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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1. Papua 1s Sepia & Olive ‘Overprint inverted’. A spectacular British Commonwealth Rarity. VF and fresh, BPA and Ceremuga Photo Certificates. SG 117a, $17,250
7. New Guinea N.W.P.I. £1 Brown & Blue (3rd Wmk) ‘abc’ strip. A nicely centred fresh strip, scarce */** SG 99, $3,250
2. Papua 1907 BNG 1d black and carmine ‘Opt reading upwards’. VF marginal example (Pos 20). A great Papuan rarity. 2012 Ceremuga Photo Certificate. First time on the market since the 1970’s. SG 39a, $5,500
8. WA 1893 Surcharge Half-penny on 3d Brown (overprint in red & green), MH. Difficult to find. SG 111a, $275
3. TAS 1860 Imperf Chalon pair with bold BN 60 and part Late Fee marking. SG 45, $225 4. 1932 1/- Large Lyrebird OS block of 4. Clean fresh unmounted block, BW 145(OS), $450 5. 6d Chestnut (CofA Wmk) OS. Fresh unmounted gutter block (12). SG 0133, $950 6. 1928 Kookaburra Mini-Sheet with Red exhibition cancel. Central sheet example. BW 133MSw, $375
12. 1994 Emergency Ovpt 5t on 35t with completely missing 5t on one unit (very rare) as normally a partial print is shown. Superbly fresh unmounted block of 8. Ceremuga AIEP photo cert. SG 731/1, Mi 715 (var), $1,250
9. 9d Violet Roo (2nd Watermark) INVERTED. Scarce stamp with only around a dozen postally used examples recorded. SG 27w, $3,500
13. KGV Ωd Green (LM wmk) fresh unmounted positional block of 12 with CRACKED ELECTRO 2nd state, with crack from ‘left wattles to forearm of kangaroo’ on bottom left hand unit. BW 65(5)ha, $395
10. Papua 1937 First Flight Cover: Lake Kutubu - Port Moresby via Kikori. Scarce only 17 flown. Exhibition grade. AAMC P121, $600
14. 1913 Kangaroos, handstamped Specimens Set (3). Exceptional centring for this issue, £1 with lightly aged gum. An appealing set. SG 14/16s, $1,750
11. £2 Navigator ‘King’ in unmounted marginal block of 4. Nicely centred. Surprisingly difficult to find in blocks nowadays! SG 360, $325
15.1913 Roos Ωd Green JBC monogram strip of 6. Fresh and attractive. One unit with hinge trace, others unmounted. BW 1zb, $750
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A closer look at modern Australian stamps: Chris de Haer.....8 Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ................................................ 12 Penny Post Office: David Mallen ................................................ 16 Revenue Review: Dave Elsmore ................................................. 24 Ireland: the Definitive Issues: Mike Lee ................................... 28 Cinderella Corner: Tony Presgrave ............................................ 32 Fournier’s Forgeries: Christer Brunström ................................ 36 Looking at New Zealand: Graeme Morriss ............................. 40 Introducing the APF: John Sadler .............................................. 44 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 48 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................... 54
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UNPA Sport for Peace: Paralympic Games 2012 The Olympic movement aspires to contribute to a peaceful future for humankind through the educational value of sport. It brings together athletes from all parts of the world in the greatest of international sports events, the Olympic Games, and it aims to promote the maintenance of peace, mutual understanding and goodwill— goals it shares with the United Nations. The 2012 Summer Olympic Games took place in
London, England between 27 July to 12 August 2012. London is the first city to officially host the modern Olympic Games three times, having previously done so in 1908 and in 1948. The Paralympic Games are held every four years, following the Olympic Games, and are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The Paralympics first started in 1948 when Dr. Ludwig Guttmann organized a sports competition at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England for Second World War veterans that had spinal injuries. The competition took place between sports clubs and other hospitals on the same day as the Opening Ceremony of the London 1948 Olympic Games. The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy, in 1960 and involved 400 athletes from 23 countries. Originally, only wheelchair athletes were invited to compete. Since that time, the Paralympic Games have grown dramatically. Athletes competing at the Games are divided into the following disability groups; visual
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impairments, amputees, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injuries and Les Autres—athletes with physical disabilities that are not included in the categories mentioned above. The 2012 Paralympic Games were the biggest Paralympic Games ever, featuring 4,200 athletes from 160 countries competed in 20 sports. To commemorate the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, the United Nations Postal Administration issued stamps on 17 August 2012 featuring six paralympic sports. Three souvenir sheets were also released on the same day. Sport is a universal language that can be a powerful tool in promoting peace, tolerance and understanding by bringing people together across boundaries, cultures and religions. The 2012 Paralympic Games in London continued its tradition of promoting the Olympic spirit by featuring exceptional athletes with amazing talents that
continue to inspire people around the world.
Stamp specifications
The stamps, in denominations of 45 cents, $1.05, F.s. 1,00, F.s. 1,40, € 0,62 and € 0,70, measure 50 mm horizontally by 35mm vertically, perforation to perforation. Perforation: The horizontal sheets of 9 stamps have two marginal inscriptions, one in the left margin and one in the right margin. The marginal inscription consists of the United Nations emblem. One copyright symbol appears in the lower left margin.
Souvenir sheet specifications
The souvenir sheets, in denominations of $1.05, F.s. 1,40 and € 0,70, measure 92 mm by 82.55 mm. The perforated stamps measure 50 mm horizontally by 35 mm vertically, perforation to perforation.
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A Closer Look at Modern Australian Stamps Apart from the Olympic Gold Medallist stamps, just two issues were released in August, but the rest of the year will be busy for collectors.
Cocos (Keeling) Butterflies (3 August 2012)
This set of stamps (Figure 1) is bound to be popular with thematic collectors. Featuring butterflies found on the islands, this is the first time a set of stamps has been printed in Australia by 10-micron stochastic lithography. For those unfamiliar with Figure 1. Cocos Butterflies pairs. printing terminology, Canadian printer LoweMartin (www.lmgroup.com) describes the process as: variations. “The power of 10-micron stochastic screening “Projects printed using 10-micron stochastic breathes life into images by creating richer, more screening have greater detail, increased clarity and vivid colours and a level of definition that can’t be greater dimensional effects, as well as better flesh matched. For print projects that require impeccable tones for a more realistic result. Colour is also accuracy, 10-micron stochastic screening produces controlled more effectively, allowing for a broader images over three times more detailed than colour spectrum with smoother gradations.” conventional print techniques. I checked RA Printing’s website, and could only “In traditional offset printing, dot patterns are find reference to the current, coarser, 21-micron equally spaced in a rigid pattern. A variety of dot stochastic lithography process. Perhaps these stamps sizes are used to achieve tonality, density and are one of the first jobs printed by RA Printing using shading. Under magnification, you can easily the 10-micron stochastic process? identify the dot pattern used to create the image. As with all recent horizontal pairs, the first stamp “In the stochastic process, all dots used to create in each pair is in columns 1, 3 and 5 and the second an image are equally sized and are much smaller stamp in columns 2 and 4 of the sheet of fifty. than those used in traditional offset printing. The dot pattern is randomised to allow a wider range Australian Nobel Prize Winners (28 August of definition and dimensional effects, as well as a 2012) broader spectrum of colours. Light and dark areas are defined by using less or more dots to achieve the Five of Australia’s 11 Nobel laureates are featured 8 - Stamp News
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Figure 2. Australian Nobel Laureates gutter strip. on this stamp issue, which coincides with Patrick White’s birth centenary. Four of the stamps feature portraits by Australian artists, while the fifth (Florey) was painted by an English artist. This is not the first time our Nobel Prize winners have been celebrated on stamps, with Florey and Burnet appearing on the Medical Scientist issue of 1995, and Peter Doherty as part of the Medical Scientist Australian Legends issue from 2002. Also, did you know that Bragg was the youngest person to receive any Nobel Prize, at 25 years of age? I know I will be adding his stamp to my mathematics
thematic collection (as he received the Nobel Prize for Physics). Gummed stamps were issued in horizontal strips of five, within a sheet of fifty stamps. Each sheet was divided by an illustrated gutter (Figure 2) into two panes of twenty five stamps. Self-adhesive versions of the stamps were issued in booklets of ten and rolls of 200. The stamps from both sources are identical. It is perhaps a shame that Australia Post does not adjust its living people on stamps description to allow for the celebration of all of Australia’s Nobel Stamp News - 9
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Figure 3. Australian Antarctic Expedition (Part 2) miniature sheet. Prize laureates. Gold medallists are considered to be amongst the best in their field, and so are our laureates. Would collectors really complain if a single stamp was added to the programme for such a event? While there are implications for the yearbook, the additional stamp could easily be included in the following year’s yearbook (as is the case with last year’s ANZUS stamp).
Australian Antarctic Expedition (Part 2) (4 September 2012)
This issue is the second in a four-year programme celebrating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE), under the command of Douglas Mawson. The AAE left Hobart in December 1911 and returned to Adelaide in February 1914. As with last year’s issue, the stamps are inscribed ‘AAT’ rather than ‘Australian Antarctic Territory’ and for the first time Australia Post has announced that a 20-stamp sheetlet will be released in 2014, made up of the five stamps issued each year until 10 - Stamp News
2014. This year’s issue comprises of a pair of $1.20 stamps and horizontal strip of three 60c stamps. The sheets of $1.20 stamps follow the same layout as the Cocos Butterflies issue. The layout of the 60c stamp sheets has the strip of three in the first three columns, with the first two stamps from the strip repeated in the last two columns. A horizontal strip of five is only available in the miniature sheet (Figure 3), which this year are 85 mm high, rather than 90 mm for the 2011 miniature sheets.
Upcoming Varieties
While August was a quiet time for collectors, the rest of the year will be busy for variety collectors. Stamp Bulletin No. 318 includes mention of at least two special packs. The Peter Rabbit pack will be the first time the 60c Filigree stamp will be released with a tab (and no doubt the stamp will be different as it would have been printed using four colours, rather than the specific colours used in the original, although this stamp did appear in last year’s Multisheets). The Mister Men and Little Miss booklets include at least three past issues all with
Chris de Haer tabs for the first time (and no doubt a new printer!). Depending on the arrangement of these booklets I will be stocking sets of stamps with tabs – please contact me for more information. Then in November we’ll have the yearbook sheetlet, and the Impressions range. There are no postage paid Christmas cards this year, but we’ll no doubt have Personalised Stamps™ for Christmas and Christmas issues for Austalia and Christmas Island. No doubt Stamp Bulletin No. 319 will reveal all!
