AUSTRALIA 2013 FIP WORLD STAMP EXHIBITION 10 – 15 May 2013 Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne Vic
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Genesis of the Kangaroo SSS Produced in the latter part of 2011, the A2013 committee released the first of three exclusive SSS products entitled the “Genesis of the Kangaroo”, which included 10 x 60c stamps and 10 tablets with the A2013 logo. On both sides of the sheet are full colour copies of the initial essays for the first Australian stamp – the 1d Kangaroo. Each Genesis of the Kangaroo SSS is individually numbered and available from the Australia2013 website.
Genesis of the Kangaroo souvenir stamp sheet
150 Years of the Melbourne Zoo
A2013 Forthcoming Issues 1913 – The First KGV issue Following on from the Genesis of the Kangaroo SSS, the committee of the A2013 will produce a SSS for the 1913-14 KGV Recess Stamps in 2012 and in 2013 before the Exhibition will issue the 3rd in the series of SSS commemorating the KGV letterpress issues. Both these sheets will be numbered and limited editions.
To be issued toward the end of 2012 is a special Melbourne Zoo PNC, which celebrates the 150 years of the Melbourne Zoo The A2013 committee will be overprinting 150 on these. A2013 product for Indonesia 2013 In June 2012, five limited edition and numbered items bearing the Indonesia 2012 logo were released overprinted in gold.
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Colonial Heritage Series 2 imperforate intaglio minisheet $30
Royal Exhibition Building postcard $7.50
Rising Sun booklet 10 x 60c $15
Visit Australia 2013 minisheet $15
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Rising Sun semi-imperforate minisheet $25
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1.SA 1902 Thin Postage variety ‘ POSTAGE and ONE SHILLING in Red-Brown’. Scarce stamp and missing from most State collections, VF grade. SG 275c (Cat £900) $1,200 2. TAS 1889 Pictorial SPECIMEN Set (8), VF and fresh.SG 229s/36s $725 3. TAS 1853 Courier Pair, Plate II. Scarce multiple. SG 10 $1200 4. 1d Red Roos, perfin OS NSW, positional block of 24 with BW listed variety ‘notch in left’ frame at L26. Fresh and unmounted. A scarce large block. BW 2(C)e $500 5.1d Papua Pictorial, Ash Imprint Block with (Lee, Type 70) KOKODA 21 MAR 33 to order Cds. Attractive piece. SG 131 $75 6. £1 Brown & Blue (1st WMk). Attractive fresh example, lightly mounted and nicely centred. Scarce stamp in this
grade. SG 15 $3,750 7. 9d Violet Roo (2nd Wmk), scarce premium grade marginal unmounted example with superb fresh gum. Rarely seen like this. SG 27 $1,250 8. 1d Deep Scarlet KGV (Aniline) block of four. Superbly fresh, nicely centred and unmounted. Some vertical perf separation on bottom units. SG 47a. BW 72A (G60) $200 9. 1971 7c Sturt Pea ‘buff and green omitted’ with normal for comparison BW 535cg. SG 468bb $100 10. 5/- Bridge, appealing CTO corner example, no gum. SG 143 $275 11. £1 Robes Specimen. Clean & fresh unmounted example. Rounded corner at upper left. 2011 RPSV photo certificate of authenticity. SG 178s $775 12. 1914 6d Engraved Kookaburra (corner block of 6)
Maroon shade. Nicely centred with fresh, clean gum. Two hinge marks in bottom selvedge only. SG 19, BW 60A $1500
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13.1890 Victoria Postage Due Set (10/10), VF grade, a few with hinge remainders. SG D1/10 $650 19868 14. NZ 1858 1d dull orange Imperf, no wmk. Reasonable margins, one is partly shaved. Large part original gum. Scare stamp (Cat £3000) SG 8 $1,250 19954 15. 6d Qld QV sideface on piece with Lee (Types 48 & 49). TAMATA strikes. Both rated F scarce! Superb strikes. Stunning exhibition grade example! Ceremuga photo certificate. $650 19998 16.1901-5 BNG Set (8/8). Wmk Horizontal. Thick Paper. VF,and well above average grade - SG 1/8 $1,200 19980
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A closer look at modern Australian stamps: Chris de Haer.....8 Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ................................................ 14 Cinderella Corner: Tony Presgrave ............................................ 24 Ireland: the Definitive Issues: Mike Lee ................................... 28 Hawaii - A Classic bogus issue: Christer Brunström ............ 32 Looking at New Zealand: Graeme Morriss ............................. 36 Collecting the KGV Penny Red: Dr Scott Starling ................. 40 Revenue Review: Dave Elsmore ................................................. 44 Introducing the APF: John Sadler .............................................. 50 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 54 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................... 58
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Mowbray’s November Auction John Mowbray International’s public stamp auction held in Wellington on 3 November 2012 saw interest from over 70 room bidders, some of who flew to Wellington from Christchurch, Auckland and other parts of New Zealand as well as from Great Britain, Australia and Brazil. Spirited bidding on the 1159 lots kept licensed auctioneer John Mowbray on his feet; he had to deal with not only room bidding as well as multiple phone bidders from around New Zealand and overseas. There was strong bidding for New Zealand’s full-face queens: Lot 399 a 22 x 28 mm 2d Perkins Bacon die proof in black on card was knocked down for $3220 against a pre sale estimate of $4000. A 1d dull carmine London print (SG 1) with 1 margin, as lot 400, sold for $6037 (estimate $5000). Another 1d dull carmine London print with 3 margins, fine used (lot 401) changed hands for $14,950 (pre sale estimate $12,500). Lot 422 a 6d brown, no wmk, imperf – 4 margins (SG 13) unused, no gum was finally sold for $3220 soaring past the $1500 estimate. Lot 426 a 1d roulette 7, no wmk,
small thin (SG 27) fine used sold for $3680 (estimate $2500) Lot 445 a 1d orange vermilion serrated 13 on all 4 sides (SG 67s) good to fine used with a pre sale estimate of $2000 sold for $3220. Lot 454 an SG 96 variety: recently rediscovered 4-margined imperf 2d dull deep blue with stitch watermark [not listed by Stanley Gibbons] with a pre sale estimate of $7500 changed hands for $8337. Originally certified as genuine by Robson Lowe in a 1958 BPA certificate this stamp was confirmed by Robert Odenweller in 2011. Lot 463 a horizontal pair 3d lilac, accidental imperf, star watermark, (SG 117a) full margins just cut into lower left corner with Hokitika (barred 21 cancel) with an estimate of $1000 sold for $1725.
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Lot 587 2/- 1935 pictorial, single wmk, p 13-14 x 13½, R8/2 pre “coconuts” flaw in plate (#1) block of 6 uhm with minor gum discolouration. This example is believed unique and is the basis for listing by Campbell Paterson sold for $7762 against a presale estimate of $7500. Lot 693 the famous 1d claret 1906 Christchurch exhibition with an estimate of $18,000 was knocked down to an overseas buyer for $20,700. Lot 731 one of the very few issued sets of the 2006 Kapa Haka issue, uhm sold for $10,062. Licensed auctioneer John Mowbray sold four 1996 teddy bear health errors: 3 conventionally gummed stamps sold for $1035 each and a self-adhesive teddy bear sold for $1610 Intense bidding from overseas clients against each other saw good prices for used New Zealand OPSO stamps (early officials). Lot 760 ½d newspaper OPSO sold for $2070 (est $800); lot 761 1d second side face OPSO sold for $2300 (est $750) and lot 763 2½d second side face OPSO sold for $920 (est $750). One of the features of this sale was the comprehensive range of New Zealand revenue stamps on offer. Interest in them was good with many of the SPECIMEN overprints selling for between $660 and $950 each. Die
proofs of both beer duty and fiscal stamps were likewise sought after and sold for up to $950 each. PASSPORT FEE stamps were also in keen demand with three lots offered: lot 973 comprised King George V 1/- and 2/-. This sold for $930 (est $500); lot 974 Queen Victoria 5/- and 10/- sold for $2300 (est $800) and lot 975 coat of arms 4/- sold for $1063 (est $400). John Mowbray was very satisfied with the weekend’s coin and stamp auctions. Together they saw well over $1.1 million in sales made of which the stamp auction comprised $818,000. All sale prices include 15% buyer’s premium and the currency is the New Zealand dollar.
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A Closer Look at Modern Australian Stamps This month I wrap up the main stamp programme for 2012, take a look back at what 2012 bought us, and look ahead to what 2013 may bring.
Christmas 2012 (1 November 2012)
Australia Post continued its tradition of issuing both secular and religious stamps for Christmas this year. The two religious designs (55c and $1.60) feature the Adoration of the Magi tapestry in the Art Gallery of South Australia, while the three secular designs (2 x 55c, 60c) feature typical festive items such as presents, reindeer and bells. Although it is not stated in Stamp Bulletin No. 319, the $1.60 design is larger (50 mm x 30 mm) and has the same sheet layout as the 60c Tiger stamp from the Zoos issue. The pair of secular 55c designs follows the same layout as previous stamp pairs with the reindeer design in columns 1, 3 and 5 and the presents design in columns 2 and 4. All bar the 60c stamp is available as a self-adhesive stamp. The $1.60 stamp was issued in booklets of 5, with the 55c religious design issued in a booklet of 20. The 55c secular designs are issued in self-adhesive booklets of 20 (laid out in a chequerboard pattern, with 10 of each design), as well as in separate embellished sheetlets of 10 (Figure 1). McKellar Renown lithographed the basic sheets with Avon Graphics applying the embellishment. This is a change to previous embellished Christmas sheets that were printed by Pemara Labels using the flexographic process. There was a change to how the Figure 1. One of the two embellished Christmas sheetlets of Personalised Stamps™ were produced this 10. year (Figure 2). Rather than combining the two designs in one sheet, separate sheets of Again McKellar Renown printed the basic sheets 20 Reindeer and 20 Present stamps were produced. with Australia Post eLetter applying the laser printed 8 - Stamp News
Chris de Haer (9312650263409) (and even to see if aerogramme sales warrant their continued production?).
Christmas Island Christmas 2012 (1 November 2012)
Personally, my favourite Christmas issue this year has to be the light hearted Figure 2. Australia Post only released two Personalised Stamps™ for issue for Christmas Island. Christmas 2012. Featuring Father Christmas and the island’s wildlife, overprint. this issue continues a tradition started started several The regular Christmas aerogramme was also years ago. The 55c and $1.60 stamps were issued in placed on sale. Printed by A&G Envelopes, Ian gummed sheets of 50, in horizontal pairs within a McMahon of Postal Stationery Society of Australia miniature of two stamps (Figure 3), with the $1.60 has noticed that there are two barcodes. Perhaps also appearing in self-adhesive booklets of five. the use of two barcodes is to differentiate between general (9312650146108) and philatelic sales Figure 3. Christmas Island Christmas miniature sheet.
Paralympian of the Year (9 November 2012)
After each Summer Olympics Australia Post honours
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A Closer Look at Modern Australian Stamps the Paralympian of the Year with a single stamp. This year the winner was eight time gold medallist Jacqueline Freney. Freney who won a gold medal in every event she entered at the London Paralympics, is the most successful athlete ever at a single Paralympics. The stamp was issued in sheetlets of 10 (Figure 4).
Yearbook (9 November 2012)
It is now tradition that after each Olympics the yearbook will contain a sheetlet of Gold Medallist stamps. This year is no different with the Paralympian stamp being added to the sheetlet (Figure 5). Ego Print printed this sheetlet and as such there is no difference between the stamps in this sheet and the regular sheetlet stamps. More so, this year there is an extra imperforate miniature sheet (printed by RA Printing) featuring the ANZUS stamp from 2011 and ONJ Cancer and Wellness Centre stamp from 2012 (Figure 6). The choice of an imperforate miniature sheet is unusual, and was included to add some extra interest for yearbook purchases.
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Figure 4. Paralympian of the Year sheetlet of 10.
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barcodes on this envelope. Mint prestamped envelopes have the barcode 9312650145682, while those cancelled with the first day of issue cancellation end in 145521.
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Figure 5. Olympic Gold Medallist sheetlet from the yearbook.
Impressions 2012
By now all collectors on the Stamp Bulletin mailing list would’ve received the Impressions 2012 catalogue. There continues to be some quite imaginative products, and as happened last year the quantities produced of many items have again been reduced. While, the main objective of the Impressions range is to create a series of imaginative
and unique gifts, collectors may feel they are being exploited with the range of many of the best selling items expanded (for example the single coin and miniature sheet set from 2011, has been expanded to four this year, and there are two overprinted sheetlets of 10 this year). My February article will be devoted to a review of the Impressions range, as well as any last minute Stamp News - 11
A Closer Look at Modern Australian Stamps Figure 6. Imperforate miniature sheet from the yearbook.
2012 releases.
2011-2012 Annual Report
Unlike last year, the 2011-2012 Annual Report is rather bereft of information for stamp collectors. Australia Post made a profit of $281 million for the 2011-2012 financial year, up 16.6% from 20102011. This result is impressive when you consider that many other post offices around the world are facing precarious financial positions, and are raising domestic prices, cutting services and/or closing post offices. The 2011-2012 report was released in October 2012, and announced that ‘Declines in the general merchandise category were offset by revenue growth for philatelic and high post office box occupancy rates. … Our philatelic business continued to deliver solid revenue results through innovations such as the Mythical Creatures issue, which was the first ever 3D stamp in Australia, and taking advantage of historic Australian sporting achievements including Cadel Evans’ and Samantha Stosur’s individual 12 - Stamp News
triumphs.’ Curiously, despite the ‘solid revenue’ results there is no other mention of Philatelic in the annual report. Last year, I mentioned the ‘Unearned postage revenue’ item in the financial reports. This is the allowance Australia Post must makes for money earned from stamp sales, but for which no service has yet been provided. This is treated as a liability, which affects the overall profit, and totalled $59.1 million in 2010-2011 (down from $62.5 million in 2010-11 $68 million in 2009-10).
2012 Summary
The last twelve months saw a number of popular issues with the Capital City Transport, Waterbirds, Road Trip and Zoos issues selling out at many post offices. Australia Post released its second charity issue, and another round of Olympic gold medallist stamps along with a Paralympian of the Year stamp. 2012 also saw the start of a new definitive series on farming, which I hope continues throughout 2013 and beyond. 2012 also saw Australia’s first gummed stamp with an integrated tab (from the ‘Call to Australia 2013’ miniature sheet). It is disappointing though that most issues consisted of both gummed and selfadhesive stamps, and there were few issues this year that consisted of a single stamp. Collectors may also complain about the number of special sheetlets
Chris de Haer released in packs, however the vast majority of these were issued at only a small mark up over face value. Standard domestic rates remained unchanged and the only significant change in international rates was a consolidation of the higher weight steps and a small increase in the price of posting greetings and Christmas cards on 22 October. There were significantly fewer items of postal stationery released in 2012. The Centenary of Commonwealth postal stationery envelopes were replaced with a new series of prepaid envelopes, and marked the introduction of a new stationery printer – A&G Envelopes. Only two further postcard packs were released, and the usual Christmas aerogramme; and no new prepaid Christmas cards were released. Looking at the territories, this was the first year we had two Hawkers Bazaar sheetlets, instead of the usual single sheet. The Cocos Butterflies issue was the first issue to be printed using the 10-micron stochastic lithographic process. The second part of the AAE Centenary issue was released and another colourful Christmas issue was produced for Christmas Island.
Looking Ahead to 2013
By the time you read this you should’ve received the next Stamp Bulletin and details on the Year of the Snake issue on 8 January. We’ll have another issue celebrating Australian Legends, and as happened in 2012, this year’s Queen’s Birthday issue will probably be replaced with an issue in February celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation. We’ll see religious and secular designs for Christmas, along with a Christmas Island Christmas issue. 2013 will see three significant events. The highlight for collectors of the year will be Australia 2013, held at the Royal Exhibition Building Melbourne, from 10-15 May (see www. australia2013.com). No doubt a further Colonial Heritage issue will be released, along with an issue celebrating the centenary of Australia’s first stamps. Australia’s first national banknotes were also issued
a hundred years ago, and 2013 also marks the centenary of our national capital Canberra. Other returning issues include the third part of the Australian Antarctic Expedition series, further Farming Australia definitives and let’s hope we see another Art Gallery issue (it would be a disappointing to see this series disappear, as has been the fate of several other series that were originally meant to continue for several years). 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the Ord River Scheme, and the first elections where indigenous Australians could vote on the same basis as other electors. John Carew Eccles was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1963 for his work on the synapse, perhaps warranting a second Nobel Prize issue. This year might also see a joint issue with Norfolk Island to mark the centenary of the Norfolk Island Act 1913, where Norfolk Island became an Australian Territory under the authority of the Australian Commonwealth. Looking further back in history, this year also marks the bicentenary of Australia’s first wool exports from John and Elizabeth Macarthur properties. Australia Post only celebrates the birth anniversaries of famous people, so we might have stamps celebrating the lives of author and historian Mary Durack (1913-1994), and Roma Mitchell (1913-2000), Australia’s first female QC, first female judge, and Australia’s first female governor (of South Australia 1991-1996).
