'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.

June 2008

All these News stories, and others, can be read in full in the June 2008 Philatelic Exporter

KGV exhibition for 'London 2010'
AS part of the 'London 2010: Festival of Stamps', The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA) and the Royal Philatelic Collection are working in partnership with the Guildhall Art Gallery to produce the exhibition 'Empire Mail: George V & The GPO'. This unique exhibition will explore the reign of King George V and will be open from May 7 to July 25 2010 at the Guildhall Art Gallery ... This exhibition is just one of a number of events happening across the capital as part of 'London 2010: Festival of Stamps' ... The 'London 2010' exhibition will run from May 8 to 15 2010 ... There will be about 200 trade and postal administration stands, which have all been allocated. The current list of standholders and the floor plan is available on the website www.london2010.org.uk...

ASA clears SG
Having investigated a complaint about a Stanley Gibbons (Guernsey) Ltd stamp investment scheme advertisement, the Advertising Standards Authority concluded that the company was not in breach of the Code of Advertising Practice with regards to substantiation, truthfulness, or guarantees ...

UK joins UN 'Coin and Flag' series
LATEST group of 24 countries to join the United Nations PA's 'Coin and Flag' series includes the United Kingdom ...

Thematica ‘Regional’ sheet
BRITAIN's biannual 'Thematica' show will be held at the Carisbrooke Hall, Seymour Street, London W2, on Saturday, June 28 (10.30 to 17.30) and Sunday, June 29 (10.30 to 17.00) ...

Also ...

Noddy on French stamp
Royal Mail's 'customer service'
Bradbury's latest 'History' sheets
Forum Filatelico boss evades capture
Royal Mail loses £200m; pays chief £3m
Joint sponsors for South African international

Special features this month

Exchange rates of the postal administrations of the world.

Film clip of wonder goal shown on Austrian motionstamp - Peter Jennings.

Stamp dealers rally round to assist Burma cyclone survivors - Glen Stephens.

UN Secretary-General pays tribute to economic value of postal services.

Regulars:

About People

Nearly 20 people from around the world mentioned, including Trevor Davis obituary. What’s happening in your life - tell the editor!

Around the Rooms

Auction action in the salerooms of Apex, Prestige, Brian Reeve, Schwarzenbach, Warwick and Warwick.

Auction Diary

Public stamp auctions around the world in June and July 2008 are listed in the June 2008 Philatelic Exporter.

Auction houses
If you would like your public stamp auctions included in the magazine please let the editor have your 2008 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 1952, 1961, 1979, 1986, and 1998.

Crime Column

Tobago warning ... San Francisco to Europe covers.

New Issues

Hundreds of new stamp issues from around the world are listed in the June 2008 Philatelic Exporter.

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 June and July 2008, and international events up to 2010 are listed in the June 2008 Philatelic Exporter.

Event organisers
If you would like your stamp exhibitions or fairs included in these listings please let the editor have your 2008 schedules. For more publicity for your events why not advertise them in the 'Philatelic Exporter'?

Your Letters

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From our contributors:

Albert Boerma - Europe

Internet replacing shops
An effort to give philately a boost in The Netherlands was recently undertaken by Het Financieele Dagblad which devoted a whole page full of information about dealers, collectors, and the Internet. An accompanying radio programme about small retail enterprises highlighted the drastic decline in the number of stamp shops, as well as the number of collectors ...

Also:
Changing times, changing tack ... Dutch post office closures ... Personalised covers by mouse ... Heinrich Köhler centenary ... Poles buy Warsaw collection ... Schindler commemorated ... Klaus Richnow.

Read the column in the June 2008 Philatelic Exporter.

Michael Burzan - Europe

Efiro in Bucharest
This month's major international stamp event is in central Europe, in Romania where the Efiro 08 exhibition in the capital Bucharest takes place from June 20 to 28. This is an appropriate occasion to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first stamps issued for Moldavia, the classic 'Bulls Heads' ...

Also:
Swiss classics boom again ... Birth of DM 60 years ago ... Sweden's Garbo extras.

Read the column in the June 2008 Philatelic Exporter.

O J Hill - Great Britain

The Halfpenny and the Three-halfpence of 1870
Very little has been written about these stamps in the past because so little detail has been readily available. Readers of my articles will be aware that I have always been interested in printing quantities, as in my opinion they give a good idea of the scarcity of a stamp ...

Read the column in the June 2008 Philatelic Exporter.

Liz McKernan - Postcard World

Coffee, cake, and cards
Having read about a visit by dealer and fair organiser Michael Goldsmith to an unusual coffee shop, fellow dealer Leslie Davies decided to check it out and kindly invited me to join her. The shop is called 'Browsers Coffee Shop' and is to be found in the small town of Lingfield in Surrey. As its name suggests it is not just a coffee shop but it also has books, bric-a-brac, stamps, and postcards for sale ...

Also:
Online auction ... David's legacy ... Can postcard study become too serious? ... On the radio ... Fair Diary - June and July.

Read the column in the June 2008 Philatelic Exporter.

David Rennie - New Books

All reviewed in the June 2008 Philatelic Exporter.

Glen Stephens - Australasia

Seeing double! Who says new discoveries can’t turn up in unexpected places? Dealer Kevin Morgan bought some Kangaroos off Richard Juzwin, took a few better items out of it for auction as separate lots, and sold off the balance. One of the better items taken aside was a group of eight perforated large 'OS' 1913 Kangaroos. It went to auction at 21st Century Auctions on November 30 2007 and attracted no bidders. Melbourne dealer David Wood was glancing through the unsold lots, and bought this card of Kangaroos for stock for a nominal sum. On closer inspection he noticed the 2/- value appeared to have a doubled-frame line at base. A closer look revealed more doubling.

Also:

Bird brains?

Read the column in the June 2008 Philatelic Exporter.