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It was recently put to me “Which is better, the item which survives by design, or that which survives by chance?” Before continuing, an abridged explanation of the broad difference between “by design” and “by chance” in this context might be relevant. Generally, philatelic items which survive by design are those which owe their existence to a deliberate act to preserve them for future benefit. Buying material directly from the Post Office for one’s collection, or from a New Issue Service are prime examples of by design survival. Before continuing, and whilst on new issues, it may surprise some readers to learn that as far back as 1862-63 New Issue Services were beginning to develop in key philatelic centres, such as U.K., Europe and the U.S. These services sought material directly from Post Offices worldwide, even in the most remote of places, and the vast majority of surviving mint stamp issues of these early days and beyond owe their existence to the emergence of these services. 150 years on, many collectors of course still obtain their new issues this way. Chance survival essentially comprises that material for which no deliberate attempt at preservation was initially intended. Commercial mail generally falls within the definition of by chance survival. This month I’m featuring a solitary item which survives by design, and three for which survival in collector’s hands today was less likely. By the conclusion of the final paragraph, most readers will have deduced my likely response to the question raised in the initial paragraph. I’ve primarily selected items from Australia’s 1949-66 Arms issue for this “by design vs by chance” comparison, for the Prestige sale of August just past conveniently presented a range of suitable subjects. My thanks to Prestige for the Arms scans (and Millennium for Figure 2). Figure 1 is the solitary survival by design example. By their very nature, such items seldom have a place in a cover-centric column, but please read on. The subject is the £2 “SPECIMEN” overprint sub-type 12 - Stamp News
Figure 1. Seemingly unlikely entrant for this column (3mm high rather than standard 2.5mm). Lot 176 in the sale, it realized $7187 (including premium), and the catalogue mentions this precise sum was achieved for a similar example in the sale of December 2009. Firstly, an historical reference to this variety. Back in 1973, Alf Campe, of the venerable Sydney firm, A.C. Campe, first drew my attention to this then unchronicled overprint variety. Alf requested that I see if any examples could be located in Melbourne. The old Melbourne firm of F.H. Feibes, which was managed by Mike Zitron following the passing of Fred, had four “Specimen” packs in stock, which Mike stated had been bought at the Melbourne Philatelic Bureau back in the ’sixties. Upon inspection, two of the four £2’s were revealed to be the 3mm high subtype. In a less than scholarly piece of research, I duly reported back to Alf that the census in Melbourne suggested 50/50 between the two types of the £2 overprint. The ACSC (2006) states: “It is estimated that perhaps 15 examples [of the 3mm overprint] are
currently recorded”. A number of specialists, and I, have suggested this estimate of survivors is very conservative. I believe an exhaustive review of illustrated examples in auction catalogues and direct sale publications of the past almost 40 years since the variety was first recognized will disclose a significantly higher number of identifiably different examples of the 3mm type . . . and new finds still occur fairly regularly. ACSC states 180 stamps were overprinted in this type, and if most if not all were included in sold Specimen sets, the survival rate will be very high. A fair argument could be mounted that $7000 is an incomprehensible sum for an item of this nature, produced as it was as a P.O. revenue raiser, rather than a postally valid issue. I’ve expressed the opinion in this column previously, and I repeat it is just an opinion, that Australia appears to lead the world in bestowing a degree of importance, and a commensurate market value, for collectortargeted Specimen material, the likes of which has no equal elsewhere. Are items such as this likely to inspire nonphilatelists to consider Philately as a fertile pursuit for inquiring, intelligent minds? I’ll defer to others to be the judge of that. What I will do is put the challenge out there to see if someone is prepared to attempt a census of this overprint variety, perhaps utilizing the highly resourceful Stampboards.com site, where a census is presently underway for two other Commonwealth items, the KGV ½d singleline perf., and the 1d “Eosin” shade group. Still on the subject of “Specimens”, and just to prove that I’m not universally disenchanted with such material, I give you Figure 2. Whereas the collector-targeted Specimens are an example of survival by design, this Specimen survives in private hands purely by chance. A Victoria 1852 so-called Queen-on-Throne 2d, from an early printing, this was once part of the Victorian Post Office reference collection, overprinted “SPECIMEN” in 1870 to discourage staff pilferage. It’s a particularly historic little hero, probably destined for destruction following Federation, which was extracted from the Post
Figure 2. Sentimental entrant Office collection in the early 1900s by the apparently persuasive, well connected, and doubtless svelte English gentleman, and eminent collector, L.L.R. Hausburg. There must have remained two examples of the 2d Queen-onThrone (amongst various other contemporary issues) in the collection when Hausburg visited Victoria. Subsequently, his collection was sold to The Duke of Cornwall and York (later King George V), and the other example presently resides as part of The Royal Collection. The subject example (Figure 2) made its way in to the Henry Harvey Victoria collection, probably in the early 1900s, and I bought it at the Harvey sale in London in 1976, for my personal collection (the Harvey collection had remained in a bank vault from 1932). At the Bill McCredie sale in June 2011 by Millennium, this item (Lot 265) realised $1495 (including premium). Stamp News - 13
Figure 3. More in keeping with the established charter of this column A chance survivor of a famous world classic, of which a solitary example exists in private hands, sells for around $1500 (estimate was $750, so a good result in that regard), versus $7000 for a survivor by design, an item of questionable philatelic significance at that, for which an indeterminate number (but considerably more than the published 15) exist. Not difficult to deduce why I find the psychology of philatelists so enthralling? Figure 3. More in keeping with the established charter of this column
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The second of the by chance survivors may be a philatelic sibling of the £2 above, but there any similarity ends. Figure 3 is a rare solo franking of the £1 denomination in the Arms series, further enhanced by its unusual destination: Venezuela. Sent from Elsternwick by registered airmail on 13 Nov 1957, when the South America airmail rate was the most expensive in the Post Office guide book; 3/- per ½oz. £1 franking therefore computes as 3/- x6 (i.e. for 2½-3ozs.) + 1/3d registration fee + 9d acknowledgement of receipt fee (“A.R.”, the “Registered Special Mail” endorsement alludes to this). This most impressive of solo frankings is to be offered in the Status International October auction. Figure 4. Heroic by chance survivor A text book (unintended pun) example of a by chance survivor is Figure 4. A complete parcel wrapping with typewritten “BOOK ONLY”, this remarkable item was sent by registered airmail from Sydney to Los Angeles 8 Feb 1952, where it is backstamped 10 Feb! Not bad for 60 years ago. The whopping postage rate of £5.8.9d represents 1/6d ½oz. airmail rate to U.S. x72 + 9d registration fee. It’s noteworthy that a block of five of the £1 was utilized, suggesting either
Sydney G.P.O or the sender (assuming they were a Bookseller) did not have the £2 denomination available in stock. Whilst I think this is a fabulous item (possibly a record franking for the £1?), wouldn’t I have loved to have seen two of the £2 incorporated in the franking composition! The vast majority of philatelic items which survive by design are readily available to those who seek them. Unsurprising, perhaps, given that was the intention from the outset. I find such material, for my taste, generally lacking in inspiration. Commercially unsound in the present market, even I would agree, but I would take Figure 4 over Figure 1 above every time. Enlightenment in Philately is inescapable.
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
Penny Post Office
About 125kms south east of Prince George in British Columbia, Canada, at Mile Post 69.5 on VIA Rail’s ‘Skeena’ railway line is the town of Penny. It is on the remote northern side of the Fraser River at the end of the Upper Fraser Road so access is limited. Once a bustling sawmill settlement, its population is now only 5½ ! So what makes Penny famous? It is the only remaining town in Canada that the mail is delivered by train. The tiny Post Office is right next to the rail line. 16 - Stamp News
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David Mallen Most of the mail is for stamp collectors. The train runs 3 times a week and mail is collected on the way to Prince George and dropped off on the return trip to Jasper. Train passengers can hand the Conductor postcards to be posted during the short stop at Penny. I travelled on the ‘Skeena’ from Jasper to Prince Rupert and stopped at Penny on 4th July 2012. The
scenery is spectacular and the train slows at selected scenic spots and when wild life is sighted. About an hour out of Jasper, many passengers headed for the rear dome car to catch a glimpse of Mt.Robson, Canada’s highest peak. If you want to get from the Canadian Rockies to the Inside Passage and Alaska I recommend the 2-day trip on the ‘Skeena’.
Nominations Sought for ATA Distinguished Topical Philatelist Nominations are now being accepted for the 2013 American Topical Association Distinguished Topical Philatelist (DTP) Award. ATA is the world’s largest organization for thematic philatelists. The DTP Award is the highest honor given by the ATA and will be presented at the Awards Banquet of the 2013 National Topical Stamp Show in Rochester, N.Y. NTSS will be a joint show with Ropex on May 17-19, 2013. The Distinguished Topical Philatelist designation is awarded for notable service to topical philately in general and to the ATA in particular. It was established in 1952 by ATA Founder Jerome (Jerry) Husak and has been presented to 115 individuals since its inception. Recipients have included residents of the U.S., Canada, Great Britain and Italy. The DTP is the most prestigious award given by the ATA. Topical stamp collectors have the opportunity to nominate members of their Study Units, ATA Chapter or friends who have promoted thematic collecting and the
ATA. Nominating letters should include the candidate’s accomplishments in philately, and particularly in topical philately. The 2012 DTP award winner was Frederick C. Skvara, M.D., of Bridgewater, N.J., a member of ATA since 1973 and member of its Board of Directors since 2006. Fred edits and produces newsletters for the Medical Subjects Unit (since 2004) and the Americana Unit (since 2010). He served as ATA Director of Chapters including authorship of the Topical Time “Chapter Chatter” column from 2006-2011. From 2010-12, he edited and published gold award winning programs for the National Topical Stamp Show. Members of the DTP Committee consist of Donald W. Smith, chair, as well as Donald G. Beuthel, Jack H. Green, George B. Griffenhagen, Dorothy C. Smith, Dalene Thomas, and Mark H. Winnegrad. Deadline for the receipt of nominations is December 31, 2012. Letters of nomination should be sent to: Donald W. Smith, PO Box 576, Johnstown PA 15907-0576, USA.
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UNPA Sport for Peace: Paralympic Games 2012
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women’s event was added to the Paralympic programme in 2004. Played competitively in more than 100 Sitting Volleyball emerged in the Netherlands countries, Goalball is one of the most popular in the 1950s, a combination of Volleyball and a Paralympic sports. It was initially developed German game called Sitzball. It really began to as a rehabilitation activity for injured soldiers increase in popularity during the 1960s, and has returning from the Second World War. Played by since grown into one of the most fast-paced and visually impaired athletes using a ball with bells exciting Paralympic sports. It is now played by inside, it is among the most exciting team sports athletes in more than 50 countries around the on the Paralympic programme. world. Goalball is played by two teams of three Sitting Volleyball is played by two teams of visually impaired athletes on an indoor court with tactile lines, with goals at either end. The aim is to six on a 10m x 6m indoor court divided by a net. score by rolling the ball into the opposition’s goal, The object of the game is to land the ball in the opposition’s half of the court, with each team while the opposition attempts to block the ball allowed three touches of the ball (in addition to with their bodies. a legal block) before it must cross over the net. All athletes are visually impaired, and wear Matches are the best of five sets, with the first eyeshades to allow athletes with varying degrees of vision to compete together. The Goalball arena four sets played as the first to score 25 points; if a fifth set is necessary, it is won by the first team is silent during play so that players can hear the to reach 15 points. In all sets, a margin of at least ball, but spectators are free to cheer when a goal two points is required for victory. is scored.
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Athletics
Athletics has been part of the Paralympic programme since the first Games in Rome
in 1960, and has produced some of the most iconic images in the history of the Paralympic movement. With 1,100 athletes competing for 170 gold medals, Athletics is the largest sport on the Paralympic programme. The field events broadly fall into two categories. The list of throwing events includes Discus, Javelin, Shot Put and Club Throw, while the programme of jumping events includes High Jump, Long Jump and Triple Jump. There are track events, in distances from 100m to 5,000m; field events, which include the High Jump and Shot Put; and the Marathon, which is held on the roads. Some athletes compete in wheelchairs or throwing frames, others with prostheses, and others with the guidance of a sighted companion.
Archery
No sport has as great a Paralympic history as Archery. It was featured at the first Stoke Mandeville Games in 1948, the direct precursor to the Paralympic Games, and has been featured on every Paralympic programme since the first Games in Rome in 1960. At the London 2012 Games, 140 athletes will compete in nine different medal events. The object of the sport is simple: to shoot arrows as close to the centre of a target as possible. Paralympic Archery targets are 122 centimetres in diameter, with the gold ring at the
centre (worth a maximum 10 points) measuring just 12.2cm. Archers shoot at the target from a distance of 70 metres. At the Paralympic Games, the individual competitions will be played in a knockout format. Matches will be played over the best of five sets, with each set consisting of three arrows per archer. The winners of each match will qualify for the next round, until the last two archers go head to head in the gold medal match.
Wheelchair Basketball
Wheelchair Basketball was featured at the first Games in Rome 1960, and has remained on the Paralympic programme ever since. The women’s competition was added at the Tel Aviv 1968 Games. The sport was developed by American Second World War veterans as part of their rehabilitation, but its popularity soon spread around the world. It is now played in more than 80 countries. The rules of Wheelchair Basketball are broadly similar to Basketball. The court is the same size, the basket is at the same height, and the scoring is identical: two points for a regular shot from open play, one point for each successful free throw and three points for a shot from a distance (6.75m from the basket). Players move the ball around the court by passing or dribbling, and are required to throw or bounce the ball after every two pushes of the wheels on their chairs to avoid being Stamp News - 21
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penalized for travelling. There are 12 players in each team, with no more than five on the court. Every player is assigned a point value based on their functional ability, 1.0 to 4.5. During play, the total on-court point value for each team of five players cannot exceed 14.
Paralympic Table Tennis
Table Tennis has been part of the Paralympic programme since the first Games at Rome in 1960. With 29 medal events and nearly 300 athletes, Table Tennis is one of the largest sports on the Paralympic programme. The sport is based on the same basic principles as Table Tennis, but it has a very different scoring system. At the Paralympic Games, matches are played over the best of five games, with the first player to 11 points (by a margin of two clear points) winning each game. The programme includes individual and team events for both standing players and wheelchair athletes. At London 2012, all individual events will begin with a group qualification stage followed by a knockout competition, with athletes progressing through the draw until the finals. The team events will be conducted according to a direct knockout format. A total of 11 different classifications are used in Table Tennis at the 22 - Stamp News
Paralympic Games. Classes 1-5 cover wheelchair athletes, classes 6-10 cover standing athletes, and class 11 covers athletes with intellectual disabilities.
The Artist
Daniel Stolle is a German born illustrator, who lives in Finland. He is working mainly in editorial illustration and has worked together with The New York Times, The Washington Post, DIE ZEIT, Neue Z端rcher Zeitung and many more publications. To learn more about Daniel Stolle visit his website: http://www.danielstolle.com
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Revenue Review You Swine
More new finds for Queensland, this time in the form of a 10c Swine Duty. Figure 1 perforated 10 is new to me, maybe not you the reader. Can you please check your holdings of Swine duty and let me know if you have other values in the decimal series perf 10. Looking at the date on the Swine it is my opinion that this has to be from one of the very last printings. Only the $10 Swine [blue] and now the 10c carry the perf 10. A rare decimal issue indeed.
SA Rail Stop
You need keen eyes to pick up flaws on revenues when looking on eBay. Many sellers have poor graphics, others good, so it came as a surprise when I was able buy figure 2 very cheaply from a well-known seller who lists items with good clear graphics. This 6d shows the missing stop under the right 6d. Unrecorded in all published works except my free online catalogue. You can also see other copies in my ‘South Australia Revenue exhibit’, which is on line in a link on my web site. Although I have said this before, it does not hurt to
repeat it again here. Railways are a fee for a service and belong in Revenue collecting and exhibiting. They have been accepted by FIP at International level exhibiting as Revenues, yet some of the FIP Revenue judges [and they know who they are] still do not want to accept them as Revenue Fee issues. The lesson here is, pick your judges prior to exhibiting.
New South Wales Customs
A group of six colours, one of which was offered on eBay for $600.00 remains [as I write this] unsold. Figure 3 is from the same seller, yet to be offered at this time. These are well known colour trials generally bringing $50 each, and I have recorded 10 colours so far. You can view others including Specimen overprints in my free on line Commonwealth catalogue. Used perforated copies on the other hand are by far rarer commanding up to $200-$300 each depending on condition.
Duty Paid
A nice not often seen 2d colourless impressed cheque duty recently popped up for auction. This mint cheque
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Dave Elsmore was snapped up by a well known, Westie. eBay appears to be full of cheques adorning the 1d value. Keep your eyes peeled for the 2d value.
