probably not
overly important whether the day appeared
before or after the month, or whether the
year was denoted in two or four digits.
Early unframed marks
As the volume of mail began to increase in
the mid-1830s, precautions were introduced Fig 3 Pear-shaped stamps, such as the
to account for a replacement stamp should Gravesend mark shown here, were
it be needed for any reason. The time had used during the second decade of the
come whereby certain types of mail had nineteenth century. However they can
to bear a dated postmark. The so-called easily be identified by the distinctive
Travelling or Skeleton kits became a vital part format of the date
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of the equipment issued to every head
office to act as a temporary replacement
for worn or damaged stamps; an idea
which has survived into recent times,
although replacements are nowadays often
made locally. I have found no firm date
for the introduction of these replacement
stamps, but they were probably issued in
late 1836 or early 1837, and impressions
from them are generally recognised by their
uneven appearance.
These early unframed stamps were never
used in Ireland and Scotland; Skeletons
from these areas will be discussed at some
length in a future article. Examples from
some offices are rarely seen as the stamps
were not for general use, being put to use
for short periods of a few days only until a
new current issue was made available. Fig 4 An 1850 Skeleton stamp with an inverted
The earliest examples take the form of an letter in the office name
inverted pear shape with the office name in
seriffed letters in an arc at the top (Fig 1),
below which is a two-line date, usually
with a four digit year, with a cross, letter,
number or ornament below. They were
usually applied in black ink, but may
also be found in blue or green (Fig 2)
and very rarely in red. They may be seen
in use from 1838 onwards and some
offices were still using this type as late as
1849. Pear-shaped stamps similar to the
Skeletons are mainly seen in use during
the second decade of the nineteenth
century. The general layout of the later
stamp is usually better, but the date is the
tell-tale factor. Both examples are shown
for comparison (Fig 3).
Seriffed letters were replaced with sans-
serif letters from about 1843, although the
former type can be found throughout the
1840s from some offices. By 1850 all offices
were using sans-serif lettering. In most of
the impressions I have seen the lettering
varies slightly, and sometimes mistakes are
made whereby the letters or numerals are
seen inverted, or even placed in the wrong
position (Fig 4). However, some have been
seen from smaller, less busy offices where the
lettering is near perfect, probably as they had
more time to construct the stamp.

Framed Skeletons
Skeleton stamps enclosed in a circular
frame are seen from about 1843 onwards,
around the same time the sans-serif type
was introduced. The older, unframed
stamps overlapped the introduction of the
new framed stamps, but seem to have been
gradually phased out as the new designs were Fig 5 Examples of unframed stamps with sans-seriffed
issued and made available. The unframed letters are not often found
stamps are not frequently seen with sans-
seriffed letters (Fig 5).
Stamps having a circular design or frame
have been around since the introduction of
the Bishop marks, which first appeared in the
early 1660s. The early framed Skeleton stamps
can be recognised by their uneven layout,
which in many cases is quite noticeable. A
few examples may be found with seriffed
letters (Fig 6), but generally sans-serif
lettering was used.
The containing frame was generally
quite large, being approximately 35mm
in diameter. In the late 1840s, the frame
was reduced to approximately 32mm. In
1858 they were further reduced in size to
approximately 28mm. An example of this Fig 6 Examples of framed stamps with seriffed letters
size, taken from the proof books, shows
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that a variety of some 20 letters could be

placed around the circumference (Fig 7).
Further reductions in size are seen in the
mid-1860s. At this time the four-digit year,
which previously had been universally used,
was reduced to two digits only. Two further
examples from the proof books are shown
(Fig 8). Each has the year in two digits, and
also show reductions in the number of letters
that could be inserted into the stamp—18 in
the 26mm stamp and only 12 in the smaller Fig 7 A 28mm-wide 1858 framed Fig 8 left A 26mm stamp could carry an 18-letter office
22mm stamp. stamp could incorporate a name. Right: A 22mm stamp with 12 letters. Both
Approximate dimensions are given on 20-letter office name stamps feature the reduced two-digit year format
the basis that over-or under-inked stamps,
and porous paper, can account for plus or
minus 1mm. Therefore, one has to be quite
open-minded when measuring any postmark. Fig 9 Framed
It cannot be stressed too strongly that over-or impression
under-inking and the porosity of the paper incorporating both
will all inevitably have some effect on the final the head office and
measurement. The human element can also town name
play a part in discrepancies in measurements.
I have seen two identical stamps referred
to as having different measurements, e.g.
31mm and 31.5mm, probably because one
was measured from the inside of the frame
and the other from the outside of the frame. Above: Fig 10 From the turn of the twentieth century
Indeed, many of these marks are at least 100 some towns also showed the county name for
years old, and one must also take into account identification purposes, especially when the same
that not many markings have been stored town name existed in two different counties
under archive conditions. Given time, ink
can spread and paper can expand or shrink.
This, coupled with the human element,
may account for measurements showing
differences of the odd half millimetre.

The name game

With a few exceptions, most of the earlier
framed impressions only show the head
office or town name, as seen in Fig 6.
However, it was not long before stamps were
incorporating both head office and town
names (Fig 9). From the turn of the twentieth
century some towns also showed the county
name for identification purposes (Fig 10),
especially when the same town name existed
in two different counties (for example,
Newport, Monmouthshire, or Newport, Isle
of Wight). The insertion of county names
increasingly became a matter of routine,
while London, as usual, incorporated its
district initials within its markings (Fig 11).
From the late nineteenth century stamps Fig 11 London impression with district initials (Reduced)
featured code letters (A, B, C, etc) to aid
recognition (Fig 12), or sometimes a numeral
was placed above the date (see Fig 11).
A clock time had also started to be
inserted and placed above the date at the
start of the century (Fig 13). When this
happened, the duty and code letters or
numbers, if used, were either placed at
the base of the stamp or omitted (Fig 14).
I have not seen any examples of the time
placed other than above the date before
the 1930s, although some of the more
recent stamps sometimes show the time
below the date.
Examples may also be found where the
code letters may have been erroneously
placed at the base of the stamp. An 1898
stamp from Peterborough in my collection
(Fig 15) shows the letters BL at the base.
Later, an 1899 example of the same stamp
shows the letters AE at the base. Pure
conjecture, but these may be the initials of
the persons who used the stamp, as there
seems to be no firm reason why two letters Fig 12 From the late nineteenth century stamps featured code
were just selected at random. Any letters seen letters to aid recognition (Reduced)
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Left and Below: Fig 13 Framed
stamps from 1906 and 1905
with clock times added

Right: Fig 14 When clock times were added the duty

and code letters or numbers, if used, were either placed
at the base of the stamp or omitted

Fig 15 An 1898 stamp from

Peterborough showing the letters BL
at the base. Could these be the initials
of the person who used the stamp?

Below: Fig 16 Manchester stamp

with the MR abbreviation

Below: Fig 17 A 1903 stamp with the letters SOM for Somerset

in these stamps were usually duty codes or

abbreviations, such as SO for sorting office,
or RSO for railway sub-office. Examples
from Manchester sub-offices sometimes
show MR (Fig 16), or MCHR, to denote the
head office when space was probably at a
premium. Likewise, Somerset used the letters
SOM (Fig 17) and London used the letters
LDN in its later issues.
Code letters were never used to denote
the time in these stamps, but recognition
codes continued to be used even after the
clock time had been incorporated into the
design, with the date still being shown in two
lines. These lasted at least until the end of
the second decade of the twentieth century.
The date may be found in a single line from
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about 1915 onwards, although some of the

early paid Skeletons (Fig 18) may be found
with the date in a single line from the early
1900s, and perhaps earlier, although this
seems to have been normal practice for
these paid stamps.

Smaller Skeletons
The smaller Skeleton stamps appear to
have been issued in the early 1890s and
the symmetry in most examples I have
seen is quite good. The size of the frame is
approximately 23mm (plus or minus 1mm)
and was probably decided upon by the
number of letters that could be inserted into
the stamp. The office name may have also
been taken into consideration before the
replacement kit was issued. Obviously, a
larger 25mm diameter stamp could
accommodate 18 letters, while the smaller
23mm stamps only had room for a maximum
of 12 letters (see Fig 8). Therefore, it would
be quite useless to send a 23mm stamp to
Bishops Stortford, or to one of the longer
named Welsh towns, like Llanfairfechan, for
example.
The four-digit year was reduced to two
digits in the mid-1860s, although a few
examples may still be found using four digits
in the first decade of the twentieth century.
These are quite unusual and are probably
due to an earlier issued stamp still being
serviceable. By the turn of the century, new
stamps only incorporated room for two digits
for the year, which were mostly placed nicely
in a central position (Fig 19).
These small Skeletons were no larger
than the normal issue of stamps, but many
impressions still show the give-away sign of
unevenness and the lack of symmetry, as
shown in Fig 13, with the lettering being well
off centre. Others may show only the slightest
hint of unevenness.
By the mid-1920s most sub-offices, both
in the town and country areas, had been
equipped with metal datestamps. It must
have been quite a fiddly operation inserting
the details into these small stamps. Even
the larger types must have been quite
troublesome at times, hence the amount
of nonconformity noticed. Once the office
details were inserted, the stamps probably
remained in this state so that only the date
needed to be changed, if and when the stamp
was required for future use.
In more recent times, Skeletons seem to
have been issued mainly to sub-offices that
did not cancel mail in the usual way. Their
datestamps were used as counter stamps or
for dating registered mail, parcels, receipts,
postal orders or certificates of posting, etc,
and in many cases time slugs ceased to
be issued, being replaced instead with an
asterisk. Here again there is much non-
conformity. Spelling mistakes, together
with inverted letters seem to have been
quite frequent. Some stamps had the name
inserted with all the letters facing either
inwards or outwards, while many others had a
combination of both.
These metal stamps have survived into
recent times, many of which are easy to spot,
especially as they seem to have increased in
diameter to allow for all kinds of information
to be included within them. The lack of
symmetry is, in some cases, very easily
noticeable. Indeed, some of the modern
rubber stamps have very thin frames and it
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Fig 18 A Paid Skeleton from 1906 with the date in a single line (Reduced)
Below: Fig 20 Later examples of
Fig 19: 1905 Skeleton marks
stamp with
the two-digit
year format
is difficult to ascertain whether it is of metal
or rubber manufacture, but with a little
experience collectors will be able to recognise
them. A few examples of these later types are
shown in Fig 20. The rubber stamps will be
discussed in the second part of my article.
A note on modern large
single-ring rubber cancellers
I have often been asked about the
significance of large single-ring
cancellations. In many areas, large single-
ring rubber cancellers are still being used
to cancel a single small adhesive. It appears
that there is no real explanation for using
such a large cancel. However, they are
more acceptable than ink jet machine
cancels for the adhesive collector seeking
fine used.
I have viewed some very large cancellers,
some of which measure up to 55mm in
diameter, that have been impressed on
a small envelope. Whether or not this
is normal practice for post offices, they
do seem to add a touch of interest to a
collection, especially when being displayed,
and comments are usually raised as to why
such a large postmark has been used.
These large Skeleton stamps (both metal
and rubber) are one of the few areas of
postmark collecting where it is still possible
to find new varieties or even a unique
example to add to your collection. They
may have been allocated for use on larger
packets that machines could not handle,
or possibly used as an emergency canceller
when all the machines were busy, to help
out with an overload of mail.
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Machin Watch
By John M Deering
In his latest column for Machin watchers, John Deering dissects
the recent Doctor Who and Football stamp issues on the look-out
for new Machin varieties. In the process, he also discovers a bit
of an ‘own goal’ from Royal Mail, as far as some of the printed
information is concerned.

Machin Post & Go with 84th Scottish Congress 2013 inscription. Alongside is a 12×2nd retail booklet with
M13L date code. M13L date code picture courtesy of Connoisseur Publications (thanks James).

What a stamp-filled time we are all having at the moment, and this
month (welcome to ‘Machin Watch’ by the way) I am giving you a very
full report on the two recent prestige booklets and their stamps. Here
at ‘Machin Watch’ HQ, I yet again find myself deviating away from
Machins for some of the time. As regular readers will realise, when
a prestige booklet comes along, there might be pictorial definitives
and/or commemoratives contained that need covering so that the
whole issue makes some sense; this month is a case in point. Thinking
of Post & Go for a moment, both Machin and Flag Post & Go stamps
with inscriptions were available from Hytech machines at the recent
84th Scottish Congress in Perth. Other things happing just now are
the appearance of current 2nd and 1st Machins with M13L date codes.
As things surface I will keep you informed (but to whet your appetite
here is taster of a 12×2nd retail booklet with M13L). Enjoy!

Doctor Who and Football

Heroes issues, and the
prestige stamp booklets
Royal Mail has issued two prestige booklets
already this year: the ‘50 Years of Doctor Who’,
on 26 March, and ‘Football Heroes’ on 9 May.
Both are rather nice (especially Doctor Who,
but then I am biased, as I have never been a
football aficionado) and contain some unique
and important Machins, with the latter
also having three (philatelically) important
emblem stamps.
Now I quite understand that marking 50
years of Doctor Who and celebrating the 150th
anniversary of the forming of the Football
Association are of great interest to many
people, and certainly worthy of a stamp issue,
but I do fail to see why both issues needed to
be so close together? After all, the Football
Association was formed on 26 October 1863
and not 9 May, but not being a follower of
football matters perhaps I have overlooked a
relevant fact.
I know that Doctor Who and football are
hardly connected, but there are some striking
similarities in the two prestige booklets:
they both include self-adhesives, and their
definitive se-tenant panes contain unique
MPIL source-coded Machins (which all seems
quite fine). Not fine though, and causing a
significant problem for all (especially writers
and cataloguers who rely on the official line),
both booklets have errors in the printers’
acknowledgements! It is stated in both
booklets that the definitive panes are printed
in gravure by Walsall Security Printers,
although they are clearly printed in litho, and
by Cartor!
Litho not gravure!
I really do find the erroneous statement of
the printing process very annoying, and it’s
not the first time this has happened. A similar
thing occurred with the Morris prestige
booklet, SG DY1 (see the July 2011 ‘Machin
Watch’). I know we are all human and prone
to making mistakes ourselves, but Royal Mail’s
double own-goal really does have the feel of
a lack of attention to detail and the whiff of
‘it doesn’t really matter, does it?’ about it.
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The inside front cover of the
Doctor Who and inside back
cover of the Football Heroes
prestige booklets showing the
erroneous acknowledgements for
the definitive panes, which credit
Walsall as the printer and state the
process as gravure; Cartor printed
the definitive panes in litho.
When publishing something like a prestige booklet, it is incumbent upon Royal Mail to get the
copyright credits and contributors names correct, but perhaps the printers’ acknowledgements
and statement of the processes are more of a courtesy to philatelists and so maybe less
importance is given to their accuracy. Who knows? (Doctor Who perhaps?) Royal Mail: please,
please (I am pleading now, not something I often do you know) can you make sure that in
the future the printers’ acknowledgements and stated printing processes are accurate or
don’t print them at all? Also, if a mistake does occur, that an immediate official statement is
circulated to the press for publication. Trust me, you will get far less bad press if you say, ‘Oops!
We slipped up, but this is the correct information’ than if you stay silent.
Ultimately, the error will become ‘fact’ and it
will be very difficult to put right
As many readers of this column will already be aware, stamps are collected and catalogued
where their printing process is different, and this has been the case for a very long time indeed.
The difference between gravure and litho is considered of paramount importance (it is a factor
for listing in the SG Collect British Stamps Catalogue) and hence why the erroneous information
inside the prestige booklets is so irritating and potentially dangerous. Naturally enough, the
information published by Royal Mail will be copied and carried forward into articles, pre-
printed and collectors’ own albums pages, catalogues, and even society exhibits and the like.
Ultimately, the error will become ‘fact’ and it will be very difficult to put right. So let’s be quite
clear; regardless of what it says in the Doctor Who and Football Heroes prestige booklets, the
definitive se-tenant panes of which there are three in all (one in Doctor Who and two in Football
Heroes) are all printed in litho.
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Top tip: Walsall and Cartor—Gravure and litho
To help those who are new to Machins, or are less familiar with the
printers and their usual processes, and as a reminder to others, the
following general notes may be useful: Walsall and Cartor are really
sister companies (Walsall effectively owns Cartor) and although
they are in different countries, they really are one and the same;
I am guessing that sometimes a print job is given to Walsall who
subcontract it to Cartor, who then print it in litho (I think it is still
the case that Cartor do not have a gravure press). Conversely, if
Cartor are given a large print job which requires gravure for part of
it then that part would likely be dealt with by Walsall.
In some cases (and particularly commemorative stamps with
multiple colours) top-quality gravure and litho printings are
becoming more difficult to distinguish, although Machin and
Emblem stamps printed in gravure and litho usually have very
different and distinguishing characteristics. To examine the fine
detail and tell the two processes apart all you really need is a
reasonably strong magnifier (×10 is quite good) and the best place
to start is the value and/or the upper and lower frame edges. Litho
stamps tend to have very clean and clearly defined edges to the
frame and value, whereas gravure printings (generally) have much
less definition and a ‘wooliness’ to them, where the individual
screening dots can be clearly seen.
Take a comparable gravure Machin and you will see what I
mean. Let’s use the 68p SG U3005 from Walsall; it is from the
Dahl, DY3, prestige booklet, has ordinary gum, and an iridescent
overprint with MPIL and M11L. You will notice there is poor
definition and a ‘wooliness’ around the inside edge of the value.
This effect can also be seen along the upper and lower frame
edges. Close inspection here also helps to confirm the printing
direction, which is another attribute studied by some specialists.
Next, take a known litho stamp from a recent prestige booklet and
do the same—the 20p U3014 from the Doctor Who prestige booklet
will do nicely. Under magnification you will clearly see exactly
what I mean by the differing characteristics, thanks to its clean and
clearly defined edges.

The 68p (SG U3005) stamp from the Dahl prestige booklet is a typical
Walsall gravure printing; the edges of the value have poor definition and a
‘wooliness’ to them

The 20p (SG U3014) from the Doctor Who prestige booklet is a typical
Cartor litho printing; the value has clean and clearly defined edges

The Doctor Who prestige one each of the 5p, 10p, 20p and 87p Machin definitives, all surrounding a TARDIS label.
booklet, the TARDIS stamps, Apart from the open door, the TARDIS label is very similar to the stamp but, of course, it
doesn’t have The Queen’s head, value or phosphor bands; it is just a label.
and the Machins For a moment, let’s return to the controversy regarding who has printed what and in which
In the May ‘Machin Watch’ I provided a process. The credits in the booklet suggest that the self-adhesive miniature sheet pane (Dalek,
detailed report about the Doctor Who prestige Ood and so on) is printed by Enschedé in litho but, like the rest of the booklet, the pane
booklet’s unusual arrangement of the various is supposed to be from Cartor in litho (which it is). It is actually the loose miniature sheet
panes, and said that I would be back to the that has been printed by Enschedé, but (apparently) in gravure (not litho). Oh dear, this is
booklet to discuss the relevant stamps and all rather a mix-up, and very confusing (my brain has now gone to mush). My information
anything else of importance (which I am now comes care of a very reliable source within Royal Mail who ought to know as he is involved at
doing). There is quite a lot to tell you! the commissioning process (thanks ‘MF’). Consequently, I think we must take the view that
Helping put the booklet and its stamps printers and processes are as I have been informed. Close inspection certainly suggests that
into some sort of context, we need to be the two miniature sheets are not from the same stable. But the fun doesn’t end there; things
reminded about the primary issue, which is get even more interesting for the self-adhesive TARDIS stamps. The self-adhesive pane version
of 11 Doctor Who 1st sheet commemoratives has a different perforation gauge (15×15) to the TARDIS stamp in the loose miniature sheets
and a self-adhesive miniature sheet. The (15×14) and further confirms the probability that two entirely different printers might have
miniature sheet (with a white back) has four been responsible.
2nd commemoratives (Dalek, The Ood,
Weeping Angel, and Cyberman) and a single Printed by Cartor in litho is the self-adhesive miniature sheet pane the TARDIS stamp is
1st TARDIS pictorial definitive. In the booklet perforated 15×15, whilst the TARDIS stamps from other sources are 15×14.
are five stamp panes: the first (entitled
‘Hiding behind the sofa’) is a pane
version of the self-
adhesive miniature
sheet (with the design
of the next page
printed on its back so
it’s not plain like the
loose version). This
is followed by three
panes, which between
them encompass
the 11 Doctor Who
1st commemoratives
(both sheet and pane
versions are the same:
Cartor litho) and
then, nearly at the end
of the arrangement,
is an all-important
se-tenant definitive
pane (ordinary gum)
containing four 1st
TARDIS stamps and,
with iridescent overprint,
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How many different TARDIS stamps?
As the 1st TARDIS stamps are really pictorial definitives, and in
view of all the different versions, I thought that readers might like
a summary detailing them and their differences; all have two (side)
phosphor bands. Mentioned in the May article and shown again
here, but this time with a cylinder number as I promised, is the Doctor
Who self-adhesive retail booklet, which has four TARDIS stamps; it
is from Walsall and printed in gravure. As mentioned earlier, there
are the other two self-adhesive versions of the TARDIS, but yet to be
discussed is another (fourth) self-adhesive version, which comes from
the Cartor litho-printed generic sheet. The generic sheet contains
20 TARDIS stamps, each of which is adjacent and adjoined to a label
featuring (in different guises) various characters, creatures and beings
from the series (for some reason I particularly like the potato-headed
Sontarans). Finally, there is the se-tenant definitive pane from the
prestige booklet which contains four TARDIS stamps, but as the pane
has ordinary gum, these versions are unique in their own right.
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The TARDIS stamps from the different sources are not only
distinguishable by their different printing processes and perforation
gauges, but also from the gaps between their two phosphor bands.
Additionally, and surprisingly, the retail booklet stamps have another
easily overlooked detail—the overall size of the design area is a little
bigger than on any of the other versions. Walsall’s TARDIS design area
is actually the same size as a Machin and so I think it is more that the
other TARDIS stamps have a slightly smaller design area and this is
noticed through the white border appearing to be a little wider than
normal. It is most noticeable on the se-tenant definitive pane because
the TARDIS design area looks very slightly smaller than the Machins
they are adjacent to. The different printings also have differing
shades, particularly the retail booklet stamps, which are a brighter
and deeper purple to the right of the TARDIS, and a brighter blue
towards the bottom left corner. To make things as simple as possible, I
am including a table detailing (apart from the shades) all the relevant
differences, as follows:

The different sources of the 1st TARDIS stamps (all have two [side] phosphor bands)
Source Printer Gum Printing process Perf. gauge Gap between two Size of design area
(side) phosphor bands (to nearest ½mm)
(to nearest ½mm)
Retail booklet Walsal Self-adhesive Gravure 15x14 11½mm 17½x21½
Miniature sheet (including four 2nd stamps) Enschedé Self-adhesive Gravure 15x14 11mm 17x21
Hiding behind the Sofa pane (including four Cartor Self-adhesive Litho 15x15 7mm 17x21
2nd stamps) from prestige booklet
Generic sheet Cartor Self-adhesive Litho 15x14 7mm 17x21
Se-tenant Machin pane from Prestige booklet Cartor Ordinary gum Litho 15x14 7mm 17x21

Cylinder example (W1

W1 W1 W1 W1 pW1)
of the Walsall gravure
Doctor Who 6×1st mixed
pictorial-definitive/
commemorative retail
booklet; alongside is the
Cartor litho generic sheet
(Reduced)

The se-tenant Machin pane….
I am sorry it’s taken so long to get to this bit, but the Doctor Who issue
as a whole really did need dealing with properly, especially in view
of its complications. Now, and apart from the four TARDIS stamps,
the Cartor, litho-printed se-tenant definitive pane contains four totally
new Machins (each with two [side] phosphor bands): 5p (U3012),
10p (U3013), 20p (U3014) and 87p (U3020). The pane layout is as
follows: TARDIS / 10p / TARDIS (top row), 5p / TARDIS label / 20p
(middle row), and TARDIS / 87p / TARDIS (bottom row). Whilst
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being from the Cartor stable and printed in litho certainly makes
them important, this is not what makes them unique. What does make
them unique, and affords them full catalogue status, is their ordinary
gum and their printing process in combination with the source and
date code within the iridescent overprint (MPIL/M12L).
When issued in March, the 5p, 10p, 20p and 87p with MPIL/M12L
codes did not already exist, but MPIL versions of the 5p and 10p
appeared again with the issue of the Football Heroes booklet—but
this time with M13L date codes. Although issued in 2013, the Doctor
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Who booklets were presumably manufactured
towards the end of 2012 and this might
explain why the Machins in them have an
M12L date code.
The four Machins are actually rather nice;
their colours have some depth (nothing
wishy-washy about them) and, unlike the
Cartor, litho Machins from the Aerial Post
prestige booklet (DY2) in 2011,
which had a very weak overprint,
they have very clear iridescent
wording indeed. There really
is no problem seeing the M12L
date code in front of The Queen’s
crown, and in the top right corner
the MPIL (‘P’ for prestige booklet)
source code. It is quite interesting
to compare the iridescent overprint
on these new stamps with other
current printings, and if you do so
you will see that the actual lettering
and numerals are a little finer and
have a little more space between
their individual lines. The stamps are
different anyway, but it’s none-the-less
an interesting observation.
Football Heroes issue, the
prestige booklet and the
definitive panes
Similar to the Doctor Who issue, Football
Heroes combines 11 sheet 1st stamps, a
miniature sheet, a prestige booklet, and
a retail booklet—and all were issued on 9
May to help celebrate the 150th anniversary
of the forming of the Football Association,
which took place in 1863. 140 years of the
Scottish Football Association and the 125th
anniversary of the Football League are also
celebrated in 2013, and so, in football terms,
the current year is particularly special.
I have to confess that I am a heathen
when it comes to football; it’s not something
I have ever followed and consequently my
knowledge is extremely limited. To give you
an overview of the issue a little homework
was necessary, but beyond a brief résumé
and details of the players featured on the
11 different stamps I will leave the topic to
be covered by others. Though, what I learnt
during my research is that The Football
Association is the footballing governing body
of England, and that it was formed on the
evening of 26 October in 1863. Apparently,
various representatives (including captains
and secretaries) of several London and
suburban clubs, who at the time were playing
their own versions of the game, met to form
an Association and establish a code of rules
so that football could be regulated—and thus
The Football Association (FA) was born. The
rest, as they say, is history!
To mark the 150th anniversary of the FA,
Royal Mail worked closely with the National
Football Museum and came up with 11
legendary players to feature in the issue.
Further confirming my football ignorance,
and no doubt astonishing some readers, I
now understand the significance of the 11
stamps; i.e. that, including the goalkeeper,
there are 11 players in a team. Also, hence
the clever title of the issue Footba11 Heroes.)
In terms of when the chosen players were
actually playing, the 11 footballing legends
span 1950 through to 1995 and represent,
had they all been at the top of their game
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An enlargement of the
top of the 5p Machin
from the Doctor Who se-
tenant definitive pane
which shows, between
the phosphor bands, a
very clear iridescent overprint, including the M12L date code
and playing at the same time, a sort of dream
team. The 11 football heroes are as follows
(or if you prefer skip straight to the next
section for the actual stamps):
Jimmy Greaves, England, Born: 20
February 1940, Caps: 57 (1959–67):
apparently one of the most instinctively-gifted
goal scorers in the history of the game, Jimmy
Greaves played 57 times for England and
scored 44 goals. Having begun his career and
enjoyed huge success at Chelsea, Greaves
spent nine years at Tottenham Hotspur,
where he won the FA Cup (1962 and 1967)
and the European Cup Winners’ Cup (1963).
John Charles, Wales, Born: 27 December
1931, Caps: 38 (1950–65): seemingly judged
by many to be not only the finest Welsh
footballer of all time, but also Britain’s
finest all-round player, he was as brilliant
and effective a centre-forward as he was a
dominant centre-half. During a ground-
breaking and hugely successful spell with
Juventus from 1957 to 1962, Charles was
dubbed ‘The Gentle Giant’.
Gordon Banks, England, Born: 30
December 1937, Caps: 73 (1963–72):
unquestionably the finest goalkeeper to have
played for his country, Gordon Banks was
an effective presence in the England goal
for almost ten years, including throughout
the successful 1966 World Cup campaign. I
gather that a truly astonishing save from the
Brazilian striker Pele during the 1970 World
Cup has gone down in football history as the
greatest ever made.
George Best, Northern Ireland, Born: 22
May 1946, Caps: 37 (1964–77): stated to be
a sublimely skilful player who could pass,
shoot, tackle, head, and above all dribble with
the sort of effortless brilliance that manifests
itself no more than once in a generation.
George Best also had the looks and charm to
match his talent, and with the ball at his feet
he is believed to be the most naturally gifted
footballer the nation has ever produced.
John Barnes, England, Born: 7 November
1963, Caps: 79 (1983–95): quoted as being a
talented and graceful dribbler with impressive
speed and strength; apparently he was also a
precise and creative passer and finisher, who
Se-tenant definitive
pane from Doctor
Who prestige booklet;
stamps are printed
by Cartor in litho and
have ordinary gum.
The pane contains
four totally new
Machins each with
MPIL source code
and M12L date code
(Reduced)
rarely gave the ball away. In June 1984, during
a match against Brazil, he dribbled past four
defenders and the goalkeeper to score a goal
of brilliance which is judged by some to be
the finest England goal of all time.
Kevin Keegan, England, Born: 14 February
1951, Caps: 63 (1972–82): described by
Bill Shankly (a Liverpool manager) as a
born winner, Keegan was energetic, brave,
fast, strong, skilful, and had a real drive to
succeed. He was a vital force in the Anfield
team of the 1970s that won seven major
trophies. After moving to Hamburg in 1977,
he was twice named European Player of the
Year (1978 and 1979).
Denis Law, Scotland, Born: 24 February
1940, Caps: 55 (1958–74): a prolific striker
and nicknamed ‘The King’ by Manchester
United fans, Law was apparently outstanding
in the air as well as with the ball at his
feet. He had a speed and awareness that
made him hard to mark; with a slim frame
and impish grin he was apparently quite
deceptive. With impressive tackling skills as
well as his creativity and passing ability, he was
influential in midfield as well as up front.
Bobby Moore, England, Born: 12 April
1941, Caps: 108 (1962–73): a loyal servant at
West Ham United for 16 years, Bobby Moore
attained idol status at the east London club,
while his place in the nation’s affections was
assured when he captained England to World
Cup glory in 1966. The most composed of
defenders, his ability to read the play and
put himself in the right place to break up an
attack was unsurpassed.
Bryan Robson, England, Born: 11 January
1957, Caps: 90 (1980–91): stated to be
the most complete midfield player of his
generation, Bryan Robson had seemingly
inexhaustible stamina, and his readiness to
give everything he had made him a manager’s
dream for both club and country. He was
renowned for his determination and bravery
on the pitch.
Dave Mackay, Scotland, Born: 14
November 1934, Caps: 22 (1957–65): a very
influential player of his time, Mackay was an
immensely strong, determined and notably
hard-tackling midfielder whose relentless
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commitment in driving his side forward
became legendary. A precise passer and
regular goal scorer, Mackay enjoyed club
success at Heart of Midlothian, Tottenham
Hotspur and Derby County.
Bobby Charlton, England, Born: 11
October 1937, Caps: 106 (1958–70): believed
to be quite possibly the greatest English
footballer of all time, Bobby Charlton
was an attacking midfielder, possessed of
a thunderously powerful and accurate
long-range shot with either foot. Skilful,
committed and hard-working, with an innate
ability to find space and create it for others,
Charlton was noted for his sportsmanship
throughout his career.
The stamps and the prestige booklet
The 11 stamps (all 1st) are available in
sheet form and also in a miniature sheet
of two se-tenant rows (both of these formats
having ordinary gum), and are in a clever
arrangement. In terms of the sheet stamps,
the first five footballers are in one se-tenant
strip, whilst the remaining six are in another The two definitive se-tenant panes
strip, and the miniature sheet goes on to echo (1 and 4) from the Football Heroes prestige booklet (Reduced).
the same se-tenant arrangement by showing The Machins all have an MPIL source code, but with M13L date code
the 11 footballing heroes in a typical team
line up as if they were all photographed
together at the same time (five in the top row Definitive se-tenant panes
and six in the bottom). I have to say it’s all In addition to the two panes of Football Heroes commemoratives, the booklet also contains
been very well thought out and put together. two (yes two) definitive se-tenant panes. They are panes 1 and 4 (both with ordinary gum), and
In the prestige booklet are the same 11 are quite significant in relation to the stamps they contain. Pane 1 takes account of the fact
designs, but in self-adhesive form, which that the overall stamp issue features players from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and
make them unique. They are presented in Wales by including one each of four emblem-type 1st definitives (although those for England,
two panes (pane 2 and 3) which face each Scotland and Wales are not the usual emblem stamps we are used to in sheet form; instead they
other so all 11 players can be seen together. are St George’s Cross flag, Saltire flag, and Red Dragon flag). Pane 1 is the label pane (3×3)
The arrangement of the stamps is the same, with, in its middle, an attractive gold on white label featuring the FA logo/crest. Other stamps
although each is spaced apart from the other. in the pane are 1p and Royal Mail Red 1st Machins of which there are two of each. All eight
The booklet has a foreword written by the stamps each have two (side) phosphor bands. The pane arrangement is as follows: 1p / 1st /
Director of Football Development at The 1p Machins (top row), St George’s flag / FA label / 1st Machin (middle row), and Saltire / Red
Football Association, Sir Trevor Brooking, Dragon / Northern Ireland green fields (bottom row). Pane 4 is a much simpler affair being of
and goes on to discuss the 11 featured six Machins (2×3), each with two (side) phosphor bands, and are arranged as follows: 5p / 10p
players through the words of other famous (top row), 10p / 2p (middle row), and 2p / 5p (bottom row).
footballers. For example, Ray Clemence, who If we turn our attention to the Machin stamps in the two definitive panes things are actually
won 61 caps for England between 1972 and relatively straightforward (remember, contrary to what the booklet credits say the stamps in
1984 and who is now an England goalkeeping the panes are printed by Cartor in litho). They all have MPIL/M13L source and date codes
coach, talks about Gordon Banks. within the iridescent overprint and, in terms of their characteristics, are very similar to the
M12L date-coded stamps in the Doctor Who prestige booklet; i.e. typical litho with a slightly finer
iridescent overprint (with a little more space between their individual lines). The 1p, 2p and
1st stamps are completely new: the 1p and 2p because we haven’t had them before (regardless
of the date code) with ordinary gum and an iridescent overprint, and the 1st because it is the
very first time a Royal Mail Red-coloured 1st has appeared with ordinary gum. The 5p and 10p
stamps are new only because they have an M13L date code (M12L versions are in the Doctor
Who prestige booklet).
The four emblem stamps are quite interesting and for three of them this is their first outing
with ordinary gum, other than being within a miniature sheet (although self-adhesive versions
exist from generic sheets). Anyway, I will come back to them next month with a full report to
put them into context. But take a look at the phosphor bands on pane 1 and you will see that
Front and back covers of the Football Heroes the emblem stamps have wide bands (and thus a smaller gap between them). Next time I will
prestige booklet (Reduced) also discuss the Football Heroes retail booklet too.

Tailpiece already corrected. The £1.28 and £2.00 also exist with MA13, but
Before closing I wanted to leave you with a picture of the ‘Classic for the £2.00 it is the first high value to have a date code! Watch
Locomotives of Northern Ireland’ retail booklet, which was out, the Machin rollercoaster ride is about to begin again. What
issued in mid-June, and to tell you about De La Rue self-adhesive fun! Happy collecting.
sheet stamps which are appearing with an MA13 date code (yes,
MA13, not M13L). The new tariff stamps (which I have to yet Classic Locomotives
fully report on) were, when initially issued, printed by Walsall as of Northern Ireland
a temporary measure; they have M13L date codes. De La Rue are retail booklet, and
now printing again, and their versions of the 88p and £1.88 have alongside £1.88
the date code expressed as MA13! Both the Walsall and De La Machin from
Rue stamps are self-adhesive and gravure, and so this will be the De La Rue with
first time ever that the same sheet-printed denominated stamps MA13 date code
have two different formats of date codes. I suppose it had to (picture courtesy
happen sometime! Royal Mail’s preferred format is M##L rather of Connoisseur
than MA## and so De La Rue’s printing may be an oversight Publications).

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Stamp Variants in Royal Mail
Smilers Sheets—an Update. Part 2
By John Gray
Following on from his previous article in last month’s GSM, John
Gray provides an update on recent issues and emphasises the
importance of closely scrutinising the shape of perforations.

Left: Fig 1 The Winter Robins sheet printed

by De La Rue was the first Smilers sheet with
self-adhesive stamps. The 1st class stamp
also appeared in the Christmas Robins sheet
printed by Cartor

Perforation differences
The early Smilers sheets with water-activated
Right: Fig 2 The first business customised
gum were conventionally perforated and a
sheet with self-adhesive stamps was issued
few variations in perforation gauge occurred
by Buckingham Covers in January 2006 to
between stamps in Smilers sheets and counter
celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the First
sheets or booklets (see the previous article
Flights of Concorde
in GSM October 2011). Die-cut simulated
perforations were first introduced instead
of conventional perforation for the 20×1st
class self-adhesive stamps in the
Winter Robins Smilers sheet (LS 14)
printed by De La Rue and issued
in September 2003 (Fig 1, left). A
personalised version with similar die-
cut simulated perforations was also
available. The 1st class Winter Robins
stamp also appeared in the Christmas
Robins Smilers sheet (LS 27; Figure
1, right) printed by lithography by
Cartor and issued in November 2005,
but with different shaped die-cut
perforations (see later).
The first business customised sheet
with die-cut simulated perforations
was released in January 2006 for the
30th Anniversary of the first flights
of Concorde (Fig 2). It contained ten
definitive-sized Union Flag stamps
and was produced by Buckingham
Covers. Self-adhesive stamps with die-
cut simulated perforations now make
up the vast majority of Smilers sheets;
only one conventionally gummed
and perforated sheet (BC-384,
Doctor Who—the Eleventh Doctor

Fig 3 Sheets with circular labels. Top: The ‘I wrote to say…’ generic
Smilers sheet (left) and three personalised sheets issued in January
2008 were the first sheets to contain stamps with elliptical
perforations. Middle: The Smilers for Kids sheets issued in October
2008 and April 2009. Bottom: personalised Christmas 2008 Smilers
sheets with 2nd class (left) and 1st class stamps (right). The 2nd
class Christmas 2008 sheet was available only with 20 stamps, all
other sheets illustrated were available either as A4 sheets of 20
stamps or A5 half-sheets of ten stamps

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and Amy Pond, produced by The Stamp
Centre) has been issued in the past year.
Elliptical perforations
Elliptical perforations were first introduced
in April 1993 in conventionally gummed
and perforated stamps in counter sheets for
increased security against forgery, and they
quickly appeared on self-adhesive stamps
with die-cut simulated perforations in a
stamp booklet in October 1993. They first
appeared in Smilers sheets in January 2008
in the generic ‘I wrote to say…’ sheet (LS 45)
containing the definitive-sized Union Flag,
Love and Hello stamps and the associated
personalised sheets containing ten or 20
of each of the Union Flag, Love and Hello
stamps (Fig 3, top row).
As these Smilers sheets contained stamps
with attached circular labels they required
a different die-cut from stamps with
attached rectangular labels. The locations
of the interrupted die-cuts that provide
the attachment of the stamp and label are
marked with arrows in Fig 4.
a b c d
Fig 4 Scans of the left-hand side of stamps
in Smilers sheets showing the interrupted
die-cuts (red arrows) providing attachment
points between the stamp and adjacent label.
a) normal perforation with rectangular label;
b) elliptical perforation with circular label;
c) elliptical round-ended perforation with
rectangular label; d) elliptical square-ended
perforation with rectangular label
There are three attachment points between
stamp and label in previous self-adhesive
Smilers sheets (Fig 4a), but an additional
attachment point is present on the bottom
edge of stamps with adjacent circular labels
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Fig 5 The 2012
British Cycling Victory
business customised
sheet produced by AG
Bradbury and issued
in September 2012 is
the first source of the
Celebration stamp with
elliptical perforations
printed by Cartor
(Fig 4b). In addition, two
of the previous three
attachment points are
repositioned closer to the
central attachment point
(Fig 4b).
Circular labels were also
used with definitive-sized
Balloons, Flower, Hello
and New Baby stamps with
elliptical perforations in the Smilers for Kids
sheets (Fig 3, middle row) issued in October
2008 and April 2009, and with 1st and 2nd
class Christmas 2008 stamps with elliptical
perforations in personalised Smilers sheets
(Fig 3, bottom row) issued in November 2008.
Most of these stamps have also appeared with
elliptical perforations and rectangular labels
(details of attachment points are shown in Fig
4c), although some have not. The Balloons
and New Baby stamps with rectangular labels
were issued in the ‘Extra Special Moments’
Smilers (LS 33) and associated personalised
sheets, but without elliptical perforations.
Although the personalised Balloons and Hey
Baby Smilers sheets containing these stamps
are still available from Royal Mail, they have
not yet been reprinted with stamps with
elliptical perforations. They have also not
yet appeared in any form in business
customised sheets.
The Best Wishes and Thank You stamps,
which were issued with normal perforations
in the ‘Extra Special Moments’ Smilers
sheet (LS 33) and associated personalised
sheets, have also not yet appeared with
elliptical perforations. However, recently,
the Celebration stamp has appeared with
elliptical perforations in a Cartor-printed
sheet for the first time. A business customised
sheet, inscribed 2012 British Cycling Victory
(BC-386) and containing ten Celebration
stamps, was issued in September 2012 to
celebrate Bradley Wiggins’ victory in the
2012 Tour de France cycle race (Fig 5).
Unfortunately, the cyclist in the yellow jersey
is Mark Cavendish, winning a stage of the
race in 2011!
The generic (LS 34) and personalised Fig 6 Top: The generic Christmas 2006 Smilers
Smilers sheets for Christmas 2006 were sheet containing 10×1st class and 10×2nd
issued with 1st class Father Christmas and class stamps without elliptical perforations.
2nd class Snowman stamps without elliptical Middle: A personalised Smilers sheet
perforations, but elliptical perforations containing 20×2nd class stamps with elliptical
were present on the stamps in personalised perforations from December 2011. Bottom: A
sheets (Fig 6) when they were reissued in personalised Smilers sheet containing 20×1st
November 2009 and around the same time in class stamps with elliptical perforations from
subsequent years. December 2011
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These later personalised Smilers sheets are
the only source of the Christmas 2006 1st and
2nd class stamps with elliptical perforations
(Fig 7). The stamps in counter sheets and
booklets printed in photogravure by De La
Rue did not have elliptical perforations.
Christmas
Reprint
2006 generic
Fig 7 Christmas 2006 stamps from generic
and reprinted personalised Smilers sheets.
Top: 1st class stamps; Bottom: 2nd class
stamps. The elliptical perforations on the
stamps from the reprinted personalised sheets
are marked with red asterisks (*)
Changes in the shape of die-
cut stimulated perforations
When Royal Mail first introduced self-
adhesive stamps in a booklet of 20×1st class
stamps in October 1993, the shape of the
die-cut simulation was similar to cut or torn
conventional perforations with square-cut
ends (Fig 8, booklet). However, the appearance
of the die-cut changed for the second issue
of self-adhesive stamps, in coils released
in March 1997, with the stamps showing a
serpentine perforation with rounded ends
(Fig 8 coil).
Although these perforation-shape
differences can be seen by eye, high-
resolution images, obtained with a digital
microscope or scanner, viewed on a computer
screen are recommended to ensure correct
identification. Self-adhesive stamps viewed
against the backing paper, with matrix
removed, can be particularly clear due to
the shadow cast by the scanning light (top
images in Fig 8). However, perforations on
stamps within Smilers sheets can also be easily
distinguished in digital images. The lower
images (a-d) in Fig 8 show the bottom edge
of the stamps whose left edges are illustrated
in Fig 4.
Different stamp printers used different die-
cut shapes at different times and this feature
can be used to distinguish some stamps from
different sources, including stamps from
Smilers sheets. The shape of the die-cut
perforations can be used to distinguish the
Cartor-printed Christmas Robins (LS 27)
with round-ended perforations issued in
November 2005 from the De La Rue-printed
Winter Robins (LS 14) with square-ended
perforations issued in September 2003 (see
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booklet
coil
a
Fig 8 Top: Scans of the first self-adhesive Royal Mail stamps; booklet, a stamp from
a booklet of 20 printed by Walsall and issued on 19 October 1993; coil, coil stamp
printed by Enschedé and issued on 18 March 1997. Bottom: scans of the bottom
edge of stamps in Smilers sheets, showing the same stamps as in Fig 9. Red arrows
show the position of the interrupted die-cuts providing attachment points between
the stamp and adjacent label. a) stamp with non-elliptical round-ended perforation
attached to a rectangular label; b) stamp with elliptical round-ended perforation
attached to a circular label; c) stamp with elliptical round-ended perforation attached
to a rectangular label; d) stamp with elliptical square-ended perforation attached to a
rectangular label
Fig 1). Similar differences can be used to
distinguish the Fun Fruit and Veg Smilers
stamps printed by Cartor (in sheet LS 29)
from the stamps printed by Walsall, and
the Christmas Smilers stamps for 2009 and
2010 printed by Cartor (in sheets LS 67 and
LS 75) from the counter sheet and booklet
stamps printed by De La Rue and Walsall. In
each case, the Cartor-printed stamps have
round-ended perforations, whereas the De La
Rue and Walsall-printed stamps have square-
ended perforations.
The shape of the die-cut simulated
perforations can also be used to distinguish
stamps from different Smilers sheets printed
by Cartor. From November 2005 to November
2011, all Smilers sheets printed by Cartor had
serpentine round-ended die-cut perforations
(shown in Figs 4a-c and Figs 8a-c). However,
the generic and personalised Smilers sheets
for the Christmas 2011 issue contained
stamps with square-ended die-cut simulated
perforations (shown in Fig 4d and Fig 8d),
and all subsequent generic and personalised
Smilers sheets with 20 stamps (i.e produced
in a horizontal A4 format) have had square-
ended perforations. The stamps in the
generic and personalised sheets for London
2012 Olympic and Paralympic games and
for Christmas 2012 (featured in last month’s
GSM) all contain stamps with square-ended
perforations. The definitive-sized Firework Fig 9 Royal Mail sheets with stamps with
stamp in the Lunar New Year sheets (LS 80 square-ended perforations. Top: Lunar New
for the Year of the Dragon 2012 [Fig 9, top] year 2012, Year of the Dragon (LS 80, issued
and LS 84 for the year of the Snake 2013) 20 January 2012). Bottom: Indonesia 2012
and the definitive-sized Hello stamp in the Stamp exhibition sheet (LS 81, issued 18
Indonesia 2012 sheet (LS 81; Fig 9 bottom) June 2012)
both have square-ended perforations, unlike
previous issues of the Firework and Hello
stamps in Smilers sheets or in booklets.
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Fig 10 Sheets with stamps with square-ended perforations. Left: Classic Locomotives of Scotland sheet (BC-371, produced by Benham and issued
on 2 April 2012). Middle: The Sinking of RMS Titanic sheet (BC-373, produced by Benham and issued on 28 April 2012). Right: Celebrating 50
years of James Bond commemorative sheet (CSS-017 produced by Royal Mail and issued on 1 May 2012)

