'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.
October 2008
All these News stories, and others, can be read in full in the October 2008 Philatelic Exporter
Harry Allen relocating to Poole
During its 2009-2010 trading year 288 Group Ltd - of which Harry Allen is part - will be moving its operations to new purpose-built premises in Poole,
Dorset, and England’s south coast ...
Thematica fair becomes ThematiX
Following the demise of the twice-yearly Thematic shows in London a new stamp fair has been arranged for next June/July in Twickenham, Middlesex ...
the joint organisers are Paula and Philip Cant (01256 415699) and Bob Lee (020 8397 2332).
National competitions back at Stampex
The Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS) has reached agreement with The Philatelic Traders' Society (PTS) for the national stamp
competitions to return to Stampex in autumn 2009, September 16 to 19 ...
Phil Kenton, chairman of ABPS, said:
2010 events taking shape
Activity is building in the preparations for the 2010 celebration of philately to be known as 'The Festival of Stamps' ...
20 albums of Italy, Switzerland, GB stolen
Burglars in Bedford stole 20 SG Senator albums containing complete mint collections of Italy and Switzerland, and almost complete GB, on Friday
September 26. Any information to DS Paul Barron, Bedfordshire Police, 01234 841212.
Collection goes to court
Last November we carried a report about a missing £200,000 collection which had disappeared from Australia and may have been brought to the UK to sell ...
Indian flood appeal
Indian stamp dealer Pradip Jain has launched an appeal to help victims of the flooding in his home state of Bihar where three million people
lost their homes in late August ... philapradip@gmail.com
Also ...
First-day foal
Auction on free CD
Midpex 2009 saved
‘Missing’ India items arrive
Falklands RAF presentation
Animals most popular thematic
Philatelic Fantasy League Table
Heritage to start stamp auctions
Jersey announces 2009 programme
Another new inscription for Taiwan stamps
Palestinian poet dies shortly after stamp issue
Bhutan launches world’s first Color-Your-Own stamp
Special features this month
Is the market holding up? - Rick Warren.
'Forgotten' Post Office Mauritius - Michael Trost.
Exchange rates of the world's currencies.
Choosing the right accountant.
Regulars:
About People
News about stamp people from around the world.
What’s happening in your life - tell the editor!
Auction Diary
Public stamp auctions around the world in October and November 2008 are listed in the October 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Auction houses
If you would like your public stamp auctions included in the magazine please let the editor have your 2009 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 1951, 1960, 1973, 1985, and 1998.
New Issues
Hundreds of new stamp issues from around the world are listed in the October 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 October and November 2008, and international events up to 2016 are listed in the October 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Event organisers
If you would like your stamp exhibitions or fairs included in these listings please let the editor have your 2009 schedules.
For more publicity for your events why not advertise them in the 'Philatelic Exporter'?
Your Letters
Pole Fault ... Mail to new Zealand.
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Or a complaint or compliment, a bouquet or brickbat?
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Then contact the editor.
From our contributors:
Michael Burzan - Europe
MaltaPost privatisation completed
Privatisation of MaltaPost by the Maltese government was completed with the public sale of its remaining shares (40%) in January 2008 ...
Also: Austrian extra ... Athens printers in German hands ... More Dalai Lama at auction ... German year sets at bargain prices ... Cyprus is a euro winner.
Read the column in the October 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Liz McKernan - Postcard World
See you all next year!
The Picture Postcard Show 2008 ended on an excellent note of optimism with the announcement "See you all here next year!" Despite recent rumours to the contrary, the show will go on ...
Also: I protest ... Edouard Pecourt 1925-2008 ... Fair Diary.
Read the column in the October 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
David Rennie - New Books
All reviewed in the October 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Great Britain
'Lest We Forget' series comes to an end
The haunting image of a fallen soldier stares out from a new 1st class Poppy stamp commemorating the 90th anniversary of the end of the First World War ...
Also: American pays £80,500 for early Penny Black ... Machin plaster cast at auction ... Gold 1st for Team GB? ... KEVII rarities on-line.
Read the column in the October 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Glen Stephens - Australasia
New Kangaroo find
The Australian Kangaroo stamps were first issued nearly 100 years back, and millions of words of research have been written about them since. Entire rainforests have likely been pulped, publishing works on the flaws and varieties! ...
'Dirk Hartog Island' flaw.
Also: The Columbus myth! ... The $500,000 robes.
Read the column in the October 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Les Winick - USA
Disaster philately
Philately is alive, well, and thriving if a collector pays attention to their daily newspaper. Disaster mail is a great collecting category if you are able to obtain material that relates to the event, either by cancel or return address ...
Also: Target the stay-at-homes ... In retirement ... Wrong impression ... Cricket the big hitter? ... Nurture those 20% ... Winds of change ... Germany banks on post offices ... Billion dollar stamp ... 274,129 changes in So-Z.
Read the column in the October 2008 Philatelic Exporter.