Impressed Whoppers
It’s always nice to see duty stamps still attached to documents showing the correct usage. Figure 5 is one such pair of documents that were in auction and up for grabs. The duty stamps for some reason, from this series, would normally have been stripped from documents. Usage is particularly hard for the higher values, especially the £1000, so it is nice to see these intact. I can only think early students stripped the stamps to check for perfs, back-prints, and watermarks etc. All we now need to find is the £5000 in this long running series on a complete document, of any kind will do!
Pre Revenues
Forerunners to the Stamp Act; Western Australia first assented the ‘Act’ on 7 June 1881 being put into force. 1 November 1881 becoming known as the ‘The Stamp
Act of 1881’. Figure 6 shows Stamp Duty collected in May 1879 so how can this be? John Dibiase the owner of this fine document explains this forerunner to Stamp Duty. “Transfer of Land Act 1874 required Mortgage applications be registered and that a ‘Fee’ of 1d be charged with proof of payment by Adhesive postage stamp”. As simple as that. Try finding these forerunners, John’s copy is unique outside of archives. John “thanks for sharing this beauty with us all, and John, if you ever wish to adopt it out, just post it to Qld”.
A Relief Gone Wrong
Unemployment Relief Tax was first imposed by the Unemployment Relief [Tax] Act of 1930. This levied wages and salaries received after 1 July 1930. Figure 7 shows the first week of use of this issue. With the employer fast running out of purpose revenues, he turned to postage stamps denying the NSW Treasury of Revenue. It would appear that this use was accepted but for how long? I do not have a copy of the ‘Act’ to see if it insists on the purpose stamps being used. One Fig 6
Fig 5 Fig 7
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Revenue Review can only presume, which can get one in a lot of trouble. Maybe you are reading this and know the answer, if so please share it here.
Remember two of the three were in the Commonwealth period.
Vic Rails
A further ‘New Find’ has been added to the Queensland Railway Perfin listing. SH/&Co.a [lying sideways right]. Figure 10 was until now lying unrecorded. Please check your collections to see if you have other values with Perfins in this 1921 rouletted set that can be identified and added to the listing, thank you. Perfins on Railway Fee stamps have always been hard to find, I don’t know if its me, but the prices are creeping up and up with more collectors looking to take on this fascinating field of Railway Fee Perfins.
Figure 8 shows one of the scarcer 1d Victoria Railway Fee colours. My free on line catalogue at present does not breakdown the known colours, but I will get to this in time. Maybe you have a nice collection of these issues and would like to help me update this section. If so, please drop me a line, as it’s always good to give something back.
More Beers
I showed one of the beers from Charles Leski’s auction last month. Figure 9 is different one from the same group of three, eventually selling for around $1000 [includes buyers] for the three. A healthy price showing the popularity of ‘on the far side’ of revenue collecting.
Perfin Corner
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Ireland: the Definitive Issues. Part 10. Hello, and welcome to the second instalment on the Irish Birds definitive series. This time we’ll be looking at the somewhat complex self-adhesive roll (or coil) and the less complex booklet stamps of the 1997-2000 pre Euro currency birds, and, space allowing, we’ll also deal with the dual currency issue of 2001. First of all, I want to quickly mention something I’d intended to mention last time, but forgot all about! I remember reading a few years ago that the general category of birds was the top thematic (topical) collecting area. I don’t know if this is still the case, but I can imagine that if ‘birds’ have lost the top spot, they’d probably come in at a very close second! If you already pursue birds (of the philatelic variety) as part of your collecting interests, then the Irish issues are a fantastic option if you wish to take your collection to the next level. As I mentioned last month, there are three basic issues to start with, plus the coils and booklets for each issue, not to mention FDC’s, postal history, and usage covers etc. As an example of the latter, just try putting together a collection of all the ‘small’ booklet issues used on an appropriate postal item in the correct period, showing the correct rate, or the fifteen different 30p values from the 1999 sheetlet that we covered last month on commercial covers – either would be quite a challenge, methinks! Perhaps you’ve never considered a thematic collection, then what a great place to start! These bird issues have the potential to be a real philatelic gold mine, where a little extra digging may well reap interesting rewards. One of the things you may recall me mentioning from last month’s article is the problem with the disparity between some of the catalogue listings when it comes to the Irish birds sets. Well I’ve actually discovered there’s potentially another, similar problem that you may encounter: illustrated albums! I was fortunate enough to pick up a 1971 to 2005 mint collection at auction, together with a companion used collection, Fig 1: 32p Robin ISSP (left) & SNP versions 28 - Stamp News
during the last month. Each collection was housed in two superb, very expensive, European hingeless illustrated albums. I excitedly turned to the birds pages only to discover that while most of what I expected to be there was there, there were a few things that seemed to be missing (I have to say ‘seemed’ as I’m planning to check through the albums again after a break. There’s a reasonable chance I may have missed something first time round!). I don’t mention this to put you off using one of these illustrated albums, just to let you know that it may add an extra layer of confusion. On the other hand of course, it does, at least to some degree, restrict what you collect to what’s on the album page, which may actually make life a lot easier!
The 1997-2000 self-adhesive roll stamps
I have to say that I approached writing this section with what I could only describe as a sense of dread! I stalled starting it by getting some other work done (sorting some Irish kiloware that had just arrived, as it happens), then caught up on a little philatelic reading ( Stamp News Australasia, of course), before biting the bullet and making a start. One of the biggest problems, at least to me, was how to actually arrange these roll issues logically. They can be listed by type, ie: phosphor or non phosphor, the different values or perforation types etc, the different printers, or the course that I finally decided on, simply the date order in which they were issued. So, please forgive me if I do miss anything (and please let me know), and here we go! In early March 1997 the 32p Peregrine Falcon
Mike Lee interesting addition to your used collection. At the beginning of April 1998, AnPost (the Irish Post Office) did something very unusual, if not unique, in the realms of modern post office behaviour. They reduced the basic cost of sending a letter within Ireland from 32p to 30p! This resulted in a small flurry of new bird definitive issues to meet the new rate, including two 30p self-adhesive roll bird stamps in new designs, a Blackbird and a Goldcrest. Initially, apart from the new designs, all other details were exactly the same as the earlier 32p issue, including the Fig 2: A selection of CTO roll pairs rolls being produced by both ISSP and SNP. As with the sheet versions discussed last month, in November 1998 the two 30p and 32p European Robin designs were issued in a roll stamps appeared with a phosphor frame, with the slightly larger (25 x 30mm), self-adhesive format, SNP versions being issued first, followed a month or in vertical feed rolls of 100, with the designs so later by the ISSP versions. Once again all of the alternating. These first roll stamps were produced basic details such as perfs, size etc. for each printers by ISSP, and the die cut perforations were similar pair of stamps remained the same. It may just be me, in appearance to the ISSP version of the selfbut I find the phosphor frames on these roll stamps a adhesive 32p Heritage & Treasures series, issued little harder to see than on their sheet format cousins. the year before, being quite angular, and gauging 9 The actual frames seem to be a little narrower, and x 10. Less than a month later, the same two designs appeared printed by SNP Cambec (Sprintpak) here in the varnish used seems to be almost clear, rather than Australia, but this time with the die cut perfs gauging having the slight brownish tint of the sheet stamps. There was a bit of a surprise in October 2000 the more familiar 11½, with rounded perf tips. Fig when the ISSP version of the 30p roll stamps with 1. Both the initial ISSP and the SNP printings were phosphor frames, but perforation gauge changed without phosphor frames. It’s also worth noting to 9 all round. Used singles of these are fairly easy at this point that this, and all subsequent SNP roll to spot, or check with your perf gauge, but it’s a stamps were issued with the surplus gummed paper bit more of a challenge identifying mint examples, around the stamps removed, while this paper was which will still have the surplus paper attached. In retained on the ISSP rolls. This bit of information is particularly useful if you collect the stamps mint, but my experience, these perf 9 ISSP stamps, together with the original 32p non phosphor SNP pair are the not very helpful if you collect used, as you’ll nearly hardest to find, mint or used. always just encounter them without any form of So, before we move on to the booklet stamps, a surplus or backing paper. I say nearly always as there quick recap in the form of a checklist: is one exception, and that is CTO se-tenant pairs. 32p stamps, two designs, produced by both ISSP Fig 2. There were a number of these in the collection and SNP, with the two distinctly different perfs, that I mentioned earlier, and they certainly make an Stamp News - 29
Ireland: the Definitive Issues. Part 10. same perf and pane layout. Fig 3. A third £1 booklet was issued in April 1998 to coincide with the rate reduction to 30p. It contained three 30p Blackbird stamps, two 5p Wood Pigeon and a tab with black diagonal lines. None of the stamps in these three booklets had phosphor frames. The fourth and final booklet to contain the reduced size bird stamps arrived on the scene in February 1999, and again featured a design new to the smaller size booklet bird stamps, The booklet stamps the 30p Goldcrest, together with Finally this month we have the two 5p Wood Pigeon stamps and pre Euro booklet stamps, which a tab, in the same pane layout as can be split into two distinct the previous Blackbird booklet. groups, the small size stamps and Fig 3: A small bird stamp booklet Apart from the new design, the large size stamps. This time, pane the 30p Goldcrest stamps also for (I hope) the sake of clarity, differed from all of the earlier I’ll deal with the stamps by size, small size booklet birds in that they had an ‘all rather than issue date order. First of all, the small over’ phosphor coating. As I’ve already mentioned, size issues. The first bird booklet to appear, in March 1997, was a £1 denomination and consisted tracking these small booklet stamps down in used condition can be a bit of a challenge, and finding of a single pane with three 32p Robin stamps, the whole set on commercial mail would be a real and one 4p Heritage and Treasures definitive. All accomplishment! of these stamps are in the reduced size of 17 x This just leaves us with the larger size booklet 21mm, and all are imperf. at either left or right. stamps. In September 1998 a £3 booklet was issued Nine months later in December 1997, a similar containing ten 30p stamps of the Blackbird and £1 booklet appeared, this time with three of the Goldcrest designs, alternating throughout the pane. 32p Peregrine falcon design stamps, and one 4p The stamps virtually the same size as the sheet Corncrake, again in the reduced size, and with the no phosphor frames in the 32p issues. A total of two pairs. 30p stamps, two designs, different to the 32p, again produced by the same two printers with the same perf differences, but this time both versions come with and without phosphor frames. Finally the ISSP perf 9 version, only with phosphor frames. A total of five pairs. Phew! I think that’s it for the pre Euro roll stamps!
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Mike Lee issues, and are perf 14, with the top and bottom edges of the pane being imperforate, resulting in each stamp being imperforate at either top or bottom. This booklet was re-issued in January 1999 unchanged except for the addition of phosphor frames to the stamps. Fourteen months later, in March 2001, yet another version was issued. Once again the booklet cover and basic contents were virtually unchanged, but this time the stamps were perf 10. These perf 10 stamps were put into use only three months prior to the dual currency bird definitive series being issued, and as a result of this are more elusive than their earlier counterparts. At the end of June 1999, the last two booklets of the pre Euro bird series were issued. Both booklets contained stamps that were intended for overseas airmail usage. The ÂŁ1.60 booklet, contained a pane of five 32p robins with phosphor frames, and five Airmail labels. This was the European rate. The ÂŁ1.80 booklet contained a pane of four 46p Song
thrush with phosphor frames, and four Airmail labels. The 45p stamps were the worldwide rate. Fig 4. The stamps from these two booklets were perforated all around, with wide margins above and below the stamps. These two stamps are virtually indistinguishable from the regular phosphor frame sheet issues. Well, it was a bit of a marathon, but that brings us to the end of the first bird definitive. Next time we’ll look at the dual currency issue, and start on the Euro currency issues, which I suspect may be a bit of a marathon in their own right! Until next month, happy (Irish stamp) bird hunting! Mike You can reach me at mlphilatelic@bigpond.com I always enjoy your comments & questions!
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Cinderella Corner
By the time this column appears I will be attending Blenpex 2012, the National Philatelic Exhibition in Blenheim, New Zealand from 12 to 14 October. There are 469 frames of exhibits in all classes and including postcards and a novelty class called the Gourmet Challenge. I will be interested to see what turns up in that class. Australia will be represented in the Gourmet Challenge with one exhibit, Vanilla, and is represented overall with another 142 frames of exhibits. The South Australian Philatelic Council and Eastern Districts Philatelic Society will be holding the State Congress and exhibition on 13 and 14 October at the Torrens Training Depot in Adelaide. Entry is free and there is ample free parking available.
That Registered Label
A reader has sent me a copy of the relevant page from a catalogue with the details of the use of these stamps. (Fig. 1). They were first issued in the USA in
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1872 and used to secure registered letters from being tampered with during transit. It was intended to be affixed over the joins of the flaps of the large official envelopes that carried registered mail letters. They were printed by the National Bank Note Company from a steel plate on white wove unwatermarked paper and perforated 12. Two plates were made, one of 9 stamps 3 x 3 and one of 30 stamps 3 x 10.
Free Scotland
A political propaganda label, (fig. 2), that appears to have been around for quite a number of years, but this is the first time I have seen one. A search of the www turned up one on ebay on a cover postmarked 12 April 1964 and the description indicated that the label had been issued in 1963.
Pennsylvania
An advertising Poster Stamp from the USA for the
Tony Presgrave
24th Convention and Exhibition of the Pennsylvania and Atlantic Seaboard Hardware Association that was held from 17 to 20 February 1925, (fig. 3).
Scout Post Stamps
An Adelaide reader has sent me another of those Scout Post stamps, this time from a Scout troop in Wales. (Fig. 4). The West Glamorgan Scouts like many others took the opportunity of delivering Christmas mail as a means of raising funds. The cancellation is undated so I don’t know when it was issued. The Cinderella Philatelist journal lists Scout Groups that have issued these Christmas Mail stamps each year, but I have not found either of the stamps that I have noted so far in those listings.