Fig 11 Business customised sheets with stamps with square-ended perforations. Left: 150th Anniversary of Alice in Wonderland sheet (BC-375,
produced by AG Bradbury as History of Britain sheet 84 and issued on 16 May 2012). Middle: Giant Pandas sheet (BC-376, produced by Benham
and issued on 18 May 2012). Right, 75th Anniversary of the Coronation of King George VI sheet (BC-381, produced by Buckingham Covers and
issued on 13 July 2012)

Square-ended perforations appeared
in vertical A4 sheets of ten stamps from
April 2012, when the Classic Locomotives
of Scotland sheet (BC-371; Fig 10, left)
containing 10×Train stamps was issued on
2 April 2012. This was closely followed by
the Sinking of RMS Titanic sheet (BC-373,
Fig 10, middle) containing 10×Ship stamps
on 28 April 2012 and the James Bond
commemorative sheet (CSS-017, Fig 10, right)
with 10×definitive-sized Union Flag stamps on
1 May 2012.
Subsequently, all the Royal Mail
commemorative sheets and most of the
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business customised sheets contain stamps
with square-ended perforations. The King
James Bible sheet (featured in last month’s
GSM), produced by Bradbury and issued in
November 2011, predates the introduction
of square-ended perforations in Business
customised sheets, and contains 1st class
Christmas 2011 stamps with round-ended
perforations, unlike the generic and
personalised Christmas 2011 Smilers sheets
(featured in last month’s GSM). This sheet
is the only source of the 1st class Christmas
2011 stamp with round-ended perforations.
Many of the definitive-sized stamps
introduced specifically for Smilers sheets, and
two country definitives, have now appeared
with square-ended perforations. The Cake
stamp appeared in a business customised
sheet for the 150th Anniversary of Alice in
Wonderland (BC-375, Fig 11, left) on 16 May
2012, the Scottish Saltire stamp appeared
in the Giant Pandas sheet (BC-376, Fig 11,
middle) on 18 May 2012, and the Royal Seal
stamp appeared in a business customised
sheet for the 75th Anniversary of the
Coronation of King George VI (BC-381, Fig
11, right) on 13 July 2012. All these sheets
contained ten stamps in a vertical A4 format.
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A horizontal A4 sheet containing 20×Union
Flag stamps with square-cut perforations was
issued on 27 July 2012, celebrating the Host
Cities of the Olympic games from 1896 to
2012 (BC-382, Fig 12, left). Because horizontal
A4 sheets of 20 stamps are likely to be printed
in a direction perpendicular to vertical A4
sheets, this sheet is a source of a nominally
different Union Flag stamp, although any
differences due to printing direction are, as
yet, undetected.
The Union Flag stamps in the personalised
Red, White and Blue Smilers sheet have
recently appeared with square-ended die-cut
perforations. The A5 half-sheets (Fig 12,
right) available at Spring Stampex 2013 at the
Business Design Centre, Islington, London,
from 20 to 23 February contained stamps
with square-ended die-cut perforations.
Photographs for the label were taken on an
iPad and transferred using the Royal Mail
Smilers app to a Laser Jet Pro 400 printer for
printing on A5-size half-sheets. The printer
was unable to print on full A4 sheets.
The Celebration, Poppies and England
Lion 1st class stamps all appeared with
square-ended die-cut perforations towards
the end of 2012. The 2012 British Cycling
Victory sheet (BC-386, Fig 5) containing
the 10×Celebration stamps appeared on 11
September, the King George III sheet (BC-
393, Fig 13, left) containing 10×England Lion
1st class appeared on 19 November and The
Great War 1914–1918 sheet (BC-394, Figure
13, middle) containing 10×Poppies stamps
was released on 28 November. The Firework
stamp with square-ended perforations was
used in the vertical A4 commemorative sheet
(CSS-019, Fig 13, right) commemorating the
150th Anniversary of Notts County Football
Club, and issued on 10 November 2012. This
sheet therefore potentially provides a source
of the stamp printed perpendicular to the
stamps in the Lunar New Year sheets (LS 80
and LS 84).
Below: Fig 13 Sheets with stamps with square-ended perforations. Left: The King George III 1760-1820 sheet (BC-392, produced by AG Bradbury
as History of Britain sheet 86 and issued on 19 November 2012). Middle, The Great War 1914–1918 sheet (BC-393, produced by AG Bradbury as
History of Britain sheet 90 and issued on 28 November 2012). Right: Notts County Football Club commemorative sheet (CSS-019 produced by
Royal Mail and issued on 10 November 2012)
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Fig 12 Union Flag stamps with square-ended perforations. Left: The Host Cities 1896–2012
sheet (BC-382, produced by Benham and issued on 27 July 2012. This is first issue of Union Flag
stamps with square-ended perforations in a horizontal format A4 sheet. Right: Two Red, White
and Blue personalised A5 half-sheets from Spring Stampex 2013, showing a close-up image of
the author!
It appears that square-cut perforations adhesive stamps that have been issued in
are now the norm for Smilers sheets Smilers sheets in the past have reappeared
printed by Cartor. The change is reported with square-cut perforations over the past
to be a response to a recent reminder year or so, there are several more that have
from Royal Mail of the need to achieve the not yet appeared with square-cut perforations.
original specification for die-cut simulated These include the Love, Teddy, New Baby,
perforations, which was to match as closely Thank You, Balloons and Present stamps that
as possible the perforations of traditional are currently available for personalisation
gummed stamps (British Philatelic Bulletin, from Royal Mail, and the Aircraft and
March 2013). Round-ended die-cut Automobile stamps that were introduced in
perforations were apparently introduced 2010 for business customised sheets. It will
by the printers for operational reasons, be worth keeping an eye on future issues of
to facilitate the high-speed mechanical personalised Smilers and business customised
stripping of the matrix, when necessary. sheets for these stamps, and for others
However, this would not apply to Smilers containing further unannounced changes.
sheets where the matrix is retained as part of
the sheet design, and it appears the die-cut Acknowledgements
tool makers referred to specifications for I am extremely grateful to Adrian
previous jobs rather than to the original Royal Bradbury, Lorna Ford of Benham, and
Mail specifications. This recent Royal Mail Gina Chantler of Buckingham Covers for
initiative would suggest that round-ended details of perforations on their recent
die-cut perforations are unlikely to reappear business customised sheets. I am also
in Smilers sheets in the near future. indebted to Graham Howard for the
information available in his collectors’
Future prospects guide and website.
Although many of the definitive-sized self-
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GB Catalogue
A supplement to Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Catalogue

Add to Section UJ Machin Self-adhesive Issues

Continued from June 2013 supplement.

MACHIN NUMBER CORRECTIONS: The No Value Indicated stamps printed in

slate-blue and listed in the August and September 2012 supplements will follow
the stamps with values issued in counter sheets. Renumber UJD36/38 to UJD45/47
leaving numbers UJD40/44 void for later additions.

WALSALL PANE NUMBER CORRECTIONS: The changes published in the

November 2012 supplement need revising as follows. We apologise for any
inconvenience caused: Type BS35 top panel 1st class vermilion with FSC notice
UJPW31 6×1st London 2010 issued 30.3.2010
UJPW32 6×1st gold issued 25.10.2011 (1st) Top Panel with source code “B” (MBIL), at top right above the central cross and
UJPW33 12×1st slate-blue 6.2.2012 the year code in the second line at top left “12” (M12L)
UJPW34 4×1st (Large) slate-blue 25.4.2012 Spec. No. Issued Value Spec. No. Top panel
UJPW35 6×1st slate-blue 1.10.2012 BS38 3.1.13 1st vermilion UJW47 (S.G.U2968a) 12∙00

Self-adhesive stamps printed in gravure by WALSALL from Business Sheets Type BS36 (50× 1st stamps)

Add to No. UJD12A see April 2013 supplement

Date code “M12L” ex. BS35 (2.3.12) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3∙50
Add to No. UJD14A
Date code “MA12” ex. BS36 (4.4.12) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3∙50

Type SA6. 1st class standard

Walsall (1st) Vermilion (2012). Self-adhesive from business sheets of 100

2013 (3 JANUARY). DIE CUT PERF. 14½×14(E). TWO BANDS (blue fluor).
U-shaped slits. “MBIL” iridescent overprint and date code “M12L”. NFCP/SA
UJW47 (=S.G.U2968a) (1st) Vermilion (ex.BS38).. ... ... ... ... ... ... 1∙50 1∙50
The top U-shaped slits have breaks at top but examples of No. UJW48 are
continuous.

Type SA15. 1st class (Large envelope)

Walsall (1st Large) Vermilion (2012). Self-adhesive from business sheets of 50 Type BS36 top panel 1st (Large) vermilion with FSC notice

2013 (3 JANUARY). DIE CUT PERF. 14½x14(E). TWO BANDS (blue fluor). (1st ) (Large) Top Panel with source code “B” (MBIL) at bottom right within security
U-shaped slits. “MBIL” iridescent overprint and date code “MA12”. NFCP/SA cut second full line up and “MA12” third line up above “ge” of Large on each stamp
UJW48 (=S.G.U2973) (1st Large) Vermilion (ex. BS39) .. ... ... ... ... 1∙90 1∙90 Spec. No. Issued Value Spec. No. Top panel
BS39 3.1.13 1st (L) vermilion UJW48 (S.G.U2973) 16∙00
Printed in Gravure by Walsall
Section W 2013. 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND
Business Sheet top panels with 2012 year dates

As Type BS25 see April 2013 supplement

Inscribed 100×2nd with FSC panel before the barcode at right

(2nd) Top Panel with source code “B” (MBIL) at top right corner and “M12L” second
line down left corner

Spec.No. First seen Value Spec. No. Top panel

BS35 2.3.12 2nd bright blue UJD12A (M12L) 15∙00

As Type BS27 see April 2013 supplement

Inscribed 50×2nd Large with FSC panel before the barcode at right

(2nd) (Large) Top Panel with source code “B” (MBIL) at right opposite the corner of (2nd) W2703 Steam Locomotive on Metropolitan Railway, 1863
dress and “MA12” two lines above “ge” of Large (2nd) W2704 Navvies excavating ‘Deep Cut’ Tube Tunnel, 1898
(1st) W2705 Commuters in Carriage, 1911
Spec. No. First seen Value Spec. No. Top panel (1st) W2706 Boston Manor Art Deco Station, 1934
BS36 4.4.12 2nd (L) bright blue UJD14A (MA12) 15∙00 £1∙28 W2707 Train on Deep Cut Line, 1938
£1∙28 W2708 Canary Wharf Station, 1999

Business Sheet with stamps commemorating the Silver Jubilee 2013 (9 JANUARY). 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND
The stamps illustrate the major events of the railway which became to be known as
As Type BS27 see April 2013 supplement The Tube; the miniature sheet, issued on the same day, depicts posters advertising
The Tube. The initial service between Paddington and Farringdon Street via Kings
Type BS27 50×1st (Large) with source code “B” undated Cross became the Metropolitan line in 1863. The numbers of passengers grew
steadily and by the World War II the underground provided protection to Londoners
(1st) (Large) Top Panel with source code “B” (LBE) behind The Queen’s hair at sheltering from the blitz. The ultra-modern Canary Wharf Station, designed by Sir
right. Issued as a Jubilee commemorative no date code was necessary. Norman Foster, is depicted to bring the story up to date. The famous map by Harry
Beck of the London Underground was shown on the British Design Classic issue of
Spec. No. Issued Value Spec. No. Top panel 13 January 2009. The stamps were conventially gummed and printed in lithography
BS37 25.4.12 1st (L) slate-blue UJW42 (LBE) 15∙00 by Cartor. The sheets of 50 (two panes up 5×5 with horizontal gutter margin) were on
nonfluorescent coated paper with 2nd class one centre phosphor band and “all over”
phosphor (others) all with (blue fluor) and PVA gum. The stamps were designed by
(1st) Vermilion printed in Gravure by Walsall Hat-trick Design and the miniature sheet was by NB Studios.

Business Sheet top panels with year date A. Sheet Stamps

Type BS35 (100×1 stamps)

st
Perf.14. One centre phosphor band (2nd) and “all over” phosphor others. PVA gum

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BRITISH STAMPS
Plate Nos.
W2703 (=S.G.3423) (2nd) C1(×4), (C1) phosphor
W2704 (=S.G.3424) (2nd) C1(×4), (C1) phosphor
W2705 (=S.G.3425) (1st) C1(×4), (C1) phosphor
W2706 (=S.G.3426) (1st) C1(×4), (C1) phosphor
W2707 (=S.G.3427) £1∙28 C1(×4), (C1) phosphor
W2708 (=S.G.3428) £1∙28 C1(×4), (C1) phosphor
The colours were greenish yellow, bright magenta, new blue and black (reading
down).
Plate blocks of eight (2×4) are needed to include the four squared (2×2) box with
two spots shaded indicating “A” panes left and “B” panes right indicated by the stock
codes. The 1st class “A” position was printed from all four on one of three plates plus
one position on the 2nd class and £1∙28 “B” primary sheet. Therefore there were three
primary sheets comprising of 100 stamps arranged in four counter sheets (5×5) each. WP2711
The left vertical margin shows a grid box opposite row two and plate numbers C1×(4) (Actual size 154×56mm)
opposite row 4 and at right barcode and stock code opposite rows 1/2, traffic lights WP2711 (containing Nos. W2710×2, UJW49×4) (9.1.13) ... ... ... ... 7∙25
opposite row 4 and sideways FSC mark opposite row 5. No.PM35 was initially sold at £3∙60. A notch at top right of the cover was for
identification by the blind.
Barcode and stock code numbers were printed in the right margin sideways
reading down opposite horizontal rows 1 and 2. Booklet Cylinder Numbers
Spec. No. Value Barcode Stock Code
W2703 (2nd) 5 014721 134741 NVIS LUA Pane No. Cyl. No. Phos. No.
W2704 (2nd) 5 014721 134758 NVIS LUB WP2599 W1(x6) W1... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8∙50
W2705 (1st) 5 014721 134765 NVIF LUA The cylinder numbers were printed sideways reading up vermilion, iridescent,
W2706 (1st) 5 014721 134772 NVIF LUB phosphor, followed by bright magenta, new blue, greenish yellow, black, and deep
W2707 £1∙28 5 014721 134789 P128 LUA blue opposite “LONDON UND” reading up opposite the stamp showing the Boston
W2708 £1∙28 5 014721 134796 P128 LUB Manor Art Deco Station.

B. Miniature Sheet. 9 January 2013 (sold at £3∙52) Type SA6. 1st class standard

Walsall (1st) Vermilion (2013). Self-adhesive from booklet pane UJPW

2013 (9 JANUARY). DIE CUT PERF. 14½×14(E). TWO BANDS (blue fluor).
U-shaped slits. “MCIL” iridescent overprint and date code “M12L”. NFCP/SA
UJW49 (=S.G.U2968b) (1st) Vermilion (ex.PM35) ... ... ... ... ... ... 1∙50 1∙50

Add to APPENDIX J

H. Self-adhesive Barcode Booklets containing No Value Indicated stamps (2001-13)

The following booklet was printed by WALSALL

Printed by Walsall in Gravure with iridescent overprint

Pane of six 1st Class Stamps

WMS2709 Miniature sheet showing “The Art of the Poster”

(Des. NB Studios. Lithography Cartor Security Printing)

Perf. 14½. “All over” phosphor / PVA gum

WMS2709 (=S.G.MS3429) Sheet size 184×74mm. (1st) Golders Green,
To fresh air (Maxwell Armfield), 1915 and
Summer Sales (Mary Koop), 1925; 77p. For
the Zoo (Charles Paine), 1921; Power (Edward
McKnight-Kauffer), 1931 and The Seen
(James Fitton), 1948; 87p. A train every 90
seconds (Abram Games), 1937; Thanks to Type MB12
the Undergound (Zero (Hans Schleger)),
1935 and Cut travelling time, Victoria Line Cover. As Type MB12, printed in vermilion by Walsall
(Tom Eckersley), 1969; £1∙28 The London Barcode 112268
Transport Collection (Tom Eckersley), 1975;
London Zoo (Abram Games), 1976 and The Composition. One pane of six: Pane UJPW36 (6×1st. (vermilion) two bands (blue
Tate Gallery by Tube (David Booth), 1987 fluor)) and two elliptical perf. holes on each vertical edge. Self-adhesive and printed
(Sold at £3∙52) (9.1.13) in gravure by Walsall with matrix removed.
Individual values from the miniature sheet will not be listed separately.
Type MB12
C. Self-adhesive stamp printed in Gravure by Walsall from 150th Anniversary of the
London Underground booklet PM35 MB12 Six 1st standard date “M12L” and code “MSIL” (3.1.13) ... ... 7∙25
No. MB12 was initially sold at £3∙60. A notch at top right of cover, when closed, was
2013 (9 JANUARY). 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND to facilitate identification by the blind.
The design as (1st) No. W2706 Boston Manor Art Deco Station
Self-adhesive with SA gum. “All over” phosphor. Die-cut perforation 14½ J. Self-adhesive Barcode Booklet containing No Value Indicated special and definitive
stamps.
As Type W2706
150th Anniversary of the London Underground
From £3∙60 Barcode code booklet pane WP2711
W2710 (=S.G. 3430) (1st) multi-coloured ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1·25 1·25 Booklet Self-adhesive (1st) £3∙60 Barcode Booklet PM35
No. W2710 was only issued in booklet, No. PM35, in which the surplus self-adhesive
paper was, removed from around the four Machin 1st class vermilion stamps (No. Type PM35 (Barcode 112268) as Type PM33 (Dec 2012 supplement)
UJW48), but retained around Nos. W2710. The gum is not soluble in water.
Cover. As Type PM35, London Underground 150th Anniversary. Red cover with multi-
SELF-ADHESIVE BOOKLET PANE (9 JANUARY) 2013 coloured emblem and FSC logo. Printed by Walsall.
Barcode 112268
PRINTED BY WALSALL
Composition. Pane of 2×(1st) Boston Art Deco Station with surplus paper and 4×(1st)
150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONDON UNDERGROUND Machin vermilion, U-shaped cuts, iridescent overprint “MCIL” with self-adhesive
From £3∙60 Barcode Booklet PM35 surplus paper removed. Pane No. WP2711 printed in gravure.

Pane comprising 2×(1st) showing Boston Manor Art Deco Station printed in gravure
with “all over” phosphor (blue fluor) and 4×(1st) two bands, Machin (vermilion) No.
UJW49 die-cut perf. 14½×14 (E), U-shaped cuts, “MCIL”, above centre cross at right
and “M12L” at left above The Queen’s hair. No.W2710 with die-cut perforation 14½
self-adhesive.
Type PM35, London Underground 150th Anniversary
PM35 (9.1.13) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7∙25
No.PM35 was initially sold at £3∙60. A notch at top right of the cover, was for
identification by the blind.

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The Postal Stationery Society
By Colin Baker
To mark the 21st anniversary of the Postal Stationery Society,
several of its members provide a small taste of what postal
stationery collecting can offer. Colin Baker starts off with the
history of postal stationery, and tells us a little bit about the Postal
Stationery Society itself.
The idea of selling envelopes and postcards
with a device to show that basic postage
had been prepaid, was first introduced
by the British Post Office in 1840. The
stationery issued for this new innovation
was designed by William Mulready, with 1d.
and 2d. envelopes and letter sheets being
issued. These have now become the highly
collectable Mulready stationery, and despite
their chequered beginnings, they are widely
regarded as an important part of British
philately. Over the next decade or so the idea
of using prepaid stationery, in addition to
adhesive stamps, spread across the globe and
eventually, when the General Postal Union
(later the Universal Postal Union) came
into being in 1874, it became a requirement
that all member countries offered prepaid
envelopes and postcards as part of their
services to the public.
A collector's delight
Throughout the Victorian period, the
range of stationery available to the public
expanded, until by the end of the century
it covered everything from straightforward
envelopes to items as diverse as receipts for
posting and tough registration envelopes. In
1855 it also became possible in Great Britain
for private firms and individuals to have
their own envelopes, paper and card turned
into prepaid stationery, which they could
use themselves or sell to the public. Many
other countries followed suit. This provides
collectors today with a wonderful variety of
material, helping to tell a particular story or
simply enhance a collection.
As the 19th century progressed, postal
stationery became an important part of the
postal service worldwide, but in Great Britain
it was not something that people wanted to
collect. The ‘stamps’ were often cut from
their envelopes and postcards, and in some
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cases pre-printed stamp albums provided
spaces for these cut-outs. This was to be a
feature of British philately for the remainder
of the 19th and much of the 20th century.
The collecting of postal stationery
remained a Cinderella subject; I can
remember my father telling me when I
started my own stamp collection that these
were not ‘real’ stamps. But over the years,
collectors realised that postal stationery
formed an important part of the postal
history of their collecting area, and that the
complete postal history story could not be
told without including many of these items.
Other enlightened collectors appreciated
that the field of postal stationery was so big,
that collections dedicated to this aspect
of philately alone was possible, even when
concentrating on just one country, or even
a specific period of time in one country.
Postal stationery was gradually moving away
from being considered a Cinderella field to
becoming an important and integral part of
postal history.
The international governing body for
philately, the Fédération Internationale de
Philatélie (FIP) defines postal stationery as
‘comprising postal matter which either bears
an officially authorised pre-printed stamp or
device or inscription indicating that a specific
face value of postage or related service has
been prepaid’. Included within this definition
are international reply coupons and modern
NVI stamps, which do not carry a face value
but show prepayment for a particular service.
So in other words, if an item of stationery
has a stamp printed on it showing a value or
service paid for, then it’s postal stationery.
Origins of the Society
A postal stationery society was originally
formed in Britain in the middle of the 20th
century with many eminent collectors as
An example of the originally much-derided, but now highly desirable,
Mulready envelope, plus a registration envelope printed in 1878
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members, including the likes of Robson
Lowe. But it failed to keep going and it
ceased operating about 60 years ago. With
the publication of a catalogue specific to
British Postal Stationery by Dr Alan Huggins
in 1970, this category of stamp collecting
gradually became more widely recognised
as an important and integral part of
philately. 20 years later, consideration was
once again given to the idea of forming a
society especially devoted to the subject. In
September 1992 an inaugural meeting was
held at the Union Jack Club in London,
attended by enthusiastic collectors and the
new Postal Stationery Society was born. It has
grown in importance and stature ever since.
Although there have been other postal
stationery catalogues published over the
years, none have matched the detail included
in that written by Dr Huggins in 1970. By the
start of the new millennium, all were well out
of date. In a joint project, Dr Alan Huggins
and myself decided to rectify this situation
and in 2007 a new, but simplified catalogue
of British postal stationery was published,
bringing the listing of all known British
postal stationery up to date. It is a task that is
ongoing and may never end.
Finally, with the help of a number of
internally renowned collectors and the
backing of the FIP, postal stationery in Great
Britain is now a respected part of our hobby.
There are a number of postal stationery
societies around the world catering for
specific needs, but the Postal Stationery
Society based in Great Britain covers the
whole world of stationery collecting. It
issues a full colour journal four times a year,
conducts two auctions and has many other
services for its members.
Much more information can be obtained
on the Society’s website, www.postalstationery.
org.uk, or by writing to the Society’s
membership secretary, Edward Caesley,
Trepheane House, 5 Tenderah Court, Church
Hill, Helston, Cornwall TR13 8NP. You can
also email him at caesley@btinternet.com
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Around The World For A Penny:

British ‘Foreign Rate’ Postcards,
1892–1917
By Peter O'Keeffe
Peter O’Keeffe looks at the development of a
single type of British postal stationery. Three
monarchs, two basic formats, two printers
and various design changes make this an
interesting topic—and then there are the
infinite possibilities offered by different postal
markings and destinations!

From 1 October 1891 the postage rate for

postcards, to any part of the world, was
reduced to the equivalent of one penny in
accordance with new regulations introduced
by the Universal Postal Union. At the time
Britain had different, 1½d. or 2d. rate
postcards, printed in brown, which could be
used for mail to overseas addresses.

We are not amused!

To comply with the new rate, new postcards,
with the wording and the ‘stamp’ printed in
red, were brought into service from 1 April
1892. These had a full-length portrait of
Queen Victoria, as designed by the German
artist, Herr von Angeli. It is reported that
the Queen approved the design, but several
postal officials disliked it. This was the
same design that had been used in 1889
for postcards sent to distant outposts of the Fig 1 The 1d. postcard and 1d. + 1d. reply-paid card introduced in 1892 for the new worldwide
British Empire, such as Australia and New 1d. postal rate (Reduced)
Zealand, by the long sea route. There were
two types of the new cards issued, a single
1d. card (Huggins & Baker type CP27) and a
At the time, many foreign countries
reply-paid card 1d. + 1d. (H&B CP28) (Fig 1).
Neither showed the Royal Coat of Arms, but
would handstamp the arrival date on their
they did have the name ‘GREAT BRITAIN &
IRELAND’ (plus ‘Grande Bretagne et Irlande’,
incoming mail
and ‘Union Postale Universelle’, in French).
The reply-paid card also had additional
instructions in both English and French
(the latter being the adopted language of
the UPU), with details for use of the reply
part of the cards. Both formats were size ‘b’
(133×83mm). The cards could also be used
within the UK, even though the internal
postage rate was only a ½d. at that time. All
cards were Post Office issues, none being
printed to order. However some companies
and firms did add printed details of their
business to the cards, several using the back
to advertise their businesses, or to advise on
the despatch of goods (Fig 2).
Initially, the reply-paid cards had
perforations between the two parts gauging
14/3, which means ordinary ‘stamp’
perforations of 14, but with two out of three
pins removed. The cards were printed in Fig 2 A foreign
London by De La Rue. Although red, there rate postcard
were some shade variations between orange- with an additional
vermilion and carmine. The earliest date I printing on
have seen so far is one used from Glasgow to the reverse for
Berlin on 23 April 1892, being sent by a lady business use
to her daughter or sister. At the time, many (Reduced)
Foreign countries would handstamp the
arrival date on their incoming mail, and this
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can be useful to collectors, making it possible

to calculate the time taken from the UK
(remember, everything went by sea—there
was no airmail facility then).

Engraved designs
In a report by a Parliamentary Postage Rate
Commission in 1898 it was mentioned that
just under 4 million foreign rate postcards
were sold per annum; this was taken into
consideration when the cost of their
production was decided. In 1899, following
a meeting of the UPU, it was agreed that
engraved designs could henceforth be
included on the cards. Britain introduced
two new cards (Fig 3), which were carmine
in colour and now included the Royal Coat
of Arms. The wording was also amended,
omitting the word ‘only’ from the front. Figs 3 In 1899 Britain
The single card is H&B CP35, and the introduced new cards with the
reply-paid card has two versions, H&B CP36 Royal Coat of Arms (Reduced)
(unperforated), which needed to be cut or
torn to separate the two parts, and CP37 (perf
14/3). These cards are slightly larger than the
first issue, being size ‘f’ (140×89mm), again
printed by De La Rue in London.

Perfect for postmarks

I started to collect these cards because they
often had better postmarks than could be
found on envelopes, and I think that I now
have examples with all the contemporary GB
postmarks of that time. These include the
time-coded marks in use around 1894/95,
single- and double-circles, duplex, squared
circles, hooded circles, and even a news- Figs 4 This 1898
paper cancel (Fig 4), which was posted from card bears an
London to Geneva in 1898. I have postmarks excellent example
from London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, of a newspaper
Jersey, Penzance, Sunderland, and many cancel (Reduced)
other places, one being on the reply-paid
portion, sent (the wrong way!) from the UK
to Switzerland. Others to Russia and Finland
show differing calendar dates (Gregorian
and Julian calendars), which give the
impression that the card arrived, before
being sent from the UK. Another, from
Hastings to Russia in 1900, has cross
writing (in English) which I have not
previously seen on any postcard, and there Figs 5 A
is one addressed to Riga, Russia, in 1897; postcard sent
Riga is now the capital of Latvia. Other to a British
interesting cards include those sent to POW in 1915
serving soldiers or POWs. I have one sent (Reduced)
to a Lieut Williams, with the XI Hussars in
Egypt, postmarked Nottingham 26 July 1900,
which has an Egyptian ‘Military Post Office’
receiver mark and appears to be dated 2
August 1900. Then there are two used in
1915 and sent to different British prisoners of
war (rather late usage), one to Merseburg in
April, and one to Doberitz Camp in August,
both in Germany. The first (the front half
only of a 1d. + 1d. card) has a small thimble
postmark of Firbeck (near Worksop). Both
have clear British and German censor marks
(Fig 5). Then there is a card which has been Figs 6
perfinned ‘B & S Ld’, used by a London firm, Hooded circle
Backes & Strauss Limited, and addressed postmark
to Germany in May 1892 (fairly early date applied at
of use). There are unoverprinted cards the British
used from the British Post Offices in British Post Office
Levant (at Constantinople and Smyrna), in Beyrout
the latter having an inverted ‘F87’ marking, (Reduced)
used in 1894 to London, plus one with a
Beyrout hooded circle from Lebanon (Fig
6). Three others held include unused cards
(at the 1d. rate) overprinted for use in the
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British Protectorate of Oil Rivers

(Nigeria), Zululand, and British
Bechuanaland, the last being
uprated (overprinted) to 1½d.

Destinations
I try to obtain nicely used cards sent
to as many different destinations as
possible. So far I have them used to
most European countries, including
Trieste and Turkey, but none yet to
Andorra, Monaco, Liechtenstein,
Poland or the Vatican. Surprisingly, I
have only got cards to Egypt, Algeria
and Morocco in Africa, especially as
so many ex-pats from the UK were
living on that continent around
the relevant period. I have cards to
Canada, Newfoundland, the USA,
Mexico, St Thomas (then part of the
Danish West Indies, but purchased
by the USA in 1916), Grenada,
Guatemala, Argentina, Brazil and Peru
in the Americas. Then to Persia (now
Iran), India, Ceylon, Bengal (now
Bangladesh), Java (now Indonesia)
and Australia.
I have other cards marked ‘Late Fee’
which have been uprated with 1d. lilac
adhesive postage stamps, and two which
although having ‘late fee’ markings, were
not uprated, having the small circular
‘Too Late’ mark lettered ‘FBOPO’. These
are addressed to Switzerland in October
1892 and Germany in 1902. A card,
addressed to Bohemia, was redirected to
another town in that territory and has
two different receiver marks; another
card dated December 1896, addressed
to Sweden and preprinted in German, is
from Stanley Gibbons Ltd (Fig 7), then at
391 Strand.

It is rare to find
used cards which still
have the reply-paid Fig 7 The front and back of an 1896 postcard from Stanley Gibbons

portion attached to Sweden preprinted in German

It is rare to find used cards which still have
the reply-paid portion attached, especially
with both parts having been used, but I have
a few with the reply part unused. One to
Argentina in 1909 took 25 days for delivery,
but the reply portion was not used. Used
reply cards seem to attract a premium, as they
have a British ‘stamp’ cancelled with a foreign
postmark, and fewer seem to have survived.
It is disappointing that the British PO did not
add a receiver mark when such cards arrived
in the UK.
Many cards were used by business firms,
as a postcard was easier and cheaper than
sending a sealed letter, and seems to have
been just as quick. For instance I have cards
to Brazil taking 21 days, to Guatemala, 36
days, and to Peru, 45 days. These times may
well have depended on dates boats sailed
from the UK and which routes they took.
The Civil Service Co-operative Company
used to emboss their initials (in blue) on
the front of their cards (Fig 8), with their
name and address printed on the back. A
card from Jersey (1897) to Germany, written
in English, is signed by a Francis E Balleine
as Vice Consul and gives details of which
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local newspapers the addressee could use to
advertise his business.
King Edward VII
The ‘foreign rate’ cards continued into the
next reign with new cards issued in 1902
having similar wording, but now the ‘stamps’
bore the King’s head (Fig 9) and not a
full-length portrait. Again printed by De La
Rue in carmine, the single 1d. card (CP46)
and the 1d. + 1d. double card (CP47, now
without perforations), had the type ‘b’ Arms
(same as the Queen Victoria arms), on buff
coloured card, size ‘f’. I have CP47, sent from
London on 17 November 1902, addressed to
an officer in the German Army (probably a
collector, as there is no message and the reply
portion was not used).
The next issue was in 1908, again by De
La Rue, but in pale carmine, in both formats
(CP56a and CP57a) with the ‘Arms’ over the
‘T’ of ‘Britain’, but omitting the words ‘This
side for the address’.
King Edward VII died on 6 May 1910. The
contract for printing Post Office stationery
was awarded to McCorquodale & Co in
1911, and the De La Rue plates and dies
were transferred to the new printers, who
continued with the same two formats, but
using carmine to deep carmine inks.
It would seem that new dies for the King
George V issues were not yet chosen, hence
the continuation of the King Edward VII dies,
even after his death. However, these printings
are not easy to positively identify (CP56b
being a 1d. value, and CP57b having the reply
portion). The latter is still to be confirmed
(but see note about FPO below).
A third printing of the single card shows
a slight variation in the positioning of the
Arms, which have them placed over the ‘A’ of
‘Britain’ on CP56c. These issues were rather
short-lived.
I have a few of the King Edward VII cards,
mostly to European addresses, but one, which
was sent to Mexico from London on 30 April
1906, is marked via New York, and took 15
days to arrive. Three others have unused reply
cards still attached. Another is a type CP46,
unoverprinted and postmarked from the
British Post Office at Constantinople, Turkey,
in 1904 and sent to Liverpool.
Whether British Forces Post Offices
overseas stocked any postal stationery
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Fig 8 An 1895 card used by the

Civil Service Co-operative Society

Fig 9
King Edward VII
foreign postcard

postcards is doubtful, it’s certainly

unlikely that they would have had
any Queen Victoria items. However,
I have a front half of CP57b used
by a soldier and postmarked FPO
D35, (Field Post Office D35) dated
23 October 1917 (which was with the
35th Division of the British Army in the
Ypres area of Belgium), and with a type
5c ‘Passed by Censor no 4438’ marking
in violet ink. Around this period, Lloyds
of London used the double cards to
obtain reports of when shipping reached or
passed certain points on their journeys, and
these can be quite collectable, either from a
shipping aspect or for an insurance theme. I
understand that in 1911 a ‘Stamped to Order’
1d. carmine ‘Foreign’ card without the coat
of arms but with an embossed circular ‘stamp’
of King Edward VII was issued as CS35, but
this is extremely rare.

King George V
In 1912, a new 1d. single card, bearing the
‘Downey’ head and Coat of Arms of the new
King was issued (CP62), followed in 1913 by
a double card (CP63) without perforations.
Both were similar in size to previous issues.
I have two type CP62 cards overprinted
‘LEVANT’, and both used to the UK. One
is postmarked Constantinople in 1913 and
the other postmarked Smyrna in 1914. I
have a card sent to St Thomas, which is a
fine example of a ‘Downey’ head card and
is postmarked from Folkestone with a nice
double-circle mark dated 7 December 1914,
(during World War I and uncensored) sent by
one private individual to another.
The final foreign rate card to be issued
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Fig 10 ‘Court Cards’ borrowed their design from the first
issue red foreign rate cards but required an adhesive stamp for postage
was a single 1d. (CP72) which had the ‘MacKennal’ head and was issued in 1917. This is rated
‘rare’. No other red ‘Foreign’ cards were issued.
This represents an interesting and rewarding aspect of British postal stationery with an
overseas connection, with many cards still available in dealers’ boxes.
Although not strictly postal stationery, some ‘Court Cards’, (those with black and white
illustrations of London landmarks) were issued and used in the 1897–98 period, having the
same design (except for the ‘stamp’) as the first issue of the red foreign rate cards, and I
assume that these may have been printed to order by a commercial concern. They required an
adhesive stamp and the four I have are addressed overseas at the1d. rate (Fig 10).
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Belgian Postal Stationery:

The Sunday Label
By Chris Howe
Thanks to the severe restrictions placed upon Belgium’s early
postal stationery, designs were printed with numerous special
notes detailing just where and when they could be delivered. To
complicate matters further, some features, such as the ‘Do not
deliver on Sunday’ instruction could be ignored, which, as Chis
Howe explains, led to some notable complications and several
redesigns.

Introduced on 1 January 1871, Belgium’s

first postal stationery cards were
only valid in a limited area around
the Belgian town from which they
was sent and included extensive
instructions at the sides of the card
relating to their rather restricted
usage. When the validity zone was
extended to the whole country,
these instructions were literally cut
off the existing postal stationery.
Subsequent card designs were
much simpler, merely including
notes that identified the address side
of the card. In 1875, cards valid for
overseas use were introduced and
up to World War I these employed
an effigy of the monarch as the
imprint stamp, whilst those on cards
for internal use had an allegorical
or state arms design. However, by
1893, thanks to the influence of the
Catholic Church, delivery restrictions
were again added to the designs of
Belgium’s postal stationery.
‘Do not deliver on
Sunday’
Jules Vandenpeereboom, born in
Kortrijk/Courtrai on 18 March 1843,
was a Belgian Catholic Party politician and a A Belgian postcard produced in 1904. Confusingly, the bandalette is linked
lawyer representing Kortrijk in the Belgian to the instructions at the bottom of the card by an asterisk inside brackets,
Chamber of People’s Representatives from whereas the sender’s address on the left of the card is linked to the instructions
1878 to 1900. He held several ministerial by a similar asterisk
posts, beginning with Railways, Posts and
Telegraphs, from 1884 to 1899, and was
responsible for the introduction of bilingual
postage stamps and detachable ‘Bandalette’
The postal service should be restricted on
(French) or ‘Strookje’ (Dutch) labels.
The predominantly Catholic southern
Sunday to ensure the health and welfare of
provinces of the United Kingdom of the
Netherlands had rebelled against the rule
postal workers
of the House of Orange in 1830, leading to
the formation of Belgium. Subsequently, the being delivered on a Sunday, he could detach the tab bearing these instructions and the letter
Catholic Church held a dominant position would be allowed to be delivered on a Sunday. In December 1893, new postcards were issued
in Belgian politics and Vandenpeereboom, with an imprint stamp including the same label. Clearly, this presented a problem as, of course,
who had strong religious beliefs, was of the the label could not be detached, as was the case with adhesives, so instructions were applied
opinion that the postal service should be to the bottom of the card through the legend ‘Cette inscription peut être biffée. – Dat opschrift
restricted on Sunday to ensure the health mag doorgehaald worden.’. That roughly translate as ‘This inscription can be crossed out’. The
and welfare of postal workers. The result legend and the stamp were linked by an asterisk in brackets ‘(*)’ situated to the left of both the
was the introduction, on 1 June 1893, of a bandalette and the legend.
detachable label, or Bandalette, on adhesive Two designs of imprint stamp were adopted, which were identical to the adhesive series.
stamps containing the two-line bilingual The 5c. internal card employed the Royal Coat of Arms and in early 1894 a 10c. external card
legend ‘NE PAS LIVRER LE DIMANCHE/NIET employing an effigy of King Leopold II Type ‘Fine Barbe’ was issued. Both designs featured a
BESTELLEN OP ZONDAG’ which translates row of ‘Pearls’ separating the stamp from the bandalette. Similar cards with a reply-paid card
as ‘Do not deliver on Sunday’. However, if attached, 5c.+5c. and 10c.+10c., were also issued, providing a four-card series. The series was
the person sending the letter did not mind it re-issued in 1900 in the UPU approved colours.
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Adding to the
complications
Complications arose in 1904 when
the overall design of the cards
was changed to include space for,
and instructions relating to, the
application of the sender’s address,
‘Nom et adresse de l’expéditeur Naam
en adres van den afzender’ in four
lines printed at right angles to the
rest of the card and linked by an
asterisk to a legend ‘* Indication
facultative. – Onverplichte opgave.’
or ‘* Optional indication. – Non
obligatory task.’.
On 1 June 1905, the design
of the 10c. imprint stamp was
replaced by an effigy of King
Leopold II Type ‘Grosse Barbe’ but
without the row of ‘Pearls’ on
both the 10c. and 10c.+10c. cards.
In January 1908, the asterisks
in brackets ‘(*)’ to the left of the
Bandalette and the associated
legend at the bottom of the card was
replaced with ‘(2)’. The asterisk form of linkage was modified in 1908 being
On 1 January 1909 the Bandalette was replaced with (1) for the sender’s address and (2) for the bandalette. In 1909
separated completely from the imprint the bandalette was separated from the imprint stamp but only on the 5c. card
stamp on the 5c. card, thus eliminating the
row of ‘Pearls’. The separation was slightly
greater than that needed just to eliminate the
pearls. This wider separation was retained on
subsequent designs.
Also in 1909, the 5c. card
was redesigned with the space
for the sender’s address, still
printed at right angles on the
left, but now reading ‘Nom et
adresse de/l’expediteur/(Indication
facultative)’ or ‘Optional
indication’ in three lines
separated by two vertical lines
from the Dutch equivalence,
‘Naam en adres van/den afzender/
(Niet verplichtend)’ ‘Non
obligatory task.’. The 10c. card
in the same design but with the
‘Grosse Barbe’ imprint stamp was
issued in 1910.

New designs and

commemorative
issues
Following the death of King
Leopold II on 17 December 1909,
Edward Pellens designed new
imprint stamps for the previous
design of cards and these were
issued between 1912 and 1913
for all four values. The 5c. and
5c.+5c. cards employed a heraldic
In 1909–10 the format of the sender’s address on the left was
lion as the imprint stamp and the 10c. and
modified eliminating the requirement for linkage to appropriate
10c.+10c. cards an effigy of King Albert I in
instructions. This meant the bandalette required only a simple
three formats for the 10c. and a single format
asterisk, thereby returning to the 1893 format
for the 10c+10c. cards. The 5c. and 5c.+5c.
cards were re-issued in December 1913 with a
simplified heading.
There were three commemorative issues
of postcards employing designs of postal
stationery with bandalettes current at publicity for the cross-channel ferries on the normally blank side, were issued from 1899 to
the time; a 5c. card for the 1897 Brussels 1910, depicting the packet boats employed on the Ostend-Dover route.
exposition, a series of six 5c. cards and a 10c. Following the German invasion of 4 August 1914, the Belgian government was forced
card to celebrate the 75th anniversary of into exile in Le Havre and on 15 October 1915 all postal stationery with the Bandalette was
independence in 1905 and a 5c. card for the demonetised. However, this was not quite the end of the story. In 1919 shortages of all postal
1910 Brussels exposition. A whole series of items led to the re-issue of a limited variety of previously demonetised postcards, but with the
pictorial postcards, also employing existing imprint stamp perforated by a single hole. These were issued free to the public but required
designs of postal stationery cards, but with the application of a 5c. adhesive.
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Where In The World?

