'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.
January 2007
All these news stories, and others, can be read in full in the January 2007 Philatelic Exporter
Dealers request rethink about London 2010
OVER 130 stamp and postal history dealers, auctioneers, and postal administrations from around the world have signed a letter pleading with Royal Mail to reconsider its position regarding the proposed staging of the London 2010 international philatelic exhibition at the Business Design Centre ...
Midpex saved
FEARS that Midpex 2007 would not take place have been dispelled now that arrangements have been made for this popular event to be run under the banner of the Midlands Philatelic Federation, but not organised by it ...
Never on Sunday at Stampex
IN what will be a welcome move for the majority of standholders, Stampex has announced that effective with the autumn 2007 show Stampex will last only four days, Wednesday to Saturday ... dates up to and including 2010:
- 2007: Spring, February 28 to March 4; Autumn, September 19 to 22;
- 2008: Spring, February 27 to March 1; Autumn, September 17 to 20;
- 2009: Spring, February 25 to 28; Autumn, September 16 to 19;
- 2010: Spring, February 24 to February 27; Autumn, September 15 to 18.
The Beatles straight in at number one!
ROYAL Mail’s first special stamp issue of 2007 celebrates the music of The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) with six self-adhesive stamps and a miniature sheet, both to be issued on January 9 ...
The six self-adhesive stamps feature some of the band’s iconic album covers: With the Beatles and Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band ('1st'); Help! and Abbey Road (64p); and Revolver and Let it Be (72p). The four-stamp (all 1st) miniature sheet features some of the memorabilia produced for the world’s first super-group, and also their first single, Love Me Do ...
Pierron errors catalogue online
CLAIMED to be the most up-to-date stamp catalogue on the Internet, Pierron's Online Catalogue for modern Great Britain and Commonwealth errors has been launched. The catalogue is available at http://www.errors.info and contains images, quantities and values of all recorded GB and Commonwealth missing colour errors from the start of Queen Elizabeth II's reign ...
SEPAC unites smaller European administrations
ON October 1 2007, the SEPAC group (Small European Postal Administrations Cooperation) will issue its first joint stamp issue in the new SEPAC collection ... The 12 founding members of SEPAC are: Åland, Faroes, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, and San Marino ...
Lost property department
THE following losses which have been reported to the PTS are believed to have been lost in transit.
Portugal
Sent by registered mail from Rodgau, Germany, on October 9 to London, not delivered, believed missing or stolen,
11 auction lots, all ex-postal archives of the Portuguese Post Office in Goa, India ... contact Roy Hamilton-Bowen on +49 6106 30230, fax: 0049 6106 285060, e-mail: roy.hb@online.de or the PTS on 01252 628006, fax 684674.
GB QV 10d
This item which was in a package sent to Guildford on November 14 is apparently missing.
It is a GB 10d embossed, double impression, used, SG Specialised H2d ... contact M A West on mitch.west@btinternet.com or the PTS.
Bath Postal Museum opens
OFFICIAL opening of the Bath Postal Museum's new premises took place on November 7 attended by local dignitaries, trustees, and supporters. Guests enjoyed lunch in the Guildhall before being shown round the new Museum, which is at 27 Northgate Street, Bath BA1 1AJ, and shares the same entrance as the Bath Post Office on the corner with Green Street ...
Left to right: Audrey Swindells (co-founder of the Museum with Harold Swindells), Marquess of Bath, Terry Pratchett, Richard Briers, and Patrick Cassells (chairman to the trustees).
Also ...
- BPMA transport exhibition at Bletchley
- Buckingham Covers at new address
- Dubai “quite acceptable”
- Malta seeks agents
- 'Richard Juzwin scoops top APTA award
- Third Audrey Hepburn stamp sold
Special features this month
- Kenneth F Chapman 1910-2006 - an appreciation by Douglas Muir.
- The Death of Stamp Collecting? Mince! By Robert Murray
- Stamps in Fashion - philatelic fashion parade
- Philatex flourishes - a pictorial report of Autumn Philatex 2006.
Regulars
About People:
Stamp people in the news from around the world.
What’s happening in your life - tell the editor!
Around the Rooms:
Auction action in the sale rooms of Apex, Sotheby's, Cavendish, T & T, and Feldman.
Auction Diary :
Public stamp auctions and international events up to late 2008 are listed in the January 2007.
Auction houses
If you would like your public stamp auctions included in the magazine please let the editor have your 2007 schedules.
For more publicity for your auctions why not advertise them in the 'Philatelic Exporter'? Contact our advertising department.
Back Stamps:
What was in The Philatelic Exporter this month in 1955, 1964, 1972, 1985, and 1996.
New Issues:
Two pages of new stamp issues from around the world.
Postal administrations and/or agents:
If you do not already do so, send to the editor details of your new stamp issues for inclusion in the 'New Issues' listing.
For increased publicity, why not advertise your new issues?
Trade Diary:
What´s on in the UK and overseas - events in the UK in December 2006 January 2007 and international events up to the end of 2010 are listed in the December 2006 Philatelic Exporter.
Event organisers
If you would like your stamp exhibitions or fairs included in these listings please let the editor have your 2007 schedules.
For more publicity for your events why not advertise them in the 'Philatelic Exporter'?
Your Letters:
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From our contributors
O J Hill - Great Britain
2006 a turning point for Great Britain
THE year 2006 was a turning point in the fortunes of the Great Britain stamp market, particularly in respect of the reigns of Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, and King George V ...
Read the column in the January 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
Otto Hornung - In My View
Monte-Carlo here to stay
PROFESSIONAL philatelists are used to the idea that they have to chase the big international stamp exhibitions all over the world. They come at various intervals, sometimes every five years or even ten years in the major countries, but you can never hardly tell which international is worth risking a lot of money either participating in or attending ...
Read the column in the January 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
Liz McKernan - Postcard World
Postcard collecting 'incredibly vibrant'
THE new Picture Postcard Annual is now out sporting on its front cover a postcard of a Bathing Beauty albeit one whose costume includes a fetching hat!
Describing the past 12 months as 'incredibly vibrant for the hobby' editor Brian Lund reviews the collecting year of 2006 in detail and tells readers what has been in demand and the state of the current postcard fairs ...
Lot 453 - “There's the vicar at the window sponging his aspidistra.”
“Horrid old man! He ought to do it in the bathroom!” - £1450.
Also:
McGill artwork makes £55,000 ... Paris postcard exhibition ... What rubbish! ... Paris double-header ... Advance notice ... January fair diary.
Read the column in the January 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
David Rennie - New Books
All reviewed in the January 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
Glen Stephens - Australasia
Skippy's 'Roos for sale!
ARTHUR Gray's 'Kangaroos' collection will be auctioned on February 22 and 23 2007; the lucky auctioneer selected to handle this enviable task is Shreves of New York ...
Arthur Gray is of course a well known Sydney collector, and his Kangaroos exhibit has won several Large Golds at international level ... He was given the affectionate nickname 'Skippy' by the many Asian judges and fellow exhibitors at these internationals ...
Also: The Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue reviewed.
Read the column in the January 2007 Philatelic Exporter.
Les Winick - USA
Much ado about nothing? ... Promoting by Post-it®' ... Making your website work ... Look further afield ... Advertisement response rates ... Busy doing nothing ... Waiting time reduced ... Dealer involvement essential ... Dead letter office.
Read the column in the January 2007 Philatelic Exporter.