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Finlandia 2017
Stanley Gibbons & Murray Payne will be in attendance at Finlandia 2017, “the largest philatelic exhibition in Europe”. As always, we will be at this prestigious event (STAND 21D) with a wide...
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Dr Bernhardt Assmus: Britain’s First Convicted Stamp Forger
On 8 February 1892, Dr Bernhardt Burghardt Assmus was found guilty at the Central Criminal Court, London, for unlawfully obtaining money by false pretenses by selling forged stamps as genuine to...
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Formula One Legends Honoured by Canada Post
Lewis Hamilton is among 5 Formula Racing Legends being commemorated by Canada Post this year. With less than a month to go before the Grand Prix in Montreal, legendary Scottish racer Sir Jackie...
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Carys Llewelyn is the 2017 Young Collector of the Year
A collector from South Wales has been awarded the Anne Dummer award for 2017. Carys Llewelyn joined the stamp club at Neyland Junior School when she was 9 years old. Her enthusiasm was soon evident,...
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Phillippe von Ferrary’s Legendary Greece Collection
Having introduced or re-introduced certain aspects of Philippe von Ferrary’s personality to readers in my article in the March issue of GSM, let’s now turn to a little-known aspect of the collections...
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The 1928 Airmail Overprints of Chile
With the growth of overseas airmail in 1928–29, the Chilean Post Office recognised the need for postage stamps specifically for the purpose of prepaying the airmail rate. As no international airmail...
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2017 World War I commemorations continue
Australia Post has released the fourth issue in its five-year programme marking Australia’s involvement in the key events of World War I. The five $1 stamps in this lastest set, issued on 18 April,...
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Japanese Steam Engines on Stamps Part 1: Tank Engines
Railway subjects of any kind form, perhaps, one of the largest areas of thematic collecting in philately. This article attempts to trace stamps from any country in the world that show Japanese steam...
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Penny Black & 19th century Gold Sovereign coin Sale
A buyer who has chosen to remain anonymous has purchased a 1872 Shield Reverse Sovereign die and the ever sought-after Penny Black. The sale occurred on the 16th of June 2017, and the customer flew in...
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Captain Henry Hudson & The Quest for Asia
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Harrison and Sons 1866 Revenue Stamps of Montserrat
It was commonly thought that Harrison & Sons had not tendered for a stamp printing contract before the 1911 definitive series of Great Britain, so when a fellow collector notified your author late...
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Royal Mail’s new Landmark Buildings issue revealed
On 13 July Royal Mail released ten stamps celebrating excellence in contemporary architecture and engineering in the UK. This new issue reflects the renaissance in new British architecture,...
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Postal Fraud: A Historical Look
In the early days of the Penny Post, postal fraud was taken very seriously by the Post Office, with numerous measures taken to prevent, detect and punish the perpetrators of fraud. In the first...
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1957 – What Did They Commemorate Then?
For Britain, 1957 was a year of political change, as Anthony Eden retired and was succeeded as Prime Minister by Harold Macmillan. At much the same time, the bank rate went down from 5½ per cent to 5...
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Antigua 1937 – Then and Now
A former British Crown Colony, at that time Antigua was administered by a Governor supported by a Secretariat. The Governor was responsible to the Colonial Office in London, which was controlled by...
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The Comoro Islands: Part 1
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The Wilding Castles Inverted Watermarks of Great Britain
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Saint Lucia: The Provisional overprints of 1891 and 1892
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Postal Fraud in the Modern Era
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The Monarchies of Malaya through their stamps
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