Collecting Mauritius
Postal Stationery
By Alan Huggins
Alan Huggins introduces the delights of collecting Mauritius postal 20° 10’ 0” S, 57° 31’ 0” E
stationery and provides a listing of the many items produced for use -20.166667, 57.516667
on the island, with illustrations selected from his own collection.

Some 25 years ago I started to get interested

in developing a basic selection of Mauritius
Since that time the search has been on to
fill the gaps and I began to appreciate how The embossed
postal stationery into a more specialised
collection. My primary interest up to that
elusive some items were to find. Indeed,
although I think I possess examples of all stationery dies used
time had been in British material, which
offers a very extensive range of types and
the issued items in either unused or used
condition, I am still missing a number to are particularly
uses of postal stationery from 1840 onwards,
but over the years I had also amassed a
complete the full range both unused and
used. As part of the process of developing visually pleasing
representative worldwide collection, or, more
accurately, an accumulation.
this collection I have also become familiar
with many aspects of the postal history of and the embossed
Why Mauritius?
Mauritius. This has meant that I now try to
find different examples of the usage of a envelopes issued in
So what factors contributed to make building
a collection of Mauritius postal stationery
postal stationery item in addition to the basic
postal purpose for which it was produced, 1861 were amongst
appear to be an attractive option? Firstly, for
a former British colonial territory it offers a
which adds a further level of interest.
the earliest in the
The chronology
better than average range of different types
of postal stationery over a period stretching The following information summarises the British Empire,
from Queen Victoria to King George VI,
with airmail letter sheets extending into the
chronology of the issue of Mauritius postal
stationery and the related changes in postal after Ceylon, India
1990s. The embossed stationery dies used
are particularly visually pleasing and the
rates, and indicates more fully the potential
offered to collectors. and Canada
embossed envelopes issued in 1861 were
amongst the earliest in the British Empire, 1861 6d. and 9d. embossed envelopes issued
after Ceylon, India and Canada. for ½oz rate to the UK via Southampton and
Secondly, unlike Great Britain postal ¼oz rate via Marseille (Figs 1 and 2); larger
stationery, apart from the embossed size 6d. embossed envelopes were then issued
dies prepared for use on envelopes and in 1862.
registration envelopes, the designs of the
letterpress imprinted stamps mirror the
contemporary adhesive stamps.
Thirdly, again by contrast to Great Britain, Fig 1 The 6d.
frequent changes in the postal rates rendered embossed envelope
items redundant and problems of supply issued in 1861,
often necessitated the creation of provisional showing the embossed
issues by locally surcharging surplus stock, or, seal on the flap
in the case of postcards, producing formula (Reduced)
items with adhesive stamps affixed.
Fourthly, and I now realise somewhat
naively, I anticipated that it would be possible
to find material relatively easily, and without
unduly excessive expenditure. Whilst this
applies, with certain exceptions, to unused
material, it does not apply to a significant
proportion of the used material, especially
if one attempts to find non-philatelic
usages; even from the earliest period of the
availability of postal stationery there was
a lively internal philatelic community, as
well as strong international collector and
dealer interest
Finally, the opportunity came my way by
chance, when visiting Stampex, to acquire
an excellent range of both issued and Fig 2 9d. embossed
archival material from Ritchie Bodily. This envelope of 1861
greatly enhanced my existing collection. uprated to the 10d.
Subsequently, I was able to purchase the rate (applicable
postal stationery section of Peter Ibbotson’s from 1866–76 via
collection and later managed to secure Brindisi) with a 1d.
some fine archival material from Carl Steig’s adhesive stamp
collection when it was auctioned by Christie’s (Reduced)
Robson Lowe in 1994.
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1862 1s. embossed

envelopes issued for
the double rate to the
UK via Southampton.

1872 10d. and 1s.8d.

embossed envelopes issued for the
increased single and double rate to the UK. Fig 3 Forgeries
of the 9d. embossed die
1877 10d. and 1s.8d. envelopes surcharged prepared to meet demand to fill the
6d. and 1s. respectively. space for this in the early printed stamp albums.
Embossed forgeries are unusual because of the difficulty and
1878 Change of currency to cents and expense of manufacture of the dies. Also found on entire envelopes (Reduced)
rupees—8c. embossed envelopes issued
for internal use; 25c. embossed and 50c.
envelopes issued for the single and double
rate to Europe and the UK.

1879 50c. embossed envelopes in new design Fig 4 A 2c. provisional

issued. formula postcard
locally produced in
1879 2c. provisional formula postcards, the 1879 for use pending
first with the coat of arms of the Colony, the the arrival of the
second with the Royal coat of arms (Fig 4), supplies of 2c. Queen
issued with 2c. adhesive for internal use. Victoria postcards
from De La Rue in
1879 2c. postcards issued for internal use; 8c. London (Reduced)
postcard prepared for European rate but not
issued.

1880 6c. postcards issued for the European

rate; 8c. postcards surcharged 4c. for the
rate to Reunion and Seychelles.

1882 8c. embossed envelopes in a new

design issued for internal use.

1883 6c. + 6c. reply-paid postcards issued

for the European rate (Fig 5).
Fig 5 The
1884 6c. and 8c. postcards locally 1883 6c. +
surcharged 2c. issued for internal use. 6c. European
rate reply-
1891 8c. embossed envelopes paid postcard
surcharged to produce 50c. (Reduced)
provisional embossed envelopes (Fig
6); 50c. envelopes in new colour
issued, 8c. registration envelopes for
internal use issued.

1893 12c. registration envelopes for overseas

use issued.

1894 2c. provisional formula postcards issued

with a 2c. adhesive for internal use.

1895 2c. postcards for internal use; 6c.

postcard (Fig 7) and 6c. + 6c. reply-paid
postcards for overseas use and 3c. wrappers
all with coat of arms design issued.

Fig 6 The 1891 50c. surcharge on the

1882 8c. envelope (Reduced)

Fig 7 The 1895 6c. postcard

for overseas use (Reduced)

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1897 18c. and 36c. envelopes; 8c.

postcards and 8c. + 8c. reply-paid
postcards all with letterpress coat of
arms design issued for overseas use.

1898 18c. envelopes surcharged 4c. for

internal use; 36c. envelopes surcharged
15c. for overseas use; 6c. postcards and
reply-paid postcards locally surcharged
2c. for internal use (Fig 8) and 3c.
wrappers surcharged 4c.

1899 8c. postcards and 8c. + 8c. reply-paid

Figs 8 and 9 The 1895 6c. + 6c. and 1897 8c. + 8c. reply-paid
postcards surcharged 2c. for internal
postcards surcharged 2c. in 1898 and 1899 respectively. Cards
use (Fig 9).
have been separated and reduced in size for internal use (Reduced)
1900 2c. letterpress envelopes with tuck in
flap for internal use issued.

1901 2c. provisional formula postcards

issued with 2c. adhesive (coat of arms issue)
to commemorate the visit of the Duke and
Duchess of Cornwall.

1904 6c. and 15c. King Edward VII embossed

envelopes for the Empire and foreign rates;
8c. and 12c. King Edward VII embossed
registration envelopes for internal and
overseas use issued.

1908 2c. letterpress envelopes and 2c.

postcards for internal use with new coat of
arms design issued.

1909 6c. postcards for overseas use, 4c. letter

cards for internal use and 3c. wrappers with
new coat of arms design issued.

1912 6c. and 15c? King George V embossed

envelopes for Empire and foreign rates
issued.

1914 12c. King George V embossed

registration envelopes for overseas use issued.

1916 2c. letterpress mourning envelopes with

black triangle at top left corner issued.

1921 12c. letterpress registration envelopes

with new coat of arms design.

1922 12c. and 20c. King George V embossed

envelopes; 20c. King George V registration
envelopes; 4c., 6c. and 12c. letterpress Fig 10 The 1922 6c. letter card with ‘SPECIMEN’ overprint (Reduced)
envelopes; 4c., 10c. and 12c. postcards; 6c.
letter cards (Fig 10) and 4c. wrappers with
new coat of arms issued.

1923 20c. letterpress envelope and 12c.

and 20c. letterpress registration envelopes
all with new coat of arms design issued.

1925 Revision of postage rates: 1922–23

letterpress envelopes locally surcharged
as follows:- 2c./4c., 5c./6c. (Fig 11),
10c./12c. and 15c./20c.; and King
George V embossed envelopes 15c./20c.;
also 3c./4c. postcards.

1925 5c. King George V letterpress Fig 11 The 1922 6c.

envelopes; 5c. King George V letter letterpress envelope
cards; 15c. coat of arms envelopes; surcharged 5c. in
12c. and 20c. letterpress registration 1925 (Reduced)
envelopes with changed colours; 3c. and
10c. postcards and 3c. wrappers issued.

1926 2c. letterpress King George V

envelopes issued.
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1927 10c. letterpress King

George V envelopes and 20c.
King George V letterpress
registration envelope issued.

1932 4c. King George V

wrappers issued.

1933 20c. letterpress King

George V envelopes and
registration envelopes with a
change to the colours issued
(Fig 12).

1936 12c. letterpress King

George V envelopes issued.

1938 2c., 5c., 12c. and 20c.

letterpress King George VI
envelopes; 12c. and 20c.
registration envelopes;
3c. and 10c. postcards;
5c. letter cards and 4c.
wrappers issued (Fig 13).

1953 35c. King George VI

aerogrammes issued.
1955 35c. Queen Elizabeth II aerogrammes
issued.
1963 35c. Queen Elizabeth II bird design
aerogrammes issued.
1969 50c. Queen Elizabeth II marine life
design aerogrammes issued.
1970 50c. Queen Elizabeth II marine life with
various locally printed tourist views.
1976 50c. Queen Elizabeth II marine life
design with locally printed ‘trees’ design.
1977 50c. + 50c. and 1r. Queen Elizabeth II
marine life aerogrammes issued.
Fig 12 The 1933 King George V registration envelope—notice the change
of colour of the imprinted stamp from violet to blue
From 1979 onwards a number of stamp literature will provide much more detailed
design and postal rates changes occurred information.
which generated a number of colourful
aerogrammes. 1 Mauritius Postal History and Stamps
It will be obvious from the above summary by Peter Ibbotson; Published The Royal
of the postal stationery issued by Mauritius Philatelic Society London (1991)
that there is plenty of scope, if you so wish, 2 The Postal History and Stamps of Mauritius
to select envelopes, postcards, or registration - Revisions and Additions by Peter Ibbotson;
envelopes, etc, rather than the entire range Published by The Indian Ocean Study Circle
of stationery types, while many postal history (1995)
studies also incorporate postal stationery to 3 The Postal History of Mauritius by Edward B
illustrate particular usages. Proud; Published by Proud-Bailey Ltd (2001)
I hope this article has conveyed the range The illustrations are selected to give
of opportunities and for those that think a visual indication of some of the postal
Mauritius might be worth trying the following stationery items listed.

Fig 13 The 1938 King George VI 12c. registration envelope intended for internal use uprated with adhesive stamps
for overseas airmail postage

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NEW ISSUES
2011–12 Foreign Postal Stationery
By Geir Sør-Reime FRPSL
Geir Sør-Reime takes us from Ecuador to Norway as he continues
his annual tour of foreign postal stationery.
Ecuador: Pre-stamped scenery
and nature postcards
Ecuador
Postcards
16 January: Images of Ecuador (I), 24
different $1.97. Stamp imprints and picture
sides: Scenery and nature of the provinces of
Ecuador, including six cards with images from
the Galapagos Islands.
13 May: Canton of Francisco de Orellana, ten
different $1.97. Stamp imprints and picture
sides: Scenery and nature of the area.
13 May: Canton of Mejia, ten different $1.97.
Stamp imprints and picture sides: Scenery
and nature of the area.
9 July: Yasuni National Park Protection
Fund, five different $1.97. Stamp imprints
and picture sides: Fauna and landscapes of
the park.
9 July: Images of Ecuador (II), 25 different
$1.97. Stamp imprints and picture sides:
Touristic images of Ecuador.
16 August: First South Pacific Stamp
Exhibition, Quito, $1.97. Stamp imprint and
picture side: Paddle steamer Ecuador. Front
illustration: Culture Centre of the Catholic
University of Quito.
3 September: Child Drawings, four $1.25.
Stamp imprints and picture sides: Drawings
showing a. Bird flying out of cage, b. Bird
with key in beak looking through window, c.
Butterfly, d. Ball coming out of canon with
law-book decoration, dove of peace, national
flag, people raising their hands.
26 November: City of Guayaquil, ten different
$1.97. Stamp imprints and picture sides:
Scenery of the city.

Pre-stamped envelope
25 November 2011: Letters to Women, $1.25.
Stamp imprint: Hand-written letter, woman.
26 June: Visit of President of Indonesia to Estonia: 125th Birth Anniversary of Jaan Jaago
Ecuador, $1.97. Stamp imprint: President
Belgado of Ecuador. Front illustration:
Monument.

Estonia
Postcards
6 January: First Winter Youth Olympic Games,
Innsbruck and Seefeld, Austria, NVI (€1.34).
Stamp imprint: Mascot. Front illustration:
Participants.
12 January: 125th Birth Anniversary of Jaan
Jaago (wrestler), NVI (75c.). Stamp imprint,
front and picture side illustrations: Photos of
Jaago.
21 April: Centenary of Tartu Academic
Male Choir, NVI (75c.). Stamp imprint:
Photo of 1912 members. Front illustration:
Conductors. Picture side: Logo.
11 May: Estonian Maritime Museum, NVI 12 December: 25th Anniversary of Estonian organisations in Finland issued a series of pre-
(€1.34). Stamp imprint: Seaplane. Front Heritage Society, NVI (75c.). Stamp imprint: stamped Christmas cards (both single cards
illustration: Museum building. Picture side: Logo. Front illustration: Members doing with stamp imprints directly on the cards; and
Interior of museum building. fieldwork. double card with pre-stamped envelopes).
6 June: UEFA Under 19 European Football These cards are sold by Finnish post-offices,
Championships, Estonia, NVI (€1.34). Stamp Finland stationers, book stores and other outlets.
imprint and front illustration: Football Christmas postcards Each organisation has its own stamp
players in action. Similar to Åland, a number of charitable design. In 2012, such cards and pre-stamped
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Pre-stamped envelopes for
France: Tropical fish and
Centenary of the League for
protection of birds
envelopes were issued by Finnish Red Cross,
stamp imprint: Decorated Christmas tree.
The pre-stamped envelopes have the same
front illustration as the Åland pre-stamped
envelopes (Bullfinches).
Finnish UNICEF Committee, stamp imprint:
Three candles.
Finnish Save the Children Fund, stamp
imprint: Two children posting letter in
wooden mailbox.
World Wildlife Fund Finland, stamp imprint:
Willow Tit.
Plan International Finland, stamp imprint:
Logo.
Mannerheim Child Protection Foundation,
stamp imprint: Child on skis.
Finnish Heart Foundation, stamp imprint:
Bullfinches.
Finnish Society for Mental Health, stamp
imprint: Poinsettias. Seen on cards only.
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Finland: Pre-stamped
Christmas postcards
France
Commemorative pre-stamped envelopes
Except where noted, all envelopes are DL-
size. Greetings cards enclosed.
Envelopes sold throughout France.
September 2011: The Gardens of Villandry
and Cheverny, four NVI domestic (€3.90).
Stamp imprints: Two different, as Gardens of
France stamps issued simultaneously. Front
illustrations: Details from gardens.
September 2011: Fire Brigades of Paris,
four NVI domestic (€3.90). Stamp imprint:
Four different, as four of the stamps issued
simultaneously. Front illustrations: Similar to
stamp designs.
December 2011: Festive Season, four NVI
domestic (€4.60). Stamp imprints and front
illustrations: Paintings with fruits and flowers.
Square shape.
13 February: 90th Anniversary of the
Grand Mosque of Paris, four NVI domestic
(€4.60). Stamp imprints: As 60c. stamp
issued simultaneously. Front illustrations:
Decorations at Mosque.
26 March: European Capital Cities:
Copenhagen, four NVI domestic (€4.60).
Stamp imprints: As stamps issued
simultaneously. Front illustrations: Similar
sights of Copenhagen.
23 April: Tropical Fish, four NVI domestic
(€4.60). Stamp imprints and front
illustrations: As stamps issued simultaneously.
14 May: Centenary of League for Protection
of Birds, four NVI domestic (€4.60). Stamp
imprints: As stamps issued simultaneously.
Front illustrations: Other images of same
birds as depicted on the stamps.
18 June: Gardens of France: Domaine de
Saint-Claud, NVI domestic (€4.60). Stamp
imprint: As stamp issued simultaneously. C5
size.
2012: Forwarding, NVI (C5-size €1.75, C4-
size €3.50). Stamp imprint: Stylised map of
France. Front illustration: Instructions for use
(as cartoon series).
Envelopes sold in selected Départements
June 2011: Corsica, the Island of Beauty, four
NVI Europe (€4.60). Stamp imprint: Blue
parasols (as 2007 Vacations booklet stamp).
Front illustrations: Coastal scenery from
Corsica. Sold in Corse-du-Sud and Haut-
Corse.
July 2011: Rivers in Tarn-et-Garonne, four
NVI domestic (€3.90). Stamp imprint:
Dovecote (as 2005 Portrait of the Regions
stamp). Front illustrations: Riverside
sceneries. Sold in Tarn-et-Garonne.
July 2011: The Land of the Dordogne, four
NVI domestic (€3.90). Stamp imprint: View
of Sarlat-la-Canéda (as 2008 Portrait of
Regions stamp). Front illustrations: Castles of
Dordogne. Sold in Dordogne.
July 2011: The Colours of Lot-et-Garonne,
four NVI domestic (€3.90). Stamp imprint:
View of Villeneuve-sur-Lot (as 2010 stamp).
Front illustrations: Scenery of Département.
Sold in Lot-et-Garonne.
August 2011 : The Tastes of the North, four
NVI domestic (€3.90). Stamp imprint: Lille
Braderie flea market (as 2011 stamp). Front
illustrations: a. Cheeses, b. Strawberries, c.
Candy sugar, d. Endives. Sold in Nord.
September 2011: Mont Saint-Michel, NVI
domestic (97c.). Stamp imprint : Mont Saint-
Michel (as 2006 stamp). No front illustration.
Sold in Calvados, Eure, Manche and Orne.
Germany
Postcards
April: Lighthouse, 45c. (sold in sets of ten at
€5.20). Stamp imprint: Norderney lighthouse,
as 2009 stamp.
August: 1100th Birth Anniversary of Emperor
Otto the Great, 45c. (55c.). Stamp imprint: As
stamp issued simultaneously.
Pre-stamped envelopes/Commemorative
envelopes (C6 format)
9 February: 800th Anniversary of State of
Anhalt, 55c. (75c.). Stamp imprint: As 2004
Bauhaus stamp. Front illustration: Images of
Anhalt.
9 February: Centenary of Studio Babelsberg
(film studio), 55c. (75c.). Stamp imprint:
As 2008 Helmut Käutner stamp. Front
illustration: Film reel, city scene.
9 February: 50th Anniversary of 1962
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Flooding along German North Sea Coast,

55c. (75c.). Stamp imprint: As 2008 Hohe
Weg lighthouse stamp. Front illustration: Map
of German North Sea coast.
9 February: Didacta Learning Fair, Hannover,
55c. (75c.). Stamp imprint: As 2010 Konrad
Zuse stamp. Front illustration: Brochures
issued by German Union of Philatelists.
1 March: 15th International Stamp Fair,
Munich, 55c. (75c.). Stamp imprint: As
Spring Holidays stamp issued simultaneously.
Front illustration: Nymphenburg Castle.
12 April: 22nd International Stamp Fair,
Essen, 55c.+25c. (€1). Stamp imprint: As For
Sports stamp issued simultaneously.
9 August: 125th Anniversary of ‘Made in
Germany’, 55c. (75c.). Stamp imprint: As Italy: Stamp Day pre-stamped
2011 125th Anniversary of Automobiles postcard
stamp. Front illustration: Various goods made
in Germany.
9 August: 275th Anniversary of University
of Göttingen, 55c. (75c.). Stamp imprint: Korea (North): Locomotives pre-stamped
As 2012 Bicentenary of Grimm’s Fairy postcard
Tales stamp. Front illustration: Interiors of
University buildings.
11 October: 775th Anniversary of Berlin, 55c.
(75c.). Stamp imprint: As 2007 Carl Gotthard
Langhans stamp. Front illustration: Towers
dominating the skyline of Berlin.
11 October: 30th International Stamp Fair
Sindelfingen, 55c. (75c.). Stamp imprint: As
2012 Stamp Day stamp. Front illustration:
Photos of air post loading through the times.
2 November: 200th Anniversary of the
Convention of Tauroggen (ceasefire between
Prussia and Russia, 1812), 55c. (75c.). Stamp
imprint: As 2004 German-Russian friendship
stamp. Front illustration: Map.
2 November: International Philatelic
Literature Exhibition, Mainz, 55c. (75c.).
Stamp imprint: As 2012 Centenary of German
National Library stamp. Front illustration: characters from the series. Set contains three 29 September: 150th Anniversary of the
Old philatelic literature. greetings cards. Italian Post Office, 60c. Stamp imprint:
@-symbol. Back illustration: Selection of
Pre-stamped envelopes with commemorative Hungary Italian stamps.
stamp imprints Pre-stamped envelope
December 2011: Till Eulenspiegel, 55c. (sold 10 September: 20th Anniversary of Hungary- Japan
in sets of ten at €6.50, also available in boxes Moldova Diplomatic Relations, 105f. (DL- Postcards
of 500 with rebate). C6 plain. size). Stamp imprint: Arms of Hungary and 1 January: New Year Lottery, lottery cards, two
January: 175th Anniversary of the Alte Moldova. Front illustration: Commemorative 50y. Stamp imprints: a. Dragon, b. Open door
Pinakothek museum, €1.45, C4 size, window- inscription. with cherry tree outside.
faced. Sold in boxes of 100 at €158.69 and in December: New Year Lottery, lottery cards,
sets of five at €8.95. Italy two 50y. Stamp imprints: a. Mount. Fuji,
January: Welfare Stamps 2012, three 55c.+25c. Postcard basket with new sprouts, b. Stylised flowers.
(C6 plain, two DL plain and window-faced), 13 October: Stamp Day, 60c. Stamp imprint:
two 90c.+40c.(DL plain and window-faced), Three-part design showing the purchasing of Korea (North)
€1.45+55c. (C4). Stamp imprints: As 2012 stamps, looking at stamps through magnifying Postcards
Welfare stamps. glass and at a stamp exhibition. Picture side: 31 August 2011: FIFA World Cup Football,
April: For Sports, three 55c.+25c. (C6 plain, People looking at stamps at an exhibition. Russia 2018, 200w. Stamp imprint: As stamp
DL plain and window-faced), two 90c.+40c. 11 November: 1950th Anniversary of the issued simultaneously. Picture side: Football
(DL plain and window-faced), €1.45+55c. Taking of St Paul to Rome, 60c. Stamp players.
(C4). imprint: Modern St Paul procession in Rome. 30 January: Architectural Monuments of
April: Lynx, 55c. Stamp imprint: Lynx, as Front illustration: Detail of St Paul’s statue Pyongyang and Moscow, 60w. Stamp imprint:
2012 stamp. Sold in sets of ten at €6.50 and from this procession. As stamp issued simultaneously. Picture side:
boxes of 100 at €60.50. Schematic city plan.
May: Environmental Awareness, 55c. (DL Pre-stamped envelopes 22 March: Floriade 2012, World Horticultural
plain and window-faced). Stamp imprint: 4 May: 500th Anniversary of Somascan Expo, Venlo (Netherlands), 30w. Stamp
Cartoon, princess kissing frog-can (as 2012 Fathers (Catholic order), 60c. Stamp imprint: imprint: As stamp issued simultaneously.
stamp). Basilica of Saints Boniface and Alexius on Picture side: Flowers.
August: Youth Welfare, Locomotives, the Aventine. Front illustration: painting of 31 May: Locomotives, 50w. Stamp imprint:
55c.+25c. (C6 plain), 90c.+40c. (C6 plain), Jerome Emiliani (founder) experiencing the As stamp issued simultaneously. Picture side:
€1.45+55c. (C5 plain). apparition of the Virgin Mary. Joint issue with Another locomotive.
Vatican City.
Pre-stamped envelopes with personalised 26 May: 90th Anniversary of Rimini-San Pre-stamped envelopes
stamps, issued by German Post Marino Railway, 60c. Stamp imprint: Train 31 August 2011: FIFA World Cup Football,
2 July: Maja the Bee (cartoon character), at Rimini station, 1932. Front illustration: Russia 2018, 200w. Stamp imprint: As stamp
three 55c. (€2.95 set). Stamp imprint: Maja Photos of trains and landscape, timetable. issued simultaneously. Front illustration:
the Bee. Front illustrations: Maja and other Joint issue with San Marino. World Cup trophy.
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Mexico: Mothers' Day pre-stamped
postcard
Moldova: Pre-stamped postcard of Roman
Wolverine Monument in Edinet
27 January: Joint Editors of North Korean
Newspapers, 50w. Stamp imprint: As stamp
issued simultaneously. Front illustration:
Winged horse with rider carrying torch.
30 January: Architectural Monuments
of Pyongyang and Moscow, 140w. Stamp
imprint: As stamp issued simultaneously.
Front illustration: Another building.
16 February: 70th Birthday of Kim Jong-il,
10w. Stamp imprint: Rose, as stamp issued
simultaneously. Front illustration: Cabin
below Jong-il Peak.
10 March: Porcelain Vases of Koryo and Ri
Dynasties, 40w. Stamp imprint: As stamp
issued simultaneously. Front illustration:
Porcelain object.
20 March: Day of the Star (Kim Jong-il’s
Birthday), 10w. Stamp imprint: Jong-il
Peak, as stamp issued simultaneously. Front
illustration Mount. Paektu.
31 May: Locomotives, 70w. Stamp imprint:
As stamp issued simultaneously. Front
illustration: Another locomotive.
Aerogrammes
31 August 2011: FIFA World Cup Football,
Russia 2018, 200w. Stamp imprint: As stamp
issued simultaneously. Front illustration: City
view.
30 January: Architectural Monuments
of Pyongyang and Moscow, 190w. Stamp
imprint: As stamp issued simultaneously.
Front illustration: Detail of stamp design.
31 May: Locomotives, 90w. Stamp imprint:
92
As stamp issued simultaneously. Front
illustration: Another locomotive.
Latvia
Postcard
25 October: International Stamp Fair,
Sindelfingen, 45l. Stamp imprint: Butterfly.
Picture side: Flowers.
Liechtenstein
Postcards
14 May: LIBA 2012, Centenary of
Liechtenstein Stamps, 1f., 1f.40, 1f.90. Stamp
imprints: a. St Laurentius Church, Schaan,
b. Exhibition Hall, Schaan, c. Town Hall,
Schaan. Front illustrations: a. and c. Girl with
a bird made from stamps, b. Girl with an arch
of stamps.
Lithuania
Postcards
2011: Christmas, four 1l.35. Stamp imprints:
a. Snow on tree branch, b. Old houses seen
on Christmas ball, c. Stylised Christmas tree,
d. Snowfall over small village. Picture sides:
a. Trees covered by snow, b. Christmas gift, c.
Decorated Christmas tree, d. Madonna and
Child.
Luxembourg
Pre-stamped envelope
12 December: Christmas/New Year, NVI (sold
in sets with four envelopes and four different
greetings cards at €7.85). Stamp imprint:
Christmas tree popping out of envelope (as
2012 Christmas stamp).
Mexico
Postcards
2 February: Valentine’s Day, 7p. Stamp
imprint and picture side: Stylised heart (as
stamp issued simultaneously).
26 April: Mothers’ Day, two 7p. Stamp
imprints: a. Two children giving greetings
card to mother, b. Four children thinking of
their mothers. Picture sides: Similar to stamp
imprints.
13 August: Grandparents’ Day, 7p. Stamp
imprint: Grandparents (as stamp issued
simultaneously). Picture side: Similar to
stamp imprint.
8 November: Christmas, three 7p. Stamp
imprints: As stamps issued simultaneously.
Picture sides: Similar to stamp imprints.
Moldova
Postcards
13 October 2011: 575th Anniversary of
Chisinau, six 70b. Stamp imprint: Arms of
Chisinau. Picture sides: Buildings of the city.
15 June: Statues of Mihai Eminescu (poet),
six 90b. Stamp imprints and picture sides
feature statues of Eminescu in different towns
in Moldova.
27 August: Roman Wolverine Monument in
Edinet, 90b. Stamp imprint and picture side:
Monument.
6 September: Nicolae Sulac (musician)
Museum, Sulac, 90b. Stamp imprint: Portrait
of Sulac. Picture side: Birthplace.
12 October: 260th Anniversary of the
Mazarache Church in Chisinau, 90b. Stamp
imprint and picture side: Photos of church.
Pre-stamped envelopes (C6 size unless
otherwise stated)
28 August 2011: Birth Centenary of David
Ghersfeld (composer), 1l.20. Stamp imprint:
Portrait, playing piano. Front illustration:
Scene from the opera Grozovan.
29 September 2011: 40th Anniversary of
Codrii Nature Reserve, 1l.20 (DL-size).
Stamp imprint: Map, logo, squirrel. Front
illustration: Forest scene with deer and wild
boar.
12 October: 575th Anniversary of the city
of Chisinau, four 1l.20. Stamp imprints:
Portraits of the city’s architects: a. Valentin
Mednec, b. Alexei Sciusev, c. Robert Kurt, d.
Alexandru Bernardazzi. Front illustrations
show buildings designed by each of these
architects.
12 October: Stamp Exhibition for 20th
Anniversary of First Moldovan Stamps;
20th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations
between Moldova and Romania, 1l.20. Stamp
imprint: Moldova 1992 stamp (SG 1) under
magnifying glass. Front illustration: Medals.
14 October: 20th Anniversary of RCC
(Regional Communications Community),
1l.20. Stamp imprint: Logo, communications
satellite. Front illustration: Map of Moldova,
earth satellite station.
5 December: 20th Anniversary of the ‘Fulger’
Special Forces, 1l.20. Stamp imprint: Badge.
Front illustration: Force on parade.
19 December: 160th Birth Anniversary
of Joan Suruceanu (first Bessarabian
archaeologist). 1l.20. Stamp imprint: Portrait.
Front illustration: Archaeological objects.
6 January: Birth Centenary of Oscar Dayn
(violinist and professor), 1l.20. Stamp
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imprint: Portrait. Front illustration: Violin, New Caledonia:

score. Pre-stamped
7 February: 150th Birth Anniversary of envelope
Vladimir Ocusco (painter), 1l.20. Stamp showing a
imprint: Portrait. Front illustration: Painting Sea Turtle
(ploughing scene with oxen).
15 February: Birth Centenary of Aldrei Lupan
(poet and playwright), 1l.20. Stamp imprint:
Portrait. Front illustration: Lupan in studio,
books.
2 March: War Heroes of 1992 Fighting along
Dniester River, 1l.20. Stamp imprint: Statue of
mother and child. Front illustration: Candle,
Dniester River.
24 May: Balkanfila Stamp Exhibition,
Maribor, 4l.50. Stamp imprint: Logo. Front
illustration: First day covers from Moldova.
28 May: 20th Anniversary of Diplomatic
Relations between Moldova and Azerbaijan,
4l.50. (DL-size). Stamp imprint: Arms of
Moldova and Azerbaijan. Front illustration:
State flags and State Houses of both nations.
1 June: 130th Birth Anniversary of Gheorghe
Botezatu (mathematician, inventor and
helicopter constructor), 1l.20. Stamp imprint:
Portrait. Front illustration: Botezatu in
helicopter.
2 June: 170th Anniversary of National Wine
College, 1l.20. Stamp imprint: College
building. Front illustration: Vineyard, wine
press.
1 July: 110th Birth Anniversary of Nicolae
Morosan (geologist and archaeologist), 1l.20.
Stamp imprint: Portrait. Front illustration:
Morosan taking rock samples, map, books. Norway: 75th Anniversary
7 July: 90th Birth Anniversary of Dionisie of Philatelic Service
Tanasoglu (author, musician), 1l.20. Stamp pre-stamped postcard
imprint: Portrait. Front illustration: Tanasoglu
playing violin, children’s books by Tanasoglu.
10 July: 20th Anniversary of Diplomatic
Relations between Moldova and Lithuania,
4l.50 (DL-size). Stamp imprint: Arms of 9 December: 80th Birth Anniversary of metropolitan or international postage up to
Moldova and Lithuania. Front illustration: Filimon Hamuraru (painter), 1l.75. Stamp 20g., DL-size):
National flags and cathedrals of both nations. imprint: Portrait. Front illustration: Stained- March: 70th Anniversary of Arrival of US
22 August: 180th Anniversary of National glass artwork. Troops, 12 March 1942 (red and blue); June:
Library of Moldova, 1l.20. Stamp imprint: 20 December: Birth Bicentenary of Boleslav Transit of Venus (red and blue); June: Foa
Library building. Front illustration: Exterior Hajdeu (author, folklorist, naturalist), 1l.75. Film Festival 2012 (red and blue); August:
and interior views of the library, old book. Stamp imprint: Portrait. Front illustration: Sea Turtle (red, blue and violet); September:
27 August: Veronica Garstea (Conductor Writing desk with books and pamphlets. Coffee Festival, Sarramea 2012 (red and
of Academic Choir ‘Doina’, 1927-2012) blue); September: Michel Corbasson
Commemoration, 1l.20. Stamp imprint: Monaco Zoological and Botanical Park (red, blue and
Portrait. Front illustration: Garstea Pre-stamped envelopes violet); November: Blue Whale (red, blue and
conducting choir. March 2011: Maxi letter, three different sizes violet).
1 September: 80th Anniversary of College (one each for maximum 20g., 50g., and 1kg).
building, Chisinau, 85b. Stamp imprint: Stamp imprint: Prince’s Palace. Norway
Logo. Front illustration: College building. Postcards
10 September: 20th Anniversary of Netherlands 1 February: 75th Anniversary of Philatelic
Diplomatic Relations Between Moldova and Postcard Service, NVI International (20k.). Stamp
Hungary, 4l.50 (DL-size). Stamp imprint: 2011: 65th Anniversary of Dutch Society for imprint: Posthorn design. Picture side:
Arms of Moldova and Hungary. Front Postal Stationery and Postal Cancellations Selection of Norwegian stamps, photo
illustration: National flags and parliament Collectors, NVI 1. Stamp imprint: Coloured showing collectors queuing in front of
buildings of both nations. squares, as 2010 definitive stationery. Front Philatelic Service during the 1970s.
14 September: 50th Anniversary of Union illustration: Commemorative inscription. 6 July: 50th Anniversary of Trondheim-
of Film-makers of Moldova, 1l.20. Stamp Bodø Railway, two NVI (Inland, 16k. and
imprint: Logo. Front illustration: Participants Pre-stamped envelopes International, 20k.). Stamp imprints: a. Steam
at first congress of Union, 1962. 2011: Definitives, two NVI 1, C5-size (plain locomotive, b. Diesel train. Picture sides: a.
17 September: 120th Birth Anniversary of and window-faced). Stamp imprint: Coloured 1962 inaugural train, b. Modern train passing
Serghei Ciocolov (sculptor), 1l.20. Stamp squares. the Arctic Circle.
imprint: Portrait. Front illustration: Plastic 12 November: Christmas, NVI International
art. New Caledonia (20k.). Stamp imprint: Father Christmas.
6 October: Birth Centenary of Sergiu Rosca Postcard Picture side: Two Christmas gnomes on
(priest and publisher), 1l.20. Stamp imprint: November: Christmas, NVI (120f.). Stamp sledge, text.
Portrait. Front illustration: Portrait and imprint: Not yet seen. Picture side: Canoe,
church bell. island. Pre-stamped envelopes
27 October: 140th Anniversary of Balti 1 February: Smartpost, three NVI Domestic
Hospital, 85b. Stamp imprint: Celebration Pre-stamped envelopes (C6 15k., C5 20k., C4 39k.). Stamp imprint:
logo. Front illustration: Photographs of the 2012 (stamp imprint featuring a Kagu Oslo Opera House. As previous issue, but with
hospital taken in 1872 and 2012. bird, red, blue and violet, for domestic, additional text ‘Maximum thickness 2 cm’).
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New Zealand’s General Purpose
Revenue Stamps
By David Smitham
The general purpose revenue stamps of New Zealand are familiar
to collectors, since many of them were also used as higher value
postage stamps. Here, David Smitham reviews some of the more
interesting aspects of these stamps, one of which had a face value
of over £190,000!
New Zealand’s first postage stamps were
issued in 1855. These bore the Chalon
portrait of Queen Victoria. They were
inscribed ‘POSTAGE’ and were not
intended to be used for purposes other
than for postage. However, some were
employed for revenue use in the first
few days of January 1867—new laws were
effected and not all towns had received
supplies of revenue stamps. Many of New
Zealand’s postage stamps issued since then
were able to be used for postal or fiscal
purposes as they were inscribed ‘POSTAGE
& REVENUE.’ Dated cancels such as
OTAGO over crown (and AUCKLAND
over crown) are typical of fiscal cancels
of the period and may be found on many
ordinary New Zealand stamps.
Some difficult to acquire postally used
postage stamps are relatively easy to
acquire fiscally used. Perhaps the most
commonly seen
(often erroneously
described as being
postally used) are
fiscally used 5s. Mt
Cook stamps with
OTAGO over crown
cancels; these of
course are inscribed
‘POSTAGE &
REVENUE’ (Fig 1).
Some easily
acquired postally used Fig 1 5s. Mt Cook
postage stamps are fiscally used
exceedingly difficult with OTAGO over
to find fiscally used, crown cancel
and are even more
so on document. Only the 1947 to 1951
health stamps were valid for fiscal use. Now
try locating them fiscally used!
Methods of cancelling revenue stamps
include punching, embossing, by rubber
stamp, by pen or by steel datestamp. In this
article only New Zealand’s general purpose
revenue stamps will be discussed. There
are other revenue stamps which were used
for specific purposes and these will be
dealt with in a later article.
1867 and 1871 Queen
Victoria series
New Zealand’s first revenue stamps were
inscribed ‘STAMP DUTY’ and featured
a side-face profile of Queen Victoria.
These general purpose revenue stamps
were introduced in 1867 and range in
denomination from 1d. to £10. Initially
these stamps were issued imperforate to
96
stamp offices around
New Zealand, so that
they could be used
from 1 January 1867.
Once the initial
distribution of
imperforate stamps
had been effected,
the Government
Printing Office Fig 3 2d. Queen
commenced Victoria Die I
perforating sheets
and these stamps
Fig 2 Two
were also in use in
experimental
1867. Perforated
separations on Fig 4 2d. Queen
general purpose
a Die I Queen Victoria Die II
revenue stamps from
Victoria 1s.
the 1867 series in
stamp Y roulette
denominations from
vertically at left
1d. up to £50 exist.
and H roulette
From an early
vertically at right
date, unofficial, or
experimental methods of separation by
roulettes and serrates of various gauges
were also used on New Zealand’s revenue
stamps, just as the Chalon head postage
stamps exist with these experimental
methods of separation. Volume VI of
Postage Stamps of New Zealand records 16
different types of experimental separations
used on revenue stamps, ranging in
denomination from 1d. to 5s. (Fig 2)1.
Some denominations (such as the
imperforate Queen Victoria 1s. grey
and red) may be found with the value Fig 5 2d. Queen Victoria Die I value tablet
printed in one or in two lines; some
denominations (such as the imperforate
Queen Victoria 1s. 8d. grey-brown and
blue) may be found with the value printed
in small figures and letters, as well as with
the value printed in large figures and
letters. Both imperforate and perforate
£1 15s. grey and red stamps are known
with different spellings of ‘THIRTY FIVE Fig 6 2d. Queen Victoria Die II value tablet
SHILLINGS’. These stamps have one or
more lower case ‘i’ type instead of upper
case ‘I’ type! restricted but continued in use until 1870.
As with postage stamps, watermarked A new die was made in Melbourne, and
papers were used to print revenue stamps. its design was based upon the earlier die
In many instances they are the same as (known as Die I). The new die (Die II)
those found on contemporary postage general purpose revenue stamps were
stamps with one notable exception: some issued in 1871. The two dies are quite
early New Zealand revenue stamps were easy to differentiate: in Die I stamps
printed on a thick paper with an impressed the vertical lines in the value tablet are
‘NZ’ where the letters are intertwined. set close together; in Die II stamps they
are set wider apart. Also, the two white
Dies I and II dots between ‘STAMP DUTY’ and ‘NEW
By 1869 the plate from the first die was ZEALAND’ are larger in die II stamps
showing signs of wear and its use was (Figs 3 to 6).
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Fig 7 £1 Queen Victoria Fig 8 £1 Queen Victoria
Die II—short-tailed ‘£’ Die II—long-tailed ‘£’
Denominations of Die II revenue
stamps range from 1d. to £50; colours
vary and there are a range of watermarks
and perforations. Some interesting type
varieties exist with high denomination
stamps having either short or long-tailed
‘£’ signs (Fig 7 and 8).
By 1878 the Die II revenue printing
plates were beginning to wear. This
resulted in options for their replacements
being considered. In 1878 and in
the following years several important
decisions were made by the New Zealand
government. These resulted in major
changes to both postage and revenue
stamp production.
In 1878 it was decided that for the 1d.
denomination, which was the revenue
stamp most in demand, a new stamp
of a completely different design was
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to be introduced. This resulted in the
introduction of a smaller-sized stamp
(based upon the British 1d. Inland
Revenue stamp), initially in lilac and later
in blue (Figs 9 and 10).
In 1880 new plates were made for the
whole revenue series. The design was very
similar to that of the earlier series but a
plate was made for each denomination
with the value incorporated. As the 1d.
was already provided for, the new plates
covered denominations from 4d. upwards,
and their number was initially reduced.
In 1882 the need for higher value
postage stamps was raised. It was decided
that postage and revenue stamps could
be used for either purpose. The intention
was that postage stamps should also be
used for low value revenue purposes and
a new series of stamps was placed on sale
inscribed ‘Postage and Revenue’ (the
second sidefaces).
No alteration was made to the design
of the revenue stamps but all the
denominations below 2s. were withdrawn
from sale. It was intended that postal needs
for 2s. and upwards should be met by the
use of fiscal stamps.
1884 Queen Victoria
ultra-high values
In 1884, in order to avoid a document
having many stamps affixed, ultra-high
value revenue stamps were individually
printed when values exceeding £1000
were required. Occasionally some values
less than £1000 were printed; the lowest
recorded is £389 and the highest is
£190,225. The Queen Victoria Die II
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New Zealand’s General Purpose Revenue Stamps
Fig 9 1d. lilac Queen Fig 10 1d. blue
Victoria 1878 Queen Victoria 1878
design was used for these ultra-high
value revenues which were printed in
gold with the denominations printed
in blue ink. The earliest recorded
date of use is 7 July 1884. Just 3285 of
these stamps were printed between
December 1890 and November 1935.
The number printed prior to 1891 was
probably quite low (eight were printed
in 1891 and seven in 1892); and a total
of only 22 ultra-high value stamps with
values under £1000 were printed—all
before 1916 (Fig 11).
1880–1926 Queen
Victoria series
These replaced the earlier 1867–1871
series; with denominations ranging from
4d. up to £1000. Apart from different
papers and perforations, some of these
stamps may be found with differing
printed denomination lengths as well as
printed in different colours—thus giving
collectors plenty to search for!
Some examples: £15 brown—exists
with 9mm, 12.5mm and 16mm length
denominations; £30—12.5mm and 16mm
denominations; £40—7mm and 11mm
denominations; £50—6mm, 10mm and
small type denominations; £2.10s. printed Fig 11 £30,000 Queen Victoria die II
in rose lake as well as in Venetian red (Figs ultra-high value. Enlarged
12 and 13) and £3.10s. printed in claret as
well as in rose.
1931–1956 Coat of
Arms series
Collectors are probably more familiar
with stamps from this series than any of
the others as they often feature in stamp
albums—mint and sometimes postally
used. Many a collection has fiscally used
stamps from this series—usually the more
difficult denominations to acquire postally
used such as the 12s.6d, £4.10s. and
denominations above £5 (Fig 14).
These stamps may be found with
different watermarks and perforations as
Fig 12 £2 10s. Fig 13 £2 10s.
well as with surcharges. More details about
rose-lake Queen Venetian red
these may be found in the newly published
Kiwi Catalogue 2.
Victoria Queen Victoria
1935 Coat of Arms
ultra-high value series
These replaced the 1884 Queen Victoria
ultra-high value stamps. The New Zealand
Coat of Arms replaced Queen Victoria’s
portrait. Denominations of Coat of Arms Fig 14 £3 10s.
ultra-high values are generally £2000 or Coat of Arms
more, but 21 stamps were printed with
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lower values. Stamps with

denominations in round Fig 15 £68,052
thousands predominate. gold and blue
Of the values £3000, £4000, ultra-high value
£6000 and £10,000 at least Coat of Arms
30 of each were printed
(and 80 of £5000). In
total, 1897 of these stamps
(of which the highest is
£150,000) were printed
between 5 December 1935
Fig 16 £3400 olive-green
and 24 November 1954, when
and blue ultra-high value
printings officially ceased (Figs
Coat of Arms
15 and 16).
The first printings (to about
1937) have a stop after the
denomination at the top and the words
below are in small seriffed letters. Some of
the 1936–37 and 1942 printings were made
Fig 17 £900 surcharged Coat of Arms
in olive green; otherwise they were printed
in gold ink with values printed in blue to
blue-black. Later printings (1942 to 1954)
have no stop above and narrow sans-serif
lettering below.
1939 Surcharged Coat
of Arms series
Bold surcharges in black ink were applied
to various stamps to prevent confusion
with and sales of similar coloured but Fig 18 Type 1 POUNDS Fig 19 Type 2 POUNDS
different denomination stamps (such as
the yellow-orange 1s.3d. and 35s.) in poor
lighting conditions often experienced in
pre-war post offices. Denominations of
the surcharged Coat of Arms series range
from 3s.6d. (may be found with serif or
sans-serif lettering) to £900, and like the Fig 20 ‘VR’ stamp duty
non-surcharged stamps. These may exist cypher label Fig 21 ‘EVIIR’
with different watermarks, but all with the stamp duty
same perf 14 (Fig 17). cypher label
Two sets of type were used for the values
printed in words. Type 1 letters are small
and the ‘O’ in ‘POUNDS’ is round, or
perhaps you could say a horizontal oval.
Type 2 letters are slightly larger and the

Base photo credit: Paul Bica. Lake Pukaki and Mt Cook in the background. New Zealand
‘O’ in ‘POUNDS’ is a vertical oval (Figs 18
and 19)3.
New Zealand’s general purpose revenue
stamps may sometimes be found on
complete document (equivalent to postage
stamps on cover!) with a mix of issues
as well as low value postage and revenue
stamps, as well as, of course, on piece.
Some legal documents may be found with
a range of revenue stamps but cancelled
at different times. Payment of the total
sum could be effected in instalments;
thus for example £55,002 13s.4d. of estate
duty payable may have been paid in full
(with a £55,002 ultra-high value stamp and
some lower value stamps), or in several
instalments—but not necessarily made in
equal payments.
Whether on document, on piece or
soaked off, many perforate revenue stamps Fig 22 ‘GVR' stamp duty cypher label
may be found imperforate. Revenue stamps
had to be affixed to vellum—a greasy
document made from animal skin—and
they were prone to flick off the surface King Edward VII (both imperforate) or References
of such documents. The solutions to this King George V was attached, covering the 1 Postage Stamps of New Zealand, volume
problem were twofold: i) the perforations tin foil to help retain the revenue stamps VI, Royal Philatelic Society of New
were often trimmed off (to avoid catching on the document. Up to 1920 the King Zealand.
on other papers on desks, and ii) they were George V cypher labels may be found perf 2 Kiwi Catalogue of New Zealand Revenue
additionally tied to the document by tin 10; whilst those from the 1930s will be and Railway Stamps, 5th edition,
foil strips. On the reverse of the document found perf 11. The latest recorded date Mowbray Collectables, 2013.
where the tin foil pierced the document a of cypher label use is 5 October 1933. 3 New Zealand Stamp Collector, volume 60
label bearing a cypher of Queen Victoria, Trimmed labels exist (Figs 20 to 22). number 3, p.84.