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The Morgan Collection (Spink 1314 November 2012) of Australian Commonwealth was the most balanced collection of its kind to come on the market since the Abramovich collection in the early ’seventies. (My thanks to Spink for use of catalogue scans which appear hereafter.) By “balanced” I refer to a collection which includes Essays and Proofs, within an otherwise basic, traditional showing. The Gray “Kangaroos” were a daunting act to follow, but Morgan pre-1913 Essays and Proofs were commendable. Morgan and Gray (and indeed other past “name” Commonwealth collections) were relatively poor in commercial usage content, with a handful of notable exceptions in both these instances. Figure 1. Lucky Press Before continuing, it’s perhaps interesting to recall that Abramovich unsaleable) at that time. was available for outright purchase, at or about Back to an overview of the Morgan results. the time of ANPEX 70. I shared a Stand at that Figure 1 (Lot 35) was the so-called Type 3 great Sydney Show (with Lionel Evans: what Kangaroo Essay, the composite group of four happened to Lionel?), and there met Dr Leslie (“Les”) Abramovich for the first time. He mentioned bicoloured impressions, which were distributed to the Press on 2 April 1912. Eight intact sheetlets to me that he was after Kangaroo FDCs of 2d survive, each in different colour combinations. The denomination and above. As a barely 20-something, Morgan example realized £40,000 (AU$61,200: I’ve new kid on the block I thought “Here’s an opening for me”, not then appreciating that such things, with applied exchange rate of £1 = AU$1.53); the Gray examples (there were two) US$50,000 (AU$64,100). a few exceptions, don’t exist (there are early date (Note: Auction realizations exclude Buyer’s including a few First Day covers to 5/- prepared by premium unless otherwise mentioned). ACSC (2004) Fred Hagen Ltd). is $75,000 each for the sheetlets, which appears The asking price for the Abramovich collection reasonable having regard to these realizations. was $200,000, then a fortune. I was “advising” The Morgan Type 2 Essay, denominated 10/Charlie Zuker at the time; Charlie was one of a “rouletted” (actually percé en scie 14½) (Lot 34) handful of people in local philately who could made £90,000 (AU$137,700), the highest realization handle such sums. Three Trade members, also in for the collection. Gray had the same, denominated that league, namely Ken Baker, Kevin Duffy, and ½d, which went for US60,000 (AU$76,920). Both Frank Thornhill, had baulked at the proposition are unique, 10/- being the highest denomination of owing to the high preponderance of “fringe” the five examples which survive (the other three are material contained in the collection. “Fully 30% of also unique) appears to have ignited the imaginations the value was in the Essays and Proofs”, Charlie lamented, and such material was quite unloved (read: of at least two bidders. The 1d denomination (which is imperf.), Morgan Lot 33, fetched £75,000 14 - Stamp News
Figure 3. On the market for the first time, in late 1990s Figure 2. Major error + Monogram = highly combustible outcome (AU$114,750). The latter was bought in the Prestige April 2006 sale for $132,500 (+15%). Figure 2 (Lot 76) at £70,000 (AU$107,100) was always going to get a big price; very few errors with Monogram exist. It had been Lot 2047 at P.J. Downie sale 24 Feb 1970, ex F.G.B. Greenslade (FGBG), where it fetched $1,800. William Morgan bought many rarities at Downie’s; I recall he would arrive in the auction room early, a distinguished looking gentleman, and leave the instant he had bought what he had come for (invariably), acknowledging Phil Downie at the rostrum, as he departed. I met FGBG in 1974; he came to my office, a typical man of the land with large, powerful hands, despite by then being advanced in age. I recall him saying the prices of the day were much greater than in his collecting heyday. What would he think today? Figure 3 (Lot 131), I mention for two reasons: (1) to acknowledge a recent conversation with one
of the world’s leading auctioneers, with whom I agree marginal markings of Australia achieve prices unparalleled anywhere else on Earth, and (2) because I owned it for a short time in the late 1990s, when it was auctioned (in London) for the first time. In April 2000 I offered it to the Morgan Collection for $27,500, which was declined as being too expensive. Later, I sold it to a Trader (for $28,000) and it ended up in the Greg Pope collection. When that collection was sold through Prestige (January 2004) it made $77,500 (+12%). The buyer? The Morgan Collection. Philately as a profession is seldom dull. Figure 4 (Lot 216) is that rarest of the rare; a reasonable value for money Monogram item (can’t believe I just said that) at £26,000 (AU$37,780). By “reasonable” I mean insofar as most Monograms are concerned. I rate this far more highly, and representative of far better value for money, for example, than the challenged 1st wmk £2 “CA” Monogram (Lot 137), which sold for £32,000 (AU$48,960). Those who inspected the latter know what I mean. The subject unique 6d item, showing double “CA” Monogram (Harrison had replaced Cooke’s “JBC” Stamp News - 15
Figure 4. Rarity: A Monogram item I would be happy to call my own Monogram with another “CA”), has been coveted by specialists for generations. It was Lot 154 in the J.A. Kilfoyle Sale (H.R. Harmer Oct 16-17 1961), where it realized £120 (by way of comparison, the celebrated KGV 2d Tête-bêche pair realized £250 in that sale). ACSC values the strip at $60,000 (2004: actual item under review is illustrated p2/63); the unique Tête-bêche is $250,000 (2007). The latter is a far more important item, in my opinion, than the Hardy imperf. Kookaburra minisheet, which realized $326,000 (including Buyer’s premium), and I believe would exceed that record were it to reappear on the market now. Kilfoyle’s imperf. Kookaburra minisheet, incidentally, sold for £105, or less than the 6d double Monogram strip! The difference between “important” and “highly priced” is well demonstrated in these respective items. Why do I (and specialists long before me) so like the 6d Monogram strip? In my case because it’s one of the few Monogram items where the marginal
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markings actually have meaningful philatelic significance. Australia, as already mentioned, is in a league of its own in the pursuit of marginal markings, particularly Monograms. Curiously, positional configurations without Monogram often realize more than those with Monogram. Such is the power of catalogue recognition, irrespective of philatelic importance, or otherwise. Figure 5 (Lot 226), the Die proof of the 6d chestnut, realized £16,000 (AU$24,480). It was ex-Gray, where it had been bought for US$26,000 (AU$33,330, remember excluding Buyer’s premium). Better value was to be had on 18 March 1999, in my auction of that date, where Arthur Gray had bought it for $6,750. The vendor at that time mentioned to me that he had bought it in Brisbane in the 1970s, as he recalled for $250. Ah, the 1970s. Gray Kangaroos were relatively weak in usage material although, paradoxically, two great items were present: the £2 cover, and 2/- Plate proof pair commercial usage – an enigmatic item if ever there were one! Morgan had just two usage items (offered as single lots, that is), both parcel tags bearing the £2. Lot 345 had attractive franking of the CofA wmk 5/- to £2. It was, however, unaddressed; a destination is generally essential to positively identifying the postal rate. Fortunately, Lot 344 (Figure 6), shows the destination, U.S.A., and the rate deciphers as: £3.17.10d = 934d: Foreign letter 3d 1st oz., additional ozs. 2d x464 + 3d registration fee. This for a 29lbs 1oz. shipment from a smelting company, presumably of gold. Nice. It realized £850 (AU$1300), very good value for money; Lot 345 at £750 (AU$1,150) not dear, either. Lots 497 (Figure 7 left) and 498 (right) came from an early substantial purchase of mine; probably one of the most remarkable of my career thus far.
had an eye for the unusual. Bought on her own account was anything out of the ordinary which came in to stock; double/ misplaced perfs, imprints/plate nos., varieties, unusual shades, etc, in fact everything present in the accumulation was in the nature of irregular material, and entirely unmounted mint. I had indeed kicked a goal. Lot 497, an incredibly deep golden scarlet (more so than the catalogue illustration indicates), was previously recorded only Figure 6. £2 Kangaroo usage items often the exception in otherwise punctured “OS”. I now owned “usageless” collections it in a superb complete sheet of Briefly, in 1969, I was asked to quote for a very large 120 which, at the realized £150 mint accumulation, housed in Perth. An inventory (AU$230) for the Morgan single, would be handy was supplied and, amongst much other 1920s/1930s about now. Similarly, Lot 498, the 1½d “imperf.” Australia, there were over 1,000 (as I recall) KGV at base block of six at £16,000 (AU$24,480), I 1½d reds. The inventory contained no details other probably ought to have kept, given its initial cost to than quantities, so I entered 4c per unit, the then me of 4c x6. It was in fact a block of 12 when I had going buying price for mint of this stamp. it (doubly ought therefore to have kept it). I sold it to I won the tender for the accumulation, and hopped Charlie Zuker in 1970, and it was offered as Lot 135 aboard a plane Melbourne-Perth, my first ever flight. in the Harmers Sydney 4-5 December 1975 sale, by It transpired that the originator of this accumulation then with a B.P.A. Cert, estimated $650/750 (I don’t was a former Postmistress of Perth G.P.O., and she have prices realized for that sale).
Figure 7. These “old friends” not seen for over 40 years
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Figure 8. My personal favourite in Morgan There is much more to the story of my “Perth G.P.O.” purchase, and the said “imperf.” block in particular, but that is for my memoirs. Figure 8 (Lot 517), 2d “OS” overprint inverted cover-front, first appears in the Holding sale (associated with the late Kerry Packer, in his time Australia’s richest person) Harmers Sydney 2 June 1982, Lot 190, description then stating “Also included, one item of correspondence relating to origin.” (The correspondence was copy of letter from Govt Accountant who discovered the error, and his account of the circumstances.) It realized $1450. As an aside, Holding (as Lot 211) contained a complete sheet of 1928 Kookaburra minisheets (not imperf.), described in the glass half empty style as having “. . . two small rust spots and minute ink mark in selvedge, pin hole in upper and lower selvedge, some small perf separation at top, folded central vertical perfs, few slight bends and faint gum browning, nevertheless a good item.” (emphasis is mine). It fetched $2000! How times have changed. That item would struggle to make four figures today; read on to see what the invert on cover realized! 18 - Stamp News
The Packer interests were my exclusive and biggest client in the 1970s, although I didn’t sell the subject 2d opt. inverted item (or Kookaburra minisheet!) in to the mix; I think perhaps Harmers included a number of “other vendor” selected items in the sale to render it a quasi Rarity sale. The item next appears as Lot 469 in Gary Watson 14 Sep 1987, estimate $4500/5500. Then, as now, great items often go unloved; it’s unsold and I buy it after auction. Fair to say, by 1987 I was more bullish about covers than I had been in 1982. I advertised it on the back cover of March 1988 The Australian Philatelist, “POR” at the time. A deal was struck with the Morgan Collection and, in a package with two other items, this went in at $6600. (My thanks to Geoff Kellow for details of earlier history of this item.) In Morgan it realized £55,000 (AU$84,150), one of the most profitable items in the collection (and another one I let get away). Despite that comment, I regard this as reasonable value for money, for an item with an evergreen, bright future. Spink catalogue description “One of the great rarities
Figure 9. Difficult not to be impressed by this item
wmk 5/- vertical pair with the visually challenged “doubly printed” yellow portion (Lot 84), a not particularly attractive item for my taste at least, was Morgan Lot 172, where it fetched £3,200. In Williamson it went for £320, or nearly 75% the realization of the 1/4d Die proof. This comparison I find an interesting exercise in the changing perceptions of importance which have developed in Commonwealth philately during the 30 years separating the sale of these two collections. The transition to appreciation of Philately as Art, seldom more obvious than when comparing a beautiful cover with stamps off cover, appears to have been applied in reassessing the ex-Williamson items in that duration. Figure 10 (Lot 644) is a better item, in my opinion, than most of the “Plate nos.” of the 1930s/1950s, many of which fetch very fancy prices, even when a large part of the number is absent! It is certainly as rare as most such “Plate nos.”, and in fact was not recorded by specialists until the 1990s; it had previously been surmised that sheets of 160 of the 1/- were entirely divided in to panes of 80 for distribution to P.O.’s. ACSC (2006) has it at $800 unmounted, $400 mounted, which does not accurately reflect rarity; only a few blocks of eight are known. At £600 (AU$920) this was a sound buy
of Australian philately” I wholly confer with; in fact, I rate this item one of the ten greatest items in Commonwealth philately (I’m presently compiling my “Top 100”; more details later, but expect it to be controversial). The imperf. Kookaburra minisheet tops another chart; the Top 100 most expensive items of Commonwealth which, incidentally, I won’t be compiling. Figure 9 (Lot 579), the rather lovely 1/4d Die proof was ex J.B. Williamson (Sotheby 18 September 1981 – Lot 253), where it realized £440. Morgan realization was £35,000 (AU$53,550). The Williamson Kangaroo Second Figure 10. Technically significant item
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indeed. Figure 11 (Lot 681), another former Downie item, where it was first time on the market 8 Dec 1970 (Lot 2276), fetching $925, knocked down to William Morgan. Then described as having a 6mm tear, the glass half full description in Morgan was “a few small defects”. Heady realization of £17,000 (AU$26,000) suggests ACSC’s $5000 (2006) may need reviewing. Figure 11. A realization worthy of a new edition of ACSC “QEII” (7 November So ends the Morgan 2012) before Collection comments; concluding. however, It would be remiss of me not to make This fine collection of New South Wales some mention of the Millennium Carrington sale contained many important items, amongst which
Figure 12. Classic cover, great provenance, price realised belies 20 - Stamp News
Figure 13. Again, a lot of cover, and for the price of common Commonwealth items were many lots sold at prices which satisfy my Value Buyer Charter. I think it fair to say N.S.W. is in need of a White Knight collector, particularly for the imperforate issues. That section of issues of the Colony has the potential to deliver an exhibitor an International Grand Prix, a goal which appears lost on the present generation of Commonwealth collectors. A few of these collectors are spending the sort of money which, spent wisely on N.S.W. imperfs, could deliver an Australian collector the second award of this status. Sadly, a Grand Prix at an International will probably never be achieved for a Commonwealth collection. If it was going to occur, Arthur Gray would by now have been the deserving recipient. Space permits the selection of just two items from Carrington which, for my taste, represent excellent value for money. Figure 12 (Lot 147) is a lot for comparatively little, realizing $5,500 against a reasonable estimate of $7,500. For that, one gets fine examples of two classic stamps, Sydney View Plate 1 1d and 2d, on an attractive cover used Sydney to London (3d Ship letter rate), which once graced the collections of two internationally esteemed philatelic connoisseurs, Burrus and Amundsen. Similarly, Figure 13 (Lot 192) is a very attractive
item for a comparatively paltry sum: $2,500 against modest estimate of $2,000. Nice examples on cover of Sydney View 3d and Plate II 2d from Parramatta to London, on this occasion (2d Inland + 3d Ship letter rate). Many common Commonwealth items sell for greater sums than this. Who’s advising on philatelic inclusions for self-managed Superfunds? Did the advisors have a rostered day off on Carrington sale day? Best wishes to readers for a safe, happy, and prosperous Philatelic New Year.
Rod Perry has been a philatelic trader since 1962 and a Stamp News advertiser since the 1960s . He founded Rodney A Perry Auction Galleries (now Millennium Philatelic Auctions) in 1971. As a collector he has exhibited nationally and internationally. Rod prefers his used stamps on cover and likens taking a stamp off its original cover to converting a tree to woodchips. Past editions of this column may be accessed on Rod’s ‘rap. com.au’ Stamp News - 21
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Cinderella Corner
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This stamp was shown to me by a local collector and according to a brief note in Cinderellas Australasia issue 32 page 58 from Dave Heslop, is from the National Union of Textile Manufacturers Association of Japan. Its use in not known and I could not find any reference to them in the journal Japanese Philately. It could be some kind of receipt for moneys paid or possibly an inspection seal. There is a faint trace of a small circular cancel on the stamp but it is too faint to read the inscription. I am sure I have read something about them, but can’t remember where or when. If any reader can give me a lead, please contact me, and this time I will remember to write the reference down!
Swedish Local Posts
There were a number of local posts established in Sweden in the late 19th century, and from somewhere I picked up some of the stamps. I have drawn the following information from Billig’s Philatelic
Top: Figs 1, 2 & 3 Right: Figs 4 & 5
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Handbook Volume 24. One of the early ones was Goteborgs Stadspost, (fig. 2), which was issued on 24 April 1888. There were three values; 1 ore blue, 2 ore green and 3 ore red. This service ceased on 23 March 1889. This triangular one was from a post service, Goteborgs Private Lokalpost, (fig. 3), established by a merchant R.W. Lindhe. The stamps were issued on 29 December 1888 printed in sheets of 100 and perforated 11½. The third one, (fig. 4), is from Stockholm’s Stadspost and was issued on August 7 1888.
Granny Chamberlain
Granny Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy was a popular medicine during the early 1900s, and large advertisements appeared in many newspapers extolling the virtues of the mixture. A search of Trove, the National Library of Australia newspaper website revealed a long list of advertisements Australia wide. I restricted my search to 1917 and found many illustrated advertisements, and in fact
Tony Presgrave
the stamp illustrated here, (fig. 5), actually featured in one advertisement as a picture on the wall in a family home.
Mildura
I have illustrated this stamp previously, (fig. 6), but only from a very poor copy that did not do it justice, so here is a good example.
