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Contents Articles Woodchip Free Zone: Rod Perry ...................................................8 Cinderella Corner: Tony Presgrave ............................................ 12 Senegal - Stamps and postal history: Christer Brunström 16 Stamps in the News: Margo Campbell .................................... 20 Looking at New Zealand: Graeme Morriss ............................... 30 Australian Impressions: David Mallen ...................................... 32 Revenue Review: Dave Elsmore ................................................. 42 Introducing the APF: Ian McMahon .......................................... 48 Market Matters: Glen Stephens .................................................... 52
Information News........................................................................................................6 Reviews ............................................................................................... 36 Trading Post....................................................................................... 68 Clubs & Societies ....................................................................... ......70 Calendar.............................................................................................. 73 Products & Services Directory............................................... ......74 Internet & Email Directory...................................................... ......78 List of Advertisers .............................................................. ..............82
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Albatross! South Georgia - Albatrosses 30 January 2015
As a group, albatrosses are the most endangered family of birds in the world with 15 of the 22 species listed by IUCN as Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered. South Georgia supports internationally important populations of four species of albatross, including the world’s largest populations of grey-headed and, probably, light-mantled albatross, the second largest population of wandering albatross and the third largest population of black-browed albatross. On South Georgia, the majority of albatross breeding sites are found on offshore islands at the northern
and southern extremes of mainland South Georgia (and Annenkov Island); the exception being the light-mantled albatross, which are scattered across the entire Island. Bird Island, off the northern tip of South Georgia, is the most
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significant breeding site for albatrosses in the archipelago and home to one of the two British Antarctic Survey bases on the islands. Since the 1970s, annual counts of all wandering albatross nests and selected study colonies of black-browed and grey-headed albatrosses have shown a steady decline in the populations of all these birds. Island wide censuses in the 1980s were repeated in 2003/04 and confirmed the declining trend throughout the Islands. It is believed that the major threats to these species are encountered at-sea, many birds are known to be killed in longline and trawl fisheries throughout the southern hemisphere. Although there are fisheries within the SGSSI Marine Protected Area, strict mitigation measures are used to reduce seabird mortality to minimal levels. However, albatrosses travel vast distances to feed or overwinter in other regions, where they are exposed to numerous fisheries that are not so strictly regulated.
Light-mantled albatross Phoebetria palpebrata
Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris
Wandering albatross Diomedea exulans
On South Georgia, black-browed albatross breed colonially on steep tussac covered slopes, sometimes mixed with grey-headed albatross. The average age of first time breeders is 10 years of age for this annually breeding species. Adults return to colonies in September and chicks fledge in April or May. Outside the breeding period, these birds depart from South Georgia to forage over continental shelf waters off the west coast of southern Africa. It is here that they are exposed to mortality in a number of trawl and longline fisheries. The last island-wide census of the South Georgia breeding population in 2003/04 recorded 74,296 pairs, which represented about 12.4% of the world population.
Grey-headed albatross Thalassarche chrysostoma
Although often found breeding along with black-browed albatrosses, grey-headed albatross only attempt to breed every other year. On average, these birds do not breed for the first time until they are 12 years old. Breeding birds return to colonies in September and chicks fledge in April or May. Outside the breeding season, most of these birds depart from South Georgia waters and spread widely throughout the Southern Ocean, and may make several complete global circum-navigations between breeding attempts. The last Island-wide census (in 2002/03) recorded 47,674 breeding pairs, which represents approximately half of this Endangered species’ global population. The best place for visitors to South Georgia to see grey-headed and black-browed albatross is Elsehul, where several colonies can be seen on the steep sides of the bay.
Unlike the other species of albatross breeding on South Georgia, light-mantled albatross are wide-spread and can be found in low numbers around the entire coastline. The dispersed nature of nest sites mean that an island-wide census would be extremely difficult and has not been attempted to-date. However, the South Georgia population is estimated to be between 5-7,500 pairs, equivalent to about 25% of the world population, representing the world’s largest breeding population. It is not possible to assess the population trend of this species. Light-mantled albatross are biennial breeders that return to breed in September and chicks fledge in late May or June. During courtship, pairs of engage in synchronised flight, which is very characteristic of this species. Light-mantled albatross are regarded as the most southerly distributed of all the albatross species, often foraging near the edge of the Antarctic pack-ice.