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Vatican Post Office Sede Vacante Stamps

Vatican Post Office Sede Vacante

Stamps and Emeritus Pope Benedict
By Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS
The first stamps to be issued for the Sede Vacante (Vacant Papal
See) were introduced on 20 February 1939 following the death of
Pope Pius XI. The seventh such issue was released by the Vatican
Post Office after the surprise resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in
February. In a special report from Rome, Peter Jennings examines
this and the previous Sede Vacante issues, which have proven to be
extremely popular with both stamp collectors and non-collectors
around the world.

The four stamps issued on 1 March 2013 for
the Sede Vacante—the brief period of time
when the office of the Roman Pontiff is no
longer filled—were released not because
of the death of a Pope but because of the
historic and dramatic resignation of Pope
Benedict XVI. Nothing of any particular
note was expected to happen in the Vatican
on 11 February 2013. There had been
speculation in the media about the health of
Pope Benedict XVI, then 85 years old, but
nothing more. During the morning, Pope
Benedict took part in a routine Ordinary
Public Consistory called in order to approve
the causes for the canonization of new
Saints. At the end of the assembly, with no
prior warning, Pope Benedict XVI began
addressing the Cardinals in Latin. He said: ‘I
have come to the certainty that my strengths
due to an advanced age are no longer suited
to an adequate exercise of the Petrine
ministry.’ The German Pope announced
his resignation as from the evening of 28
February 2013, at 8.00p.m., adding: ‘The See
of Rome, the See of Saint Peter, will be vacant
and a Conclave to elect the new Supreme
Pontiff will have to be convoked by those
whose competence it is.’
The resignation of Pope
Benedict XVI
The historic and dramatic announcement was
received in stunned silence by those present.
Soon afterwards, the resignation of Pope
Benedict XVI was officially confirmed by the
Vatican Press Office. Within seconds this was
a breaking news-story throughout the world!
Having written and broadcast extensively
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about the Roman Catholic Church and the
Vatican in particular since the mid-1970s,
I was not completely surprised. Pope, now
Blessed John Paul II, who died in April 1995,
suffered from extremely bad Parkinson’s
disease but took the decision to remain in
office until the end of his life. I felt sure that
Pope Benedict would not want illness or old
age to impair his ability to lead the world’s
1.2 billion Roman Catholics effectively during
difficult times with the constant glare of a 24-
hour news media agenda.
On 28 February 2013, the last day of his
Pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI met with
members of the College of Cardinals in the
Clementine Hall at the Vatican. At 5.00p.m.
he said his final farewells and was driven by
car the short distance to the Vatican helipad
where he travelled by helicopter to Castel
Gandolfo, and the Apostolic Palace of Castel
Gandolfo, situated about 24km south-east
of Rome, that serves as the Pope’s summer
residence. Vatican Television showed superb
live pictures of the helicopter as it circled
the dome of St Peter’s Basilica and made
its way over the familiar tourist attractions
surrounding Rome.
Shortly after his arrival at Castel Gandolfo,
Pope Benedict briefly addressed the large
crowds packed in the courtyard. When
the clock on the wall struck 8.00p.m. the
Pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI, which had
begun on 19 April 2005, was over!
Conclave to elect
the new Pope
Only Cardinals under the age of 80 are
permitted to vote in the actual Conclave
Vatican City
commemorative
cover postmarked 11
February 2013, the date
that Pope Benedict XVI
announced his dramatic
and surprise resignation
as Bishop of Rome,
Supreme Pontiff and
Head of the Vatican City
to elect the new Pope. However, all the
Cardinals, including those over the age
limit, took part in the important General
Congregations, held in the Paul V Audience
Hall, in the Vatican, from 4 March until and
including 11 March. During that time, there
were more than 160 interventions, some
Cardinals spoke twice, on every aspect of the
life and work of the Catholic Church.
Everyone involved, including secretaries,
is under a solemn oath of secrecy and so
Fr Fernando Lombardi, the Jesuit Papal
Spokesman was only able to brief the
accredited media—about 5000 in total,
including about 800 permanently accredited
members of the Vatican Press Office—in a
general but helpful way.
Great Britain did not have a Cardinal-
Elector in the Conclave. However, Cardinal
Cormac-Murphy O’Connor, Emeritus
Archbishop of Westminster, who reached
the age of 80 on 24 August 2012 and was
therefore unable to vote in the Conclave, did
take part in the General Congregations.
Stamps of the
Sede Vacante, 2013
The Vatican Press Office made the official
announcement in a bulletin about the four
Sede Vacante stamps on 1 March 2013, the
date of issue. ‘The Philatelic and Numismatic
Office of the Governorate of Vatican City
State has issued four stamps with the image
of an angel raising the pavilion (umbraculum)
of the Apostolic Camera, the work of Italian
artist Daniela Longo.’
The stamps, the seventh in the series of
Vacant See stamps, were printed using the
offset process in sheetlets of ten by Cartor in
France—70c. for mail to Italy; 85c. for mail to
Europe; €2.00 for mail to the Americas; €2.50
for mail to Oceania.
The Vatican notice emphasised: ‘The
issue of Vacant Papal See stamps is intended
to commemorate the event and ensure the
continuity of the issue of postal stamps, to
be used to send correspondence from the
Vatican City only during the period of the
Vacant Papal See itself.’ It was made clear that
their philatelic use is allowed afterwards and
that the Vatican Post Office would continue
to sell them to collectors. Stocks quickly
became exhausted and were not replaced.
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A Vatican City first day cover

with two of the four Sede
Vacante values, along with
a special first day of issue
cancellation applied on 1
March 2013

Below: The other two Sede

Vacante values on first
day cover autographed
by Cardinal Cormac
Murphy-O’Connor, Emeritus
Archbishop of Westminster

A complete sheet of the 85c. Vatican City, 2013 Sede Vacante

stamp, the postage rate for Europe including the UK

This correspondent arrived in Rome on

8 March and spent two weeks in the Eternal
City, writing, broadcasting, and visiting the
Vatican Post Offices and nearby stamp shops.
It was a busy, challenging but exhilarating 70c. €2.00 and
time to be in Rome as a Roman Catholic €2.50 Sede Vacante
journalist and a stamp collector. values in the set
issued by the
Temporary chimney Vatican City on 1
The day after my arrival in Rome, the small March 2013
temporary chimney was fixed to the roof of
the Sistine Chapel—it is clearly visible from St
Peter’s Square—from which the ballot papers Left: The two small stoves and chimney (below) installed
are burnt in one of two stoves together with in the Sistine Chapel, on 9 March 2013, three days before
special chemicals that produce either black the Conclave. The ballot papers are burnt in one of the two
smoke, or white smoke to signal to the world stoves with special chemicals to make black smoke—or
that a new Pope has been elected. white smoke if a new Pope has been elected.
During the day the Vatican Press office Pictures by Peter Jennings FRPSL, FRGS
arranged for groups of senior media
correspondents to visit the Sistine Chapel,
adjoining St Peter’s Basilica in the heart of
the Vatican, and see the final preparations
being made for the Conclave. I had the
privilege and opportunity of being part of the
final, small group, during the late afternoon.
After entering through the great Bronze
Doors to the Apostolic Palace situated to the
right-hand side of St Peter’s Basilica when
facing it from St Peter’s Square, our small
group climbed the seemingly endless stairs
up to the entrance of the magnificent Sistine
Chapel. We were now facing the deeply
foreboding Last Judgement, by the Italian
Renaissance master, Michelangelo, on the
altar wall. I had been in the Sistine Chapel
on several occasions but it was well worth the
effort just to see the two little stoves and the
amazing pipework that had been carefully
built up into the roof to carry the smoke that
billows from the little chimney.
At the General Congregation on 11 March,
the Cardinals decided that the Conclave to
elect the new Pope would begin in the Sistine
Chapel the following evening, 12 March 2013.

The Cardinal-Electors
Taking part in the Conclave were 115
Cardinal-Electors, that is Cardinals who
have not yet reached their 80th birthday,
though one had in fact just celebrated his
80th birthday but was allowed to vote as the
process had already begun. Of these, 60 were
European, including 21 from Italy; 19 from
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Vatican City Sede Vacante stamp on
commemorative cover with special
cancellation, Tuesday, 12 March 2013, the day
the 115 Cardinal-Electors entered the Sistine
Chapel to elect the new Pope
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Vatican Post Office Sede Vacante Stamps
Vatican City commemorative cover
with the three Sede Vacante stamps
Latin America; 14 from North issued on 15 June 1963, following
America, 11 from Africa; ten from the death of Pope, now Blessed
Asia and one from Oceania. A two- John XXIII, on 3 June that year—
thirds majority was required to elect postmarked 19 June 1963
the new Pope.
Previous Sede Vacante
stamps
Meanwhile, it is well worth recalling
some of the pervious Vatican Post
Office Sede Vacante stamps, special first day Vatican City first day cover
covers and cancellations. Following the with the four stamps issued to
death of Pius XII on 9 October 1958 the commemorate the Papacy of
Vatican Post office issued a second set of Pope Paul VI, Cardinal Giovanni
Sede Vacante stamps on 21 October that year Battista Montini, who was
(SG 279/81). Cardinal Angelo Roncalli, the elected Pope on 21 June 1963—
Patriarch of Venice was the surprise choice postmarked 16 October 1963
of the Cardinal-Electors. He took
the name John XXIII. Pope, now
Blessed John XXIII died on 3 June
1963, and the Vatican Post Office
issued a third set of Sede Vacante
stamps on 20 June that year (SG Vatican City first day cover with
406/8). the three Sede Vacante stamps
At the Conclave which followed, issued on 23 August 1978,
the Cardinal-Electors elected following the death of Pope Paul VI
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini, on 6 August that year
the Archbishop of Milan, as the
new Pope. He took the name Paul
VI. He continued the Second
Vatican Council—opened by Pope
John XXIII during 1962—and
closed the Council in December
1963. The following year he visited the Holy
Land, and became the first Pope in more
Vatican City first day cover
than 150 years to travel beyond Italy. Pope
with the three Sede Vacante
Paul VI died on 6 August 1978 and a fourth
stamps issued on 12
set of Sede Vacante stamps was issued on 23
October 1978, following the
August that year (SG 702/4).
death of Pope John Paul I
Pope Paul VI was succeeded by Pope John
Paul I. He died on 29 September 1978, after
only 33 days as Pontiff. The fifth set
of Sede Vacante stamps was issued on
12 October that year (SG 705/7).
During the Conclave on 16
October 1978, the Cardinal-
Electors stunned the world by
electing Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, Vatican City first day cover with the
the Archbishop of Cracow in four stamps issued on 11 December
Poland, then under the grip of 1978 to commemorate the short 33-
communism, as the new Pope. day Papacy of Pope John Paul I—26
He was the first non-Italian Pope August to 28 September 1978
to be elected since 1522. He took
the name John Paul II. Pope, now
Blessed John Paul played a leading
role in the demise of communism,
the ending of the Cold War, and
the emergence of the Third World on the Vatican City first day cover
world stage. with the three stamps
After a long and successful papacy, Pope issued on 22 March 1979 to
John Paul II died in extremely poor health on commemorate the election
2 April 2005. Three Sede Vacante stamps were of Pope John Paul II, on 16
issued on 12 April that year (SG 1446/8). October 1978—the first
Pope from Poland and the
Pope Francis first non-Italian Pope since
On 13 March 2013 the Cardinal–Electors in the 16th century
the Sistine Chapel took everyone, including
the media pundits, by complete surprise,
when they elected 78-year-old Cardinal Jorge
Mario Bergoglio, the Archbishop of Buenos Vatican City Sede Vacante
Aires, as the new Pope, during the fifth ballot set on first day cover, with
of the Conclave held in the Sistine Chapel. cancellation 12 April 2005,
The new Pope took the name Francis, after autographed by Cardinal
Saint Francis of Assisi. Pope Francis is the Cormac Murphy-O’Connor,
265th successor of St Peter, the Supreme then Archbishop of
Pontiff, the Bishop of Rome, the Head of Westminster, who took part
State of the Vatican City, and the leader of the in the Conclave that elected
world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. Pope Benedict XVI
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 The Postmarks of Southern Rhodesia during the King George VI Period, 1937–1953

Where In The World?

The Postmarks of Southern Rhodesia

during the King George VI Period,
1937–1953
By David Horry 17° 51’ 50” S, 31° 1’ 47” E
-17.863889, 31.029722
David Horry continues his study of the postmarks which may be
found on stamps of King George VI. This month his main subject
is Southern Rhodesia, which, as usual, seems to offer considerable
opportunities for the hunter of rare cancels. He then reports a new
discovery from Bahamas—just to show that there are still finds to
be made—even after 60 years!

Southern Rhodesia, now known as Fig 1 Map of Southern Rhodesian Post

Zimbabwe, formed a plateau, the High Offices 1937–1953
Veld, in central Southern Africa, boasting
a mainly temperate climate due to its
elevation. The state was originally named
after Cecil Rhodes, whose British South
Africa Company acquired the land in the
late 19th century—it covers an area of
150,820 square miles. Southern Rhodesia
developed an economy that was narrowly
Fig 2 Wankie
based on production of a few primary
LDC*, 1948;
products, notably chrome and tobacco. It was
Umtali LDC, 1940;
therefore vulnerable to the economic cycle.
Shabani mDC,
The deep recession of the 1930s gave way
1939; Plumtree
to a post-war boom. This boom prompted
mDC, 1941; Que
the immigration of about 200,000 white
Que LDC; Gwelo
settlers between 1945 and 1970, taking the
LDC, 1939 and
white population up to 307,000. There are
Salisbury LDC,
two main ethnic groups—the Matabele and
1938
the Mashona. The total population in 1937
was estimated at 1.5 million. The British
established the government of Southern
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Fig 3 A minefield! mDCs from Queen’s Mine, 1938, Iron Mine Hill,
1948, Lonely Mine, Nil Desperandum Mine, 1942, Beatrice Mine,
Turk Mine and Wanderer Mine, 1938

Fig 4 With side fleurons—Chatsworth mDC*, 1939 and Fig 5 Guinea Fowl mDC, Fig 6 KGVI Salisbury mDC, 1943
Odzi mDC*, 1942 1941(computer enhanced)

Rhodesia on 1 October 1923, until Prime Fig 7 LLDC Bulawayo, 1937

Minister Ian Smith’s unilateral declaration
of independence in 1965. Interim, in 1953,
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
was established, being dissolved on 1 January
1964.

The literature
Southern Rhodesia’s postmarks have been
written about since Knight and Mitchell
published The Postmarks and Principal Postage
Rates of Southern Rhodesia to 1924. In 1940
HC Dann wrote The Romance of the Posts of
Rhodesia—published by Frank Godden and
was one of the first books to deal with the
postmarks of both Southern and Northern
Rhodesia and Nyasaland, up to 1935. We had
to wait until 1997 when Ted Proud published
his Postal History of Southern Rhodesia, for an
update. Southern Rhodesia was not dealt with
by Reginald Courtney Cade in his handbook
The British Colonial Stamps in Current Use as it
presumably wasn’t under the jurisdiction of
the Crown Agents.
The King George VI period ends on 31
August 1953 when the Bradbury, Wilkinson
Queen Elizabeth II definitives were released.
Southern Rhodesia postmarks are usually
found on the King George VI definitive
series, which makes them fairly easy to read
but somewhat uninspiring.
There are some 26 Post Offices and 183
Postal Agencies found within the King
George VI period (Fig 1).
The standard issues during the period
were the medium and Large Double Circles
(mDCs and LDCs) which abound at the GPO
in Salisbury and the major towns such as
Bulawayo, Causeway, Fort Victoria, Gatooma,
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Fig 8 Mount Silinda sDC*,
1951 (computer enhanced)
Gwanda, Gwelo, Hartley, Highlands, Kopje, Marandellas, Plum Tree, Que Que, Raylton,
Rusape, Selukwe, Shabani, Umtali, Victoria Falls and Wankie (Fig 2).
Harder examples
The harder examples of the mDCs often emanate from remote mines such as Antelope Mine,
Beatrice Mine, Eldorado, Gath’s Mine, Iron Mine Hill, Jumbo, Legion Mine, Lonely Mine,
Mayfair Mine, Motopa Mine (Eastnor), Nelly Mine, Nil Desperandum Mine, Queens Mine,
Surprise Mine, Turk Mine and Wander Mine (Fig 3).
Some of the older ones, such as Chatsworth and Odzi, have side fleurons (Fig 4).
Other notable mDCs are Achnashee and Britwell (which both closed in 1939), Birchenough
Bridge, Chirundu (1939), Coro Park, Dadaya, Dahlia, Duchess Hill, Great Zimbabwe (which
closed in August 1947), Guinea Fowl, Gwaai Settlement, Heany Camp, Hope Fountain,
Keynshamburg, Kirriemuir, Lydiate, Mabelreign, Makaha, Marco, Marula Tank, Mt Hampden,
Mtepetepa, Musume, Ncema Dam, Ngondoma, Outspan Halt, Park River, Rocky Spruit,
Seignury Drift, Soti Source, Triangle, Tuli (which was closed in 1938), Vumba and Willoughbys
Halt (Fig 5).
A mDC inscribed ‘K G VI Salisbury’ was a camp for the Light Battery, Signallers and Medical
Corps (Fig 6).
Extra Large Double Circles (LLDC) are noted at the larger post offices and at Gokwe,
Raffingora (from 1951), Mtepetepa and Sawmills—throughout the period (Fig 7).
Small Double Circles with asterisk (sDC*) are noted at Mount Silinda and Tegwani (Fig 8).
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Short-lived
Short-lived small Single Circles (sSC) are
all particularly difficult to find—Antelope Fig 9 Kumalo sSC,
Mine (1937), Battlefields (1949), Beit 1942; Trelawney,
Bridge (Limpopo) (1949), Belingwe (1939), 1951 (computer
Bikita (1950), Bushtick (1949), Craigmore enhanced)
(1941), Daisyfield (1939), Dawsons (1939),
Dett (1947–48), Eastnor (1949), Eiffel Flats
(1939), Felixburg (1939), Filabusi (1949–50),
Glendale (1949), Greendale (1951), Gutu
(1950–1953), Hatfield (1947), Insiza (1940),
Kumalo (Airport) (1942), Macheke (1937
and 1941), Mashaba (1940), Matetsi (1951), Fig 10
Meyrick Rark (1947), Mt Hampden (1942), Bulawayo SP
Miami (1950–51), Moffat (1942), Mondoro ‘It Is Quicker
(1949), Mtoko (1949), Nkai (1949), Rurgwe to Telephone’,
(1940), Ruwa (1949), Show Grounds 1950
Salisbury (1952–53), Somabula (1939),
Thornhill (1949), Trelawney (1951), Turk
Mine (1947), Victoria Falls (1943), Wanderer
Mine (1939), Wellesley (1939), West
Nicholson (1950) and Wilton (1947) (Fig 9). Fig 11 Southern Rhodesia Madame Joseph forgeries, 1937-42
Krag Machine Slogan Postmarks are found
at Salisbury and Bulawayo at the beginning of
the reign with ‘Universals’ being introduced
in 1946 (Fig 10) and a Krag at Que Que and a
‘Universal’ at Gwelo in 1951.
There are four Madame Joseph forgeries
noted for Southern Rhodesia (Fig 11).
Postmarks for Southern Rhodesia
occasionally appear on eBay. Next time out
I’ll be heading north into Northern Rhodesia.

Short-lived small Single Circles are all

particularly difficult to find
Photo credits: Jimmy Baikovicius. Nassau, Bahamas at night. Zebenji. Colour palm trees and coastline

Back to Bahamas
I now return to my earlier travels to The Bahamas where I have discovered an entirely
new postmark for Dundas Town—28 June 1951 (Fig 12). This mSC is completely
different to Ted Proud’s D2 having larger type (Fig 13). It came from a lot in Sandafayre’s
April sale. It is extremely unusual for a standard issue postmark to suddenly appear after
60 years—which just shows how rare the postmarks of some of the Bahamaian Outer
Islands are. The date is noted by Ludington and Proud but neither realising this was a
different ‘species’. Charles Freeland has shown me another copy which is on stamp but
undated—are there any more out there? Let me know on horry@talk21.com if there are.

Fig 12 The new Dundas Town postmark

which uses a larger type to the previously
known example below

Fig 13

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Jersey’s Man of Steel

Jersey’s Man of Steel

With the new Man of Steel film wowing the multiplex-masses, Jersey
Post has rolled out the red carpet (or should that be cape) with a
new issue marking the island’s link with
this summer's super blockbuster.

Above: Jersey Post's Man

of Steel first day covers

Left: Stamp sheets

from the limited edition
collector's pack

©2013 Warner
Bros. Ent. Inc. All
Rights Reserved.
MAN OF STEEL
and all related
characters and
elements are
trademarks of and
© DC Comics.

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Following the success of its innovative
2012 diamond and hologram issues, Jersey
Post has unveiled its biggest and most
adventurous stamp issue to date. Man of
Steel, starring Henry Cavill together with a
star-studded cast, is the blockbuster film for
this summer. Henry Cavill may currently be
Hollywood’s most exciting young actor but
this son of Krypton is, in fact, a son of the
island of Jersey.
Jersey Post’s Philatelic Bureau started
work on the project in 2011, opening
discussions with the Henry Cavill
Management Team (HCMT) as soon as it
was announced that he would be taking the
lead role in the movie. Warner Bros Pictures
have also been actively involved in the
concept and development of the stamps, in
a close collaboration between Jersey Post’s
Head of Philatelic, Sally Diamond, who has
coordinated the designers at True North
and Cartor Security Printers in France. The
set is unique in many respects and is the first
to be issued in Jersey to coincide with the
release of a major new motion picture.
Super-powered stamps
Six stamps and a lenticular miniature sheet
have been designed to reflect the super
powers of the Man of Steel and all have
been personally approved by Henry Cavill
himself. Cartor Security Printers has applied
a different print technique to each product
and here, Sally Diamond explains the
complex operation.
‘From the outset, we have been really
excited about our plans to honour Henry
Cavill’s fantastic achievement. The project
has involved many late night multi-national
conference calls, bringing together all the
key players at Warner Bros, HCMT, the
designers in Manchester and the security
printer in France.
‘The lenticular miniature sheet shows the
Man of Steel flying out of the stamp and into
the clouds as the film title appears during
the motion. We were supplied with a series
of frames of film footage by Warner Bros
and a motion lenticular effect was produced
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Jersey’s Man of Steel
using complex production techniques. Of
course, as with all super heroes, the Man of
Steel has a plethora of super powers and we
carefully considered several print techniques
to bring the stamps to life.
‘The 45p stamp in the set triggers a
Smartsy App which, when viewed on a
Smart phone, takes the viewer to bonus
material, including an introduction from
Henry Cavill recorded exclusively for Jersey
Post, alongside the film trailer, interesting
snippets of information and a gallery of
Man of Steel and Jersey images. The Man of
Steel’s ability to fly is represented with the
transparent 55p stamp, the only self-adhesive
stamp in the set. Transformation is depicted
with thermochromy; when heat is applied
to the 68p stamp, the full image is revealed.
The Man of Steel’s incredible strength is
reflected by the use of foil printing on the
60p stamp whilst a granite rock from Henry
Cavill’s favourite beach in Jersey, Beauport,
has been ground down and fixed into the
80p value using thermography. The Man
of Steel owes much to the wisdom of his
father, Jor-El, and on the final stamp (88p)
luminous ink glows in the dark to reveal
words spoken during the film’.
A limited edition collector’s pack valued
at £60 is available and includes a sheet of
each of the stamps, information about the The Man of Steel’s superpowers have been
film and Henry Cavill, bound in a specially represented by different printing techniques,
commissioned steel-effect cover. including the use of an interative Smartsy
Sally continued: ‘This is an incredibly App, heat-sensitive thermochromy, foil
exciting project for Jersey Post. We are printing and luminous ink
renowned for producing innovative and
highly collectible stamp issues that reflect from 7 June 2013, one week before the Man
important cultural and historic moments of Steel movie premiere. Order online at
with relevance to Jersey, such as the www.jerseypoststamps.com/manofsteel or
hologram stamp we issued last year to mark telephone: 00 44 (0) 1534 516320.
The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. On this Man of Steel is presented by Warner Bros
occasion we have produced a stunning set Pictures and Legendary Pictures, and
of stamps, which were inspired not only by a directed by Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen).
momentous cinematic occasion but also by The film also stars Amy Adams as Lois Lane,
the talent that this small island is capable of Kevin Costner as Clark Kent’s adoptive
producing.’ father and Russell Crowe as his real father.
The six stamps, lenticular miniature The film was released on 14 June (for more
sheet, first day covers, presentation packs information go to www.man-of-steel-movie.
and collector’s packs were made available co.uk).
Left: Jersey Post’s
Man of Steel
Presentation Pack
Above and
left: The
lenticular
miniature
sheet
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 Stamps to look for

Stamp Hunting

STAMP HUNTING
Quality GB/Commonwealth “Summer” Offers!
Having traded for more years than I care to remember, I have recently retired to Corn-

Nimrod suggests some wall. I have a very good stock to sell over the coming months all at the keenest prices at
around 1/10th Cat Value or less – so don’t miss out!
These lots are ideal for collectors or dealers. No duplication – even in the largest lots. No

stamps worth looking for damaged – except Lot C.

LOT A: GB ALL REIGN LOT. Excellent range from 1841, with Line-Engraved, various ‘Plates’,
Surface Printed, better King Edward Vll, King George V and George Vl with sets, mint & used, top
values. QEll with strength in earlier material, Regionals and Postage Dues.
St Vincent PER LOT: £25 ( Cat. Val: £250) £50 ( Cat Val: £500+)
St Vincent lies at the southern end of the Windward Islands chain in £100 ( Cat. Val: £1000+) Dealers Lot £200 ( Cat. Val: £2500 approx)
LOT B: GB QUEEN VICTORIA ONLY Ever popular early issues 1841 – 1900. All good/fine
the Caribbean, just north of Venezuela. In recent years St Vincent has used. Line Engraved; range of Plates including scarce; Surface Printed through to 1900 with better
gained a well-deserved reputation amongst collectors as an excessive values and Officials.
issuer of stamps, mostly as a result of issuing stamps inscribed for use PER LOT: £25 ( Cat. Val: £250) £50 (Cat. Val: £500+)
in the Grenandines of St Vincent and, latterly, an agreement with the £100 ( Cat. Val: £1000+) Dealers Lot £200 ( Cat. Val: £2500 approx)
LOT C: GB QUEEN VICTORIA “ SECONDS” These are similar in range to Lot B but represent
Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corporation (IGPC). great value at around 1/25th. – 1/30th. Cat. Value.
Fine used examples of most 19th century stamps are All stamps are collectable but will have faults – pulled/trimmed perf, rounded corner, small thin or
quite difficult to locate at the moment, particularly well crease. NO killer cancels! An excellent way to fill those expensive gaps in your collection.
centred examples. Several stamps from this period to PER LOT: £25 (Cat. Val: £600+) £50 (Cat. Val: £1250+)
£100 (Cat. Val: £2500) Dealers Lot £200 (Cat Val: £6000)
look out for include the 1861 1d rose-red (SG 1) (always LOT D: QV – KING EDWARD Vll ONLY A Good / Fine Used selection of these, ever popular,
in demand by collectors of ‘number ones’), 1862–68 6d. early issues: 1841 – 1910 with Line Engraved, Surface Printed, High Value King Edward with some
deep green (7), 1869 4d. yellow, 1s. indigo and 1s. brown Fine CDS examples.
(12/14), 1871 6d. deep green (16), 1875 1s. claret (21), PER LOT: £25 ( Cat. Val: £250+) £50 (Cat. Val: £500+)
£100 (Cat. Val: £1000+) Dealers Lot £200 (Cat. Val: £2200)
1875–78 4d. deep blue (25), 1880 1d. olive-green (29), LOT E: QV – KING GEORGE Vl ONLY An extension of ‘Lot D’ with Commems, sets, Top
1883–84 ½d. green and 1s. orange-vermilion (42, 45) Values and a few Postage Dues. Excellent range in these 4 – Reign Lots.
and 1885–93 2½d. on 1d. milky blue (49). I believe these PER LOT: £25 (Cat. Val: £ 250) £50 (Cat Val: £500+)
are all under-priced in the catalogue and are well worth £100 (Cat. Val: £1000+) Dealers Lot £200 (Cat Val: £2200)
LOT F: BRITISH COMMONWEALTH QV – QEll No damaged or isolated low values (low
acquiring at current prices. values only as part of a set). Mint & Used. Top values, full sets. Original old album leaves, stock
Empire stamps of the Edwardian period are currently cards and various packets. Always a wide range of countries.
experiencing a surge in demand, particularly for fresh NO TWO LOTS ALIKE! Unbeatable value at around 1/8th. – 1/10th. Cat.
mint examples. St Vincent is no exception. Both the 1902 PER LOT: £25 (Cat. Val: £200) £50 (Cat: Val: £400+) LIMITED STOCK!
and 1904–11 sets (76/84, 85/93) are proving difficult GB SPECIAL OFFER LIST FREE ON REQUEST
to obtain with fresh, white gum and No great rarities – but some keenly priced singles and small one-off lots etc
it looks as though the short 1909–11 set (102/07) From £5 to £50.

could turn out to be something of a sleeper, with the
6d. dull purple (107) an especially elusive stamp at
the moment. Fine used examples of the 1904–11 £1
purple and black/red (93) are very scarce but not
currently in demand; however, if you need this stamp
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Telephone or email enquiries welcome.

for your collection insist on a recent certificate from

one of the recognised expert committees.
The 1913–17 2d. grey and its sister shade of slate
(110/a) have long been recognised as ‘good’ stamps in
fine used condition with the catalogue price maintaining
a steady upward curve over the last ten years or so. I
don’t see this curve flattening out for some time, so if
you need either of these stamps, try and purchase them
sooner rather than later. The 2s. blue
and purple from the same set (118) is also worth
looking for in used condition. Fine used sets of the
1921–32 issue (131/41) haven’t experienced much
of an increase of the last few years but I expect this
trend to be reversed over the coming few years.
Both the 1935 Silver Jubilee set (142/45) and
1937 Coronation set (146/48) have been considered
amongst the most common components of the respective omnibus
issues, but used examples of both sets have started to harden in value
over the past five years. The Jubilee set especially is starting to become
quite scarce. Fine used examples of the 1948 RSW £1 (163) are also
(finally) starting to harden in value.
The 1949–52 King George VI new currency set (174/77) is not easy
to assemble in fine used condition. Both 1c., 3c. and 6c. values are in
short supply at the moment. The first Queen Elizabeth II set of 1955–63
(189/200) is relatively common, both mint and used, but the listed
shades of the 1c., 2c., 50c., $1 and $2.50 (189a, 190a, 198a, 199a, 199b,
200a) are becoming much more difficult to find. Mint examples of the
$2.50 Indigo-blue are particularly elusive.
I don’t tip modern stamps very often, but the series of local
surcharges that appeared between 1993 and 2004 (V1953/2104) is
just too good to miss. These were done to meet serious shortages of
low value stamps, with the 10c. mainly
intended for fiscal usage. Examples
used on cover or card with a clearly
dated postmark are highly desirable.
I believe most would have been used
locally or within the Caribbean, so
tracking down examples could prove
tricky but it should prove to be well-
worth the effort in years to come.
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Creating a Jewel of the Jubilee: Part 4

—The European Connection
By John Davis FRPSL
John Davis continues with the ‘European connection’ of his much-
appreciated Diamond Jubilee Exhibition with a focus on the history
of the royal family of Denmark (including the Danish West Indies,
Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland), as told through stamps.

In 1397, the Kalmar Union united Norway, Sweden and Denmark
under one monarch, Erik, and his guardian, Queen Margrete I. Eric,
the grandnephew of Margrete, had been King of Norway since
1389, and succeeded to the thrones of Denmark and Sweden in
1396. In 1809, Sweden declared its independence and a
constitutional monarchy was established. In 1814, Denmark
ceded Norway to Sweden, and in 1849 Denmark itself became a
constitutional monarchy.
Denmark, like Belgium, has, despite the problems with the
succession of King Christian IX (see below), enjoyed an unbroken
line of succession since Christian VIII came to the throne in 1863; the
present Queen Margrethe II, is the seventh in this sequence.
The first Danish stamps were issued in April 1851 during the reign
of King Frederick VII, but it was not until November 1904, during the
reign of King Christian IX that Denmark issued stamps portraying the
head of the ruling monarch.

Christian IX Princess Louise of Hess-Kassel. Their eldest daughter was Alexandra,

Christian’s predecessor was King Frederick VII, who was childless. who became the wife of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom,
This plunged Denmark into a very complicated succession crisis, with and their second son, Prince George, was elected as King George I of
constitutional problems surrounding Salic Law, Semi-Salic succession Greece, the first monarch of the new Greek dynasty. King Christian
and Agnatic descent from King Frederick III (where the younger was known as the father-in-law of Europe, as his six children married
brother of a reigning monarch succeeds in preference to the ruling into other royal houses.
monarch’s own sons). Choosing an heir to the throne through a Christian IX reigned for 42
maze of possible candidates was complex, but eventually the problem years from November 1863 until
was resolved by the London Protocol of 8 May 1852. Christian IX was his death on 29 January 1906.
chosen as the next-in-line to the throne on the death of Frederick In November 1904, Denmark
VII. This decision was ratified by the Danish Law of Succession of 31 issued its first stamps which
July 1853. depicted the head of the
The succession of Christian IX led to brief wars between Denmark reigning monarch, King
and a Prussian/Austrian alliance over the two provinces of Schleswig Christian IX, with only two
and Holstein. types of definitive stamps Denmark's first stamps depicting
As a young man, Prince Christian unsuccessfully sought the hand being issued during the last 14 the head of the reigning monarch,
of his third cousin, Queen Victoria. On 26 May 1842 he married months of his reign. King Christian IX

Frederick VIII Christian X (1577–1684) and

Frederick VIII was the eldest son of Following the death of Frederick VIII on King Christian X
Christian IX, and succeeded to the 14 May 1912, his eldest son succeeded to and either show
throne on 29 January 1906 on the the throne to become Christian X. He the heads facing
death of his father. He reigned for reigned for nearly 35 years until his death left or facing right.
just six years until his death on 14 on 20 April 1947. He was one of the most In 1930, a set
May 1912, just three weeks before his popular Danish monarchs of modern of ten stamps
69th birthday. He had been to Nice, times, his reign spanning two World Wars. was issued to
and on his return journey he stopped Denmark was one of the countries that commemorate the
over in Hamburg. On the evening of did not proliferate the issue of stamps 60th birthday of
his arrival, he (incognito) went for a depicting the monarch’s head, and during Christian X.
walk along the Jungfernstieg, one of the 35-year reign of Christian X, only four A pictorial set
Hamburg’s most fashionable shopping types of such definitive stamps were issued. of four stamps was issued in 1937 to
streets; he collapsed on a park bench commemorate the Silver
and died from a paralysis attack. Jubilee of Christian X,
It was not until a year after he The first of only four and two years later in
ascended to the throne that the one Danish definitive 1939, Denmark’s first
and only definitive set portraying his stamps depicting charity stamps were
head was issued. Christian X issued to raise money
for the Red Cross. These
stamps portrayed Queen
Denmark’s first commemorative Alexandrine, the wife of
The only
stamps to portray the head of a monarch Christian X.
definitive stamp
were issued in 1924 to mark the 300th Denmark's first In 1945, three
design to portray
anniversary of the Danish Post Office. charity stamp stamps were issued to
the head of King
The four stamps in the set depict two depicted Quenn commemorate King
Frederick VIII
portraits each of King Christian IV Alexandrine Christian’s 75th birthday.

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Frederick IX to become Queen

Frederick IX was the eldest son of Christian Margrethe II in 1972.
X and succeeded to the throne on 20 April In 1950, another
1947 on the death of his father. He reigned charity stamp was
for nearly 25 years until his death on 14 issued to support
January 1972. National Children’s
The number of types of definitive stamps Welfare Association,
that bore the head of Frederick IX was and this stamp showed 1959-1960
limited to just two during his reign. The first Frederick’s third commemorative stamps
of these was not issued until 1948, more than daughter, Princess
a year after he succeeded to the throne, and Anne-Marie, who The 1950 National
the second type not until 1961, 13 years later. later became Queen Children's Welfare
of Greece on her Association stamp
marriage to King showing Princess
The two Anne-Marie
Constantine II.
definitive
In 1959, a set of
1948
three stamps was issued to commemorate
and 1961
King Frederick’s 60th birthday, and in the A 1964 Red Cross
Frederick
following year, two stamps were issued to charity stamp
IX designs
commemorate King Frederick and Queen
Ingrid’s Silver Wedding.
In 1941 and again A charity stamp was issued in 1960 to
in 1943, a charity commemorate Queen Ingrid’s 25 years of Below: One of King
stamp was issued to service to the Girl Guides, and in 1964 there Frederick's 70th
support child welfare. were two more stamps issued to raise money birthday stamps
Although Frederick for the Red Cross.
IX did not succeed King Frederick’s 70th birthday was
to the throne until commemorated in 1969 by two stamps.
1947, these stamps King Frederick died three years later in
portrayed his wife, January 1972, and a stamp was issued in
Princess Ingrid—later recognition of his life, 1899–1972.
The 1941 charity to become Queen In 1985, to commemorate the 50th
stamp depicting Ingrid, and their first anniversary of Queen Ingrid’s arrival in
Princesses Ingrid born child, Princess Denmark, a single stamp was issued. She died
and Margrethe Margrethe—later five years later at the age of 90.

Margrethe II stamp was issued on

As King Frederick IX the occasion of her
had three daughters and marriage to Prince
no sons, it was expected Henrik; the second
that on his death his in 1969, when two
younger brother, Knud, Red Cross charity
would inherit the throne stamps were issued
in accordance with portraying Princess
Denmark’s succession Margrethe, Prince
law. However, in 1953 Henrik and their
an Act of Succession was baby son, Prince
Above: 1992 Silver Wedding of
passed, which changed the Frederick.
Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik
method of succession to In 1975, another
cognatic primogeniture, charity stamp was
which meant that the issued, depicting
eldest daughter—Princess Queen Margrethe,
Margrethe II would which recognised International Women’s
succeed if there were no Year, In 1984 and 1986 single stamps
sibling brothers. Such was were issued to
the case on the death of commemorate
Frederick IX, and on 14 Prince Henrik’s
January 1972, Princess 50th birthday and
Margrethe succeeded as Prince Frederick’s
Queen Margrethe II. 18th birthday Christian X with Queen Alexandrine, and
At the time of my respectively. Kings Christian IX and Frederick VIII.
Diamond Jubilee In 1992, Queen In May 2004, Crown Prince Frederick
Exhibition, only five Margrethe and Prince Henrik celebrated married Mary Donaldson, and in the
different types of definitive their Silver Wedding, and in 1994, Henrik following month, Prince Henrik celebrated
stamps had been issued had his 60th birthday. his 70th birthday.
which depicted Queen In 1997, Queen Margrethe celebrated her Another charity stamp was issued in 2007,
Margrethe II. Silver Jubilee, and in 2000, she arrived at for Crown Prince Frederick and Crown
As Princess Margrethe, her 60th birthday. Princess Mary’s Fund, which depicted the
before she came to the In 2001, for the International Stamp couple with their son, Prince Christian.
throne, two types of Exhibition in Copenhagen, a set of four In 2009 and 2010, stamps were issued to
commemorative stamps stamps was issued which portrayed Queen commemorate the 75th birthday of Prince
were issued. The first was Margrethe II with Prince Henrik, King Henrik, and the 70th birthday of Queen
in 1967 when a single Frederick IX with Queen Ingrid, King Margrethe II respectively.

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Danish West Indies naval base there. A price of 25 million dollars

After a long period of Spanish control,
other European countries tried to establish
settlements in the Caribbean. The Danes
finally occupied St Thomas in the 1660s
and annexed the neighbouring island of St
John in 1718. In 1733 Denmark also bought
the island of St Croix from France. These
islands became known as the Danish West
Indies. America wanted to purchase the
islands in 1867, and a sale was agreed, but
due to American political complications,
the sale was not effected. When the World
War I broke out, conditions in the Danish
West Indies worsened, the population having
decreased from 38,000 in 1870 to 26,000
in 1917. The United States was now even
more interested in purchasing the islands
to prevent the Germans from establishing a
was offered in 1916 and agreed. The islands
were transferred to the United States on 31
March 1917, and virtually all the Danes left
and returned to Denmark.
A British Postal Agency was established
on the island of St Thomas in 1809, and
Queen Victoria stamps of Great Britain were
used there between 1865 and 1879. The first
Danish West Indies stamps were issued in
November 1855.
There were only three types of definitive
stamps depicting the head of the ruling
monarch before the islands were sold in
1916. The first type which, issued in July 1905, Three types of definitive stamps
portrayed King Christian IX. The two other depicted the head of the ruling
types were that of King Frederick VIII (1907) monarch. Top: 1905 King Christian
and King Christian X (1915), respectively. IX. Bottom left: 1907 King Frederick
There were no commemorative stamps. VIII. Bottom right: 1915 Christian X

Faroe Islands
The first settlers on the Faroe Islands were Irish Monks in the late 7th and
early 8th centuries, with predominately Norse settlers arriving in the 9th
century. The Faroe Islands came under the control of the Kingdom of
Norway in 1035, and in 1380, when Norway and Iceland entered a union
with Denmark, the Faroe Islands became a part of the dual monarchy of
Denmark and Norway. Within the Kalmar Union of 1397, they remained
under the control of Norway, but in 1814, when Norway was ceded to
Sweden, Denmark retained possession of the Faroe Islands.
Danish stamps were used in the islands from 1870. Between 1940 and
1945 the islands were under British administration to prevent their seizure
by the Germans who had occupied Denmark.
In 1948, the Faroe Islands were given self-government within the Danish
Kingdom, with their own flag, but Danish stamps continued to be used
until 1975, when the Faroe Islands issued their own.
There are no royalty definitive stamps, but there are two
commemorative miniature sheets; the first issued in 1997 to commemorate
the Silver Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II, and the second in 2004 for the
marriage of Crown Prince Frederick and Mary Donaldson.

