AUSTRALIA 2013 FIP WORLD STAMP EXHIBITION 10 – 15 May 2013 Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne Vic
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Genesis of the Kangaroo SSS Produced in the latter part of 2011, the A2013 committee released the first of three exclusive SSS products entitled the “Genesis of the Kangaroo”, which included 10 x 60c stamps and 10 tablets with the A2013 logo. On both sides of the sheet are full colour copies of the initial essays for the first Australian stamp – the 1d Kangaroo. Each Genesis of the Kangaroo SSS is individually numbered and available from the Australia2013 website.
Genesis of the Kangaroo souvenir stamp sheet
150 Years of the Melbourne Zoo
A2013 Forthcoming Issues 1913 – The First KGV issue Following on from the Genesis of the Kangaroo SSS, the committee of the A2013 will produce a SSS for the 1913-14 KGV Recess Stamps in 2012 and in 2013 before the Exhibition will issue the 3rd in the series of SSS commemorating the KGV letterpress issues. Both these sheets will be numbered and limited editions.
To be issued toward the end of 2012 is a special Melbourne Zoo PNC, which celebrates the 150 years of the Melbourne Zoo The A2013 committee will be overprinting 150 on these. A2013 product for Indonesia 2013 In June 2012, five limited edition and numbered items bearing the Indonesia 2012 logo were released overprinted in gold.
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Colonial Heritage Series 2 imperforate intaglio minisheet $30
Royal Exhibition Building postcard $7.50
Rising Sun booklet 10 x 60c $15
Visit Australia 2013 minisheet $15
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Rising Sun semi-imperforate minisheet $25
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1.SA 1902 Thin Postage variety ‘ POSTAGE and ONE SHILLING in Red-Brown’. Scarce stamp and missing from most State collections, VF grade. SG 275c (Cat £900) $1,200 2. TAS 1889 Pictorial SPECIMEN Set (8), VF and fresh.SG 229s/36s $725 3. TAS 1853 Courier Pair, Plate II. Scarce multiple. SG 10 $1200 4. 1d Red Roos, perfin OS NSW, positional block of 24 with BW listed variety ‘notch in left’ frame at L26. Fresh and unmounted. A scarce large block. BW 2(C)e $500 5.1d Papua Pictorial, Ash Imprint Block with (Lee, Type 70) KOKODA 21 MAR 33 to order Cds. Attractive piece. SG 131 $75 6. £1 Brown & Blue (1st WMk). Attractive fresh example, lightly mounted and nicely centred. Scarce stamp in this
grade. SG 15 $3,750 7. 9d Violet Roo (2nd Wmk), scarce premium grade marginal unmounted example with superb fresh gum. Rarely seen like this. SG 27 $1,250 8. 1d Deep Scarlet KGV (Aniline) block of four. Superbly fresh, nicely centred and unmounted. Some vertical perf separation on bottom units. SG 47a. BW 72A (G60) $200 9. 1971 7c Sturt Pea ‘buff and green omitted’ with normal for comparison BW 535cg. SG 468bb $100 10. 5/- Bridge, appealing CTO corner example, no gum. SG 143 $275 11. £1 Robes Specimen. Clean & fresh unmounted example. Rounded corner at upper left. 2011 RPSV photo certificate of authenticity. SG 178s $775 12. 1914 6d Engraved Kookaburra (corner block of 6)
Maroon shade. Nicely centred with fresh, clean gum. Two hinge marks in bottom selvedge only. SG 19, BW 60A $1500
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13.1890 Victoria Postage Due Set (10/10), VF grade, a few with hinge remainders. SG D1/10 $650 19868 14. NZ 1858 1d dull orange Imperf, no wmk. Reasonable margins, one is partly shaved. Large part original gum. Scare stamp (Cat £3000) SG 8 $1,250 19954 15. 6d Qld QV sideface on piece with Lee (Types 48 & 49). TAMATA strikes. Both rated F scarce! Superb strikes. Stunning exhibition grade example! Ceremuga photo certificate. $650 19998 16.1901-5 BNG Set (8/8). Wmk Horizontal. Thick Paper. VF,and well above average grade - SG 1/8 $1,200 19980
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Contents Articles
A closer look at modern Australian stamps: Chris de Haer.....8 Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ................................................ 12 Collecting the KGV Penny Red: Dr Scott Starling ................. 16 Revenue Review: Dave Elsmore ................................................. 18 Cinderella Corner: Tony Presgrave ............................................ 24 Ireland: the Definitive Issues: Mike Lee ................................... 28 Nordic Area Classic Xmas Seals: Christer Brunström .......... 32 Looking at New Zealand: Graeme Morriss ............................. 36 The Loss of the RMS Oravia: Albert-Friedrich Gruene ........ 40 Introducing the APF: John Sadler .............................................. 50 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 54 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................... 58
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World Record price achieved in Melbourne stamp Auction Phoenix Auctions in Melbourne have announced that the first Stuart Hardy auction grossed over $1,170,000 on pre-auction estimates of $786,000. This featured the KGV portion of Stuart Hardy’s iconic collection of Australian Commonwealth stamps. The balance of this collection will be offered over two auctions in 2013. While this was a specialised sale it still attracted over 130 bidders, 40 of whom actually attended the auction. Ten of the room bidders were from interstate and flew in just to attend this auction. The signature item in this auction was the 1928 imperforate Kookaburra miniature sheet (featured on this month’s front cover). This had originally been bought by Stuart from Stanley Gibbons in London when they offered it out of the Ameer of Bahawalpur collection in 1968. Stuart paid £210! This is the only example in private hands. The lot opened into the room at $210,000 with 7 bidders on the books. An Australian phone bidder ended up paying $326,200 for it. This result was met by a well-deserved
round of applause from the auction room floor. This is a World Record Price for any single Australian item. The room was packed for the entire 6 hours of the auction and there was frenzied bidding on most lots, with several prominent dealers commenting on how difficult it was to buy anything. By the end of the auction only 19 lots remained unsold and, with the family’s enthusiastic blessing, these were offered back into the room at a reduced reserve. This resulted in a very rare 100% clearance of all 572 lots. All sections of the auction were strongly contested with the balance of collection lots being extremely sought after, most achieving over double estimate. Lot 223 realised $12,232 against an estimate of $400!! Other highlights were: Lot 54 - 1d red shades collection was the most popular lot. It was estimated at $2,000 and realised $11,067. Lot 281 – 4d violet with Line through FOUR PENCE was estimated at $5,000 and realised $11,067.
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Lot 307 – 4d blue imprint block of 4 was estimated at $5,000 and realised $15,727. Lot 324 – 5d brown printed on gum block of 4 with inverted watermark. Estimated at $10,000 and realised $25,630. Lot 332 (illus. below right) - 5d deep dark brown was estimated at $5,000 and realised $22,135 Lot 516 (illus. opposite)- ½d orange pair overprinted OS with inverted overprint on one unit. Estimated at $10,000 and realised $27,960 Lot 550 (illus. above) - 1½d Canberra horizontal pair imperforate between. Estimate $8,000 realised $17,475. As an additional gesture of thanks Phoenix provided the room bidders with a hard-cover copy of the catalogue as a memento of the auction. David Wood, a director of Phoenix, commented after the sale “It was an amazing auction. The enthusiasm of the collectors was quite extraordinary and this illustrates, once again that, with the right material and presentation, great results can be achieved in what has been at times a subdued market.” Ken Pearson, the other principal director of Phoenix said “Now everyone is even more excited about the second Stuart Hardy auction which features his Kangaroo and Map stamps. This is being held on 10th May 2013, during the 2013 world stamp exhibition in Melbourne’s World Heritage Exhibition Buildings. This highly anticipated auction has estimates totalling over $1.25 million. The theme of the exhibition is the centenary of Australia’s famous Kangaroo and
Map stamps and this is the perfect place and time to offer the many rarities in Stuart’s Roo collection”. Mark Knothe, Phoenix’s auctioneer said “This was the most ferocious bidding I have seen in over 40 years of attending and calling auctions.” Richard Juzwin, prominent Australian dealer and under-bidder for the imperf Kooka minisheet was the second largest buyer in the auction. After the auction he said “It was a very solid sale with competition on every lot. One of the most vibrant rooms I have attended in many years. Specialised auctions like this demonstrate the depth strength of the Australian philatelic market.” Stuart’s family said “We enjoyed watching the auction over the internet and were thrilled with the result. We are delighted with the service provided by Phoenix Auctions. This auction shows there is great interest in philately and the Hardy family look forward to Phoenix’s further offerings from our father’s collection”.
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A Closer Look at Modern Australian Stamps Unlike 2011, October 2012 was rather quiet for collectors with just three issues. The Bathurst issue was reviewed last month, and at the time of writing there is no sign of the special souvenir pack featuring 50 years of winners.
Sporting Legends: Susie O’Neill (12 October 2012)
Australia Post surprised many collectors with this issue, although it was announced on the front cover of Stamp Bulletin No. 318. Released as part of the Australian Legends series, this award was created in partnership with the Sport Australian Hall of Fame, and celebrates an Australian athlete who has made a significant contribution to our sporting culture. At the moment it is not known whether this will be an annual issue. The stamps were only released in gummed sheetlets of 10 containing both horizontal and vertical pairs of
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the stamps, a layout which hasn’t been use for quite a while (Figure 1).
The Australian Ballet: 50 Years (16 October 2012)
Formed in 1962, the Australian Ballet marks 50 years in its illustrious history. Based in Southbank, Melbourne, The Australian Ballet is an extremely busy dance company, presenting around 200 performances a year in Australia and overseas. The two majestic stamps feature photographs of the company’s dancers taken by Georges Antoni. The gummed sheet stamps were produced in sheetlets of
Below: Figure 1. Susie O’Neill is Australia Post’s first Sporting Legend. Top right: Figure 2. Australian Ballet sheetlet of 10, showing the chequerboard layout. Below right: Figure 4.
Chris de Haer
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A Closer Look at Modern Australian Stamps 10 containing both horizontal and vertical pairs of the stamps (Figure 2). Self-adhesive versions of the two 60c stamps were issued in rolls of 200. The rolls have the first mention of Australia Post’s Impressions range for 2012 (Figure 3) (the website went live 8 November 2012). There are no differences between the designs used on the self-adhesive and gummed stamps.
Solar Eclipse 2012 (16 October 2012)
On 14 November 2012, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible in the skies over a narrow strip of land in northern Australia. The Cairns and Great Barrier Reef regions will offer the best vantage point for those planning to witness the event as it happens. The prestamped Left: Figure 3. The first mention of the 2012 Impressions range. Below: Figure 6
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envelope in Figure 4 marks this natural phenomenon. I am awaiting confirmation on who printed the envelope and whether a different barcode was used on the first day of issue postmarked envelope.
Beijing 2012 Show Overprint (20 October 2012)
Marking the Beijing International Stamp and Coin Expo, Australia Post overprinted this year’s Lunar New Year miniature sheet in gold (Figure 5), with the show logo and name. Although the show was held from 2-4 November, the miniature sheet was available in Australia from 20 October.
Lawn Bowls (1 November 2012)
Lawn Bowls is one of Australia’s most popular sports, and for the fourth time Australia will host the World Bowls Championships (in Adelaide from 24 November to 9 December). The issue consists of two gummed sheet stamps (60c and $1.20), which are also printed in a se-tenant horizontal pair within a miniature sheet (Figure 6).
AFL/NRL Premiers and Brownlow Medal (October 2012)
Again Australia Post celebrated the victories of the
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Above: Figure 5. Beijing overprint at bottom left. Left: Figure 7. Individual label dispensed by a self-service machine. of the label much more difficult, if not impossible. AFL and NRL Premiers with SES sheets that were rushed out soon after the respective victories. As there is no change in the sheet format or printer from last year, most people who purchase these will either be SES sheet collectors or AFL and/or NRL fans.
Self-service Machines Update
In early October I found some self-service machines now dispense individual labels (Figure 7). This will be welcome news as it makes the collection of these labels easier. Allan H. has also pointed out that when sending a parcel using the self-service machines a barcode is printed on the left hand side of the label. This would make the inclusion of a design on the left hand side
Seasons Greetings
Finally, I wish all Stamp News readers and their families all the best for the festive season and New Year. If you see anything new or unusual then contact me. Website: http://stamps.chrisdehaer.com.au E-mail: stamps@chrisdehaer.com.au Address: PO Box 1448, Booragoon WA 6954 Visit my website for comprehensive information on Australian and territorial new issues, and stamps for sale.