1960 London International Exhibition
I have illustrated one of a block of six large labels issued for the 1960 London International Stamp Exhibition. (Fig. 5). There were 12 stamps in the
sheet and the March 1960 issue of The Australian Stamp Monthly, page 159, gives the details of each of the 12 stamps. The postmark on the stamp for April is known as the Bishop Mark after Henry Bishop, Postmaster General from 1660 to 1663 the father of the Posts and whose portrait appears on all of the stamps. The postmarks illustrated on the stamps are all derived from the Bishop mark and were used in various British colonies or cities. The name of the town and the earliest date known is shown on each stamp. London 1661, Dublin 1672, Edindurgh 1693, Exeter 1698, Bristol 1705, New York 1758, Philadelphia 1767, Boston 1769, Albany (NY) 1774, Charlestown 1774, Quebec 1776 and Calcutta 1776. The sheet sold for one shilling and six pence.
National Botanic Garden Of Wales
In the July column I wrote about a large stamp like label that had the inscription National Botanic
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Garden of Wales. Chris de Haer who writes the column A Closer Look at Modern Australian Stamps contacted me with the details of the issue. It was issued by Royal Mail in a booklet of four stamps printed by Walsall Security Printers and first issued on 4 April 2000.
produced by the Whangarei Philatelic Society. (Fig. 7). The dates 1957-1978 presumably indicate the year the Society was established and the year the stamp was issued.
Dx Label
I wrote about these labels in the July column last year and illustrated one of the labels there, however Universal Postal Union Centenary this one turned up recently in different colours to that The Universal Postal Union celebrated its centenary of the one I recorded last year, but like the others it is back in 1974, and for National Stamp Week in Australia, October 7 to 14 1974, this commemorative one of those peel and stick types. (Fig. 8). label, (fig. 6), was produced by the Australian Stamp Rocket Mail Dealers Association (now APTA). It was designed by Another of those odd items I seem to come across. George Hamori and printed by Mastercraft printers in sheets of eight and line perforated. There was also (Fig. 9). LRS Rocket Mail. Who is LRS? a miniature sheet with a single label imperforate. The print run was 25,000 sheets of eight and 5,000 International Philatelic Exhibition Essen miniature sheets. I still have a sheet and a miniature A large label advertising an International Philatelic sheet of them tucked away in one of my albums. Exhibition in Essen, Germany from 15 to 19 November. (Fig. 10). The only thing that may indicate a year is the figure 80 in the circle so I an Promote Stamp Collecting guessing that the exhibition was held in 1980. From New Zealand comes this advertising stamp
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The “Black Caviar” Royal Ascot Day Cover!
The “Black Caviar” Official Australia Post P.O. Pack: Not since Phar Lap 80 years back, has Australia seen such a racehorse – and he won “only” 14 straight! “Black Caviar” is beyond doubt THE fastest and most successful sprinter on this planet. 22 straight wins in top company, the last being in the UK to run and WIN June 23, at Royal Ascot in the “Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee Stakes” - £400,000 prize-money. Her Majesty the Queen presented the winner’s trophy to Jockey Nolan and trainer, and personally visited Back Caviar in the yard after the race – see photo above. TV News and newspaper coverage of this was global. Media interest in the UK – indeed globally was massive. The pack sold out lightning FAST at PO’s here as the Mum & Dads out there snapped them up. History tells us that 95% of those packs will never emerge onto the stamp market. USED of these of course, are 1000 times scarcer than mint. Chris de Haer discovered the 60c stamps used are a different size and perf than any Australian 60c stamp ever issued, and are thus destined to have their own Catalogue listings. So a DOUBLE Whammy. One to buy for the grand-children perhaps? Perfect #1 Hagner sized pack size for safe, secure, storage. The PO never offered USED, or on cover options, and those are selling best for me - as no other dealers have them. I had a Limited number of covers numbered and cancelled June 23. SUBJECT UNSOLD – TWO mint packs for $A60 (Code 529LF) - FIVE packs for $A115 (Code 529LG) - TEN packs for $A215 (Code 529LH) - TWENTY packs for $A400 (Code 529LE) OR, panes in packs superb CTO on the Royal Ascot Win date – June 23, are $10 extra per set to above – please specify number needed. (Code 529LM) A small number of special numbered COVERS from June 23, 2012 (Royal Ascot Day) were done – price $A50 per set of 2 (Code 529LJ) $A200 for 5 sets (Code 529LS) $A300 for 10 sets (Code 529LT) – eBay is already $US100 a set on the Jun 23 covers - http://tinyurl.com/CaviarCover and reached $39 for single packs. My prices are around HALF on each, while stock lasts. And for discounted PACKAGE DEALS on all the above, and many more photos see -http://www.tinyurl.com/CaviarDeals
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Fournier’s Forgeries One of the oldest tricks in the philatelic trade is to claim that a certain stamp must be genuine because it came from an ancient collection. The fact is that enormous quantities of forged stamps were produced during the second part of the 19th century and during the first decades of the 20th century. Possibly all classic stamps have been forged not once but several times. Some of the early forgeries are very crude and probably won’t fool anyone. However, they are still being offered on various electronic auction sites as genuine. Many of the old forgeries were actually produced by contemporary stamp dealers. They needed inexpensive merchandise to sell to eager collectors who wanted to fill every single spot in their preprinted albums. Ancient albums are thus absolutely no guarantee that the stamps they hold are genuine. One of the more famous forgers of classic stamps was François Fournier of Switzerland. There are several reasons for his notoriety but more about that later. François Fournier was born in 1844 in Switzerland. He later moved to France and we know that he took part in the French-Prussian war of 18701871 but apart from that we know very little about his life and activities in that country. In 1903, he registered a commercial company in the Swiss city of Geneva which was to remain his home until he died in 1917. Fournier’s business plan was to sell forgeries of rare classic stamps to collectors. However, he claimed that he was marketing facsimiles only. In 1904, he acquired the extensive stock of forgeries which had belonged to Louis-Henri Mercier (real name Henri Goegg). Fournier offered a very large selection of “stamps”. In his book Philatelic Forgers (Perth 1976), US forgery expert Varro E. Tyler writes that Fournier’s last pricelist printed in 1914 comprised no less than 64 pages. He offered a total of 3.671 different forgeries! This gives us an idea of the scope of the forgery business. In addition to peddling forgeries on a large scale he also offered to repair stamps. From 1910 until 36 - Stamp News
1913 he edited and published a magazine called Le Fac-Simile. In it he published different articles and stamp offers. Fournier didn’t consider himself a forger of postage stamps but rather as a creator of objets d’art. The purpose of his magazine was of course to defend his products. His diatribes were directed towards all those who criticized his activity as a wholesaler in philatelic forgeries. Shown nearby is the front cover of an issue of his magazine. The ancient legionary is certainly François Fournier bravely defending himself against all his enemies. The picture comes from the Postal Museum in Stockholm which owns several issues of Le Fac-Simile. In his marketing Fournier stated that his products had obtained several awards at international trade shows. This is partly true but they had been obtained by his predecessor Louis-Henri Mercier in the 1890s. Nils Strandell was the doyen of Swedish philately during the first half of the 20th century. In 1948, he published his memoirs which contain a most interesting account of Fournier’s activities. He tells about Fournier’s forgery of Sweden’s famous 1879 20/Tretio öre error stamp. Normally Fournier didn’t forge stamps that were still postally valid but that was the case with the Swedish error stamp when Fournier began selling his variety of the rarity. Strandell writes that the Swedish GPO decided to make all Swedish postage stamps issued until 1889 invalid for postage as a consequence of this particular forgery. It is known that Fournier made some of the forgeries that he sold but many had been produced by others. There is much to suggest that there was a loosely associated network of forgers who exchanged their products. Today it is sometimes rather difficult to establish exactly who the producer of a certain forgery was. The outbreak of World War I in 1914 was certainly detrimental to Fournier’s business activities. Also his health wasn’t the very best and he passed away on 12 July 1917. François Fournier was buried in Croix de Rozon, the village where he was born. Charles Hirschburger was one of Fournier’s
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Fournier’s Forgeries employees and he wanted to continue the business but he doesn’t seem to have been too successful. Hirschburger was the owner of Fournier’s stock of stamps and all the printing equipment. He died in 1927 (or in 1928 according to Strandell). Now the Union Philatélique de Genève enters the scene. They contacted Hirschburger’s widow in order to acquire all the forgeries and the printing equipment. She acquiesced to their request and the Geneva philatelists were soon the owners of a huge quantity of forged stamps. The idea was of course to get all the forgeries away from the philatelic marketplace. In his book Tyler mentions that the stamp stock weighed some 400 kilos. The printing equipment was donated to Geneva’s Museum of History. Local art students were employed to mount the stamps and the impressions of overprints and postal cancels into an album. All in all 480 albums were thus produced. The stamps had been overprinted Faux on the front or Fac-Simile on the back before being mounted into the album. The albums were then sold to interested collectors for 50 Swiss Francs a piece. The remaining material was then burnt. Each album holds some 3.000 stamps, postmarks and overprints. I recently discussed the Fournier album with a prominent Swedish philatelist. He told me that three complete albums are owned by Swedish collectors and that there are different versions. Some albums have an additional ten pages or so. This is probably due to additional varieties having been discovered in the stock.
Shown here is a typical page from the album. It has the rare provisional issue of Gabon released in 1889 in blocks of six. There are also examples of postmarks and overprints. The stamps are incomplete as they lack the security overprint (GAB + six dots). An example of this overprint can be found at the bottom of the sheet. These provisionals are listed by French catalogue Yvert & Tellier as Gabon numbers 14 and 15. They were already very scarce at the time Fournier produced his forgeries of the issue. The genuine stamps are known without the security overprint but they are extremely rare. Fournier thus possessed all the elements necessary to produce nice used copies of the Gabon rarities. Sheets from the album sometimes pop up at auction. However, finding a complete album is far from easy. In all probability it is the album which has contributed to Fournier’s fame as a stamp forger. There were many other forgers who produced far better products than Fournier. I recently acquired the Gabon page at an auction in Denmark. The price was about $20. Thus forgeries do have a certain value. They can be very helpful in determining what is genuine and what is not.
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Looking at New Zealand
Marlborough Centennial 1959
The Marlborough region is the northeast corner of the South Island, from the whale-watching town of Kaikoura in the south, through the main town of Blenheim up to the beautiful holiday town and inter-island ferry terminal of Picton in the north. The nearby photograph of Picton was posted on stampboards.com by member Ewen S. This photo
clearly shows the ‘Sounds’, the inlets that boats have to travel through to reach Picton from the open sea of the Cook Strait. The Marlborough area is famous for the record number of hours of sunshine it has every year. It is also famous for its sauvignon blanc wines, a product of the marvellous climate. Provincial governments were established in the nineteenth century to reduce problems caused by the difficulties of communicating with the central government given New Zealand’s rugged terrain and armed conflicts with some Maori tribes. The New Provinces Act of 1858 provided a mechanism for districts to request their own government and in 1859 Marlborough separated from Nelson province. The push for separation was driven by dissatisfaction that monies raised from land sales in Marlborough were spent more in Nelson and there was a lack of local road and bridge building. In 1956, the Post Office agreed to a request from the Marlborough Historical Society for an issue of stamps to mark the Centenary in 1959. An invitation to the public to submit designs was placed in the local newspaper but received no Above Fig. 1 Left Figs 2,3 & 4
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Above Fig. 5
Below: Fig 6
responses. After discussions between the Post Office and the Marlborough Centennial Committee in 1958 the designs described below were agreed upon (Figure 1). All the designs were prepared by G R Bull and G R Smith of the Post Office. In his journal for Tuesday 16 January 1770, Captain James Cook notes that he careened Endeavour in a cove of the Marlborough Sounds to scrub the hull. The crew also caught a large quantity of fish. The cove is today known as Ship’s Cove and has a memorial to Cook. The 2d stamp shows an artist’s impression of the Stamp News - 41
Looking at New Zealand careening, though there was considerable argument after the stamp came out as to whether the ship would have been placed side-on to the tide. The 3d design of wool bales being loaded from a bullock cart on to a ship’s tender was intended to honour the sheep farming industry of southern Marlborough near Kaikoura. However, the design had originally been prepared for the Hawkes Bay set of 1958, showing that any design featuring sheep could be used for any district of New Zealand. The expanse of the salt evaporation ponds is a dramatic sight from the main coast road as you travel south of Blenheim. The salt industry is commemorated in the 8d design. The three stamp designs therefore illustrated the northern part of the province (the Sounds near Picton); the central area near Blenheim (the salt works) and the Kaikoura district in the south (sheep farming). The stamps were printed photogravure by Harrison and Sons who put their imprint in the bottom margin of each stamp – a feature the New Zealand Post Office was not happy about but did not have enough time to change before production commenced. The photogravure cylinder numbers
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appeared to the left of row 18. The stamps were printed in sheets of 120 (20 rows of 6) with cylinder number 4 (for the 2d) and 2 (for the 8d). The 3d was printed in two groups of 120 numbered 1 (without full stop) and 1. (with full stop) (Figures 2 – 4). The stamps were issued on 2 March 1959 and withdrawn on 30 May 1959 (Figure 5). References: Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1952 – . The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 4, Wellington, RPSNZ, 1964. Graeme can be contacted through his website, www. stampsmw.top1.com.au . The Marlborough Lines Stadium in Blenheim is the venue for the Blenpex 2012 Stamp Show from Friday 12 October to Sunday 14 October. The Exhibition logo is the beaver, from Blenheim’s earlier town name of Beaver. The nearby photo shows the riverside sculptures of beavers. If you see me at the show, please say ‘hello’.