Lutheran Centenary
Issued in 1938 to celebrate the centenary of the Lutheran Church in Australia, I expect that this stamp, (fig. 7), was produced in South Australia, as the Barossa Valley, Hahndorf, Klemzig and Lobethal is where the largest arrivals of migrants came to before spreading to Western Victoria, New South Wales around Walla Walla, Holbrook (formerly Germantown) and Jindera, Queensland at Nundah, (German Station), the ones that spring to mind immediately, and elsewhere.
Aeropex 94
Aeropex 94 was held in Adelaide and coincided with the 75th anniversary of the arrival of Ross and Keith Smith in Australia after their flight from England. The stamp was produced as a Fame Face product which was all the rage at the time. (Fig. 8).
The Collector
How many readers remember this image, (fig. 9), on the front cover of Stamp News? March 1980 was the month, but‌‌ compare the two if you have a copy of that early issue. One is reversed in relation to the other. Which one is right? My guess is that the Stamp News cover one is right and this one has been reversed. It is another Fame Face product which makes me think that the reversal is deliberate.
Bedford Group Seals
The Bedford seals have now appeared and they are very attractive. The sheet is 30 peel and stick seals,
Right: Figs 6 & 7 Below: Figs 8, 9 & 10
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5 rows of 6 with ten different designs and 12 Card Only stickers. No indication of the printer, but I suspect it is the same one as in previous years. I have illustrated five of them only. (Figs. 10 to 14 Two will probably not reproduce as illustrations here at all, being very light colours. They are available from Bedford for a donation. Their address is P.O. Box 23 Melrose Park, South Australia 5039.
Phantom Philately
For the Cinderella collector this book should be a must have. Written by Fred Melville, it lists a host of bogus and forged stamps that have been produced from the mid 1800s to the 1920s. An original edition is now a rare book, but it was reprinted in 1950 and a bit of hunting should locate a copy. There are many stamps that are outright bogus issues, but equally there are many stamps produced in the name of a legitimate country that are fakes or forgeries produced for the benefit of collectors anxious to fill the gaps in their albums. These stamps were usually reported in the journals of the day with much enthusiasm, but no verification, and still lurk in the
Above: Figs 11, 12 & 13 Right: Fig 14 & 15
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pages of old time collections and this book records several hundred of them. Fred Melville was a prolific writer with many books to his name. All are long out of print but some are still the standard work on their subject.
China Overprints
I have had these Hong Kong stamps, (fig. 15), sitting in a stock book for years with little information about them. At the moment I am reading through Fred Melville’s book Phantom Philately, and under one the heading of Chu Chin Chow overprints there is a brief mention of an overprint “China� on Hong Kong stamps. It is thought that they were produced in about 1917 at the time when the play Chu Chin Chow was running in Britain. I have 50 cent and 1 dollar values with the overprint which is definitely bogus.
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Ireland: the Definitive Issues. Part 13. Happy New Year, and a prosperous 2013 to all Stamp News Australasia readers! I hope that Christmas time was wonderful for you, and that some philatelic goodies made their way into your stocking! Well it’s been a long time coming, but with this article we finally arrive at the end of the Irish definitive saga (well, so far anyway!). But before we jump into the SOAR issues and related stamps, a quick apology and a small but important catalogue update are in order. In the last article I covered the small size Birds booklet stamps, and made particular mention of the 36c wren ‘make up’ value. Or was it the 38c wren? You’d be forgiven for being confused as I referred to the one stamp as having both denominations within a few lines! Fortunately, there’s a scan of the relevant booklet pane right near my boo boo, clearly showing that it’s a 36c stamp – sorry about that! And as far as the minor but important catalogue update is concerned, we have to go ‘pre definitives’, all the way back to the very first set of overprints in 1922. Those of you who read my articles some time back on the overprints may recall that a few years back Stanley Gibbons changed their catalogue listings for the 1922 Dollard red and carmine overprints changed from having full catalogue numbers to just being listed as ‘a’ numbers after the appropriate black overprints. Well, the 2013 edition of Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth & British Empire Stamps shows another catalogue number change to one of this same group of stamps, namely the 4d with both the red and carmine. Due to the addition in this edition of the 4d Dollard with black overprint variety ‘overprint doubled, one albino’, and assigning this variety catalogue number 6a, the red version of the overprint which was previously numbered 6a is now 6b, and the carmine version has, in turn, become 6c. This may seem fairly minor, but even at a simplified level, the 4d with red overprint is needed for a complete collection, and as it’s number has changed, I think it’s worth noting. Hope that all makes sense! Now, on to the last, and latest, definitive, which mainly consist of the ne SOAR stamps.
Stamps On A Roll definitives
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are completely different from any of the earlier definitive issues. The following press announcement from AnPost, which was released on the 15th July 2010, explains this well: ‘Printing stamps at point of purchase in Post Offices has begun. You can buy single or multiple ‘Stamps On A Roll’ for your stamp collections or as postage when mailing items. An Post recently commenced the roll-out of printing stamps at point of purchase in Post Offices. Currently in pilot and will be expanded to more Post Offices in the near future. Please see below the Post Offices that have gone live with the new service. The stamps will be on rolls of 600 and will only be given a denomination at the time of purchase. To distinguish these stamps from other stamp products, they are being given the name Stamps On A Roll or SOAR for short. In the future, the images to appear on SOAR will be from the next Definitive series, the seventh since the foundation of the State, titled Irish Animals and Marine Life and is scheduled to issue on 8 September 2010. There will be approximately 50 stamps in the series and the initial issue will comprise of 8 photographic images depicting the incredible variety of animal and marine life in this country. Prior to this imagery appearing, four images from our current Definitive series of Irish Wild Flower stamps will be used on SOAR’ According to the press release, only the Blackrock PO in Dublin had gone live with SOAR stamps at that point. So, as we can see, the main differences are that these stamps are in rolls, not sheets, and have the required postage amount printed on them at the time of purchase. To all intents and purposes, they are similar to Britain’s ‘Post & Go’ issues and Australia’s ‘Counter Printed Stamps’ There is one rather odd thing about this press release, and that is that the first SOAR format stamps weren’t from the flower definitives, and they were issued two years earlier, in 2008! They featured the same four designs as the 2006 ‘Inland Waterways’
Mike Lee issue. Fig 1. Here’s some information about these from An Post’s 04/08 edition of ‘Irish Stamps Collectors News’: ‘A Postal Service Centre – a self-service kiosk that offers customers a convenient one stop shop for some standard service postal requirements – was introduced by An Post on Monday 21 July 2008. Manufactured by German Engineering Corporation, Wincor Nixdorf, the Service Centre is touch screen and allows a customer to buy one or multiple franking labels, weigh items, select a destination (national or international) and post items. The Service Centre accepts coins, notes or credit/debit cards as payment. A Postbox is placed beside each Postal Service Centre and mail is collected daily at each location. The pilot Postal Service Centre will be located in the GPO Dublin and Dublin Airport from 21 July onwards. There will be a further four Service Centres in the pilot scheme the location of which will be listed on our website www.irishstamps. ie. Pending the success of the pilot, it is the intention of An Post to rollout these machines nationwide. The Service Centre issues franking labels, with designs based on the Inland Waterways commemorative stamp issue of 20 October, 2006. Featuring photography by Walter Pfeiffer, the labels feature four inland waterways – The River Barrow, The River Eire, The River Shannon and the Grand Canal – which link Ireland from North to South and East to West’. Apart from a couple of passing references to the new stamps in ‘The Collector’ magazine, nothing else is mentioned until the first issue of 2010 where, under the heading of ‘Stamps on a Roll’, it states that An Post is due to pilot these new stamps in February at Postal Service Centres around the country. The following issue mentions that the SOAR stamps will be officially launched later in the year. I’m not sure when everything actually happened, but if any readers can shed any light on when the various machines and the Inland Waterways designs first came into use, I’d love to hear from you. Anyway, enough about these issuing technicalities, let’s consider the stamps! The basic
Fig 1: The pre SOAR Inland Waterways designs stamps are printed in rolls of 600, by Label Art Ltd. on self-adhesive paper, die cut perf 11 with three phosphor bands, and includes only the stamp image at the left, ‘Eire’ at the top right, and the roll position number at the lower right (this last element isn’t found on the Waterways stamps). The other information, namely the denomination, the date code (a five digit format ie: 11305 – the 305th day of 2011, or an alpha and numeric code on the earlier types), and a long number which includes post office reference, counter position and transaction number data, are printed at the time of purchase. In some cases another line of information is printed under this long number, but more on that shortly. There have been four SOAR definitive issues to date (not counting the Waterways issues discussed above), a set of four Irish wild flower stamps with designs from the wildflower definitive set, and three sets of eight designs (total of 24 different) Stamp News - 29
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Fig 2: The four different service indicators on the Golden Eagle design showing Irish Animals and Marine Life. The wildflowers being designed by Susan Sex, and the Animals and Marine Life by Zinc Design. While not definitive, there have also been a set of two SOAR Christmas stamps issued each year since 2010.
and chase all of the designs from the one machine, highest face value you can find etc etc. All of these are valid choices and worth considering, but we none of us really felt satisfied with those options. Then, about twelve months ago we all discovered what we all felt was the best way (very subjective, of course) to collect them, and it involves the mysterious last line mentioned above. While the vast majority of SOAR stamps have only the elements described above on them, some also have what I call a ‘service indicator’ underneath the long line of numerals consisting of either the words ‘Standard Post’, ‘Registered Post’ or ‘Express Post’. Fig 2. This means that our little gang are all now collecting four of each design, a blank one together with one of each of the service indicators. This has been a much more satisfying pursuit! Of the SOAR stamps with the indicators, Standard Post is far and away the easiest to find, followed by Registered and then Express, which in my experience have proved to be fairly elusive. While I’m on this subject, I’d love to know just exactly what Standard Post represents. I’ve seen it on denominations from 55c up to €20.00+, and from what I’ve observed it seems to be interchangeable with the stamps without any service indicator. Perhaps a reader (in Ireland?) could help out? There is also some variation in the fonts used for printing the values etc, although it tends to be that the earlier issues, particularly the Waterways where you find the font variation, which is also lighter in colour. One other font variation that seems to be quite scarce (I’ve only found 4 or 5 out of 700+ SOAR stamps I’ve looked through) has the denomination inside a box, Fig 3. this type may be
What to collect?
This might seem like an odd question, but all of the folk I know who do collect the SOAR issues used (the best way to collect them, I think – and dare I say – just about everything philatelic!), myself included, struggled with just what to include in our collection of SOAR stamps. Obviously you could just collect one of each design, which wouldn’t be too hard (although the Waterways set is a bit of a challenge), or perhaps one of each design in both cents and Euro values, or you could decipher the machine codes 30 - Stamp News
Fig 3: The elusive ‘boxed’ denomination font
Mike Lee think they are all still available from An Post, and the landscape for these is constantly changing. One word of warning, which also applies to the regular SOAR stamps – they don’t soak off, so don’t try! Chances are you’ll just wreck your stamps. Well as we all know with stamps the last word is never written, but that’s all for now from me as far as Irish definitives are concerned. In fact I’m having a short break, but I’ll be back later in the year with a new topic to have a look at. If there’s a topic or issue that you’d like me to tackle, please let me know and I’ll see what I can do! Until then, keep collecting, and maybe even think about starting a new collection. After all, what you collect is really only limited by your imagination! Mike You can reach me at mlphilatelic@bigpond.com I always value your comments & questions!
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Fig 4: The 55c Dolphin & Red Squirrel self-adhesive pair worth putting aside if you come across any. If your preference is for mint, you’re pretty much limited to the sets that are available from An Post or your new issue dealer, which to date have all been plain 55c or 82c values. You can pick up some variations on eBay, usually whole sets of lower denominations, but I think you’ll agree there’s quite a bit more interest in these stamps used. These are a fascinating issue with much research potential, and I really find them fascinating. I suspect there is much yet to be discovered.
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Hawaii - A Classic Bogus Issue Fred Melville, the well-known English philatelist and writer, was undoubtedly the foremost early 20th century expert on bogus stamps. He collected all his discoveries of dubious or outright bogus stamp issues in a book suitably titled Phantom Philately. In most cases he was able to find out quite a lot about the people behind the many curious issues. However, there were cases which left him completely baffled and this is certainly true for a blue $5 stamp claimed to have been released by the Kingdom of Hawaii. He writes that the stamp depicts a statue of King Kamehameha I and that he had shown it in a book he had published in 1903. The illustration shows a stamp which has perforations on the left and right sides only in a way typical of many coil issues. In retrospect it seems rather strange that this
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particular stamp was unknown to Melville as it was printed in his hometown of London. In addition to the $5 stamp, there is also a $2 value printed in red. I was recently able to add these two items to my collection of classic bogus stamps. Let’s take a closer look at the two stamps. In size they are considerably larger than all other contemporary Hawaiian postage stamps. They measure 27 x 31 mms. As I understand it they were printed singly on small rectangular sheetlets measuring approximately 80 x 112 mms. Some of these sheetlets have later been partly or fully perforated. The forger put a lot of money into the production of these two stamps as they are recess printed. In 1883, the then independent Kingdom of Hawaii had released a 25c stamp picturing a statue
Christer Brunström of King Kamehameha I. The statue can be seen in the Hawaiian capital of Honolulu. Basically the same design was later reused for 5c stamps issued in 1994 and 1899 respectively. As can be seen from the illustration nearby, the design of the bogus stamps closely resembles that of the issued genuine postage stamps. Noted Swedish philatelist Nils Strandell took a strong interest in Hawaii’s postage stamps and he devoted a chapter to them in his book In the World of Philately (Stockholm 1948). In it he explains that it was Kamehameha I (ca 1758 – 1819) who united the Hawaiian Islands into a Kingdom in 1810. Previously each island had had its own chief. According to Strandell, the king contacted the British government in 1810 requesting it to make Hawaii a British protectorate. He probably already
felt the threat from the USA. In 1883, the 16-year-old clerk George Kirke Jeffryes began his stamp forging career. Initially he added forged overprints to genuine stamps from Colombia, Ecuador, North Borneo, Sarawak, Sungei Ujong and Zululand. Some of his forgeries were found out immediately while others remained undiscovered for many years. The forgeries were marketed to the unsuspecting collectors of the day by Benjamin & Sarpy, a stamp firm located at 1, Cullum Street in the City of London. Strandell has a lot to tell about this particular stamp business. The shop was divided into two parts. The front shop was badly lit making it difficult for customers to see exactly what they were buying. The inner room was closed to customers; it was in this room that many of the forged overprints
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Hawaii - A Classic Bogus Issue were produced. Strandell states that some were even made while the customer was waiting in other part of the shop. Following the success with the forged overprints, Jeffryes went on to produce complete forgeries of classic postage stamps. He was mainly interested in the following countries: Ceylon, Grenada, New South Wales, New Zealand, Tasmania and Victoria. With the exception of the Victorian stamps all were recess printed. A complete listing of his forgeries can be found in Varro E. Tyler’s book Philatelic Forgers (Perth 1976). Benjamin & Sarpy of course helped distribute these forgeries some of which very closely resemble the originals. Today these classic forgeries are greatly appreciated by many philatelists making them quite valuable. It seems that Jeffryes came up with the idea of
printing two high-value stamps for Hawaii some time in 1886. He had apparently got hold of the previously mentioned Hawaiian 25c stamp depicting the famous king. Jeffryes commissioned Henry Thomas Pauncefort of 16, Little New Street to engrave and print the stamps. Pauncefort was paid £3.15/- to engrave the plates and £1.9/- to print 1000 copies of each stamp. He later explained that he thought the stamps were intended for some ecclesiastical purpose. Jeffryes and his two dealer friends were arrested in 1891 for creating and selling forged postage stamps. The trial was followed with considerable interest in the contemporary philatelic press. In 1892, Stanley Gibbons Stamp Journal had an almost complete transcript of the proceedings. The trial ended when the three culprits were sentenced to hard labour for six months. Shown nearby is a drawing of the three forgers made during the trial. It was first published in the Stanley Gibbons magazine mentioned above. When released from prison Benjamin & Sarpy continued to deal in stamps but hopefully they restricted their business to genuine stamps. It is my guess that the two Hawaiian bogus stamps never became a success. In common with many other classic bogus issues they are incredibly rare today and usually fetch high prices when offered at auction. This is rather strange considering the fact that they are completely bogus and only produced to con gullible stamp collectors.