Greenland these being during the reigns of Kings Christian X

In 982, Erik the Red, who had been banished from and Frederick IX, between 1938 and 1968.
Iceland, discovered Greenland, and his Norse followers During the current reign of Queen Margrethe II,
later settled there. In the 1260s, Greenland recognised five different types of pictorial stamps were issued,
Norway as its overlord. When Norway came later under and in 1972 a charity stamp was issued for King
Danish rule from the middle ages, it remained a part Frederick IX and Queen Ingrid’s Charity Fund.
of Norway. However, in 1919 Denmark successfully There were also a number of commemorative
claimed Greenland as its own territory, and in 1924 stamps issued during the reign of Queen Margrethe
it became a colony of Denmark. In 1979 Greenland II, some of which were of the same design as those
was granted home rule within the Danish Kingdom, issued by Denmark. Those that were different
and its status changed from that of a colony to being a commemorated the 70th birthday of King Frederick
province of Denmark. IX in 1969, Crown Prince Henrik’s 50th birthday
Danish Parcel Post stamps were available in in 1984, the Silver Jubilee of Queen Margrethe II
Greenland in 1907, 1916 and 1937, but is was not until in 1997, and The Royal Family of Crown Prince
1938 that Greenland issued its own stamps. Frederick, Crown Princess Mary and Prince Christian
Only three definitive royalty stamps were issued, in 2007.
Right: commemorative
stamp for Crown Prince
Henrik's 50th birthday
The three
in 1984
definitive
royalty Left: commemorative
stamps issued stamp for King
between Frederick IX’s 70th
1938–1968 birthday in 1969

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Iceland
Irish and Scottish monks were the first recorded visitors to Iceland
in the 8th and 9th centuries, but they left before the Nordic settlers
arrived in the late 9th century. In 1262, Iceland was brought under
the Norwegian crown. In 1380, Norway and Iceland entered a
union with Denmark, and in 1662, Iceland was forced to accept
the absolute monarchy of the King of Denmark. In 1814, when
Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden, Iceland remained under
Danish rule. In 1874, Denmark granted Iceland a constitution
with limited home rule, which was expanded in 1904, with the
appointment of the first Minister for Iceland in the Danish cabinet.
On 1 December 1918 Iceland became an independent sovereign
state in a personal union with Denmark, until 17 June 1944, when,
as the result of a plebiscite, the islanders decided in favour of
becoming a republic.
Danish post offices were opened in Iceland on 1 March 1870
with Danish stamps being used until the first Iceland stamps were
issued on 1 January 1873. However, it was not until 1902 that
Iceland issued the first definitive stamps that depicted the head of
the Danish ruling monarch—King Christian IX. There were just
two types, one for normal use and an official version with its centre
in sepia.
The 1902 definitive and
official stamps depicting
King Christian IX
In 1907, during the reign of King Frederick VIII, only two
types of stamps were issued, again a regular definitive and an
official, both showing the double heads of Kings Christian IX and
Frederick VIII.
Similarly, during the 35-year reign of King Christian X, only two
types of definitive stamps were issued that depicted his head.
The 1907 One of the
definitive two definitive
depicting designs issued
the heads of in Iceland
Christian IX and during the reign
Frederick VIII of Christian X
Between 1921 and 1930, stamps from the reigns of Kings
Christian IX, Frederick VIII and Christian X were surcharged.
In 1928, the 10a. scarlet stamp of King Christian X, and in 1929
the 50a. claret and grey double-headed stamp of Kings Christian
IX and Frederick VIII, were overprinted with the image of an
aeroplane and issued as airmail stamps.
5a. surcharge on a 16a.
King Christian IX and King
Frederick VIII definitive
10a. and
50a. values
overprinted for
use as airmail
stamps
Iceland did issue a set of three stamps in 1937 to
commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King Christian X, and they
were the last royalty stamps to be issued before it became a
Republic in 1944.
Join me next time as we continue with Germany/Prussia,
Hanover and Württemberg.
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4 Tin foil strips were used to affix what to certain
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5 Early examples of what can be recognised by their
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6 Which artist painted the double portrait of Princes
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7 In which new issue does a stamp trigger an App?
8 Who designed the full-length portrait of Queen
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The Manx Factor
The Manx Factor
By Richard West
In July 1973 the Isle of Man Post Office became an independent
postal administration. To mark the 40th anniversary, Richard West
looks back at some of the home-grown design talents that have
contributed greatly to the Isle of Man’s stamp story.
The first postage stamp designed specifically
for the Isle of Man was issued on 18 August
1958. The Queen had given her approval
for distinctive stamps, not only for the Isle
of Man, but also for Guernsey and Jersey,
Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. In
each of the six ‘regions’, local committees
were formed to invite and instruct artists, and
to adjudicate on the submitted designs.
In the case of the Isle of Man, three artists
were approached, Mrs A Humphreys, Miss
Margaret Lockwood and John H Nicholson.
One of the designs submitted by Miss
Lockwood and two from John Nicholson
were short-listed, and in the event it was one
of the latter than was selected for the issued
3d. stamp.
Six years later, when it was decided to
issue a further value, 2½d.
for postcards, rather than
go through the design
procedure once more, the
two previous unadopted
designs were re-visited, and
Nicholson’s second short-
listed design was selected.
John Hobson Nicholson
John Hobson Nicholson began his working
career as an interior decorator, working in
his father’s painting and decorating business.
A self-taught artist, he became best known
for his watercolours of the island, although
he was also skilled in oils and pastels, with
his repertoire extending to landscape and
maritime subjects. He was an active member
of the Isle of Man Art Society, becoming its
President.
It really is not surprising therefore that
when the Isle of Man Post Office decided to
become ‘independent’ as from 5 July, 1973,
the designer of the first, and indeed many
subsequent sets, was John Nicholson. While
his passion for landscapes is clearly seen
on the first
definitive
series and the
subsequent
1978 and
1983 sets,
the versatility
of his work
is amply
demonstrated ½p stamp from the 1973 set
in the many
sets he designed during the formative years
of postal independence. Whether the subject
matter was motorcycles or railways, natural
history or life at sea, John Nicholson would
meet the challenge. He died in 1988, his
final involvement with stamps being seen on
four values—30p, 40p, 50p and £1—of the
definitives issued in 1993. He is recalled on
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Queuing outside a post office on the Isle of Man in the 1970s
a 31p stamp, part of the Manx Worthies set
issued in 2008.
Victor Kneale
A member of the advisory committee for
the 1958 design was the then Chairman of
the Isle of Man Art Society, G V (Victor)
H Kneale. As a member of the committee
he could not submit designs, but he did
produce some ideas which it is believed he
discussed with John Nicholson. Later, Victor
would become the first Chairman of the
newly independent Isle of Man Post Office,
so naturally took a very keen interest in the
matter of stamp design. Throughout his
political career he was both Speaker of the
House of Keys and Education Minister, but
there is no doubt that he thoroughly enjoyed
his philatelic role, and would always be seen
at stamp exhibition at which the Isle of Man
Post Office had a stand.
He designed a number of the earlier issues,
most notably that to mark the centenary
of the birth of Winston Churchill in 1974,
the anniversary of the death of Sir George
Goldie in 1975, Christmas combined with the
centenary of the Mothers’ Union in 1976, the
25th anniversary of the Coronation in 1978,
the Royal Visit by the Queen in 1979, and Boy
Scouts in 1982. Victor died in 2007.
Using local talent
The Isle of Man can boast much outstanding
artistic talent, so it has not proved difficult to
maintain the trend initiated by Victor Kneale
The first postage stamp
designed specifically for
the Isle of Man by John H
Nicholson was issued in 1958
in using local designers wherever feasible.
A name that first appeared in 1983 was
that of Colleen Collett, who designed the £5
definitive. Initially an in-house designer with
the Isle of Man
Post Office, later
turning freelance,
her name was
soon associated
with several issues,
including several
of the Christmas
sets, for 1983, 1987,
1989, 1992, 1994
and 1995 and 1996.
She also designed
many sets with a
‘Royal’ theme,
such as the Royal
Wedding and Royal
birthdays in 1986, the 90th birthday of the
Queen Mother in 1990, the Golden Wedding
of the Queen and Prince Philip in 1997 and
British Monarchs of the 20th Century in 1999.
The other sets she designed ranged from
the Flowers definitives issued in 1998, to Girl
Guides in 1985, Children’s Games in 1989,
Dogs in 1996, Spring in Mann in 1997, and
also the 150th anniversary of the Penny Black
in 1990 and Postal Uniforms in 2001.
Specialist artists
For some artists their skills are more focused,
such as Dr Jeremy Paul, who specialises in
wildlife, most notably birds and animals. He
started his career as a marine biologist, and
his degree and PhD are in Marine Science.
While working on an island off the coast of
Skye he took up painting birds. His work
took him to the Isle of Man, but the job did
not work out. However, rather than move
away, he decided to stay and paint. In 1997
he produced the designs for a set devoted to
Owls, and the following year the five stamps
for the International Year of the Ocean. In
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2004 his designs Agencies 2011 to the miniature sheet that recaptured
depicting Robins were While individual artists will have their specific the historic Thames Pageant that celebrated
used for the ‘Winter talents—as already made clear, many can The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and Christmas
Friends’ series, and embrace a multitude of challenges—with an 2012.
in 2008 he worked agency that embraces a team of designers, With its policy of ensuring that its stamps
with The Agency on one can have all the skill one needs ‘under have local relevance, Isle of Man Post is
the Manx Bird Atlas one roof’. So increasingly Isle of Man Post fortunate in having such a wealth of talent on
set. In 2009 a series has been turning to design agencies on the its doorstep, talent that knows what it takes to
titled ‘Country File’ island, where is found the necessary skills create a successful stamp design.
featured six of his to translate
bird paintings. More an idea into
recently, in 2011, a stamp-sized
six more of his bird piece of paper.
paintings were used for the Christmas series The first
with its theme ‘Birds in Winter’. time such an
It seems a major leap from wildlife to the agency was
TT Races, but such is the appeal of the Isle of used came in
Man. Manx born designer, Ruth Sutherland, 1998 for the
has a passion for these races, and so in 2001 series to mark Two stamps
was invited to design the set in honour of the Isle of from the
motorcycle champion, Joey Dunlop. The Man TT Races Harry Potter
motorcycle and the 50th series issued
was also anniversary of in 2003 and
prominent Honda. Chosen designed by
in George was the aptly- The Agency
Formby’s named The
film, No Agency, a name
Limit, scenes that would
from which be linked to many subsequent stamp issues
were used covering a diverse range of topics. Perhaps
by Ruth most notable was the series in 1999 dedicated
for her set in 2004 to mark the centenary of to the Manx-born musicians, the Bee Gees,
the birth of this famous entertainer. In the the set and two miniature sheets celebrating
film, Formby played George Shuttleworth, their unforgettable hits.
who dreams of winning the TT race. Next, in The company was also responsible for
2005, came the 50th anniversary of Yamaha, the designs of the issues that featured two
followed two years later by a landmark issue, phenomena of the big screen, the Harry
on the occasion of the centenary of the Isle Potter series and The Lord of The Rings trilogy.
of Man TT motorcycle races. In 2012 she One of the Isle of Man’s leading companies
designed the set that honoured cyclist, Mark supplying a wide range of print and designs
Cavendish. is Mannin Media. The 2001 set to mark the Two stamps
Another renowned motor sports artist is centenary of the death of Queen Victoria from The Lord
Peter Hearsey who, after living in London was designed by the company. One of its of The Rings
for some years, moved to the Isle of Man in employees, now retired, is Eddie Cassidy. series issued
1977. He became a full-time painter, mainly He is credited with several sets from 2000 to in 2003 and
specialising in automotive subjects, after 2010, including that to mark the World Cup designed by
being invited to exhibit in the United States Football Championships in Japan and South The Agency
in 1989. However, his versatility is clearly Korea in 2002, the bicentenary of the Battle
demonstrated by his stamp designs. He of Trafalgar in 2005, and in 2009 the 40th
designed the 2010 set for the 50th anniversary anniversary of the First Moon Landing. He
of the Model T also designed two sets in conjunction with
Ford (designed Peter Hearsey as previously mentioned.
with Eddie Fusion Design based on the island was
Cassidy, who will established in 2005. The following year its
be mentioned team of graphic designers was responsible for
again later); the two sets; featuring Peel Cars and Manx links
miniature sheet with Washington.
for the centenary Working with several agencies is Emma
in 2009 of the Cooke. She came to the Isle of Man in 2000, 22p stamp
sinking of the first as Studio Manager of The Agency. In from the
SS Ellan Vannin, 2006 she designed her first set for Isle of Man 2001 set
a steam packet; Post in her own right, the Christmas series for marking the
the series to mark the European Vintage that year. centenary
Ploughing Championship in 2007 (also In 2007 she was appointed Studio Manager of the death
designed with Eddie Cassidy); International of Kcreative, this studio then becoming very of Queen
Polar Year also in 2007; Post Office active in stamp design with, for example, Victoria
Vehicles in 2003; the miniature sheet that involvement with no fewer than five issues
accompanied the Isle of Man at War series in in 2008, the subjects ranging from Cunard
2000; and Manx Buses in 1999—a very diverse Liners, Banknotes, British Motor Racing,
mixture. Motor Manx Worthies and A Walk in the The cartoons
sport has not Ballaugh Curragh. This studio has of Harold
been entirely continued to be involved with Manx ‘Dusty’
neglected, stamp design. Miller were
however, as In 2010, however, Emma Cooke represented
in 2009 he formed her own agency, EJC Design, in a set
designed the set and from that time has created several designed by
featuring British issues, ranging from the Cartoons of EJC Design
Motor Racing. Harold ‘Dusty’ Miller and Manx Cats in in 2011
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NEW ISSUES
Shore to Shore
Island Hopper previews forthcoming stamp issues
A ‘Super’ issue from Jersey
As you would imagine, Jersey is very proud of
celebrating one of its own sons being cast in
one of the silver screen’s most iconic roles.
This innovative issue, which was issued on 7
June 2013, certainly does not disappoint.
At first glance, the large square stamps
themselves are pretty striking, each featuring
Jersey-born actor, Henry Cavill, as the Man of
Steel in an image based on a scene from the
film of the same name. But, just as with Clark
Kent, there is much more to them than meets
the eye!
Each stamp in the issue is produced using
a different print technique, including the 45p
which has its own superpower—triggering
an augmented reality app to view the trailer,
information, scenes from the film and
beautiful images of Jersey itself.
The 55p is a ‘mid-air’ image printed on
a transparent self-adhesive to portray the
illusion of flight, whilst the 60p features a
moody shot of our hero printed on metallic
foil representing steel. The 68p has been
©2013 Warner Bros Ent Inc. All Rights Reserved. MAN OF STEEL and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and © DC Comics.
200 years of Guernsey Press
The Guernsey Press is one of the most enduring
regional daily newspapers in Britain, being
first published as The Star in 1813 and
having seen the island through two World
Wars, nine changes of British Monarchy
and a Nazi occupation. To commemorate
the newspaper’s longevity, June 2013 sees
Guernsey Post issue three pairs of square
format, typographically styled stamps,
representing the front pages of six key
editions over the years.
Representations of the front covers of the
inaugural 1813 publication, when published
as The Star, and the 2013 200th year edition of
The Guernsey Press are featured on the 40p and
63p stamps respectively.
The second pair celebrates two of the
British monarchs who have celebrated their
Diamond Jubilee in the lifetime of the
Isle of Man—serving the
island by rail
With 2013 representing the 140th
anniversary of the Isle of Man Steam Railway
and 2014 being the 120th year of the Manx
Electric Railway, The Isle of Man Post Office
have produced an issue to celebrate both.
These stamps echo back to the late 19th
century, a time when the railways were
launched to provide excursions for the
holiday-boom tourists. Although initially
intended to visit the local beauty spots,
castles and villages, this formed the catalyst
for the construction of a railway linking the
capital, Douglas, in the East with the rest of
the island.
The first of the steam routes, a three-foot
gauge railway, was opened by the Isle of Man
Railway Co in July 1973, with the electric
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Above: Two of the stamps from the
Man of Steel Jersey issue. Right: The
lenticular miniature sheet
produced using heat sensitive ink; light The set also includes a lenticular miniature
pressure from a finger reveals the Earth from sheet; a slight tilt makes the flying hero
behind the Man of Steel in flight. To signify appear to speed from the distance. Also
strength, granite from Cavill’s favourite beach available is a specially produced metallic
in Jersey—Beauport Bay—is incorporated effect and embossed collectors’ pack, first day
into the thermographic 80p stamp, while the cover and sheets of ten.
88p initially appears to show the character’s Man of Steel was released in cinemas in the
steely stare—until you dim the lights to reveal UK on 14 June 2013. For more information
a hidden, glow-in-the-dark, message from the about the movie visit www.man-of-steel-movie.
superhero’s father, Jor-El. co.uk
newspaper, namely Queen
Victoria from 1897 on the
53p and her great-great-
granddaughter Elizabeth II,
whose 1953 Coronation is
illustrated on the 71p value.
The final pair, the 55p
and 79p stamps, illustrate
occasions which echo very
different sentiments—namely
the doom-laden ‘Orders of
the Commandant’ headline
of the 2 July 1940 issue as
Nazi forces took control of the island and
the ecstatic ‘Freedom’ illustration of the 9 used locally under German rule.
May 1945 issue as British forces liberated the With its unusual visual style and intricate
island after five desperately hard years. In detail, this issue offers a fascinating
fact, this stamp itself features a stamp; it bears insight into the history of this long-serving
an image of the green postage stamp printed publication and the island it has loyally
by The Guernsey Press print department and represented across part of three centuries.
three-foot gauge of the Isle of Man Tramways border incorporating railway company crests
and Electric Power Co following suit in and advertising headlines.
September 1893. The expansion of these This issue will no doubt appeal especially
new rail systems were a revolution for the to railway enthusiasts and captures perfectly
Manx community, ferrying cattle to market, a time when a more leisurely pace was the
children to school and distributing mail. norm; a pace which is happily still part of the
They remained integral to Manx life until the Manx experience.
1950s, when road transport came to the fore.
These routes and trains have been
sympathetically maintained over time to
provide today’s tourist with a leisurely
experience of days gone by.
Released on 17 May, this issue features
a set of six stamps, alternately featuring
both steam and electric running stock set
within the rugged and picturesque island
landscape and illustrated with an intricately
detailed treatment of photographs. Each
28.5×42.5mm stamp represents the look
and feel of tourism posters, with a colourful
G.S.M. July 2013

Panorama
Dean Shepherd looks at the stories behind some new and
recent issues
Happy Matariki!
To the Māori people of New Zealand,
when the star cluster known as Matariki
(commonly known as Pleiades or The
Seven Sisters) appears in the night sky
in late May or early June it signals the
start of the New Year and a time of new
beginnings. Fittingly, New Zealand
Post’s latest six-stamp Matariki issue,
released on 5 June, celebrates the Māori
New Year with the use of the koru. This
beautiful scroll-like pattern symbolises
new life and regeneration and can
be found in many Māori and New
Zealand art forms. In addition to the
koru, each stamp also includes aspects
of traditional Māori culture that have
particular significance during the time
of Matariki.
The first of two 70c. stamps in the New Zealand Post's six-stamp set celebrating Matariki, the Māori New Year
set uses the koru pattern to represent the
elegant shape of a blooming piko shoot as
it begins its transformation into a rauponga
(fern leaf). The artwork surrounding the fern
represents the domain of Tāne Mahuta—the
God of the Forest.
A koru pattern symbolising the winds of
Tāwhirimātea (the God of the Weather) is
shown on the second 70c. value. Also shown
is a traditional manu tukutuku (kite), which
to the Māori , acts as a messenger between
Heaven and Earth. The background design
shows a sunrise, representing the first day
of Matariki, set against a dramatic sky—the
domain of Tāwhirimātea.
Ascension Island –
Bicentenary of British
Settlement
Ascension Island has released the first in
a series of stamp sets to be issued in the
run-up to the bicentenary of the first British
settlement on the island, which takes place
in 2015. The first set in the series, issued
on 21 May, features images related to the
island’s most famous neighbour, albeit a
rather reluctant one—Napoleon Bonaparte.
Following his defeat at Waterloo in 1815,
and his subsequent abdication as Emperor
of France, Napoleon Bonaparte, regarded as
one of the greatest military commanders of
all time, surrendered himself to the British.
He was immediately exiled to St Helena,
arriving at the island on 15 October 1815.
Fearing that Ascension Island could
be used by the French to launch a rescue
mission, the British commander, Rear
Admiral George Cockburn, dispatched two
brigs, HMS Zenobia and HMS Peruvian, to
Ascension. On 22 October 1815, the Jack
was raised and the island was claimed for
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New Issues
PANORAMA
The $1.40 stamp features an ornate nguru on the shape of the hammerhead shark, the
(flute) with intricate koru shapes carved into mangopare symbolises strength, determination
it. In the background is the face of Hine and an unwillingness to yield. It is shown
Raukatauri, the Māori Goddess of Flute Music. swirling around a traditional Māori kotiate
The $1.90 stamp design shows a traditional (club). Together, the kotiate and mangopare
pātaka, or storehouse, which has been represent the domain of Tāmatauenga, the
elaborately carved with koru patterns. This God of War and Balance.
represents the concept of planting and The $2.90 stamp shows a swirling koru
storing kai (food). In the background is a pattern that represents a pātiki (flounder
depiction of Rongo-mā-Tāne, the God of fish). The pātiki pattern is used in many Māori
Cultivated Food. carvings—particularly in pātaka and waka
A symmetrical koru pattern is used to create (canoes). It is the symbol of hospitality, and
the mangopare design depicted on the $2.40 can represent the catching of fish from the
stamp. This traditional Māori design is based domain of Tangaroa, the God of the Ocean.
His Britannic Majesty King George III. The
Royal Navy officially designated the island
as a stone frigate, HMS Ascension, with the
classification of ‘Sloop of War of the smaller
class’.
Following the death of Napoleon in
1821, Ascension became a victualling place
and recuperation base for the West Africa
Squadron, then engaged in anti-slaving duties
on the African Coast.
Each set of stamps in the new bicentenary
series will depict historical scenes, paintings
and illustrations from the Napoleonic Years.
This inaugural set comprises four values.
The 45p stamp depicts an oil painting
of Napoleon’s wife, Empress Josephine
Bonaparte, by the French painter, Francis
Simon Gerard. The 50p value shows a
painting by Antoine-Jean Gros of Bonaparte
at the Bridge of Arcole (1796). An oil
painting of Napoleon and his General Staff The first stamps in a new series from
during his Egyptian campaign in 1798 is Ascension Island released in the run-up
shown on the 60p value, while the final to the bicentenary of the first British
value in the set (£1.45) shows an image settlement on the island
of Napoleon as First Consul, based on the
picture by Jean-Baptiste Isabey.
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Stamp News in Brief
STAMP NEWS IN BRIEF
New and recent issues from the UK and
abroad. Information included in this column
is as received from Postal Authorities
and/or their agents. Inclusion does not
necessarily imply that any individual issues will
subsequently be granted catalogue status by
Stanley Gibbons.
ÅLAND
15 January, Art Museum 50 Years, €1.10.
19 February: Passenger Ferries series—SS
Ålandsfärjan, 80c.; Old Wooden Duck Decoys,
postal labels.
5 April, Loons and Grebes (WWF), 4×NVI
‘Europa’ in booklet of eight.
6 May: My Stamps—Åland Cheeses, €1.10;
Europa—Postal Vehicles, €1.
4 June, Water Lilies, €1.00, €2.50.
ANDORRA (FRENCH)
16 March, 20th Anniversary of Constitution,
63c.
13 April, Cord 810 Phaeton (automobile),
95c.
11 May, Plaça Rebés, Andorra La Vella, 63c.
18 May, Europa—Postal Vehicles, 80c.
ASCENSION ISLAND
21 May, Bicentenary of British Settlement
1815–2015, part 1—the Napoleonic Years,
45p, 50p, 60p, £1.45.
14 June, Margaret Thatcher, 45p, 50p, 60p,
£1.45.
AUSTRALIA
10 May: Kangaroo and Map Stamp
Centenary, $10, miniature sheet $10; Battle
of Beersheba 1917, 60c, $2.60 (joint issue
with Israel); Black Caviar Retirement, 2×60c.
11 May: Commonwealth Banknote
Centenary, 60c., $2.60, miniature sheet $3.20;
Australian Birds series—Pardalotes, 60c.,
$1.20, $1.80, $3.
11 June, Historical Architecture series 1—
Government Houses, 4×60c.
AUSTRIA
2 January, Ski World Championships 2013
Schladming, 62c., 70c., 90c.
4 January, Modern Architecture—
Sprungschanze Bergisel, 62c.
21 January: HMW Z50Bj 1953 (moped),
220c; Wertzeichen Europa (20 Reasons to
Love Europe), 70c.
20 February, Greetings (flower), 62c.
27 February, Centenary Salzburg Marionette
Theatre, 62c.
28 February, Porsche 356 ‘Number 1 in the
World’, 70c.
13 March, Baden zur Biedermeierzeit
Railway, 145c.
14 March, Chamois Goats, 90c.
15 March, Sacred Art series—Stift St Florian,
90c.
22 March, Senta Berger (actress), 70c.
4 May, Centenary Steam Paddleboat
Hohenntwiel, 62c.
5 May, 50th Anniversary Stübing Open Air
Museum, 70c.
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Ascension Island:
Bicentenary of British
Settlement 1815–2015
Australia: Kangaroo and
Map Stamp Centenary
Austria: 50th Anniversary
Stübing Open Air Museum
Falkland Islands: Sir Rex Hunt
Great Britain: Classic
Locomotives of Northern Ireland
6 May, Europa—Postal Vehicles, 70c.
8 May, 150th Anniversary Red Cross, 62c.
11 May, Centenary Vienna Concert House,
90c.
13 May, Birth Centenary Robert Jungk
(writer and journalist), 90c.
14 May, Franz West 1947-2012 (artist and
sculptor), 70c.
24 May, Southern Styria, 62c.
CHINA (TAIWAN)
17 April, Berries, $1, $15, $17, $20.
10 May, Classic Chinese Novel Outlaws of the
Marsh, 2×$5, $10, $25.
CROATIA
8 April, Fauna—Amphibians, 1k.60, 3k.10,
4k.60.
16 April, Famous Croats, 2×1k.20, 2×5k.80.
29 April, Bridges and Viaducts, miniature
sheet 14k.20.
ESTONIA
12 April, Saaremaa Folk Costumes, 45c., €1.
25 April, 50th Anniversary of the Icebreaker
Tarmo, €1.
2 May: First Estonian Satellite, €1.10;
Europa—Postal Vehicles, 2×€1 se-tenant.
FALKLAND ISLANDS
11 June, Sir Rex Hunt, 30p, 75p, £1, £1.20.
FINLAND
6 May: Odd Sports, 6ב1st’; Nuuksio National
Park, ‘1st’; Summer Bouquet, ‘1st’; Europa—
Postal Vehicles, 2ב1st’ se-tenant; Moomin
Favourites, 6ב1st’ in booklet.
GERMANY
6 June: Lighthouses series, Flügge 45c.,
Büsum 58c.; German Rose Garden, Lausitz,
45c.; Cultural Buildings, 75c., 150c. (joint
issue with South Korea); Im Einsatz fur
Deutschland, 58c.
GIBRALTAR
2 May: Old Gibraltar Views III, 10p, 30p,
61p, 78p, £1.75, miniature sheet £2.02;
International Literary Festival, 10, 42p, £2.
GREAT BRITAIN
18 June, Classic Locomotives of Northern
Ireland.
25 June, Post & Go, Freshwater Life 2—
Lakes.
HONG KONG, CHINA
7 May, Restoration of Historic Buildings,
$1.40, $1.80, $2.40, $2.50, $3, $5, miniature
sheet $16.10.
? June, Opening of Kai Tak Cruise Terminal,
miniature sheet $10.
INDIA
3 May, 100 years of Indian Cinema, 50×5r. in
six miniature sheets.
IRELAND
7 February, St Patrick’s Day, 82c.
G.S.M. July 2013

14 February, Weddings, ‘N’ (55c.) in booklet
of ten, 2×55c. self-adhesives.
7 March, Greetings, ‘N’ in booklet of ten,
2×55c. self-adhesives.
21 March, 50th Anniversary Irish Cancer
Society, ‘N’.
ISLE of MAN
3 April, The Three Legs of Man, 5p, 10p, 40p,
42p, 69p, 73p, £1.19, £2.
21 April, Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation,
miniature sheet £3.
24 April, Robin Gibb 1949–2012, 2p, 40p,
42p, 50p, 69p, 73p, £1.20, £1.78.
17 May, Isle of Man Railways, 40p, 42p, 69p,
£1.19, £1.60, £1.61.
ISRAEL
2 April: Memorial Day 2013—The Silver
Platter, 2s.; Taking the Vultures under our
Wing, 3×3s.; Flags over the Ghetto, 9.50s.;
Israeli Achievements—Cardiology, 4s.20,
3s., 5s.
10 May, Battle of Beersheba 1917, 2s., 6s..10s.
(joint issue with Australia).
ITALY
12 January, Fano Carnival, 60c.
1 February, Nordic Ski World
Championships, 85c.
4 February, The Carnival of Termini Imerese,
70c.
13 February, definitive, 25c.
18 February, Maria Luisa de Medici, €3.60.
23 February, Mattia Preti, 70c.
1 March, definitive, 70c.
9 March, Paolo Paschetto, 70c.
12 March, Gabriele d’Annunzio, 70c.
15 March, Verona Opera Festival, €1.90.
28 March, Italian Air Force, 70c.
5 April: Gardens of Castel Trauttmansdorff,
Merano, 70c; Cinque Terre National Park,
70c; Botanic Garden Museum, Bari, 70c;
Edict of Milan, €1.90.
2 May, Pope Francis, 70c.
7 May, Polytechnic University of Milan, 70c.
9 May, Europa—Postal Vehicles, 70c., 85c.
14 May, Bologna Theatre, 70c.
16 May, Institutions—Police Headquarters,
Milan, 70c.
JERSEY
10 May, 150 Years International Red Cross
and Red Crescent Movement, 6×NVI, £3.96
total, miniature sheet £2.
2 June, 60th Anniversary of The Queen’s
Coronation, 2×£2 se-tenant, miniature sheet
£4.
MALTA
15 February, 900th Anniversary Papal Bull,
miniature sheet €2.47.
24 February, 40th Birth Anniversary Mattia
Preti (painter), miniature sheet €2.84.
27 March, Treasures of Malta series—
Fountains, 6c., 32c., €2.62.
MONACO
5 June: SEPAC Animals—Gull, 80c.;
World Festival of Amateur Theatre, 63c.;
Monegasque Weevil, €1.
8 June, World Oceans Day—Sharks,
miniature sheet €3.46.
MYANMAR
10 April, 65 Years Diplomatic Relations with
Russia, 500k.
G.S.M. July 2013
Ireland: 50th Anniversary of the
Irish Cancer Society
Isle of Man: The Three
Legs of Man
Israel: Flags over the Ghetto
Jersey: 60th Anniversary of The
Queen’s Coronation
Sweden: Measure Time and
Space series
New Issues
STAMP NEWS IN BRIEF
NEW CALEDONIA
20 March, Opening of Noumea International
Airport—La Tontouta, 110f.
14 May, Bacouya Sugar Factory Chimney, 120f.
NEW ZEALAND
7 February, Native Ferns, 70c., $1.40, $1.90,
$2.40, $2.90, miniature sheet $9.30.
13 March, Margaret Mahy (children’s writer),
70c., $1.40, $1.90, $2.40, $2.90, miniature
sheet €9.30.
PITCAIRN ISLANDS
24 April, Cruise Ships, 4×$2.
POLAND
13 January, The Great Orchestra of
Christmas Charity issue, ‘A’ in sheetlet of six.
8 March, Economy and Priority stamps, 1z.60,
2z.35, 3z.75, 5z.10z.
29 March, Economy and Priority stamps,
3z.70, 4z.50, 4z.75, 7z.10.
12 April, Birds, miniature sheet 4z.55z.
16 April, Wieslaw Chrzanowski, Marshal of
the SEJM, 3z.80.
19 April, 70th Anniversary Warsaw Ghetto
Uprising, 3z.80.
2 May, Polish Flag Day, 1z.60.
6 May, Europa—Postal vehicles, 4z.60.
1 June, Magical World of Disney, miniature
sheet 4z.60.
14 June, Lighthouses, 1z.60, 2z.35, 3z.75,
3z.80.
ROMANIA
5 April, Easter, 1l.
6 April, Centenary Bucharest University of
Economics, 8l.10.
17 April, Architecture—National Bank of
Romania Palace. 3l.10, 3l.60, 4l.50, 4l.70.
22 April, Earth Day, 5l.
26 April, World Intellectual Property Day—
Women Inventors, 1l., 3l.30, 9l.10.
30 April, Europa—Postal Vehicles, 2l.10,
14l.50.
SAN MARINO
7 June: Juventus—Italian Football League
Champions 2012-13, €1; 40th Anniversary
European Patent Convention, 85c.; Church of
St John the Baptist, Patron of the Sovereign
Military Order of Malta, miniature sheet €5.10
(joint issue with Sovereign Military Order of
Malta); Inauguration of Nursery School in
Matola, Malawi, 10c., 70c; 550th Anniversary
Determination of Border with Italy, miniature
sheet €5.45 (joint issue with Italy).
SWEDEN
14 March: Ice Hockey Heroes, 4בBrev’
(6k.) in booklet of ten, miniature sheet
with 9×different 6k. stamps (revised version
1995 stamp), 59k.; Europa—Postal Vehicles,
2×12k., miniature sheet 24k.; Stockholm City
Archives (drawings of buildings), 5×12k. in
booklet; Measure Time and Space series—
Compass, 50k.
8 May: Measure Time and Space series—
Barometer 30k., Sundial 40k.; Cookies,
4בBrev’ in booklet of ten.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
10 February, Champions of 21st Gulf Football
Cup, 3d., miniature sheet 6d.
21 March, Mother of the Nation, 3d.
30 March, 50 Years of Postal Services, 1d., 3d.,
4d., 150f., miniature sheet 10d.
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Hugh Jefferies reports
The return of the Trinidad Toucan
Back in 2001, Trinidad and Tobago released a 75c. surcharge on its then
current $2.25 ‘Birds’ definitive showing the Channel-billed Toucan, the
surcharge being applied to both the Script CA diagonal and ‘Spiral’ CA
watermarked stamps (SG 894/a).
The birds were replaced shortly afterwards
by the ‘Endangered Wildlife’ and in 2005
by the ‘Herbal Medicine’ definitive sets, but
now, more than a decade later the Channel-
billed Toucan has made a return, this time
surcharged $1.00.
I am grateful to Steve Zirinsky of New York
for bringing this item to my attention and
for providing scans of the stamp and of three
examples used on cover. Steve reports that the
Post office in Trinidad and Tobago gives a print
figure for the surcharge of 100,000 and an
issue date of 7 November 2012. However, one
of the three covers, to St. Lucia, is backstamped
on arrival 20 Aug 2012 and the other two both date from September.
Reports of earlier dates would be welcomed.

A ‘plug’ for Hawaii

Here is one from way outside my experience—thanks (I think!) to John
Horsey of County Philatelic Auctions.
The stamp is the 1864-78 5c. Prussian blue definitive, showing King
Kamehameha V in military uniform and the item of interest is a dark
solid circle over the ‘H’ of ‘HAWAII’.
Dr Horsey’s suggestion, and it seems
a reasonable one to me, is that,
presumably because of a flaw on the
original plate the offending section
was drilled out and a ‘plug’ inserted
in the resulting hole. The end of the
plug does not seem to have been
flush with the surface of the plate,
the hole was sufficient
to take ink and the dark
circle over the ‘H’ was
the result.
If anyone is able to
confirm the variety, or,
even better, provide a bit
more information about
it, I’d be very pleased to
hear from them.

New Watermark Varieties

As usual, there will be a cluster of new watermark varieties to look out
for when the new, 2014 ‘Part 1’ is published, with additional discoveries
being reported all the time.
In front of me as I write are a couple sent in by
David Wild of Norwich; the India 1899 3p. Queen
Victoria in aniline carmine with the star watermark
inverted, unused, and the Ireland 1922 Thom
overprint 6d. (SG 39) watermark inverted and
reversed. Mr Wild had two used examples of the
latter stamp; judging from their centring, both
from the same sheet and both nicely used.
While on the subject of watermarks, it is also
important that we keep our eyes on current
auctions. On 12 March, Murray Payne Ltd sold a
King George VI Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika
10c. red-brown and orange used with inverted
watermark. Although listed in the catalogues (SG
134aw, CW 10a) it is not priced in either catalogue,
so, although according to the description it
suffered from ‘a few nibbled perfs at left’, this is the
first indication of a real market price that we have
had. It sold for £1600!
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(b) With date code.

BritiSH COMMOnWeaLtH U2983 (Recorded Signed for 1st) bright
orange-red and lemon
(11.4.11)
Great Britain U2983a (Royal Mail Signed for 1st) bright
May 2013 orange-red and lemon
(27.3.13)
Relist Nos. U2911/37 with the addition of U2984 (Recorded Signed for 1st Large)
new values Nos. U2928, U2930 and U2936. bright orange-red and lemon
(11.4.11)
2009 (17 Feb)–2013. Self-adhesive. Designs U2984a (Royal Mail Signed for 1st Large)
as T 367. Two phosphor bands. U-shaped bright orange-red and lemon
slits. Iridescent overprint. Die-cut perf 2622 Norman Parkinson 2628 Benjamin Britten
(27.3.13) (1913-90, portrait and (1913-76, composer and
14½×14 (with one elliptical hole in each U2985 (Special Delivery up to 100g)blue
vert side). fashion photographer) pianist)
and silver (26.10.10)
(a) No source code, no date code, gravure De U2986 (Special Delivery up to 500g)blue
La Rue. and silver (26.10.10)
U2911 50p. grey Nos. U2981/2 have neither source nor date
U2912 £1 magenta codes. Nos. 2983/6 have no source code but
U2913 £1.50 brown-red have date codes (“MA13” (U2983a, U2984a))
U2914 £2 deep blue-green or “MA10” (others)). All have breaks in the
U2915 £3 deep mauve U-shaped slits.
U2916 £5 azure No. U2981 originally sold for £1.14, U2982
for £1.36, U2983 for £5.05 and U2984 for £5.50.
(b) With source and date codes, gravure Walsall No. U2983a was originally sold for £1.55
or Cartor. (£1.70 from 2 April 2013) and U2984a was
U2917 50p. grey “MPIL” (8.5.10) originally sold for £1.85 (£2 from 2 April 2013).
2623 Vivien Leigh (1913-67, 2629 Mary Leakey
a. Booklet pane. Nos. U2917×2, (1913-96, archaeologist
U2962×2 and U2966×4, with actress)
and anthropologist)
central label and margins all
round 2010 (13 May)–2013. Designs as T 367 and
T 913/14. Ordinary gum. Iridescent
(c) No source code, with date code, gravure overprint. One centre phosphor band
Walsall (78p., 88p., £1.88) or De La Rue (others). (2nd) or two bands (others). Die-cut perf
U2920 1p. deep crimson (3.1.13) 14½×14 (both with one elliptical hole in
U2921 2p. deep green (3.1.13) each vertical side).
U2922 5p. dull red-brown (3.1.13) (a) With source code and date, gravure Walsall
U2923 10p. dull orange (3.1.13) (68p.) or De La Rue (others).
U2924 20p. bright green (3.1.13) U3001 (2nd) bright blue (“MRIL”)
U2925 50p. slate (3.1.13) U3002 (1st) gold (“MRIL”)
U2926 68p. deep turquoise-green (29.3.11) U3005 68p. turquoise-green (“MPIL”)
U2927 76p. bright rose (29.3.11) (10.1.12) 2624 Peter Cushing
U2928 78p. deep mauve (27.3.13) 2630 Bill Shankly (1913-81,
(1913-94, actor) football player and
U2929 87p. yellow-orange (25.4.12) (b) With source code and date. Litho Cartor (1st
U2930 88p. orange-yellow (27.3.13) gold, 76p) or Walsall (others). manager)
U2931 £1 magenta (10.10.11) U3010 1p. crimson (“MPIL”) (9.5.13)
U2932 £1 bistre-brown (3.1.13) a. Booklet pane. Nos. U3010×2,
U2933 £1.10 yellow-olive (29.3.11) U3016×2, 3488/90 and NI95
U2934 £1.28 emerald (25.4.12) with centre label and margins
U2935 £1.65 grey-olive (29.3.11) all round
U2936 £1.88 dull ultramarine (27.3.13) U3011 2p. deep green (“MPIL”) (9.5.13)
U2937 £1.90 bright mauve (29.4.12) a. Booklet pane. Nos. U3011/13,
No. U2917 was first issued in £11.15 each ×2
booklets, No. DX50 with “MA10” date code. It U3012 5p. red-brown (“MPIL”) (26.3.13)
was issued again in £9.99 premium booklets, a. Booklet pane. Nos. U3012/14,
No. DY1, with “M11L” date code. U3020 and 3452x4 with central
Nos. U2926/7 and U2931 exist with “M11L” label and margins all round 2625 David Lloyd George
and “M12L” date codes, U2933 and U2935 U3013 10p. dull orange (“MPIL”) (26.3.13) (1863-1945, Prime Minister 2631 Richard Dimbleby
with “M11L” and Nos. U2920/5, U2929, U2932, U3014 20p. bright green (“MPIL”) (26.3.13) 1916-22) (1913-65, journalist and
U2934 and U2937 with “M12L”. Nos. U2928, U3015 (1st) gold (9.9.11) (“MPIL”) broadcaster)
U2930 and U2936 have “M13L” date codes. U3016 (1st) vermilion (“MPIL”) (9.5.13) (Des Together Design. Litho Cartor)
No. U2917 exists with breaks in all U-shaped U3019 76p. bright rose (9.9.11) (“MPIL”)
slits or with breaks in the lower “U”s only. U3020 87p. yellow-orange (“MPIL”) 2013 (16 Apr). Great Britons. ‘All-over’
(26.3.13) phosphor. P 14½.
Relist Nos. U2981/6 with the addition of Nos. U3001/20 have an iridescent overprint 3453 2622 (1st) silver, greenish yellow,
new values Nos. U2983a and U2984a. with the words ‘ROYAL MAIL’ repeated bright magenta, new
throughout. blue and black
(Gravure De La Rue) a. Horiz strip of 5. Nos.
Nos. U3001/2 were issued in separate coils
2009 (17 Nov)–2013. Self-adhesive. Designs of 500 or 1000. 3453/7
as T 2132a/d. Two phosphor bands. No. U3005 comes from £11.47 Roald Dahl 3454 2623 (1st) silver, greenish yellow,
U-shaped slits. Iridescent overprint. Die- booklets, No. DY3. bright magenta, new
cut perf 14 (U2982, U2984/a) or 14½×14 Nos. U3010, U3011 and U3016 come from blue and black
(others) (all with one elliptical hole in 2626 Elizabeth David
£11.11 Football Heroes booklets, No. DY7, Nos. 3455 2624 (1st) silver, greenish yellow,
each vert side). (1913-92, cookery writer)
U3014 and U3020 come from £13.77 Doctor bright magenta, new
Who booklets, No. DY6, and Nos. U3012/13 blue and black
(a) Without date code. come from both Dr. Who and Football Heroes 3456 2625 (1st) silver, greenish yellow,
U2981 (Recorded Signed for 1st) bright booklets. bright magenta, new
orange-red and lemon Nos. U3015 and U3019 were from £9.97 blue and black
(17.11.09) Aerial Post booklets, No. DY2. 3457 2626 (1st) silver, greenish yellow,
U2982 (Recorded Signed for 1st Large) bright magenta, new
bright orange-red and lemon Relist Nos. U3001/20 with the addition of blue and black
(17.11.09) Nos. U3010/11 and U3016. 3458 2627 (1st) silver, greenish yellow,
bright magenta, new
blue and black
a. Horiz strip of 5. Nos.
For a full range of Stanley Gibbons catalogues, 3458/62
2627 John Archer 3459 2628 (1st) silver, greenish yellow,
please visit www.stanleygibbons.com (1863-1932, politician and bright magenta, new
civil rights campaigner) blue and black