South Georgia is home to approximately 25% of the world’s wandering albatross population. They breed at 30 sites on South Georgia, including Prion Island where visitors have the opportunity to see these birds on the nest. However, the majority (61%) are found on Bird Island off the northern tip of the mainland. Annual counts of the nests of this biennially breeding species have identified a steady decline in numbers, between 1984 and 2004 the population fell by 30%. Wandering albatross are one of the largest flying birds in the world, with a wingspan of up to 3.5 m and weight of 12 kg. To raise a chick to this size takes nearly a year with eggs laid in December or January producing fledglings in the following December. During the breeding period, adults may fly over 4,000 km from the nest site in search of food, which is mostly squid. As part of their commitment to the international Agreement on the Conservation of Albatross and Petrels (ACAP) the Government of South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands will be undertaking surveys of black-browed, grey-headed and wandering albatross during the 2014/15 austral summer. The black-browed and grey-headed albatross survey will take place in November 2014 using the Fisheries Patrol Vessel Pharos SG and will involve photographing key nesting sites. The wandering albatross survey will take place in January 2015 and will be supported by the Hans Hanssen and will visit all the nesting sites of this species. Text by Andy Black. Stamp News - 7
I’m constantly on the lookout for covers and other intact postal articles with that Wow factor, and appreciate readers taking the time to send me interesting scans from time to time. This month I feature some items I regard as special that have recently been auctioned, or are about to be. I acknowledge with thanks the respective Auction Houses granting access to scans. Few would argue Figure 1 lacks the
Figure 1. A true Aristocrat of Philately
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Wow factor! This remarkable record franking on cover of the enigmatic GB 1929 P.U.C. £1, was part of an original find of G.J. Coles & Co. covers auctioned by Mossgreen last December. A Jun 25 1937 registered airmail use to Australia, the £5.10.3d represents a multiple of the 1/3d airmail rate (x88!) + 3d registration fee. Very few commercial covers bearing this stamp are recorded; most were used in later 1930s, I
Figure 3. Spectacular new find to be auctioned in March
The stamp is of course common mint and used (off cover). Prestige Philately, which recently merged with Mossgreen, had as one lot in the last November sale seven sheets of 20 of this stamp,
suspect as speculators from 1929 needed to fold during the Great depression, and sold at under face value to commerce houses for postage. It realised $15,860 including premium (estimate $4/6000), and was worth every penny of that in my opinion. Also from Coles find was Figure 2, just the third cover bearing the 1948 Silver Wedding £1 I’ve noted; one of the other two is also a multiple Figure 4. In period usages of 1966 3c Coil highly elusive of three units.
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Figure 5. Most impressive use of £2 Arms, x5 no less save for Third wmk. £1 grey. This is only the second intact postal article I’ve recorded for both 10/- in this wmk. and 5/- Bridge. Estimated at $6500, I expect the five-figure barrier will be readily breached at the March 5-6 sale. The Phoenix Auctions December 2014 sale had a rather attractive Feb 16 1967 use of the highly elusive 3c Coil x8 from Hobart to U.S., Figure 4. Described as overpaid by 1c for airmail, the rate at this time in fact was 20c, so overpaid by 4c. Attractive contemporary usages of this stamp are seldom seen, particularly multiples such as this, and the $380 hammer price (estimate was just $125) suggests others agree with this assessment. A U.S. auction offered late last year the remarkable Figure 5, as part of an Australian Postage due collection, which is not inappropriate. It is a PMG’s Dept receipt for 286 postal articles for which the charge was £11.19.6d, paid at Abbotsford Mar 31 1964. The stamp composition includes a £1 Bass, itself no slouch on a postal article. This is the record use of £2 Arms. It realised just US$1100 hammer, which is surely one of the “buys” of 2014. I would expect it to fetch $5000+ here. which realised just $2200 hammer. In the 1970s Boom sheets fetched up to £1000 each! The cover realised a very respectable $2684 including premium (estimate a tantalising $400/600). Collectors are more readily acknowledging just how rare are highest denomination stamps on commercial cover, and other intact postal articles. Gary Watson, formerly of Prestige, incidentally, kindly sent me the scan that is Figure 3, to be offered in the Mossgreen inaugural sale under the merged banner. This Jul 1932 metal-edged parcel tag franked at £3.18.3d, apparently accompanied a gold shipment, sent registered of course, Sydney to U.K. The Kangaroo’s are Small Multiple wmk., 10 - Stamp News
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’
An Invitation
It is with great pleasure that Logan City Philatelic Society Invites your Club to attend our 40th Anniversary Annual Stamp Day to be held on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Senior Citizens Hall, Jacaranda Avenue, Logan Central This auspicious event will be officially opened by our Patron, Councillor Graham Able. The program for the day includes the following: •
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Stamp Auction – lots will be accepted from 9.30am. Viewing of Auction Lots from 11am and the Auction taking place after lunch. • A Bargain Table will be provided (Please note nothing over $10) • Lucky Door Prizes and a Canteen will be open for food and drinks. Major Raffle prize of airfares, accommodation and entry to Anzac Philatelic Exhibition to be held in Sydney in April 2015
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Cinderella Corner
Snark Perfins. (Fig. 1).
During October 2014 Snark Island stamps appeared with the perfin HM/SO (Her Majesty’s Stationery Office). Snark Island stamps were created by Gerald King in 1983 and relate to Lewis Carroll’s poem Hunting of The Snark. King was responsible for a vast number of fantasy stamps including Wonderland produced in 1978 as a protest against the British Post Office who ignored Carroll’s centenary.
