From the Contributors |
August 2006 |
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Albert Boerma - Europe Köhler clarifies Afinsa connection ON May 16 2006 the USA-based Escala Group issued this statement through its German subsidiary, the Heinrich K öhler auction houses based in Berlin and Wiesbaden ... Also ... Europa buying ads disappear ... IBRA 2009 exhibition in Essen ... German research on stamp colours ...Austro-German celebration of Philatelists' Day. Read the entire column in the August 2006 Philatelic Exporter.
Otto Hornung - In My View Mich èle Chauvet only tenth lady to sign RDP IN 1921, 85 years ago in Harrogate, the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists was inaugurated with King George V becoming the first signatory ... The four new signatories (clockwise, starting top left) Bertil Larsson, Dr Roger Schnell, Paolo Bianchi and Michèle Chauvet Read this report in the August 2006 Philatelic Exporter.
Liz McKernan - Postcard World French fair changes face ... Postcard novelties ... New series of 'London Life' ... Condition immaterial? ... More information on LL emerges ... Strange hobby ... August fair diary. Read the entire column in the August 2006 Philatelic Exporter.
David Rennie - New Books
All reviewed in the August 2006 Philatelic Exporter.
James Skinner - Great Britain PiP = Problems in Paradise LATER this month the British postal service will undergo its greatest shake-up for over 150 years. Since Rowland Hill’s reforms and the introduction of the Universal Penny Post in 1840 the basis of pricing has been determined solely by an item’s weight. However, the introduction of Pricing In Proportion (PiP) on August 21 will, for the first time, see a system based on a combination of weight and size ...
Glen Stephens - Australasia Red (Hot) China!
THE market is red hot for Chinese material - that much is clear! Stanley Gibbons Sydney had an auction on June 21 which smashed all kinds of price records. I spoke to auctioneer Danny Jurd about the sale and he told me he has never seen such intense bidding on any section of any of the countless auctions he has been involved in. Auction calling of the mere 136 China lots took him two hours and the intense bidding saw the invoices rise to about A$385,000 ... Also ... Washington 2006 ... Gay Glen? Read the entire column in the August 2006 Philatelic Exporter.
Les Winick - USA Strange things in the USA THERE are strange things going on in the USA stamp market. Perhaps a review of what is going on is in order. There has been an explosion of better USA stamps, pre-1935 issues, in retail stamp prices in the last six to nine months. Although this is a tiny portion of the stamp market, the sales are getting the most publicity. The rest of the stamp market is steady and consistent ... | |
