FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS

These are just a few of the upcoming public stamp auctions listed in the April 2005 ‘Philatelic Exporter’.

APRIL
5: Alliance (01279 758854), Bury Lodge Hotel, Bury Lodge Lane, Stansted Airport, 19.30.
Harmers (020 8747 6100), London W4, 11.00 'Goaman' archives, foreign, 14.00 GB, 15.00 BC.
10: Apex (01342 833413), Lingfield Park Racecourse, 13.30.
Lester (01926 634809), Century Suite, Holiday Inn, Walsgrave, Coventry, 13.45.
13, A J H (01254 393740), Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, 19.30.
26, Bonhams (020 7393 3810), London SW7, 10.30.
27, Reeve (020 8672 6702), London SW17, 14.30.

MAY
3, Alliance (01279 758854), Bury Lodge Hotel, Bury Lodge Lane, Stansted Airport, 19.30.
11: A J H (01254 393740), Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors, Accrington, 19.30;
Express (01279 758854), County Hotel, Upper Woburn Place, London WC1, 18.30.
21, Lester (01926 634809), Century Suite, Holiday Inn, Walsgrave, Coventry, 13.45.
25, Reeve (020 8672 6702), London SW17, 14.30.

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NEW ISSUES

This month's website featured country is ...

IRELAND
January 28, Love (Lovebirds), 48c;
Greetings (Owl, Stork, Rooster), 3 x 48c, ms (Year of the Rooster), €1.80.
February 17, St Patrick’s Day, 65c.
February 24, Irish Female Artists, 2 x 48c, 2 x 65c.
March 7, Cork - European Capital of Culture, 2 x 48c se tenant.

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TRADE DIARY

This is just one weekend of events in the UK in April - a full schedule of events from April 1 2005 to May 26 2005 is in the April 2005 'Philatelic Exporter'..

APRIL
16: Brighton (s), Good Shepherd Hall, 272 Dyke Road (FS).
Canterbury (spc etc), Westgate Hall, Westgate Hall Road (CB).
Cardiff (p), Community Centre, Ninian/Penylan Roads, Roath (01633 412598).
Enfield (s), St Luke's Hall, Morley Hill (Enfield PS, 01992 638514).
Guildford (sp), Onslow Village Hall, Wilderness Road (CRS).
High Wycombe (ps), Red Cross Centre, West End Road (DM).
Hull (sp), St Stephens Hall, Freehold Street, Spring Bank (HVJ).
Leamington Spa (spc), Royal Spa Hotel, Newbold Terrace (JRS).
London (spc etc), Charing Cross Market, Embankment Place, WC2 (CX).
Perth (sp), Dewar's Centre, Glover Street (Scottish Congress).
Sale (s), Grammar School, Marsland Road (M&DPTA, 0161 973 6241).
Thatcham (s), Memorial Hall, Bath Road (RW).
Worcester (spc etc), Village Hall, Powick (AMP).
17: Altrincham (spc), Cresta Court Hotel, Church Street (NCF).
Billericay (sp etc), Mayflower School, Stock Road (BN).
Epsom & Ewell (s), Ewell Scout HQ, Bluegates, London Road (BL).
Marlow (sp), Red Cross Centre, Victoria Road (DM).
Sheffield (sp), Coal Aston Village Hall, Dronfield (HVJ).
Solihull (spc etc), Village Hall, St Johns Close, Knowle (DB).
Stafford (spc etc), Leisure Centre, Penkridge (AMP).

OVERSEAS AND MAJOR UK EVENTS - APRIL 2005
1-2, York International Postcard Expo, Racecourse Grandstand (RF).
8-10, Spring Postage Stamp Marketplace, Queen Elizabeth Building, Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada (www.csdaonline.com/shows/).
9-10, Stamp & Coin Fair, Rhein-Moselle-Halle, Koblenz, Germany (Jan Billion, Postfach 10 82 54, 40863 Ratingen, Germany).
15-17, Melbourne (sc etc), Melbourne Park Tennis Centre (APTA).
21-24, Pacific Explorer 2005, international stamp show, Exhibition and Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia (APTA).

International events up to 2009 are listed in the April 2005 'Philatelic Exporter'.

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AROUND THE ROOMS

Apex (01342 833413)
April 10: an important new discovery will feature in this public auction - an 1850 Great Britain Consort perforated essay in blue. It was previously believed that there were only two known examples (one in the Royal Collection, the other in the Post Office Heritage Services).

Harmers (020 8747 6100)
April 5: general sale including the philatelic archive material of the stamp and banknote designers Michael and Sylvia Goaman (189 lots), further selections of the Philip Cockrill Liberia and Terry Sturton India collections, and Zemstvo rarities from the Ferrary and Fabergé collections.

LETTERS

KEN LAKE
DEAR Ken - I always looked forward to his articles in the PE, he never minced his words. Yes, he ruffled a few feathers and probably punctured a few egos! Mine once, I remember! ...
John Cowell

... I do not think that I am revealing any secrets when I say that he was 'Watchman' at Stamp Collecting for many years – and presumably also a tipster for other journals (one can recognise the style whatever the pseudonym) ...
Douglas N Muir

I was deeply saddened to read in this month's PE that Ken Lake had died. I'm sure, like me, many people will miss his not-to-be missed wit and always astute observations of most things philatelic ...
Ray J Howes

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