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The amazing result achieved by Phoenix Auctions for the Stuart Hardy example of the imperf. 1928 Kookaburra minisheet (and indeed for Part I of the Hardy collection in general) will doubtless be well and truly featured in this month’s issue. Indeed a very commendable marketing exercise. I also have my two-penneth worth to contribute; the image of this item is nearing saturation point, so I haven’t included another. Firstly, I think it fair to say, the remarkable invoiced price of $326,000 for the minisheet would have, well, amused Stuart Hardy. This modest, unassuming gentleman I visited regularly when I owned the ACSC; fond memories of those meetings are many. Every visit included a mandatory lunch at Adelaide’s venerable Elephant & Castle where, over a few beers and consistently excellent Carpetbag steaks, Stuart and I would discuss all things Commonwealth. He loved his stamps: “I can’t sell them, Rod, they help keep me alive”, he would apologetically express, possibly thinking it wise to pre-empt me asking the question. It may also be fair to say, of the price realized for the minisheet, that Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II, might also be amused. The Royal Philatelic Collection (TRPC), the original source of the Hardy example, still has the remainder of the imperf. sheet, the block of twelve minisheets. The most recent occasion on which TRPC divested a significant amount of surplus material to fund a new acquisition, was when the magnificent recordfranking Penny Black FDC was added, at a reputed £250,000 purchase price. Was an equally magnificent 1840 Two Pence Blue FDC to become available for adding to TRPC, an irresistible vision comes to my mind: Keeper of TRPC: “Ma’am, I just may have found a means by which we can acquire that FDC, after all.” Her Royal Highness: “Well, come on, I’m all ears”. Keeper: “We just need to hive off a few more of those pesky Kookaburra imperf. minisheets, Ma’am, just like we did way back in ‘53”. HRH: “Don’t just stand there, man, dust down that ol’ rule Sir John used last time!” [Sir John Wilson had bravely utilized a steel rule to excise the three minisheets.] 12 - Stamp News
Vision . . . or inevitable? Stuart Hardy often recalled how fortunate he was to have had the opportunity to buy his example; a thoughtful friend had noticed it in The Ameer of Bahawalpur sale by Stanley Gibbons, 12-13 December 1968, and brought its pending offer in London to Stuart’s attention. When told, many years after his fortuitous purchase, Stuart appeared to enjoy the story of my close encounters with the other two excised units from the original sheet. His was unit 5, and at Harmer’s of Sydney, on 21 March 1975, unit 10 was offered in the Charles Zuker sale. Estimated at $2000/2500, I bid to the then ACSC price of $3000, but Ron Hyeronimus came over the top with the knocked-down $3200. Sadly, Ron’s great collection was later stolen, believed thrown in a creek by non-philatelic morons, whereupon Commonwealth Philately was to suffer a huge body blow. Fate had it that way. Earlier, unit 15, again by Harmer’s, was offered in the Jill Nette sale of 30 August 1971, when it sold to P.J. Downie for $2500, and reappeared in his “Sale 100” (7 December 1971). There it was estimated at $2600, and sold for $2700 to Alan Munro of Melbourne. Some eight years later, Alan would consign unit 15 to my 1979 Rarity Sale. Not long after that consignment, and fortunately before we had gone to press, Alan rang me, somewhat flustered. It transpired that he had forgotten that years earlier he had promised to give first offer of his minisheet, in the event they would part company, to another Melbourne philatelist. That philatelist was no other than Ray Chapman, and Ray, once he became aware of the consignment, Alan made clear to me, had reminded him of that promise in no uncertain manner. “Would I help him out, and withdraw the lot?” Alan literally begged. Graciously (well, sorta), I obliged. History records that the Ray Chapman Collection, including unit 15, now forms part of the Australia Post archival collection. That Downie Sale 100, incidentally, also contained the 1d “Rusted cliché” pane (then estimated at $2500), which I was to sell to Ray Chapman, coincidentally, at auction in 1977,
Figure 1. These imperfs so near, yet so far for $12000; considerably more than the value of an imperf. Kookaburra minisheet at that time. Tempting to speculate what the 1d pane would have realized in the Hardy sale had Stuart been the successful bidder in 1977? Back to my “two-penneth worth”. Now, readers who know me understand I’m from the Professor Julius Sumner Miller “Why is it so” School of Philately. I find it irresistible to analyze; ten years ownership of ACSC made the honing of certain skills mandatory in that regard. Accordingly, some might be interested in my assessment of the price paid for the minisheet? For others, who didn’t ask, here it is anyway: I find the minisheet auction realization, given the very nature of the item, well, let’s just say . . . “interesting”. For what, after all, is an Imprimatur (i.e. emanating from a Printer’s reference sheet) this may well be a world record realization, and almost certainly is so for a 20th century imprimatur. Printer’s reference material occasionally finds its way on to the market; a defining example was the sale of Australasian related material from the De La Rue Archive, which Robson Lowe International Ltd conducted in Melbourne on 5 August 1976. I had a generous credit line with the Lowe organization at the time, and would become far and away the major buyer at that remarkable, oneof-a-kind auction. Never before had such amazing imprimatur material been available to collectors. There were imperf. complete sheets of Tasmania 1899 Pictorials (set of eight), Western Australia various denominations to 1/-, and Papua British New Guinea 1901 ½d to 1/-. Don’t ask the realized prices; suffice to conclude they were incredible bargains. I spent the Saturday following the auction
methodically dissecting the sheets: the steady hand of a Surgeon, as would be expected of a fit and healthy 28 years of age Trader. Sheets have the precise same status as the imperf. Kookaburra minisheet; they are all printer’s reference items. The defining difference, in terms of market value, however, is the Kookaburra has achieved S.G. catalogue listing; the others have not. (Curiously, the W.A. DLR 2d yellow was once listed as an imperf. pair, but has since disappeared from the listing?). Present owners of imperfs of the Papua 1901 group, and the other DLR imperfs, must lament the absence of an S.G. listing: coincidentally there were 15 sets in pairs possible when I dissected the Papua sheets, precisely the number which once existed for the Kookaburra units. Figure 1 is an extract of three denominations from the Papua set, from the Peter Troy auction catalogue, courtesy Prestige Philately. The Troy set (2009) in pairs made $4200; the Tim Rybak set in 2008 realized the same. A little over 1% of the Kookaburra minisheet realization. Logical? I’ll leave that judgment to others. Suffice to conclude, I’m a value buyer, and in that regard, for me, the minisheet doesn’t tally. For $326k, not far short of a third of a million, I would expect no less than to add a diverse range of great value for money items to a collection or a Superfund, as the case may be. Items which I would be very confident would significantly outperform any future potential the minisheet may have. Or non philatelically, one could consider for that sort of money an Australian Colonial painting worthy of inclusion in any self-respecting Gallery in Australia, or a quality three bedroom apartment/ villa in many bespoke resort towns throughout Stamp News - 13
Figure 2. For those with less than 326 grand to spend on a single item Australia (Example: Port Douglas has many listed in $300/350k range), or dare I say, for those so inclined, a superb, classic automobile? Why did this item realize far more than many learned observers, including some friends from overseas major auctions houses with whom I confer? Why, indeed, does Australia now hold world auction records for a raft of philatelic categories? I put it down to what I term the Too Much Capital in a Too Confined Space Syndrome (the catchy TMCTCSS). Simply put, a small band of well-heeled collectors hell-bent on outdoing one another, not necessarily with due regard to fundamentals, have pushed prices to levels which often have no precedent elsewhere in the world. There was a time when Australian philatelists looked on in awe at the prices realized for certain categories of U.S. material. It’s no mean 14 - Stamp News
feat that in modern times Australia has displaced the Americans in the awe struck stakes. True, the market is the market, just as the law is the law, but, as we know, is not the law occasionally referred to as an ass? To wind up on a light-hearted note this month, yet appropriately retaining the KGV theme, I give you Figure 2. Not an item issued during that reign, as it happens; rather an item featuring the Duke of Cornwall & York, later to become King George V, from the painting of the opening of the first Federal Parliament in 1901, by Tom Roberts (memo: check to ascertain if I can add a T.R. picture to collection for less than $326k). The 5½d stamp from the series of 50th Anniversary of Federation is scarce as a solo franking. I’ve recorded such use for (a) Foreign letter rate (six seen – one sold for $288 in recent
Phoenix sale), (b) Second weight step local letter (three seen), and (c), Figure 2, a unique thus far use for a specific purpose, which I’ll elaborate upon later. Firstly though, why is the 5½d stamp scarce as a solo franking? The quantities printed for this series are generally large for a higher denomination commem set, suggesting it was intended to be in use for a prolonged duration. However, a rate change some two months after issue rendered the 5½d a make-up use only denomination. Figure 2 is special as a Commercial papers item sent under the Permit mail scheme (note “P.M.G. P.B. 149” relevant code printed lower left). This allowed for articles to be sent sealed, rather than unsealed as normally required for commercial papers and other printed matter. The cover apparently contained a heavier brochure, hence sealing was prudent. The rate of 5½d comprises Commercial papers 2d to 2ozs. + 1½d per additional 2ozs. x2 + ½d Permit mail fee. Unique usage item thus far as mentioned, $500 auction estimate, and my interpretation of a very good value for money item. A Die proof of the 5½d, of which seven potentially are in private hands, is $3500 in ACSC. Next month I’ll focus on the Morgan Commonwealth collection, auctioned in London 13-14 November 2012, including a comparison of the Hardy imperf. minisheet and Morgan KGV 2d overprinted “OS” inverted on cover-front, which I regard highly.
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Rod Perry has been a philatelic trader since 1962 and a Stamp News advertiser since the 1960s . He founded Rodney A Perry Auction Galleries (now Millennium Philatelic Auctions) in 1971. As a collector he has exhibited nationally and internationally. Rod prefers his used stamps on cover and likens taking a stamp off its original cover to converting a tree to woodchips. Past editions of this column may be accessed on Rod’s ‘rap.com.au’ Stamp News - 15
Collecting the KGV Penny Red Part 1 Collecting the Australian 1d red KGV issue can be a bit daunting for the novice. This column will hopefully give some useful tips for getting started and progressing in this field. The multitude of shades will be covered as well as the many varieties. Collecting the shades of the penny red is very popular and a dedicated expert can differentiate many hundreds of variations of ‘red’ that exist with this issue. The printing of the KGV 1d reds coincided with World War I, so access to reliable sources of pigments from the usual European sources was very difficult. This became extreme during 1917 & 1918 when a lot of different shades occurred over a short period of time. For instance, these two shades were printed only months apart. If you’re interested in penny red shades, the first thing to do is to make sure you aren’t colour-blind. Most people should know by the time they reach adulthood whether they are colour blind or not. If you’ve tried to start collecting 1d reds and given up because they ‘all look the same’ you may have convinced yourself that you have some colour vision deficiency. The reality is that it does take a bit of practice and perseverance to tell some of the shades apart, but after a while they will stop all looking the same. To get started there are some books and equipment that are needed. Shade determinations need to be done using
natural light (sunlight); normal indoor lighting is not full spectrum, being too yellow, and gives a false impression of the true colour. The best thing is to buy a daylight lamp, such as an Ott light (there are several brands). These provide full spectrum illumination that mimics daylight, but means that shade determinations can be done day or night and with a constant level of light. A good quality long-wavelength UV lamp (365nm) is vital, plus some way to observe the UV reaction in total black-out conditions. This can be achieved simply by using it in a darkened room, all the way to buying or constructing a special viewing cabinet. Most major dealers can advise you on the best equipment. There are two indispensable books: an up-todate edition of the Brusden White Australasian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue KGV volume and The Redhead by Colin Beech. Again, most major dealers should be able to sell you these books. Being able to sort out the various sub-types of the 1d red is the first skill that has to be mastered when deciding to collect this field. Two perforation gauges were used. The first printings in 1914 were line perforated (gauge 14.2:14.2) this was then changed to the more regular comb perforated (gauge 14¼:14) which was then used for the rest of the lifetime of this issue. The differences between these two gauges tends to be too
Figure 1. – On the left shade G66 (pink) on the right shade G77 (maroon)
Figure 2. - On the left a line perforated example on the right a comb perforated example
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Figure 3. - On the left die I, middle die II, right die III subtle to be measured with a perforation gauge and it is best to use a comb perforated stamp as a reference. As can be seen in Figure 2, the teeth of each example line up at the bottom but gradually fall out of alignment towards the top. Next you’ll need to recognise the difference between die I, die II and die III stamps. Die I are the normal stamps, die II have a small spur to the bottom right of the numeral ‘1’ in the left value tablet. The die III stamps are a re-engraved design from 1918. Amongst other small differences, there are vertical white lines on either side of the words ONE PENNY and there is a horizontal scratch across the King’s neck. During the start of the life of the penny reds, printing was done on well-surfaced paper that is
Figure 4. - On the left smooth paper on the right rough paper
commonly referred to as smooth paper. However, as shortages began to bite during the War less well-surfaced paper had to be used, and this paper is referred to as rough paper. Figure 4. - On the left smooth paper on the right rough paper Rough paper shows a very patchy coverage of colour when contrasted with smooth paper. This is especially evident in the areas of solid printing Finally, there were two different watermarks used during the lifetime of the penny red, the single watermark and the large multiple watermark.
Figure 5. – Single and Large Multiple Watermarks The next step in the journey of collecting the shades of this issue is to get hold of at least a few hundred used examples with legible dates (month and year) and sort them chronologically by year and month, though any with 1914 dates or 1920 and later dates can go in one pile each. Set aside any with unclear dates, save those for when you’re more adept at sorting shades. Also eliminate any stained examples, these will give a false perception of the shade and confuse things. Now that you have neat piles, hopefully with at least one example per month & year sorting by shade can begin. In the next issue we will start going through all of the different shades step-by-step. Any questions, comments or problems, please e-mail me dr.starling@optusnet.com.au . Stamp News - 17
Revenue Review Ho Ho Ho
Yes you guessed it! It’s that time of the year again when we add up all the unrecorded revenues listed in ‘Revenue Review’ for this year. The revenue collector further tries to hide the list of holiday chores list that has been strategically stuck on the fridge for months. I can finally find some time to put all the years buys into the correct albums, instead of having them just pile up on the desk month after month. One can only presume the avid revenue collector will have already planned the holiday break, philatelicly that is. Can I take this opportunity [while writing this at the beginning of November] to wish all of my readers the very best for the up and coming festive season. I do hope you have fun over Christmas.
Outridge
I would like to start this month with an item that
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probably belongs in the Cinderella column. Figures 1 & 2 are probably examples of work from the ‘Outridge Printing Co’ of Brisbane. They are the only two colours I have recorded. Maybe you have some other colours? Can you please check your holdings thank you? Named ‘Outridge’ due to the fact the owners name at the time of these ‘samples’ being printed was in fact a Mr. Frederick. A. Outridge. Mr Outridge started off life working in partnership with Alexander Cleghorn of ‘Cleghorn & Co’ Commercial & General Printers. Then going into partnership with a Mr. Pole and forming ‘Pole, Outridge & Co’ General Machine Printers and Bookbinders etc. With Mr. Outridge finally becoming sole proprietor in the mid 1890’s. Outridge & Co was responsible for the first Thomas Bryce & Co [fig 3] Local Delivery Revenue. Note the ‘Outridge’ imprint at base.
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Fig 4
Dave Elsmore confirmation email, and not wanting to miss out, I phoned this major UK auction. After 5 minutes on Another Farrell’s Flat unframed postmark on a hold I was put onto the IT chap who said: “All was railway stamp [fig 4] from South Australia has turned up on eBay. I do record this in my free on line well, my bids had been received and to send him an email with my client details to lock it all in.” This railway catalogue but it’s always nice to see another I did, and thought no more of it until checked the added to the census. prices realised, only to see my bids had not made it to the book. Hazards of on line bidding I promptly emailed this major auction house A recent sale by a major UK auction house saw a in the UK asking for a please explain. I was told, rather nice Queensland collection being auctioned off in October, with some disastrous results. Not only “Unfortunately there was a problem with our online commission bidding function for this sale. As a did many of the lots not sell, even at the incredibly consequence we are actively reviewing our practices low estimates. But wait, there’s more, read on. to make certain that this does not happen again.” I In the tail end of the auction there was a lovely replied explaining that I had phoned and made verbal group of Qld railway revenues, which I had my confirmation of my bids only to be further told “I eye on, some of which are shown in figures 5-7. have spoken with my colleague and he unfortunately Upon entering all my bids into this major UK auction internet bidding system, I expected an email did not receive your email on the 23rd October”. As confirmation, so when I never received the expected of November 1 it still shows my bids as being in the
Farrell Flat
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Revenue Review system of this UK auction house. The owner and CEO of this major auction house in the UK emailed me saying they wanted to phone me to explain, further asking me to cease copying in my emails to the owner of the Queensland collection, as he “has probably no interest in that correspondence”. Make of this what you will, but while on the phone to this major UK auction house listening to all the excuses, I was told with every one of my questions “It’s against company policy”. I’m a VERY disappointed bidder. And I really feel for the owner of this Queensland collection, which was 50+ years in the making, only to have this happen: what a disaster! One of my bids on some Qld Telegraphs was for £1300.00 with the lot selling for £140.00 so what lesson have we learned here? Firstly, sell Australian material in Australia. That’s a no-brainer. Bidders [me included] must understand that on-line bidding - including live Internet bidding - is still in its infancy. Systems are not infallible. If your bids are important to you, make sure you contact the auction house by phone before the sale [which I did], to make absolutely certain that your bids have been entered. Then double check, and further triple check. As I write this I am still waiting for delivery of my auction catalogue from this major UK auction house! Nuf Said! [Figure 5 is showing a very nice flaw in the upper cartouche and left value box. Figure 6 shows a nice plate scratch above TR of
TRAMWAY, while figure 7 is just rare]
Perfin Corner
Its now been over a year since I introduced ‘Perfin Corner’. It appears to have gone from strength to strength. This month is the month to tell you all, that last month was the month we finally opened the Revenue Perfin book up via links from either my ozrevenues.com web site or the Perfins.com.au web site home pages. Please find some time over the Christmas break to check your holdings amongst the thousands of Perfin graphics, and report to either David Coath or myself if you have something we do not list. The Perfin precursor shown in figure 8 from the London, Lancashire & Liverpool Insurance Company predates all records so far. The Jan 1893 perf 12x10 5/- was sent in by David Coath and I would like to record here. You may have an earlier date, please check. Once again have a safe and happy festive season, and if you are going on holiday remember to have a hunt around for some revenues, will chat next year. Oh and figure 9 ‘Xmas Duty’ is back by popular demand! I can be contacted by mail: P O Box 66 Springwood 4127 Queensland or an Email link from my web site ozrevenues.com
Fig 8
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Stamp Mixture Bargains many high values to 5/- or 10/- with many complete sets to be found. Approx 16000 to the Kilogram. Price per approx. 1000 stamps, Less than 13c per stamp. 60g $129, half lot for $69, double lot $249. AOP3) Australia Mainly Decimal, the most basic mix, but mostly commems, mostly to 1988 or thereabouts. Approx 12,500 to the kg per. Priced at 1.5c per stamp approx 2500 or 200g for $39, half lot $21, double lot $74. AOP4) As above but greater value, with some better values, at only 2c per stamp approx 2500 for $49, half lot $25, double lot $92. AOP5) The finest Australia off paper mix we have available! Many, many better values, top values and complete sets. These largely come from the many Auction lots and Dealers Stocks we purchase each month. Comprises both decimal and pre-decimal and going up to very recent. Values to 10/- or $10 spotted. All at around 5c per stamp! Approx , 2500 for $149, half lot $$78, double lot $289. AOP6) Great Britain, genuine mission off Yours to sort, not soak approx 12,500 — paper wide variety with some better values, 16,000 to the kg .... just a few cents per loads of Commems. 5000 for $89, half lot $49, stamp, and duplication is minimized in our double lot $175. general mixtures, in the older and single country mixtures there is a great deal of AOP7) Great Britain, pre OEII commencing scope for variety, postmark, shade and 1841 1d Red imperforates, with good ranges perforation variances. through to KGV Seahorses with a nice 2/6d or 5/- in each lot, Catalogue value must be vast! All mixtures are guaranteed unchecked Price reduced by 50% from our last listing of by us, and carry our 14 day no quibble this mixture. About 1000 stamps for $249, guarantee. half lot for $129, buy a double lot with a free genuine 1840 1d Black! $498. AOP1) Australia pre-decimal, commencing AOP8) USA Mainly earlier a great happy KGV heads, a basic mix with good variety. hunting ground for postmarks, perfs, shades Approx 16000 to the kg price per approx. and varieties, 5000 for $89, half lot $49, Only 6.5c per stamp1000 stamps, 60g double lot $175. $64.50, half lot $33.50, double lot $119. AOP9) Canada, many, many large and AOP2) Australia pre-decimal, commencing commemorative, with much very modern, Kangaroos and KGV heads great variety with Many better values and some complete sets. If you are looking for the ultimate in oldfashioned stamp collecting enjoyment check out our many Off Paper Mixtures. These always provide the thrill of the hunt, and we have been offering these type of lots since our days in London in 1972. Mixtures have always been best sellers. Try some today and find some philatelic treasures. This is the easiest and fastest way to build your stamp collection. Understand that mixtures provide a greater chance of making some nice finds, but do bear in mind that mixtures also usually contain duplicate stamps. Buying our totally unpicked Stamp Mixtures is one of the most enjoyable aspects of stamp collecting today. Any duplicates offer an opportunity for you to trade with other collectors, resell on eBay, or just donate back to charities.
