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'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.
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November 2005
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 Christmas stamps in many
and varied formats
THIS year’s six Christmas stamps from Royal Mail, which
have a combined face value of £3.27, feature a grumpy Father
Christmas taking to the rooftops, in typical wintry weather conditions.
Designed by cartoonist Raymond Briggs, the stamps show his curmudgeonly,
but cuddly, creation back on the arduous Christmas Eve ‘night
shift’. They will be issued on November 2.
The six stamps, shown here, are denominated 2nd (21p), 1st (28p),
40p, 57p, 68p, and £1,12. They were gravure-printed by De
La Rue Security Print on self-adhesive paper.
In addition to the usual presentation packs and stamp cards, the
stamps are also obtainable in different sheet and booklet formats.
Details
of these Christmas issue products can be found in the November
2004 'Philatelic Exporter'.
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 Scottish Parliament
ms on sale
AS announced in the September PE, the Scottish Parliament Building
miniature sheet went on sale on October 5 2004 to mark the long-awaited
official opening of the seat of Scottish government at Holyrood,
near Edinburgh.
It contains five Scottish definitives with a total face value of £1.57.
Australian gold medallists sheetlet
AUSTRALIA Post has added an 18th sheetlet comprising
the 17 individual stamps to its gold medal winners
set of 17 sheetlets.
However, this is obtainable only by buying the Collection
of Australian Stamps 2004 at A$74.95, or $104.95 (Executive
edition), before December 29 2004, after which prices
are increased by $5. The collection is available from
November 1 - contact Harry Allen or log onto www.auspost.com.au
Regulars
Your Letters
Readers write
Around the Rooms:
Auction reports from Derby, London, New York, and Malmo; previews
of sales in Auckland and Monaco.
Back Stamps:
This month in the 'Philatelic Exporter' in the past five decades.
Forthcoming Auctions:
Public auction sales in November and early December 2004.
New Issues:
New stamp issues from around the world
Trade Diary:
What's on in the UK and overseas.
Also this month:
 Ken Lake Autumn Stampex
Ken Lake found Stampex quiet but worthwhile, but laments the
cancellation of Royal Mail's stamp briefing, and its lack of
support for '2010'.
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Some of the other news in
this issue
Victorian treasures on show at Royal Mail Archive
TREASURES from the Victorian era of British stamps are now on
display at The Royal Mail Archive in central London.
‘Sberatel’ record
broken once again
EVERY year the number of exhibitors and visitors rises at
the international collectors’ fair ‘Sberatel’ (Collector)
in Prague.
NZ Post/ANZ Bank 5c stamps
IN March 2004 New Zealand Post announced a rise in postage
rates, one of which was 5c to the inland rate from
40c to 45c on April 5 2004.
Simon Andrews bankrupt
OWNER of The Cecil Court Stamp Shop, Simon Andrews, was declared
bankrupt on October 8 2004 at the High Court of
Justice, London.
 First of eight Taipei sheets
THIS miniature sheet is the first of eight to be issued
by the Republic of China (Taiwan) for Taipei 2005, the 18th
Asian International Stamp Exhibition, to be held from August
19 to 24 next year.
From our contributors
Otto Hornung - In My View:
An explosive start to the 'GB' GB auction.
Albert Boerma - Europe:
75 years of Edgar Mohrmann auctions.
James Skinner - Great Britain:
Press paranoia.
Glen Stephens - Australasia:
Beware of Greeks lifting weights!
Les Winick - USA:
Something for the scrapbook.
Liz McKernan - Postcard World:
"You are the weakest link, goodbye!"
David Rennie - New Books:
Domfil dominates!
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