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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Part 27 Browsing the Internet
It can be useful to spend time browsing the internet with no particular interest in mind. Access one of your favorite websites and work your way through their links page. Or simply conduct a generic search, say, on “Stamp Collecting” and you will have almost 3 million hits. Obviously, it would be next to impossible to work your way through all of these, but it could be interesting to explore the first four or five pages of links. If you search on Stamp Collecting without the inverted commas, you will receive over 5 million hits. There are many sellers on eBay who are also stamp dealers. If you have bought something from them, they quite often add your email address to their mailing lists and you can receive details of their future special deals. It may be frustrating to receive these unsolicited messages, but I always feel that the more avenues open to me to enhance my collection the better the chances are of my finding what I need. Much the same applies to auction catalogues. I receive many catalogues from around the world, and recently received a letter from one auction house pointing out that I had not made any bids for some time and did I still wish to receive the catalogue. I replied advising of the specialized nature of my collection and, yes, I would like to continue to receive the catalogues. Fortunately I did as the next catalogue from this auction house included a cover that I had been seeking for almost twenty years. Naturally, I place a very aggressive bid and was successful. It was through a purchase on eBay that I received regular emails from Northland International Trading, a United States stamp and coin dealer and auction house. A recent message took my eye as they were advertising a new video on their website, a new service. Northland’s website address is www.northstamp.com. This video is in two parts and is titled “How to Sell Your Stamp Collection”. Part 1 runs for about 9 minutes and Part 2 for about 4. I found these videos quite informative. The information is slanted towards US circumstances but many of the points made are universal. These videos are well 44 - Stamp News
worthwhile viewing, even if you are not at present considering selling any of your collection. Northland is planning to retain access to these videos on their website and to introduce additional videos on various aspects of stamp collecting in the future. It might be a site worth bookmarking. This is an ideal example of the type of information that can be found on the internet.
How Healthy is Your Club?
Approximately four years ago I wrote an article title “Planning Your Club’s Future” for inclusion in Philas News (NSW). This article has since been published in VPC News (Victoria). The article was originally written to suit NSW circumstances, and has now been updated to suit the national scene. There were rumours circulating that some Clubs and Societies were having difficulty in attracting new members. This is a common problem for many clubs, and if your club is so affected, we hope that after reading this article, your optimism for the future will be stimulated. It is almost a given that most of our members are of a senior nature, and hence we will continually lose members through reluctance or inability to travel at night, relocating following retirement, failing health, and death. Members are of two types. Firstly, there are those who are steadfast and thoroughly enjoy their club, and will continue to support the club whilst ever they are able. The second type of members is the nomad. The nomads are not sure what they want, and their tenure will generally be from one meeting to (say) twenty four months. Nomads will wander for many reasons, including •• The club does not appeal to them (it may take up to 24 months to realise this); •• There are no other members with a similar interest to them; •• None of the existing members takes much interest in the “new boy”; and •• A friend joins another club and our nomad goes with his friend. From experience, one out of three new members will be converted to the first type, and hence two
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Philatelic Development Officer, APF will fall away. In other words, to recruit one contented new member, you must attract at least three to grow your numbers in the long run. It is important to realise this possibility right from the outset. There are two major steps to be undertaken in attracting new members – 1. Conduct an audit of your club to ascertain how attractive it appears to outsiders, and how accessible it is to third party communications; and 2. When you are happy that you have a viable product to sell, then explore the promotional options that are appropriate.
1. Conducting an Audit
Conducting an audit requires an honest approach to a number of areas 1. How easy is it to get in touch with the club? 2. How attractive are the activities of the Club? 3. How dynamic are the club management group? 4. How suitable is your meeting place, day and time? 5. What information is given to new members? 6. How content are the members and are they enthusiastic about the benefits of club membership? 7. What interaction does the club have with the general public?
1.1 Communication
Communication is a most important aspect. There are still clubs who only offer a postal address for communication. In this age of instant communication, a postal address is no longer appropriate, and will more than likely turn prospective new members away, as it takes too long for a reply. These days people don’t want to wait for answers, they want them now. Therefore your contact information must at least include a telephone number, and preferably an email address. If the club has either a website of its own, or is listed in a State Council or national website, you will at least be creating an awareness
of your activities, but these sites again must include immediate contacts. At the risk of being accused of bias, I can recommend the Philas website (NSW) as an example of the type of information that can be included. The NSW webmaster is constantly following up the clubs to update the information shown on the website. The website offers clubs an opportunity to promote themselves and advertise their activities. This can be a golden opportunity for clubs and every advantage should be taken of it. The address for the Philas website is www.philas. org.au. The ACT, Queensland and Western Australia have their own websites, and their web addresses are www.canberrastamps.org, www.qpc.asn.au and www.w-a-p-c.com. Details regarding the other States are available through the ASPF website www.apf.org.au. Naturally, a website is only useful if the information is kept up to date. This is most important where there is a change in the officers or the contact person.
1.2 Attractiveness
The attractiveness of the club is going to be the main reason why prospective members will make contact. Attractiveness covers the activities during the club meetings, the timing of those meetings, and what other services the club offers its members. Are the activities during your meetings interesting? If you have displays, do you take advantage of non-member displays to provide both quality and variation? Do you continually look for a varied range of displays each year? Do you take advantage of the Visiting Displayer program offered by the Australian Philatelic Federation? Do you have reciprocal visitations with other clubs? What other activities are available to members to assist them? Do you have all or any of the following: •• Exchange or circuit books; •• Sales by tender; •• Library; •• Assistance in acquiring philatelic material; Stamp News - 45
Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Part 27 •• Does a stamp dealer attend your meetings; •• Supper during or after the meeting.
1.3 Dynamic Management Group
The primary officers responsible for club administration, and therefore direction, are the President, Secretary and Treasurer. These three officers need to be constantly reviewing the appeal of all of the club’s activities, and to be prepared to make changes when required. Does your constitution provide for a regular change in the office of President to ensure a continual flow of new ideas? Are new ideas encouraged from members, and if so, are they enthusiastically followed up?
1.4 Meeting Place, Day and Time
Is your meeting place, day and time still suitable to the majority of the members? With increasing age many members may be more supportive with a daytime meeting, say, on a Saturday afternoon, rather than in the evening. Also there could be advantages in relocating your meeting place to be more conveniently serviced by public transport. With so many members now retired, a daylight meeting on a weekday is also a possibility.
1.5 Induction of New Members
It is most important to make new members welcome, and to have them feel they are a part of the club. Do you present them with a copy of the club’s constitution and a club information sheet, listing the club’s officers, its activities and the benefits of club membership? Are they left to fend for themselves, or are they introduced to the club President, as well as any other member with similar collecting interests?
1.6 Contented Members
Contented members can be your best means of attracting new members. When they are happy they will be enthusiastic about the club and its activities in conversations with friends, and this enthusiasm will make others want to be part of “the action”.
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1.7 Interaction with the General Public Does the club have any activities to which the general public is invited, such as an annual club stamp show or market day? Are there regular market days during the year? How successful are these activities? Is their success waning or growing? Naturally, such events are a real opportunity to put the club on show and thereby appeal to prospective members.
1.8 Assessing the Result
Once you have completed your audit, the next step is to adjust any areas which you consider are less than desirable. Once these adjustments are made and are working satisfactorily, you are in a position to confidently promote your club. If you are not sure about any of the above, contact the State Philatelic Development Officer (PDO) responsible for your club. These officers can be contacted through your State Council. If the PDO’s cannot help, they can certainly put you in touch with someone who can.
Next Month
Next month’s article will include a list of possible methods of promoting your club and its activities with a view to attracting new members. 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.
Should 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.
Stamps in the News - Globally! From the peaks to the depths
Reported at www.theaustralian.com.au Nepal and Israel have jointly launched a commemorative stamp featuring the highest point on earth, Mount Everest, and the lowest, the Dead Sea, to celebrate bilateral ties. The stamps were released in simultaneous functions in Kathmandu and Jerusalem. “Nepal was one of first Asian countries to recognise the state of Israel when it came into existence 64 years ago,” said the Israeli ambassador to Nepal. “And we have never forgotten that friendship.”
D’oh……Simpsons stamps flop
Reported at http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com The United States Postal Service produced 1 billion stamps featuring characters from “The Simpsons” in 2009 to commemorate the show’s 20th year on Fox. Only 318 million Simpsons stamps have been sold with the remaining 682 million amounting to a waste of $1.2 million in printing costs. The stamps sold for 44 cents and can no longer be used by themselves to mail a letter because of the rise in postal rates. Commemorative stamps are commonly destroyed 48 - Stamp News
when they do not sell. The decision of how many stamps to make has been a judgement call from one individual, resulting in a 2.1 billion commemorative stamp glut in 2009 and 2010. The introduction of “forever” stamps is hoped to eliminate the problem in the future.
Royal Mail fails to deliver
Reported at www.expressandstar.com She’s the golden girl of the Paralympics with two stamps printed in her honour – but residents in Ellie Simmonds’ home town have been unable to get their hands on any. Despite issuing the pair after the 17-yearold swimmer’s record-breaking gold medal achievements, Royal Mail failed to stock any of the stamps at the post office in Aldridge where Ellie grew up and her fans, friends and relatives have been trying to buy them. Royal Mail bosses today said the stamps could be bought at Walsall Wood post office, almost two miles away, but that they would be rolled out to her home town soon.
A taste of honey
Reported at www.iomtoday.co.im Isle of Man Post office staff were joined by members of the Manx Wildlife Trust and the Isle of Man Beekeepers’ association for the launch of the special edition Bee Fauna of the Isle of Man gummed stamps that even smell of honey, as they have been printed on honey-scented paper. Isle of Man is home to approximately 15 species of bumblebee and 57 species of solitary bee, impressive considering there are only 24 species of bumblebees and around 200 solitary bees known
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Gibbon’s ‘Stamps of the World’ on top of the world
Reported at http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews Manchester City Libraries have reported their most borrowed books for the past two years. Comic hero Asterix tops the list of most borrowed library books in Greater Manchester followed by ….Stanley Gibbons ‘Stamps of the World’. Asterix and the Chieftain’s Shield has been checked out 327 times in the last two years. The unlikely runner-up, Stanley Gibbons’ Stamps of the World was issued 289 times. Author Dr Andrew Biswell, who lectures in English and creating writing at Manchester Metropolitan university, said the figures were a fascinating insight into the region’s reading habits. He said: “You expect everyone is reading Scandanavian crime – so you would think Stieg Larsson would be top of the table everywhere, but that’s not the case.
stamp collectors. “Our customers are the reason we exist, so I think its important to recognize and thank them for their loyal business and support,” said Tina Strauch, postmaster. Nearby Exeter Post Office held a similar day earlier in August with customers invited to enjoy light refreshments and meet the staff.
Cyprus jewel
Reported at www.cyprus-mail.com Hidden away in the old part of Nicosia lies an unusual museum that has long been luring philatelists with some real eye candy. Founded in 1981, the venue houses rich and diverse material related to the long postal history of the island starting from the 15th century during the Venetian period. The rooms of the museum exhibit postage stamps chronologically with the main hall housing material related to British rule on the island. One series of stamps bears the portrait of Queen Victoria overprinted with the word Cyprus. Also look out
Post offices to hold customer appreciation events
Reported at www.cassville-democrat.com The Cassville Post Office Missouri held a customer appreciation day from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21. Children’s colouring sheets were offered and philatelic catalogues were available for area Stamp News - 49
Stamps in the News - Globally! for first day issue envelopes and stamps dating back to the proclamation of the republic. You can also see how a letter or a postbag was insured in the past (initially with sealing wax and then later with machines) as well as different kinds of weighing scales and other philatelic books and magazines.
Rare Jewish ghetto stamps turn to gold
Reported at www.abc.net.au Three rare stamps produced in a Jewish ghetto during World War II have sold at auction in Melbourne for $1,020. The stamps were produced at the Lodz ghetto in German-occupied Poland in 1944. Lodz was the only ghetto to have produced its own stamps. Charles Leski of Leski Auctions says the stamps were created using scrap paper. “They’ve definitely got a homemade look about them,” he said. “They were printed on scrap paper. They were printed on the margins of books, whatever they could find in the ghetto to print them and used a pair of scissors to cut the stamps off the sheet.” Though Lodz set up its own postal service the stamps were never used. “They were souvenired by the German soldiers who found them after the ghetto had been emptied,” Leski said.
approximately $700,000 AUD at a Prague auction Friday, a record sum paid for a foreign stamp, Richard Burda from the auctioning firm told CTK, adding that the stamp has been bought by a Czech collector. “The stamp from 1847, which was used in sending post consignments at the Caribbean archipelago Trinidad, belongs to jewels in philately,” Burda said. The stamp is called Lady McLeod, as was a mid-19th century steamer named after the wife of Henry George McLeod, the then British governor of Trinidad. The vessel transported people and post consignments between the port towns Port of Spain and San Fernando. In April 1847 the operator issued stamps to facilitate the post transfers. A total of 26 unused stamps have remained preserved so far.
The portrait of a stamp artist
Lady McLeod cleans up
Reported at http://praguemonitor.com Trinidad’s first stamp from 1847, was sold for 50 - Stamp News
Reported at www.indianexpress.com/news The room is large, with swathes of natural light filtering in. Chitta Ranjan Pakrashi, 91, sits in his Kailash Colony home-cum-studio, surveying the commemorative stamp collection designed by him for the Indian Postal Service. Pakrashi, has been designing postage stamps for more than five decades. In 1945, he first arrived in Delhi and joined the government as a technical assistant. In 1955, a
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Margo Campbell the Rajasthan Emporium. Pakrashi is an artist but unlike other artists, his most prominent works are stamp-size. Why? He reasons, “The stamp is small and demands clarity in my thought and art.”