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Stamp Mixture Bargains We only have 3 or 4 lots of this. Under 5c per stamp, approx 1000 for $49, half lot $25. AOP10) Sweden, with plenty of modern, free maximum card with each lot. Very limited availability, be quick...under 5c per stamp approx 1000 for $49, half lot, no maximum card $25. AOP11) Colonial issues from Queen Victoria through to King George Vl, no QEll here. Many scarcer items not usually found in mixtures here. Will include some Great Britain and Australian States. About 500 stamps for $89, half lot for $49, double lot $169. AOP12) British Commonwealth wide ranging mix, with strength in Great Britain, Canada, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, but all sorts of other stuff thrown in. All sorts in here! Literally a mind boggling mixture, very colourful lots with heaps of thematics. Great value at around 5c a stamp. About 1000 for $49, half lot $29 double lot $92. AOP13) Early Foreign, appears mostly Europe, nothing much post 1945, so a genuine 65 plus year old mix. About 500 stamps for $89, half lot for $49, double lot $169 AOP14) Western Europe off paper, very wide ranging, under 2c per stamp, approx 2500 for $49, half lot $29, double lot $89 AOP15) Worldwide off paper, a new source guarantees great variety. Approx 2c per stamp, 2500 for $49, half lot $29, double lot $89, Quadruple lot $175, Huge lot of approx 20,000 for $325 AOP16) New Zealand pre QEII off paper, wide variety from the Three Kings, plus maybe the odd Queen Victoria in this lot. Check out the varieties, postmarks, perfs and shades here! About 1000 for $49, half lot $29, double lot $89 AOP17) Canada pre QEII off paper, from early Queen Victoria issues, plus heaps of variety
from the Three Kings, some Revenues and Postage dues also spotted in this wide ranging mix. Excellent value! About 500 for $89, half lot $49, double lot $169. AOP18) Fiji, off paper all pre QEII, from the very earliest issues through to the early 1950’s, including many better values, mostly postally used, but a few mint also spotted. Terrific lot at around 30c a stamp. Approx 500 for $149, half lot $79, double lot $279.
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Cinderella Corner
Back to the column after my trip to New Zealand and the Blenpex 2012 Exhibition. I managed to get around to see what was on offer at the dealers stands, but did not find a lot. Paul Wales at Classic Stamps had some nice items and a few caught my eye and will appear in a later column as will some from Steve Hamilton’s stand. The show was held at the Marlborough Lines Stadium in Blenheim, which had plenty of room to house the 500 frames of exhibits as well as the dealers. The show was reasonably well attended and the weather for this time of year, as in Southern Australia was a bit unpredictable but there were some fine days. On a trip to the West Coast, it started raining at Arthurs Pass on the way over and stopped raining at Arthurs Pass on the way back.
U.S. National Christmas Seals
The following Christmas seals are all listed in Green’s Catalogue of United States National
Top: Figs 1, 2 & 3 Right: Fig 4
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Christmas Seals. This 1951 Christmas seal, (fig. 1), was designed by Robert Stephens and there were five printings all by the Offset process. Printing 1 was by Eureka Specialty Printing Company, Printing 2 by Strobridge Lithographing Company, Printing 3 by Edwards and Deutsch Lithographic Coimpany, Printing 4 by United States Printing and Lithographic Company and Printing 5 by FlemingPotter Company. They were printed in sheets of 100 and perforated 12½ x 12 by Eureka and 12½ all round by the other printers. The illustrated stamp is perforated 12¼ x 12 and therefore comes from the Eureka printing. The 1978 seals, (fig 2 and 3), were designed by school children from each State of the U.S. as well as Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, D.C, and Guam. The two shown are from Nebraska and California. They were printed in sheets of 54 by Specialty Printers of America, Fleming-Potter Company and
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Barton-Cotton Company. The illustrated stamps are perforated 12½ and therefore come from the Fleming-Potter printing, The Specialty Printers stamps are perforated 13 and the Barton-Cotton ones are perforated 11. The 1982 seals, (fig 4), were designed by Norman Rockwell and featured 6 different designs. This block of four was attached to two gift tags. The complete set repeats three times in blocks of 14 in a sheet of 42. There were three printers, Specialty Printers of America, Fleming-Potter Company and Barton-Cotton Company. The Specialty Printers issue was perforated 13 and the other two perforated 12½. The illustrated block comes from one of the two latter printers.
Drummoyne Community
This was one of the items I picked up at the exhibition. (Fig.5). It appears to be a fairly recent issue and features the gumnut babies from one of
May Gibbs’ stories.
Christmas Seal
This Christmas seal did not reproduce very well as it is a foil type label in gold, green and red. (Fig 6). It was attached to the front of a cover with a part strike of a boxed cachet that probably reads Naval Service and posted in Fremantle, Western Australia and addressed to New Zealand. The cover is hand endorsed Card and Diary only.
Charity Seal
I wrote about this seal, (fig. 7), in last month’s column, and since have acquired a set of three stamps with the denominations of one penny, three pence and six pence. On the back is the inscription “Please accept the thanks of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital”. I still don’t have a date for them though, but at a guess it could be early 1950s.
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Canadian Seals
This little seal, (fig. 8), is undated but its appearance suggests it comes from the 1950s. It is perforated 11 but I have no other details at all about it. The larger one is dated 2001, but again I have no other details about it. (Fig. 9).
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Australian Seals
The first one, (fig. 10), is rather familiar being one of the series issued by the Lions Clubs of Australia, Undated but probably late 1970s. The other one is also undated but is of a much later time, probably after 2000. (Fig. 11).
Bedford Seals
I have been holding off with this column in the hope that this year’s Bedford Christmas seals would turn up before the deadline, but at this stage they have not come. Murphy’s Law has it that they will turn up a day after I send this off to the editor. So they will make an appearance in the January column.
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Ireland: the Definitive Issues. Part 12. Hello and Season’s Greetings to all! I hope you all have a fun, relaxing and safe Christmas and New Year, and that there will be some exciting gifts in your stocking – of the philatelic variety, of course! And so, at last, we come to the final chapter of the Irish bird definitives, the Euro booklet issues. As with the pre-euro issues, these can be found in three different formats; small size and large (regular) sized stamps with normal (or if you prefer, ‘water activated’) gum, and self-adhesive. The gummed stamps were all printed by ISSP, and the selfadhesives by SNP. All of the booklet issues have phosphor frames. These are all quite straightforward, with their being six different small size stamps, all of which are imperforate at either the left or right, four large, imperforate at top or bottom, and eleven selfadhesives, all with die cut perforations. The first to appear, along with the original Euro sheet and roll stamps on January 1st, 2002, were two of the small format stamps, the 10c kingfisher and the 38c blackbird. Over the next two years, Ireland’s domestic postage rate increased twice, from 38c to 41c in August 2002, and from 41c to 48c in September 2003. This resulted in a further small format stamp booklet issue to meet the new rates each time they increased, firstly a booklet with four 41c chaffinch stamps and a 36c wren as a ‘make up’ stamp, Fig 1 and then one with four 48c Peregrine falcons and two 4c corncrake ‘make ups’. All of the details for these issues are quite straightforward, and can be found in all of the catalogues, however I do want to mention two of the ‘make up’ values, namely the 10c and the 38c. Both of these values are quite elusive used, and well worth grabbing if you see them – remember, we’re talking about the small format stamps here. While I would say that the 10c is the more elusive of the two, the 38c is a bit of a weird bird (pun intended!) in that it is an unusually high denomination for a ‘make up’ stamp, and you could be forgiven for thinking that at some point An Post had once again reduced, rather than increased their postage rates, as it is so close to the actual 41c rate of the time. While certainly still elusive, I think that the 38c wren would have been used in greater numbers than its 10c kingfisher cousin, as while a 10c stamp would not have been of much use, and may well have been simply 28 - Stamp News
Fig 1: The second ‘small’ booklet stamp pane thrown away as is often the case with low value ‘make up’ issues, most folk would certainly think twice before consigning a 38c stamp to a similar fate! The first of the large format gummed stamp booklets, didn’t appear until August 2002, and consisted of five each of the 41c chaffinch and 41c goldcrest, arranged se-tennant in a chequerboard pattern in a single pane of ten. A similar format booklet was issued in September 2003 to meet the increased postal rate, and featured the 48c Peregrine falcon and 48c Pied wagtail with the same pane arrangement as the 41c pane. Again, not much complexity with these, although used se-tennant vertical pairs are worth watching out for. The self-adhesive Euro booklet issues are quite a bit more numerous. Between April 2002 and January 2004, no less than eleven different values were issued with denominations from 41c to 65c, together with two ‘N’ (National) NVI stamps. Six of the stamps were issued to meet domestic postage requirements, with the others covering the most commonly used overseas airmail rates. Despite the
Mike Lee large number of different issues, once again they’re straightforward, and the catalogues will provide you with all of the detail you need, without sending you reaching for the headache tablets!. Most issues are easy enough to find used, with one notable exception, the 50c puffin, so be on the lookout for them! Oh, and don’t get them confused with the 60c puffin, which is plentiful. It’s easy to do, same design and very similar denomination. I’ve certainly done it myself! Don’t tell anyone, but I think the 50c stamp had been around for quite a while before I even realised it existed! Well, it’s been a long slog, but that’s where we bid a fond farewell to the Irish Bird definitives! All jokes aside, I do believe that this wide ranging series of stamps really do hold great potential as far as research and study is concerned, or could be made into a superb specialised thematic collection or display. And now onto what could well be Ireland’s last traditional definitive set of stamps, the Wild Flowers issue.
2004-2009 Wild Flowers issue
Commencing in September 2004, a new series of definitives featuring Irish wild flowers appeared. The new stamps were designed by Susan Sex, and most were printed by ISSP. Overall, the size, design and layout is fairly similar to the bird series, with a colourful subject on a fairly plain white background. Generally, this new stamp series followed a fairly similar issuing pattern to the Euro birds, with sheet stamps, self-adhesive roll stamps, small and large gummed booklet stamps, and self-adhesive booklet issues (there’s also one new format, more on that later). Because of this, and the fact that the issue is relatively straight forward, and is well covered and clearly set out in the latest edition (5th, 2011) of the Stanley Gibbons Ireland catalogue (The 2009 Hibernian also lists the majority of the flowers stamps, but was published prior to the later stamps of the series being issued, so isn’t quite complete), I won’t go into too much detail. Rather, I’ll try to pick out a few of the more unusual aspects of the stamps, and try to save you some time looking for things that don’t exist! By August 2008 a total of 25 different sheet
stamps, ranging in denominations from 1c to €10 had been issued Fig 2. Only the values between 48c and 95c had phosphor frames, but if you come across the 50c Biting stonecrop without a phosphor frame, don’t get excited, you haven’t found a rarity, because the 50c was the one exception in the range of values,
Fig 2: A lovely CTO €10 Spring Gentian and was never issued with a phosphor frame – one of those things not to look for that I mentioned above! You shouldn’t have many problems putting together a nice, fine used collection of the sheet flower stamps, although, as with the Euro birds, the €10 can be a bit of a challenge to find with a nice crisp cancel. It occurs to me that some readers may wonder why I’m only mentioning used stamps when talking about scarcity. Well, the flower stamps, and most of the bird stamps for that matter, are certainly recent enough to still be considered new issues, and as such will, in most cases, be still readily available from stamp dealers (in fact, several of the flower series, including the four high values, are still available to purchase at face value on the An Post website). Fine, commercially used examples of some values are a completely different matter, with some values such as the small booklet stamps and the highest values, seeing relatively little use. Anyway, let’s press on! In the self-adhesive issues there are a couple of things to be aware of. Virtually all of the regular size self-adhesive booklet stamps were printed in Australia by SEP, with phosphor frames, die cut perforations 11½. If you come across a 55c Large-flowered butterwort with die cut perforations measuring 13 or 11, they are from roll Stamp News - 29
Ireland: the Definitive Issues. Part 12. issues, with the latter only being issued in 2011, printed by Ashton-Potter in the US.. The 48c daisy and primrose and the two ‘N’ NVI (55c) issues also come in both roll and booklet self-adhesive versions,
These were also printed by Ashton-Potter, and consisted of an ‘N’(55c) Yellow horned-poppy (a new design), a 55c Large-flowered butterwort and an 82c Sea aster. All three values are die cut perf 14. A word of caution here for used collectors: don’t try to soak these small self-adhesive stamps off paper. They won’t come off and there’s a very good chance you’ll destroy your stamp. They are not produced with the ‘release’ layer of gum like most self-adhesive stamps, and the gum does not dissolve in water. Remember, these stamps are printed in the US, and if you collect US used stamps, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about! And that really brings us to end of our express look at the flower stamps, although Fig 3: The three small size self-adhesive booklet stamps actually, they will put in a brief appearance again when we look at the SOAR stamps next month. but these are virtually impossible to tell apart. I Until then, have a wonderful Holiday season, and think that covers all of the variations that you may keep on hunting and collecting! encounter in the regular size roll and booklet selfadhesives. Mike Which brings us to the new format mentioned above. Between December 2008 and October 2009, You can reach me at mlphilatelic@bigpond.com I three new self-adhesive booklet stamps appeared in always value your comments & questions! the reduced size of 20mm x 24mm Fig 3 appeared.
reviews Time to review two of the latest Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth Stamp Catalogues to hand. Both of these new editions are in the now SG standard size of 170mm x 240mm, the familiar size of the SG GB ‘Concise’ catalogue and the last three editions of the ubiquitous ‘Collect British Stamps’. As usual with this series of catalogues, they now include postal history notes, values of stamps on cover up to 1940, watermark and plate varieties, shades, major errors and booklets. Pricing in both catalogues comes from the 2013 edition of the Commonwealth & Empire Stamps 1840-1970 for issues up to 1970, with the later prices revised and updated specifically for these new 30 - Stamp News
mike lee editions. Both catalogues are published by Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 7 Parkside, Christchurch Rd. Ringwood, Hants BH24 3SH U.K.
2012 Leeward Islands Paperback, 344 pages 2nd edition RRP A $TBA
This new edition, the first since 2007, brings us fairly up to date for all of the issues of Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, The British Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Montserrat and St Kitts Nevis, with
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Montserrat and Nevis issues covered right up to December 2011. The publicity information provided with our review copy mentions that the catalogue ‘shows a substantial number of price increases’, and they’re not kidding! Here are just a couple of examples of price increases from the previous edition: 1967 Anguilla overprints, SG 1-16, up from £11,000 to £18,000 for the MUH set, and the popular British Virgin Is 1867 1/- ‘Missing Virgin’ variety leaps from £85,000 to £150,000 Mint! The companion Windward Islands catalogue has also just been published, and we’ll have a look at that in due course. This new edition is a must have for any collector of this popular area, Highly recommended.
Indian Ocean Stamp Catalogue Paperback, 194 pages 2nd edition RRP A $TBA
This new edition of this catalogue covers issues of British Indian Ocean Territory, British Post Offices in Madagascar, Maldive Islands (taking up 80 pages by itself!), Mauritius and Seychelles.
