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All these news stories, and others, can be read in full in the September 2005 Philatelic Exporter
MAIN attractions at this year's Autumn Stampex will be the launch on the second day of Royal Mail's Classic ITV stamps, which mark the 50th anniversary of the first ITV programme. Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar are the subject of a Stampex customised sheet of stamps (number six in the series) which is shown nearby ... Autumn Stampex 2005 is on Wednesday September 14 to Sunday September 18 at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London N1. |
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Mowbray buys Stirling stockMOWBRAY Collectables, Wellington, New Zealand, has successfully tendered for the stamp stock of Stirling & Co, the 75-year-old stamp company based in Christchurch. The stock is believed to be amongst the largest in Australasia incorporating the stocks of Willcox Smith, and Laurie Franks. Thematica covers raise £1000A CHEQUE for £1000 to help in the fight against Multiple Sclerosis was presented to Jeffery Matthews at Thematica at the end of June ... Royal Mail's Olympics series falls at first hurdle
NO sooner had the ink dried on last month's PE with our call for a stamp issue to mark London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games when Royal Mail announced one, but what a disappointment it turned out to be! ... Norfolk Island Spiders still missingIN mid-2004 the Norfolk Island Philatelic Bureau sent an insured shipment of A$16,000 worth of the Spiders issue to the Crown Agents Stamp Bureau but it never arrived ... If any dealer is offered or knows of large quantities of this issue they are requested to contact their local police, or e-mail Allan Tavener at info@stamps.gov.nf British 2006 programme details updatedFURTHER details of next year's British special stamps have become available ... Wholesale list from RushstampsDISCOUNTS of up to 35% can be obtained on the prices in the latest Rushstamps Wholesale Price List . The 40-page (A4) price list is packed with many special offers ... www.rushstamps.co.uk New website and list from InternetstampsINTERNETSTAMPS has just launched an impressive new website www.buckinghamcovers.com which provides a secure on-line shopping service for Buckingham Covers, but also provides much information about the company, its principals Tony and Cath Buckingham, and each and every one of the staff ... Also This MonthTony Shields: 'Pacific Explorer' - setting the record straight. Joan Larsen: A spouse's-eye view at StampShow weekend. RegularsBack Stamps:What was in the ‘Philatelic Exporter' this month in 1950, 1963, 1972, 1980, and 1993. Forthcoming Auctions:Public stamp auctions in September and October 2005.New Issues:New stamp issues from around the world.Trade Diary:What's on in the UK and overseas.Around the Rooms:Auction reports.People:Nearly 40 stamp world people mentioned this month. |
Popular ITV programmes on new stamps
Each stamp depicts a programme from a particular genre of television; the 'Serial Drama' (ie 'soap') stamp showing Emmerdale was chosen by viewers in a poll conducted on ITV's This Morning programme and in TV Times , narrowly beating Coronation Street and The Bill ... SG reports increased sales and profitsWITH profits up 23% on a 15% increase in turnover, Paul Fraser, chairman of The Stanley Gibbons Group Limited, was able to "report a very positive result" for the six months ended June 30 2005 ... España 06 dates and venue fixedTHE dates and venue of the España 06 World Philatelic Exhibition have finally been decided as October 7 to 13 2006 in Malaga on the Costa del Sol ... Another Swiss first
AIJP launches recruitment driveTHE AIJP (Association Internationale des Journalistes Philat é liques), the international body for philatelic authors, journalists, editors, and publishers, has a new board which includes some well-known editors and editorial contributors of a number of internationally known European philatelic publications ... If you are a philatelic writer and interested in joining the AIJP, contact the secretary-general of the AIJP, Jochen Stenzke, c/o Schwaneberger Verlag, Ohm Strasse 1, 85716 Unterschleissheim, Germany. Or e-mail the president, w.maassen@aijp.org The yearly membership fee is only €30 (£20 approx). From our contributorsOtto Hornung - In My View:CASB trims customer list.O J Hill - Great Britain:Forewarned is forearmed - how to spot the forgeries.Albert Boerma - Europe:China blocks UN and Austria issues.Les Winick - USA:How to produce legal stamps.Liz McKernan - Postcard World:John H D Smith (1937-2005).David Rennie - New Books:Recent literature reviewed.Glen Stephens - AustralasiaDucking for cover. |
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ITV and Nelson star at Stampex 
THE 50th anniversary of ITV, Britain's first commercial television channel, will be marked by six Royal Mail stamps on September 15 2005, on the second day of Stampex and a week before the exact anniversary. 
ENHANCING its reputation for innovative stamp issues, Switzerland has produced the world's first MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) stamps featuring four mobile phone camera pictures ... 