Iced stamps?
government advertisement calling for design entries on the occasion of the 2,500th anniversary of Buddha Jayanti caught his eye. He had never worked on stamps before and he knew little of the religion. Despite these obvious handicaps, he won the nationwide competition. “After the 1956 stamp, the philatelic department looked to me as an artist they could come to for stamp design but stamp designing is not a flourishing art in our country. My second stamp came almost 10 years after my first, so I kept my job. It wasn’t a career option,” he says. Three days. That’s the minimum time Pakrashi has taken to design a stamp. When the first parliament session of Bangladesh took place in 1973, India decided to honour this occasion by issuing a stamp. ‘Jai Bangla’ was designed and finalised in three days under high secrecy. “I wasn’t allowed to tell even my family,” he jokes. Sometimes, getting the right research material was also a problem. For the 1982 national exhibition, the Post & Telegraph Department wanted a stamp depicting the 100-year-old railway mail service wagon. He had no photos or texts for reference. Railway museums, stations and officials were also of little help. Similarly for a 1986 stamp of the Camel Post Office, he had little evidence to go by. Eventually, he found a picture of the post office at
Reported at www.therepublic.com A 63-year-old Omaha woman has been accused of secreting methamphetamine-laced threads under stamps used to send letters to her son at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln. Julie Baskin was arrested last week and has posted bond. She’s accused of conspiring with her son to deliver contraband to an inmate. Thirty-sevenyear-old Andre Baskin is serving a sentence of four to six years for forgeries in Douglas County. Court documents say authorities found threads covered with a waxy substance were placed in plastic packets hidden under the stamps. The threads tested positive for meth.
Stamps with altitude
Reported at http://english.eastday.com Each day, large crowds of visitors line up at a post office near the Potala in the heart of Lhasa, Tibet, to buy postcards. “More than 400 people flock in to buy postcards every day, and at least 6,000 cards are mailed nationwide,” said an unnamed post office worker. “We are always so busy that we just put the stamps on the counter and the customers can chop as many as they want.” Most customers covet the exquisite stamps that bear the elements of Tibetan culture and religion. A set of six commemorative stamps, chopped manually on the postcards, feature the Potala Palace, the holy lake of Namtso, Mt. Qomolangma and the wheel of dharma, one of the eight auspicious symbols for the Tibetans. Lu Chen, a backpacker from Fujian Province, spent nearly two hours at the post office, chopping stamps and writing down addresses of over 60 people. “I promised my friends and colleagues I would mail them postcards from the roof of the world,” Lu said. The local tourism administration said 2.81 million tourists from across the world travelled to Tibet in Stamp News - 51
Stamps in the News - Globally! the first half of this year, up 25.3 percent from the same period of 2011.
Reported at www.opendemocracy.net Ugen is a Tibetan student from the Amdo region, now in exile writes: China’s government always claims that it is actively promoting the use of the Tibetan language in Tibet but in reality, the Chinese government‘s policies are helping to ensure that Tibetan is becoming a dying language in its own homeland. As a curious student in Tibet, I went to a local post office to send some registered mail to friends in Lhasa. I was wondering whether my letters would be delivered if I wrote the address in Tibetan. The Chinese postal clerk said with a smile: “You have to write the address in Chinese, otherwise your letter won’t be delivered.” In my accented Chinese I replied: “Under the Chinese constitution, all languages in China are equal. Why can I not use Tibetan in Tibetan areas?” She told me that I was wasting my money. Several weeks later, I went back to the post office to inquire about my letters. They remained in the post office, marked in red ink with the words “WRITE ADDRESS IN CHINESE” (written in Chinese) stamped on the envelope. Since then, several of my friends have tried to send letters with Tibetan on the envelope; all of them ended up with the same fate. One of the things exiles could do is to send a massive number of letters, postcards and 52 - Stamp News
packages to their relatives in Tibet with the addresses in Tibetan. As China opens up to the world, an increasing number of international couriers are engaging in business in all provinces in China, including Tibet. These companies are committed to guaranteed deliveries. Sending letters with the address written in Tibetan may be one of the most effective ways to promote the Tibetan language in the Tibetan regions, and to expose China’s discriminatory language policies in Tibet.
Margo Campbell is a Librarian, and a founder and Moderator on www.stampboards. com Each month she assembles a global selection of quirky media snippets that relate to stamps and philately. Please contact her with any interesting news pieces you may see or read to - margoz.stampboards@gmail.com
Kevin Morgan Stamps and Coins Are Buying!
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STAMPS Australia pre-decimals in sheets and large blocks MUH, paying 4 cents per stamp Australia Decimals Mint with gum, may be hinged or damaged, paying 40% face value Australia recent (2010-2012) close clipped kiloware on single paper with good variety, commemoratives pay $10 per kg, mission mix with no less than 50% commems pay $5 per kg, definitives only pay $2.50 per kg. Values above 60c pay $6 per 100g World unpicked recent on paper close clipped, pay $30 per kg
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Market Matters: NSW Postmark Catalogue I am pleased to review for the first time anywhere in print, the superb new book - “Numeral Cancellations of New South Wales” by Hugh Freeman. This is a large and heavy hardbound book, weighing in at near 400 large size A4 pages, on acid free, low sheen archival paper. Hardcover, with thick heavy-duty dust jacket. Each is individually printer numbered, from a tiny edition of just 220 copies worldwide. About half the number that the global market will require. So if you need one, be quick to secure a copy, as it has been a sell-out since the issue in early September. All 220 were pre-ordered, and pre-paid, and no extras were printed. My small stock was near sold out as this was typed.
Totally in colour Clearly 100s of potential buyers, especially overseas, have no idea of its release, so supply has yet to meet demand I’d say. The Robert Gibbs “G.R.I” handbook is a good example of what occurs when too few copies of a popular stamp book are printed. The Tim Ryback Auction sale example in recent times got $650 plus 16.5% fees = $757.50 - on estimate $250, for his second-hand Gipps “G.R.I” book. I was later offered $800 for mine by a client, but declined. That was half the size of this tome, but again, only a couple 100 done, and not all in colour, but supply meets demand. This book selling for double issue price in a year would not surprise me one iota. This book follows the same style as the excellent - “Numeral Cancellations of Victoria” by Hugh Freeman & Geoff White, Volume #17 in the superb RPSV. “J.R.W. Purves Memorial Series”. I have sold cartons of that book – literally, and still have some stock.
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Glen Stephens A new stamp Challenge?
strikes are due to their enterprise and initiative, with their pocket money pennies. For any reader looking for So it is possible many an exciting new challenge, of the smaller PO higher this is one to take up. numerals exist in Roo These numerals are collections, not NSW found in 99% of cases collections. on cheap, letter rate type Of these 2100 numbers stamps. despite an army of collectors They also are widely scouring the earth over found on early Australian several generations – a Kangaroo stamps up until Unique “2099” of Toolejah goodly number of numerals 1917, when the new PO have never been sighted. reprimanded Postmasters Many numbers of course exist in a myriad of (again) for still using them. NSW issued 2099 numeral postmarkers, between styles, variants, designs and sub-types. All are clearly illustrated and rarity-rated in this book. #1 (Ryde, not Sydney) and 2099 of Toolejah, a tiny For instance “217” of Major’s Creek is RRRR as office that existed 7km from Gerringong. Type 2, but is “Not rated” as type 3 on NSW stamps. Hugh Freeman opines that it is assumed Victoria However the same cancel type is RRR rated on mimicked NSW. Victoria also had 2100 different Kangaroo issues. All 3 are photographed for easy numerals. ID. He feels that NSW numeral 2100 existed – Hugh Freeman certainly has had a mass of NSW probably issued to Parragundy, but never seen. material to sift through, in his half century long Right now the highest recorded numeral is 2099 search. of Toolejah, a tiny office that existed 7km from I first met him well over 30 years back when he Gerringong – the unique strike is shown nearby. started and ran Status Stamp Auctions in Sydney, The sad story of how this “2099” and several along with Barry Cooper. other unique higher numbers on 1d Roos came to He had worked for stamp auctions in Sydney well exist, is well worth telling. before that time as well - Kevin Duffy appointed him In 1913 and 1914 – near commencement of WW1, two brothers wrote to Postmasters of all small Auction manager in 1969/1971. “Penny Black Postal Auctions” in the 1970s, run PO’s, and enclosed SAE envelopes with a 1d Red from Lindfield (see current PO photo overleaf) will Roo stamp affixed. PMs were asked to please neatly cancel the cover be remembered by many. Lindfield PO today is in a very well-heeled with their circular cancel, and their numeral, and Sydney suburb, on the super busy Pacific Highway mail it back. so the old 1907 photo is a giggle to look at. These later ended up in the collection of Norm After Status, Hugh later went on to be Managing Hopson, one of the PHILAS founders, and for a long Director of Stanley Gibbons Auctions in Australia in time Postmaster of Clarence Street. 1991, for several years. Despite working in the trade, he was always a Never returned from WWI keen collector - winning Gold at national level, and His cancel collection was left to PHILAS, where it he qualified as a national stamp judge. still remains. The 2 brothers went to Europe to fight After handling probably many millions of in WWI, and never returned. stamps from NSW, the fact LOTS of numbers are A very sad story, but many otherwise unique Stamp News - 55
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Lindfield PO 100 years apart still unseen by Hugh and other specialists, offers a challenge to all readers of this article.
Collected NSW for ~50 years
Hugh has collected NSW numerals for near 50 years, and near all the examples illustrated in this book are from his personal collection. This book illustrates well over 2000 actual full colour cancels, on stamps and covers - not drawings, as some other state handbooks have used. Reproduction quality of illustrations is excellent, and the detail and background to the listings is also good, with open/close dates of PO’s, their locations, and name changes. There is a great index at back, pages of maps, period sepia photos of old Post Offices, and even a CD Rom at back! All cancels are rated in 9 specific Rarity classes - from “not-rated” meaning they are reasonably to very common, to “NNS” – number not seen. EVERY dealer and Auction house in the world should own this book, and it goes without saying ALL collectors of NSW need to have one too. Stumble across even one half decent cancel, just once in your lifetime, and it is Probably a $5,000 stockcard 56 - Stamp News
more than paid for. Stampboards has a ton more discussion on this book - http://tinyurl.com/FreemanH As an example of how often the rare cancels occurs on common stamps, Hugh kindly did this scan for me today of the 9 ordinary looking NSW stamps nearby, all with “RRRRR” cancels.
Glen Stephens
Sample of the listings I suspect each of them would sell for very many $100s, each one more than doubling the cost price of this book. Many are the unique recorded strikes. And if this group were offered at $4,000-$5,000 they’d very likely find a new home to a keen collector, due to rarity, and lovely strikes. Each is the type of thing that could turn up in any kiddie’s album, or in a 5c junk lot at a stamp fair, or club circuit sheet etc.
Highest so far is $A825
After doing quite a bit of research today I can advise that it seems clear the highest price so far paid for a NSW cancel was $A825 for an indistinct “971” of Mount Poole, on cover to Melbourne. Mailed in 1881, it had the common 2d blue DLR QV franking. The cover was daggy, defective and had the flap missing. It was in the PHILAS auction of July 9 2011, and there was a very tiny and really blurry monocolour photocopy of part of the cover in the catalogue. Estimate $180, it got invoiced at $825. Rarity rating of “971” is RRRRR. I spoke to the $800 underbidder today, and he tells me he has “not got around” to buying this book. Amazing. So the small range of superb “RRRRR” strikes
from Hugh shown nearby may be worth even more than $5,000? A superb book, and with the assistance of Barbara Hancock, Geoff Kellow, and others named in the book - an opus work of which they can all be proud. NSW numeral postmarks are an emerging field. Nothing has yet exceeded $1,000 a cancel. Great “new” field to start on. That figure is commonplace for the scarce Victoria numerals, as the Victoria book has been out since 2001! A lot of readers own or handle or encounter the common letter rate Australian States material from the 1890s -1910 era, that are very common.
Still available in bundleware
These usually have a value of a few cents each used. Indeed they are often still sold for peanuts as “bundleware”. However many of them have town or numeral postmarks on them, that make them worth many times more than a FU £1 high value from the same State! I have noticed a few selling recently for terrific prices, and I record them here for the possible interest/profit of others. A Victoria “1432” cancel was invoiced in late November 2011 for over $2,000 on an estimate of $300 by Phoenix Auctions in Melbourne. Numeral “1432” was allocated to Glenmaggie, and later renamed Dawson. A very nice find by someone! At the same November 2011 Phoenix sale, someone ran up an invoice for more than $A1,500 for this well struck scarce cancel illustrated here “276” of Freshwater Creek. It also had a pre-sale estimate of $300 ... so again got very keen interest from those with far sharper eyes and deeper pockets than mine. Please excuse the rather garish scans of both – best the Auction could supply me with. Stamp News - 57
Market Matters Stampboards.com has had several discussions re the “OFFICIAL” overprints on these Gandhi stamps being offered on eBay as total forgeries. The example shown nearby sold for $US1,009 on a start of 99c. Both the stamp and the overprint are totally fake. Only on eBay. Getting back to the genuine stamps, the set of 4 stamps on First Day Cover are keenly sought.
Beware Fake Gandhi FDCs
An over $1,500 cancel Big prices. Both of them got FAR more than a superb MUH 1932 5/- Sydney Harbour Bridge stamp would sell for – yet probably cost the owner zero.
Gandhi Fever
Most readers will be aware that for many Indian buyers, ANYTHING to do with the India 1948 Mahatma Gandhi set is highly collectible. Absolutely silly prices are often getting paid, and of course as they are often unsophisticated buyers, forgeries are easily foisted on them.
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However be warned, fake FDI cancels on genuine stamps - on once blank FDC envelopes are appearing more and more. Shown nearby is how the recent hand drawn fake eBay FDC cancels can be spotted – the fake is top left. Some idiots have paid $1,000s for these. Any commercial Gandhi cover to Australia seems especially popular as it is an “exotic” destination to “usage” collectors. A client of mine placed a genuine Gandhi FDC of the short set 3 on eBay. Addressed to Australia. He had purchased it for $51 a short time earlier, as he had read on stampboards that Gandhi covers were “Hot”. Condition was really appalling as you can see. Toning, foxing, and many creases and bends, and I’d
Fake cancel is top left.