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Looking at New Zealand
Centenary of NZ Railways, 1963 Last month’s article included a photograph of the Port Hills that separate the Canterbury Plains and the city of Christchurch from Lyttelton Harbour. The early settlers tackled this barrier with a packhorse track over the hills (the Bridle Path) and by July 1862 had built New Zealand’s first telegraph line, the subject of the1962 stamp issue discussed last month. There was also coastal shipping that took goods the 13 kms (8 miles) from Lyttelton to Ferrymead on the river estuary at the foot of the hills. Incidentally, the residential areas near the estuary were the suburbs worst hit by the earthquakes of September 2010 and February 2011 as the soil there ‘liquified’. The marshy sub-soil bubbled up to the surface and houses shifted on their foundations. A major achievement of the settlers was the 36 - Stamp News
Graeme Morriss
boring of a railway tunnel through the hills, completed in 1867, only seventeen years after their arrival in the country. The section of railway line from Christchurch to Ferrymead, near where the tunnel entrance was being dug, was completed in 1863 and was the subject of stamps issued on 25
November 1963. Ferrymead today has a transport museum and historic village which is a major tourist attraction. The stamps (figure 1 - left) were designed by the Commercial Art Section of the Railways Department and feature Pilgrim, the first locomotive in New
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Looking at New Zealand
Zealand, and contemporary (mid-1950s) dieselelectric locomotives. For railway enthusiasts, technical details of the two diesels are given in The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 6. Contact me for a scan. The setting of the 1/9d stamp is the central North Island plateau with Mount Ruapehu in the background. The stamps were photogravure printed by De La Rue on fine esparto-based paper with ‘NZ & star’ watermark sideways. On the 3d, the sideways watermark had the star at the right when viewed from the back and on the 1/9d it was on the left. Sheets of the 3d had 10 rows of 12 stamps and the 1/9d 12 rows of 10. The perforation combs
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gauged 14 and ran from left to right on the 3d and from bottom to top on the 1/9d. The sheet values were in the top right margin and the imprint and plate numbers in the bottom left (figures 2, 3, 4 previous pages). Two black plates were used for the 3d, so the number sequence can appear as 1111 or 2111. A special First Day postmark was used at the Christchurch Railway Post Office (figure 5). Figure 6 shows colour separations from the yellow, red and green plates of the 3d (no black). Figures 7 and 8 show cinderellas from the Christchurch Philatelic Society from 1987 and 1988 based on an unadopted design for the 1963 stamps.
Graeme Morriss
References: Catalogue of New Zealand Stamps, Auckland, Campbell Paterson, 1952 – . The Postage Stamps of New Zealand, vol. 6,
Wellington, RPSNZ, 1975. Graeme can be contacted through his website, www. stampsmw.top1.com.au .
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Collecting the KGV Penny Red Part 2 Continuing on from last month’s column, now that you have neat piles of penny reds sorted by month and year, sorting by shade can begin. First of all familiarise yourself with the catalogue values of the various shades. The ‘common’ shades - those with catalogue values for used examples of $10 or less in the 2007 edition of ACSC - will represent 95+% of all the 1d reds. Shades that are priced at $100 or more are rare and are uncommon enough that they are unlikely to turn up in most random lots. Also understand what the various colour names mean: carmine, scarlet, salmon, pink, rose, maroon and also the term aniline. Wikipedia is also useful in giving a rough idea of what the various colours look like. Carmine – a deep red with a hint of purple. Scarlet – a bright red with a tendency towards orange. Salmon – a pinkish red with an element of yellow. Pink – a pale bluish red. Rose – a pale red which tends towards magenta. Maroon – a dark red with a strong element of purple Aniline – not a colour, but a term used to describe shades that visibly bleed somewhat through to the reverse of the stamp and also into the unprinted areas. The various shades will be referred to by their G-numbers. These are classifications that have been used by penny red collectors for many de40 - Stamp News
Figure 1. Top picture: on the left shade G1, on the right G2, Bottom picture: their corresponding long wavelength UV reactions.
cades. Rather than a single colour, each G-number represents a narrow range of shades that have been traditionally grouped together based on their similarity in daylight appearance and/or UV reaction. A dedicated expert can break down candidates in each G-number shade group into many sub-categories, and in reality there are several hundred identifiable shades in the penny reds.
Dr Scott Starling Single-line perforated shades G1 and G2
There are only two shade groups which occur on the line perforated issue and these will be found with postmarks from August 1914 through to the middle of 1915. Shade G1 is carmine red and printed on well-surfaced paper. Shade G2 is darker being more of a deep red and was generally printed on less well-surfaced paper which is usually referred to as semi-surfaced. This gives a somewhat blotchy appearance to this shade group. The UV reactions of each at long wavelength (365nm) are identical, usually brown but can vary through to a purplish brown. It is worth noting at this point that the pictures of the various shades will not be an accurate enough reproduction for direct comparison. The images are provided for illustration only.
Shades G10 and G13
The first shades to appear comb perforated are G10 (carmine-red) and G13 (deep red). Indeed most comb perforated stamps from 1914 and early 1915 will be either of these two shade groups. The G10 shade has the same UV reaction as the two line perforated shades (G1 & G2), the reaction of examples from shade group G13 is a lot more purple. The daylight shade of G10 also matches well with G1, the daylight appearance of G13 is of a more pure red colour and is generally quite an attractive shade. Examples from the G10 shade group occur from August 1914 through to the middle of 1915, the G13
Figure 2. Top picture: on the left shade G10, on the right G13, Bottom picture: their corresponding long wavelength UV reactions. shade doesn’t appear until about October 1914 and are similarly found with postmarks through to the middle of 1915.
Shades G11 and G12
The two other shades that occur at the end of 1914 through to the middle of 1915 - G11 (bright red) and G12 (salmon-red) - have very distinctive UV reactions. These are the only shades until the end of Stamp News - 41
Collecting the KGV Penny Red Part 2 each other by their daylight appearance, shade G12 is pale and has a definite yellow element, shade G11 is darker and lacks a prominent yellow hue. Both of these shades are much less common than the other comb perforated shades of this era.
Shade G16
We’ll finish off this month’s run through of the shades by discussing the next shade group to appear – G16 (dull red) which starts to be found around March 1915 and occurs through to about the end of that year. Again the UV reaction is somewhat distinctive being a deep bright purple. Certainly more intense than either G10 or G13 and without any hint of brown. As the name of this shade suggests, the colour is somewhat dull and certainly not as vibrant as most G10 or G13 candidates. In the next issue the journey through the shades will continue.
Figure 3. Top picture: on the left shade G11, on the right G12, Bottom picture: their corresponding long wavelength UV reactions. 1916 that have an orange glow at long wavelength UV illumination. Some give quite an intense reaction, others somewhat more muted, but still easily recognisable. Their UV reaction is so unmistakeable that they are easily separated from all of the early shades. They are separated from Figure 4. On the left: shade G16, on the right: the corresponding long wavelength UV reactions. 42 - Stamp News
Any questions, comments or problems, please e-mail me dr.starling@optusnet. com.au .
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Very hard to get as a complete unit of 7 sheetlets
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Revenue Review We’re Off
First up, can I wish all of you a very happy and prosperous New Year! Well here we go again; we’re off on another year of fun and adventure into the fascinating world of revenue collecting. Not just revenue collecting but [read it slower] R-e-v-e-n-u-e Collecting! Ok you got it? Lets’ go.
Bodily
Mid last year Gerald Bodily [late] a UK dealer was able to offer some rather nice revenues of New South Wales from a presentation book given by the New South Wales Government to the Government of Serbia. Figures 1 & 2 are a couple of the pages from the book. Richie Bodily offered these at a mere few hundred pounds a page. What is interesting is both pages show the first issue of both the Stamp Duty & Cattle Duty issues, inc the 2/6d orange [a
Fig 1
Fig 3
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rare revenue on its own] Stamp Duty which later changed to blue with many new values added to the series over time. What baffles me is the fact that why would Serbia need to know what New South Wales Cattle duty revenues look like as none would surly pass them by. Maybe is was a simple as a presentation book of current issues given as a gift rather than a heads up as to what is coming out of New South Wales.
Savings
As we know Western Australia issued a 1d saving stamp as seen in figure 3 what I hadn’t seen was a cancelled used copy. This was sold by Philatelics [Australia] in early December last year at their annual auction. It was in a collection of Western Australian revenues so I apologise for the poor graphic. Maybe you have some cancelled copies, if
Fig 2
Fig 4
Dave Elsmore so please share them here.
Fourpence
eBay continues to turn up good revenues and figure 4 is no exception. The seller has so far offered 6 copies from what he says is a large buy from a local company archive. They are selling for $300-$500 each. I wonder just how many more there is to come out as this may need to be down graded as a once rare item.
Registrar General – Not
We have all seen the exempt revenues of Victoria, they are impressive to look at and always sell. Figure 5 is no exception selling for £50 but what intrigued me was the fact REGISTRAR GENERAL has been deleted telling me there must have been a shortage of some issues. Can you please check your holdings to
see if you have any further copies of an issue being cross-used. If you do fine something please let me know.
Bethania
Very few Queensland Railway stamps have been found with postal cancels. All are very collectable with figure 6 showing a 1921 Queensland Railway issue of Bethania Junction cancelled ‘Bethania’ This is a known cancel from this Station but I do have it with and without the postal cancel. Worth a $100 of anybody’s money. Bethania Junction is on the South Coast line when it used to go the Tweed Heads on the Gold Coast, and junction right to Logan Village and beyond with the Beaudesert Tramway taking over and working it’s way up to Christmas Creek. Parcel stamps from the Beaudesert Tramway also command $100+ each.
Fig 6
Fig 5
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Revenue Review Miners Right
I have shown Miners Rights before but figure 7 is the first £1 I have seen. It appears to be on vellum and has some sort of cancel at top right [fig 8] can you recognise it? If so please let me know.
Stationery or Not Stationery
Figure 9 is an International Reply Coupon, apparently classed as Stationery; this has in the past been confused as a piece of revenue stamped paper. So where does it fit in? Well I’m sure the Stationery boys will tell you they want it, I guess as a revenue collector I want it, and as a Cinderella collector I also want it. I thought [and correct me if I’m wrong] that Post Office stationery had to have an imprint of a stamp on it to pass through the mail. These ‘Coupons’ and I stress the word ‘Coupon’ to me are no more than an exchange coupon of ones countries stamps. They were sent enclosed within an envelope allowing the receiver to purchase a stamp to reply to the letter. Similarly Postal Notes [I have spoke on these in the [past] were enclosed within an envelope and used as a form of sending small amounts of money safely through the mail and clearly revenue stamped paper. The Stationery boys have tried to claim these also!! So should anything the post office put out other
than stamps be classed as Postal Stationery? Well no, that’s just silly! These Reply Coupons to me are no more that that, a coupon, but one which could be used internationally. Quite a lot of stationery exists with a return card affixed allowing the receiver to send a reply without charge, ok that is stationery; however to send something enclosed within an envelope not paying any of the postal content and having the exchange value of a single stamp should the receiver choose to use it is clearly NOT stationery in my book. Figure 9 shows that the recipient would have received the coupon but never encashed it to collect free return postage from the sender. If the Stationery boys insist these are stationery items then it could be argued postage stamps are stationery due to the fact in the early part of the century stamps could be sent interstate, enclosed within an envelope, and using them as return postage Or by taking the received stamps to the local post office, one could cash them in, in full. Coupons were used simply as a form of sending return postage to another country. Your thoughts are welcome. The only exception to cashing in postage stamps at a post office was if they carried a company Perfin. Coupons were used simply as a form of sending return postage to another country. Your thoughts are welcome. The only exception to cashing in postage stamps at a post office was if they carried a company Perfin.
Perfin Corner
Talking of Perfins, I would like to close this month by showing you yet another unrecorded Perfin on a railway revenue, this time, figure 10 a New South Wales Railway parcel stamp. Looks horrible but this is quite normal usage for this issue and exceedingly rare with this B R Perfin in it. It may pay you to recheck your holdings for Perfins on railway revenues. Please let me know if you find any! I am sure as the year goes on more and more unrecorded Perfins will surface keep a watch on Perfins.com.au for all updates. Fig 9
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I can be contacted by mail: P O Box 66 Springwood 4127 Queensland or an Email link from my web site ozrevenues.com
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Ace Stamp Auctions PO Box 2076, Ellenbrook, WA, 6069 www.acestampauctions.com stampdealer@iinet.net Tel (08) 9297 3040 Forthcoming sales: 20/21 April 2013
Auction house Christoph G채rtner 74321 Bietigheim-bissingen, Germany www.auktionen-gaertner.de info@auktionen-gaertner.de Tel 0011 49 7142 789 400 Fax 0011 49 7142 789 410 Forthcoming sales: 21-25 January 2013
Corbitts 5 Mosley Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1YE, UK www.corbitts.com collectors@corbitts.com Tel: 0011 44 191 232 7268 Fax: 0011 44 191 261 4130 Next sale: 12 January 2013 (Cards)
Craig Chappell PO Box 521, Clayfield, Qld. 4011 craigchappell@bigpond.com.au Tel: (07) 3262 8810 Fax:(07) 3262 8816 Please contact for details of forthcoming sales.
Cygnet Philatelics 8 Clevedon Way, Karringyup, WA 6018 Tel: (08) 9325 4542 Next sale: see ad for detail
John Mowbray International Private Bag 63000, Wellington 6140, New Zealand www.mowbrays.co.nz john.mowbray@xtra.co.nz Tel: 0011 64 6 364 8252 Fax: 0011 64 6 364 8270 Next sale: 15 January 2013
Millennium Philatelic Auctions Suite 25, 89-97 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007 www.millenniumauctions.com info@millenniumauctions.com Tel: (02) 9281 4797 Fax: (02) 9281 4677 Next sale: see website for details
Velvet Collectables Group (formerly Mowbrays Australia) Suite 401, Level 4, 64-76 Kippax Street Surry Hills NSW 2100 velvetcollectables@iinet.net.au www.stamp-auction.com.au Tel: (02) 9280 0086 Fax: (02) 9281 4053 Next sale: 16 March 2013
Robin Linke Stamp Dealer 181 Jersey Street, Wembley, 6014, Western Australia www.robinlinke.com.au robin@robinlinke.com.au Tel (08) 9387 5327 Fax (08) 9387 1646 Next sale: See website for details
Spink www.spink.com Tel: 0011 44 20 7563 4000 Fax: 0011 44 20 7563 4066 Next sale: 23/24 january 2013 Stamp News - 47
DANGEROUS AUSTRALIANS SPECIAL EDITION SEMI-IMPERFORATED RED-BACK SPIDER MINATURE SHEET Mint Unhinged in special pack. Australia Stamps Red Back Spider mini sheet. Rare.!!!! This is a very special edition, Semi Imperforate mini sheet released by Australia Post with the $1.00 Red-Back spider on the dangerous Australians mini sheet. This stamp was only released in the limited edition mini sheet form and not available in any other way. All other Dangerous Australians Mini Sheets feature the $1.00 Sea Snake. Why was it not released as a general postage stamp? In the words of Australia Post, “Although originally commissioned as the sixth stamp in Dangerous Australians, we thought that the realistic size of this venomous spider on the stamp could alarm postal users who might mistake it for a real Red-back! “ This stamp WAS NOT be included in the 2006 Collection of Australian stamps. The mini sheet comes in a special Edition presentation folder
We have only 20 of these available at the special price of $54.95 each, when these are gone there will be no more!
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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Part 30
Hobart Stamp Show
On the three days from Friday 16 to Sunday 18 November 2012 Hobart hosted a National Oneframe Exhibition in the historic Hobart Town Hall’s beautifully decorated and spacious Ballroom. The Hobart Town hall was built in 1868. The exhibition was organised by the Tasmanian Philatelic Society, which is based in Hobart. The previous National One-Frame Exhibition in Hobart was in 2003. Following the closing of the exhibition, the Secretary of the Organising Committee, Peter Allen reported “18 months of planning and hard work resulted in a most successful exhibition”.
The Overall Highlights
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•• The exhibition attracted 65 philatelic entries and 24 postcard entries, a record number of 89 (15 page) competitive entries. •• The quality of the displayed material was very high, making a very attractive
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Exhibition venue - the beautiful and Historic Hobart Town Hall •• ••
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presentation for the 600 visitors. A non-competitive display of “Tasmanian Treasures”, 14 frames (210 pages) featuring three collections of early Tasmanian material. The calligraphy on the certificates and prizes was done by Gemma Black, a world class calligrapher, thus making the certificates and prizes just that extra bit special. Gemma had, amongst other things, written the Apology which was presented in Federal Parliament to Australia’s Indigenous Peoples. All of the prizes were handcrafted from Tasmanian timbers. The 2nd Philatelic Pub Crawl raised money for the Adrian Brown Family Memorial Trust. For the postmark collectors there was a
John Sadler,
Philatelic Development Officer, APF
different pictorial postmark for each day available from Australia Post. •• Sunday was specified as Youth Activities Day with many events and competitions designed to encourage young people to either continue or commence collecting stamps. A joint evening meeting was held between the Tasmanian Philatelic Society and the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria.
The Philatelic Aspects
65 one-frame entries of exceptional quality material was a very pleasant surprise, with many of the entries from experienced exhibitors. The material on show covered a wide range of philatelic subjects and time periods, extending from 1859 to recent times. The overall quality was reflected in the number of high level awards with 25 gold medals (85 + points) and 21 vermeil (75+). Nine of the gold medal exhibits scored 90 points or more – really top quality
Heather Andrews, Tasmanian Philatelic Society Junior Show coordinator with TPS member Ron Bloomfiled and grandchildren at the “Kids Corner”. displays. The award for the Champion exhibit at the exhibition went to Martin Walker for his Half Penny GPO Definitive South Australia exhibit (94 points), whilst the Reserve Champion was John Shawley for his Mauritius – 1859 Dardenne Issue (93 points). The full results for the exhibition can be viewed at www.apf.org.au/apf-exhibition-results/
The Postcard Aspects
This was the first time that the APF Picture Postcards Class was included in a National OneFrame Exhibition held in Tasmania. It was very well supported both by Tasmanian as well as Mainland exhibitors with 24 entries received. Even taking Stamp News - 51
Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation Part 2 into account that these entrants included a number of novice exhibitors, the overall quality was of a high standard with 6 Gold, 7 Vermeil, 7 Silver and 4 Bronze medals awarded. The award for the Champion postcard exhibit was won by Michel Roland for his 1897 Brussels International Exhibition exhibit (91 points), whilst the Reserve Champion went to Elspeth Bodley for her Burrenjuck Dam 1907 - 1956 (88 points). The Picture Postcard entries were placed in the first two rows next to the dealers to entice the general public to view the exhibits. This worked very well. Most of the dealers present also carried stocks of postcards which are growing in popularity with each passing year. This popularity is also evidenced by the increasing number of philatelic exhibitors who are now exhibiting in this class. This class has only recently been adopted by the APF, and such a high level of support is most encouraging for the future of the class.
