'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 2008
All these News stories, and others, can be read in full in the January 2008 Philatelic Exporter
'Inverted Jenny' shatters world record price for a USA stamp
On November 14, Robert Siegel auctioned an 'Inverted Jenny' 24c US airmail stamp of 1918 for $977,500, at the firm’s galleries in midtown Manhattan, New York. This is a record price for any single USA single stamp sold at auction ...
Mowbrays maiden Melbourne auction
Mowbrays Australia (formerly Stanley Gibbons Australia) will launch its new brand with Australia’s biggest two-day stamp auction in Melbourne on February 1 and 2, with estimates totalling $2 million ...
Working dogs have new stamps licked
Fighting crime, saving lives, and simply making everyday tasks a little easier are just some of the vital roles performed by thousands of the UK’s working dogs. Royal Mail will pay tribute to man’s best friend on February 5 with six stamps showing working dogs in action ...
Major award for Bath Postal Museum
Bath Postal Museum has won a major award for the outstanding way it communicates with its visitors ...
Love stamps
Royal Mail will launch on January 15 a Valentine’s retail stamp book to help retailers boost stamp sales and enable their customers to post special loving greetings in time for Valentine’s Day on February 14 ...
Triple-header Essen experience
In 2009, visitors can experience a unique occasion when three major philatelic events take place under one roof. From May 6 to May 10 2009 Essen will be simultaneously hosting the International Philatelic Exhibition (IBRA), the National Stamp Exhibition (NAPOSTA), and the 19th International Stamp Fair, at the Essen Fairgrounds ... Bulletin 1 has just been issued. The latest information can also be found atwww.ibra.de
Also ...
Machin a cushion
North Korea overprints
Queen and Country petition
Record year for Internetstamps
USPS to immortalise ‘Ol’ Blue Eyes’
APTA launches 'Electronic Newsletter'
Isle of Man launches first triangular coin
Special features this month
ABPS Congress stamp fair
APTA Awards
Autumn Philatex
Regulars:
About People
27 people mentioned this month - What's happening in your life - tell the editor!
Around the Rooms
Auction action in the salerooms of Brian Reeve, Corbitts, Apex, Grosvenor, Cavendish, David Feldman, and Warwick & Warwick.
Auction Diary
Public stamp auctions around the world in January, February, and March 2008 are listed in the January 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Auction houses
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Back Stamps
What was in The Philatelic Exporter this month in 1959, 1967, 1974, 1983, and 1998.
Crime Column
Lost in the London mail ... Bakewell theft.
New Issues
Hundreds of new stamp issues from around the world. are listed in the January 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Postal administrations and/or agents
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Obituaries
Clive Feigenbaum.
Trade Diary
What's on in the UK and overseas - events in the UK in January and February 2008, and international events up to 2010 are listed in the January 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Event organisers
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Your Letters
Am I the only ranter? ... When is a stamp fair unfair? ... Bhutan record stamps ... Botswana considers GB warning.
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From our contributors:
Albert Boerma - Europe
APHV calls publishers to order
Some German album publishers informed their customers that they would no longer show single stamps from German sheetlets in their illustrated albums starting 2008 - only the complete sheetlets would be shown. This decision was taken without prior consultation with the trade ...
Also:
Dutch 'lick and scratch' stamps ... Stamps identify nationalities ... Ban on personalised stamps.
Read the column in the January 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Tony Buckingham - Cover to Cover
Eurostar nightmare
Tony Buckingham’s continuing adventures as a cover producer
Just when I thought I could relax after the stress and dramas of the A380, the Eurostar project turned ugly. When I arranged the covers, I envisaged an easy trip across on the first trains. I would go to Brussels then join my wife Cath in Paris for a delightful short break ...
Also:
eBay fun and games with forgeries ... A380 update ... We sell as well - so could you.
Read the column in the January 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
James Skinner - Great Britain
Troughs and peaks
All around us there is doom and gloom predicted for the UK economy. The global credit crunch is having severe effects on the availability of mortgages ... There is a squeeze on public spending ... A slough of financial despond is truly omnipresent. However, it seems that GB stamps are oblivious to all these trends, particularly at auction, where prices continue to rise steeply. Some of the realisations at Grosvenor’s November auction were absolutely startling ...
Read the column in the January 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Liz McKernan - Postcard World
Non-stop entertainment in Brussels!
Sussex dealers Liz and Tony McKendrick once again took a table at the Brussels fair in November. They described the event to me as "non-stop entertainment!" ...
Also:
Tower Bridge exhibition ... Novelty tradition persists ... Picture Postcard Annual 2008 ... New category ... Fair diary.
Read the column in the January 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
David Rennie - New Books
All reviewed in the January 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Glen Stephens -Australasia
SG Australia a great buy
A welcome addition to the new catalogues on the market in December was the Stanley Gibbons Australia specialised ... it really is a handy volume to have around the place ...
Also:
Used 'Roo gets $40,000! ... First-day covers go mad ... Revenues go nuts! ... Blockade blockbuster!
Read the column in theJanuary 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Les Winick - USA
Respect the elderly - they could be your future!
Based on my reading of an article by database marketing expert Richard N Tooker, today’s philatelic market should be geared to seniors. In the US, a senior is an individual who is 60 years of age or older which, I think, is true throughout the world. The seniors have the intellect, the time, and the money to buy stamps, coins, and other collectables ...
Also:
Current state of play ... Making the news ... Check your entry ... Get sorted ... eBay effect ... Upscale clientele ... Self-generating publicity.
Read the column in the January 2008 Philatelic Exporter.