Glen Stephens
Gandhi FDC sells $US6,300 have gladly taken $50 for it. The 3 stamps are catalogued less than £10 used in SG – the scarce one is the 10 Rupee – not on this cover. His detailed eBay description said - in full – in the usual unique ebay style, with ‘Ganghi’ spelling etc “1948 FIRST DAY COVER INDIA MAHATMA GANGHI ,A FEW TONE SPOTS ON COVER ,A VERY NICE COVER ,RARE .”
Stamps cat £9½ as used
I repeat the 3 stamps that are there, are only catalogued £9½ as used off cover in the current SG. When it reached $US2,000, the owner emailed me, and asked if he should maybe take it off eBay, and keep it: “for an investment.” I told him I’d have gladly taken a nominal sum for it in a heartbeat, due to the dreadful condition. Advised him to cheerfully accept whatever silly sum the fevered eBay Prize Bunnies punted his way, even if it did not get one more bid.
It went on to sell for over treble the price from when he contacted me. For $US6,300. eBay SUPER Bunnies. I then ran a poll among stampboards members - without telling them the price it got – asking what they felt such a cover was worth. After 100 votes, when I closed the Poll, way over half - 57%, agreed with me saying it was worth $250 or less in their view . In fact of the 100 votes about 10% voted for $10 value, or $25, or $50 value respectively – poll is at - tinyurl.com/
GandhiTrio And the seller confirmed today to me he DID get paid for the full $US6,300 - plus shipping and insurance.
Asia payment issues eBay
There is a high incidence of Asian and sub-continent eBay bidders just not paying for lots, so he must be relieved. Many seem to regard a final eBay bid as a STARTING price for haggle negotiations after the sale on pricey lots, it is widely reported. One of the reasons I do not bother with eBay. Too many time-consuming headaches of that nature. For low value topical/thematic lots, things seems far better with Paypal, but for pricier material like I sell, it is a potential nightmare. For BUYERS Paypal is a dream, as seller bears all costs of the fees, and will near always get their money back if they claim goods never arrive. Stamp News - 59
Market Matters There is a fast growing global epidemic of “goods not received” claims by eBay buyers in recent years that stampboards members, and dealer friends report. This usually means the seller has the cost of the goods removed from his paypal account, and those funds sent to buyer – including all shipping costs!
Buyer oddly asked me to Register it, which I did – extra $13.20 and he paid me $53.00 via paypal. (I advised him normal mail was just $2). Buyer later claims he did not get it – and files a refund request via paypal. Paypal ask me to submit proof of posting - which I do. Registered docket, datestamped on day of mailing. “Not received” in Sri Lanka Waste a half hour doing all Paypal “Goods not this with scans, and typing received” up their time-consuming reports etc. Seller is then out the stamps he sold, AND all Absurdly Australia Post do NOT offer the sender shipping and Registered costs. any evidence online that the item went anywhere And on eBay in recent times, the seller literally overseas. CANNOT leave a negative, or even a neutral feedback, to warn others in future. Indeed the eBay feedback system is a joke these days - a buyer can ONLY have 100% feedback. Abusing, stealing from, or lying to sellers cannot be addressed via negative or neutral feedback, as always was the case in the past. If a buyer does this 100 times, no future sellers can be warned by the negatives/neutrals, to be careful that a pattern of abuse and theft exists. And this silly policy does not just apply to eBay sellers - but to ANY seller who accepts Paypal. As an example I recently sold an unissued 1968 Buddha stamp of Ceylon off my website, to a buyer Colombo Sri Lanka recently for $A40. This was printed, but withdrawn BEFORE issue date, as the sole of the feet image apparently offended many. Some were sold in a few small rural post offices. It is scarce and the SG note has not been changed for decades. The leading UK “Stamp Magazine” has this stamp on their - “World’s Rarest QE2 Stamps” Page! The exact stamp I mailed for $A40 is shown nearby – fuzzy scan, but if you see it for sale somewhere, it is MINE! 60 - Stamp News
“No events found. Product not trackable”
Typed in my receipt number, and get the “No events found - Product not trackable” absurdly unhelpful response. As I get on all these. Months later, ask my postmaster to type in the same number, and he gets the precise time in early am, that it was loaded onto a plane to Asia. However incredibly, neither Paypal or I can access that existing clear proof it had left Australia – what on earth do we pay the $13.20 for then? So, Paypal finds in his favour, as I cannot “prove” it left Australia, and takes the money back off me. I completed a PO “lost item” form (another 15 mins wasted time) and eventually get a note back from Australia Post HQ months later. That stated Sri Lanka Post advised it was signed for there, BEFORE this crook made his “nonreceipt” claim. All too late now to have Paypal overturn it, so I am out the value of the stamp, AND the very real $13.20 cost to me of the overseas registered pre-paid envelope. AND another $50 to $100 of totally wasted time in this pantomime, and raised blood pressure re crooks in Sri Lanka, and a stupid Australia Post.
Glen Stephens
Cost $13.20 but un-trackable
Ripped off for $6000 Paypal
I avoid Paypal like the plague unless absolutely essential, for these reasons. One Indian guy ripped me off for $6,000 for a similar “non-receipt” bogus claim. Incredibly, paypal also sided with his cockand-bull version of “non-receipt” – and proof of Registered posting seems to mean zippo to them. Be warned. Luckily I have credit card merchant facilities in place, and none of them fall for this sort of nonsense. I generally insist all sales are via credit card direct, or bank transfer. Whilst writing on overseas Registered, I am annoyed the price of these envelopes has skyrocketed in recent years, and still can’t be on-line tracked to our borders. These small letter size ones are $13.20 each, shown nearby - and the large size ones (also only good for only 500g) are $21.45. When someone overseas orders a few Hagners or album pages off me worth a few $100, the only realistic way to mail it is in the $21.45 large envelope.
Why the APF and APTA can’t lobby Australia Post to ask that STAMPS be able to be used for overseas sendings sure beats me. That was the case for about 150 years - that stamps could be used for overseas Registered, and it worked well enough then. Let’s get some letters in to try and get back to that situation. The current pre-paid envelope tracking system is totally broken.
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
Glen Stephens 4 The Tor Walk, Castlecrag, NSW, 2068 Ph: 02 9958 1333 email: glen@glenstephens.com Website: www.glenstephens.com
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WorldWide NeW issues royal Mail Journeys The solar system Royal Mail blasts into outer space to bring us six fascinating images from within our solar system, celebrating Britain’s role in the exploration of space. Issued on 16 October, Space Science marks the 50th anniversary of Ariel 1, the first British satellite, by taking a journey around our solar system revealing the beauty and mystery of the other worlds that also orbit the Sun. Fittingly, the issue starts with the Sun, our nearest star, which also shares the 1st class value with Venus, as seen from the Venus Express probe. The two 77p stamps feature a shot of ice within an impact crater on the surface of Mars and the diamond-shaped asteroid Lutetia, captured by the Rosetta probe. Perhaps one of the most exciting developments was the historic landing of the Huygens probe upon Saturn’s largest moon Titan, featured on one of the £1.28p stamps, revealing a landscape remarkably similar to that of Earth. The other £1.28p stamp features the beautiful icy rings of Saturn, lit up by the Sun behind, which were photographed by the Cassini probe. All the extraordinary images captured for the Space Science issue were taken by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) satellites and probes. As a member of the ESA, Britain’s scientists, universities and companies have made significant contributions to its missions, such as Mars Express and the Cassini-Huygens probe to Saturn. In the Space Science Presentation Pack that accompanies this issue, astronomy journalist Dr Stuart Clark takes a look at our solar system and the recent European probes that have explored it. Philip Parker, Royal Mail Stamps spokesperson, said: “In previous astronomy issues we had looked at the distant galaxies, so for this issue we decided to take a more ‘local’ approach and explore our home solar system. “We worked closely with the European Space Agency to determine the content of this issue, and the designers selected recent images gathered by ESA space observatories and probes to produce this 62 - Stamp News
fascinating set of stamps.”
1st Class – sun
The image, gathered from European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) midway between the Earth and the Sun, shows particles being ejected from the solar surface. The UK has played a major part in the design, construction, operation and science of the mission. It led the design of the Coronal Diagnostic Spectrometer instrument. SOHO itself was assembled in Portsmouth and then shipped to America for launch.
1st Class – Venus
Shot from ESA’s Venus Express probe, the image shows clouds in the southern hemisphere of the second planet out from Sun. The Venus Express mission was proposed by scientists from Oxford University to study why the planet is so different from our own. After the mission was adopted by the European Space Agency, the UK became involved in five out of the seven instruments on board and continues to help with operating the spacecraft.
77p – Mars
Ice within a 35 km wide impact crater on the red planet was photographed by ESA’s Mars Express probe. Mars Express was Europe’s first mission to the red planet, and the UK is involved in three of its six instruments, including the camera, which is revealing breathtaking vistas. The mission also carried the British-built Beagle 2 lander; unfortunately, it did not survive its passage through the Martian atmosphere.
77p – lutetia
On route to a meeting with the comet ChuryumovGerasimenko the ESA probe Rosetta had a close encounter with the Lutetia asteroid, located within the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and
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Jupiter. Rosetta came within 500 miles (800km) of the small, diamond-shaped asteroid.
£1.28 – saturn
Lit up by the Sun behind, the beautiful icy rings of Saturn were photographed by the Cassini probe. Cassini-Huygens has transformed our understanding of them, discovering new rings and moons. UK universities and industry have contributed to many of the instruments on both parts of the mission (see below).
£1.28 – Titan
In 2005 ESA’s Huygens probe parachuted through the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon to land on Titan’s surface. The Open University led the Huygens Surface Science Package, which included a British-built sensor that became the first part of Huygens to touch the surface of Titan.
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STANLEY GIBBONs GB & British commonwealth
Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970 2012 Edition ................................... $139.95 Commonwealth Simplified Catalogue 1840 - 2010 ......................................................................$99.95 Australia and Territories 7th Edition 2012...................................................................................$49.95 Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka 2nd Edition 2011 ..............................................................$32.50 Belize, Guyana, Trinidad 2009 .......................................................................................................$35.90 Bermuda, Bahamas & North Caribbean 1st Edition 2006 .........................................................$59.95 Brunei Malaysia & Singapore 2010 ..............................................................................................$41.50 Canada & Former Provinces 2011 Edition ...................................................................................$35.95 Central Africa 2nd Edition 2008....................................................................................................$26.90 Cyprus, Malta & Gibraltar 2nd Edition 2008 .............................................................................$28.90 East Africa 1st Edition 2007 ...........................................................................................................$49.95 Eastern Pacific 1st Edition 2007 ....................................................................................................$39.95 Falklands Is. & Dependencies 2010 ...............................................................................................$26.90 Hong Kong 3rd Edition 2010 ........................................................................................................$26.90 India including States 2009 ............................................................................................................$41.50 Indian Ocean 1st Edition 2007 .......................................................................................................$31.50 Ireland 5th Edition 2011 ................................................................................................................$29.95 Leeward Islands 2007 .....................................................................................................................$35.90 Northern Caribbean Bahamas & Bermuda 2nd Edition 2009 ..................................................$35.90 New Zealand & Dependencies 5th Edition 2010 ..........................................................................$41.50 St. Helena & Dependencies 2011....................................................................................................$17.90 Southern Africa 2008 ......................................................................................................................$35.90 West Africa 2007 .............................................................................................................................$35.90 Western Pacific incl. Fiji, Pitcairn, Cook Is., PNG, Solomons etc 2009 .....................................$41.50 Windward Islands 2007 ..................................................................................................................$52.50 Great Britain Concise - (2011 - $25) 2012 .....................................................................................$53.95 Collect British Stamps 2010 ...........................................................................................................$29.95 Collect Channel Is. & Isle of Man 2011.........................................................................................$89.50 GB Specialised Queen Victoria 15th Edition ................................................................................$71.90 GB Specialised 4 Kings ...................................................................................................................$71.90 GB Specialised QEII pre-decimal 11th Edition 2006...................................................................$71.90 GB Specialised QEII Decimal Vol 4 2008 Edition ........................................................................$79.50 KGV Commonwealth Specialised 1st Edition 2010 ........................................................................$105
foreign Countries & thematics
Western Europe Simplified catalogue 2012 .................................................................................$69.95 Stamps of the World, 6 volumes New 2012 Edition ........................................................................$450 Austria & Hungary 7th Edition 2009 ............................................................................................$62.90 Balkans 2009 ....................................................................................................................................$76.50 Benelux 6th Edition 2010................................................................................................................$71.90 Central America 3rd Edition 2007 ................................................................................................... $115 Central Asia 4th Edition 2006 ........................................................................................................$79.95 China 9th Edition 2012 ...................................................................................................................$86.50 Czech. & Poland 7th Edition 2012.................................................................................................$52.50 France & Colonies 2010..................................................................................................................$81.90 Germany 9th Edition 2011 .............................................................................................................$67.50 Japan & Korea 2008 Edition ........................................................................................................$62.90 Italy & Switzerland 7th Edition 2009 ...........................................................................................$76.50 Middle East - 2009 .........................................................................................................................$76.50 Portugal & Spain 6th Edition 2011................................................................................................$71.90 Russia 2008 Edition.........................................................................................................................$69.90 Scandinavia 6th Edition .................................................................................................................$62.90 South America 2008 Edition ..........................................................................................................$71.90 South East Asia 4th Edition 2004 .................................................................................................$53.90 USA 7th Edition 2010......................................................................................................................$76.50 Collect Autographs 7nd Edition 2010 ...........................................................................................$35.00 Collect Birds on Stamps 5th Edition 2003 ....................................................................................$53.95 Collect Chess on Stamps................................................................................................................ $27.00 Collect Railways on Stamps 3rd Edition ..................................................................................... $68.50 Collect Ships on Stamps 3rd Edition 2001....................................................................................$89.50 Collect Motor Vehicles on Stamps 1st Edition 2004.................................................................... $59.95 Collect Aircraft on Stamps New Available Now ......................................................................... $119.50 Collect Fish on Stamps 1st Edition ................................................................................................$64.50
oducts Available ews Mail Order
2012 Stamps of the World 6 VOLS $450
Other Gibbons Products
New Imperial Album, 2 volumes 1840-1936 for the British Empire ........................... $750 King George VI Album Loose leaf, 4 volumes ............................................................ $1100 Blank pages for above x 25 ........................................................................................... $49.50 King George VI Album Fast-bound ............................................................................... $495 Colour Key ..................................................................................................................... $44.95 Detectamark, battery operated watermark detector .................................................... $280 Instatector, by Morley Bright ...................................................................................... $49.50 1000 Hinges ...................................................................................................................... $4.95 Instanta Perforation Gauge ......................................................................................... $15.50 Thirkell Postion Finder .................................................................................................. $7.50 Collect British British Coins ........................................................................................ $39.50 Tower Springback Album ............................................................................................. $85.00 Senator Standard Springback Album ......................................................................... $79.95 Senator Medium ............................................................................................................ $72.50 Simplex Standard Springback Album ........................................................................ $82.50 Simplex Medium ........................................................................................................... $65.00 Devon Peg Fitting Album ........................................................................................... $105.00 Exeter Peg Fitting Album ........................................................................................... $349.50 Plymouth Album with Slipcase ....................................................................................... $585 “The Philatelic� Rolls Royce of Stamp Albums ............................................................ $775
Extra leaves and binders available for all albums. Also Transparent interleaving. Please enquire.