The Prizes
The “Tasmanian Treasures”
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The organizing committee had asked three well known leading collectors of Tasmanian material to select some of their rarest and most interesting items for inclusion in a non-competitive display. The displays included •• Tasmanian Pictorials 1899 to 1912. These stamps evolved from a desire by the Tasmanian Colonial Government to promote the colony as a destination for tourists and new settlers, requesting that the series should “show the Colony in its best cloths”. What resulted was an attractive series of eight stamps. •• Tasmanian Postmarks on the Pictorial Stamps. The most popular period for collecting Tasmanian postmarks was on the above Tasmanian Pictorial stamp issues. Of all aspects of philately connected with these stamps, the postmarks of the country offices have proved to be the most generally interesting and collected. •• Tasmanian Postcard Display. During the “Golden Age” of postcards from the early 52 - Stamp News
1900’s to World War I, a huge number of postcards were collected and exchanged world-wide. Many of these cards were actually photographs printed on postcard backs and many show scenes of important events, people and places. These postcards now represent a treasure house of social history. All of the prizes for the exhibition were made from local timbers. One member of the organizing committee, Graeme Chequer, a woodworker, decided that he could make a better cheeseboard than the one purchased, and so proceeded to do so using rare Huon Pine. Graeme, in conjunction with his wife, Gaye, was awarded a prize for the Postcard Exhibit with the Best Title Page, and there are no great rewards for guessing which of the prizes they received. This event was organised by Bernie Beston and held on the Friday night, commencing at 5.30 pm at the Woolstore Hotel. It involved having a drink at five different hotels with a drink and dinner at the sixth. The 23 participants had a most enjoyable evening, and raised in excess of $1,000 for the Adrian Brown Family Memorial Trust, an APF sponsored charity.
The Palmares (Awards Dinner)
On Saturday night, the Palmares was held in the Old Woolstore, a boutique hotel situated in an old Stock and Station Woolstore. The 75 guests made the evening a very sociable and enjoyable experience. The MC for the event was Peter Allan, President of the Tasmanian Philatelic Society as well as Secretary of the Organising Committee for the exhibition.
Conclusion
Both the quality and quantity of support for this National One-Frame exhibition indicates that collectors now have a much better understanding of the concept of one-frame exhibiting, most encouraging for the future of this type of exhibit.
John Sadler,
Philatelic Development Officer, APF A one-frame exhibit must be based upon a topic which can only be effectively illustrated in one frame. It should not be a subject that can be readily expanded to more than one frame, nor should it simply be a frame taken from a much larger exhibit. I would like to acknowledge the assistance provided in writing this report received from Peter Allen, who also provided the photographs, and David Figg, a Picture Postcard judge. Should you wish to comment on any aspect of the above article, or you have a subject that is either interesting, difficult to understand, or one which you would like to have explained, or if there is a particular topic on which you would like more information, please let me know by emailing jpsadler@bigpond.com.au.
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Stamps in the News - Globally! Fantastic Flea Market Find Reported at http://fleamarketzone.com
German pensioner, Reinhold Hoffman, 70, discovered a rare stamp at a flea market in Dresden, picking it up for its 1861 date and image of Benjamin Franklin. His partner, Baerbel, 71, had purchased a four-pound book of stamps at the flea market, and this particular stamp happened to be among the book’s contents. The stamp is one of only 3,100 ever printed during the American Civil War, thought to be in circulation until 1867. “When I laid them out on the table and saw the one cent stamp, I stopped breathing,” Hoffman told the Daily Mail. The stamp is thought to be one of only two known examples in existence, the other one being in the possession of a museum in New York. It is yet to be determined exactly how much the new discovery is worth. This type of pattern was discontinued after only a few years of circulation, and the last known stamp of this type was sold for $930,000 in 1988. Hoffman has offered to reimburse anyone who sponsors him in flying to the US to deliver the stamp to the Philatelic Foundation in New York, the only establishment able to certify the stamp’s authenticity.
Princesses go postal
Reported at www.dutchnews.nl Sales of a new set of stamps featuring the three daughters of Dutch Prince Willem-Alexander, the princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane, have brought in a record €11.6m. The photographs incorporated in
the design were taken by the crown prince himself. The kinderpostzegels (childrens stamps) are released each October, and money goes to projects around the world which are aimed at the safety and education of vulnerable children. Kinderpostzegels date back to 1924 when the Dutch government decided to issue special stamps with a surcharge which would be used to help disadvantaged children. The Prince followed in his father’s footsteps, who portrayed his three sons for the Kinderpostzegels campaign 40 years ago. Netherlands also issued other child-related stamps last month to celebrate Children’s Books Week. These are claimed to be the first pop-up stamps in the world. The special paper architecture changes the 2D character of these two stamps into 3D after pulling out the cardboard slider. The stamps themselves as well as the front and back of the sheetlet show illustrations of plants, animals and elements that feature in the Children’s Book Week Picture Book Hallo!
A beacon of light from the Ukraine Reported at www.day.kiev.ua
Ukrainian mail service, Ukrposhta, has gained recognition at the prestigious 2012 international philatelic contest “Grand Prix de l’Exposition WIPA”. Among the 72 participants Ukrposhta won an honourable 6th place. The success was possible thanks to the postal block “Lighthouses of Ukraine” designed by Nadia Ruda and published in 2010. “This victory clearly proves that Ukrainian postal stamps rank highly in the world of philately,” said 54 - Stamp News
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Tetiana Reshetniak, of Ukrposhta. “Such ranking significantly increases the credibility of Ukrposhta, indicates recognition of Ukrainian artists, reveals prospects for Ukrposhta expansion in the philatelic market, and promotes a positive image of Ukraine.” “When compared with Europe and the world, the Ukrainian philately market is much less developed. Today the Philatelic Association of Ukraine has about 1,500 members, however philately is not very popular with young people,” says Reshetniak. “Ukrposhta is doing everything possible to increase the number of philatelists in Ukraine and cultivate philately among children.
Canadians spice up their Christmas Reported at www.newswire.ca
Canada Post has cooked up a tasty treat with a depiction of various gingerbread cookies on its
Christmas stamps. The PERMANENT gingerbread stamps are enhanced with augmented reality, which means once the free StampsAlive app for smartphone and tablet is downloaded, users can simply hover over the stamp with the mobile device to choose from several decorating scenarios. “This is the time of year when we take a moment to remember those around us and sending a simple card can make a difference. Canada Post was the first postal administration to issue Christmas stamps in 1898 and we’re happy to continue the tradition and maybe offer a new one this year,” says Jim Phillips, Director of Stamp Services at Canada Post.
One small step … one good result Reported at www.pjstar.com
Once again, for the record, when Neil Armstrong planted his foot on the moon, he said “That’s one small step for a man and one giant leap for mankind.” Emphasis on the “a.” Former journalist Tom Pugh knew that, despite reports to the contrary, and that’s why, in 1970, he sent a sheet of moon landing stamps to the astronaut and asked Armstrong to clarify his remark. Armstrong did, and the framed, mint-condition sheet sold for $38,838 at a public auction recently in Dallas. “I guess I didn’t realize it was worth that much,” Pugh said. “It was hard parting with it. I’ve had it on my dining room wall ever since he signed it.”
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Stamps in the News - Globally! “In my letter to him, I said, ‘I want you to write exactly what you said.’ Armstrong was so pleased that I was asking him to do this,” Pugh said. “’One step for man’ doesn’t make any sense. So many radio and television reports were busting it up, and it didn’t make sense. The important thing to me, you still hear them leaving the ‘a’ out.”
Getting ready for love In France Reported at http://daily.bhaskar.com Hermès is now collaborating with France’s postal services, La Post, to convert iconic scarf designs into stamps for 2013 Valentine’s Day collection. Designer Zoé Pauwels’s design has been chosen to feature in La Poste, that has an illustration of hearts, birds, and stars connecting through ribbons and swans denoting love. These designs will be available from Jan 28, in the year 2013
In the USA
Reported at http://www.prnewswire.com Come late January the United States Postal Service will issue Sealed with Love Forever stamps. Depicting an envelope fastened with an elegant wax seal, the Sealed with Love Forever Stamp encourages Americans to scribe their own love letters — a romantic gesture that never goes out of style particularly on Valentine’s Day. The seal’s design, in shades of red, is a small 56 - Stamp News
heart enclosed inside a larger heart, both surrounded by a filigree circle.
Santa tightens his belt…. Reported at http://cnews.canoe.ca
A Canadian mother and her two young kids were stunned when a postal worker told them their wish list to Santa could not be mailed to the North Pole unless they paid the postage. Canada Post claims the worker must have made “an honest mistake,” even though its own website states otherwise. Regardless, the grinch-like experience is not getting a stamp of approval from Vanessa Cormack and her two youngsters, who have mailed letters to Santa for years without paying postage. After the children wrote up their wish lists last week, Cormack took her kids to a post office where a worker insisted they needed to purchase stamps. “I’ve been sending letters to Santa since I was a kid and I’ve never needed a stamp,” Vanessa said. “And the fact the worker told me in front of my kids really took the magic out of it.” She didn’t have any cash on her, so they returned home with the letters. Vanessa then called a different post office and was told to go ahead and mail the letters without stamps. She also phoned Canada Post’s head office and was told the stamp requirement was “a new policy” but letters without postage will still be mailed this year. “I can’t believe it,” Vanessa said. “It’s not about the money, it’s about the magic of Christmas.” Canada Post has accepted Santa letters, without
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Margo Campbell in the top five were: USA, Austria, Italy and Aland Island. In another competition on Stampboards, overseas members were invited to vote for their favourite and least favourite Australia Post stamp issues of 2012.
stamps, since 1982. Some 11,000 current and retired postal workers volunteer as Santa’s helpers each Christmas to ensure all letters receive a response. More than 1 million letters are mailed to the North Pole each year. Canada Post states on its website that kids should “be sure to affix sufficient postage” when sending letters to Santa.
Festive favourites
Stampboards members have carried on the tradition of voting for their favourite Christmas stamps this year from a selection from 25 countries. This year Finland resoundingly won the poll with a Stable Lantern stamp design creating the peaceful mood of expectation that is the heart of the Christmas season. The stamps was designed by Nina Rintala, is a graphic artist from Turku who has previously designed stamps for Itella, including the world’s first transparent stamp, Frosty Night. Other countries
Stampboards members opted for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre Appeal charity issue: Australia Post ran this via their website with the official polling results due in late December. It will be interesting how the official polling results compare.
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Market Matters: AP hikes rates over 50% Australia Post have a monopoly. The only thing they need to get Government approval for is the basic domestic letter rate. That is now 60c, and has been so for 2½ years, with no price rise in sight. Sadly for anything ELSE … AP can do what they wish with rates – and do so with frequent and horrendous increases in many areas. With little or no advance warning to anyone. Staff or customers. Overseas, domestic parcels, Express, Registered, pre-paid product, and fees .. all go up regularly, and often increase WAY over the annual “CPI” type rate. Often the new rates are in force before Post Offices know about them. And regular PO users seem NEVER to be told these days. The last few rate changes are not on hand in POs in printed rates book form for users to peruse for weeks afterwards at times. On November 5, yet another round of clandestine and un-heralded rate hikes took place, covering a wide range of domestic and overseas services and rates. Rates that had already increased on July 2 this year often went up again – and in some cases, increased over 50% from the July levels. Take a look at the tiny one bite size 18 gram candy bar above. I bought it this week for 50c. I ran a poll on it here - tinyurl.com/PicnicBar – and even after much cheating, less than 25% got the right answer! To post that chocolate to Europe, Africa, South America or the UK will cost you nearly the $20 note shown next to it, after you buy a padded bag from the PO to pack it in. Total cost of this tiny bar, or a light packet or tablets of pills for a family member overseas etc, is $A17.20 to “Rest Of World” by cheapest possible airmail. Not Express, not Registered, not Insured. Basic air.
38% price increase
Any packet thicker than a modest 2 cm to Europe etc is $A17.20 now - even if it is one of the tiny candy bars I have shown here. That is up 38%. 58 - Stamp News
$A17.20 to mail this overseas. All just in time for Xmas gift mail. I was at my PO today when an elderly old lady handed over her hand kitted bonnet for a grandchild, and got told it was $17.20. Even a packet of prescribed medication or tablets or ointment etc, weighing only a few grams costs $A17.20. Over 500 grams to 1 kilo, the rate now rockets to a flat $A37 also for cheapest airmail. How heavy is 500 grams? Well the small roll “Marbig” tape dispenser on my desk illustrated nearby is well over 500 grams with no tape in it. If I mailed something small like that size (i.e. a Morley Bright watermark detector) to “Rest Of World” my actual PO cost before time and packaging is $A37. That is their retail cost. It gets far worse. The ACSC “Decimals” Volumes 1, 2 and 3, I sell a lot of. By no means the thickest of the set of 9 x ACSC Volumes, but each small A5 size book weighs in at well over a kilo. If I mail any ONE of these books to UK, or Europe etc, my actual cost to mail it to you cheapest
Glen Stephens even the Minister has no idea how obscene they often are. Domestic parcels also attracted some massive hikes in the near silent November 5 increases. A heavy parcel to Darwin from Sydney is now $108.95 by the cheapest possible regular mail. Not air, not express .. slow truck post. The per kilo rate went up over 50% from $3.25 to $4.90, and the flat fee of $10.95 needs to be added to that.
Domestic parcel up over 50%
$A53.50 to post this catalogue. air is $A53.50 which is over $US55. A common 32 page Lighthouse stockbook is of course well over 1 kilo. I sell new ones for under HALF the cost of mailing one! The list goes on. Australia Post silently dispensed with the “SAL” or “Economy Air” service a few years back, so your choice is $A53.50 – or the lonnnnng 3 month sea mail service, the rates for which are not cheap either. We once had a “printed matter – printed papers” concession rate for overseas that cost a lot less, but they quietly dispensed with that too.
So a 20 kilo carton Sydney to Darwin costs $108.95 for very cheapest possible, untrackable road transport – which can literally take weeks. Some of my biggest selling stock lines, year in - year out, are bulk lots of popular things at large discounts. Each weighs about 20 kilos, so I know and use these mega weight rates 100s of times a year. Luckily I am able to use superb cancelled CTO philatelic franking on parcels, so clients do not care as end value of that is high. However, be super careful of ordering anything
Public must complain
Consumers tearing out this page and mailing it to the Minister Of Posts, or their MP or ACCC, or emailing a complaint direct, is the only way these obscene increases will get reviewed. They get zero news coverage or publicity, and to be honest I suspect
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Market Matters heavy off eBay, or a stamp auction house etc, or most USA dealers who sadly, generally use no stamps. Getting a $109 worthless white PO counter meter frank label will be a NASTY surprise if Above: Imagine getting a $109 version! you are paying the postage. I sell many 100s of Lighthouse stockbooks a year in factory cartons of 20 kgs, at discount rates that literally cost this much to mail - tinyurl.com/stk-bk Or sets 20 PO Year Books from 1981 to 2000 that I sell for under face value - tinyurl.com/ YearBks and they also weigh in at 20 kilos. And my bulk buy on 600 genuine UK made Hagner sheets at under 80c each is also this weight - tinyurl.com/HagUK - so parcel rates of over $100 are pretty maddening to pay. Oddly a huge 20 kilo parcel mailed from or to me anywhere in a huge arc from Newcastle to the Blue Mountains to Wollongong costs only $10 or so, so knowledge of the AP rates is essential to read up on. $10 to Wollongong, but $110 to Darwin. For the identical box. The world has gone nuts. No way known would I deliver a massive 20 kilo box to Wollongong for just $10. However for $110 I can often get flights up to Darwin. And as a Virgin Blue Platinum member I can check in 72 kilos free on any flight, so I can personally literally fly up 3 or 4 massive boxes to Darwin for HALF what the PO charges to mail them road freight!
Australia Post becomes Pepsi?!
Australia Post is trialling a range of large upright self-service vending machines that look almost identical to the candy/drink vending machines found in airport shopping centres and railway 60 - Stamp News
Below:A Pepsi with your stamps Sir?
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stations etc. Stampboards member “Grich” kindly took the photos shown nearby of the machines in at the Queen Victoria Buildings Post Office, in central Sydney. This type of vending machine I am accustomed to see selling snack bars, potato chips, and Pepsi/ Coke and mineral water etc, in high foot traffic areas. The contents cover a wide gamut of Post Office product such as pre-paid Express and Priority, and pre-paid parcel bags, either singly, or in packs 5 etc.
