'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.
April 2007
All these News stories, and others, can be read in full in the April 2007 Philatelic Exporter
Stanley Gibbons profits and dividend up a third
THE Stanley Gibbons Group Limited, incorporating Stanley Gibbons, Fraser's Autographs, and Collector Café, has announced its audited results for the year ended December 31 2006.
Highlights of chairman Paul Fraser's statement included:
• Profit before tax up 32.9% to £3,746,000 (2005: £2,819,000);
• Recommended final dividend of 2.5p net per share, giving a total net dividend for the year of 4p (2005: 3p net per share) up 33.3%; ...
Also: Current trading; Stamp Fund abandoned; Investment; Spanish stamp investment schemes.
Final Sunday Stampex
SPRING Stampex saw the last Sunday show day on March 4, and again it saw a miserly turn-out of collectors ...
"Compact" London 2010 is 70% size of 2000 show
THE international stamp exhibition ... to be held at the Business Design Centre, London, from May 8 to 15 2010 will be, according to the organisers, a compact version of The Stamp Show 2000 (TSS 2000), which was held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre ...
European Union airmails proposed
WITH 27 full and three aspiring member countries of the European Union it was inevitable that an integrated EU postal system would sooner or later be proposed by Brussels bureaucrats ...
ABPS patrons support youth philately
THE Association of British Philatelic Societies recently invited dealers to join with them in supporting youth philately by becoming a 'dealer patron' by making a donation of £100 or more www.ukphilately.org.uk ...
Star mistake
THOUSANDS of sheets of one of the 72p stamps in the UK’s recent Sky at Night set had to be destroyed when an incorrect inscription was discovered ...
Also ...
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Rapp celebrates 35 years
South Georgia appoints Pobjoy
Taiwan replaces Republic of China on stamps
'Signed' clubs closed
Restored TPO at Crewe
Special feature this month
Earlier Philatex not to everyone's liking
THE tenth anniversary of Philatex turned out to be somewhat of a conundrum. For the first time in many years it did not clash with Spring Stampex, which took place a week later, and therefore would hopefully provide the answer to the question of was it good or bad for these two major shows to coincide? ...
Regulars:
About People
What’s happening in your life - tell the editor!
Around the Rooms
Auction action in the salerooms of Bonhams, Grosvenor, Prestige, and Stanley Gibbons.
Auction Diary
Public stamp auctions around the world in April and May 2007.
Auction houses
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Back Stamps
What was in The Philatelic Exporter this month in 1958, 1963, 1974, 1981, and 1992.
Crime Column
Convicted thief absconds
DESPITE being sentenced to prison for two-and-a-half years, convicted stamp thief Patrick O'Donovan is still at large having failed to appear at Southwark Crown Court for sentencing on February 15 2007. He is believed to have escaped to Serbia ...
Mugged after Philatex
A mugging took place after Philatex on Friday February 23. The victim, Bob Harris, was attacked near his home in north London.
Identifiable items include the item shown above Nauru SG17 (pencilled in margin), Seahorse 5/- fu bottom marginal, and Ireland SG6b 4d fu horizontal strip of six ... Much of the GB is in wholesale quantities and includes 1d blacks on cover GG and JJ ... If you should be offered this material please contact Bob Harris on 020 8888 7537 or 07967 336288, DC Ramshaw on 020 8345 0873, or the PTS office on 01252 628006.
Theft at Stampex
THE item shown below was stolen from Tom Gates at Stampex.
Information to Tom Gates on +1 937 653 8094, or the PTS office on 01252 628006.
Romania goes missing in Munich
MISSING, presumed stolen, from Trevor Pateman's stand at the Munich stamp fair on March 1 2007 is this item: Romania 1862 6 para red handstruck (Mi 9), strip of five on cover, cancelled Franco Vaslui, some damage to stamps, ex-lot 20133 December 2006 David Feldman auction of classic Romania.
E-mail any info to trevor@trevorpateman.co.uk, or telephone the PTS office on 01252 628006.
New Issues
Two pages of new stamp issues from around the world.
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Trade Diary
What's on in the UK and overseas - events in the UK in April and May 2007, and international events up to 2010 are listed in the April 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
Event organisers
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Your Letters
Memories ... American advice and French fairs ... Rarity?
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From our contributors:
Albert Boerma - Europe
Michel head is ASCAT’s new president
HANS W Hohenester, managing director of Schwaneberger Verlag GmbH, publishers of the Michel catalogues, has been elected president of ASCAT, the international association of philatelic publishers ...
Also: First nationwide private stamps ... Eager beaver gets personal ... Edition d'Or at Monaco ... Dr Schmidt's 'Magnum Opus' at auction ... Internet exchange scheme
Read the column in the April 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
Otto Hornung - In My View
Italian addition to the Holocaust Exhibition
... When people mention the Holocaust, they immediately think of Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsen, and the other concentration camps ... I want to take you to a country which is not usually associated with the persecution and tell you about an interesting and courageous man ...
Read the column in the April 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
Liz McKernan - Postcard World
PTA shortens show, revamps website
THE annual Picture Postcard Show in London has been cut from four to three days this year ... long-established website has recently been revamped by Mike and Ruth Day ...
Also: Inattentional Blindness ... New website ... Memories revived ..April fair diary.
Read the column in the April 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
David Rennie - New Books
All reviewed in the April 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
James Skinner - Great Britain
The march of progress?
IN the past, the twice-yearly briefing hosted by Royal Mail to preview the stamps for the coming nine months was an event that many dealers looked forward to with eager anticipation. What would the coming months hold and what opportunities would the programme offer astute philatelic entrepreneurs? ...
Also: Spring specials ... St George of England ... Early trip to the seaside ... Wembley, at long last! ... The blessed Arnold ... On the grid ... Be prepared.
Read the column in the April 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
Glen Stephens - Australasia
Gray's Kangaroos leap to A$7,158,974
A TWO-DAY auction of Australian 'Kangaroo' stamps by Shreves of New York on February 22 and 23 set several world records. Shreves hammered the multi-Gold Medal winning Arthur W Gray Kangaroo stamp collection. It grossed US$5,584,000 including the 15% buyers' premium. On the day this converted to A$7,158,974.00, or £2,886,683 ...
Read the column in the April 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
Les Winick - USA
SCADS counters Internet scams
IF you want to see some of the fake material currently being offered via the Internet check out the US website for SCADS (Stamp Collectors Against Dodgy Sellers) www.scads.org. Basically, the purpose of the website, formed March 23 2002, was to combat a group of eBay users who bought low-grade US stamps and then resold them after being 'improved'...
Also: AskPhil indicates hobby is flourishing ... Poor response is puzzling ... Attention grabbing ... Kristal clear.
Read the column in the April 2007 Philatelic Exporter.