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3460 2629 (1st) silver, greenish yellow, (Litho Cartor) 2003 (14 Oct)–2013. As Nos. NI89/91 and
bright magenta, new 2013 (9 May). Football Heroes (2nd issue). NI93, and new values, but with white
blue and black Self-adhesive. “All-over” phosphor. Die- borders.. One centre phosphor band
3461 2630 (1st) silver, greenish yellow, cut perf 14½×14 . (2nd) or two phosphor bands (others).
bright magenta, new P 15×14 (with one elliptical hole in each
3477 2632 (1st) multicoloured
blue and black vert side).
a. Booklet pane. Nos.
3462 2631 (1st) silver, greenish yellow, 3677/81 (a) Litho Walsall (NI98), De La Rue or Enschedé
bright magenta, new 3478 2633 (1st) multicoloured (NI95), Cartor (NI101, NI112) or De La Rue
blue and black 3479 2637 (1st) multicoloured (others).
Nos. 3453/7 and 3458/62 were each printed 3480 2638 (1st) multicoloured NI94 n 6 (2nd) black, new blue, bright
together, se-tenant, as horizontal strips of five 2639 Bobby Moore 3481 2639 (1st) multicoloured magenta and greenish
stamps in sheets of 50 (2 panes 5×5). (England) 3482 2634 (1st) multicoloured yellow
a. Booklet pane. Nos. NI95 n 7 (1st) black, new blue and
3482/7 greenish yellow
3483 2635 (1st) multicoloured a. Black omitted
3484 2636 (1st) multicoloured NI96 n8 (E) black and new blue
3485 2640 (1st) multicoloured NI97 40p. black and new blue
3486 2641 (1st) multicoloured (11.5.04)
3487 2642 (1st) multicoloured NI98 42p. black, new blue and
Nos. 3477/87 were issued in £11.11 orange-yellow (5.4.05)
premium booklets, No. DY7. a. Black, new blue and
greenish yellow
(26.7.05)
NI99 44p. black, new blue and
2640 Bryan Robson greenish yellow
2632 Jimmy Greaves (England) (28.3.06)
(England) NI100 n 9 68p. black, bright magenta*
and greenish yellow
NI101 n 8 68p. greenish yellow, bright
magenta, new blue and
black (29.3.11)
2643 St. 2644 Scottish NI102 n 9 72p. black, greyish black,
George’s Flag Flag bright magenta and
greenish yellow
(28.3.06)
NI103 n 8 87p. greenish yellow, bright
magenta, new blue and
black (25.4.12)
2641 Dave Mackay NI104 88p. greenish yellow, bright
(Scotland) magenta, new blue and
2633 John Charles black (27.3.13)
(Wales) NI112 £1.10 greenish yellow, bright
2645 Red
Dragon magenta, new blue and
black (29.3.11)
2013 (9 May). Football Heroes (3rd issue). Two NI113 £1.28 greenish yellow, bright
phosphor bands. P 14½×14 (with one magenta, new blue and
elliptical hole in each vert side). black (25.4.12)
3488 2643 (1st) multicoloured No. NI95 was printed in sheets by De La
3489 2644 (1st) multicoloured Rue and was also issued in £7.66 booklets, No.
3490 2645 (1st) multicoloured DX40, printed by Enschedé.
Nos. 3488/90 were issued in £11.11 Football No. NI98 (Walsall printing) appears bluish
Heroes booklets, No. DY7 (see booklet pane grey and No. NI98a (De La Rue printing)
2642 Bobby Charlton No. U3010a). appears olive-grey.
(England) *The bright magenta used on the 68p. is
i. enGLanD fluorescent.
2634 Gordon Banks (Des Andrew Kinsman and True North. Litho
(England) Cartor (3463/74) or photo Walsall (3475/6))
Subset (a) Gravure printings have been re-
2013 (9 May). Football Heroes (1st issue). ‘All- numbered as follows for Great Britain Concise
over’ phosphor. 2013 catalogue: EN13a (56p.) is now EN14;
EN13b (60p.) is EN15; EN14 (68p.) is EN16; iii. SCOtLanD
(a) Ordinary paper. P 14½. EN15 (72p.) is EN17; EN16 (78p.) is now EN18;
3463 2632 (1st) greenish yellow, bright Relist Nos. S130 etc (litho) with the addition
EN17 (81p.) is EN19; EN17a (90p.) is EN20; of No. S134.
magenta, new blue EN17b (97p.) is EN21.
and black Subset (a) Gravure printings have been re-
Relist Nos. EN29/42 (litho printings) with numbered for the Great Britain Concise 2013
a. Horiz strip of 5. Nos. the addition of No. EN33.
3463/7 catalogue as follows: S116a (56p.) is now S117;
3464 2633 (1st) greenish yellow, bright 2003 (14 Oct)–2013. As Nos. EN1/3 and EN5, S116b (60p.) is S118; S117 (68p.) is S119; S118
magenta, new blue and new values, but with white borders.. (72p.) is S120; S119 (78p.) is S121; S120 (81p.)
and black One centre phosphor band (2nd) or two is S122; S120a (90p.) is S123; S120b (97p.) is
3465 2634 (1st) greenish yellow, bright phosphor bands (others). P 15×14 (with S124.
2635 George Best magenta, new blue one elliptical hole in each vert side). 2003 (14 Oct)–2013. As Nos. S94/6 and S99,
(Northern Ireland) and black and new values, but with white borders.
3466 2635 (1st) greenish yellow, bright (b) Litho Enschedé or Cartor (1st) or Cartor One centre phosphor band (2nd) or two
magenta, new blue (others). phosphor bands (others). P 15x14 (with
and black EN29 en 1 (2nd) greenish yellow, bright one elliptical hole in each vertical side).
3467 2636 (1st) greenish yellow, bright magenta, new blue and
magenta, new blue black (1.2013) (b) Litho Enschede (1st) or Cartor (others).
and black EN30 en 2 (1st) greenish yellow, bright S130 S 5 (2nd) silver, greenish yellow,
3468 2637 (1st) greenish yellow, bright magenta, new blue and bright magenta, new
magenta, new blue black (20.9.07) blue and black
and black l. Booklet pane. Nos. S131 S 6 (1st) silver, greenish yellow,
a. Horiz strip of 6. Nos. EN30, NI95, S131 and bright magenta, new
3468/73 W122 with five labels blue and black (20.9.07)
3469 2638 (1st) greenish yellow, bright and margins all round S132 S 7 68p. silver, greenish yellow,
magenta, new blue EN31 en 3 68p. silver, greenish yellow, bright magenta, new
2636 John Barnes and black blue and black (29.3.11)
bright magenta, new
(England) 3470 2639 (1st) greenish yellow, bright blue and black (29.3.11) S133 87p. silver, greenish yellow,
magenta, new blue EN32 87p. silver, greenish yellow, bright magenta, new
and black bright magenta, new blue and black (25.4.12)
3471 2640 (1st) greenish yellow, bright blue and black (25.4.12) S134 88p. silver, greenish yellow,
magenta, new blue EN33 88p. silver, greenish yellow, bright magenta, new
and black bright magenta, new blue and black (27.3.13)
3472 2641 (1st) greenish yellow, bright blue and black (27.3.13) S142 S 8 £1.10 silver, greenish yellow,
magenta, new blue EN41 en 4 £1.10 silver, greenish yellow, bright magenta, new
and black bright magenta, new blue and black (29.3.11)
3473 2642 (1st) greenish yellow, bright blue and black (29.3.11) S143 £1.28 silver, greenish yellow,
magenta, new blue EN42 £1.28 silver, greenish yellow, bright magenta, new
and black bright magenta, new blue and black
MS3474 192×74 mm. Nos. 3463/73 blue and black (25.4.12) No. S131 was issued on 20 September 2007
2637 Kevin Keegan No. EN30 was first issued for £7.66 stamp in £7.66 stamp booklets printed by Enschedé,
(England) (b) Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf 14½. booklets, No. DX40, printed by Enschedé. No. DX40. It was issued in sheets printed by
3475 2635 (1st) multicoloured It was issued in sheets printed by Cartor in Cartor on 27 June 2012.
a. Booklet pane. Nos. January 2013.
3475/6 and U2968b×4
3476 2639 (1st) multicoloured
ii. nOrtHern ireLanD
Nos. 3463/7 were printed together, se-
iV. WaLeS
tenant, as horizontal strips of five stamps in Relist Nos. NI95/113 (litho) with the
sheets of 30 (5×6). addition of No. NI104. Relist Nos. W121 etc (litho) with the addition
Nos. 3468/73 were printed together, se- Subset (b) Gravure printings have been of No. W125.
tenant, as horizontal strips of six stamps in re-numbered for the Great Britain Concise Subset (a) Gravure printings have been re-
sheets of 30 (6×5). Nos. 3475/6 were issued in 2013 catalogue as follows: NI102 (2nd) is numbered for the Great Britain Concise 2013
booklets, No. PM37, sold for £3.60. now NI122; NI103 (1st) is NI123; NI104 (48p.) catalogue as follows: W105a (56p.) is now
Nos. 3463/87 commemorate the 150th is NI124; NI105 (50p.) is NI125; NI105a (56p.) is W106; W105b (60p.) is W107; W106 (68p.) is
anniversary of the Football Association and NI126; NI105b (60p.) is NI127; NI106 (78p.) is W108; W107 (72p.) is W109; W108 (78p.) is
2638 Denis Law the 140th Anniversary of the Scottish Football NI128; NI107 (81p.) is NI129; NI107a (90p.) is W110; W109 (81p.) is W111; W109a (90p.) is
(Scotland) Association. NI130; NI107b (97p.) is NI131. W112; W109b (97p.) is W113.

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2003 (14 Oct)–2013. As Nos. W83, W84/5 and
W88, and new values, but with white
borders.. One centre phosphor band
(2nd) or two phosphor bands (others).
P 15×14 (with one elliptical hole in each
vert side).
(b) Litho Enschedé or Cartor (1st) or Cartor
(others).
W121 W 6 (2nd) greenish yellow, bright
magenta, new blue and 1650 Souvenir of Visit of King
black (1.2013) George V and Queen Mary to 1667 Three Legs of 1668 Arms with
W122 W 7 (1st) greenish yellow, bright Manchester, 1913 Man wearing Spurs Three Legs of Man, 1675 Magnet, 2003
magenta, new blue and Peregrine Falcon,
black (20.9.07) Raven and Crown
W123 W8 68p. greenish yellow, bright
magenta, new blue and
black (29.3.11)
W124 87p. greenish yellow, bright
magenta, new blue and
black (25.4.12)
W125 88p. greenish yellow, bright
magenta, new blue and
black (27.3.13)
1651 King George VI , Queen
W133 W 9 £1.10 gold, silver, greenish
Elizabeth, Princess Elizabeth and
yellow, bright magenta,
Princess Margaret
new blue and black
(29.3.11) 1676 Robin Gibb Live, 2005
W134 £1.28 gold, silver, greenish 1669 Symbolic 1670 Three Legs of
yellow, bright magenta, Three Legs of Man Man on Wall,
new blue and black Douglas
(25.4.12)
No. W122 was first issued in £7.66 stamps (Des Emma Cooke (EJC Design). Litho BDT)
booklets, No. DX40 printed by Enschedé and 2013 (3 Apr). The Three Legs of Man.
MSW147. It was issued in sheets printed by
Cartor in January 2013. (a) Ordinary gum. P 13.
1812 1663 5p. multicoloured
1652 Arms and Photo of Queen 1813 1664 10p. multicoloured
Elizabeth II 1814 1665 40p. multicoloured
StaMP BOOKLetS
1815 1666 42p. multicoloured
A. Sponsored Booklets. 1816 1667 69p. multicoloured
1817 1668 73p. multicoloured 1677 Titanic Requiem
1818 1669 £1.19 multicoloured (composed with R. J. Gibb,
1819 1670 £2 multicoloured performed by Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra),
(b) Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf 12½×13. 2012
1820 1665 40p. multicoloured
a. Booklet pane. No.
1820×10
1821 1666 42p. multicoloured
1653 Queen Elizabeth II and Duke
a. Booklet pane. No.
of Edinburgh (Coronation
1821×10
souvenir)
Nos. 1820/1 were issued in separate
booklets, Nos. SB79/80.

DY7 Gordon Banks, John Barnes, Bobby

Moore, Kevin Keegan and George Best
(image scaled to 27% of original size)
2013 (9 May). Football Heroes. Multicoloured
cover as Type DY 7 (163×96 mm). Booklet
contains text and illustrations on panes
and interleaving pages. Stitched.
DY7 £11.11 containing booklet panes Nos.
U3010a/11a, 3477a and 3482a
No. DY7 was issued in a souvenir foil
wrapper.
J. Self-adhesive Barcode Booklets containing
No Value Indicated Special or Occasions
issues, with Definitive stamps.
2013 (9 May). Football Heroes. Red cover with
multicoloured emblem (74×57 mm) as
Type PM 15. Printed by Walsall .
PM37 (£3.60) booklet containing No. 3475a
Great Britain
iSLe Of Man
May 2013
Re-number Nos. MS1802/10, T 1654/61
(Year of the Snake, Isle of Man Constabulary
and Fire and Rescue Service, May 2013
supplement) to Nos. MS1803/11, T 1655/62.
Relist Nos. 1796/1801 with the addition of No.
MS1802 now received.
1678 50 St. Catherine’s Drive
(Des EJC Design. Litho Lowe-Martin)
2013 (24 Apr). Robin Gibb (singer and
songwriter) Commemoration. Album
Covers. P 13.
1822 1671 2p. multicoloured
1654 Coronation Photograph 1823 1672 40p. multicoloured
(Des EJC Design. Litho BDT) 1824 1673 42p. multicoloured
1825 1674 50p. multicoloured
2013 (6 Feb–21 Apr). 60th Anniv of the 1671 Robin’s Reign, 1970 1826 1675 69p. black and grey
Coronation. A Celebration of Coronation 1827 1676 73p. multicoloured
Commemoratives. P 14½×14 (MS1802) 1828 1677 120p. black, grey and dull
or 14 (others). blue-green
1796 1648 38p. multicoloured 1829 1678 178p. multicoloured
1797 1649 41p. multicoloured MS1830 211×298 mm. Nos. 1822/5 and Nos.
1798 1650 65p. multicoloured 1826/9×2
1799 1651 £1.05 multicoloured
1800 1652 £1.37 multicoloured
1801 1653 £1.73 multicoloured
MS1802 110×70 mm. 1654 £3 multicoloured
(21 Apr)
Nos. 1796/801 were printed in separate
sheetlets of eight stamps and a central stamp-
size label.
1672 How Old are you?,
1983
New listing:

1679 Dubs Steam

Locomotive
Caledonia, Douglas
Station, July 2009

1663 Three Legs of 1664 Arms with

Man wearing Three Legs of Man
Armour 1673 Secret Agent, 1984
1648 Queen Victoria

1680 Manx Electric

Railway Tramcar No. 6
1665 Three Legs of 1666 Three Legs of at Halfway House
1649 King Edward VII and Queen Man with Crown Man in Stained Crossing, August
Alexandra Glass Window 1674 Walls Have Eyes, 1985 2012

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1681 Beyer Peacock
Steam Locomotive
No. 10 G. H. Wood
leaving Douglas
Station, July 2009
1682 Manx Electric
Railway Tramcar No.
5, Baldrine,
September 2012
1683 Beyer Peacock
Steam Locomotive
No. 13 Kissack,
Ellenbrook, July 2012
1684 Manx Electric
Railway Tramcar No.
7 arriving at Laxey
Station, May 2012
(Des EJC Design. Litho BDT)
2013 (17 May). Isle of Man Railways. 140th
Anniv of the Isle of Man Steam Railway
and 120th Anniv of the Manx Electric
Railway Douglas to Groudle Line. Modern
Isle of Man Railways Posters. P 14.
1831 1679 40p. multicoloured
1832 1680 42p. multicoloured
1833 1681 69p. multicoloured
1834 1682 119p. multicoloured
1835 1683 160p. multicoloured
1836 1684 161p. multicoloured
StaMP BOOKLetS
B45 Three Legs of Man with Crown (image
scaled to 53% of original size)
2013 (3 Apr). The Three Legs of Man.
Multicoloured cover, 76×58 mm, as Type
B 45. Self-adhesive.
SB79 £4 booklet containing pane No.
1820a (Type B 45)
SB80 £4.20 booklet containing pane No.
1821a (cover showing Three
Legs of Man in stained glass)
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JerSeY
May 2013
1665 Tracing and Messaging (to
reunite separated families)
1666 Red Cross Staff and
Volunteers unloading Emergency
Supplies
1667 Villagers drawing Water
(‘Water, shelter and food’)
1668 First Aid Training
1669 South African Red Cross
Helicopter (‘Emergency response’)
1670 Princess Diana visiting
HALO Trust (landmine clearance
organisation), Angola, 1997
1671 Red Cross Ship SS Vega arriving in
Jersey, 1940-5 (image scaled to 35% of
original size)
(Des Nick Shewring. Litho BDT)
2013 (8 May). 150th Anniv of the International
Red Cross and Red Crescent. P 14.
1747 1665 (45p.) multicoloured
1748 1666 (55p.) multicoloured
1749 1667 (60p.) multicoloured
1750 1668 (68p.) multicoloured
1751 1669 (80p.) multicoloured
1752 1670 (88p.) multicoloured
MS1753 115×80 mm. 1671 £2 multicoloured
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No. 1747 was inscr ‘LOCAL LETTER’, No. 2013 (5 Mar). Centenary of Canberra.
1748 ‘UK LETTER’, No. 1749 ‘EUROPE’, No. 1750 Multicoloured cover, 83×60 mm (folded)
‘LOCAL LARGE’, No. 1751 ‘INTERNATIONAL’ and as Type B 221. Self-adhesive.
No. 1752 ‘UK LARGE’ and they were originally SB437 $12 booklet containing pane of
sold for 45p., 55p., 60p., 68p., 80p. and 88p. twenty 60c. (No. 3950a)
respectively.
aUStraLia
May 2013
CORRECTION: Re-number Nos. 3918/48
(Greetings Stamps - Special Occasions,
Surfing Australia and Top Dogs, May 2013
supplement) to Nos. 3917/47.
902 National Portrait Gallery,
Canberra
(Des Mary Callahan. Litho Pemara (coil
stamps) or McKellar Renown (others))
2013 (5 Mar). Centenary of Canberra. T 902
and similar horiz design. Multicoloured.
(a) Ordinary gum. (i) Domestic mail. P 14×14½.
3948 60c. Type 902
(ii) International Post. P 14×14½. B222 Land of the Golden Fleece and Flinders
– Far North Stamps (image scaled to 68% of
3949 $2.35 Parliament House, Canberra
original size)
(b) Self-adhesive. Irregular phosphor frame. Die-
2013 (19 Mar). The Gallery Series. National
cut perf 11×11½ (interrupted on vert sides).
Gallery of Australia. Landscape Paintings.
3950 60c. As Type 902 Multicoloured cover, 60×86 mm, as Type
a. Booklet pane. No. 3950×20 B 222. Self-adhesive.
Nos. 3948/9 were also issued in $12.95 SB438 $6 booklet containing pane of ten
premium booklets, No. SP196. 60c. (No. 3956a)
No. 3950 was issued in rolls of 200 and also
in $12 booklets, No. SB437.
PreMiUM BOOKLetS
903 Dandenong
Ranges from
P87 Plans for Canberra, c. 1913 (image
‘Beleura’ (detail)
scaled to 26% of original size)
(Eugene von
Guérard), 1870 2013 (5 Mar). Centenary of Canberra.
Multicoloured cover, 158×104 mm, as
(Des Lynette Traynor. Litho McKellar Renown)
Type P 87. Booklet contains text and
2013 (19 Mar). The Gallery Series. National illustrations on panes and interleaving
Gallery of Australia. Landscape pages.
Paintings. T 903 and similar vert designs. SP196 $12.95 booklet containing six panes
Multicoloured. as follows: Nos. 3948/9, each
×2; No. 3480×4; No. 3227×2;
(a) Ordinary gum. P 14½×14. No. 2994×2; No. 2844×2; Nos.
3951 60c. Type 903 2075/6
a. Horiz strip of 5. Nos. 3951/5 Face value: $12.38
3952 60c. In the Flinders - Far North
(detail) (Hans Heysen), 1951
3953 60c. Land of the Golden Fleece
(detail) (Arthur Streeton), 1926 aUStraLian antarCtiC
3954 60c. Mr. Robinson’s house on the territOrY
Derwent, Van Diemen’s Land January 2013
(detail) (John Glover) c. 1838
3955 60c. Studley Park at sunrise (detail)
(Nicholas Chevalier), 1861
(b) Self-adhesive. Phosphor bands at top
and foot of stamps. Die-cut perf 11½×11
(interrupted on horiz sides).
3956 60c. As Type 903
a. Booklet pane. Nos. 3956/60,
each ×2
49 Mt. Parsons
3957 60c. As No. 3952
3958 60c. As No. 3953 (Des Sharon Rodziewicz. Litho RA Printing)
3959 60c. As No. 3954
2013 (12 Mar). Mountains. T 49 and similar
3960 60c. As No. 3955
horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 14×14½.
Nos. 3951/5 were printed together, se-- 224 60c. Type 49
tenant, as horizontal strips of five stamps in a. Horiz pair. Nos. 224/5
sheets of 50 (2 panes 5×5). 225 60c. Mawson Escarpment
Nos. 3956/60 were issued in $6 booklets, 226 $1.20 South Masson Range
No. SB438.
227 $1.80 David Range
StaMP BOOKLetS MS228 135×72 mm. Nos. 224/7
Nos. 224/5 were printed together, se-tenant,
as horizontal pairs in sheets of 50 (2 panes
5×5), each sheet giving 20 horizontal pairs
and ten single stamps (Type 49).
BanGLaDeSH
March 2012
Four 10t. stamps depicting House Sparrow,
Red Munia, Spotted Dove and Common Myna
were issued on 27 September 2010. They were
sold in 100t. miniature sheets (a 60t. premium
above face value) and 250t. sheetlets
B221 Plans for Canberra, c. 1913 (image containing four blocks of the four designs (a
scaled to 49% of original size) 90t. premium).
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Nos. 1046/8 were printed together, se-
tenant, as horizontal strips of three stamps in
sheets of 120 and sheetlets of 9.
MS1058 10t. Type 415; 10t. Victory of Bangla
Monument, Chittagong; 10t. Memorial
of Liberation War, Rajarbagh Police Line,
Dhaka; 10t. Invincible Bhoirab, Kishoreganj;
20t. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (32×84 mm)
Nos. 1065/8 were printed together, se-
tenant, in blocks of four stamps throughout
the sheet.
A miniature sheet containing the four 10t.
stamps was sold for 100t., a 60t. premium
above face value. This miniature sheet was
issued perforated 14×13½ or imperforate.

407 Tiger
(Des Motiur Rahman. Litho Security Printing
Press, Gazipur)
2010 (28 Sept). 35th Anniv of Diplomatic
Relations between Bangladesh and the
People’s Republic of China. Year of the
Tiger. P 13.
1042 407 50t. multicoloured
A miniature sheet issued from Bangladesh
was sold in a folder at an exhibition centre in
China, but was not issued in Bangladesh.
408 Abu Nayem Mohammed
Nazibuddin Khan (Khurram)
(Des Jasim Uddin. Litho)
2010 (14 Dec). Abu Nayem Mohammed
Nazibuddin Khan (Khurram) (1954-71)
Commemoration. P 13.
1043 408 3t. multicoloured
409 Emblem
(Des Aminul Islam Talukder Azad. Litho
Security Printing Press, Gazipur)
2011 (27 Jan). Population and Housing
Census. P 13½×14.
1044 409 3t. multicoloured
410 Children
(Des Muhammad Ashraf Shiddike. Litho
Security Printing Press, Gazipur)
2011 (9 Feb). 7th National Cub Camporee. P
14×13½.
1045 410 10t. multicoloured
411 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
and Followers
(Des Motiur Rahman. Litho Security Printing
Press, Gazipur)
2011 (10 Feb). Return to Bangladesh of Sheikh
Mujibur Rahman, 1972 (“ Bangabandhu’s
Homecoming Day”). T 411 and similar
square designs. Multicoloured. P 13½.
1046 5t. Type 411
a. Horiz strip of 3. Nos. 1046/8
1047 5t. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
waving to crowd
1048 10t. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
(1920-75, first President of
Bangladesh)
412 Mahatma Gandhi at
Laksham Railway Station
(Des Motiur Rahman. Litho Security Printing
Press, Gazipur)
2011 (10 Feb). Indipex 2011 World Philatelic
Exhibition, New Delhi. Mahatma Gandhi’s
Visit to Noakhali, 1946. T 412 and similar
square designs. Multicoloured. P 13½.
1049 10t. Type 412
a. Horiz strip of 3. Nos. 1049/51
1050 15t. Mahatma Gandhi and others
at Noakhali, 1946
1051 20t. Mahatma Gandhi at Noakhali,
1946
Nos. 1049/51 were printed together, se-
tenant, as horizontal strips of three stamps in
sheets of 99 and sheetlets of six.
413 Bowler
(Des Manzare Shamim. Litho Security Printing
Press, Gazipur)
2011 (23 Feb). ICC Cricket World Cup,
Bangladesh. T 413 and similar vert
designs. Multicoloured. P 12½.
1052 20t. Type 413
a. Horiz strip of 4. Nos. 1052/5
1053 20t. Batsman
1054 20t. Wicket-keeper
1055 20t. Fielder
MS1056 127×91 mm. 50t. Umpire, batsman
and players. Imperf
Nos. 1052/5 were printed together, se-
tenant, as horizontal strips of four stamps in
sheets of 120.
414 Emblem
(Des Sadatuddin Ahmed Amil . Litho Security
Printing Press, Gazipur)
2011 (24 Feb). Anti-Corruption Day (9
December 2010). P 12½.
1057 414 5t. multicoloured
415 Bangabandhu
Square Fountain, Dhaka
(Des Motiur Rahman and Jasim Uddin. Litho
Security Printing Press, Gazipur)
2011 (26 Mar). 40th Anniv of Independence.
Sheet 110×110 mm containing T 415 and
similar vert designs . Multicoloured. P 12.
416 Probashi Kallyan Bank, Banknotes
and Globe
(Des Anowar Hossain. Litho Security Printing
Press, Gazipur)
2011 (20 Apr). Inauguration of Probashi
Kallyan Bank. P 12½.
1059 416 10t. multicoloured
417 Rabindranath Tagore and
Shlaidaha, Kushtia
(Des Anowar Hossain. Litho Security Printing
Press, Gazipur)
2011 (6 May). 150th Birth Anniv of
Rabindranath Tagore (poet). T 417 and
similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. P
13½.
1060 10t. Type 417
a. Block of 4. Nos. 1060/3
1061 10t. Rabindranath Tagore and
Shahjadpur, Sirajganj
1062 10t. Rabindranath Tagore and
Dakkhindihi, Khulna
1063 10t. Rabindranath Tagore and
Patishar, Naogaon
Nos. 1060/3 were printed together, se-
tenant, as blocks of four stamps in sheetlets
of eight.
A miniature sheet containing the four 10t.
stamps was sold for 100t., a 60t. premium over
face value.
418 Planting Sapling
(Des Begum Rafika Khan. Litho Security
Printing Press, Gazipur)
2011 (1 June). National Tree Plantation
Campaign. P 14×13½.
1064 418 10t. multicoloured
419 Kazi Nazrul Islam
(Des Anowar Hossain. Litho Security Printing
Press, Gazipur)
2011 (24 June). International Nazrul
Conference. 90th Anniv of Publication of
Poem Bidrohi (The Rebel) by Kazi Nazrul
Islam (1899-1976, Bengali poet and
musician). T 419 and similar vert designs.
Multicoloured. P 13½×14.
1065 10t. Type 419
a. Block of 4. Nos. 1065/8
1066 10t. Kazi Nazrul Islam and Nazrul
Academy, Trishal
1067 10t. Kazi Nazrul Islam wearing hat
and building with arches
1068 10t. Kazi Nazrul Islam as old
man and sculpture at Nazrul
Museum
420 Hardella thurjii
(Des Anowar Hossain. Litho Security Printing
Press, Gazipur)
2011 (17 July). Rare Species of Turtle. T 420
and similar horiz design. Multicoloured.
P 14×13½.
1069 10t. Type 420
a. Horiz pair. Nos. 1069/70
1070 10t. Geoclemys hamiltonii
Nos. 1069/70 were printed together, se-
tenant, as horizontal pairs in sheets of 100.
A Rare Animals of Bangladesh miniature
sheet containing four 10t. stamps depicting
Frog Euphilyctis hexadactylus, Monkey
Trachypithecus phayrei, River Dolphin
Platanista gangetica and Fishing Cat
Prionallurus viverrinus was issued on the same
date. It was sold for 100t., a 60t. premium over
the face value.
421 Heliopais personata
(Des Anowar Hossain. Litho Security Printing
Press, Gazipur)
2011 (17 July). Birds of the Sundarbans. T 421
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
P 13½×12.
1071 10t. Type 421
a. Sheetlet. Nos. 1071/82
1072 10t. Leptoptilos javanicus
1073 10t. Haliaeetus leucogaster
1074 10t. Bubo coromandus
1075 10t. Pelargopsis amauroptera
1076 10t. Halcyon coromanda
1077 10t. Alcedo meninting
1078 10t. Halcyon pileata
1079 10t. Todiramphus chloris
1080 10t. Treron bicincta
1081 10t. Gorsachius melanolophus
1082 10t. Pitta megarhyncha
Nos. 1071/82 were printed together, se-
tenant, in sheetlets of 12 stamps.
Nos. 1083/6, T 422 are left for Traditional
Musical Instruments, issued 21 July 2011, not
yet received
423 Coin of Sultan Fakhr al-Din Mubarak
Shah (1334-49) (image scaled to 65% of
original size)
(Des Jashim Uddin. Litho Security Printing
Press, Gazipur)
2011 (21 July). Coins of the Independent
Sultans of Bengal (1st series). Sheet
140×110 mm containing T 423 and
similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. P
13½×12.
MS1087 10t. Type 423; 10t. Coin of Sultan
Shams al-Din Ilyas Shah (1342-57) ; 10t.
Coin of Sultan Ghiyath al-Din Azam Shah
(1389-1410); 10t. Coin of Sultan Jalal al-Din
Muhammad Shah (1415-32)
A miniature sheet was issued on 21 July
2011 for Phila Nippon 2011 World Stamp
Exhibition, Yokohama. It contained five 10t.
stamps depicting Imperial Palace, Tokyo,
Sakura-Cherry blossom, Sumo wrestling,
Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto and Mount Fuji, and
was sold at 100t., a 50t. premium above face
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fiJi (Des Sharon Light. Litho Southern Colour (Des Sue Wickison. Litho Southern Colour
November 2011 Print, New Zealand) Print, New Zealand)
2011 (25 Nov). International Year of Volunteers. 2012 (11 July). Endangered Species. Collared
T 388 and similar multicoloured designs. Lory (Phigys solitarius). Sheet 200×141
P 14½×14 (horiz designs) or 14×14½ mm containing T 393 and similar horiz
(vert). designs. Multicoloured. P 14.
1463 40c. Type 388 MS1480 $2 Type 393×2; $2 Pair of lories
1464 90c. Volunteer from Suva City (one facing left and the other right)×2;
Council Environmental Health $2 Collared Lory feeding on nectar×2; $2
Supporters Programme (vert) Collared Lory (in close-up)×2
424 Dhaka Club 1465 $1.10 Dr. Maung Maung Mon (Fiji
Red Cross volunteer and
(Des Jasim Uddin. Litho Security Printing
384 ‘Protect Youth from HIV Infection’ International Volunteer of the inDia
Press, Gazipur) Year, 2010) (vert) May 2013
2011 (19 Aug). Centenary of Dhaka Club. P (Litho Southern Colour Print, New Zealand) 1466 $10 Blood donor (Fiji National
14×13½. 2011 (8 June). HIV AIDS Prevention in Fiji. T Blood Service) Relist Nos. 2851/2 (September 2012
1088 424 3t. multicoloured 384 and similar multicoloured designs. P supplement) with the addition of MS2853
14½×14 (horiz designs) or 14×14½ (vert). now received
1449 20c. Type 384
1450 40c. Couple (‘Zero new HIV
infections’) (vert)
1451 65c. Mother and baby (‘Stop
mothers and babies from
being infected with HIV’) (vert)
1452 $5 Couple wearing AIDS ribbons
(‘Zero Discrimination’)

389 Man holding Wrapped Gift

(Litho Southern Colour Print, New Zealand) 2026 Woodcarvings
2011 (16 Dec). Christmas. T 389 and similar (Des Kamleshwar Singh. Litho Security
425 Emblem and Globe
horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 14½×14. Printing Press, Hyderabad)
(Des Jasim Uddin. Litho Security Printing 1467 20c. Type 389 2011 (20 Dec). 150th Anniv of the
Press, Gazipur) 1468 65c. Fijian man with clay pots Archaeological Survey of India. T 2026
1469 $1.20 Fijian man and similar horiz design. Multicoloured.
2011 (1 Dec). E Asia 2011 Conference, Dhaka.
1470 $2 Fijian Nativity P 13½.
P 14×13½.
1089 10t. multicoloured 2851 5r. Type 2026
2852 20r. Stonecarvings
385 Plumeria rubra Buds and Flowers
MS2853 100×65 mm. Nos. 2851/2
(Litho Southern Colour Print, New Zealand)
2011 (12 July). Frangipani Flowers. T 385 and Add into listing:
similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. P
14½×14.
1453 50c. Type 385
1454 90c. Plumeria rubra f. rubra flowers
1455 $1.50 Plumeria rubra f. lutea
1456 $3 Plumeria obtusa (Plumeria
rubra f. acutifolia)
390 Dragon
(Litho Southern Colour Print, New Zealand)
426 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and
National Memorial, Savar 2012 (23 Jan). Chinese New Year. Year of the 2045 Rowing
Dragon. Sheet 130×160 mm. P 14. (Des Kamleshwar Singh. Litho India Security
(Des Anowar Hossain. Litho Security Printing MS1471 $3 Type 390×4
Press, Gazipur) Press)
2011 (16 Dec). 40th Anniv of Victory in War of 2012 (25 July). Olympic Games, London.
Independence. P 14×13½. T 2045 and similar square designs.
1090 426 10t. multicoloured Multicoloured. P 13.
2879 5r. Type 2045
a. Horiz strip of 4. Nos. 2879/82
386 Saulaki Vividrasa 2880 5r. Windsurfing
2881 20r. Volleyball
(Litho Southern Colour Print, New Zealand)
2882 20r. Badminton
2011 (15 Aug). War Clubs of Fiji. T 386 and MS2883 108×108 mm. Nos. 2879/82
similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. P Nos. 2879/82 were printed in separate
14½×14. sheetlets. They were also printed together,
1457 20c. Type 386 391 Fijian Acmopyle (Acmopyle
sahniana) se-tenant, as horizontal strips of four stamps
1458 65c. Cali, Sali or tebetebe in sheetlets of 20.
1459 $1.20 Totokia (Litho Southern Colour Print, New Zealand)
1460 $10 I ula tavatava
2012 (26 Apr). Fiji’s Endangered Flora. T 391
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
427 Emblem and Stethoscope P 14½×14.
1472 20c. Type 391
(Des Dr. Pinaki Bhattacharya and Md Tanvier 1473 65c. Lau Fan Palm (Pritchardia
Hasan. Litho Security Printing Press, Gazipur) thurstonii)
2011 (28 Dec). 40th Anniv of Bangladesh 1474 $1.20 Cycad (Cycas seemannii)
College of Physicians and Surgeons. P 1475 $2 Fiji Magnolia (Degeneria
12½. vitiensis)
1091 427 10t. multicoloured

2046 Customs Officer

and Launch, Container
BOtSWana and Aircraft
November 2011 387 Pomegranate
Flowers and Bird (Des Alka Sharma. Photo India Security Press)
Nos. 1151/6, T 260 are left for Night Animals,
issued 1 December 2010, not yet received. (Litho) 2012 (26 July). 50th Anniv of the Customs
Act. P 13.
2011 (15 Aug). Pomegranate Flowers (Punica 2884 2046 5r. multicoloured
granatum). T 387 and similar vert design. 392 Hydro Power
Multicoloured. P 13½. (Litho Southern Colour Print, New Zealand)
1461 65c. Type 387
a. Horiz pair. Nos. 1461/2 2012 (25 June). Renewable Energy.
1462 $1.20 Pomegranate flowers and International Year of Sustainable
flying bird (at lower left) Energy. T 392 and similar horiz designs.
Nos. 1461/2 were printed together, se- Multicoloured. P 14½×14.
tenant, as horizontal pairs in sheetlets of six 1476 20c. Type 392
stamps. 1477 50c. Biomass
1478 $1.20 Wind Energy
1479 $3 Solar Power

261 Motantanyane
(Ipomoea obscura)
2047 Durga Prasad
(Des Gwithie Kirby. Litho) Chaudhary
2011 (1 Jan). Flowers. T 261 and similar vert
designs. Multicoloured. P 13×13½. (Des Brahm Prakash. Litho Security Printing
1157 2p.60 Type 261 Press, Hyderabad)
1158 4p.10 Ledelele (Xenostegia tridentata) 2012 (31 July). Durga Prasad Chaudhary
1159 5p.50 Tsebe-tsankuku (Ipomoea (founder of Dainik Navjyoti newspaper)
magnusiana) 388 First Aid Training (St. John Commemoration. P 13½.
1160 6p.10 Kgane (Ipomoea bolusiana) Association of Fiji) 393 Collared Lory (pair) 2885 2047 5r. multicoloured

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New listing: 2918 2070 5r. multicoloured (Litho Security Printing Press, Hyderabad)
2013 (16 Mar). 125th Anniv of Malayala
Manorama (Malayalam newspaper). P
13½.
2924 2076 5r. multicoloured

2071 Aditya Vikram Birla

2066 Hand holding
Torch and Raised Fists (Des Kamleshwar Singh. Litho Security
2061 Sri Shivarathri Printing Press, Hyderabad)
Shivayogi (Des Alka Sharma. Litho India Security Press)
2013 (14 Jan). Aditya Vikram Birla (1943-95,
(Des Sankha Samanta. Litho India Security 2013 (8 Jan). Centenary of Ghadar Movement industrialist) Commemoration. P 13½.
Press) (anti colonial rebellion). P 13. 2919 2071 5r. multicoloured
2911 2066 5r. multicoloured
2012 (21 Dec). Sri Shivarathri Shivayogi (10th
century saint) Commemoration. P 13. 2077 Jhulelal Sahib
2904 2061 5r. multicoloured
(Litho Security Printing Press, Hyderabad)
2013 (17 Mar). Jhulelal Sahib (community god
of Sindhi community). P 13½.
2925 2077 5r. multicoloured

2067 Uttar Pradesh Legislative

2062 Srinivasa Ramanujan and Assembly Building, Lucknow
Formula (Des Alka Sharma. Litho India Security Press) 2072 Shrine Basilica,
(Des Alka Sharma. Litho India Security Press) Vailankanni
2013 (8 Jan). 125th Anniv of Uttar Pradesh
2012 (22 Dec). National Mathematics Day. Legislature. P 13. (Des Gulistaan. Litho Security Printing Press,
125th Birth Anniv of Srinivasa Ramanujan 2912 2067 5r. multicoloured Hyderabad)
(1887-1920, mathematician). P 13. 2013 (22 Jan). Shrine Basilica, Vailankanni. P
2905 2062 5r. multicoloured 13½. 2078 Shiv Ram Hari Rajguru
No. 2905 was originally scheduled for 2920 2072 5r. multicoloured and Statues of Bhagat Singh,
release in 2010 and was printed and supplied Rajguru and Sukhdev
to philatelic bureaux. It was postponed and
officially released on 22 December 2012, the (Litho India Security Press)
first day cover date. However the stamp, which 2013 (22 Mar). Shiv Ram Hari Rajguru
is inscr ‘2010’, was sold prematurely. (1908-31, anti colonial revolutionary)
Commmemoration.
2926 2078 5r. multicoloured

2068 Scroll
(Des Alka Sharma. Litho India Security Press)
2013 (11 Jan). Silk Letter Movement (planned
anti colonial revolt, 1913-16). P 13. 2073 Badges
2913 2068 5r. multicoloured
(Litho Security Printing Press, Hyderabad)
2013 (2 Mar). Third Battalion Parachute
Regiment (Special Forces). P 13½.
2921 2073 5r. multicoloured

2079 Srikurmam
2063 Mahabalipuram
Temple, Srikakulam
(Mamallapuram)
Lighthouse (Litho Security Printing Press, Hyderabad)
(Des Sankha Samanta. Litho Security Printing 2013 (11 Apr). Architectural Heritage of India.
Press, Hyderabad) 2069 Swami Temples. T 2079 and similar vert design.
Vivekananda at Multicoloured. P 13½.
2012 (23 Dec). Lighthouses. T 2063 and Kanyakumari, 1893 2927 5r. Type 2079
similar vert design. Multicoloured. P 13.
2928 20r. Arasavalli Temple, Srikakulam
2906 5r. Type 2063 (Des Sankha Samanta. Litho Security Printing
MS2929 120×81 mm. Nos. 2927/8
2907 20r. Alleppey (Alappuzha) Press, Hyderabad)
Lighthouse 2013 (12 Jan). 150th Birth Anniv of Swami
MS2908 104×85 mm. Nos. 2906/7 Vivekananda (1863-1902, Hindu 2074 Officers
monk and spiritual leader, founder of (Litho India Security Press)
Ramakrishna Mission). T 2069 and similar
square designs. Multicoloured. P 13. 2013 (7 Mar). 50th Anniv of Officers Training
2914 5r. Type 2069 Academy, Chennai. P 13.
a. Block of 4. Nos. 2914/17 2922 2074 5r. multicoloured
2915 5r. Swami Vivekananda and
World Parliament of Religions,
Chicago, 1893
2916 5r. Swami Vivekananda and Belur
Math 2080 Mumbai Post Office
2917 20r. Swami Vivekananda,
2064 Boy examining Flower Dakshineswar Kali Temple and (Litho)
(Des Dr. Tridha Gajjar of National Institute of birthplace
2013 (12 Apr). Heritage Buildings. T 2080 and
Design, Ahmedabad. Litho Security Printing Nos. 2914/17 were issued in ordinary similar horiz design. Multicoloured. P 13.
Press, Hyderabad) separate sheets of 40. They were also printed 2930 5r. Type 2080
together, se-tenant, as blocks of four stamps in 2931 5r. Agra Head Post Office
2013 (3 Jan). Centenary of Indian Science sheetlets of 8.
Congress Association, Kolkata. P 13½. MS2932 120×68 mm. Nos. 2930/1
2909 2064 5r. multicoloured
2075 Sahir Ludhianvi
(Litho Security Printing Press, Hyderabad)
2013 (8 Mar). Sahir Ludhianvi (1921-80, Urdu
poet and Hindi lyricist) Commemoration.
P 13½.
2923 2075 5r. multicoloured

2065 Nehru Hospital of the PGIMER, 2081 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

Chandigarh
(Des Alka Sharma. Litho Security Printing
Press, Hyderabad)
2013 (7 Jan). 50th Anniv of Postgraduate
Institute of Medical Education and
Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. P 13½.
2910 2065 5r. multicoloured
2070 C. Achyutha and Chaitya Bhoomi, Mumbai
Menon (Litho)
(Des Gulistaan. Litho India Security Press) 2013 (14 Apr). Chaitya Bhoomi, Mumbai
2013 (13 Jan). Birth Centenary of C. Achyutha (Buddhist place of pilgrimage and
Menon (1913-91, Chief Minister of Kerala memorial to Dr. Ambedkar (architect of
1969-77, Communist Party leader and 2076 Malayala Manorama the Indian constitution)). P 13.
writer). P 13. Newspaper and Office 2933 2081 5r. multicoloured