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In the nearly six years since the first edition, there are, as you might expect, new watermark and plate varieties, plenty of new issues, and some hefty price increases. What you might not expect is just how hefty one of those price increases in particular just is. The 1d and 2d ‘Post Office’ Mauritius stamps have long been the stuff of philatelic legend, and with the new edition of the catalogue pricing the pair at £2.4 million, yes million (£1,100,000 for the 1d, and £1,300,000 for the 2d), up from, as the catalogue publicity release puts it ‘a mere £1 million’ for the pair in the previous edition, they must surely now move from legendary to mythical status! Coming back down to earth, I also noted that the new edition lists price rises for stamps of Mauritius used in Seychelles with the ‘B64’ cancellation from 1861 to 1890, and of course five years of new issues, with the British Indian Ocean Territory listings going up to February 2012 Yet another excellent catalogue, and an indispensable reference for any collector of this area. Highly recommended. Mike Lee Stamp News - 31
Nordic area classic Xmas seals We are now approaching the end of yet another year and looking forward to 2013. I suppose many of my readers are now busily preparing for the Christmas season. One of the most important tasks is of course the preparation and mailing of the Christmas cards. Today computers and cell phones have to a large extent replaced the traditional letter writing in many parts of the world. But luckily for the postal services many people still prefer to mail their Christmas greetings. A beautiful Christmas card received in the mail is certainly far more appreciated than an email or text message which probably gets deleted forthwith. My wife has made a tradition of arranging all the Christmas cards as a collage in our hall. They certainly make for a beautiful exhibit to use a philatelic term.
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In the 1800s and early 1900s, tuberculosis (TBC) was a dreaded disease. Many people lived in crammed accommodations and the hygienic conditions often left a lot to be desired. These were some of the reasons why the disease was a major health problem at the time. Special sanatoria were built to help the patients recover from the disease. Obviously there were great needs and many private initiatives were required to at least meet some of these. We all remember the famous New South Wales charity stamps of 1897. With a postal value of 1d and 2½d respectively they sold for 1/- and 2/6d with the difference going to a Consumptives’ Home. One man who thought a lot about helping the TBC sufferers was Danish postmaster Einar Holbøll. He had noted that it had become extremely popular
Christer Brunström to mail special greeting cards to wish friends and family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Holbøll’s idea was to have a special decorative seal printed to be used on the Christmas greetings. They should be placed next to the regular postage stamp. He also wanted the cost of the seals to be low enough to make them accessible to everyone. In time for the 1904 Christmas mail, the seals were printed and marketed at post offices throughout Denmark. They were an immediate success and huge numbers of cards and letters had the seal added. As a consequence a substantial sum of money could be handed over to the hospital service. The world’s very first Christmas seal depicted Queen Louise of Denmark. The idea of issuing Christmas seals then spread quickly to many other parts of the world.
Today the collecting of Christmas seals remains very popular in Denmark. There are Christmas seal study groups and the AFA Publishing Company produces a comprehensive catalogue of Nordic Christmas seals at regular intervals. Most Danish stamp dealers stock Christmas seals. In 1904, Iceland was still part of Denmark and the first Icelandic Christmas seal was also released in that year. It depicts a falcon and has the word Caritas spelt with the letter C. It also has an overprint of a square in grey colour. This is a very scarce item today. The following year the same design was reissued but now spelt Karitas with the letter K. The original 1904 design was reissued in 1911 but it lacks the grey overprint. Information about the Danish initiative quickly reached Sweden and a Christmas seal depicting a
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Nordic area classic Xmas seals mother holding her little daughter was issued in 1904. The following year Sweden depicted King Oscar II and Queen Sofia on that year’s Christmas seal. Norway also decided to use royalty on its first Christmas seal issued in 1906. It shows Queen Maud. The following year the very same design was repeated but in much larger size. A couple of years ago a completely new catalogue-handbook covering all kinds of Norwegian Christmas seals was published. Norske Julemerker (Oslo 2010) is the work of Finn Aune and Vemund Ljødal. In addition to much specialized information the catalogue has pricing in Norwegian kroner. The Danish West Indies released its very first Christmas seal in 1907. Once again we find Queen Louise on a Christmas seal. Until 1916 there was an annual Christmas seal from this Danish colony. It all ceased when the colony was sold to the USA. Finland chose to depict an apple tree (“an apple a day keeps the doctor away”) on its very first Christmas seal in 1908. Finnish Christmas seals have been catalogued in detail in a book by Åke Berglund published by the Finnish Philatelic Federation. In English the book is called Christmas Seals of Finland (Vasa 1994). Pricing is in old Finnish marks. In more recent times, Christmas seals have been released by the Faeroe Islands, Greenland and Åland.
I have limited my collection of Nordic Christmas seals from the beginning until about 1920. There are several reasons for this choice. The early seals were generally beautiful productions based on work by famous artists. Also many of the designs are very interesting. Another important reason is the fact that during the first several years only one single seal was released each year. Later issues sometimes comprise as many as 50 different designs. These are best collected as complete mint sheets. Numerous collectors in Denmark specialize in complete mint sheets. The postal instructions were not to cancel the Christmas seal (after all they have absolutely no postal significance). However, most philatelists who collect Christmas seals on cards or covers prefer them to be tied by a postmark. You frequently find mint Christmas seals which lack gum. In all probability they were used but never cancelled. Catalogue prices for mint stamps are generally for unmounted mint. Mint no-gum Christmas seals are only worth a tiny percentage of the unmounted mint variety. Collections and lots of Christmas seals can sometimes be picked up for a song at auction. This is the kind of sideline collection that can be started at very little cost. Today tuberculosis is not the same problem that it used to be. Many countries still issue Christmas seals but they are sold in support of research into heart disease and similar health problems.
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Looking at New Zealand
Centenary of Telegraph in New Zealand 1962 Lyttelton Harbour is an old volcanic crater, separated from the Canterbury plains and the city of Christchurch by the Port Hills, originally formed by volcanic activity. The nearby photo of the hills and the harbour shows this landscape clearly. The early settlers carried all their belongings on foot across the hills and their bridle path is still used for recreational walking today. The memorial to the pioneer women of Canterbury is located at the top of the bridle path and was featured in the 1950 Canterbury Centennial set of stamps (see Stamp News Australasia January 2012). One of the
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settlers’ first priorities was to dig a railway tunnel through the Port Hills to simplify the movement of goods from the harbour. This tunnel was completed in 1867 and opened on 9th December that year. A telegraph line across the hills was opened even earlier, on 1st July 1862, the first telegraph line in New Zealand. Two stamps were issued on 1st June 1962 to mark the centenary of this line (Figure 1 - top of page). The 3d, designed by A G Mitchell, showed an early morse key against a background of the Port Hills. The 8d was designed by his father, L C Mitchell and showed a 1960s teleprinter and hole-punched
Graeme Morriss
caused by something brushing against the photogravure film before the etching of the cylinder. The stamps were withdrawn from sale on 29th September 1962.
tape. The stamps were photogravure-printed by Harrison & Sons on paper made 50% of esparto and 50% of sulphite in sheets of 120 (20 rows of 6). The watermark was ‘NZ & star’ sideways and the perforation 14¾ x 14. The sheet value was printed in the top right margin; the cylinder numbers in the bottom right and the printers’ imprint at bottom left (figures 2 & 3 - opposite). Sheet numbers appeared twice in the left margin and colour guides, eg ‘G GREEN’, in the right margin. The ‘G’ stood for ‘gear’, and indicated where the cylinder should be aligned with the colour gear on the press. Both the green and the brown colours of the 3d stamp appear in a variety of shades. The 3d stamp is also subject to fading in sunlight, with the effect of changing the green to blue. This effect can be duplicated on other printed items (figure 5 above). The 3d plate was also subject to a lot of touching-up by hand with many of the stamps affected. Small groups of green dots appearing on some 3d stamps may have been
RPSNZ, 1975.
References: Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1952 – . The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 6, Wellington,
Graeme can be contacted through his website, www.stampsmw.top1.com.au . Further to the article on the Marlborough Centennial stamps in the October 2012 Stamp News Australasia, here are some photos of the
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Looking at New Zealand Captain Cook memorial at Ship Cove in the Marlborough Sounds where Cook careened
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Endeavour for cleaning, as depicted on the 2d stamp.
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The loss of the Royal Mail Steamer “ORAVIA” in the Falkland Islands in 1912 The well-known Kosmos Steam Shipping Company of Hamburg (post card pictured) had the contract to carry overseas mail for 20 years from 1880 till the end of June 1900. Rising political tensions between the British Empire and the German Empire influenced the decision at that time to negotiate a new Falkland Islands mail contract with the Pacific Steam and Navigation Company (PSNC) of Liverpool. When the new PSNC mail contract came into effect in July 1900 (pictured a 9 d QV FI stamp from a cover carried on the first PSNC mail ship leaving in the Falklands) the shipping company employed 39 steamers in their fleet, 14 of them were on the transatlantic Pacific Line service to the Falkland Islands and South America. In Chile the PSNC achieved certain exclusive rights which were very beneficial for their shipping business on the west coasts of South America in those days. The company had the tradition that all names of their transatlantic liners started with the letter “O”, like ORELLANA, ORITA, OROPESA, ORISSA or ORAVIA (post cards pictured). All ships mentioned were 40 - Stamp News
AlbertFriedrich Gruene
built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast and the latter three shared the same appearance and tonnage (approx. 5300 gross tons each) can therefore be considered sister-ships. The Royal Mail Steamer ORAVIA was about 420 feet long, had a single funnel and started shipping service in 1897. She was a regular caller in the Falklands. In the years from 1900 till 1908 she called between 2 and 4 times per year. From 1909 till 1912 she called 6 to 7 times per year. In total she made 55 calls between July 1900 and November 1912 (see detailed statistics). On the 12th of November, 1912, during a regular call at the Falkland Islands whilst on voyage from Liverpool to Callao (Peru), she ran aground during a blinding snow storm and intense darkness on the infamous Billy Rock (post card pictured), not far from Port Stanley and was abandoned four days later (sinking and breaking up in halves on November 15th, 1912). Earlier in 1912 another ship also built by Harland & Wolff the world famous TITANIC hit an iceberg and 1500 souls were lost in the North Atlantic in this shipping disaster. In the weeks following the disaster of the ORAVIA the interested public could read a lot in the worldwide press about the loss of the ORAVIA, so for example in the New Zealand Evening Post under the headline “LOSS OF THE ORAVIA - FULL STORY OF THE WRECK Full details have now been received of the loss of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company´s steamer ORAVIA off the Falkland Islands, when the ship struck the Billy Goat Rock, half a mile from the lighthouse. Captain Speranza writes: At the time a great number of passengers were up waiting until the ship had anchored for the night, as it was too dark to enter Port Stanley. There was a great consternation, therefore, when, instead of hearing the anchor let go, they felt the ship strike with great force. Many parents rushed below to fetch their children, but there was on the whole no panic. The passengers were told to clothe themselves warmly and put on lifebelts. The weather was bitterly cold. The bell was rung for the boat stations and the lifeboats swung out (author: What a contrast to the TITANIC!). The captain was on the bridge. In reply to a wireless
message the Governor of the Falkland Islands (author: William Lamont Allardyce) replied that the tugboat SAMSON and several whalers would leave immediately for the scene. An hour after the ship had stranded the lights of a vessel were seen. It was a cheering sight to the 261 passengers (author: and to the crew of ca. 150) huddled together on deck, for they realised that the ship was in a very precarious position, and might at any moment slip off the rock and sink into deep water. But owing to the rough sea none of the boats could come alongside, and to make matters worse the wind increased in violence and a thick rain set in. Four lifeboats were lowered an filled with women and children, who were transferred to the whalers. Presently the launch Penguin managed to work alongside, and the remainder of the
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The loss of the Royal Mail Steamer “ORAVIA” in the Falkland Islands in 1912 women and children and some men embarked in her. The Samson next got alongside, and a high tribute is paid to Captain Thomas for handling a tugboat of such size in heavy seas. The remainder of the passengers, 200 in number, were then embarked and taken to Port Stanley. The captain, officers, and crew remained on the ORAVIA, and after the passengers had left the mails and baggage were got up on deck. All this time the ship was grinding on the rocks, her stern being afloat. Heavy seas caused her to strain badly, and the watertight bulkheads gave way. Later in the day the boats brought the mails and baggage ashore, and at 6 p.m., in reply to an urgent message sent by Captain Poole to the wireless station, the Samson brought off the crew, officers and Captain Poole, who was the last to leave. The passengers were surprised to find nothing was lost, even the loose clothing being bundled together and labelled with the number of the cabin it was taken.” On November 18th, 1912 the Steam Ship “Huanchaco” was diverted to Port Stanley to collect mail and passengers, arriving and leaving on the same day. Compared with the TITANIC this was a happy ending! The wireless station at Port Stanley had only been in service for a month and had proven to be extremely helpful for the rescue of the passengers and crew and Governor Allardyce (postcard with his signature is pictured) was happy to greet the rescued passengers as they landed and by 3 a.m. all had been accommodated in hotels and houses at Port Stanley. It is estimated that the Billy Rock close to Port Stanley (see map pictured), which barely breaks the surface most of the time, has claimed more than 10%
of the approximately 120 registered shipwrecks in the Falklands (total number of shipwrecks in the vicinity of the Falkland Islands probably around 300!). Among them The “Levenside” (1852), The “Russel” (American Clipper, 1856), The “Sydney Dacres” (British Barque, 1886), The “City of Philadelphia” (US Ship, 1896), The “ORAVIA” (1912). When a diving expedition examined the area around the Billy Rock in 2008 (“A Darwen SubAqua Club Expedition”) they believed that they saw the debris of possibly five wrecks (5 to 25 meters deep), two of them steel ships showing a varying degree of steel corrosion, all covered in intense marine growth and kelp. The “lethal” Billy Rock was the main reason that the Falkland Islands Government soon after the Capital was moved from Port Louis to Port Stanley decided to erect a lighthouse on Cape Pembroke (the most easterly point on the Falklands and just a few hundred meters away from Billy Rock) in 1855, which for sure prevented many ship disasters after it was lit. At the end of August 2012 the Falklands have issued a set of 4 stamps on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the loss of the ORAVIA showing the ORAVIA and scenes of the rescue operation (pictured). From a collectors point of
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view there are several attractive possibilities to add items to postal history collections in this context. One could for example look out for covers and postcards mailed on the last visit of the ORAVIA
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before she sunk (FI mail bearing a cancellation date of September 4th, 1912). Sometimes stationery with a fine engraving of the ORAVIA can be found. My favorites are the first official “classic” postcards of the ORAVIA printed by Andrew Reid of Newcastle, which represent very fine examples of printer’s art and were of course an attractive marketing instrument of the Pacific Steam and Navigation Company at that time. Two different early picture post cards of the ORAVIA exist: The first series was printed between 1900 and 1903 and the 2nd from 1903/1904. The different cards can easily be identified by the strip of paintwork at waterline level of the ship’s hull (the
so-called “ship´s boot- topping”) on the cards. The late Ken Burley, who has written an excellent Falkland Island Philatelic Study Group monograph (No. 3) on the PSNC post cards, explains: “The boot-topping in the early printings of the cards is shown as being red (pictured enlarged boot-toppings) , the most common color for a ship´s boot-topping and one which shows a colorful contrast between a black-painted hull and the deep blue-green of the sea below. But the correct PSNC livery color for the boottopping of the company´s ships was green! Obviously the PSNC head office became aware of the error and asked the printer for a change from red to green, because we see that the ship´s boot-topping is coloured green (pictured enlarged boot-topping) on reprints of the OROPESA, ORISSA and ORAVIA postcards ordered from 1903 and 1906.” The artist of the 1984 Falkland Island Lloyd´s list stamp issue (22p value) was not aware of the correct boot-topping of the ORAVIA and designed it (again) in red (pictured), an error already detected in 1903 by the PSNC. The ORAVIA pictured on the August 2012 FI stamp issue (finally) carries the correct green boot-topping! Recently I had the chance to buy an interesting addition to my ORAVIA collection. A post card issued in the Falklands Islands in 1913 showing a photo of the
wreck of the ORAVIA on the Billy Rock (pictured) before she broke and sunk on November 15th, 2012. The text on the card as follows (pictured):
reads
“Dear Messie, This is the ORAVIA what struck the Billy Rock last year. I was out all night in the government life boat picking up passengers. I am an old married man now and will write a long letter next mail. With love from Dave + Harriet” The message on the reverse of the card was written by David Lees, a Government employee who was on the Penguin, a steam launch. He married Harriet Skilling and remained in the Islands until settling in the UK after the end of WWII. If you have a name on a piece of mail in a microcosm like the Falklands there are still good chances that the personalities mentioned in letters or on covers still can be identified, even after more than 100 years, for example with the help of David Tathams excellent Stamp News - 45
“Dictionary of Falklands Biography”. Further additions to an “ORAVIA collection” can be the classic postcards of the Cape Pembroke lighthouse (pictured) in the immediate vicinity of the Billy Rock and of course newspaper clippings or official FI notices (pictured: Notice No. 209) . I have also enclosed a cover written to Rev. Mario Luis Migone in my ORAVIA collection (pictured). He was mentioned in the November 1912 F.I. Magazine and Church Paper “….and Father Migone were among the foremost in rendering valuable assistance of the shipwrecked people.” A few weeks ago I discovered a 1944 censored cover to the US (pictured). It was written to relatives in Iowa by Mrs Wynnifred (Win) Felton née Rowen. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Rowen the last in a series of American consuls to live in Stanley from 1898 to 1908. Win was on board of the ORAVIA on the 12th November 1912 and is pictured on the one pound value (the Lady with
the red hair!) of the current FI ORAVIA Anniversary stamp issue (pictured). Whatever you prefer for your own collection, I think the most attractive color printed shipping postcards of the early “classic” period are worth a longer search and represent “a splendid pictorial record of ships which are inextricably linked with the postal history of the Falkland Islands through the regular mail and passenger service between
the Islands and the outside world which they maintained so successfully through the early years of the 20th century” as Ken Burley expressed it. I fully agree! 46 - Stamp News
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Craig Chappell PO Box 521, Clayfield, Qld. 4011 craigchappell@bigpond.com.au Tel: (07) 3262 8810 Fax:(07) 3262 8816 Please contact for details of forthcoming sales.