Takes cards, notes or coins
Wide range of material stocked
As can be seen, a range of stamp and booklets are also available. The Booklets of 10 x 60c London Olympics were on sale, and booklets 20, and peel and stick rolls 100 of the 60c “ZOOS” issue as well. I am unsure how many outlets have these vending machines. tinyurl.com/PepsiAP has the fuller discussion and more photos. Australia Post is also rolling out “24/7” self-service islands that allow bill paying, and Weigh, then print your own stamps Stamp News - 61
Market Matters dispensing of white meter type labels for domestic mail and parcels. One of these “islands” is shown nearby at a large Post Office. The self-help machines dispense the boring and worthless white labels - not real stamps. One 60c label is illustrated nearby that “Grich” created himself this week to mail a domestic letter. Why someone in the AP brains trust cannot devise rolls of labels with SOME kind of underlying background designs on them, sure beats me. The Philatelic Division did it in the 1980s and 1990s with the ever changing “FRAMA” paper roll designs, and made endless millions selling each new paper design to collectors.
Get rid of boring white labels
We had Kangaroo, Koala, Platypus, Birds and Echidna and other background design papers. Very pretty material most thought. I am sure a TON more ‘FRAMAS” were sold to collectors, than were ever used commercially!
Pays bills and print labels 24/7 The UK manages to add pretty Bird and pictorial design onto its blank paper rolls. Why can’t AP use a few brain cells and do the same? Minimal cost if one design printed on all labels in roll, which will make the labels COLLECTIBLE, and the bonus philatelic sales will bring in tons more than their printed rolls cost. As a related side-note, the Queen Victoria Buildings have had a post office there for a VERY long time. I recently sold the registered parcel post snipping
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“Australian” stamps technically shown nearby from a century back – very unusual useage with a most relevant cancel! It had the common NSW 2d QV as well as the WESTERN Australia 2/6d Queen, used commercially together with Queen Victoria Buildings cds cancel. This is a most unusual but totally legal and legitimate utilisation of two different “States” stamps used together. The state stamps were all technically “Commonwealth” issues after 1901, but are seldom seen used jointly thus, most especially the high values. This 2/6d design was FIRST issued October 1902, (well after QV died!) and our Federation was in early 1901, so this is an AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH high value stamp quite literally. The market continues to heavily undervalue such items most absurdly. They are equally as collectible as Kangaroos.
Only 22,560 copies were ever sold. Versus 240,000 for the £1 Roo that replaced it! And this one was Incredibly fresh MVLH - nearly MUH. Yet it will sell for a small fraction the price of the 10 times more numerous £1 Kangaroo - folks do not need a Maths Degree to put a few of these aside for the future This £1 perf 12½ stamp was first issued mid 1910, near a decade after QV had died – bizarre. Poor old KEVII had a terrible track record down here – the only State to issue postage stamps for him were 2 stamps from Victoria.
Pop these away now
BIG time “D’oh”!
For example, I added the nearby South Australia 1910 issued top value £1 “Long Tom” to my “Rarity” page this week for $A450. The £1 1913 £1 Kangaroo that replaced it sells for about SIX times this price. Today’s absurdly low retail for this SA stamp is insane.
Only 22,560 copies ever sold
Bloomberg News reported a large and expensive blunder by the United States post office had been announced. “The money-losing U.S. Postal Service guessed that TV cartoon character Homer Simpson and his family were twice as popular as Elvis Presley when it Stamp News - 63
Market Matters
The BILLION Dollar Disaster came to sales of commemorative stamps. “As Homer would say, “D’oh!” “In a move that wasted $1.2 million in printing costs, the service produced 1 billion of “The Simpsons” stamps and sold 318 million” USPS destroyed 683 MILLION Simpson stamps. What a massive WASTE – to LOSE over a billion dollars. Why didn’t they machine CTO the 683 million unsolds, and give them free to schools nationally? Would be a huge boon to collecting. Better than shredding them for goodness sakes. Maybe with a special cds cancel saying “Collecting Stamps Is Fun!”
683 million Simpson stamps destroyed I travelled a lot as always this year – about 100,000 miles as I do annually. I started the year in South America – and will be there again in Peru as you read this! One of the places I got to during this year was HELIGOLAND – a place that always sounded exotic when looking at old stamp albums.
Season’s Greetings!
“Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” to all readers of this column - wherever you are based - and to your families, and loved ones. Stamp-wise this has been a very exciting and interesting year. The market has never been stronger, with fantastic auction results. The imperforate Kookaburra Mini sheet set a world record price for any Australian stamp item though Phoenix - $A326,200. “Thank You” to all readers for the many phone calls and emails with comments - for AND against what has been written here! 64 - Stamp News
World Record Price - $A326,200
Glen Stephens Been lucky enough to have travelled to about 130 different countries, so finding somewhere “new” to visit is not easy – and Heligoland and Malta fitted the bill! There are no cars on Heligoland (which is only 1.2km x .5km in size!) and the Post Office van is an all-electric vehicle, that picked up the postcards I mailed. All the boats across were cancelled the day I had scheduled, as they discovered large unexploded WW2 bombs, and banned all shipping.
960 Bombers in one day
The Allies bombed the living daylights out of Heligoland in WW2 - 969 allied bombers in one huge Squadron - 617 Lancasters, 332 Halifaxes and 20 Mosquitos - on April 18, 1945 alone. There are large bomb craters all over it, to this day. The Brits used it for bombing practice into the 1950s. For anyone travelling to NW Germany, DO
Mailed to a client here add it to your itinerary. Hardly a word of English spoken on the island, or on boats across, or in any signage anywhere, and TV 100% in German, but that aside, a great little vacation destination. I also made many trips all over this country doing insurance valuations, the Hobart National, and buying stamps etc, etc. Flying to New York before Christmas, and will spend Christmas Day at 12,000’ elevation in Cuzco Peru, one of my very favourite cities in the world. “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year”, to one and all. Be safe - and enjoy the break!
Glen
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Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970 2013 Edition ................................... $139.95 Commonwealth Simplified Catalogue 1840 - 2010 ......................................................................$99.95 Australia and Territories 7th Edition 2012...................................................................................$49.95 Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka 2nd Edition 2011 ..............................................................$32.50 Belize, Guyana, Trinidad 2009 .......................................................................................................$35.90 Bermuda, Bahamas & North Caribbean 1st Edition 2006 .........................................................$59.95 Brunei Malaysia & Singapore 2010 ..............................................................................................$41.50 Canada & Former Provinces 2011 Edition ...................................................................................$35.95 Central Africa 2nd Edition 2008....................................................................................................$26.90 Cyprus, Malta & Gibraltar 2nd Edition 2008 .............................................................................$28.90 East Africa 1st Edition 2007 ...........................................................................................................$49.95 Eastern Pacific 1st Edition 2007 ....................................................................................................$39.95 Falklands Is. & Dependencies 2010 ...............................................................................................$26.90 Hong Kong 3rd Edition 2010 ........................................................................................................$26.90 India including States 2009 ............................................................................................................$41.50 Indian Ocean 1st Edition 2007 .......................................................................................................$31.50 Ireland 5th Edition 2011 ................................................................................................................$29.95 Leeward Islands 2007 .....................................................................................................................$35.90 Northern Caribbean Bahamas & Bermuda 2nd Edition 2009 ..................................................$35.90 New Zealand & Dependencies 5th Edition 2010 ..........................................................................$41.50 St. Helena & Dependencies 2011....................................................................................................$17.90 Southern Africa 2008 ......................................................................................................................$35.90 West Africa 2007 .............................................................................................................................$35.90 Western Pacific incl. Fiji, Pitcairn, Cook Is., PNG, Solomons etc 2009 .....................................$41.50 Windward Islands 2007 ..................................................................................................................$52.50 Great Britain Concise - (2011 - $25) 2012 .....................................................................................$53.95 Collect British Stamps 2010 ...........................................................................................................$29.95 Collect Channel Is. & Isle of Man 2011.........................................................................................$89.50 GB Specialised Queen Victoria 15th Edition ................................................................................$71.90 GB Specialised 4 Kings ...................................................................................................................$71.90 GB Specialised QEII pre-decimal 11th Edition 2006...................................................................$71.90 GB Specialised QEII Decimal Vol 4 2008 Edition ........................................................................$79.50 KGV Commonwealth Specialised 1st Edition 2010 ........................................................................$105
foreign Countries & thematics
Western Europe Simplified catalogue 2012 .................................................................................$69.95 Stamps of the World, 6 volumes New 2012 Edition ........................................................................$450 Austria & Hungary 7th Edition 2009 ............................................................................................$62.90 Balkans 2009 ....................................................................................................................................$76.50 Benelux 6th Edition 2010................................................................................................................$71.90 Central America 3rd Edition 2007 ................................................................................................... $115 Central Asia 4th Edition 2006 ........................................................................................................$79.95 China 9th Edition 2012 ...................................................................................................................$86.50 Czech. & Poland 7th Edition 2012.................................................................................................$52.50 France & Colonies 2010..................................................................................................................$81.90 Germany 9th Edition 2011 .............................................................................................................$67.50 Japan & Korea 2008 Edition ........................................................................................................$62.90 Italy & Switzerland 7th Edition 2009 ...........................................................................................$76.50 Middle East - 2009 .........................................................................................................................$76.50 Portugal & Spain 6th Edition 2011................................................................................................$71.90 Russia 2008 Edition.........................................................................................................................$69.90 Scandinavia 6th Edition .................................................................................................................$62.90 South America 2008 Edition ..........................................................................................................$71.90 South East Asia 4th Edition 2004 .................................................................................................$53.90 USA 7th Edition 2010......................................................................................................................$76.50 Collect Autographs 7nd Edition 2010 ...........................................................................................$35.00 Collect Birds on Stamps 5th Edition 2003 ....................................................................................$53.95 Collect Chess on Stamps................................................................................................................ $27.00 Collect Railways on Stamps 3rd Edition ..................................................................................... $68.50 Collect Ships on Stamps 3rd Edition 2001....................................................................................$89.50 Collect Motor Vehicles on Stamps 1st Edition 2004.................................................................... $59.95 Collect Aircraft on Stamps New Available Now ......................................................................... $119.50 Collect Fish on Stamps 1st Edition ................................................................................................$64.50
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2012 Stamps of the World 6 VOLS $450
Other Gibbons Products
New Imperial Album, 2 volumes 1840-1936 for the British Empire ........................... $750 King George VI Album Loose leaf, 4 volumes ............................................................ $1100 Blank pages for above x 25 ........................................................................................... $49.50 King George VI Album Fast-bound ............................................................................... $495 Colour Key ..................................................................................................................... $44.95 Detectamark, battery operated watermark detector .................................................... $280 Instatector, by Morley Bright ...................................................................................... $49.50 1000 Hinges ...................................................................................................................... $4.95 Instanta Perforation Gauge ......................................................................................... $15.50 Thirkell Postion Finder .................................................................................................. $7.50 Collect British British Coins ........................................................................................ $39.50 Tower Springback Album ............................................................................................. $85.00 Senator Standard Springback Album ......................................................................... $79.95 Senator Medium ............................................................................................................ $72.50 Simplex Standard Springback Album ........................................................................ $82.50 Simplex Medium ........................................................................................................... $65.00 Devon Peg Fitting Album ........................................................................................... $105.00 Exeter Peg Fitting Album ........................................................................................... $349.50 Plymouth Album with Slipcase ....................................................................................... $585 “The Philatelic� Rolls Royce of Stamp Albums ............................................................ $775
Extra leaves and binders available for all albums. Also Transparent interleaving. Please enquire.
Gibbons Australia Album, 1913-1990 ....................................................................... $149.90 as above 1991- 2003 ..................................................................................................... $149.90 Great Britain Album 1840-1970 ................................................................................ $112.50 Great Britain Album 1970-1990 ................................................................................ $112.50 Great Britain Album 1991-2003 ..................................................................................... $150 New Zealand Album 1855-1990 ................................................................................. $149.90 New Zealand Album 1991-2003 ................................................................................. $149.90 Ring Album White unfaced leaves .................................................................................... $66 As above, faced leaves ................................................................................................... $82.50 As above Black faced leaves ......................................................................................... $92.50 22 Ring Binder Only ..................................................................................................... $53.50
Other CATALOGUES & HANDBOOKS
The Australian Airmail Catalogue 2008 Edition ................................................................ $99 The Australian Airmail Catalogue Hardcover 2008 Edition........................................... $130 The Australian Comprehensive Catalogue 3 Volumes .................................................... $65 The Australian Comprehensive Catalogue Hardbound 1 Volume To 2006 .............. $89.50
Stamp News Mail Order PO Box 1290, Upwey, Victoria, Australia Ph: 03 9729 0082 Fax: 9758 7506 email: kevinmorgan2@live.com Prices do not include Postage & handling
Internet & Email Directory The following is an extensive listing of Stamp Dealer and Internet Website contact addresses worldwide. Millions of dollars of stock is priced up ready to sell on these sites. All Dealers may list their contact details here for a very affordable $175 per year fee, prepaid annually or only $17.50 a month. Contact the Advertising Manager on Ph: 03 9729 0082, Fax: 03 9758 7506, or email: kevinmorgan2@live.com www.brusden-white.com Publishers of Australia’s Gold Medal catalogue series - The Australian Commonwealth Specialists’ Catalogue. Order all volumes on line. Special offers also available. info@brusden-white.com
www.bexleystamps.com.au Our web site gives all our current stock and specials so keep looking. sales@bexleystamps.com.au
www.dunedinstamps.co.nz Check out our website for selected New Zealand items, NZ mint sets, and “Lord of the Rings” stamps and covers dnstamp@es.co.nz
www.millenniumauctions.com Regular public auctions of fine and rare stamps and postal history. View our auction catalogues online and bid with confidence on our secure server. info@millenniumauctions.com
www.ozemail.com.au/~pittwaterstamps Comprehensive price lists for more than forty lists using ASC, SG & Scott numbering. By far the largest such lists in the southern hemisphere.” pittwaterstamps@ozemail.com.au
www.rap.com.au The website for Australia, Australian Territories, commercial and philatelic covers, and informative articles on the subjects. rap@rap.com.au
www.premierpostal.com PPA holds it’s auctions on the 3rd Sunday of the Month with around 4000 lots per auction. Our auctions include stamps, postal history, postal stationary, postmarks,postcards etc from around the world. We also provide a searchable Post Office reference database for Australia and several other counties. david@premierpostal.com
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www.manfredjunge.com.au Try us for Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands and Antarctica. Specialising in “Booklets” from Australia, New Zealand, The Pacifics, Great Britain & Channel Island & much more. mjstamps@manfredjunge.com.au
www.sutherlandphilatelics.com.au Long-established mail order dealer comprehensively covering British Isles, Europe, Scandinavia, North America, Australasia and Japan. Prompt courteous service and an extensive user-friendly website. sutherlandphil@bigpond.com
www.stampsaustralia.com.au
Sydney Philatelics - Largest On-Line Shop in Australia ! – User-Friendly – 10,000 and more Philatelic Items – Just a mouse click away ! Over 100 Pages of Australasia, British Commonwealth, Booklets, Accessories.etc. Always Buying ! Est 27 Years. info@stampsaustralia.com.au
www.zirinskystamps.com Browse our stock of stamps, revenues , postal history and articles on Australasia, British Commonwealth and more at www.zirinskystamps.com. Or email szirinsky@cs.com
www.sevenseas.com.au Search our website for full listing of stamps and Seven Seas albums and pages and other accessories. We look forward to serving you. stamps@sevenseas.com.au
www.glenstephens.com Largest and most visited Stamp Dealer website in the Southern Hemisphere. 250 different pages of stamp bargains and archives! $4,000 prize always on offer. glen@glenstephens.com
www.varisell.com Worldwide stamps, covers, errors, proofs, specimens, postal stationery, philatelic literature, postcards, paper money, signed FDC-s and more in our easy to use online store. Prompt, courteous service from America. Varisell@aol.com
www.gabrieles.com.au Hundreds of new items added to our site each month. Add your email address to our “early bird” notice list, so when new material is added to the site, you get first choice! We also post out a printed copy of our monthly offers, for those who do not use the internet, this service is also free. Our printed, 36 paged price list is also available, just phone write or email today for a free copy today. gabriele@gabrieles.com.au
www.richardjuzwin.com The leading specialist dealers in Australasian stamps and the largest private dealer (non Auction) company in Australia. info@richardjuzwin.com.au
www.ballaratgoldstamps.com We stock a wide range of items from Great Britain, (Stamps, First Day Covers and Booklets), United States of America, (Stamps and First day Covers), Pacific Islands, Scandinavia, Central and South America, British Commonwealth countries pre-1953, Queen Victoria, Flight Covers and Postal Stationery.