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naMiBia No. 1212 was inscr ‘Postcard Rate’ and
December 2011 originally sold for $5.60.
Nos. 1175/9, T 313 are left for Grasses,
issued 30 September 2011, not yet received.
neW ZeaLanD
tOKeLaU
March 2012
317 Parabuthus villosus
108 Queen Elizabeth II in
(Des Anja Denker. Litho Austrian State Ptg Wellington, New Zealand, 1963
Wks, Vienna)
(Litho)
2012 (11 June). Scorpions of Namibia. T 317
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. 2012 (23 May). Diamond Jubilee. T 108 and
P 14×13½. similar horiz design. Multicoloured. P
1204 $4.80 Type 317 13½.
314 Carp’s Tit (Parus carpi) 1205 ($5.30) Parabuthus namibensis 438 $2 Type 108
(Des Helge Denker. Litho) 1206 $5.40 Opistophthalmus carinatus 439 $3 Official New Zealand Portrait
1207 $6.50 Hottentotta arenaceus of Queen Elizabeth II, 2012
2012 (15 Feb)–2013. Endemic Birds. T 314 and No. 1205 was inscr ‘Postcard Rate’ and MS440 110×60 mm. Nos. 438/9
similar square designs. Multicoloured. originally sold for $5.30.
P 13.
1180 5c. Type 314 103 Rabbits feeding on
1181 10c. Hartlaub’s Spurfowl (Pternis Carrots
hartlaubi)
1182 20c. Herero Chat (Namibornis (Litho)
herero) 2011 (3 Feb). Chinese New Year. Year of the
1183 30c. Rüppell’s Parrot (Poicephalus Rabbit. Sheet 105×71 mm. P 13½.
rueppellii) MS419 103 $5 multicoloured
1184 50c. Rüppell’s Korhaan (Eupodotis
rueppellii)
1185 90c. Benguela Long-billed Lark
(Certhilauda benguelensis)
(1.3.13) 318 Mail Carrier in the
1186 $1 Barlow’s Lark (Calendulauda Bush
109 Yellowfin Tuna
barlowi) (1.3.2013) (Des Anja Denker. Litho Lowe-Martin)
1187 ($2.90) White-tailed Shrike (Litho)
(Lanioturdus torquatus) 2012 (31 July). 20th Anniv of NamPost.
Circular sheet, 100 mm diameter, 2012 (3 Oct). Fish of Tokelau. T 109 and similar
1188 $3 Rosy-faced Lovebird horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 13½.
(Agapornis roseicollis) (1.3.13) containing T 318 and similar square
design. Multicoloured. P 12½. 441 40c. Type 109
1189 $5 Rockrunner (Achaetops 442 45c. Ruby Snapper
pycnopygius) MS1208 $2.90 Type 318; $2.90 Modern
NamPost mail lorry 104 Yellow-bellied Sea Snake 443 $1.40 Wahoo
1190 ($5.30) Dune Lark (Calendulauda 444 $2 Common Dolphinfish
erythrochlamys) (Litho) MS445 110×90 mm. Nos. 441/4
1191 ($8.90) Damara Hornbill (Tockus
damarensis) 2011 (25 Mar). Endangered Species. Yellow-
1192 $10 Gray’s Lark (Ammomanopsis bellied Sea Snake (Pelamis platura). T 104
grayi) (1.3.13) and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
1193 $12 Monteiro’s Hornbill (Tockus P 13½×13.
monteiri) (1.3.13) 420 50c. Type 104 PaKiStan
1194 $20 Damara Tern (Sterna a. Strip of 4. Nos. 421/4 July 2012
balaenarum) 421 $1 Sea snake on sandy beach
1195 ($21.90) Violet Wood-Hoopoe 422 $2 Sea snake in sea
(Phoeniculus damarensis) 423 $2.50 Three sea snakes in sea
1196 $100 Bare-cheeked Babbler 319 Satellite Dishes Nos. 421/3 were printed in ordinary sheets
(Turdoides gymnogenys) and also se-tenant as horizontal and vertical
(Des Anja Denker. Litho Lowe-Martin) strips of four in sheetlets of 16.
No. 1187 was inscr ‘Standard Mail’, No. 1190
‘Postcard Rate’, No. 1191 ‘Non-Standard Mail’ 2012 (31 July). 20th Anniv of Telecom
and No. 1195 ‘Registered Mail’ and they were Namibia. Circular sheet, 100 mm
originally sold for $2.90, $5.30, $8.90 and diameter, containing T 319 and similar
$21.90 respectively. square design. Multicoloured. P 12½. New listing:
MS1209 $2.90 Type 319; $2.90 Fibre-optic
cable strands

748 St. Joseph’s Convent School,

Karachi
(Des Adil Salahuddin. Litho Pakistan Security
Printing Corporation, Karachi)
2012 (19 Mar). 150th Anniv of St. Joseph’s
Convent School, Karachi. P 13½.
1434 748 8r. multicoloured
315 Straw-coloured Fruit-bat
(Eidolom helvum) 106 Christmas Tree
(Des Anja Denker. Litho Cartor) (Litho)
2012 (9 Apr). Bats. T 315 and similar horiz 2011 (16 Nov). Christmas. T 106 and
designs. Multicoloured. P 13. 320 Namaqua Chameleon similar vert designs. Multicoloured.
1197 ($5.30) Type 315 (Chameleo namaquensis) Phosphorised paper. P 13½.
1198 ($5.30) Egyptian Slit-faced Bat 425 40c. Type 106
(Nycteris thebaica) (Des Anja Denker. Litho Enschede) 426 45c. Tree bauble
1199 ($5.30) Angolan Epauletted Fruit-Bat 2012 (22 Sept). 50th Anniv of Gobabeb 427 $1.40 Stocking
(Epomophorus angolensis) Research and Training Centre. Sheet 428 $2 Angel tree decoration
Nos. 1197/9 were inscr ‘Postcard Rate’ and 129×94 mm containing T 320 and similar
originally sold for $5.30 each. diamond-shaped designs. Multicoloured.
P 14×13½. 749 Emblem (image scaled to 69% of
MS1210 ($3.10) Type 320; $5.10 Dune Grass original size)
(Stipagrostis sabulicola); $5.80 Flying Saucer
(Des Adil Salahuddin. Litho Pakistan Security
Beetle (Lepidochora discoidalis)
Printing Corporation, Karachi)
2012 (1 Apr). 50th Anniv of Asian-Pacific
Postal Union (APPU). P 13.
1435 749 8r. multicoloured

107 Gathering Coconuts

(Litho)
321 Black Mongoose
316 Shooting (‘Getting There’) (Galerella nigrata) 2012 (11 Apr). Scenic. T 107 and similar horiz
designs. Multicoloured. P 13½.
(Des Helge Denker. Litho Cartor) (Des Helge Denker. Litho Southern Colour 429 10c. Type 107
2012 (16 Apr). Olympic and Paralympic Print, New Zealand) 430 20c. Atoll with palm trees and
Games, London. T 316 and similar 2012 (1 Oct). Mongooses. T 321 and similar sandy beach
multicoloured designs. P 13×13½ (horiz multicoloured designs. P 14½×15 (1212) 431 25c. Small offshore atoll with palm 750 Government High School No. 1 (image
designs) or 13½×13 (vert). or 15×14½ (others). trees and hut scaled to 67% of original size)
1200 $2.90 Type 316 1211 $5.10 Type 321 432 40c. Divers in lagoon
1201 $4.80 Athlete running (‘For Our 1212 ($5.60) Yellow Mongoose (Cynictis 433 45c. Sailing canoe off coast (Des Naveed Awan. Litho Pakistan Security
Country’) (vert) penicillata) (vert) 434 50c. Beached canoes and church Printing Corporation, Karachi)
1202 $5.40 Three cyclists (‘Competing 1213 $5.80 Banded Mongoose (Mungos 435 $1 Sandy beach backed by palm 2012 (15 Apr). Centenary of Government High
with the Best’) mungo) trees School No. 1, Thana, Malakand Division.
1203 $6.50 Wheelchair athlete 1214 $6.90 Dwarf Mongoose (Helogale 436 $1.40 Angler and offshore atoll P 13½.
(‘Paralympic Glory’) (vert) parvula) 437 $2 Palm forest and sandy beach 1436 750 8r. multicoloured

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PitCairn iSLanDS 576 150c. Blue Russian wall-mounted 604 150c. Caracara plancus (Southern
May 2013 box Crested Caracara)
577 150c. Green Chinese pillarbox 605 150c. Lophaetus occipitalis (Long-
578 150c. Red Dutch wall-mounted box crested Eagle)
579 150c. Ornate green box on two legs 606 150c. Stephanoaetus coronatus
580 150c. Royal mail pillarbox (Crowned Eagle)
Nos. 571/80 were printed, se-tenant, in 607 150c. Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald
blocks of ten stamps within the sheet Eagle)
608 150c. Vultur gryphus (Andean 177 White Dress with Blue
Condor) Underskirt
609 150c. Aquila chrysaetos (Golden
Eagle) (Des Michiko Takatsu and Studio LaBranda.
610 150c. Falco sparverius (American Litho Austrian State Ptg)
Kestrel) 2012 (21 June). Caribbean Dresses. T 177 and
231 Pacific Princess Nos. 601/10 were printed, se-tenant, in similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 14.
blocks of ten stamps within the sheet 630 175c. Type 177
(Des Denise Durkin. Litho Southern Colour a. Block of 4. Nos. 630/3
Print, New Zealand) 631 200c. White dress with red
2013 (24 Apr). Cruise Ships. T 231 and similar underskirt
horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 14½×14. 632 200c. Two dancers wearing halter
878 $2 Type 231 170 Girl with a Red tops and white skirts
879 $2 MV Marina Hat 633 250c. Two women wearing yellow
880 $2 Arcadia dresses with red and black
881 $2 Costa Neo Romantica (Litho Enschedé) bodices
2011 (21 Sept). Art. Paintings by Johannes Nos. 630/3 were printed, se-tenant, in
Vermeer. T 170 and similar vert designs. blocks of four stamps.
fOreiGn Multicoloured. P 14.
arUBa (Pt. 4) 581 200c. Type 170
582 250c. The Kitchen Maid
November 2011 583 250c. The Lacemaker
584 300c. Girl with the Pearl Earring
174 White Goat
Nos. 581/4 were printed, se-tenant, in
vertical strips of four stamps within sheets of (Des Edith van der Wal and Studio LaBranda.
eight, the strips separated by a gutter. Litho Austrian State Ptg)
2012 (21 Feb). Aruban Goats. T 174 and
similar multicoloured designs. P 14.
611 175c. Type 174
a. Block of 4. Nos. 611/14
167 Holocanthus ciliaris 612 225c. Dark coloured goat against
sunset (horiz)
(Litho Austrian State Printers) 613 275c. Light brown goat with large
2011 (15 June). Fish. T 167 and similar horiz horns (horiz) 178 Sailfish
designs. Multicoloured. P 14. 614 300c. Head of small brown goat with (Des Adolfo Valbuena and Studio LaBranda.
552 120c. Type 167 immature horns Litho Austrian State Printers)
a. Block of 10. Nos. 552/61 Nos. 611/14 were printed, se-tenant, in
553 120c. Chaetodon caristratus strips of four stamps with the horizontal 2012 (7 Aug). Rembrandt Regatta. T 178 and
554 120c. Sparisoma viride 171 Barquentine stamps laid vertically. similar multicoloured designs. P 14.
555 120c. Pomacanthus para 634 150c. Type 178
(Des Studio LaBranda. Litho Austrian State a. Block of 6. Nos. 634/9
556 120c. Balistes vetula Printers)
557 120c. Lactophrys triqueter 635 150c. Three-masted yacht (horiz)
558 120c. Holocentrus rufus 2011 (25 Oct). Ships. Classic Sail Ships. T 171 636 175c. Twin-sailed yacht
559 120c. Holocentrus striatus and similar multicoloured designs. P 14. 637 175c. Three man keel boat (horiz)
560 120c. Didon holocanthus 585 200c. Type 171 638 200c. J 35 yacht
561 120c. Equetus puncatus a. Block of 6. Nos. 585/90 639 200c. Sailfish (horiz)
586 225c. Two-masted barque (horiz) Nos. 634/9 were printed, se-tenant, in
Nos. 552/61 were printed, se-tenant, in
587 250c. Schooner (horiz) blocks of six stamps with the horizontal
blocks of ten stamps within the sheet
588 250c. Galleon (horiz) stamps laid vertically.
589 275c. Three-masted barque (horiz)
590 300c. Three-masted barque under
partial sail 175 Hurdler
Nos. 585/90 were printed, se-tenant, in
blocks of six stamps within the sheet, with the (Des Rudberth Wolff and Studio Labranda.
vertical stamps laid horizontally. Litho Austrian State Ptg)
2012 (27 Apr). Olympic Games, London. T 175
168 White and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
Queen P 14.
615 500c. Type 175
(Litho Austrian State Printers) a. Block of 4. Nos. 615/18
2011 (22 July). Chess. T 168 and similar 616 500c. Hand holding Olympic torch
617 500c. ‘OLYMPIA’ (laid horizontally) 179 White Cat
square designs. Multicoloured. P 14.
562 180c. Type 168 618 500c. Swimmer 2012 (19 Jan). Cats. T 179 and similar horiz
a. Sheet of 64. Nos. 562/70 plus MS619 80×65 mm. Nos. 615/18 designs. Multicoloured. P 14.
172 Diaethria neglecta Nos. 615/18 were printed, se-tenant, in
49 labels 640 110c. Type 179
563 180c. Black pawn (Des Studio LaBranda. Litho Austrian State blocks of four stamps. a. Block of 8. Nos. 640/7
564 180c. Black king Printers) 641 110c. Tabby leaping
565 180c. White knight 642 110c. Tabby laying on back
566 180c. Black bishop 2010 (22 Dec). Butterflies. T 172 and similar
horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 14. 643 110c. Tabby kitten (head)
567 180c. White pawn 644 110c. Tabby and white with open
591 160c. Type 172
568 180c. Black knight mouth
a. Block of 10. Nos. 591/600
569 180c. Black rook 645 110c. Tabby kitten looking up and
592 160c. Lycaena cupreus lapidicola
570 180c. White king right
593 160c. Pyrrhogyra edocla
Nos. 562, 563×5, 564, 565, 566×2, 567×2, 594 160c. Anartia amathea amathea 646 110c. Silver tabby sleeping in curled
568/70 were printed in sheets of 15 stamps position
595 160c. Anglais urticae
and 49 stamp-size labels, the sheet laid out as 647 110c. Tortoiseshell and white cat on
596 160c. Morpho aega
chess board. tree trunk
597 160c. Junio coenia coenia
598 160c. Junio coenia coenia (different) Nos. 640/7 were printed, se-tenant, in
176 Delphinapterus leucas blocks of eight (3×2+2+label) stamps within
599 160c. Dione juno juno
600 160c. Lycaena heteronea austin the sheet.
(Des Angiolina Henriquez and Studio
Nos. 591/600 were printed, se-tenant, in LaBranda)
blocks of ten (3×3+1) stamps within the sheet. 2012 (19 Jan). Whales. T 176 and similar horiz
designs. Multicoloured. P 14.
620 120c. Type 176 (Beluga Whale)
a. Block of 10. Nos. 620/9
621 120c. Kogia breviceps (Pygmy Sperm
Whale)
622 120c. Balaena mysticetus (Bowhead
Whale)
169 Square Pillarbox 623 120c. Orcinus orca (Killer Whale)
624 120c. Physeter macrocephalus
(Litho) (Sperm Whale) 180 Baubles
2011 (15 June). America. Mailboxes. T 169 625 120c. Balaenoptera musculus (Blue
(Des Stephanie Croes and Studio LaBranda.
and similar vert designs. Multicoloured. Whale)
Litho Austrian State Ptg)
P 14. 626 120c. Globicephala macrorhynchus
173 Pithecophaga 2012 (18 Oct). Christmas. T 180 and similar
571 150c. Type 169 (Short-finned Pilot Whale)
jefferyi horiz designs. Multicoloured. P 14.
572 150c. Estonian red wall-mounted 627 120c. Megaptera novaeangliae
box 2012 (19 Jan). Raptors and Vulture. T 173 and (Humpback Whale) 648 75c. Type 180
573 150c. Yellow wall-mounted box similar vert designs. Multicoloured. P 14. 628 120c. Baleanoptera edeni (Bald a. Block of 8. Nos. 640/7
574 150c. American blue post box 601 150c. Type 159 (Philippine Eagle) Eagle) 649 120c. Presents and The Nativity
on legs a. Block of 10. Nos. 601/10 629 120c. Megaptera novaeangliae 650 125c. Candles
575 150c. Early German yellow wall- 602 150c. Harpia harpyja (Harpy Eagle) (Andean Condor) 651 210c. Wine glasses and fireworks
mounted box with decorative 603 150c. Morphnus guianensis (Crested Nos. 620/9 were printed, se-tenant, in blocks Nos. 648/51 were printed, se-tenant, in
top Eagle) of ten stamps within the sheet blocks of four stamps.

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3708c € 4.60 White-tailed Eagle (‘Pyrargueà The following stamps were issued on 11
queue blanche’) (33×28 mm) February 2012 at Athénée Royal Jean Rey,
3708ca € 4.60 Barn owl (‘Chouette effraie’) Couvin and on general release from 13
3708cb R-A (€ 4.90) Osprey (‘Chouette February 2012.
effraie’)
3709 €5 Ruff (‘Combattant Varie’)
(38×27 mm)
3709a R-A (€5.03) Arctic Tern (‘Sterne
181 Yellow Tube Sponges Arctique)

(Des Stan Kuiperi and Studio LaBranda. Litho

Austrian State Printers) 1743 HMW Z50 Motorcycle
2012 (15 Nov). Underwater Exploration. T 181 (1953)
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. (Des David Gruber)
P 14.
652 100c. Type 181 2013 (21 Jan). Motorcycles. P 14.
653 100c. Flat yellow coral 3199 1743 220c. multicoloured
1501 Latin (Brody Neuenschwan-
654 100c. Manta Ray der)
655 100c. Blue Angelfish
1491 Post Horn
656 100c. Turtle BeLGiUM (Pt. 4) (Des Brody Neuenschwander)
657 100c. Encrusted spars of shipwreck 2011 (19 Sept). Personal Stamp. 2012 (13 Feb). Write! Calligraphy. Booklet
658 100c. Modern shipwreck Re-list to show corrections and additions:
Stamps. T 1501 and similar horiz designs
659 100c. Coral encrusted deck and rails (a) Ordinary gum. P 11½. showing calligraphy, language given.
of shipwreck 4403 1491 1 (71c.) scarlet and Multicoloured.
660 100c. Dark-coloured encrusted slate-grey 4423 1 (€1.24) Type 1501
shipwrecks 4424 1 (€1.24) Arab (Wassam
661 100c. Aircraft (b) Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf 11½.
Shawkat)
Nos. 652/61 were printed, se-tenant, in 4403a 1491 1 (71c.) scarlet and
4425 1 (€1.24) Chinese (Jianing Wang)
blocks of ten stamps within the sheet slate-grey
4426 1 (€1.24) Hindi (Dharmesh
Nos. 4403/a were for use in Belgium. Jadeja)
No. 4403 was available in books of four 4427 1 (€1.24) Greek (Georgia
1182 Stock Dove pages of five stamps, each with a label Angelopoulos)
(“Pigeon attached at right illustrating three themes,
Colombin-Holen- ‘Happy Love’, ‘Happy Baby’ ‘Happy Party’, on Nos. 4423/7 were for use on international
duif”) sale for €14.95. mail.
Nos. 4423/7 were printed in booklets of five
2002 (4 May). Birds. T 1182 and similar New Listing. stamps.
designs. Multicoloured. P 11½. The following stamps were issued on 14
3692 1c. Nightingale (‘Rossignol January 2012 at St Catherinakerk, Tongeren
philomele’) (postage) and on general release from 16 January 2012.
3692a 1c. Black Woodpecker (‘Pic noir’)
3693 2c. Snipe (‘Becassine des Marais’)
3693a 3c. Marsh Tit (‘Mesange
Nonnette’)
3693aa 5c. Little Grebe (‘Grebe
182 Orchdaceae castagneux’) (24×28mm)
laelia xanthina 3693b 5c. Cirl Bunting (‘Bruant Zizi’)
3693c 5c. Teal (‘Sarcelle D’Hiver’)
(Des Angiolina Henriquez and Studio
3693d 6c. Burrowing Owl (‘Chouette
LaBranda. Litho Austrian State Ptrs) 1498 Mermaid
Cheveche’)
2012 (20 Dec). Orchids. T 182 and similar horiz 3694 7c. Type 1182 (Des Marijike and Karl Meersman)
designs. Multicoloured. P 14. 3694a 8c. Pintail Duck (‘Canard Pilet ‘) 1502 Atomium and Symbols of
662 200c. Type 182 3694aa 10c. Tengmalm’s Owl (‘Chouette 2012 (16 Jan). Mythical Creatures. Booklet Belgium
663 200c. Orchidaceae dendrobium De Tengmalm’) Stamps. T 1498 and similar horiz designs.
Multicoloured. Self-adhesive. Die-cut (Des Ever Meulen)
664 200c. Orchidaceae dendrobium 3694b 10c. Hedge Sparrow (‘Accentor
convolutum Maichet’) (AIRPRIOR) 10½. 2012 (13 Feb). Europa. Visit Belgium. Sheet
665 200c. Orchidaceae brassavola nodosa 3694c 10c. Tawny Owl (‘Chouette 4411 1 (71c.) Type 1498 120×80mm containing T 1502 and
666 200c. Orchidaceae rossioglossum Hulotte’) 4412 1 (71c.) Werewolf similar horiz design. Multicoloured. P
grande 3695 15c. Spotted Nutcracker 4413 1 (71c.) Unicorn 11½.
667 200c. Orchidaceae cattleya aclandiae (‘Cassenoix Mouchete’) 4414 1 (71c.) Dragon MS4428 3 (€3.09)×2, Type 1502; Atomium
668 200c. Orchidaceae cattleya (AIRPRIOR) 4415 1 (71c.) Amphiptere and symbols of Belgium (right)
669 200c. Orchidaceae epidendrum 3697 20c. Mediterranean Gull (‘Mouette 4416 1 (71c.) Pegasus The stamps and margins of MS4428 form a
cinnabarinum Melanocephale’) 4417 1 (71c.) Griffon composite design.
670 200c. Orchidaceae phragmipedium 3697a 23c. Black-necked Grebe (‘Greb a 4418 1 (71c.) Centaur The stamps of MS4428 were for use on mail
cardinale Cou Noir’) 4419 1 (71c.) Sphinx within Europe.
671 200c. Orchidaceae phragmipedium 3697b 23c. Jackdaw (‘Choucas des Tours’) 4420 1 (71c.) Harpy No. MS4428 was on sale for €5.94.
672 200c. Orchidaceae phalaenopsis 3698 25c. Oystercatcher (“Scholekster- The booklet has straight outside edges
673 200c. Orchidaceae cattleya Huîtrier Pie”) giving Nos. 4411, 4413, 4415, 4417, 4419 The following stamps were issued on 10
gaskelliana 3698a 27c. Woodcock (‘Bécasse des bois’) imperforate left edges and Nos. 4412, 4414, March 2012 at Maison des sports, La Louvière
4416, 4418, 4420 imperforate right edges. and on general release from 12 March 2012.
Nos. 662/73 were printed, se-tenant, in 3699 30c. Corncrake (‘Rale des Genets’)
blocks of 12 stamps within the sheet. 3700 35c. Spotted Woodpecker (‘Pic
Epeiche’)
3700a 40c. Spotted Flycatcher
(‘Gobemouche gris’)
3700b 40c. Long-eared owl (‘Hibou 2012 (12 Mar). Personal Stamp.
aUStria (Pt. 2) Moyen’) No. 4429/30 were for use in Belgium.
3700c V-A (40c.) Black Grouse (‘Tétras
June 2013 Lyre’) (24×33 mm) (a) Ordinary gum. P P 11½.
Add into listing: 3701 41c. Collared Dove (‘Tourterelle 4429 1 (71c.) As Type 1491
Turque’)
(Des Rainer Prohaska. Litho Enschedé) 3701a 44c. Housemartin (‘Hirondelle de (b) Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf 11½.
2012 (18 May). Modern Architecture. Horiz fenetre’) 4430 1 (71c.) As Type 1491
design as Type 1648. Self-adhesive. Die- 3701b 44c. Wood pigeon (‘Pigeon
cut perf 13½. Ramier’)
3156a 90c. azure 3701c 46c. Avocet (‘Avocette’) 1499 Achel
Designs: 62c. As No. 3083 (Museum of Modern 3701d 52c. Hoopoe (‘Huppe Fasciee’)
3701e 55c. Plover (‘Petit gravelot’) (Des MVTM. Litho)
Art Ludwig Foundation, Vienna (Museum
Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Wien)) 3702 57c. Black Tern (‘Guifette Noire’) 2012 (16 Jan). Trappist Beers. Sheet 166×100
No. 3156a is as No. 3083 but with architect’s 3702a 60c. Partridge (‘Perdrix Crise’) mm containing T 1499 and similar vert
names added at bottom left. 3703 65c. Black-headed gull (‘Mouette designs. Multicoloured. P 11½.
No. 3156a was printed in booklets of four rieuse’) MS4421 1 (€1.03)×6, Type 1499; Chimay;
stamps. 3704 70c. Redshank (‘Chevalier Orval; Rochefort; Westmalle; Westvleteren
Gambette’) The stamps of MS4421 were for use on
3704a 70c. Swift (‘Martinet noir’) European mail.
3704aa 75c. Golden Plover (‘Pluvier doré’) No. MS4421 was on sale for €5.94.
3704b 75c. Firecrest (‘Roitelet Triple-
Bandeau’) 1503 Cirque du Soleil (Las
3704ba 75c. Kestrel (‘Faucon Crécerelle’) Vegas, 1998)
3704c 78c. Black-tailed godwit (‘Barge A (Des Jean Libert. Litho)
Queue Noir’)
3705 €1 Wheatear (‘Traquet Motteux’) 2012 (12 Mar). Franco Dragone Entertainment
(38×27 mm) Group. Booklet Stamps. T 1503 and
3706 €2 Ringed Plover (‘Grand similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. Self-
Gravelot’) (38×27 mm) adhesive. Die-cut perf wavy edge.
3707 €3.72 Moorhen (‘Poule d’eau’) 4431 1 (€1.03) Type 1503
(38×27 mm) 1500 Mayan Calendar (detail) 4432 1 (€1.03) Décroucher la lune (La
3708 €4 Eagle Owl (‘Hibou grand-duc- Louvière, 2000 - 2002 - 2006
(Des MVTM. Litho) - 2009)
Oehoe’) (38×27 mm)
3708a €4.09 Pheasant (‘Faisan de Colchide’) 2012 (16 Jan). Mayan Calendar Prediction. 21 4433 1 (€1.03) A New Day (Las Vegas,
(32×24 mm) December 2012 End of World. P 11½. 2005)
1742 ‘FALTIN’ etc 3708aa €4.30 Grebe (‘Grèbe Huppé’) 4422 1500 1 (€1.24) multicoloured 4434 1 (€1.03) La Rêve (Las Vegas,
3708ab RP (€4.35) Short-eared Owl No. 4422 was for use on international mail. 2005)
(Des Elvira Barriga) (‘Hibou des marais’) 4435 1 (€1.03) The House of Dancing
No. 4422 was printed in sheets of five
2013 (21 Jan). Europe - Unity in Diversity. P 14. 3708b €4.40 Peregrine Falcon (‘Faucon stamps with an enlarged illustrated right Water (Macau, 2010)
3198 1742 70c. multicoloured Pélerin’) (38×28 mm) margin. Nos. 4431/5 were for use within Europe.

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(Des MVTM)
2012 (17 Sept). Tree Leaves. Booklet Stamps. T
1516 and similar multicoloured designs.
Self-adhesive. Die-cut.
4467 1 (71c.) Type 1516
4468 1 (71c.) Acer palmatum
4469 1 (71c.) Morus nigra
4470 1 (71c.) Sorbus alinifolia
1508 Relay Handover 4471 1 (71c.) Ginkgo biloba
1512 Pieris 4472 1 (71c.) Betula pendula
(Des Els Vandevyvere. Litho) brassicae (Large 4473 1 (71c.) Fagus sylvatica
2012 (21 May). Olympic Games, London. P White) 4474 1 (71c.) Aesculus hippocastanum
1054 Gerard Mercator 4475 1 (71c.) Euonymus europaeus
11½. (Des Marijike Meersman)
(Des MVTM. Eng Guillaume Broux. Recess 4449 1508 1 (€1.24) multicoloured 4476 1 (71c.) Quercus ‘pondaim’
and photo) 2012 (25 June). Butterflies (1st issue). Nos. 4467/76 were each die-cut around the
No. 4449 was for use on international mail.
Booklet Stamp. Self-adhesive. Polyvalent design.
2012 (12 Mar). Cartography. 500th Birth Anniv phosphorescent paper. Die-cut
of Gerardus Mercator. Sheet 160×112 10½×imperf (one side). The following stamps were issued
mm containing T 1504 and similar horiz 4463 1512 1 (71c.) multicoloured on 6 October 2012 at Evenementenhal
design. Multicoloured. P 11½. The booklet has straight outside edges Houtemveld, Tienen and on general release
MS4436 3 (€3.09)×2, Type 1504; Jodocus giving stamps with either left or right edges from 8 October 2012.
Hondius imperforate depending on position.
The following stamps were issued on 14
April 2012 at Lycée Notre-Dame, Hannut and
on general release from 16 April 2012.
The following stamps were issued on 14
April 2012 at Lycée Notre-Dame, Hannut and
on general release from 16 April 2012.

1509 Drum
1513 Papilio
(Des Gert Dooreman. Litho)
machaon (Old
2012 (21 May). 50th Anniv of Burundi and World Swallowtail)
Rwanda Independence. T 1509 and 1517 Hommage à
similar vert design. Multicoloured. P 11½. (Des Marijike Meersman) Céres
4450 1 (€1.24) Type 1509 2012 (25 June). AIR. Butterflies (2nd (Des Luc Derycke)
4451 1 (€1.24) Woven pot issue). Booklet Stamps. Self-adhesive.
1505 Canaries 2012 (8 Oct). Art. Jacob Jordaens Exhibition,
Nos. 4450/1 were for use on international Polyvalent phosphorescent paper. Die-
cut 10½×imperf (one side). Royal Museum of Fine Art, Brussels. P
(Des MVTM) mail.
4464 1513 1 (€1.20) multicoloured 11½.
2012 (16 Apr). Pets. Booklet Stamps. T 1505 The following stamps were issued on 23 4477 1517 1 (71c.) multicoloured
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. No. 4464 was inscribed ‘A PRIOR’ and was for
June 2012 at Salle des Sports, Marche-en- on international airmail.
Self-adhesive. Die-cut 10½. Famenne and on general release from 25 June
4437 1 (71c.) Type 1505 The booklet has straight outside edges
2012. giving stamps with either left or right edges
4438 1 (71c.) Guinea Pig
4439 1 (71c.) Cat imperforate depending on position.
4440 1 (71c.) Goldfish The following stamps were issued on 14
4441 1 (71c.) Two Budgerigars September 2012 at Temsifil 2012 Exhibition
4442 1 (71c.) Pony and on general release from 17 September
4443 1 (71c.) Chihuahua 2012.
4444 1 (71c.) Two Gerbils
4445 1 (71c.) Two Dwarf Rabbits
4446 1 (71c.) Collie
The booklet has straight outside edges
giving stamps with either left or right edges
imperforate depending on position. 1518 St. Martin’s
1510 Volcan ensorcelé
Festival
(Des MVTM)
(Des Pieter Gaudesaboos)
2012 (25 June). Art. Pierre Alechinsky (artist
and founder of CoBrA). Booklet Stamps. 1514 Gil&Jo (by Jef Nys) 2012 (8 Oct). St. Martin’s Day. P 11½.
T 1510 and similar horiz designs.
Multicoloured. Self-adhesive. Die-cut (Des MVTM)
4478 1518 1 (71c.) multicoloured
wavy edge. 2012 (17 Sept). This is Belgium. Tenth
4452 1 (71c.) Type 1510 Anniversary. Sheet 195×120 mm
4453 1 (71c.) A propos de Binche containing T 1514 and similar
4454 1 (71c.) Sans espoir de bâtiment multicoloured designs showing cartoons,
pour Anvers ni même pour cartoonist’s name given. P 11½.
l’Escaut MS4465 1 (71c.)×10, Type 1514; Bob de
4455 1 (71c.) Parfois c’est l’inverse Moor (28×41 mm); André Franquin (28×41
4456 1 (71c.) A la ligne (vert) mm); Marc Sleen (28×41 mm); SU (Willy
4457 1 (71c.) Aquarelle estampillée Vandersteen) (38×24 mm); Hergé (32×36
1506 Titanic and Lifeboat (vert) mm); Lucky Comics (Morris) (28×41 mm);
(Des François Schuiten and Kris Maes. Recess 4458 1 (71c.) Labyrinthe d’apparat Jije (Jerry Spring) (41×28 mm); Studio
and photo) (vert) Jacobs (E. P. Jacobs) (41×28 mm); Peyo
4459 1 (71c.) Encreur (vert) (41×28 mm)
2012 (16 Apr). Centenary of Sinking of Titanic. 4460 1 (71c.) Nuages en pantalons No. MS4465 was on sale for €6.50.
Sheet 146×105 mm containing T 1506×2. 4461 1 (71c.) Le dernier jour
Multicoloured. P 12×11½. 1519 Bales of Hay
MS4447 3 (€3.09)×2, Type 1506×2 Nos. 4456/9, the vertical stamps, are laid
at right angles, giving the appearence od (Des Inge van Damme (from photographs by
The stamps of MS4445 were for use on horizontal stamps. Bart Van Leuven))
international mail.
No. MS4445 was on sale in a folder 2012 (8 Oct). Regions. Condroz. Sheet
containing 3D glasses, for viewing the sheet, 152×185 mm containing T 1519 and
for €8.99. similar multicoloured designs. P 11½.
No. MS4445 was also available to purchase MS4479 1 (€1.20)×5, Type 1519; Fontaine
separately, for €7.14, to customers who Castle; Glasses of beer; Belgian Blue cattle
had already received the glasses via their (33×40 mm);Collegiate Church of Notre-
subscription. Dame and view of Dinant from Meuse River
1515 Zenobe Gramme (Training (49×37 mm)
A stamp of a similar design was issued by Ship)
Aland. No. MS4479 was for use on international
(Des William Vance) mail and was on sale for €4.95.
2012 (17 Sept). 50th (2011) Anniv of Launch of The following stamps were issued on 27
Zenobe Gramme. Temsifil 2012 Exhibition. October 2012 at Provincial Hof, Bruges and on
P 11½. general release from 29 October 2012.
4466 1515 1 (71c.) multicoloured
No. 4466 was printed in sheets of ten
1511 Cabaret au Bord stamps with an enlarged left margin inscribed
de la Rivière (Jan for the anniversary.
Brueghel the
Younger)
(Des Jean Libert)
2012 (25 June). Philately without Frontiers.
Philatelic Collection of Prince Albert II of 1520 Apatura ilia
Monaco Exhibition, Bruges, 2012. P 11½.
(Des Marijike Meersman)
1507 Floristan 4462 1511 1 (71c.) multicoloured
No. 4462 was printed in sheets of ten 2012 (29 Oct). Butterflies (3rd issue). Coil
(Des Luc Derycke. Litho) Stamp. Self-adhesive. Die-cut 14.
stamps with an enlarged upper margin
2012 (21 May). Jef Geys Exhibition, Royal inscribed for the exhibition 4480 1520 1 (71c.) multicoloured
Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. P 11½. A stamp of a similar design was issued by 1516 Acer No. 4480 was printed with the surplus paper
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1521 Statue of Jan
Breydel and Pieter de
Coninck
(Des Jean Libert. Eng Guillaume Broux. Recess
and photo)
2012 (27 Oct). Promotion of Philately. Grand-
Place, Bruges (UNESCO world heritage
site). Sheet 160×184 mm containing T
1521 and similar multicoloured designs.
P 11½.
MS4481 1 (71c.)×5, Type 1521; Belfrey;
Maison Boechoute, Craenenburg, Die
Maene and Pathe Cinema (horiz); Le Panier
d’Or; Provincial Court (horiz)
The horizontal stamps of MS4481 are laid at
right-angles giving the appearence of vertical
stamps, and the stamp showing Le Panier d’Or
is inverted.
No. MS4481 was on sale for €6.50 (including
premium).
1522 Saint
Martin’s Church,
Kessenich
(Des Frédéric Thiry)
2011 (2 Nov). Christmas. T 1522 and similar
vert design. Multicoloured. Self-adhesive.
. Polyvalent phosphorescent. Die-cut perf
10×imperf.
4482 1 (71c.) Type 1522
4483 1 (€1.03) Saint Mard Church,
Vieux-Virton
No. 4482 was for use in Belgium and No.
4483 was for use on mail within Europe.
Nos. 4482/3, respectively, were each printed
in two rows of five stamps in booklets of ten.
The booklets have straight outer edges giving
each stamp either upper or lower horizontal
edge imperforate, with two stamps in each
booklet having right edge also imperforate.
No. 4484 is vacant.
1523 Princess
Mathilde
(Des Myriam Voz)
2013 (21 Jan). 50th Birth Anniv of Princess
Mathilde. P 11½.
4485 1523 1 (71c.) multicoloured
No. 4485 was printed in sheets of ten
stamps with an enlarged upper margin
inscribed for the anniversary.
1524 Kid Paddle
(Des MIDAM)
2013 (21 Jan). Youth Philately. Kid Paddle. P
11½.
4486 1524 1 (71c.) multicoloured
No. 4486 was printed in sheets of ten
stamps with an enlarged right margin.
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Africa Foreign Combined catalogue:
1525 Devil
(Des Marijke Meersman)
2013 (21 Jan). Characters from Fairy Tales.
Booklet Stamps. T 1525 and similar horiz
designs. Multicoloured. Self-adhesive.
Die-cut.
4487 1 (71c.) Type 1525
4488 1 (71c.) Troll 1231 Emblem
4489 1 (71c.) Ghost 1228a Suzanne Mubarak and Library 2009 (15 July). al-Quds—2009 Capital of Arab
4490 1 (71c.) Wizard Facade Culture. P 13½×13.
4491 1 (71c.) Witch
4492 1 (71c.) Gnome 2009 (5 May). Mubarak Public Library, 2512 1231 150p. multicoloured
4493 1 (71c.) Fairy Damanhour. P 13×13½.
4494 1 (71c.) Giant 2507 1228a 150p. multicoloured
4495 1 (71c.) Prince
4496 1 (71c.) Elf
Nos. 4487/96 were printed in booklets of
ten stamps. The booklets have straight outer
edges giving each stamp either right or left
edge imperforate, with two stamps in each
booklet having lower edge also imperforate.
1231a Championship Emblem and
Paraguay Flag
1228b 2009 (5 Oct). FIFA U-20 Football World Cup
StaMP BOOKLetS Championship, Egypt. Sheet 230×144
2009 (11 May). First Egypt Post Creative mm containing T 1231a and similar horiz
2012 (16 Jan). Mythical Creatures. Self- Forum. P 13½×13. designs showing championship emblem
adhesive. 2508 1228b 150p. multicoloured and flags of competing countries,
SB153 €6.50 Nos. 4411/20 country name given. P 13×13½.
MS2513 150p.×16, Type 1231a; Brazil;
2012 (16 Jan). Write. Uruguay; Germany; Nigeria; South Korea;
SB154 €5.95 One pane. Nos. 4423/7 Venezuela; Ghana; United Arab Emirates;
South Africa; Egypt; Spain; Italy; Hungary;
2012 (12 Mar). Franco Dragone. Self-adhesive. Czech Republic; Costa Rica
SB155 €4.95 Nos. 4429/33
2012 (25 Jun). Art. Pierre Alchinsky. Self-
adhesive.
SB156 €6.50 Nos. 4452/61
2012 (25 Jun). Butterflies. Self-adhesive.
SB157 €6.50 No. 4463×10
2012 (25 Jun). AIR. Butterflies. Self-adhesive.
SB158 €4.95 No. 4464×5
2012 (17 Sept). Tree Leaves. Self-adhesive.
SB159 €6.50 Nos. 4467/76 1232 Symbols of China and Africa
1229 Globe
2012 (29 Oct). Christmas. Self-adhesive. 2009 (8 Nov). Fourth Ministerial Conference
SB152 €9.90 No. 4484×10 2009 (14 May). Suzanne Mubarak Women’s of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum
SB160 €6.50 No. 4483×10 International Peace Movement. Cyber (FOCAC), Sharm El Sheikh. P 13×13½.
Peace Initiative. 2514 1232 150p. multicoloured
2013 (21 Jan). Christmas. Self-adhesive. 2509 1229 150p. multicoloured
SB162 €6.50 No. 4487/96
DenMarK (Pt. 11)
June 2013
Stamps now received:
1233 Symbols of Internet
1229a Ahmed Zewail 2009 (15 Nov). Internet Governance Forum,
2009 (9 June). PAPU Conference, Cairo. Sheet Sharm El Sheikh. P 13×13½.
298×199 mm containing T 1229a and 2515 1233 150p. multicoloured
similar horiz designs.. Multicoloured. P
13½×13.
MS2510 150p.×16, Type 1229a; Desmond
Tutu; Wangari Mathai; Muhammad Anwar
Al Sadat; Naguib Mahfouz; Alan Cormack;
Nelson Mandela; Wole Soyinka; Sydney
Brenner; Frederik Willem de Klerk; Nadine
Gordimer; Max Theiler; Mohamed Mostafa
632 Saponaria El Baradei; Albert Luthuli; Kofi Annan; John
officinalis (Soapwort) Maxwell Coetzee
(Des Lars Gejl)
2012 (5 Sept). Flowers. T 632 and similar vert 1233a Masks
designs. Multicoloured. Self-adhesive.
2009 (9 Dec). Luxor. P 13×13½.
(a) Sheet stamps. Die-cut perf 13×13½. 2516 1233a 250p. multicoloured
1691 8k. Type 632
1692 12k. Centaurea scabiosa (Greater
Knapweed)
1693 14k. Leontodon autumnalis
(Hawkbit)
(b) Booklet stamp. Die-cut perf 13½.
1693a 8k. As Type 632
1234 Emblems
1230 Emblem
2009 (19 Dec). Centenary of Egyptian Society
StaMP BOOKLetS
2009 (15 July). 15th Non-Aligned Movement of Political, Economy, Statistics and
2012 (5 Sept). Flowers. Summit. P 13×13½. Legislation. P 13×13½.
SB316 80k. One pane. No. 1693a×10 2511 1230 150p. multicoloured 2517 1234 150p. multicoloured
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1235 ’30’ and Emblem
2010 (18 Jan). 30th Anniv of PAPU (Pan African
Postal Union). P 13×13½.
2518 1235 150p. multicoloured
1236 ’10’ and Emblem
2010 (16 Mar). Tenth Anniv of National
Council for Women. P 13×13½.
2519 1236 30p. multicoloured
1237 Emblem and 1960 10m. Stamp
(Type 204)
2010 (22 Mar). 50th Anniv of Arab League. P
13×13½.
2520 1237 200p. multicoloured
1238 Flower and Boy
2010 (1 Apr). Orphan’s Day. P 13½×13.
2521 1238 30p. multicoloured
1239 Aerial View, Cairo
2010 (20 Apr). 130th Anniv of Egyptian Gazette
Newspaper. P 13½×13.
2522 1239 30p. multicoloured
1244 Tawfiq al-Hakim
2010 (6 June). Second Meeting for Innovation
in Egypt Post. Tawfiq al-Hakim (writer)
Commemoration. P 13½×13.
2527 1244 150p. multicoloured
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2010 (21 June). 20th Anniv of Reading for All
Campaign. P 13½×13.
2528 1245 E£1 multicoloured
1246 Emblem
2010 (21 July). 50th Anniv of Egyptian
Television. P 13½×13.
2529 1246 E£1 multicoloured
1247 Symbols of Alexandria (image scaled
to 55% of original size)
2010 (22 July). Alexandria - Capital of Arab
Tourism. P 13×13½.
2530 1247 150p. multicoloured
1248 Competition Emblem
2010 (19 Sept). Asia-Pacific Robot Contest
(ABU Robocon) 2010, Cairo. P 13×13½.
2531 1248 E£2.5 multicoloured
1249 Roman Theatre, Alexandria
2010 (28 Sept). Euromed 2010 Postal
Conference, Alexandria. P 13×13½.
2532 1249 E£2.5 multicoloured
1250 Alabaster Canopic
Jar
2010 (8 Oct). Archaeology. P 13½×13.
2533 1250 E£2.5 multicoloured
A stamp of a similar design was issued by
Slovakia.
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Stylized Young Athletes
2010 (17 Oct). Arab Universities Games, Cairo.
P 13½×13.
2534 1251 30p. multicoloured
1252 Emblem and
Stylized Graph
2010 (20 Oct). World Statistics Day. P 13½×13.
2535 1252 30p. multicoloured
1253 Enamelled Plate
2010 (25 Oct). Centenary of Museum of
Islamic Art. T 1253 and similar vert
designs. Multicoloured. P 13½×13.
2536 30p. Type 1253
a. Strip of 3. Nos. 2536/8
2537 E£2 Bas relief
2538 E£2.5 Vase
Nos.2536/8 were printed, se-tenant, in
horizontal strips of three stamps within the
sheet.
No. 2539 and Type 1254 are left for
Centenary of Olympic Committee, issued on
11 December 2010, not yet received.
No. 2540 and Type 1255 are left for 25th
Anniv of Information Centre, issued on 20
December 2010, not yet received
1256 Stadium (image scaled to 51% of
original size)
2010 (30 Dec). 50th Anniv of Football Stadium,
Cairo. Sheet 80×58 mm. Imperf.
MS2541 1256 E£2.5 multicoloured
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No. 3)
2011 (2 Jan). Post Day. T 1257 and similar
square designs. Multicoloured. P 13.
2542 30p. Type 1257
a. Block of 10. Nos. 2542/51
2543 30p. 1914 50m. stamp (As No. 80)
2544 30p. 1925 15m. stamp (As No. 125)
2545 30p. 1934 13m. stamp (As No. 225)
2546 30p. 1948 10m. stamp (As No. 348)
2547 30p. 1952 22m. stamp (As No. 413)
2548 30p. 1956 10m. stamp (As No. 517)
2549 30p. 1956 10m. stamp (As No. 519)
2550 E£2 1971 5m. stamp (As Type 413)
2551 E£2.5 1926 27m. stamp (As No. 133)
Nos. 2542/51 were printed, se-tenant, in
blocks of ten stamps within the sheet.
1258 Cairo Tower
2011 (11 Apr). 50th Anniv of Cairo Tower.
T 1258 and similar vert design.
Multicoloured. P 13½×13.
2552 30p. Type 1258
a. Pair. Nos. 2552/3
2553 E£2.5 Tower by night
Nos. 2552/3 were printed, se-tenant, in
horizontal pairs within the sheet.
1259 Tree as Hands
2011 (5 June). World Environment Day. P
13½×13.
2554 1259 E£2.5 multicoloured
1260 Armed Forces and Academy
2011 (20 July). Bicentenary of War Academy.
P 13×13½.
2555 1260 30p. multicoloured
1261 Pyramids
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2011 (17 Oct). Significant Rivers. T 1261 and 2012 (July). 20th Anniv of Egypt - Azerbaijan
similar horiz design. Multicoloured. P Diplomatic Relations. T 1266 and similar
13×13½ . horiz design. Multicoloured. P 13×13½.
2556 30p. Type 1261 2568 E£2.5 Type 1266
a. Horiz strip of 3. Nos. 2556, a. Pair. Nos. 2568/9
2558 and 2560 2569 E£2.5 Sphinx and pyramids, Egypt
b. Block of 6. Nos. 2556/61 Nos. 2568/9 were printed, se-tenant, in
2557 30p. Modern skyline, Singapore horizontal pairs within the sheet.
a. Horiz strip of 3. Nos. 2557, 751 Brain (90th Anniv of 753 Kaleidoscope
2559 and 2561 Psychology Studies)
2558 E£2 Galleon 2011 (18 Apr). Publicity Campaign. ‘Now that
2559 E£2 River boat, Singapore 2011 (28 Mar). 375th Anniv of Utrecht deserves a card!’. Two phosphor bands. P
2560 E£2.5 Modern skyline University. T 751 and similar horiz 13½×14.
2561 E£2.5 Ruins, Singapore designs. Multicoloured. Two phosphor 2847 753 1 (46c.) multicoloured
bands. P 13½×13. The phosphor bands were laid at right-
Nos. 2556, 2558 and 2560 and Nos. 2557,
2559 and 2561, respectively, were printed, 2824 1 (46c.) Type 751 angles along the left and bottom edge of the
se-tenant, in horizontal strips of three stamps a. Sheet of 10. Nos. 2824/33 stamp.
within blocks of six (No. 2556b), each strip 2825 1 (46c.) Owl (centenary of No. 2847 was printed in sheets of three
forming a composite design of the River Nile UNITAS) stamps with enlarged margins and in
(No. 25561a) or Singapore River (No. 2557a). 2826 1 (46c.) Gerard’t Hooft (65th booklets.
Stamps of a similar designs were issued by anniv of Nobel Prize for
Singapore. Physics)
2827 1 (46c.) Globe (125th anniv of
University Funding)
2828 1 (46c.) Stylised building plans
(50th anniv of Utrecht Science
Park)
2829 1 (46c.) Horse (190th anniv of
Animal Medicine)
2830 1 (46c.) Spotlight (45th anniv of
Drama Institute) 754 ’50 JAAR OESO (OECD)’
1267 Cycling
2831 1 (46c.) Petrus van 2011 (2 May). Anniversaries. T 754 and
2012. Olympic Games, London. T 1267 and Musschenbroek (250th death similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. Two
similar vert designs. Multicoloured. P anniv) phosphor bands. P 13½×13.
13½×13. 2832 1 (46c.) Partial DNA (25th anniv 2848 1 (46c.) Type 754
2570 E£2.5 Type 1267 of M.B.V. Mebiose) 2849 1 (46c.) ‘100 JAAR KONINKLIJKE
a. Horiz strip of 5. Nos. 2570/4 2833 1 (46c.) Buildings (325th anniv of NEDERLANDSE BILJARTBOND’
2571 E£2.5 Sprinting Portrait Gallery) (Royal Dutch Billiards
2572 E£2.5 Games emblem Nos. 2824/33 were printed, se-tenant, in Association centenary)
2573 E£2.5 Handball sheets of ten stamps with a brief description 2850 1 (46c.) ‘100 JAAR KONINKLIJKE
2574 E£2.5 Football of the anniversaries in the margin. NEDERLANDSE DAMBOND’
1262 Dove The phosphor bands were laid at right- (Royal Dutch Chess
Nos. 2570/4 were printed, se-tenant, in
horizontal strips of five stamps within the angles along the left and bottom edge of the Association centenary)
2012 (2 Jan). Post Day. T 1262 and similar vert
sheet. stamps.r 2851 1 (46c.) ‘650 JAAR SLOT
designs. Multicoloured. P 13½×13.
2562 E£2.5 Type 1262 LOEVESTEIN’ (650th anniv of
a. Horiz strip of 3. Nos. 2562/4 Loevestein Castle)
2563 E£2.5 Central Post Office, Ataba 2852 1 (46c.) ‘100 JAAR
Square GENOOTSCHAP
2564 E£2.5 Eye of Horus NEDERLANDSE COMPONISTEN’
(Dutch Composers’ Society
Nos. 2562/4 were printed, se-tenant, in
horizontal strips of three stamps within the NetherlaNdS (Pt. 4) centenary)
sheet. June 2011 Nos. 2848/52 were printed, se-tenant, in
vertical strips of five stamps within the sheet.
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
No. 2565 and Type 1263 are left for First stamps.
Anniv of Tahrir Square, issued on 25 January
2012, not yet received.