Cygnet Philatelics 8 Clevedon Way, Karringyup, WA 6018 Tel: (08) 9325 4542 Next sale: see ad for details
Suite 401, Level 4, 64-76 Kippax Street Surry Hills NSW 2100 velvetcollectables@iinet.net.au www.stamp-auction.com.au Tel: (02) 9280 0086 Fax: (02) 9281 4053 Next sale: 8 December 2012
Robin Linke Stamp Dealer 181 Jersey Street, Wembley, 6014, Western Australia www.robinlinke.com.au robin@robinlinke.com.au Tel (08) 9387 5327 Fax (08) 9387 1646 Next sale: See website for details
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Happy Birthday Canberra PS This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Philatelic Society of Canberra. The first meeting of the Society was held on 9 November 1932 at the Hotel Canberra, now the Hyatt Hotel. To mark the occasion, the Society held a lunch at the Hellenic Club at Woden on Sunday 4 November. Ray Rodda, the former postmaster from the GPO Canberra, Jean Salisbury, wife of Alan Salisbury, Doreen Wilson, former staff member of the Australia post Museum in Canberra and Alistair Coe, Member of the Legislative Assembly of the ACT and grandson of Alan Salisbury, attended the lunch. The lunch included displays of Society memorabilia including past programs, newsletters and photos of members from the 1950s. Society members provided reminisces of past members including Alan Salisbury, Ron Hyeronimus and Ed Druce. Dingle Smith was made a life-member of the Society for his service to the Society over the last 30 years including assisting with the organisation of the Society Stampshows which have been held every two years since 1980.
Above: Dingle Smith cutting the 80th Birthday Cake Left:Dingle Smith being presented with his Life Member Certificate by Ian McMahon President
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Alistair Coe, Member ACT Legislative Assembly remembering his grandfather Alan Salisbury
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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Part 29 Do your philatelic interests need a bit of a change? Do you wish to vary or expand your interests, or display that collection that you are so proud of? Would you like to discuss your collection with similar minded people? Are you having problems with any aspect of your collection upon which you would like advice? Are you considering exhibiting your material and need some guidance? If so, then you should be seriously considering joining a stamp club or philatelic society. The following has been taken primarily from the APF Collector Series Brochure No 2, “Why Join a Stamp Club.” “Stamp clubs put the life into your hobby” If you collect stamps then can you afford not to be a member of a stamp club? Stamp clubs provide their members with the opportunity to meet with like-minded people and to share information about their hobby. They are also a great source of stamps for your collection. Many collectors hesitate before visiting a stamp club because they may regard themselves as ‘only beginners’ or for other reasons. Don’t think this way. We were all beginners once. Join a club today and you will never look back. Stamp clubs are full of people from all walks of life who, just like you, enjoy collecting stamps. All members of stamp clubs were beginners at one time and most are more than willing to share their knowledge and experience with you. This knowledge will more than compensate for the cost of being a member. The members of stamp clubs cover the full spectrum of stamp collectors, from those who collect new issues from Australia Post, to those who have only very limited stamp budgets through to those who exhibit at national exhibitions. All value the benefits of their membership in their stamp club and the friendships and contacts it brings. How do you find out about stamp clubs? Stamp clubs (or philatelic societies) exist in most areas, and brief details of these can be found in the Philatelic Clubs and Societies section of this magazine. 50 - Stamp News
More details of these clubs and societies can be found on the following websites ACT www.canberrastamps.org NSW www.philas.org.au/stampclubs Queensland www.qpc.asn.au/clubs SA & NT www.apf.org.au/sa/saclubs Tasmania ww.apf.org.au/tas/tasclubs Victoria www.apf.org.au/vic/vicclubs WA www.w-a-p-c.com/Clubs If you do not have access to the internet, then please enquire about clubs from the philatelic council in your state, whose contact details are ACT Write to the Secretary, ACT Philatelic Council, GPO Box 980, Canberra ACT 2601. NSW Write to the Secretary, Philatelic Development Council, GPO Box 9800, Sydney 2001, email lionel.savins@philas.org.au, or telephone (02) 9264 8301. Queensland Write to the Secretary, Queensland Philatelic Council, PO Box 9471, Wynnum Plaza PO, Wynnum, West QLD 4178, telephone (07) 3396 0846, or email qpc-stamps@acenet.net.au. SA and NT Write to the Secretary, South Australian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Adelaide SA 5001, email saphil@adam.com.au, or telephone (08) 8212 3557. Tasmania Write to the Secretary, Tasmanian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Hobart TAS 7001. Victoria Write to the Secretary, Victorian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Melbourne VIC 3001. WA Write to the Secretary, Western Australia Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Perth WA 6848, or telephone (08) 9021 5708.
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Philatelic Development Officer, APF The state councils can also be contacted to discuss which club may best meet your requirements. Naturally, if you already know some of the members in the local club, your induction into the new life will be so much easier. What can a Stamp Club provide? Most stamp clubs offer: •• an opportunity to obtain stamps at reasonable prices through their exchange books and sales by tender; •• stamp fairs and exhibitions; •• displays or visiting speakers; •• newsletters or magazines; •• purchasing schemes for books and accessories; and •• access to catalogues and books on stamps. But above all, stamp clubs offer the friendship, knowledge and experience of their members who help you with advice on all aspects of collecting including: •• identifying stamps; •• where to get stamps; •• storing and housing your collection; •• ideas on new collecting areas; and •• assistance with exhibiting and research. Exchange Books Most clubs have exchange books which contain stamps which members of the club are seeking to sell. Many collectors join stamp clubs primarily for access to the exchange books which enable them to sell their duplicate stamps as well as to buy stamps at reasonable prices. However exchange books are generally limited to material that will comfortably fit into album type pages, such as stamps, covers, miniature sheets, etc. Best of all, many clubs allow you to look at these exchange books in the comfort and convenience of your own home. Many clubs conduct a sale by tender at their meetings. These sales make available a far wider range of material than can be included in exchange books. These sales do include stamps, singly or in sets, but also bulk stamps on and off paper, stock books with and without stamps, books, albums,
again with and without stamps, and the variety is endless. Not only do these sales include material from the members, but occasionally will include material from visitors, adding to the variety. Some clubs also have a stamp dealer attend their meetings, again adding to the possibility of additions to the collection on a regular basis. Stamp Markets, Stamp Fairs and Exhibitions Many clubs run stamp markets, stamp days or open days. Whatever they are called they provide the opportunity for you to look for items to add to your collection. There are always a number of stamp dealers present, and local clubs will usually have a table offering memberships, help and information. They may also have their exchange books at the fair and sometimes those of other clubs as well. For details of local stamp markets please contact your local club or your state philatelic council. Stamp markets may also be advertised in stamp magazines or the local press. There is also a section of this magazine, Stamp & Coin Fairs & Events, listing the activities for some of the states. Stamp Fairs are held regularly in many parts of Australia and are usually organised by stamp dealers. Details are generally available in stamp magazines or the local press, or try the Australian Philatelic Traders’ Association (APTA) at www. apta.com.au, or the Stamp and Coin Dealers Association of Australasia (SCDAA) at www.scdaa. com. SCDAA members are mainly located in the eastern states. Stamp Exhibitions are organised by clubs or by state philatelic councils and include competitive displays of stamps and other philatelic material. In addition they usually include a good range of dealers. For details of exhibitions in your state please contact your state philatelic council. Many of these state events are also shown on the APF website, simply go to www.apf.org.au and select the State you require. National and International Stamp Exhibitions are held much less frequently, but are well worth attending when you see them advertised. They usually have a great range of world class exhibits and many national and international stamp dealers Stamp News - 51
Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Part 2 attend. These are without a doubt your best source of material, and your local stamp club is usually the first place to find out about the next big exhibition. Information on stamps Many clubs have a library which may consist only of a few catalogues and some magazines, or it may have a large and extensive collection of early books on stamps as well as magazines up to 100 years old or more! If your local club can’t help you with a difficult query, someone in the club will know where to seek help. Club membership also gives you access to the State Council Library, simply by producing your membership card or annual fixture list. The state council libraries are quite exceptional. The APF also runs a research service with contacts in each State. Please contact your state philatelic council or the APF for details, www.apf.org.au/ research. Displays or Visiting Speakers The program for most clubs includes a display, either from one of the members, or a visiting speaker. The State Councils also have displays which are available to the clubs for their meetings. The visiting speaker can either display his material or give a talk on some relevant aspect of stamp collecting. Quite often the visiting speaker will be a high class exhibitor, and his display will include top quality material. Therefore, your club membership allows you to expand your philatelic knowledge which can lead to a better appreciation of not only other people’s collections, but principally your own. Displaying your stamps Stamp clubs provide you with a chance to share the pleasure in your collection with others. This can range from an informal talk at your local club to showing off your “gems” through local, State, National and International Competitive Exhibitions. If you are interest in exhibiting, there is generally at least one of the club members who can help. Alternatively, your state philatelic council or the APF can provide you with information to assist. 52 - Stamp News
Junior Clubs Many clubs and activities exist specifically for younger collectors. Also many stamp clubs welcome younger collectors or provide special activities for them. For details please contact your local club or your state philatelic council. Make your stamp collecting a family activity. Specialised Clubs In addition to local stamp clubs there are many specialised groups which can help you enjoy your collecting interests. These include clubs for collectors of postal history, postal stationery, thematics, aerophilately, first day covers, polar philately and cinderellas as well as clubs for collectors of particular countries. For information on such clubs please contact your state council or try some of the web addresses listed below. There are also a number of study groups for specialised areas of collecting. These specialised clubs are usually only located in one state. Costs of being a member One of the great benefits of being a member of a stamp club is that it costs so little. Even the most expensive club or society costs less than a $1 a week, with most costing considerably less. The savings you will make on stamps, books and accessories will more than repay the cost of joining a stamp club. Other Benefits The pleasures and friendships that you will get from joining a stamp club will last a lifetime and are quite simply – priceless. At club meetings, supper is generally provided, which allows the members to socialise in less formal circumstances. Philately on the Web The Internet is a wonderful source of information and contacts for stamp collectors. Many stamp clubs, dealers, post offices and individual collectors have web sites. Some useful sites are: Australian Philatelic Federation: www.apf.org.au
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Philatelic Development Officer, APF Aust Phil Federation links - www.apf.org.au/links Australia Post: www.auspost.com.au Aust Philatelic Traders’ Assoc: www.apta.com.au American Philatelic Society: www.stamps.org Exponet – with over 700 amazing philatelic collections: www.japhila.cz There are also quite a few internet and email links shown in this magazine – see the Internet & Email Directory section. Please note however, that as with all dealings on the web, caveat emptor applies or let the buyer beware. Another good reason for you to become a member of a stamp club – to get advice about web sites and traders. Conclusion Club membership can provide the opportunity to expand your enjoyment of our great hobby. If you have previously considered joining a club, but the meeting time and / or place were not convenient, another look may now be well worth while. We are well aware that many of our collectors prefer not to go out at night, and hence the number of daylight clubs is growing, and one of these may provide exactly what you are looking for. Always remember that not all stamp clubs will suit every collector’s interests. Hence many collectors are members of more than one club. It may initially be necessary to join several clubs until you find the one which best suits your needs. Finally, I would like to wish all of my readers a very happy Christmas and New Year, and may Santa’s blessing lead you to find that elusive item that you have been seeking for such a long time.
Australia Post Decks the Halls with Festive Stamps Australia Post has officially marked the start of the festive season with the release of this year’s Christmas stamps featuring symbols of popular Christmas carols and the traditional nativity scene. The traditional Christmas stamps are based on the Adoration of the Magi – a wool and silk tapestry featuring three magi (or kings) offering their gifts to the Baby Jesus. The festive themed stamps are symbolic of the wellknown Christmas carols, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, Jingle Bells and Ding Dong Merrily on High. Both the traditional and festive themed stamps are designed by Australia Post’s Jo Muré. For information about Christmas postal rates, international and domestic posting deadlines and tips on correct packaging, visit the staff at your local Australia Post retail outlet, telephone 13 13 18 or visit auspost.com.au.
Should you wish to comment on any aspect of the above article, or you have a subject that is either interesting, difficult to understand, or one which you would like to have explained, or if there is a particular topic on which you would like more information, please let me know by emailing jpsadler@bigpond.com.au. Earlier articles in this series can be viewed on the APF website www.apf.org.au/stampnews. Generally, these articles are available one month after their publication. Stamp News - 53
Stamps in the News - Globally! Stamps on fashion
Reported at http://fashionista.com Greek designer Mary Katrantzou made a splash at London Fashion week this year with her stampinspired designs. Comments in the press and blogs include: Why is choosing a Greek designer stamps? The reason is because she remembered the habit in childhood where the stamp is one of the most widely collected objects by children.... This season, Mary left her flowers at home and brought in their place a hardcore stamp collection, the kind any Greek geek would be proud of..... Katrantzou returned to the runway this weekend using her canny genius to popularize an age-old uncool hobby.... ....The stamp motif also added a colorful flair to the collection that was so detail oriented; there were even numerical denominations on the stamp pattern.
Mary Katrantzou pushed the envelope and put her stamp on it.... ......And nuttily enough, her twin subjects for spring 2013 are postage stamps and outdated currency. I just have a real issue thinking women want to be covered in stamps. No woman wants to price her hips at 50 anything.
Royal Mail’s Xmas largesse
Reported at http://news.sky.com UK benefit claimants are able to buy Christmas stamps at last year’s prices under a new Royal Mail scheme. The move is designed to make sending season’s greetings cards more affordable for those on lower incomes. The Royal Mail’s scheme allows eligible customers to buy a total of 36 first and second class stamps at 46p and 36p respectively. Stamp prices increased to 60p and 50p in April. Customers on pension credit, employment and support allowance or incapacity benefit are eligible to take part in the scheme, which runs until Christmas Eve.
Malaysia salutes its postmen
Reported at http://thestar.com.my Pos Malaysia has issued a new series of stamps to celebrate World Post Day and as a tribute to postmen who had served the nation over the past six decades. “This is the first time in Pos Malaysia’s history that we are issuing a special collection of stamps featuring types of uniforms worn by our postmen from the colonial era until the modern times,” said a spokesman. Among the various types of uniforms depicted on the stamps were the durable khaki were worn in 54 - Stamp News
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the 1950s, the brown-coloured uniforms in the 1970s and the later blue uniforms. Pos Malaysia has been introducing new thematic feature designs annually since 1969 to mark World Post Day, with past designs including different post offices and post boxes.
