From the Contributors |
September 2006 |
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Albert Boerma - Europe Europa theme on the decline? DO you realise that there are 57 different postal administrations in Europe that are entitled to issue stamps for every flyspeck they deem worthwhile? This year 52 of them will issue a total of 89 Europa stamps on the common theme of 'Integration as Seen by Young People' ... Also ... Expert for Escala in Europe ... France blocks open postal market ... The eagle has landed? ... German Parsevals for Royal Navy ... Otto Bickel - an enterprising dealer Read the entire column in the September 2006 Philatelic Exporter.
Otto Hornung - In My View Little old lady? I am sure that whenever Vera Webster gets on a crowded bus or train someone will get up to give up their seat to the 'little old lady', but first impressions can be wrong. Despite what the calendar says, at 87 Vera Webster is not really old, as is the usual perception of old age - she is still very much with it and knows the stamp trade better than anyone else ...
Liz McKernan - Postcard World Poignant postcard MANY museums now incorporate picture postcards in their displays as they realise the valuable social history to be gained from them. And it is not just the picture side which can be of historical value as even correspondence on plain cards can sometimes reveal much as I discovered on a visit to the M é morial de la Shoah in Paris ... On entering a room which was lined from floor to ceiling with photographs of children of all ages (above) a man in front of me suddenly exclaimed to his wife "That's my aunt - she was my mother's sister. I never thought I'd see her here." ... Also ... Numicarta ... Novelty postcard tiles ... New postcard venture ... Peter Snow dies ... Early reminder ... Geographically challenged ... September Fair Diary Read the entire column in the September 2006 Philatelic Exporter.
David Rennie - New Books
All reviewed in the September 2006 Philatelic Exporter.
OJ Hill - Great Britain Most unusual - the Embossed Stamps of 1847 to 1862 THESE are probably the most unusual stamps issued by any major country during this period. They were deliberately meant to be intricate and complicated in character so that they would be impossible to forge, as their face values were far higher than the 1d and 2d stamps which, at that time, were the only denominations available. The embossed head design was taken from the Wyon City Medal of 1837, and evidence and acknowledgement of this is beneath the Queen's bust (eg WW1 etc) ...
Glen Stephens - Australasia Major Maori stamp mess AS reported in the PE last month a very controversial saga is unfolding in New Zealand in relation to the unissued June 7 2006 Maori design stamps. These stamps, due to be issued June 7, were to highlight Maori Performing Arts, ie ‘ Kapa Haka ’ . There were five stamps in the planned set - 45c, 90c, $1.35, $1.50, and $2 values - shown nearby. They were printed in the usual sheet form, but the letter rate 45c was also printed in self-adhesive format in rolls of 100, and in booklets of ten ... Read the entire column in the September 2006 Philatelic Exporter.
Les Winick - USA Cloud over Jaffer resignation ... E-mail hints and tips ... Afinsa effect in the US ... Italian Post diversifies for profits ... How come? Read the entire column in the September 2006 Philatelic Exporter. | |