752 Map of Netherlands

749 St Jan’s Cathedral, (Netherlands Architectural
Hertogenbosch Institute)
2011 (10 Jan). Personal Stamp. Two phosphor 2011 (28 Mar). Construction Projects. 755 Child holding Doll
bands. Die-cut perf 13×13½. T 752 and similar square designs.
2820 749 1 (46c.) multicoloured Multicoloured. Two phosphor bands. P 2011 (23 May). 60th Anniv of UNICEF. T 755
The phosphor bands were laid at right- 13. and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured.
angles along the left and top edge of the 2834 1 (46c.) Type 752 Two phosphor bands. P 13×13½.
stamp. a. Sheet of 12. Nos. 2835/44 and 2853 1 (46c.) Type 755
No. 2820 could be personalised by the 2834×2 a. Sheet of 10. Nos. 2853/62
1264 Pope Shenouda III (image scaled to 2835 1 (46c.) Floor plan (Kenniscluster, 2854 1 (46c.) Children using globe
51% of original size) addition of photograph or logo.
Arnhem) 2855 1 (46c.) Child holding envelope
2012 (17 Apr). Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (Des Ontwerpwerk Agency) 2836 1 (46c.) Building projection addressed to ‘Bryan’
Commemoration. Sheet 80×58 mm. 2011 (10 Jan). Tourism. Vert designs as T 660. (Kenniscluster, Arnhem) 2856 1 (46c.) Child carrying load
Imperf. Multicoloured. Two phosphor bands. P 2837 1 (46c.) Floor plan (Parkeertoren on head
MS2566 1264 E£5 multicoloured 14½. (parking tower)) 2857 1 (46c.) Child looking through
2821 1 (46c.) Waterside buildings, City 2838 1 (46c.) Building projection broken window
Centre, Almere and map (Parkeertoren (parking tower)) 2858 1 (46c.) Child playing violin
2822 1 (46c.) Skyscraper, Einhoven 2839 1 (46c.) Stylised stepped 2859 1 (46c.) Mother and baby
and map mountain (Boekenberg 2860 1 (46c.) Giving toddler drops
(book mountain) Library, on tongue
Nos. 2821/2, respectively, were each issued Spijkenisse ) 2861 1 (46c.) Child using bag as rain
in se-tenant sheetlets of five stamps with 2840 1 (46c.) Skytower, Amsterdam shield
illustrated and perforated margins.
2841 1 (46c.) Floor plan (Skytower, 2862 1 (46c.) Child blowing bubbles
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
Amsterdam) Nos. 2853/62, were printed, se-tenant, in
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
stamps. 2842 1 (46c.) Boekenberg Library sheets of ten stamps.
building, Spijkenisse The phosphor bands were laid at right-
2843 1 (46c.) Stylised tower angles along the left and bottom edge of the
(Windpost, Maasvlakte, stamps.
Rotterdam)
2844 1 (46c.) Windpost building,
Maasvlakte, Rotterdam
Nos. 2835/44 and 2834×2, were printed, se-
tenant, in sheets of 12 stamps.
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
1265 Globe as Tree angles along the left and bottom edge of the
2012 (5 June). World Environment Day. P stamps.
13½×13. (Des Ontwerpwerk Agency)
2567 1265 E£2 multicoloured 756 ‘WIJN’ (wine)
2011 (11 Apr). Tourism. Vert designs as T 660. (Sacharmyces cerevisiae)
Multicoloured. Two phosphor bands. P
14½. 2011 (27 May). Centenary of Society for
2845 1 (46c.) Apartment Buildings, Microbiology. T 756 and similar horiz
750 Great Tit Plantsoen Welgelegen and designs. Multicoloured. Two phosphor
map bands. P 13½×13.
2011 (31 Jan). Personal Stamp. Two phosphor 2846 1 (46c.) Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe 2863 1 (46c.) Type 756
bands. P 14. Church, Breda and map a. Sheet of 10. Nos. 2863/72
2823 750 1 (46c.) multicoloured Nos. 2845/6, respectively, were each issued 2864 1 (46c.) ‘PENICILLIN’
The phosphor bands were laid at right- in se-tenant sheetlets of five stamps with 2865 1 (46c.) ‘KAAS’ (cheese)
angles along the left and bottom edge of the illustrated and perforated margins. 2866 1 (46c.) ‘BIOGAS’
stamp. The phosphor bands were laid at right- 2867 1 (46c.) ‘GROENBEMESTING’
1266 Maiden Tower and Shirvanshahs No. 2823 could be personalised by the angles along the left and bottom edge of the (green fertilization)
Palace Complex, Baku, Azerbaijan addition of photograph or logo. stamps. 2868 1 (46c.) ‘BIODIESEL’

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2869 1 (46c.) ‘AFVALWATERZUIVERING’
(sanitation)
2870 1 (46c.) ‘COMPOST’
2871 1 (46c.) ‘DESINFECTIE’
(disinfection)
2872 1 (46c.) ‘ZELFHELEND BETON’
(self setting concrete)
Nos. 2863/72, were printed, se-tenant, in
sheets of ten stamps.
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
stamps.
No. 2873 is left for Post, issued on 31 May
2011, not yet received.
Nos. 2874/9 and Type 757 are left for
Netherlands and Beyond, issued on 25 July
2011, not yet received.
Nos. 2880/5 and Type 758 are left for
Centenary Heemschut, issued on 22 August
2011, not yet received.
Nos. 2886/97 and Type 759 are left for
Green Initiatives, issued on 1 September 2011,
not yet received.
Nos. 2898/907 and Type 760 are left for
Centenary of Circus, issued on 19 September
2011, not yet received.
No. 2908 and Type 761 are left for Personal
Stamp, issued on 10 October 2011, not yet
received.
Nos. 2909/14 and Type 762 are left for Post
Crossing Initiative, issued on 14 October 2011,
not yet received.
No. 2915 and Type 763 are left for Stamp
Day, issued on 14 October 2011, not yet
received.
No. MS2916 and Type 764 are left for ‘For
Children’, issued on 29 October 2011, not yet
received.
Nos. 2917/26 and Type 765 are left for
Christmas, issued on 22 November 2011, not
yet received.
766 De Drie Haringen
(Three Herrings) House,
Deventer
(Des Max Kisman)
2012 (2 Jan). Personal Stamps. KLM Delftware
Houses. T 766 and similar vert design.
Multicoloured. Two phosphor bands. P
13½×14.
2927 1 (85c.) Type 766
2928 1 (95c.) Rembrandt’s House,
Amsterdam
No. 2927 was inscribed ‘EUROPA’ and was
for mail within Europe, No. 2928 was inscribed
‘WERELD’ and was for use on international
mail.
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
stamp.
Nos. 2927/8 could be personalised by the
addition of photograph or logo.
767 Red Cross ‘Eerste Hulp
Bij Ongelukken ‘ (first aid)
(Des Karel Martens . Litho Cartor)
2012 (30 Jan). Red Cross. First Aid. T 767 and
similar horiz design. Multicoloured. Two
phosphor bands. P 13½×14.
2929 1 (50c.) + 25c. Type 767
2930 1 (50c.) + 25c. White cross
enclosing face Eerste Hulp dóór
iedereen (first aid by all)
2931 1 (50c.) + 25c. White cross
enclosing hand Eerste Hulp
vóór iedereen (first aid for all)
Nos. 2929/31 were printed, se-tenant, in
horizontal strips of three stamps within sheets
of six stamps.
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
stamps.
(Des Joseph Plateau Agency)
2012 (30 Jan). Tourism. Historic Country
Houses. Vert designs as T 660.
Multicoloured. Two phosphor bands. P
14½.
2932 1 (50c.) David (statue),
Mattemburgh
2933 1 (50c.) Amstenrade House
G.S.M. July 2013
Nos. 2932/3, respectively, were each issued
in se-tenant sheetlets of five stamps with
illustrated and perforated margins.
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
stamps.
(Des Joseph Plateau Agency)
2012 (27 Feb). Tourism. Historic Country
Houses. Vert designs as T 660.
Multicoloured. Two phosphor bands. P
14½.
2934 1 (50c.) Vollenhoven House
2935 1 (50c.) Trompenburg House
Nos. 2934/5, respectively, were each issued
in se-tenant sheetlets of five stamps with
illustrated and perforated margins.
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
stamps.
768 Outline of Albert
Heijn Store over Photo
of First Grocery
Delivery Bicycle
(Des Tahir Idouri and Millford Brand-id)
2012 (27 Feb). 125th Anniv of Albert Heijn
(food retailer). T 768 and similar vert
designs showing parts of Albert Heijn’s
logo over photographs. Multicoloured.
Self adhesive. Two phosphor bands. Die-
cut perf 13½×13.
2936 1 (50c.) Type 768
2937 1 (50c.) Coffee beans over photo
of women working in coffee
production
2938 1 (50c.) Hamster over poster
advertising first ‘Stock-up
Week’
2939 1 (50c.) Father pushing trolley
over photo of modern
employees
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
stamps.
The back of the sheet is inscribed for the
anniversary.
769 Salvationist giving
Homeless Man Bowl of
Soup
(Des Rudo Hartman. Cartor)
2012 (27 Feb). 125th Anniv of Dutch Salvation
Army. Two phosphor bands. P 13½.
2940 769 1 (46c.) multicoloured
No. 2940 was issued both in sheets and
booklets, each of ten stamps.
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
stamps.
770 De Amsterdam (Dutch
East Indiaman), National
Maritime Museum,
Oosterdok
(Des Michaël Snitker. Cartor)
2012 (26 Mar). Visit Amsterdam. T 770 and
similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. Two
phosphor bands. P 13½.
2941 1 (50c.) Type 770
a. Pair. Nos. 2931/2
2942 1 (50c.) Muziekgebouw aan ‘t
IJ Concert Hall, Bimhuis Jazz
Hall and Lirica cruise ship
alongside.
2943 1 (85c.) De bocht van de
Herengracht (Gerrit
Berckheyde)
a. Pair. Nos. 2933/4
2944 1 (85c.) Magere Brug (skinny
bridge) over River Amstel
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speech day, Binnenhof, The
Hague
Nos. 2949/58, were printed, se-tenant, in
sheets of ten stamps.
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
stamps.
771 Pigeon and Flowers
(Des Marenthe Otten. Cartor)
2012 (26 Mar). Publicity Campaign. ‘Now that
deserves a card!’. Two phosphor bands.
P 14½.
2945 771 1 (50c.) multicoloured
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
stamp.
No. 2945 was printed in sheets of three 774 Page from 1877 Edition
stamps with enlarged margins and in of De Grote Bosatlas (detail)
booklets.
Customers purchasing at least six euros
worth of greetings cards from participating
sales points during 26 March to 16 April 2012
received a free sheetlet with three special
stamps.
772 Women cleaning
Courtyard
(Des Christine Alberts and Patrick Coppens)
2012 (23 Apr). Centenary of Netherlands
Open Air Museum. Sheet 108×150
mm containing T 772 and similar horiz
designs. Colours given in text. Two
phosphor bands. P 14½.
MS2946 50c.×10, Type 772 (emerald and
black); Women at market (black and bright
mauve); Children and smart phone (black,
magenta and new blue); Children playing
775 Page from 1877 Edition of De Grote
c. 1940 (new blue and black); Migrant
Bosatlas (image scaled to 38% of original
worker in his room (new blue, black and
size)
bright mauve); Women and sod hut (bright
mauve, black and magenta); Camper van (Des Sonja Haller and Pascal Brun )
and occupants (bright mauve, black and
emerald); Children with tablet device and 2012 (18 June). 135th Anniv of De Grote
camping lamp (emerald, black and new Bosatlas (atlas). Sheet 108×150 mm
blue); Boarding aircraft c. 1960 (black and containing T 774 and forming the
magenta); Petrol station (magenta, black overall design T 775. Multicoloured. Two
and emerald) phosphor bands.
MS2959 1 (50c.)×10, Type 774; Pages from
The designs of the stamps of MS2946
2007 edition; Page from 1961 edition; Page
overlap and extend into the right margin.
from 1961 edition (different); Page from
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
1971 edition; Pages from 2001 edition;
angles along the left and bottom edge of the
Pages from 2102 edition; Pages from 2001
stamps.
edition (different); Pages from 2102 edition
(different); Page from 1981 edition
(Des Joseph Plateau Agency)
The phosphor bands were laid at right-
2012 (21 May). Tourism. Historic Country angles along the left and bottom edge of the
Houses. Vert designs as T 660. stamps.
Multicoloured. Two phosphor bands. P The back of the sheet is inscribed for the
14½. anniversary.
2947 1 (50c.) Middachten House
MS2948 144×75 mm. 1 (50c.)×5, Nos. 2922/5
and 2937
No. 2947 was issued in sheetlets of five
nOrWaY (Pt. 11)
February 2012
stamps with illustrated and perforated
margins. (Des Enzo Finger and Sverre Morken.
No. MS2948 also has illustrated and Enschedé)
perforated margins
The phosphor bands were laid at right- 2011 (11 Nov). Posthorn. Vert design as Type
angles along the left and bottom edge of the 402. Multicoloured, colour of oval given.
stamps. P 14×13½.
1801 50k. greenish slate
SLOVenia (Pt. 3)
February 2013
Nos. 1013/16 and Type 501 are left for
Bees, issued on 28 September 2012, not yet
received.
No. 1017 and Type 502 are left for Urška
773 De Amsterdam (Dutch
Žolnir, issued on 28 September 2012, not yet
East Indiaman) received.
(Des LUST Agency. Cartor) No. 1018 and Type 503 are left for Art, issued
on 28 September 2012, not yet received.
2012 (21 May). 60th Anniv of Madurodam No. 1019 and Type 504 are left for Chess,
(miniature city). T 773 and similar horiz issued on 28 September 2012, not yet
designs. Multicoloured. Two phosphor received.
bands. P 13½.
2949 1 (50c.) Type 755
a. Sheet of 10. Nos. 2939/48
2950 1 (50c.) Windmill in a polder near
Zaanse Schans
2951 1 (50c.) Alkmaar cheese market
2952 1 (50c.) Port of Rotterdam
2953 1 (50c.) Bulbfields in South
Holland
2954 1 (50c.) Rijksmuseum,
Amsterdam
2955 1 (50c.) KLM aircraft at Schiphol 504a Red Cross Workers
Airport carrying Patient
2956 1 (50c.) Maeslantkering
storm surge barrier, Nieuwe (Des Studio KVADRAT)
Waterweg ship canal 2012 (7 Nov). OBLIGATORY TAX. Red Cross
2957 1 (50c.) Dredger in Maasvlakte 2 Week. P 14×14½.
harbour, Rotterdam 1019a 504a 15c. multicoloured
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2010 (26 Nov). Christmas.
SB36 €4.92 No. 920×12
2011 (25 Nov). Christmas.
SB37 €3.24 No. 980×12
SB38 €4.92 No. 981×12
2011 (25 Nov). New Year.
SB39 €3.24 No. 984×12
SB40 €4.92 No. 985×12
2012 (23 Nov). Christmas.
505 Nativity Crib SB40 €2.70 No. 1020×12 O1029 Dianthus 1035 Evliya Celebi
(Des Robert Žvokelj; Edi Berk. Litho Oriental SB41 €4.10 No. 1021×12
Ptg., Bahrain) 2010 (10 Dec). Official Stamps. Flowers. 2011 (18 Apr). 400th Birth Anniv of Evliya
2012 (23 Nov). New Year. Type O1029 and similar vert designs. Celebi (traveller and adventurer). T 1035
2012 (23 Nov). Christmas. T 505 and similar SB43 €2.70 No. 1022×12 Multicoloured. P 13½. and similar horiz design. Multicoloured.
vert design. Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf SB44 €4.10 No. 1023×12 O4020 5ykr. Type O1029 P 13×13½.
13 . O4021 50ykr. Orange and yellow pansy- 4039 90ykr. Type 1035
1020 A (27c.) Type 505 shaped flowers 4040 1ylr.30 On horseback
1021 C (41c.) Angel O4022 80ykr. Dark pink salvia-shaped
Nos. 1020/1 were each issued in booklets of tUrKeY (Pt. 16) flowers, blue background
12 stamps. May 2013 O4023 90ykr. Yellow composite flowers, blue
The stamps are peeled directly from the background
booklet cover. O4024 1ylr. White tulip-shaped flowers,
blue background

1036 Diplodus vulgaris

2011 (28 Apr). Fish. T 1036 and similar horiz
designs. Multicoloured. P 13½.
4041 1ylr.30 Type 1036
4042 1ylr.30 Trigla lucerna
4043 1ylr.30 Xiphias gladius
506 New Year Fairy
(Des Ariana Noršić; Robert Žvokelj. Litho 1025 Two Players
Oriental Ptg., Bahrain)
(Litho Fersa Ofset Ltd)
2012 (23 Nov). New Year. Self-adhesive. Die- 1030 Emblem on
cut perf 13 . 2010 (28 Aug). FIBA World Basketball
Championship for Men, 2010. T 1025 and Map of Turkey
1022 A (27c.) Type 506
1023 C (41c.) Piglet similar vert design. Multicoloured. P 13. (Litho Fersa Ofset Ltd)
4012 80ykr. Type 1025
Nos. 1022/3 were each issued in booklets of 4013 80ykr. Two players at net 2010 (20 Dec). Economic Cooperation
12 stamps. 4014 110ykr. As Type 1025 Organisation (ECO) Summit. Sheet
The stamps are peeled directly from the 120×80 mm containing T 1030 and
4015 110ykr. As No. 4013
booklet cover. similar vert designs. Multicoloured. P 13.
MS4025 90ykr. Type 1030;100ykr. As Type
1030; 130ykr. As Type 1030; 150ykr. As 1037 Anniversary Emblem
Type 1030
2011 (5 May). 50th Anniv of OECD. P 13×13½.
4044 1037 1ylr. multicoloured

507 ETA 80 Telephone

(Des Robert Žvokelj and Jaka Babnik. Litho AS
VABA MAA, Tallinn) 1032 Lily
2012 (23 Nov). Slovenian Industrial Design. 1026 Ritsurin Gardens
2011 (7 Feb). Lilies. T 1032 and similar square 1038 Woodpecker and Forest
P 14. (Litho Fersa Ofset Ltd) designs. Multicoloured. P 13½.
1024 507 58c. multicoloured 2011 (9 May). Europa 2011. Forests. T 1038
2010 (2 Sept). Japan Year in Turkey, 2010. 4030 25ykr. Type 1032
Sheet 198×198 mm containing T 1026 4031 1ylr. Two pale mauve blooms and similar horiz design. Multicoloured.
and similar horiz designs. Multicoloured. 4032 3ylr.65 One green tinged bloom P 13½×13.
P 13×13½. 4033 6ylr. One red, orange and pink 4045 90ykr. Type 1038
MS4016 80ykr.×5, Type 1026; Tradtional bloom 4046 1lyr.30 Deer and forest
Japanese dance (woman); Traditional Nos. 4030/3 are perforated in a heart-shape
Japanese folk dance troup; Tokyo skyline enclosed in an outer perforated square.
and Mount Fuji; Noh theatre actor.
100ykr.×5, Kabuto Samurai war mask;
Mount Fuji: Kokeshi dolls; Ertugrul frigate;
Sushi
A stamp (showing Mount Fuji) of No.
MS4016 is part of the background design.

508 Mountaineer 1039 Emblem

(Des Studio Arnoldvuga+. Litho AS VABA 2011 (10 May). Week of the Disabled. T 1039
MAA, Tallinn) 1033 Government Institution, and similar horiz design. Multicoloured.
2012 (23 Nov). 80th Anniv of First Slovene Moscow P 13½×13.
Films (2nd issue). The Slopes of Triglav. P 4047 90ykr. Type 1039
2011 (16 Mar). 90th Anniv of Moscow 4048 1ylr.30 Emblem (different)
14½×14. Agreement. Sheet 113×53 mm
1025 508 58c. multicoloured containing T 1033 and similar horiz
design. Multicoloured. P 13½×13.
1027 Collegiate Church of Santa MS4034 90ykr.×2, Type 1033; Negotiators
María la Mayor, Toro, Zamora around conference table
(Litho Fersa Ofset Ltd)
2010 (18 Oct). The Alliance of Civilizations,
Turkey and Spain. Multicoloured. P 13.
MS4017 80ykr. Type 1027; 110ykr. Ortakoy
Mosque, Istanbul

1040 Atatürk
509 Kranjska Klobasa (Carniolan Sausage)
O1034 Flower 2011 (19 May). 130th Birth Anniv of Atatürk.
(Des Edi Berk and Tomo Jeseničnik) Sheet 94×64 mm. P 13×13½.
2012 (23 Nov). Gastronomy. T 509 and similar 2011 (18 Apr). Official Stamps. Type O1034 MS4049 1040 90ykr. multicoloured
horiz design. Multicoloured. P 11½×12. and similar vert designs. Multicoloured.
1026 77c. Type 509 P 14×13 (with one elliptical hole on each
a. Pair. Nos. 1026/7 horiz side and one star-shaped perf on
1027 77c. Sautéed potatoes each vert side).
1028 Rug from Uşak O4035 10ykr. Type O1034
Nos. 1026/7 were printed, se-tenant, in
horizontal pairs within the sheet O4036 1ylr. Orange and yellow composite
(Litho Fersa Ofset Ltd)
flowers
StaMP BOOKLetS 2010 (17 Nov). Traditional Turkish Arts - Rugs. O4037 2ylr.80 Stylized peacock feathers, blue
Multicoloured. P 12½×13½. background
2010 (26 Nov). New Year. 4018 80ykr. +10ykr. Type 1028 O4038 6ylr. Stylized peacock feathers,
SB35 €2.70 No. 918×12 4019 110ykr. +10ykr. Kayseri multicoloured background 1041 Military Aircraft

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2011 (1 June). Centenary of Turkish Air Force.
Two sheets each 119×89 mm containing
T 1041 and similar multicoloured
designs. P 13×13½ (MS4050) or imperf
(MS4051).
MS4050 1ylr.30×4, Type 1041; Aircraft over
river; Aircraft at sunrise; Aircraft taking off
MS4051 1ylr.30×4, Aircraft over three figures
looking up; Aircraft, flag and eagle (statue,
Air Force war academy, Istanbul); Aircraft
in flight above clouds; Aircraft above
buildings
1042 Anas acuta
(Northern Pintail)
2011 (5 June). World Environment Day. Sheet
111×111 mm containing T 1042 and
similar square designs. Multicoloured. P
13½.
MS4052 25ykr. Type 1042; 90ykr. Streptopelia
turtur (European Turtle Dove); 1ylr.30
Phasianas colchicus (Common Pheasant );
1ylr.30 Alectoris chukar (Chukar Partridge)
The stamps of MS4052 are perforated in a
circle contained in an outer perforated square.
1043 Pagoda
2011 (25 June). 60th Anniv of Korean War. P
13½.
4053 1043 1ylr. multicoloured
1044 Adult Hand clasping Child’s Hand
2011 (28 June). 90th Anniv of Social Services
and Child Protection Agency. P 13½.
4054 1044 90ykr. multicoloured
1045 Wrestlers
2011 (8 July). 650th Year of Kirkpinar Oil
Wrestling. Sheet 119×89 mm containing
T 1045 and similar horiz designs.
Multicoloured. P 13×13½.
MS4055 90ykr. Type 1045; 90ykr. Falling
wrestlers; 1ylr.30 Standing wrestlers with
heads lowered; 1ylr.30 Wrestlers and
referee
1046 Van Castle
G.S.M. July 2013
2011 (12 July). City of Van, History and Natural
Assets. Sheet 128×66 mm containing
T 1046 and similar vert designs.
Multicoloured. P 13×13½.
MS4056 25ykr. Type 1046; 90ykr. Husrev
Pasha Mosque; 1ylr.30 Catak Bridge and
Pearl Mullet; 1ylr.30 Akdamar Island Church
and Van Cat
1047 Emblem (partial) and
Mascot
2011 (23 July). Trabzon 2011, European Youth
Olympic Festival. T 1047 and similar
multicoloured designs. P 13.
4057 25ykr. Type 1047
4058 90ykr. Emblem (full) and mascot
4059 1ylr.30 Mascot and partial emblem
on banner
4060 1ylr.30 Mascot (vert)
United StateS of aMerica
(Pt. 22)
July 2012
3304 Madonna of
the Candelabra
(Raphael)
(Des Richard Sheaff. Photo Avery Dennison,
Clinton, South Carolina)
2011 (31 Oct). Christmas (1st issue). Self-
adhesive. Die-cut perf 11.
5171 3304 44c. multicoloured
3305 Bauble 3306 Bauble
3307 Bauble 3308 Bauble
(Des William J. Glicker. Litho)
2011 (13 Oct). Christmas (2nd issue). Baubles.
Self-adhesive.
(a) Booklet Stamps. Litho. Ashton-Potter (USA)
Ltd, Williamsville, New York. Die-cut perf 11.
5172 3305 (44c.) multicoloured
5173 3306 (44c.) multicoloured
5174 3307 (44c.) multicoloured
5175 3308 (44c.) multicoloured
(b) Booklet Stamps. Litho. Banknote
Corporation of America Inc, Browns Summit,
North Carolina. Die-cut perf 11.
5176 3305 (44c.) multicoloured
5177 3306 (44c.) multicoloured
5178 3307 (44c.) multicoloured
5179 3308 (44c.) multicoloured
(c) Size 22×24 mm. Automatic Teller Machine
Stamps. Photo. Avery Dennison, Clinton. South
Carolina. Die-cut perf 11½×11.
5180 3305 (44c.) multicoloured
5181 3306 (44c.) multicoloured
5182 3307 (44c.) multicoloured
5183 3308 (44c.) multicoloured
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Nos. 5172/5 have ‘USPS’ in microprinting on
the collar of the bauble.
Nos. 5176 and 5180 have microprinting to
the left of third stripe on the bauble.
Nos. 5177 and 5179 have microprinting
on the left side of the bottom ribbon in the
ribbon cluster above the collar.
No. 5178 has microprinting below the
lowest stripe of the bauble. 3315 Shirt 3316 Shirt
No. 5181 has microprinting on the vertical
ribbon of the ribbon cluster, No. 5182 has
microprinting on the left curved ribbon of the
ribbon cluster and No. 5183 has microprinting
on the left side of the bauble below the collar.
Nos. 5173/5 and 5176/9, each×5 were
issued in double-sided booklets of 20 (6×2,
4×2).
No. 5180 and 5183, each×5, 5181/2,
each×4 were issued in panes of 18 (6×3) from
automatic teller machines.
All types of booklet have outer edges 3317 Shirt
imperforate. Single stamps may be die-cut all (Des Carl T. Herrman)
round or show one side or two adjacent sides
imperforate. 2012 (19 Jan). Aloha Shirts. Self-adhesive.
Nos. 5172/83 have no face value expressed
(c) Sheet Stamps. Photo. Avery Dennison,
and were inscribed ‘FOREVER’, they were
originally on sale for 44c. Clinton, South Carolina. Die-cut perf 11.
5193 3313 32c. multicoloured
5194 3314 32c. multicoloured
5195 3315 32c. multicoloured
5196 3316 32c. multicoloured
5197 3317 32c. multicoloured
(b) Size 22×24 mm. Coil Stamps. Multicoloured.
Litho. Banknote Corporation of America Inc,
Browns Summit, North Carolina. Die-cut
3309 ‘HANUKKAH’ imperf×perf 11.
5198 32c. As Type 3313
(Des Suzanne Kleinwaks. Litho Banknote
5199 32c. As Type 3314
Corporation of America Inc, Browns Summit,
North Carolina) 5200 32c. As Type 3315
5201 32c. As Type 3316
2010 (14 Oct). Hanukkah Festival. Self- 5202 32c. As Type 3317
adhesive. Die-cut perf 11. Nos. 5198/202 were printed in coils with the
5184 3309 (44c.) multicoloured designs alternating.
There is a slight colour change between the
sheet and coil stamps.
3310 Family
(Des Derry Noyes. Litho Ashton-Potter (USA) 3318 Glacier National Park,
Ltd, Williamsville, New York) Montana
2011 (14 Oct). Kwanza Festival. Self-adhesive.
(Des Carl T. Herrman. Litho Banknote
Die-cut perf 11. Corporation of America Inc, Browns Summit,
5185 3310 (44c.) multicoloured North Carolina)
2012 (19 Jan). AIR. Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf
11.
A5203 3318 85c. multicoloured
3311 Eagle
(Des Edith Kessler. Avery Dennison, Clinton,
South Carolina)
2012 (3 Jan). Pre-sorted First Class Mail.
Coil Stamps. Self-adhesive. Die-cut 3319 Cockerel 3320 Centaur
imperf×perf 11.
5186 3311 (25c.) multicoloured (orange)
5187 3311 (25c.) multicoloured (yellow)
5188 3311 (25c.) multicoloured (green)
5189 3311 (25c.) multicoloured
(turquoise)
5190 3311 (25c.) multicoloured (blue)
5191 3311 (25c.) multicoloured
(magenta)
Nos. 5186/91 were printed in coils with the
surplus paper around the stamps removed 3321 Cockerel 3322 Cow
and the designs alternating along the coil. on Perch
Colour of side panel given.
3312 Sanctuary II (Doug West)
3323 Eagle
(Des Richard Sheaff. Photo Avery Dennison,
Clinton, South Carolina) (Des Derry Noyes. Litho Banknote
Corporation of America Inc, Browns Summit,
2012 (6 Jan). Centenary of New Mexico North Carolina)
Statehood. Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf 11.
5192 3312 (44c.) multicoloured 2012 (20 Jan). Weather Vanes. Self-adhesive.
Die-cut imperf×perf 12.
5204 3319 45c. multicoloured
5205 3320 45c. multicoloured
5206 3321 45c. multicoloured
5207 3322 45c. multicoloured
5208 3323 45c. multicoloured
Nos. 5204/8 were printed in coils with the
surplus paper around the stamps removed
and the designs alternating along the coil.
3313 Shirt 3314 Shirt No. 5209 is vacant.
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5216 3330 85c. multicoloured (Des Howard E. Paine. Litho Ashton-Potter 5236 3350 (45c.) multicoloured
a. Strip of 5. Nos. 5216/20 (USA) Ltd, Williamsville, New York)
5217 3331 85c. multicoloured (b) Coil Stamps. Litho. Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd,
2012 (31 Jan). Black Heritage. John H. Johnson
5218 3332 85c. multicoloured Williamsville, New York. Die-cut imperf×perf
(magazine publisher) Commemoration.
5219 3333 85c. multicoloured 9½.
Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf 11.
5220 3334 85c. multicoloured 5237 3347 (45c.) multicoloured
5228 3342 (45c.) multicoloured
Nos. 5216/20 were printed in horizontal 5238 3348 (45c.) multicoloured
strips of five stamps within the sheet. 5239 3349 (45c.) multicoloured
5240 3350 (45c.) multicoloured
3324 Wedding (c) Coil Stamps. Litho. Banknote Corporation of
Cake America Inc, Browns Summit, North Carolina.
Die-cut imperf×perf 11.
(Des Ethel Kessler. Litho Banknote 5241 3347 (45c.) multicoloured
Corporation of America Inc, Browns Summit, 5242 3348 (45c.) multicoloured
North Carolina)
3343 ‘Love’ 5243 3349 (45c.) multicoloured
2012 (20 Jan). Greetings Stamp. Wedding 5244 3350 (45c.) multicoloured
Cake. Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf 11. (Des Louise Fili. Litho Banknote Corporation
3335 Amish Horse and Buggy, of America Inc, Browns Summit, North (d) Booklet Stamps. With darker shading and
5210 3324 65c. multicoloured
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Carolina) duller phosphor. Litho. Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd,
No. 5210 is similar to No. 4951.
(Des Phil Jordan. Litho Ashton-Potter (USA) 2012 (2 Feb). Love. Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf Williamsville, New York. Die-cut perf 11.
Ltd, Williamsville, New York) 11. 5245 3347 (45c.) multicoloured
5229 3343 (45c.) multicoloured 5246 3348 (45c.) multicoloured
2012 (20 Jan). AIR. Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf 5247 3349 (45c.) multicoloured
11. No. 5229 was originally to be issued on 14
February 2012, but was released early so that 5248 3350 (45c.) multicoloured
5221 3335 $1.05 multicoloured
it could be used on St Valentine’s Day cards. (e) Booklet Stamps. With lighter shading and
brighter phosphor. Litho. Banknote Corporation
of America Inc, Browns Summit, North Carolina.
Die-cut perf 11.
5180 3347 (45c.) multicoloured
3325 Baltimore 5181 3348 (45c.) multicoloured
Checkerspot Butterfly 5182 3349 (45c.) multicoloured
5183 3350 (45c.) multicoloured
(Des Derry Noyes. Photo Avery Dennison, 3336 Sierra Juniper Nos. 5245/8 have darker shading amongst
Clinton, South Carolina) the stars at top left, and duller, greener
2011 (20 Jan). Butterfly. Self-adhesive. Die-cut phosphor applied to the paper.
perf 11. Nos. 5249/52 have lighter shading amongst
5211 3325 65c. multicoloured the stars at top left, and brighter, yellower
phosphor applied to the paper.
3344 Leaf, Male
Figure, Sun and
Apple
3337 Trident Maple
(Des Derry Noyes. Photo Avery Dennison,
Clinton, South Carolina)
2012 (9 Feb). Heart Health. Self-adhesive. Die-
cut perf 11.
5230 3344 (45c.) multicoloured
3326 Spaniel 3327 Black
(Therapy Dog) Labrador (Guide
Dog) 3338 Black Pine 3351 Sunshine Skyway Bridge,
Florida

3345 Cathedral Rock

(Des Richard Sheaff. Photo Avery Dennison,
Azalea Clinton, South Carolina)
2012 (14 Feb). Centenary of Arizona
3328 German 3329 Yellow Statehood. Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf 11.
Shepherd (Rescue Labrador (Military 5231 3345 (45c.) multicoloured
Dog) Dog)
3352 Carmel Mission, Carmel
(Des Howard E. Paine. Photo Avery Dennison,
Clinton, South Carolina) (Des Carl T Herrman (5253) or Phil Jordan
2012 (20 Jan). Working Dogs. Self-adhesive. (5254). Litho Banknote Corporation of
3340 Banyan America Inc, Browns Summit, North
Die-cut perf 11.
(Des Edith Kessler. Litho Ashton-Potter (USA) Carolina (5253) or Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd
5212 3326 65c. multicoloured
Ltd, Williamsville, New York) Williamsville, New York (5254))
a. Block of 4. Nos. 5212/15
5213 3327 65c. multicoloured 2012 (23 Jan). Bonsai Trees. Booklet Stamps. 2012 (28 Feb). Landmarks. Self-adhesive. Die-
5214 3328 65c. multicoloured Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf 11. cut perf 11.
5215 3329 65c. multicoloured 5222 3336 (45c.) multicoloured 5253 3351 $5.15 multicoloured
Nos. 5212/15 were printed in blocks of four 5223 3337 (45c.) multicoloured 3346 Danny Thomas 5254 3352 $18.95 multicoloured
stamps within the sheet. 5224 3338 (45c.) multicoloured (Des Greg Breeding. Litho Banknote
5225 3339 (45c.) multicoloured Corporation of America Inc, Browns Summit,
5226 3340 (45c.) multicoloured StaMP BOOKLetS
North Carolina)
2012 (16 Feb). Danny Thomas (comedian) 2011 (13 Oct). Christmas (1st issue) .
Commemoration. Self-adhesive. Die-cut SB410 $8.80 Self-adhesive double-sided
perf 11. convertible booklet. No.
5232 3346 (45c.) multicoloured 5171×20
2011 (13 Oct). Christmas (2nd issue) .
SB411 $8.80 Self-adhesive double-sided
3330 Peregrine 3331 Golden convertible booklet. Nos.
Falcon Eagle 5173/5, each×5
3341 Dragon
2011 (13 Oct). Christmas (2nd issue) .
(Des Edith Kessler. Photo Avery Dennison, SB412 $8.80 Self-adhesive double-sided
Clinton, South Carolina) convertible booklet. Nos.
2012 (23 Jan). Chinese New Year. Year of the 5176/9, each×5
Dragon. Self-adhesive. Die-cut perf 11. 3347 ‘Freedom’ 3348 ‘Liberty’
5227 3341 (45c.) multicoloured 2011 (13 Oct). Christmas (2nd issue) .
SB413 $7.92 Self-adhesive double-sided
No. 5227 was printed in panes of 12 stamps vending booklet. No. 5180 and
3332 Osprey 3333 Northern with a brief description of the New Year on the 5183, each×5, 5181/2, each×4
Harrier backing sheet.
2012 (23 Jan). Bonsai Trees.
SB414 $9 Self-adhesive double-sided
vending booklet. Nos. 5222/6,
each×4
3349 ‘Equality’ 3350 ‘Justice’ 2012 (22 Feb). Freedom, Liberty, Equality and
Justice (1st issue).
(Des Howard E. Paine)
SB415 $9 Self-adhesive double-sided
2012 (22 Feb). Freedom, Liberty, Equality and convertible booklet. Nos.
3334 Northern Justice (1st issue). 5245/8, each×5
Goshawk
(a) Coil Stamps. Photo. Avery Dennison, Clinton, 2012 (22 Feb). Freedom, Liberty, Equality and
(Des Howard E. Paine. Litho Ashton-Potter South Carolina. Die-cut imperf×perf 8½. Justice (1st issue).
(USA) Ltd, Williamsville, New York) 5233 3347 (45c.) multicoloured SB416 $9 Self-adhesive double-sided
2012 (20 Jan). Birds of Prey. Self-adhesive. Die- 3342 John H. 5234 3348 (45c.) multicoloured convertible booklet. Nos.
cut perf 11. Johnson 5235 3349 (45c.) multicoloured 5249/52, each×5

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