Chocoholic philatelists rejoice
Reported at www.telegraph.co.uk The Belgian Post Office will play tribute to Belgium’s chocolatiers with special stamps that will taste of chocolate when licked. Recipients of the specially hallmarked letters or post cards will be able to enjoy the aroma of the candy celebrated on the postage stamps.
images on stamps from Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Russia, China and Poland. For his ten countries of interest, Chris said the images featured an even mix of science personalities and events or anniversaries within the field. Aside from documenting progress and achievement, the stamps have also captured a bit of competition along the way. “There are a number of examples where a country claims it is first in invention or a discovery in science. Perhaps the most vivid, in terms of very colourful stamps, are Russia, the Cold War and the space race - whereby half the stamps they issued over a period of years featured space research.” While the selection of images is one part of his studies, a key focus is how those images have been communicated to and understood by the public. “With such stamps we prove our sense of “A stamp with a face on it and perhaps the name modernity and innovation,” said Johnny Thijs, the of the scientist really doesn’t say much about the CEO of Bpost. science. It’s saying ‘here we are’....” But some philatelists remained underwhelmed “What we have seen over time is that the public branding the move as ‘gimmicky’. “I’m just glad that awareness is being prompted by the images which they aren’t issuing stamps promoting wildlife and are on the more recent stamps, as people understand showing a skunk,”said one collector. the force of the image and the force of the message that can be shown on the stamp.” Study of stamps “Another surprise has been to realise that the Reported at www.abc.net.au face of science on stamps, in the world, is Albert Keen Canberra collector, Chris Yardley has an Einstein...Darwin gets a good go, Newton gets a extensive stamp collection, which he estimates to good go, Marie Curie gets the feminist go.” include between 50,000 to 60,000 stamps. As for his own collection in the meantime, there Now this love has turned into an academic is one stamp Chris wouldn’t mind owning. venture, becoming the focus for his PhD where he is “I’m not in favour of personalised stamps...but investigating science on stamps. it’d be rather nice to see me being conferred with my Trailing the evolution of postage stamps from degree on a stamp. Perhaps that’s what I’m looking their British origins, Chris will examine the science forward to!” Stamp News - 55
Stamps in the News - Globally! Goodwill to all men via USPS
Reported at www.catholicnews.com One of the official holiday stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service features a silhouette of the Holy Family fleeing Egypt. The image is a change from the portrayal of Madonna and child featured on the Christmas stamp for close to 50 years. USPS currently issue a diverse range of holiday stamps -- besides stamps with Christian imagery, there are those that commemorate Kwanzaa, Hanukkah and Muslim festivals. The diversity is fairly new. The first U.S. Christmas stamp debuted in 1962 with a wreath, two candles and the words “Christmas 1962.” Four years later the postal service issued what became more of the traditional Christmas stamp featuring a Renaissance painting of the Madonna and Child. By contrast, the other holiday stamps took longer to get their corner of the market. The Hanukkah stamp marking the eight-day Jewish festival of lights debuted in 1996. The Kwanzaa stamp for the African-American holiday first appeared in 1997 and the Eid stamp was not issued until 2001. Charles Haynes, a senior scholar at the Freedom Forum’s First Amendment Center, said that stamps with religious images aren’t a problem “as long as the government is acknowledging a variety of religious and nonreligious communities at various times of the year.” Haynes noted that Christian symbols on stamps should only be allowed if a variety of other faiths are represented. “Government may not privilege one faith over others,” he added. When the traditional Christmas stamp stood alone, it faced at least one sticky situation. In 1995, a Postal Service advisory committee voted to replace the traditional Madonna and Child stamp with a Victorian-era angel. This vote stirred such negative reaction that even then-President Bill Clinton got into the fray, prompting an immediate reversal. 56 - Stamp News
Rare Chinese stamp turns the market upside down Reported at http://articles.nydailynews.com
A pair of rare stamps bearing a picture of Chinese nationalist leader Sun Yat-sen sold for over $700,000 at a sale in Hong Kong on Saturday, auction house Zurich Asia said. The 1941 blue and black stamps, rare because the picture of Sun is accidentally inverted, sold for $707,700 to an anonymous phone bidder, the firm said. Zurich Asia said the price set a new “world auction record for any Republic of China stamp”, referring to the period of 1912 to 1949 in China, after the last imperial dynasty lost power and before the communists took over.
Gutter strips?
Reported at www.crawleyobserver.co.uk A collection of old stamps, dating back to the wedding of the Queen and Prince Philip in 1947, were discovered in a road in Three Bridges, West Sussex by a baffled couple. Rhiannon Sharpe, 66, from Forge Road, said her husband found the stamps laying on the pavement. He brought the collection inside and the couple discovered a selection of one penny stamps, stamps from Malta, and stamps commemorating the marriage between Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Rhiannon handed the finding in to Crawley Police Station in the hope the owner of the precious collection would come forward. “The next morning my neighbour found a collection of old coins in the road which we think must be linked to each other”, she said.
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A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “A collection of stamps was handed into Crawley police station on October 1. Staff checked computer systems to see if they had been reported lost or stolen. It will be held for 28 days and if not claimed will be disposed of and in this case possibly be offered to a charity.”
Second class stamps?
Reported at www.kimt.com US residents noticing their postage stamps look a little bit different these days, aren’t imagining things. These new stamps are only available through the automated self serve system. The change is an effort to cut costs. A USPS spokesman said, “It’s cheaper to actually just print the stamp locally as opposed to sending out X-amount of stamps to be kept on hand.” Those using the automated system, simply use the touch screen and have six different designs to choose from. A local postmaster said, “It is beneficial towards the people that come in late at night, they’re all bummed out because they can’t come to the counter, but I would reassure them that you can use them. These stamps are legitimate, they’ve got a bar code on them.”
Postal grand tour
Reported at www.dailyecho.co.uk Retired couple and avid collectors Chris and Christine Power, from Titchfield, were so inspired by London 2012 that they decided to take a 4,000- mile trip around the country to visit each of the Royal Mail’s 57 golden post boxes. The pair collected a commemorative stamp at every location, had a picture taken and got an envelope stamped at the nearest post office. Royal Mail had painted the post boxes in the home towns of each of Team GB’s
gold medallists as a way of commemorating their achievements. “We just decided to do it on the spur of the moment because Christine loves collecting memorabilia and I love driving – so between us we had it covered”, said Chris. “We’ve created a very unique album; it’s got all the envelopes with commemorative stamps, and we got the post office to stamp each one. Along the way they had a few run ins with post office workers that refused to stamp their envelopes. Chris added: “A lot of them refused to stamp the envelopes, saying they were not allowed to. “The Royal Mail told us that it was not necessary for general mail to be stamped but the date stamping is allowed by request. “We had this argument over and over again. We managed to get the envelope stamped in every single town except one – Larkhill in Wiltshire. “The post mistress there simply refused point blank, saying: ‘I don’t stamp anything.’ “It’s a shame because we got every other one, even on the Isle of Man and Sark in the Channel Islands.” The golden post boxes are set to be repainted red in the new year.
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Market Matters: Morgan Collection fetches millions! I am writing this column If Spink mailed the goods mid November from Hobart to Australia no UK 20% VAT Tasmania, where the national applied, but their insurance Stamp Show is being held. fees would be huge on say a The Hugh Morgan sale £10,000 purchase, and their on November 13/14 has just invoice figure of £10,000 on concluded in London, and Fedex/DHL package would Nick Startup from Spink have 10% GST levied here. kindly emailed me some Australian vendors figures of prices obtained. consigning overseas Arthur Gray flew to Hobart always have this massive from the sale, and today disadvantage, as savvy buyer was able to give me a firstadjust their bids DOWN by hand commentary – “a great that amount. Sold locally success, and good news for the the GST is only 1.5% on the Australian stamp market.” “Buyer Fee”. The sales totalled One of the sale highlights £2,287,218 on the day, and is shown nearby - a 10/doubtless there will be a brown-buff essay in vertical number of sales after the format, with a Kangaroo on Cat $75,000, sold for $A93,000 auction, of unsolds - taking this a map of Australia and no figure higher. Tasmania, with two value A total figure of around £2½ million or higher circles at the top. seems likely, getting up around $A4 million when This essay was saw-toothed roulette 14½ on converted. Who said there was “no money in thin white card. Estimated at £70,000-90,000, it stamps”! was invoiced for a staggering £108,000 – or around The figures below all show the sale price in the $A167,500. room, with the nasty “Buyer Commenting on the sale, Fee” added on. Spink stamp specialist Nick A large chunk of this material Startup said: “We are delighted was bought by Australian to have had the opportunity collectors, and to these figures to offer such a unique and needs to be added Australian exceptional collection.” GST of 10% on import. “To have been able to offer So for Australian collector collectors the opportunity to buyers, 10% generally needs obtain such rarities has been to added to all figures quoted a pleasure, and a testament to below, a fact overlooked by Hugh Morgan and his trusted many bidders I feel sure. aide Tom Carter.” Spink would not allow the “My hope is that the buyers goods to leave the sale room treasure these rare examples in person to any Australian with the same enthusiasm or Foreign buyers unless the and passion as Hugh Morgan 20% English VAT was added I and his father, who began the understand. collection, did. This truly was a Essay fetches $A167,500 58 - Stamp News
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Missing perfs mean money! historic sale, and one that I will remember for a long time to come.” “Stamp collectors from around the globe were bidding furiously in the room, via mail, on the internet, and on the telephones” Startup concluded.
Imperforate 3d Roo Pair
Another exceptional result was for a Kangaroo showpiece, of which only eight mint examples have ever been recorded. The marginal block of 4 x 3d Olive Die 1 stamps, with ‘JBC’ Monogram, is a major rarity of the Kangaroo issues. This interesting looking block was invoiced for £84,000 ($A130,000+) against an estimate of £30,000-40,000 Another die proof in the collection was the 1/4d KGV head, in the issued Turquoise colour shown
“RECORDS MELBOURNE” cancel nearby. Ancient ACSC value is $50,000. It was invoiced for £42,000 – or over $A65,000. Well above the full ACSC value. A pretty looking piece, and I know someone who really wanted it, and missed out in the bidding frenzy. Little is known of the unusual “RECORDS MELBOURNE” oval cancel, or its usual purpose – it seems to have been used on all sorts of strange things. I have it on some Kangaroo blocks, and detailed discussion on tinyurl.com/RecordsMEL has unearthed several other examples on issued stamps. Several variances are known of the cancel
Inverted “OS” on front
Of particular note was the CofA watermark 2d red KGV, with inverted “OS” overprint. On a large 1933 OHMS” cover front, from Ardelethan NSW, with a Stamp News - 59
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Invert fetches £66,000 few blemishes. Three examples of this error are recorded, but this is the only example known on entire. The error is illustrated nearby, with the close-up detail of the inverted overprint stamp shown. Full ACSC is $A75,000 and the invoice price of £66,000 converted to well over $A100,000. A very full price for a cover front. As to standard issued stamps, the £2 Kangaroo 3rd watermark imprint block shown nearby had “fluffy” perfs and was it seems hinged on all units. Cat $A75,000 - it sold for £60,000 or $A93,000. Even QE2 era scarce stamps often got high prices. The 1963 5d Walter Burley Griffin stamp is close to my heart, as he bought and founded, indeed fully planned the suburb I live in - Castlecrag in Sydney. This attractive pair imperforate at side sold for £21,000 (around $A33,500) - a great price given the ASC value of $A30,000. Gibbons does not list or price imperforates on 1 side only, for any issues. A rather dog eared and creased envelope with a used 3½d YMCA stamp, with missing red triangle, was invoiced for £20,400 - around $A31,625 - ACSC Catalogue value for used is $A5,000. I am advised the stamp had a large tear 60 - Stamp News
through it, that was not mentioned in the Auction sale catalogue. All in all a great result, that attracted a VAST amount of national media - that is fantastic for the hobby. The ABC TV national news had a long piece on day of sale with interviews with Tom Carter, Hugh Morgan and Nick Startup, and had footage of the saleroom action. The 100% clearance rate of the recent Stuart Hardy Australia (Sale #1) at Phoenix that also got well into 7 figures, and now this bullish result shows just how strong the Australian market is.
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Missing Colour on cover One large dealer is rumoured to have spent over a million dollars in a month at various stamp auctions, so the trade believes quality material is worth securing, even at today’s prices.
Freeman “NSW Cancels” sells out
November 1st 2012, auction - Lot #90, and it was invoiced with all fees etc, for around $A430 after a spirited bidding battle. SEVERAL times the reserve, and many times issue price - to the owner’s great delight I am sure. It underpins the old adage that good quality reference books are often worth near as much as the stamps they refer to! “Knowledge Is Power” as I have typed 1000 times. I still have a couple of high resolution full colour CD Roms of the entire 400 page book, as several clients were happy for to me to retain these, if they got free shipping on the huge book. If you need the data let me know, as once they are sold, there will be no other reference obtainable.
The Freeman “NSW Cancels” book was a massive success, as only about half as many were printed as there was world demand for – exactly as I predicted. Only 220 numbered copies GLOBALLY were printed. A ridiculously small number. A detailed review of this was in a recent magazine tinyurl.com/Oct-SN and my advice to secure one early was heeded by many. One book is offered on ebay as I type this, for $A500. Status International Auctions ran one in their Rapid global sell-out
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Market Matters Scarce NSW cancels are getting up near the 4 figure mark already, and heaps of “finds” are still out there.
USA Numerical Grading Madness
The rather nondescript stamp shown nearby is SG 291 - £6.25, Scott 285 - Cat $US7.50 used, in the 2013 Scott. It is the lowest face value in the 1898 “Trans-Mississippi” or “Omaha” set, and vast numbers were printed and sold and used. Few real dealers on the globe would give this stamp a second glance, if it were in a stockbook or album. I’d leave it on album page in ANY collection I was selling, and allow a dollar for it maybe, in my figuring. Diagonal machine cancel, short/nibbled perf at base, and an ugly, folded over, “hang nail” perf at top left - that I’d probably flick off with my tweezer tip if it were loose in front of me. Some genius with far more money than sense, just paid $US862.50 for it before shipping costs in October 2012, at Siegel’s “Nick Kirke” auction in New York. And many other pretty common stamps got similar high prices. WHY? As the “PSE” grading company gave this
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400 pages of detailed info unremarkable stamp the VERY highest grading they have given to any Scott #291 stamp. You CANNOT even begin to grade this stamp as anywhere near “perfection”. No-one sane could.
