Philatelic Exporter

'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.

		February 2005
THE POSTAGE STAMP DEFINED AT UPU CONGRESS ... Fundamentally, a new definition of the postage stamp was approved, which has been incorporated into the UPU Convention and which will allow the intellectual property of the name of the state and of its symbols to be registered as protected trademarks, which will make the prosecution of manufacturers and distributors of illegal stamps easier. ... Several of the resolutions approved by Committee 7 represent important steps towards the protection of the integrity of the postage stamp and of philately ... more>>
Jane Eyre and Rotary star at Stampex HIGHLIGHTS of this year's Spring Stampex will be the Royal Mail launch of the Jane Eyre stamps and Brontë Sisters PSB on February 24 with a special Stampex fdi cancellation, and an exhibition mounted by Rotary International to celebrate its centenary. As well as the usual mix of dealers' stands with about a fifth from overseas (up-dated list on www.philatelic-traders-society.co.uk) the Manchester Postal Museum, Bath Postal Museum, and BFPO will also be present. more>> Philatex attracts the societies PHILATEX - The London International Stamp & Cover Show - opens at 11.00 on Thursday February 24 to the public, but bona fide dealers (PTS, ASDA, IFSDA, etc) can enter one hour earlier. Up to 110 dealers will be in the Lawrence Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society in Greycoat Street, Westminster, London SW1. About a quarter of these are from overseas, and several will also be participating at Stampex. A record number (16) of societies have booked meeting rooms for the third and final day, Saturday February 26. Death of Ken Lake Long-time contributor to the ‘Philatelic Exporter’, Kenneth R Lake, died at the age of 73 on Sunday January 23 2005 after a short illness. An obituary will appear in the March 2005 ‘Philatelic Exporter’. ASDA spring show date change ASDA’s Spring 2005 Postage Mega-Event has been brought forward by a fortnight from March 17 to 20 to March 3 to 6. The venue is still the Madison Square Garden, Expo Center, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York City. For further details go to www.asdaonline.com Michel moves PUBLISHER of the Michel catalogues, Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, moved in January to Ohmstrasse 1, 85716 Unterschleissheim, Germany, which is just north of Munich. Telephone and fax numbers are unchanged: +49 89 323 9302 and +49 89 323 2402 respectively. Also this month: Tony Shields best dealer Down Under AT the Australasian Philatelic Traders' Association awards presentation on November 26 at Australia Post's Post Master Gallery, Tony Shields walked off with the 'APTA Dealer of the Year' award for the third year running; he also won the Show/Exhibition Dealer category (third year running), and came third in the Retail Shop Dealer and Retail Price List/Private Treaty List categories. more>> Film star vanishes (mint) ... and reappears (used) A true stamp thriller featuring Audrey Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, and Humphrey Bogart. more>>		Some of the other news in this issue British Journey arrives in England ROYAL Mail's ‘British Journey’ series arrives in England on February 8, when it features six stunning photographs capturing the beautiful area of the South West. Like the three British Journey issues before it, the designers set out to convey the distinctive characteristics of each country, region, or province while achieving the broadest possible geographical spread. more>> Stampex launch for Jane Eyre stamps WHEN it was published Jane Eyre caused a sensation; now 150 years after Charlotte Brontë’s death, Royal Mail is to mark the anniversary with six stamps based on her timeless classic. The stamps, to be issued on February 24 - second day of Spring Stampex - feature six lithographs by artist Paula Rego. more>> From our contributors Otto Hornung - In My View: Marvellous MonacoPhil. more>> James Skinner - Great Britain: Subject matter’s the subject. more>> Les Winick - USA: Colourful cancels. more>> Liz McKernan - Postcard World: Two essentials. more>> David Rennie - New Books: Recent literature reviewed. more>> Regulars Back Stamps: What was in the ‘Philatelic Exporter’ this month in 1951, 1960, 1972, 1983, and 1991. Forthcoming Auctions: Public stamp auctions in February and March 2005. more>> New Issues: New stamp issues from around the world more>> Trade Diary: What's on in the UK and overseas. more>> Around the Rooms: Some recent auction results. more>> Your Letters: Readers write. more>> People: Former CASB head in New Year Honours List more>>