'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.

September 2007

All these News stories, and others, can be read in full in the September 2007 Philatelic Exporter

Feathers and Forces at first four-day Stampex
Autumn Stampex 2007, organised by the Philatelic Traders' Society, will be held at the Business Design Centre, Islington, London N1, from September 19 to 22 ... for the full continually updated list see the PTS website, philatelic-traders-society.co.uk ...

SEPAC debuts October 1
On October 1 2007, the SEPAC group of Post Offices (Small European Postal Administrations Cooperation) will issue its first joint stamp issue in the new SEPAC Collection ...

Nordfrim becomes the world’s largest new issues company
On July 31 2007 Erling Daugaard, founder and owner of Nordfrim A/S, acquired Philagroup from the previous owner Afinsa Bienes Tangibles of Spain ...

Latest NZ lists from Dunedin Stamp Centre
Latest wholesale and retail lists of New Zealand stamps are now available from Dunedin Stamp Centre ... dunedinstamps.co.nz

Bigger and better List
Now with 212 pages, Barrington Smith's latest (2007-2008) Trade List is the biggest ever produced by the trade-only accessories supplier ... barringtonsmith.co.uk

Also ...

UPU doesn't sell Harry Potter!
Dealer sells stamp for a million dollars
Stanley Gibbons half-year profits up 25%
Argyll Etkin auction raises £27,000 for charityy

Special features this month

Gary Watson: Stamp show etiquette: how to win friends and influence philatelic people (part 1).

Exchange rates- a guide to the currencies of all the stamp issuing entities of the world.

Regulars:

About People

Over 40 people mentioned - what's happening in your life - tell the editor!

Around the Rooms

Auction action in the salerooms of Apex, Brian Reeve, Warwick & Warwick, and Western ... also Gärtner and Postiljonen previews.

Auction Diary

Public stamp auctions around the world in September and October 2007.

Auction houses
If you would like your public stamp auctions included in the magazine please let the editor have your 2007 and 2008 schedules.
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Back Stamps

What was in The Philatelic Exporter this month in 1951, 1960, 1971, 1985, and 1994.

Crime Column

Missing and stolen material - Broadstairs, Derby, Harrow.

New Issues

Hundreds 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?

Obituary

Wally Sparks, of Sherford Stamp Co and Taunton Stamp Shop.

Trade Diary

What's on in the UK and overseas - events in the UK in September and October 2007, and international events up to 2010 are listed in the September 2007 Philatelic Exporter.

Event organisers
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Your Letters

Arise Sir Tony ... What's wrong with Watford? ... Ray's rants.

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From our contributors:

Albert Boerma - Europe

Dispute over archive sales
THE auction firm that was consigned the archives of Hélio Courvoisier of La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland faces claims by several postal administrations which had printing contracts with the former security printer ...

Also:
Michel Internet site booming ... Regional 'Plusbriefe' cause concern ... Travels of an old forger.

Read the column in the September 2007 Philatelic Exporter.

O J Hill - Great Britain

The facsimiles of the Mulready caricatures
The official Mulready envelopes and wrappers have received considerable attention in the latest Stanley Gibbons Specialised Part One Catalogue with many extra pages of new information and prices.  However, the subject of the facsimiles of the caricatures as well as the caricatures themselves has been glossed over. So little information has been available on this subject, except for a book published by the Collectors Club of Chicago titled British Pictorial Envelopes of the 19th Century. Written and compiled by Charles Hahn, Ritchie Bodily and Chris Jarvis, I am indebted to them for much of the information in this article ...

Read the column in the September 2007 Philatelic Exporter.

Liz McKernan - Postcard World

Entire stock taken in car boot steal
Once again the subject of theft has reared its ugly head. At the Reading fair on July 1 dealer Julian Dunn had an album of Sports postcards stolen from his table ... losing one album in this way is very disheartening but losing an entire stock housed in 28 boxes has left dealer Helen Prescott devastated ...

Also:
A piece of history ... Déjà vu? ... No Cartexpo next June ... Numicarta imminent ... Not moving ... Bill Bennett ... Fair diary.

Read the column in the September 2007 Philatelic Exporter.

David Rennie - New Books

All reviewed in the September 2007 Philatelic Exporter.

Glen Stephens -Australasia

Ken Baker - dealer for over 85 years!
On the busy new bulletin boardwww.stampboards.coma lively discussion took place in early June on the two pioneer Australian stamp magazines.
The Australian Stamp Monthly and Stamp News ... I am fortunate to have first issues of both in my library. Reading through the first 1930 volume of the ASM, I noted the large ads from stamp dealer Ken Baker, and they inspired this month's column. He must be the only person on Earth to have sold stamps for over 85 years?! ... Ken is now aged 95, is as sharp as a tack, and takes a mile walk each day from his Sydney downtown apartment. Ken assures me he is well on track to getting his 'Queen's Telegram' in a few years!  ...

Read the column in the September 2007 Philatelic Exporter.

Les Winick - USA

Current stamp market evaluated
This was sent to me by a very knowledgeable friend evaluating the current stamp market situation. I told him that several correspondents were of the opinion that the stamp market is in a terrible state and that they were afraid that the long-term outlook is not good ...

Also:
Good stock generates sales ... Forgers' den shut down ... Rates quadrupled ... Happy birthday, dear customer! ... Search engines

Read the column in the September 2007 Philatelic Exporter.