PSE System is broken
The grading system is broken, and the lemmings paying well over 100 times Scott catalogue for things like this, will be sobbing copious tears of dollar bills down the track. Mark my words. A rep from PSE, Caj Brejtfus politely tried to explain on stampboards how such a high grading was given to such an ordinary stamp. PSE’s own guidelines say a bent over or creased corner attracts a 5 point deduction, and short perfs 10 or 15, so how this ends up at 98 out of 100 is a mystery. tinyurl.com/OmahaPSE has 160 comments on this and other graded stamps, and makes for very interesting reading. I wrote 5 years back on this madness, where the
Glen Stephens 20c retail value Mount global stage, and not become Rainier 3c stamp a laughing stock - tinyurl. shown nearby was com/PSEgrade graded a perfect ‘100” This was how Siegels This stamp had described the 1c Omaha just sold at public stamp illustrated above: auction for $US1,050 “1c Trans-Mississippi plus the ubiquitous (285). Outstanding centering 15% “buyer fee” = with Jumbo margins, bright $US1,207.50. The shade on fresh paper, light kind of money that wavy-line machine cancel, I had just sold a Extremely Fine Gem, an reasonable mint 1913 absolutely superb used Sold for 6037 times full cat! £1 Kangaroo for as example of the 1c Trans$US was strong then. Mississippi, with 2011 P.F. That was 6,037 times full Scott value at the time. and 2007 P.S.E. certificates (Superb 98 Jumbo, For an exceedingly common stamp of which over 95 unpriced in SMQ above the grade of 98, SMQ MILLION were sold. $830.00 as 98), this is the highest grade awarded Clearly many THOUSANDS of identical copies and it is shared by no others” exist - simply as no-one has (yet) bothered getting The Kirke collection had some very pretty numerical grading Certs done on them! stamps, don’t get me wrong – and most of them sold for VERY many times full Scott, but PSE needs to look at their own grading system NOT a “perfect” stamp The stamp was graded 100 out of 100. I certainly Australia Post hikes Rates QUIETLY would not give it anything like a perfect grade, as I personally hate “hang-nail” corner perfs like this has On October 22, 2012, Australia Post raised many overseas postage rates and local parcel charges. at top right. In fact 3 of the corners I do not really And a week later many more were raised, including like. domestic Express etc. They visually detract from a “perfect” looking It appears they told almost no-one of these stamp. Well-formed corners most certainly DO exist on perfect centred 3c stamps. THEY might get a 100 changes, and there was certainly no advance notice score. But this one could most certainly be improved given to most clients. One that will affect MANY dealers and collectors upon very readily. The folks writing these Certs need to rapidly get a is the abolition of the long established “second grip on reality. A “100/100” score indicates no finer weight step” band for letters weighing 50 to 150 copy can exist. With this copy I’d disagree with them grams. This rate now vanishes, and any mail piece most strongly. weighing over 50 grams, and up to 250 grams will Thousands of copies would look better than this cost $A6.20 for Europe, Americas, and “rest of example. So how on earth did it get a perfect “100” world”. score? A week after the changes, at end October there PSE appear to place no real importance whatever were still no Post Office printed rate booklets on ugly, short or untidy looking perfs or corners, in showing these new charges. its “eye appeal” descriptor. A stampboards.com member who works at a Post That in my view is a fatal flaw in their numerical grading system, if it is ever to be taken seriously on a Office was not even aware of these new rates, a week Stamp News - 63
Market Matters after implementation. The disappearance of the 50 to 150 grams step is a large blow for most stamp mailers. Near all the small sendings I make are in the 100 gram type level when a stiffener is added. 51 grams is not heavy. It is less than 2 ounces for our American cousins, who use funny weights! (Two ounces is 56.67 grams.) 3 or 4 small stockcards of stamps, a few PO packs, or a few FDCs, or a few sheets of paper or want-lists or invoices all exceed 50 grams. These will now cost $A6.20 to Europe or the Americans or “rest of the world” - a 32% increase over last’s week rate, if they weigh 55 grams. For those selling or selling on ebay etc, if $A6.20 is the real PO cost of mailing, a Hagner sheet of material will be charged out as $A7 or more postage ... even if the stamps inside are not worth anything like that. Which for a few thematic FDC is often the case. So buy $3 of goodies, and pay $7 to mail/receive it. Pointless, as it triples your real cost. Ever a very large size Christmas card with envelope will very often exceed 50 grams. And guess what - greeting card mailing season is upon us. I find it outrageous that this increase was snuck in, and some PO’s had not even been advised as of late October when I typed this. As an example a client in USA ordered these 3 small Post Office packs shown nearby off me today. Cost to him $3.50, as they are common. Weight a little over 50 grams. Post and pack cost to him $A7 ... I am too 64 - Stamp News
Mail cost $6.20 overseas embarrassed to tell him $3.50 of Packs will cost him $10 total. Glen Stephens has written monthly ‘Stamp Tipster’ Columns for over 30 years - globally. A vast library of his past articles and photos are found at – www.glenstephens.com/column.html
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philatelic clubs & societies new south wales Armidale Circle RSPC: Mtg 2nd Wed Australian Cmwlth Collectors Club of NSW: Mtg 3rd Mon 7.45pm, 1st flr. Philas House, 17 Brisbane St, Darlinghurst, Sydney 2001. Ph 02 9267 8301; Fax: 02 9264 4741. GPO Box 1971, Sydney NSW 2000 Ph: 02 9264 8301 Aust. States Study Circle: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Bathurst Stamp Coin and Collectables Club: Mtg 1st Mon 7.30pm, Old Eglinton fire shed, Park St, Elington PO Box 151, Bathurst NSW 2795 Bega Phil. & Numismatic Society: Mtg 3rd Friday 8.00pm. Mthly Newsletter. PO Box 370, Bega NSW Blue Mountains Stamp Club: Mtg 4th Friday (ex Dec) 8.00pm Katoomba Public School; PO Box 76, Blackheath Boambee East PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan) 6pm Boambee East Comm. Centre, Bruce King Dr. Ph: 02 66581385 Campbelltown District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan - 4th Wed); @ Catholic Hall Acacia St, Ruse. Inquiries: mystampclub@yahoo.com.au; PO Box 478, Campbelltown 2560 Castle Hill SC Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, Hills District Bowling Club, Jenner Street, Baulkham Hills; PO Box 151 Castle Hill NSW 1765 China Study Group of PSNSW: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Cinderella SC: Mtg 2nd Friday, even months; Produces “Cinderellas Australia” and monographs; PO Box 889, Chatswood, NSW 2057 Coffs Harbour SC: Mtg 2nd Wed Earlwood and District SC:Mtg 1st Wed Grafton SC: Mtg 2nd Wed (ex. Dec) Grafton Stampers & Everything Philatelic: Mtg 1st Sun 2pm (ex School Hols). Grafton Baptist Church Hall, Cnr Queen & Oliver Sts. Ph 02 6642 1363. email gbchurch@bigpond.com. Great Lakes SC: Mtg1st Sat 9.30am , Workshop & Market 1st Sat 9-12, Great Lakes Campus Annexe, Taree St, Tuncurry Enq: Ph 02 6554 9776 Gosford PS: Afternoon Mtg 1st Mon; Evening Mtg 2nd Thurs Hawkesbury Valley PS (Richmond Stamp Club): Mtg 2nd Thurs (ex Jan) PO Box 28 Richmond 2753 Illawarra PS: Mtg 3rd Thursday (ex. Jan) Wollongong Master Build. Club Ltd, Oasis Room, 7.30pm. All welcome. Tel. (02) 42252011. Kempsey RSL PS: Mtg 2nd Wed Lake Macquarie Stamp Club:: Mtg 2nd Sat 9am; Combined Pensioners & Community Care Services 130 Josephson St, Swansea. Enq: 02 4392 5211 Lord Howe Island Postal History Society: Mtg by arrangement. Contact Pres: Dr William Mayo, 02 9918 6825 Lower Clarence PS: Mtg 4th Tues Macquarie Valley PS: Mtg 2nd Tues Maitland SC: Mtg 2nd Mon ex Jan. ‘Show & Tell’ every mtg E. Maitland Bowling Club, Bank St. Pres. Mark Saxby; Sec. David Carratt; Ph: 02 4932 4045 Email: carrotspatch@tpg.com.au Manly-Warringah PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs St David’s Church Hall, Dee Why. Sec. Graeme Morriss Ph: 02 9905 3255 email: stampsmw@bizland.com.au Manly-Warringah Rugby Leagues SC: Mtg 4th Tues cnr. Pittwater Rd & Federal Pde, Brookvale. Sec. Graeme Morriss Ph: 02 9905 3255 email: stampsmw@bizland.com.au Milton-Ulladulla SC: Mtg 7pm on 4th Mon (ex Dec); Milton-Ulladulla Bowling Club Mtg Room, St Vincent St, Ulladulla, Sec. PO Box 670, Ulladulla, NSW, 2539 Morisset Uniting Church SC: Mtg 4th Sat 10am (ex Dec) Enq: 4977 2525 (Jenny)
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western australia Armadale-Kelmscott PS: Mtg 4th Tues; Ph: 08 9397 6525 email: fit.kanga@bigpond.com Bridgetown-Manjimup SC: Mtg 1st Thurs 7.30pm Masonic Hall, Hampton St, BridgetownPh 08 9761 4638 or 08 9761 2005 Busselton SC: Mtg 1st Mon, 5pm 7th Day Adv. Church, Alpha St; Ph: 08 9752 4449, 0400 646 282 email witches1@westnet.com.au Canning SC: Mtg 1st Wed; Ph: 08 9457 7565 Daytime SC: Mtg 1st Thurs; 08 9341 3576 Eastern Goldfields: Mtg 3rd Thurs ; Ph: 0412 156 351 Eaton SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7pm Ph. 08 9795 7744, email: scrapbit@tpg.com Ellenbrook SC: Mtg 3rd Wed; Ph: 08 9296 9306 Fremantle and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed, Tennis Club House, Parry St, Fremantle at 8pm; Ph: 08 6363 6415 Kalamunda SC: Mtg 3rd Wed; Ph: 08 9291 8484 Mandurah PS PO Box 625 Mandurah WA 6210 2nd Tues 4.45 - 6.30pm Bortolo Park Pavilion Cnr. Bortolo and Murdoch Drives
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NSW club information:The Philatelic Association of NSW, PO Box220, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 Phone: 02 9264 8301
Mudgee Coin Note & Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sunday Ph 02 63735324 Nambucca River PS: Mtg 1st Sunday Newcastle PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs, 7.30pm Mayfield Ex-Services Club; 10am 3rd Wed, 48 Mackie Ave, New Lambton, Juniors 11am 3rd Sun, Wallsend Pioneers Hall NSW Postcard Collectors Soc: Mtg 1st Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Northern Suburbs PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7.45pm, Naremburn Library, Central St, Naremburn off Slade St; Ph: 02 9419 7354 Orange Coin and Stamp Club: Mtg Last Tuesday, Orange Community Info Centre, 79-81 Kite St, Orange 7.30pm Ph: 02 6362 3754. Orchid Stamp Club: Mtg 3rd Sat. (Jan and each 2nd mth) Parramatta PS: Mtg 1st Friday Penrith and District PS: Mtg 1st Thursdays, 8pm, CWA rooms, Baby Health Ctr, Tindale St PO Box 393, Kingswood NSW 2747 PHILAS Stamp Auctions: Mtg 2nd Sat Mar,Jul, Nov Ph 02 9264 8301 PS of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed (exDec); Ph 02 9399 7556 PS of NSW: Mtg 1st Tues (Philas House), 3rd Tues (Chatswood); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Richmond River (Lismore) PS: Mtg 4th Thursday Royal Sydney Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd Tues. (ex Jan); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Sapphire Coast Stamp & Coin Club: Mtg Enq 02 6495 7308. Mail to PO Box 285, Pambula, NSW 2549 St. George PS: Mtg 1st Mon Shoalhaven PS: Mtg 2nd Monday (Ex Jan) PO Box 4047, East Nowra 2541. Ph 02 44472976 Smithfield SC: Mtg 2nd Mon Society for Polar Philately: 2012 meetings: 2nd Wednesday of February, March, May, July, Sept and November held at Ryde Ex-Services Club 724-730 Victoria Rd, Ryde, NSW Tel: 9807 3344 (in Mackinnon room) starting at 8pm.Enq 0407 277 223 or email penviews@hotmail.com Strathfield-Burwood PS: Mtg 4th Wed Sussex Inlet and District: Mtg 3rd Mon Sutherland Shire PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. , 7:30pm, Sutherland Uniting Services Club, 7 East Pde, Sutherland. Information Secretary, PO Box 339, Sutherland, NSW 1499 Sydney Anglican Stamp Society: Mtg 2nd Sat, even months 9.30am - 2.30pm, St Paul’s, Carlingford. Details: www.philas.org.au/sysdneyanglicanstampsociety Tamworth PS: Mtg 1st Mon ex. Jan. Tamworth Bridge Club, 7 Hilton St, Tamworth Sec. Graeme Mitchell. PO Box 678, Tamworth NSW 2340 Ph. 02 67664853 Taree RSL Club Ltd SC: Mtg 3rd Mon Thematic Society of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed Toronto SC: Mtg 1st Wed Tuggerah SC: Mtg 4th Sun (ex Dec.) Turramurra SC: Mtg 2nd Monday, 7.45pm. Ph: 9144 4225 Twin Towns Stamp Club Inc.: Mtg 1st Monday, 7.30p, Home & Comm. Centre, Tweed Heads Wagga SC: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) ARCC Building, Tarcutta St, 7.30pm. Secretary: Peter Simpfendorfer Ph:02 6922 3393 Willoughby Legion Philatelic Section: Mtg 4th Tues Wyong PS: Mtg 3rd Tues, 7.30m. Jim Spence, Sec. Ph 02 4392 7536
northern territory Alice Springs SC: Meet Informally; PO Box 1529, Alice Springs, NT, 0871. Ph 08 8953 3054 Darwin Philatelic Circle: 1st Sun. 10am - 2pm. 53 Flametree Crt, Rosebery; Ph:(08) 8931 2898; PO Box 1624, Palmerston, NT, 0831; Email: Nadine.Tinsley@nt.gov.au-. WA club information: WA Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Perth, WA, 6001 Greenfields WA 6210 08 9581 1083 keithmich@bigpond.com Northern Districts SC: Mtg 2nd Mon; Ph: 08 9329 0117 Philatelic Forum: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan); Ph: 08 9294 4277 Rockingham & Kwinana (PS of): Mtg 3rd Tues (NB 2nd in Dec) Pres. Malcolm Brown; Sec. Terry Boyd; PRO Lucie Schokker Ph. 08 9419 1604; email: malcolm.b@iinet.net.au PS of WA: Mtg 3rd Tues; Ph: 08 9294 4277 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Wed (ex Dec); Clubrooms, Charles Riley Reserve, Wendling Rd, North Beach, Ph: 08 9447 7256 The Postmark Circle (WA): Mtg 2nd Mon; Ph: 08 9294 4277 Victoria Park SC: Mtg 1st Wed; Ph: 08 9472 8072 or 08 9450 5280 WA Study Group: Mtg 4th Thurs (ex Dec) 08 9384 1050 Wanneroo SC: Mtg 3rd Mon; Ph: 08 6106 0874.