www.stampsale.com New Zealand and worldwide in our Ashford Stamps postal auctions. Ask for a catalogue, or view the website. Also ask for direct sales list of NZ Chalons. ashford@stampsale.com
www.sidneyfenemore.com World wide Postal History Bid Sales Every 2 months. Inc. Aerophilatelic, Maritime, Paquebots, Military all aspects, Polar and Commercial Mail. Interesting listings on offer. APS Member 52833-1 sfenemore@clara.co.uk
www.acestampauctions.com WA Auction selling classic material from the Commonwealth countries including Great Britain through to modern Australian errors that have only just been discovered. Attractive early Australian Kangaroos & KGV along with States material is also available. stampdealer@iinet.net.au
21st CENtURY AUCtIONs ___________________ www.21stcenturyauctions.com.au kevinmorgan2@live.com BIlBY stAMPs & COvERs _______www.bilbystamps.com.au; ann@bilbystamps.com.au KENNEDY stAMPs P/l www.kennedystamps.com.au; stamps@kennedystamps.com.au KEvIN MORGAN stAMPs AND COINs ___________________www.kevinmorgan.com.au kevinmorgan2@live.com MOWBRAYs AUstRAlIA ___________ Melbourne: mowbraysaustralia@ozemail.com.au sydney: mowbraysaustralia@bigpond.com NORFOlK IslAND PHIlAtElIC BUREAU _______________________ info@stamps.gov.nf PACIFIC stAMPs ___________ www.pacificstamps.com.au; info@pacificstamps.com.au stAMP NEWs AUstRAlAsIA ________________________ www.stampnews.com.au info@stampnews.com.au stANlEY GIBBONs UK _______www.stanleygibbons.com; sales@stanleygibbons.co.uk stAtUs INtERNAtIONAl _______________ www.statusint.com; auction@statusint.com stEWARt’s stAMP sHOP _____________________ stewartsstampshop@senet.com.au www.philatelyunlimited.com.au Stamp News - 69
philatelic clubs & societies new south wales Armidale Circle RSPC: Mtg 2nd Wed Australian Cmwlth Collectors Club of NSW: Mtg 3rd Mon 7.45pm, 1st flr. Philas House, 17 Brisbane St, Darlinghurst, Sydney 2001. Ph 02 9267 8301; Fax: 02 9264 4741. GPO Box 1971, Sydney NSW 2000 Ph: 02 9264 8301 Aust. States Study Circle: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Bathurst Stamp Coin and Collectables Club: Mtg 1st Mon 7.30pm, Old Eglinton fire shed, Park St, Elington PO Box 151, Bathurst NSW 2795 Bega Phil. & Numismatic Society: Mtg 3rd Friday 8.00pm. Mthly Newsletter. PO Box 370, Bega NSW Blue Mountains Stamp Club: Mtg 4th Friday (ex Dec) 8.00pm Katoomba Public School; PO Box 76, Blackheath Boambee East PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan) 6pm Boambee East Comm. Centre, Bruce King Dr. Ph: 02 66581385 Campbelltown District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan - 4th Wed); @ Catholic Hall Acacia St, Ruse. Inquiries: mystampclub@yahoo.com.au; PO Box 478, Campbelltown 2560 Castle Hill SC Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, Hills District Bowling Club, Jenner Street, Baulkham Hills; PO Box 151 Castle Hill NSW 1765 China Study Group of PSNSW: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Cinderella SC: Mtg 2nd Friday, even months; Produces “Cinderellas Australia” and monographs; PO Box 889, Chatswood, NSW 2057 Coffs Harbour SC: Mtg 2nd Wed Earlwood and District SC:Mtg 1st Wed Grafton SC: Mtg 2nd Wed (ex. Dec) Grafton Stampers & Everything Philatelic: Mtg 1st Sun 2pm (ex School Hols). Grafton Baptist Church Hall, Cnr Queen & Oliver Sts. Ph 02 6642 1363. email gbchurch@bigpond.com. Great Lakes SC: Mtg1st Sat 9.30am , Workshop & Market 1st Sat 9-12, Great Lakes Campus Annexe, Taree St, Tuncurry Enq: Ph 02 6554 9776 Gosford PS: Afternoon Mtg 1st Mon; Evening Mtg 2nd Thurs Hawkesbury Valley PS (Richmond Stamp Club): Mtg 2nd Thurs (ex Jan) PO Box 28 Richmond 2753 Illawarra PS: Mtg 3rd Thursday (ex. Jan) Wollongong Master Build. Club Ltd, Oasis Room, 7.30pm. All welcome. Tel. (02) 42252011. Kempsey RSL PS: Mtg 2nd Wed Lake Macquarie Stamp Club:: Mtg 2nd Sat 9am; Combined Pensioners & Community Care Services 130 Josephson St, Swansea. Enq: 02 4392 5211 Lord Howe Island Postal History Society: Mtg by arrangement. Contact Pres: Dr William Mayo, 02 9918 6825 Lower Clarence PS: Mtg 4th Tues Macquarie Valley PS: Mtg 2nd Tues Maitland SC: Mtg 2nd Mon ex Jan. ‘Show & Tell’ every mtg E. Maitland Bowling Club, Bank St. Pres. Mark Saxby; Sec. David Carratt; Ph: 02 4932 4045 Email: carrotspatch@tpg.com.au Manly-Warringah PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs St David’s Church Hall, Dee Why. Sec. Graeme Morriss Ph: 02 9905 3255 email: stampsmw@bizland.com.au Manly-Warringah Rugby Leagues SC: Mtg 4th Tues cnr. Pittwater Rd & Federal Pde, Brookvale. Sec. Graeme Morriss Ph: 02 9905 3255 email: stampsmw@bizland.com.au Milton-Ulladulla SC: Mtg 7pm on 4th Mon (ex Dec); Milton-Ulladulla Bowling Club Mtg Room, St Vincent St, Ulladulla, Sec. PO Box 670, Ulladulla, NSW, 2539 Morisset Uniting Church SC: Mtg 4th Sat 10am (ex Dec) Enq: 4977 2525 (Jenny)
act Canberra, Philatelic Society of: 1st Thursday: General Meeting,3rd Thursday: Afternoon Meeting (IF REQUIRED),3rd Thursday: (Evening) Exchange Night, 2nd Tuesday: Postcard Group, 4th Monday: Machin Collectors Group. All meetings 7:45pm, Griffin Centre, Genge Street, Canberra City Postal Address:PO Box 1840,Canberra ACT 2601,Email:psc@netspeed.com.au www.canberrastamps.org
western australia Armadale-Kelmscott PS: Mtg 4th Tues; Ph: 08 9397 6525 email: fit.kanga@bigpond.com Bridgetown-Manjimup SC: Mtg 1st Thurs 7.30pm Masonic Hall, Hampton St, BridgetownPh 08 9761 4638 or 08 9761 2005 Busselton SC: Mtg 1st Mon, 5pm 7th Day Adv. Church, Alpha St; Ph: 08 9752 4449, 0400 646 282 email witches1@westnet.com.au Canning SC: Mtg 1st Wed; Ph: 08 9457 7565 Daytime SC: Mtg 1st Thurs; 08 9341 3576 Eastern Goldfields: Mtg 3rd Thurs ; Ph: 0412 156 351 Eaton SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7pm Ph. 08 9795 7744, email: scrapbit@tpg.com Ellenbrook SC: Mtg 3rd Wed; Ph: 08 9296 9306 Fremantle and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed, Tennis Club House, Parry St, Fremantle at 8pm; Ph: 08 6363 6415 Kalamunda SC: Mtg 3rd Wed; Ph: 08 9291 8484 Mandurah PS PO Box 625 Mandurah WA 6210 2nd Tues 4.45 - 6.30pm Bortolo Park Pavilion Cnr. Bortolo and Murdoch Drives
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NSW club information:The Philatelic Association of NSW, PO Box220, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1300 Phone: 02 9264 8301
Mudgee Coin Note & Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sunday Ph 02 63735324 Nambucca River PS: Mtg 1st Sunday Newcastle PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs, 7.30pm Mayfield Ex-Services Club; 10am 3rd Wed, 48 Mackie Ave, New Lambton, Juniors 11am 3rd Sun, Wallsend Pioneers Hall NSW Postcard Collectors Soc: Mtg 1st Wed 7.30pm; Ph: 02 9264 8301 Northern Suburbs PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7.45pm, Naremburn Library, Central St, Naremburn off Slade St; Ph: 02 9419 7354 Orange Coin and Stamp Club: Mtg Last Tuesday, Orange Community Info Centre, 79-81 Kite St, Orange 7.30pm Ph: 02 6362 3754. Orchid Stamp Club: Mtg 3rd Sat. (Jan and each 2nd mth) Parramatta PS: Mtg 1st Friday Penrith and District PS: Mtg 1st Thursdays, 8pm, CWA rooms, Baby Health Ctr, Tindale St PO Box 393, Kingswood NSW 2747 PHILAS Stamp Auctions: Mtg 2nd Sat Mar,Jul, Nov Ph 02 9264 8301 PS of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed (exDec); Ph 02 9399 7556 PS of NSW: Mtg 1st Tues (Philas House), 3rd Tues (Chatswood); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Richmond River (Lismore) PS: Mtg 4th Thursday Royal Sydney Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd Tues. (ex Jan); Ph: 02 9264 8301 Sapphire Coast Stamp & Coin Club: Mtg Enq 02 6495 7308. Mail to PO Box 285, Pambula, NSW 2549 St. George PS: Mtg 1st Mon Shoalhaven PS: Mtg 2nd Monday (Ex Jan) PO Box 4047, East Nowra 2541. Ph 02 44472976 Smithfield SC: Mtg 2nd Mon Society for Polar Philately: 2012 meetings: 2nd Wednesday of February, March, May, July, Sept and November held at Ryde Ex-Services Club 724-730 Victoria Rd, Ryde, NSW Tel: 9807 3344 (in Mackinnon room) starting at 8pm.Enq 0407 277 223 or email penviews@hotmail.com Strathfield-Burwood PS: Mtg 4th Wed Sussex Inlet and District: Mtg 3rd Mon Sutherland Shire PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. , 7:30pm, Sutherland Uniting Services Club, 7 East Pde, Sutherland. Information Secretary, PO Box 339, Sutherland, NSW 1499 Sydney Anglican Stamp Society: Mtg 2nd Sat, even months 9.30am - 2.30pm, St Paul’s, Carlingford. Details: www.philas.org.au/sysdneyanglicanstampsociety Tamworth PS: Mtg 1st Mon ex. Jan. Tamworth Bridge Club, 7 Hilton St, Tamworth Sec. Graeme Mitchell. PO Box 678, Tamworth NSW 2340 Ph. 02 67664853 Taree RSL Club Ltd SC: Mtg 3rd Mon Thematic Society of Australia: Mtg 3rd Wed Toronto SC: Mtg 1st Wed Tuggerah SC: Mtg 4th Sun (ex Dec.) Turramurra SC: Mtg 2nd Monday, 7.45pm. Ph: 9144 4225 Twin Towns Stamp Club Inc.: Mtg 1st Monday, 7.30p, Home & Comm. Centre, Tweed Heads Wagga SC: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) ARCC Building, Tarcutta St, 7.30pm. Secretary: Peter Simpfendorfer Ph:02 6922 3393 Willoughby Legion Philatelic Section: Mtg 4th Tues Wyong PS: Mtg 3rd Tues, 7.30m. Jim Spence, Sec. Ph 02 4392 7536
northern territory Alice Springs SC: Meet Informally; PO Box 1529, Alice Springs, NT, 0871. Ph 08 8953 3054 Darwin Philatelic Circle: 1st Sun. 10am - 2pm. 53 Flametree Crt, Rosebery; Ph:(08) 8931 2898; PO Box 1624, Palmerston, NT, 0831; Email: Nadine.Tinsley@nt.gov.au-. WA club information: WA Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Perth, WA, 6001 Greenfields WA 6210 08 9581 1083 keithmich@bigpond.com Northern Districts SC: Mtg 2nd Mon; Ph: 08 9329 0117 Philatelic Forum: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan); Ph: 08 9294 4277 Rockingham & Kwinana (PS of): Mtg 3rd Tues (NB 2nd in Dec) Pres. Malcolm Brown; Sec. Terry Boyd; PRO Lucie Schokker Ph. 08 9419 1604; email: malcolm.b@iinet.net.au PS of WA: Mtg 3rd Tues; Ph: 08 9294 4277 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Wed (ex Dec); Clubrooms, Charles Riley Reserve, Wendling Rd, North Beach, Ph: 08 9447 7256 The Postmark Circle (WA): Mtg 2nd Mon; Ph: 08 9294 4277 Victoria Park SC: Mtg 1st Wed; Ph: 08 9472 8072 or 08 9450 5280 WA Study Group: Mtg 4th Thurs (ex Dec) 08 9384 1050 Wanneroo SC: Mtg 3rd Mon; Ph: 08 6106 0874.
philatelic clubs & societies new zealand Air Mail Society of NZ: Mtg 3rd Mon (ex. Jan). Ph: 03 358 4838 Auckland PS: Mtg 1st and 3rd Tues (except Jan); Email bruce.chadderton @fitec. org.nz Add Ph 09 9853212 www.aps.gen.nz Christchurch PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Library night 3rd Tuesday; Email: gftyson@inet.net. nz Ph 03 3541064 Dunedin PS: Mtg 4th Thurs (except Nov and Dec). Ph 03 4557643; Email paul@ classiekrealestate.co.nz Hastings Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Wed (except Jan and 2nd Wed Dec). Ph 06 8706710; Email jan-dave@clear.net.nz Hawkes Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan); Ph: 06 843 9433 Email dennmarg@paradise. net.nz Horowhenua PS: Mtg 2nd Mon. Ph: 06 368 6202 Email michael.Christensen@xtra. co.nz Hutt Valley PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan); Ph: 04 568 4892; Email: richards@nec.co.nz Kapiti PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec); Ph: 04 297 1197 Manaia PS: Mtg (Hawera) 1st Sun. Ph 06 2784292, email: peter.Williams @xtra. co.nz Manawatu PS: Mtg 1st Wed, daytime meeting 3rd Tues. Ph 06 3289 895; Email patricia.Larsen@xtra.co.nz Marlborough Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Mon (except Jan and 2nd Mon Dec). Ph 03 5776166; Email lousv8@yahoo.com Morrinsville Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Wed Ph 07 8896251 Nelson PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 03 5477516 NZ Stamp Collectors Club Christchurch: Mtg 4th Wed ; Ph 03 3596758; www.nzeal. com/philately/nzscc.htm North Shore PS: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Wed (except Jan and Dec). Ph: 09 4141044; Email: nsps@xtra.co.nz www.northshoreps.com Postal History Soc of NZ: Auckland 1st Mon (except Jan). Ph: 09 522 0311 Chapter meetings held Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth and Wellington. Ph: 07 3476428
queensland Arana Hills SC: Meeting 2nd Tues; 07 3851 0213; email: petermccloskey@bigpond. com Bayside Afternoon SC: Meeting last Wed; Ph: 07 3206 6281. Bribie Island SC: Meeting 4th Wed; Ph: 07 3408 2238 Bundaberg PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, The Family Centre, Kensington St (in the Show Grounds); Ph: 07 4152 2403 or 07 4151 3062 Caboolture & District SC: Mtg 3rd Sat. Ph: 07 5498 6504 Cairns SC: Mtg 3rd Wed. 7.30pm Star Services, 115 Lyons St, Bungalow Ph: 07 4055 1302 Sec: Ross Bottomer, email:rbottomer@y7mail.com, web:www.cairnsstampclub. asn.au Caloundra SC: Mtg 4th Thurs 1.30pm Ph: 07 5494 7233 City Daytime SC: Mtg 2nd Thurs. Ph: 07 3206 6281 City of Brisbane PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs; Ph: 07 3263 8573 (ah); email: desley@mycelebrant.com COLLECTORS CLUB QUEENSLAND: Mtg 2nd Thurs 1.00 pm BCC Library, Garden City Shopping Centre, Upper Mt.Gravatt. Contact 32068507 or stampman5@ bigpond.com Deception Bay SC: Mtg 1st Sat. Ph: 07 3204 6095 Enoggera SC: Mtg 1st and 3rd Mon. Ph: 07 3264 4157 Gladstone and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed (Ex. Jan) & 4th Wed (Ex.Dec). Ph. Sec: 07 4978 1155 Ian Rippingale, Gold Coast PS: Mtg 2nd Mon, 11.30am, Southport Community Centre, Lawson St, Southport. Ph: 07 5546 3801 Gympie SC: Mtg - 3rd Mon. Ph: 07 5482 5698 Hervey Bay Afternoon Club: Mtg 3rd Wed. Ph: 07 4124 1138 Ipswich SC: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan). Ph: 07 3282 2983
Further information can be obtained from the NZ Philatelic Federation, PO Box 58139, Whitby, Porirua, 5245, NZ. E-mail: secretary@nzpf.org.nz Pukekohe Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sunday Ph: 09 2357737 Email: pukekohestampclub@gmail.com Royal PS of NZ: Mtg 2nd Tues (ex Jan); Ph: 04 472 2590; Email office@rpsnz.org.nz and; Website www.rpsnz.org.nz South Auckland PS:Mtg last Sat (except Dec), Papatoetoe, day time mtgs 3rd Fri(ex Dec); Ph: 09 5366708 ; Email: panross@xtra.co.nz Southland PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (except Jan). Ph 03 2158177 Email antqgevi@es.co. nz Taranaki PS: Mtg 1st Mon except Jan. Ph: 06 758 6233; Email: sheryllb@xtra.co.nz Tauranga & District Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Mon (except Dec); Ph: 07 5765210; Email: beducker@hotmail.com Thames Valley PS: Mtg 1st Mon(except Jan). Ph: 07 8689190; Email: apberry@ wave.co.nz Thematic Association of NZ: Ph: 04 234 7218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Timaru PS: Mtg 1st Wed. Ph: 03 6888829 Upper Hutt PS: Mtg 3rd Mon (except 2nd Mon Dec).04 5284123 ; Email km_Isaac@ paradise.net.nz Waikato PS: Mtg 1st (except Jan) and 3rd Wed (except Dec). Ph 07 8556572 Email c.cameron@agresearch.co.nz Wakatipu PS: Ph: 03 442 8865 Wanganui PS: Mtg 2nd Wed. (Ex. Jan) Ph 06 3448009 Warkworth & Districts Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Thu 1:00pm Ph 09 4258791 Wellesley PS: Mtg 2nd and 4th Mon (ex public holidays). Ph: 09 8271240 Wellington PS: Mtg 4th Mon (except 2nd Mon Dec); daytime meeting 3rd Thurs. Ph: 04 234 7218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Whakatane PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Thurs Ph: 07 3071016 Whangarei PS: Mtg 2nd Meeting: 2nd Tues (Ex. Jan) 09-4348000 Email johnmonica@xtra.co.nz QLD Philatelic Council, 18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum, Qld, 4178. Ph: 07 3396 0846 Fax: 07 3396 0842. Email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Web: www.qpc.asn.au
Junction Park SC: Mtg 1st Tues, 7.30pm, Annerley Baptist Hall, Lambton St. Contact: 07 3272 8304. PO Box 177, Annerley, 4103, lopatich@bigpond.net.au Lockyer Valley SC: Mtg 4th Sun, 1.30pm, Senior Citizens’s Hall, Gatton. Kerri Martin, Sec. Ph: 07 5465 3390 Email: lvsc@bigpond.com Logan City SC: Meetings 2nd Thurs, Presbyterian Church, Barry St, Slacks Creek, 6pm. Ph: 07 3805 9226. Mackay and District PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 4942 5433; Maryborough and Wide Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Salvation Army Youth 7 Comm. Hall. Bazaar St Maryborough. Ph: 07 41224708 (see also Hervey Bay) Nanango SC: Mtg 4th Thurs. Ph: 07 4162 2945 Philatelic Society of Qld: Mtg 4th Wed 7.30pm,18 Coolcrest St, Wynnum. Ph: 07 3245 5222 Queensland Study Group: Sunday bi-monthly 1.00pm meets QPS house. Contact Ph: 07 3396 0846 email: QPC-stamps@acenet.net.au Redcliffe SC: Mtg 2nd Sat. Ph: 07 3204 6095 Rockhampton SC: Mtg 1st Tues. Ph: 07 4926 3336 Sherwood Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 07 3372 6096 Southport Afternoon SC: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 07 55630384 Southside PS: Mtg 3rd Tuesday & 3rd Wednesay (9am) Ph: 07 3848 2304 (ah) email: david.appleton@mailbox.uq.edu.au Sunshine Coast SC (formerly Nambour SC): Mtg 1st Wed, 7.15pm at C.W.A. Hall, Short St. Nambour. Ph: 075445 3647 Thematics Queensland: Mtg bi-monthly 9.30am. Ph: 07 3262 5605 email: j.crowsley@uq.net.au Toowoomba SC: Mtg 2nd Sat 2pm; Pres. Bob Littlehales; Phone 07 46355623; email: bob.benny@bigpond.com Twin Towns SC: Mtg 1st Mon; Ph: 07 5598 7629 Waterloo Bay SC: Mtg 1st Thurs (afternoon); 4th Thurs (evening); Ph 07 3207 3121.
