'The Philatelic Exporter' is the only independent magazine in the world for the international postage stamp trade, having been published every month since it first appeared in May 1945.
June 2009
All these News stories, and others, can be read in full in the June 2009 Philatelic Exporter
Royal patronage for London 2010
Her Majesty The Queen has graciously agreed to be patron of 'London 2010: Festival of Stamps', the year-long festival of philatelic exhibitions and events marking the centenary of the accession of George V, the philatelist king. The Queen has been patron of the London international stamp exhibitions each decade since 1980 ... The London 2010 exhibition will be held at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, on May 8 to 15 ...
Fly Navy stamps launched on Thames
On May 7 2009 the Fly Navy Heritage Trust hosted a launch of Fly Navy stamps from Ascension Island, the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands at HMS President by the River Thames in London to mark the centenary of naval aviation ...
BPMA library catalogue online
The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) catalogue of its library is now online at www.postalheritage.org.uk/catalogue ...
Rare plants, rare error?
Eagle-eyed Tracey Spratley, production manager at Buckingham Covers, spotted what could be a unique error sheet amongst its stock of Royal Mail Endangered Plants stamps.
The double-pane sheet had been misperforated, leaving one stamp completely without the Queen’s head and 1st denomination ...
The big cheque!
Melbourne auctioneer Prestige Philately has handed to the Australian Red Cross a cheque for $122,065 representing the proceeds from the charity auction in support of the Victorian Bushfire Relief Fund ...
Fiji stolen in Herne Bay
Two Fiji items have been stolen in Herne Bay, Kent. They are SG139ab War Stamp 1d carmine pair, one with missing overprint, mint; and SG138c War Stamp ½d green, overprint inverted. Information to Brian Lucas on 01227 363914, or the PTS on 01252 628006 ...
Derrick Webster
Derrick Thomas Webster of Edenbridge, Kent, passed away peacefully on April 19, aged 83 ...
An Post celebrates 25 years with a record profit
On April 3 2009, Ireland's An Post issued these ten stamps to mark its 25th anniversary ...
Aromatic issue from France
France issued this block of ten stamps dedicated to the art of the master chocolatier, Jean-Paul Hévin, on May 23. Designed by Pierre-André Cousin, and gravure-printed, the stamps are impregnated with the aroma of chocolate.
Two two-day fairs in late June
Late June will see two-day stamp fairs at Twickenham and Stafford. On June 19 and 20 ... Stafford event takes place at the County Showground with over 50 dealers present ... June 26 and 27, the inaugural ThematiX national thematic show will be at the Harlequins Rugby Club, Langhorn Drive, Twickenham ...
Queen's grandchildren group debut on stamps
Gibraltar has created a world first by featuring all eight of HM The Queen's grandchildren on a set of stamps.
Issued on May 1 ...
By way of celebration An Post reported a record operating profit of €31.2m for 2008, amounting to 3.7% of turnover ...
Also ...
Royal Mail tests Matras
"750,000" at China 2009
London officially the host
Rider change at Haydock Park
NZ dealer swoops for rare cover
Sberatel moves dates and venue
Swiss Europa stamp is 'noctilucent'
Special features
With the Brits in Essen by Ray Haffner.
Regulars:
About People
News about stamp people from around the world.
What’s happening in your life - tell the editor!
Around the Rooms
Auction action in the salerooms of Apex, David Feldman, Postiljonen, Vaccari, and Warwick & Warwick.
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Auction Diary
Public stamp auctions around the world in June and July 2009 are listed in the June 2009 Philatelic Exporter.
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Back Stamps
What was in The Philatelic Exporter this month in 1958, 1968, 1975, 1981, and 1995.
New Issues
Hundreds of new stamp issues from around the world are listed in the June 2009 Philatelic Exporter.
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Trade Diary
What's on in the UK and overseas - events in the UK in June and July 2009, and international events up to 2016, are listed in the June 2009 Philatelic Exporter.
Your Letters
½p or not ½p? ... The Brits buy anything! ... Sarcoidosis in the stamp world ... Compensation claims - continued ... Thank you all.
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From our contributors:
Michael Burzan - Europe
IBRA/Naposta 2009 - Germany's largest stamp show for a decade
This month's column is dedicated to the international stamp show IBRA in Essen, Germany, held from May 6 to 10 2009. This seemed a good opportunity for me to revisit a bustling region in the heart of Europe ...
Read the column in the June 2009 Philatelic Exporter.
Liz McKernan - Postcard World
Where have all the postcards gone?
Last year I had to forego my annual visit to Reims to attend the two fairs which are held over the first weekend of April. Having recovered sufficiently to be able to brave the cobbles once again I took the train from Paris - and what a difference! On my last visit the journey took 90 minutes; this time, thanks to the new fast train on the TGV-Est line, it took just 45 minutes. I was to find more differences this year when I arrived at the first of the weekend's two fairs ...
Also:
New club Down Under ... Get ready for Reading ... Attwell collection for sale ... Sussex website ... A matter of still life and death ... June Fair Diary.
Read the column in the June 2009 Philatelic Exporter.
David Rennie - New Books
All reviewed in the June 2009 Philatelic Exporter.
USA
APS trims budget to secure its future
In March, the boards of the American Philatelic Society and American Philatelic Research Library charged a joint Long Range Planning Committee with presenting a plan for an immediate spending reduction of at least $200,000 in 2009, with total recurring savings of at least $400,000 by 2010 ...
Also:
"Check it out, man" ... Stamp photographer didn't know ... USPS feeds the hungry.
Read the column in the June 2009 Philatelic Exporter.