philatelic clubs & societies new zealand Air Mail Society of NZ: Mtg 3rd Mon (ex. Jan). Ph: 03 358 4838 Auckland PS: Mtg 1st and 3rd Tues (except Jan); Email bruce.chadderton @fitec. org.nz Add Ph 09 9853212 www.aps.gen.nz Christchurch PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Library night 3rd Tuesday; Email: gftyson@inet.net. nz Ph 03 3541064 Dunedin PS: Mtg 4th Thurs (except Nov and Dec). Ph 03 4557643; Email paul@ classiekrealestate.co.nz Hastings Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Wed (except Jan and 2nd Wed Dec). Ph 06 8706710; Email jan-dave@clear.net.nz Hawkes Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan); Ph: 06 843 9433 Email dennmarg@paradise. net.nz Horowhenua PS: Mtg 2nd Mon. Ph: 06 368 6202 Email michael.Christensen@xtra. co.nz Hutt Valley PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan); Ph: 04 568 4892; Email: richards@nec.co.nz Kapiti PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec); Ph: 04 297 1197 Manaia PS: Mtg (Hawera) 1st Sun. Ph 06 2784292, email: peter.Williams @xtra. co.nz Manawatu PS: Mtg 1st Wed, daytime meeting 3rd Tues. Ph 06 3289 895; Email patricia.Larsen@xtra.co.nz Marlborough Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Mon (except Jan and 2nd Mon Dec). Ph 03 5776166; Email lousv8@yahoo.com Morrinsville Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Wed Ph 07 8896251 Nelson PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 03 5477516 NZ Stamp Collectors Club Christchurch: Mtg 4th Wed ; Ph 03 3596758; www.nzeal. com/philately/nzscc.htm North Shore PS: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Wed (except Jan and Dec). Ph: 09 4141044; Email: nsps@xtra.co.nz www.northshoreps.com Postal History Soc of NZ: Auckland 1st Mon (except Jan). Ph: 09 522 0311 Chapter meetings held Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth and Wellington. Ph: 07 3476428
queensland Arana Hills SC: Meeting 2nd Tues; 07 3851 0213; email: petermccloskey@bigpond. com Bayside Afternoon SC: Meeting last Wed; Ph: 07 3206 6281. Bribie Island SC: Meeting 4th Wed; Ph: 07 3408 2238 Bundaberg PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, The Family Centre, Kensington St (in the Show Grounds); Ph: 07 4152 2403 or 07 4151 3062 Caboolture & District SC: Mtg 3rd Sat. Ph: 07 5498 6504 Cairns SC: Mtg 3rd Wed. 7.30pm Star Services, 115 Lyons St, Bungalow Ph: 07 4055 1302 Sec: Ross Bottomer, email:rbottomer@y7mail.com, web:www.cairnsstampclub. asn.au Caloundra SC: Mtg 4th Thurs 1.30pm Ph: 07 5494 7233 City Daytime SC: Mtg 2nd Thurs. Ph: 07 3206 6281 City of Brisbane PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs; Ph: 07 3263 8573 (ah); email: desley@mycelebrant.com COLLECTORS CLUB QUEENSLAND: Mtg 2nd Thurs 1.00 pm BCC Library, Garden City Shopping Centre, Upper Mt.Gravatt. Contact 32068507 or stampman5@ bigpond.com Deception Bay SC: Mtg 1st Sat. Ph: 07 3204 6095 Enoggera SC: Mtg 1st and 3rd Mon. Ph: 07 3264 4157 Gladstone and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed (Ex. Jan) & 4th Wed (Ex.Dec). Ph. Sec: 07 4978 1155 Ian Rippingale, Gold Coast PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 11.30am, Southport Community Centre, Lawson St, Southport. Ph: 07 5546 3801 Gympie SC: Mtg - 3rd Mon. Ph: 07 5482 5698 Hervey Bay Afternoon Club: Mtg 3rd Wed. Ph: 07 4124 1138 Ipswich SC: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan). Ph: 07 3282 2983
Further information can be obtained from the NZ Philatelic Federation, PO Box 58139, Whitby, Porirua, 5245, NZ. E-mail: secretary@nzpf.org.nz Pukekohe Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sunday Ph: 09 2357737 Email: pukekohestampclub@gmail.com Royal PS of NZ: Mtg 2nd Tues (ex Jan); Ph: 04 472 2590; Email office@rpsnz.org.nz and; Website www.rpsnz.org.nz South Auckland PS:Mtg last Sat (except Dec), Papatoetoe, day time mtgs 3rd Fri(ex Dec); Ph: 09 5366708 ; Email: panross@xtra.co.nz Southland PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (except Jan). Ph 03 2158177 Email antqgevi@es.co. nz Taranaki PS: Mtg 1st Mon except Jan. Ph: 06 758 6233; Email: sheryllb@xtra.co.nz Tauranga & District Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Mon (except Dec); Ph: 07 5765210; Email: beducker@hotmail.com Thames Valley PS: Mtg 1st Mon(except Jan). Ph: 07 8689190; Email: apberry@ wave.co.nz Thematic Association of NZ: Ph: 04 234 7218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Timaru PS: Mtg 1st Wed. Ph: 03 6888829 Upper Hutt PS: Mtg 3rd Mon (except 2nd Mon Dec).04 5284123 ; Email km_Isaac@ paradise.net.nz Waikato PS: Mtg 1st (except Jan) and 3rd Wed (except Dec). Ph 07 8556572 Email c.cameron@agresearch.co.nz Wakatipu PS: Ph: 03 442 8865 Wanganui PS: Mtg 2nd Wed. (Ex. Jan) Ph 06 3448009 Warkworth & Districts Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Thu 1:00pm Ph 09 4258791 Wellesley PS: Mtg 2nd and 4th Mon (ex public holidays). Ph: 09 8271240 Wellington PS: Mtg 4th Mon (except 2nd Mon Dec); daytime meeting 3rd Thurs. Ph: 04 234 7218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Whakatane PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Thurs Ph: 07 3071016 Whangarei PS: Mtg 2nd Meeting: 2nd Tues (Ex. Jan) 09-4348000 Email johnmonica@xtra.co.nz QLD Philatelic Council, 18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum, Qld, 4178. Ph: 07 3396 0846 Fax: 07 3396 0842. Email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Web: www.qpc.asn.au
Junction Park SC: Mtg 1st Tues, 7.30pm, Annerley Baptist Hall, Lambton St. Contact: 07 3272 8304. PO Box 177, Annerley, 4103, lopatich@bigpond.net.au Lockyer Valley SC: Mtg 4th Sun, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’s Hall, Gatton. Kerri Martin, Sec. Ph: 07 5465 3390 Email: lvsc@bigpond.com Logan City SC: Meetings 2nd Thurs, Presbyterian Church, Barry St, Slacks Creek, 6pm. Ph: 07 3805 9226. Mackay and District PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 4942 5433; Maryborough and Wide Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Salvation Army Youth 7 Comm. Hall. Bazaar St Maryborough. Ph: 07 41224708 (see also Hervey Bay) Nanango SC: Mtg 4th Thurs. Ph: 07 4162 2945 Philatelic Society of Qld: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm,18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum. Ph: 07 3245 5222 Queensland Study Group: Sunday bi-monthly 1.00pm meets QPS house. Contact Ph: 07 3396 0846 email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Redcliffe SC: Mtg 2nd Sat. Ph: 07 3204 6095 Rockhampton SC: Mtg 1st Tues. Ph: 07 4926 3336 Sherwood Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 3372 6096 Southport Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 07 55630384 Southside PS: Mtg 3rd Tuesday & 3rd Wednesay (9am) Ph: 07 3848 2304 (ah) email: david.appleton@mailbox.uq.edu.au Sunshine Coast SC (formerly Nambour SC): Mtg 1st Wed, 7.15pm at C.W.A. Hall, Short St. Nambour. Ph: 075445 3647 Thematics Queensland: Mtg bi-monthly 9.30am. Ph: 07 3262 5605 email: j.crowsley@uq.net.au Toowoomba SC: Mtg 2nd Sat 2pm; Pres. Bob Littlehales; Phone 07 46355623; email: bob.benny@bigpond.com Twin Towns SC: Mtg 1st Mon; Ph: 07 5598 7629 Waterloo Bay SC: Mtg 1st Thurs (afternoon); 4th Thurs (evening); Ph 07 3207 3121.
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philatelic clubs & societies south australia
Information about clubs in SA can be obtained from the SA Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Adelaide, SA 5001. Daytime Ph: 08 8212 3557 or 8223 4435
Australian Airmail Society: 1st Wed. 7.45pm 22 Gray Court, Adelaide. PO Box 395, Edwardstown 5039. Ph: 08 8276 3969 Barossa SC: Mtg 1st Tue 7.30 Greenock Luth Church Hall, Bevan St, Greenock; PO Box Greenock 5360; email: Jamil49@bigpond.com; Ph: (08) 8562 8386 Blackwood PC: Mtg 2nd Wed ex Jan; Uniting Church, Main Rd, Blackwood; Ph: 08 8278 1629; PO Box 581, Blackwood 5051; email: teepee@teegee.com.au Bordertown & Districts PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs; Bordertown PSchool; Ph: 08 8752 1297 Community PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Fri - 7.30pm. Marion Bowling Club, off Sturt Rd. PO Box 75 Edwardstown, 5039; Auctions, circuit books. Ph: 0408806894 City of Noarlunga PS: Mtg alternate thurs,-- Community Health Centre, Grand Boulevard, Seaford, Contact 08 85566371 or PO Box 272, Port Noarlunga 5167 Eastern Districts PS: 2nd Thurs (ex. Jan), 7.30pm Senior citizens Hall, 47 Reid Ave. Hectorville; PO Box 240, Magill, 5072; Ph: 0400 156 796 Elizabeth PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Fridays, 7.30pm, RSL Hall, Cnr of Halseys/Midway Rds;PO Box 701, Elizabeth 5112; Ph: 08 8255 0608 Encounter Bay SC: Mtg 1st Wed, 7.30pm; School Hall, Woolworths Centre, Victor Harbour; PO Box 317, Goolwa 5214; aydepe@bigpond.com; Ph: 08 8555 3311 ETSA Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Mon (ex. Jan); Canteen, 1 Anzac Highway, Keswick; PO Box 2079, Magill North, 5072; Ph: 08 8278 7163 Frama Club: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, members homes; For collectors of CPS, Framas. Newsletter and Auctions. PO Box 62 Campbelltown 5074. Gawler SC: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Evanston Primary School, Para Rd, Evanston. PO Box 2, Willaston 5118; Ph: 08 8522 2335 Email: jo.trev@bigpond.com German Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd & 4th Mon 8pm; German Club, 223 Flinders St, Adelaide 5000; Ph: 08 8260 2251 Glenside PS: 1st Wed 7.30pm& 3rd Sat 1.30pm; Uniting Church Hall, Carlton St. Highgate. PO Box 29, Glenside 5063. Ph: (08) 8353 8683 Lower Murray PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs,7.30pm, 2nd Sat, 10am; Murray Bridge Showgrounds. PO Box 810, Murray Bridge; Ph: 08 85704074 purjohn@activ8.net.au Mount Gambier PS: Mtg 3rd Tues; Reidy Park Corn Centre. 8pm. Also1st Sunday (ex. Jan) 1.30pm - 4pm. PO Box 2261,Mt Gambier.Ph: 08 8724 9474 Para Hills PS: Mtg 1st Sun; Community Hall Wilkinson Rd, Para Hills. PO Box 64, Para Hills; Ph: 08 8522 4345
victoria Australian PS: Bi-monthly meetings on 3rd Monday in February, April, June, August, October and December at RSL Homes, 152 Canterbury Road [cnr Keats Street] Canterbury. Secretary, PO Box 7014, Hawthorn, Vic, 3122 Bairnsdale SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs Ballarat PS:Mtg 3rd & 5th Mon Balwyn PS: Mtg 3rd Friday; Daytime 1st Friday Bendigo PS: Mtg 1st Tues Berwick SC:Mtg 2nd Sun (ex Jan); Ph: 03 5942 7626 Blackburn Baptist SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs Brighton PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Tues; Daytime 3rd Tues Camperdown SC: Mtg 1st Tues Castlemaine SC: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec) Colac PC: Mtg 4th Mon (ex. Dec), Colac Community College, Bromfield St, Colac. Ph:52314746 Corner Inlet SC: Mtg 4th Thurs, Foster, Ph: 03 56881100 Dandenong PS: Mtg 4th Wed (ex Dec) Diamond Valley PS: Mtg 3rd Mon Essendon-Broadmeadows PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs; St Johns Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Mt Alexander Rd & Buckley St, Essendon; Murray Gorham, Ph 9306 7480 Footscray PS: Mtg 1st Mon (2nd in Jan); Maribyrnong Comm. Centre, 54 Raleigh Rd, Maribyrnong. PO Box 2477 Taylors Lakes 3038. PH. 0438 901 144. email: footscraystamps@gmail Frankston & District SC: Mtg 3rd Tues (2nd in Dec) Seaford Community Centre, Broughton St Seaford. Ph: 5996 3745 Geelong PS: Mtgs 1st Sat 7.00pm, 3rd Mon 1pm (ex Jan) Sat - Diversitat Community Centre, 9-15 Clarence St, Geelong West. Mon - Belmont Library, High St, Belmont Ph: 0438578591 (Sec); PO Box 342, Belmont 3216 Hamilton PS: Mtg 2nd Monday Hungarian PS: Mtg 2nd Wed Italian PS: Mtg 2nd Mon (ex Jan), 7.30pm, Veneto Club, 191 Bulleen Rd Bullen. (PO Box 166, Niddrie, 3042)
tasmania Derwent Valley PS: Mtg 4th Mon Devonport Junior SC: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon Devonport Stamp Group: Mtg 4th Fri, Public Library Mtg Rms, 7.30pm Ph. 03 6424 3449 Glenorchy SC: Mtg 1st Tues Hobart Junior Group: Mtg 1st Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224
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Phillumeny SC: U3/26-28 Crozier Av, Modbury 5092. Ph: 08 8337 6533 Email: www.users.or.net/ figg/amccs Port Pirie PS: Mtg 4th Mon; PO Box532, Pt Pirie 5540; Ph: 08 8632 1105 Printed Collectables Club (SAPC): Mtg last Tues, Julia Farr Cent. Canteen, Ground Floor, Fisher St. Ph: 08 8265 7395; PO Box 657, Enfield Plaza 5085 PS of South Australia:1st & 3rdTues; 22 Gray Ct. GPO Box 1937, Adelaide 5001; Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Aust. (Aus. Com. Spect.Grp.): Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm;22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8373 3756 PS of South Australia (Daytime SC):Mtg 1st & 3rd Thurs; 22 Gray Ct.Ph: 08 8373 3756 PS of South Australia (Study Group):Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm; 22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8522 4345 Postal Stat & Postal Hist Soc: Mtg 2nd Tues; SAPHIL House, 22 Gray Ct, Adelaide. email: psandph@arcom.com.au; Ph: 08 8260 3352 Riverland PS: Mtg 3rd Fri, 10am ;Whitmore Hall, Barmera Village; Ph: 08 8595 3023 SA Junior Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Sun 1pm - 3pm;Anyone over 5years, parents welcome. 22 Grey St, Adelaide. 08 8250 0484 Salisbury PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon;StJohns Church Hall. PO Box 336 Salisbury 5108; Ph: 08 8252 2392 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Fri 7.45pm, Old Railway Station (now Community Services Bldng.); Ph: 08 8370 2680 Strathalbyn PS: Mtg 2nd Mon; Rosa Hoare Room, Lutheran Church Complex Corner, Commercial Rd/North Pde; C/- Post Office, Strathalbyn 5255; Ph: 0429 693 747 Ukrainian Collectibles Club: Mtg Wed as per syllabus; PO Box 466, Woodville 5011; Ph: 08 8345 4033 Yorke Peninsula Collectors Club: Senior Citizens Club. Taylor St, Kardina. Mtg 3rd Wed ex. Jan; PO Box 178, Bute 5560; Ph: 08 8821 2906 Club Information: Victorian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Melbourne, Vic, 3001 Latrobe Valley PS: Mtg Last Wed ex Dec 7.30pm, St Lukes Uniting Church Hall, Princes Way, Morwell; Chris Zarb, Sec. ph. 03 5174 3394 Maryborough Stamp Club:Mtg mthly ex Jan 2nd Tues of month 8pm, St Augustine’s Hall, Maryborough. PO Box 295, Maryborough, 3465; Ph: 03 5464 2400. maryboroughsc@eudoramail.com. maryboroughsc.web1000.com Mildura PS: Mtg Last Thurs (ex Dec)Carnegie Building 74 Deakin Ave Ph: 03 5023 8789 Mooroolbark PS: Mtg 1st Tues; Ph: 03 9723 3304 Oakleigh PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan) Oakleigh Public Library, Drummond St, Oakleigh Ocean Grove SC: Mtg 4th Wed. 10am. Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Clubrooms Melways: 234 A. Ph. 03 5255 1372 Peninsula SC: Mtg 3rd Wed, 7.30pm Uniting Church Hall, Murray Anderson Rd, Rosebud. Ph: 03 5974 1950 Polish PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (2nd in Dec) Prahran PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) Ringwood PS: Gen Mtg 1st Thurs; Daytime 3rd Mon Ph: 03 9551 2235 Royal PS of Victoria:Mtg 3rd & 5th Thurs; Daytime 1st Tues Sale SC: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan) Shepparton PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Mechanics Institute, Shepparton. Ph. 0419 560 813 Sherbrooke PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs ex Jan Upwey Fire Brigade Hall, 8pm; Bob Cook Ph: 03 9758 3465 Upper Yarra SC: Mtg 3rd Tues Warragul PS: Mtg 2nd Fri Warrnambool PS: Mtg 3rd Wed 7.45pm St Joseph’s Primary School, Botanic Road;Ph: 03 5561 1470 Waverley PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs 7.30pm, Mt Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Cres, Mt Waverley; Daytime mtg the following Friday, 9.30am, Uniting Church Hall, 482 High St, Mt Waverley. Ph. 03 9898 4102 Obtain Tasmanian clubs information from: Tasmanian Stamp Council, GPO Box 9800, Hobart, TAS, 7001. Ph: 03 6278 7084 Kingston Junior Group: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Launceston PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan) & 3rd Sat (ex. Dec), Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 7.30pm; Ph: 6344 3676 Mersey-Leven PS: Contact: 03 6425 3603 Rosny Junior Group: Mtg Last Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Tasmanian PS: Mtg Last Monday (ex. Dec); www.tps.org.au, Legacy House, 159 Macquarie St Hobart
stamp & coin fairs & events new south wales
victoria
Dec 1 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair, Quinn’s Dec 2 - (1st Sun) Stamp, Coin & Phone Card Fair, Ukrainian Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02 63623754.
Hall, Russell St, Essendon. 9am-3pm
Dec 1 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Car Dec 16 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair, park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, cnr Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW.
Dealers plus huge range activities. Ph: John Thomas 0418
Dec 1 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am - 322 315. 4pm, Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoomba. Dec 16 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am-3pm.
Ph. 0417 802 754
queensland
Dec 1 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin Collectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea. Dec 2 - (1st Sun) Bankstown Stamp & Coin Fair, Bankstown Masonic Hall, Cnr Greenfields & Restwell Sts, Bankstown. 9am - 3pm. 7 Dealers.
Dec 9 - QStamp Fair, Southside, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, Memorial Hall, Logan Rd. Free Entry 8.30am - 2pm Dec 10 - (2nd Mon) - Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1, Southport Comm. Centre, Lawson St, Southport. 11.30am
Dec 16 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm, Pio- - 2.30pm neers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. 4971 3483 Feb 17 - Logan City PS Annual Stamp Fair, Senior Citizens Dec 23 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, Commu- Hall, Jacaranda Ave, Woodridge. 9am-3pm. Dealers, door nity Hall, 9 Oxford St, Epping. 10am - 4pm. Free Entry, prozes, raffles etc. Refreshments available. Enq: 3805 9226
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