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philatelic clubs & societies south australia
Information about clubs in SA can be obtained from the SA Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Adelaide, SA 5001. Daytime Ph: 08 8212 3557 or 8223 4435
Australian Airmail Society: 1st Wed. 7.45pm 22 Gray Court, Adelaide. PO Box 395, Edwardstown 5039. Ph: 08 8276 3969 Barossa SC: Mtg 1st Tue 7.30 Greenock Luth Church Hall, Bevan St, Greenock; PO Box Greenock 5360; email: Jamil49@bigpond.com; Ph: (08) 8562 8386 Blackwood PC: Mtg 2nd Wed ex Jan; Uniting Church, Main Rd, Blackwood; Ph: 08 8278 1629; PO Box 581, Blackwood 5051; email: teepee@teegee.com.au Bordertown & Districts PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs; Bordertown PSchool; Ph: 08 8752 1297 Community PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Fri - 7.30pm. Marion Bowling Club, off Sturt Rd. PO Box 75 Edwardstown, 5039; Auctions, circuit books. Ph: 0408806894 City of Noarlunga PS: Mtg alternate thurs,-- Community Health Centre, Grand Boulevard, Seaford, Contact 08 85566371 or PO Box 272, Port Noarlunga 5167 Eastern Districts PS: 2nd Thurs (ex. Jan), 7.30pm Senior citizens Hall, 47 Reid Ave. Hectorville; PO Box 240, Magill, 5072; Ph: 0400 156 796 Elizabeth PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Fridays, 7.30pm, RSL Hall, Cnr of Halseys/Midway Rds;PO Box 701, Elizabeth 5112; Ph: 08 8255 0608 Encounter Bay SC: Mtg 1st Wed, 7.30pm; School Hall, Woolworths Centre, Victor Harbour; PO Box 317, Goolwa 5214; aydepe@bigpond.com; Ph: 08 8555 3311 ETSA Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Mon (ex. Jan); Canteen, 1 Anzac Highway, Keswick; PO Box 2079, Magill North, 5072; Ph: 08 8278 7163 Frama Club: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm, members homes; For collectors of CPS, Framas. Newsletter and Auctions. PO Box 62 Campbelltown 5074. Gawler SC: Mtg 4th Mon 7.30pm; Evanston Primary School, Para Rd, Evanston. PO Box 2, Willaston 5118; Ph: 08 8522 2335 Email: jo.trev@bigpond.com German Philatelic Club: Mtg 2nd & 4th Mon 8pm; German Club, 223 Flinders St, Adelaide 5000; Ph: 08 8260 2251 Glenside PS: 1st Wed 7.30pm& 3rd Sat 1.30pm; Uniting Church Hall, Carlton St. Highgate. PO Box 29, Glenside 5063. Ph: (08) 8353 8683 Lower Murray PS: Mtg 3rd Thurs,7.30pm, 2nd Sat, 10am; Murray Bridge Showgrounds. PO Box 810, Murray Bridge; Ph: 08 85704074 purjohn@activ8.net.au Mount Gambier PS: Mtg 3rd Tues; Reidy Park Corn Centre. 8pm. Also1st Sunday (ex. Jan) 1.30pm - 4pm. PO Box 2261,Mt Gambier.Ph: 08 8724 9474 Para Hills PS: Mtg 1st Sun; Community Hall Wilkinson Rd, Para Hills. PO Box 64, Para Hills; Ph: 08 8522 4345
victoria Australian PS: Bi-monthly meetings on 3rd Monday in February, April, June, August, October and December at RSL Homes, 152 Canterbury Road [cnr Keats Street] Canterbury. Secretary, PO Box 7014, Hawthorn, Vic, 3122 Bairnsdale SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs Ballarat PS:Mtg 3rd & 5th Mon Balwyn PS: Mtg 3rd Friday; Daytime 1st Friday Bendigo PS: Mtg 1st Tues Berwick SC:Mtg 2nd Sun (ex Jan); Ph: 03 5942 7626 Blackburn Baptist SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs Brighton PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Tues; Daytime 3rd Tues Camperdown SC: Mtg 1st Tues Castlemaine SC: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec) Colac PC: Mtg 4th Mon (ex. Dec), Colac Community College, Bromfield St, Colac. Ph:52314746 Corner Inlet SC: Mtg 4th Thurs, Foster, Ph: 03 56881100 Dandenong PS: Mtg 4th Wed (ex Dec) Diamond Valley PS: Mtg 3rd Mon Essendon-Broadmeadows PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs; St Johns Uniting Church Hall, Cnr Mt Alexander Rd & Buckley St, Essendon; Murray Gorham, Ph 9306 7480 Footscray PS: Mtg 1st Mon (2nd in Jan); Maribyrnong Comm. Centre, 54 Raleigh Rd, Maribyrnong. PO Box 2477 Taylors Lakes 3038. PH. 0438 901 144. email: footscraystamps@gmail Frankston & District SC: Mtg 3rd Tues (2nd in Dec) Seaford Community Centre, Broughton St Seaford. Ph: 5996 3745 Geelong PS: Mtgs 1st Sat 7.00pm, 3rd Mon 1pm (ex Jan) Sat - Diversitat Community Centre, 9-15 Clarence St, Geelong West. Mon - Belmont Library, High St, Belmont Ph: 0438578591 (Sec); PO Box 342, Belmont 3216 Hamilton PS: Mtg 2nd Monday Hungarian PS: Mtg 2nd Wed Italian PS: Mtg 2nd Mon (ex Jan), 7.30pm, Veneto Club, 191 Bulleen Rd Bullen. (PO Box 166, Niddrie, 3042)
tasmania Derwent Valley PS: Mtg 4th Mon Devonport Junior SC: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon Devonport Stamp Group: Mtg 4th Fri, Public Library Mtg Rms, 7.30pm Ph. 03 6424 3449 Glenorchy SC: Mtg 1st Tues Hobart Junior Group: Mtg 1st Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224
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Phillumeny SC: U3/26-28 Crozier Av, Modbury 5092. Ph: 08 8337 6533 Email: www.users.or.net/ figg/amccs Port Pirie PS: Mtg 4th Mon; PO Box532, Pt Pirie 5540; Ph: 08 8632 1105 Printed Collectables Club (SAPC): Mtg last Tues, Julia Farr Cent. Canteen, Ground Floor, Fisher St. Ph: 08 8265 7395; PO Box 657, Enfield Plaza 5085 PS of South Australia:1st & 3rdTues; 22 Gray Ct. GPO Box 1937, Adelaide 5001; Ph: 08 8555 3311 PS of South Aust. (Aus. Com. Spect.Grp.): Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm;22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8373 3756 PS of South Australia (Daytime SC):Mtg 1st & 3rd Thurs; 22 Gray Ct.Ph: 08 8373 3756 PS of South Australia (Study Group):Mtg 4th Tues 7.30pm; 22 Gray Ct. Ph: 08 8522 4345 Postal Stat & Postal Hist Soc: Mtg 2nd Tues; SAPHIL House, 22 Gray Ct, Adelaide. email: psandph@arcom.com.au; Ph: 08 8260 3352 Riverland PS: Mtg 3rd Fri, 10am ;Whitmore Hall, Barmera Village; Ph: 08 8595 3023 SA Junior Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Sun 1pm - 3pm;Anyone over 5years, parents welcome. 22 Grey St, Adelaide. 08 8250 0484 Salisbury PS: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon;StJohns Church Hall. PO Box 336 Salisbury 5108; Ph: 08 8252 2392 Stirling PS: Mtg 4th Fri 7.45pm, Old Railway Station (now Community Services Bldng.); Ph: 08 8370 2680 Strathalbyn PS: Mtg 2nd Mon; Rosa Hoare Room, Lutheran Church Complex Corner, Commercial Rd/North Pde; C/- Post Office, Strathalbyn 5255; Ph: 0429 693 747 Ukrainian Collectibles Club: Mtg Wed as per syllabus; PO Box 466, Woodville 5011; Ph: 08 8345 4033 Yorke Peninsula Collectors Club: Senior Citizens Club. Taylor St, Kardina. Mtg 3rd Wed ex. Jan; PO Box 178, Bute 5560; Ph: 08 8821 2906 Club Information: Victorian Philatelic Council, GPO Box 9800, Melbourne, Vic, 3001 Latrobe Valley PS: Mtg Last Wed ex Dec 7.30pm, St Lukes Uniting Church Hall, Princes Way, Morwell; Chris Zarb, Sec. ph. 03 5174 3394 Maryborough Stamp Club:Mtg mthly ex Jan 2nd Tues of month 8pm, St Augustine’s Hall, Maryborough. PO Box 295, Maryborough, 3465; Ph: 03 5464 2400. maryboroughsc@eudoramail.com. maryboroughsc.web1000.com Mildura PS: Mtg Last Thurs (ex Dec)Carnegie Building 74 Deakin Ave Ph: 03 5023 8789 Mooroolbark PS: Mtg 1st Tues; Ph: 03 9723 3304 Oakleigh PS: Mtg 2nd Wed 7.30pm (ex Jan) Oakleigh Public Library, Drummond St, Oakleigh Ocean Grove SC: Mtg 4th Wed. 10am. Ocean Grove Senior Citizens Clubrooms Melways: 234 A. Ph. 03 5255 1372 Peninsula SC: Mtg 3rd Wed, 7.30pm Uniting Church Hall, Murray Anderson Rd, Rosebud. Ph: 03 5974 1950 Polish PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (2nd in Dec) Prahran PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex Jan) Ringwood PS: Gen Mtg 1st Thurs; Daytime 3rd Mon Ph: 03 9551 2235 Royal PS of Victoria:Mtg 3rd & 5th Thurs; Daytime 1st Tues Sale SC: Mtg 1st Mon (ex Jan) Shepparton PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Mechanics Institute, Shepparton. Ph. 0419 560 813 Sherbrooke PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs ex Jan Upwey Fire Brigade Hall, 8pm; Bob Cook Ph: 03 9758 3465 Upper Yarra SC: Mtg 3rd Tues Warragul PS: Mtg 2nd Fri Warrnambool PS: Mtg 3rd Wed 7.45pm St Joseph’s Primary School, Botanic Road;Ph: 03 5561 1470 Waverley PS: Mtg 2nd Thurs 7.30pm, Mt Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Cres, Mt Waverley; Daytime mtg the following Friday, 9.30am, Uniting Church Hall, 482 High St, Mt Waverley. Ph. 03 9898 4102 Obtain Tasmanian clubs information from: Tasmanian Stamp Council, GPO Box 9800, Hobart, TAS, 7001. Ph: 03 6278 7084 Kingston Junior Group: Mtg 2nd Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Launceston PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan) & 3rd Sat (ex. Dec), Max Fry Hall, Trevallyn 7.30pm; Ph: 6344 3676 Mersey-Leven PS: Contact: 03 6425 3603 Rosny Junior Group: Mtg Last Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 Tasmanian PS: Mtg Last Monday (ex. Dec); www.tps.org.au, Legacy House, 159 Macquarie St Hobart
stamp & coin fairs & events new south wales
victoria
Jan 5 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair, Quinn’s Jan 6 - (1st Sun) Stamp, Coin & Phone Card Fair, Ukrainian Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02 63623754.
Hall, Russell St, Essendon. 9am-3pm
Jan 5 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Car Jan 20 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair, park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, cnr Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW.
Dealers plus huge range activities. Ph: John Thomas 0418
Jan 5 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am - 4pm, 322 315. Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoomba. Ph. Jan 27 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am-3pm.
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queensland
Jan 5 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin Collectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay Rd, Gymea.
Jan 14 - (2nd Mon) - Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1, Southport Comm. Centre, Lawson St, Southport. 11.30am
Jan 6 - (1st Sun) Bankstown Stamp & Coin Fair, Bank- - 2.30pm stown Masonic Hall, Cnr Greenfields & Restwell Sts, Jan 27 - QStamp Fair, Southside, Mt Gravatt ShowBankstown. 9am - 3pm. 7 Dealers.
grounds, Memorial Hall, Logan Rd. Free Entry 8.30am
Jan 20 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm, Pio- - 2pm (Please check date prior to attendance as we have been unable to confirm) neers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. 4971 3483 Feb 17 - Logan City PS Annual Stamp Fair, Senior Citizens Jan 27 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, CommuHall, Jacaranda Ave, Woodridge. 9am-3pm. Dealers, door nity Hall, 9 Oxford St, Epping. 10am - 4pm. Free Entry, prozes, raffles etc. Refreshments available. Enq: 3805 9226
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Tristan da Cunha - Albatross This stamp issue, produced in association with the World Wild Life Fund For Nature (WWF), depicts the Tristan Albatross (Diomedea dabbenena) which was only widely recognised as a full species in 1998. WWF is one of the world’s leading conservation organisations working towards conservation and sustainability. There are three breeding species of Albatross within the Tristan Group. The Tristan Albatross is considered the most endangered. Originally thought to be a sub-species of the Wandering Albatross, it is practically indistinguishable from that bird at sea, but the Tristan Albatross is smaller and has a slightly darker back with a wing span of some 3 metres. It never attains the full white plumage of the Wandering Albatross and its bill is about 25mm shorter. Due to the difficulty in distinguishing them from the Wandering Albatrosses, their distribution at sea is not fully known, but satellite tracking has shown that they forage widely in the South Atlantic and feed mainly on fish and cephalopods. The Tristan Albatross is endemic to the Tristan da Cunha Group and most are found on Gough Island, indeed the majority of the world’s population nest on Gough, which has around 1,500 pairs. Originally all Albatrosses in Tristan da Cunha were threatened by introduced species, namely rats, cats and pigs but these have now been removed from breeding islands. This, however, has resulted in a population explosion in mice. Even though Albatross chicks are huge when compared to mice, they do not know how to defend themselves and are becoming regular victims of mouse attacks. The main threat to the Tristan Albatross is considered to be long line fishing and mice and in the past 50 years the 80 - Stamp News
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