Gibbons Australia Album, 1913-1990 ....................................................................... $149.90 as above 1991- 2003 ..................................................................................................... $149.90 Great Britain Album 1840-1970 ................................................................................ $112.50 Great Britain Album 1970-1990 ................................................................................ $112.50 Great Britain Album 1991-2003 ..................................................................................... $150 New Zealand Album 1855-1990 ................................................................................. $149.90 New Zealand Album 1991-2003 ................................................................................. $149.90 Ring Album White unfaced leaves .................................................................................... $66 As above, faced leaves ................................................................................................... $82.50 As above Black faced leaves ......................................................................................... $92.50 22 Ring Binder Only ..................................................................................................... $53.50
Other CATALOGUES & HANDBOOKS
The Australian Airmail Catalogue 2008 Edition ................................................................ $99 The Australian Airmail Catalogue Hardcover 2008 Edition........................................... $130 The Australian Comprehensive Catalogue 3 Volumes .................................................... $65 The Australian Comprehensive Catalogue Hardbound 1 Volume To 2006 .............. $89.50
Stamp News Mail Order PO Box 1290, Upwey, Victoria, Australia Ph: 03 9729 0082 Fax: 9758 7506 email: kevinmorgan2@live.com Prices do not include Postage & handling
AUCTION DIARY Here are the dates and details for sales being held by public auction houses who are regular display advertisers in Stamp News. This is a free service to readers and advertisers.The information listed here is as supplied to us; readers are advised to contact the businesses directly in order to ascertain that this is correct. Other auction houses are invited to list here. Cost is $275 prepaid per annum for a basic listing, unchanged for the period. Listings which require maintenance, such as updating auction dates, are $550 per annum.
21st Century Auctions
Harmers Of London
39 Kalman Drive, Boronia, Vic, 3155 www.21stcenturyauctions.com.au info@21centuryauctions.com.au Tel (03) 9729 0082 Fax (03) 9758 7506 Next sale: see website for details
11, 111 Power Road, London W4 5PY , UK www.harmers.com auctions@harmers.demon.co.uk Tel: 0011 44 208 747 6100 Fax: 0011 44 208 996 0649 Next sale: see website for details
Ace Stamp Auctions
John Mowbray International
PO Box 2076, Ellenbrook, WA, 6069 www.acestampauctions.com stampdealer@iinet.net Tel (08) 9297 3040 Forthcoming sales: 3 & 4 November 2012
Private Bag 63000, Wellington 6140, New Zealand www.mowbrays.co.nz john.mowbray@xtra.co.nz Tel: 0011 64 6 364 8252 Fax: 0011 64 6 364 8270 Next sale: 9 October 2012
Auction house Christoph G채rtner
Millennium Philatelic Auctions
74321 Bietigheim-bissingen, Germany www.auktionen-gaertner.de info@auktionen-gaertner.de Tel 0011 49 7142 789 400 Fax 0011 49 7142 789 410 Forthcoming sales: 21-25 January 2013
Suite 25, 89-97 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007 www.millenniumauctions.com info@millenniumauctions.com Tel: (02) 9281 4797 Fax: (02) 9281 4677 Next sale: see website for details
Corbitts
Velvet Collectables Group (formerly Mowbrays Australia)
5 Mosley Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1YE, UK www.corbitts.com collectors@corbitts.com Tel: 0011 44 191 232 7268 Fax: 0011 44 191 261 4130 Next sale; see website for details
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
Spink www.spink.com Tel: 0011 44 20 7563 4000 Fax: 0011 44 20 7563 4066 Next sale: 2, 4, 9, 10,11, 23, 24 October 2012
9758 7506
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Internet & Email Directory The following is an extensive listing of Stamp Dealer and Internet Website contact addresses worldwide. Millions of dollars of stock is priced up ready to sell on these sites. All Dealers may list their contact details here for a very affordable $175 per year fee, prepaid annually or only $17.50 a month. Contact the Advertising Manager on Ph: 03 9729 0082, Fax: 03 9758 7506, or email: kevinmorgan2@live.co www.brusden-white.com Publishers of Australia’s Gold Medal catalogue series - The Australian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue. Order all volumes on line. Special offers also available. info@brusden-white.com
www.bexleystamps.com.au Our web site gives all our current stock and specials so keep looking. sales@bexleystamps.com.au
www.dunedinstamps.co.nz Check out our website for selected New Zealand items, NZ mint sets, and “Lord of the Rings” stamps and covers dnstamp@es.co.nz
www.millenniumauctions.com Regular public auctions of fine and rare stamps and postal history. View our auction catalogues online and bid with confidence on our secure server. info@millenniumauctions.com
www.ozemail.com.au/~pittwaterstamps Comprehensive price lists for more than forty lists using ASC, SG & Scott numbering. By far the largest such lists in the southern hemisphere.” pittwaterstamps@ozemail.com.au
www.rap.com.au The website for Australia, Australian Territories, commercial and philatelic covers, and informative articles on the subjects. rap@rap.com.au
www.premierpostal.com PPA holds it’s auctions on the 3rd Sunday of the Month with around 4000 lots per auction. Our auctions include stamps, postal history, postal stationary, postmarks,postcards etc from around the world. We also provide a searchable Post Office reference database for Australia and several other counties. david@premierpostal.com
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www.manfredjunge.com.au Try us for Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Antarctica. Specialising in “Booklets” from Australia, New Zealand, The Pacifics, Great Britain & Channel Island & much more. mjstamps@manfredjunge.com.au
www.sutherlandphilatelics.com.au Long-established mail order dealer comprehensively covering British Isles, Europe, Scandinavia, North America, Australasia and Japan. Prompt courteous service and an extensive user-friendly website. sutherlandphil@bigpond.com
www.stampsaustralia.com.au
Sydney Philatelics - Largest On-Line Shop in Australia ! – User-Friendly – 10,000 and more Philatelic Items – Just a mouse click away ! Over 100 Pages of Australasia, British Commonwealth, Booklets, Accessories.etc. Always Buying ! Est 27 Years. info@stampsaustralia.com.au
www.zirinskystamps.com Browse our stock of stamps, revenues , postal history and articles on Australasia, British Commonwealth and more at www.zirinskystamps.com. Or email szirinsky@cs.com
www.sevenseas.com.au Search our website for full listing of stamps and Seven Seas albums and pages and other accessories. We look forward to serving you. stamps@sevenseas.com.au
www.glenstephens.com Largest and most visited Stamp Dealer website in the Southern Hemisphere. 250 different pages of stamp bargains and archives! $4,000 prize always on offer. glen@glenstephens.com
www.varisell.com Worldwide stamps, covers, errors, proofs, specimens, postal stationery, philatelic literature, postcards, paper money, signed FDC-s and more in our easy to use online store. Prompt, courteous service from America. Varisell@aol.com
www.gabrieles.com.au Hundreds of new items added to our site each month. Add your email address to our “early bird” notice list, so when new material is added to the site, you get first choice! We also post out a printed copy of our monthly offers, for those who do not use the internet, this service is also free. Our printed, 36 paged price list is also available, just phone write or email today for a free copy today. gabriele@gabrieles.com.au
www.richardjuzwin.com The leading specialist dealers in Australasian stamps and the largest private dealer (non Auction) company in Australia. info@richardjuzwin.com.au
www.ballaratgoldstamps.com We stock a wide range of items from Great Britain, (Stamps, First Day Covers and Booklets), United States of America, (Stamps and First day Covers), Pacific Islands, Scandinavia, Central and South America, British Commonwealth countries pre-1953, Queen Victoria, Flight Covers and Postal Stationery.
www.stampsale.com New Zealand and worldwide in our Ashford Stamps postal auctions. Ask for a catalogue, or view the website. Also ask for direct sales list of NZ Chalons. ashford@stampsale.com
www.sidneyfenemore.com World wide Postal History Bid Sales Every 2 months. Inc. Aerophilatelic, Maritime, Paquebots, Military all aspects, Polar and Commercial Mail. Interesting listings on offer. APS Member 52833-1 sfenemore@clara.co.uk
www.acestampauctions.com WA Auction selling classic material from the Commonwealth countries including Great Britain through to modern Australian errors that have only just been discovered. Attractive early Australian Kangaroos & KGV along with States material is also available. stampdealer@iinet.net.au
21st CENtURY AUCtIONs ___________________ www.21stcenturyauctions.com.au kevinmorgan2@live.com BIlBY stAMPs & COvERs _______www.bilbystamps.com.au; ann@bilbystamps.com.au KENNEDY stAMPs P/l www.kennedystamps.com.au; stamps@kennedystamps.com.au KEvIN MORGAN stAMPs AND COINs ___________________www.kevinmorgan.com.au kevinmorgan2@live.com MOWBRAYs AUstRAlIA ___________ Melbourne: mowbraysaustralia@ozemail.com.au sydney: mowbraysaustralia@bigpond.com NORFOlK IslAND PHIlAtElIC BUREAU _______________________ info@stamps.gov.nf PACIFIC stAMPs ___________ www.pacificstamps.com.au; info@pacificstamps.com.au stAMP NEWs AUstRAlAsIA ________________________ www.stampnews.com.au info@stampnews.com.au stANlEY GIBBONs UK _______www.stanleygibbons.com; sales@stanleygibbons.co.uk stAtUs INtERNAtIONAl _______________ www.statusint.com; auction@statusint.com stEWARt’s stAMP sHOP _____________________ stewartsstampshop@senet.com.au www.philatelyunlimited.com.au Stamp News - 69
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)
act Canberra, Philatelic Society of: 1st Thursday: General Meeting,3rd Thursday: Afternoon Meeting (IF REQUIRED),3rd Thursday: (Evening) Exchange Night, 2nd Tuesday: Postcard Group, 4th Monday: Machin Collectors Group. All meetings 7:45pm, Griffin Centre, Genge Street, Canberra City Postal Address:PO Box 1840,Canberra ACT 2601,Email:psc@netspeed.com.au www.canberrastamps.org
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); Footscray Senior Citizens Room, 130 Buckley St, Footscray 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; Reg Sissons Day Car Centre, 41 High St, Strathalbyn; C/- Post Office, Strathalbyn 5255; Ph: 08 8536 2770 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
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Oct 6 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair, Quinn’s Oct 7 - (1st Sun) Stamp, Coin & Phone Card Fair, Ukrainian Hall, Russell St, Essendon. 9am-3pm Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02 63623754. Oct 14 - Ballarat Stamp & Coin Fair, Ballarat Specialist Oct 6 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Car School, Gillies St. 9.30 to 3.30. Next to YMCA. Enq: 03 park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, cnr 53391767 Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW. Oct 21 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair, Oct 6 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am - 4pm, Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoomba. Ph. Dealers plus huge range activities. Ph: John Thomas 0418 322 315. 0417 802 754 Oct 28 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard Fair, Oct 6 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin Collec- Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am-3pm. tors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay
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Oct 7 - (1st Sun) Bankstown Stamp & Coin Fair, Bank- Oct 7 - QStamp Fair, Southside, Mt Gravatt Showgrounds, Memorial Hall, Logan Rd. Free Entry 8.30am stown Masonic Hall, Cnr Greenfields & Restwell Sts, - 2pm Bankstown. 9am - 3pm. 7 Dealers. Oct 8 - (2nd Mon) - Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1, SouthOct 21 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm, Pio- port Comm. Centre, Lawson St, Southport. 11.30am neers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. 4971 3483 - 2.30pm Oct 28 - Southport Afternoon Stamp Club Stamp Day, Oct 28 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, CommuWaterways Hall, Sunshine Boulevarde, Broadbeach. 9amnity Hall, 9 Oxford St, Epping. 10am - 4pm. Free Entry, 3pm. Free admission, dealers, raffles, refreshments. Enq. 07 5563 0384. 6 Dealers, Buy/Sell
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