Suez Canal Company. (Fig 2 & 3).
These stamps were issued in July1868 with the earliest date being July 8th. They were withdrawn from use on August 16th 1868 and replaced by Egyptian stamps, thus they were only in use for 35
days. They were supposed to have been for the use of the persons in the employ of the Company. There are four denominations, 1 cent, 5 cent, 20 cent and 40 cants. The 5, 20 and 40 cent values are all recorded as having been used and are usually cancelled with a pattern of dots or a manuscript cancellation. There is an excellent article on these issues in The Collector’s Club Philatelist journal Volume 46 number 6, which I think is dated 1963. Forgeries have been made of all four denominations, and the following is the description as taken from the book Album Weeds by Rev. R.B. Earèe, third edition 1906; “Lithographed, on rather stout, smooth, white wove paper, sometimes quite shiny; with smooth white gum. Some copies are very badly pin-
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perforated 13. (Of course, the genuine are not perforated.) The clouds are very heavy; those under CANAL (where the genuine shows no clouds) are chiefly composed of dots and dashes. There is a passenger, or standing figure, plainly to be seen, between the funnel and the left-hand mast. The left-hand end of the smoke is heavy, and usually comes to within 1 mm. of the side of the oval; i.e., almost touching it. The top of the smoke is much too low, being a full millimetre lower than the top of the left-hand, or mizzen-mast. The letters DE SUEZ almost touch the lower outline of the band, but are more distant from the upper outline. The short lines between DE SUEZ and POSTES are all vertical, showing no crossed, oblique lines. There is an oblique, coloured scratch in most copies, passing-
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from the top of the D of de, and cutting through the outÂline above it, right into the sea.â€? These are attributed to Engelhardt Fohl and I have not seen any examples of these forgeries. I do have examples of the work of two other forgers. One, by an unknown forger has two figures standing between the funnel and the aft mast. (Fig. 2). The other is by a Mr. Saartjin who somehow acquired the original printing stone for the 40 cent value and set about printing all four denominations by altering the value tablets. These stamps are printed on poor quality paper and the standard of the printing is also poor. All of my Saatjin stamps are postmarked Port Said. The result of this is that the 40 cent is regarded as an unauthorised reprint and
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the remaining three are forgeries. (Fig. 3). As these stamps are not described by Earèe they must have been produced after 1906.
King Kamehameha III. (Fig. 4).
“Bully Hayes” was a notorious pirate, blackbirder and general all round villain whose ancestry is somewhat doubtful, having claimed to being born in Calcutta, India in 1832 and Cleveland Ohio, USA in 1827. During his career he claimed that he “owned” various ships, but whether they were ever paid for is doubtful. He tended to leave his ports of call without paying his bills. During one such voyage he had among his crew an Italian named Angelo who had apparently departed his native country “at the request of the Government”. Angelo, who was a skilled engraver produced forgeries of the 5 cent
King Kamehameha III stamps of Hawaii. The story of “Bully Hayes” was reproduced in Stamp News September 1985 from an article in the Western Stamp Collector and the above information has been extracted from the Stamp News article.
United Kingdom. (Fig 5 And 6).
In 1956 Lord Elibank produced a series of stamp designs for small low denomination pictorial stamps which he exhibited during his speech in the House of Lords on May 17 1956. His point being that it was possible to make the low value stamps more attractive. Of course the Beauracracy waded in with all the excuses under the sun as to why there could be no change. Excuses such as having to make the Queen’s head smaller and the possibility of Great Britain having to include its
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name on the stamps. Britain having been the first to introduce adhesive postage stamps has the right not to include its name on the stamps. Lord Elibank carried this campaign on for many years and I have a copy of a five page letter he wrote to Miss Pike, Assistant Postmaster General on March 17, 1960 which appears to be a response to a letter from the Assistant Postmaster General which fairly obviously included the excuses mentioned above along with many others. Collectors of Australian stamps in the 1950s will recall a similar kind of campaign and the next item in this column refers to that.
Bullabakanka Essays. Fig. 7).
In 1954, Bill Hornadge, through this magazine ran a campaign to try to get the Australian Postal
Authorities to brighten up Australian postage stamps. The campaign ran as a stamp design competition and one junior entry featured a set of four stamps featuring Australian birds in colour. Stamp News decided to use these essays as part of its campaign and a set of four colour printing blocks was commissioned and from these the Dubbo printing works produced the essays in a stamp sized block of four miniature sheet. 2,500 sheets were printed and 1,500 of these were overprinted ESSAY. A postcard was also produced with a printed message from the mythical Australian outback town of Bullabakanka. I have one of the miniature sheets somewhere‌. In a safe place‌. You know, perfectly safe wherever that is. One day it will turn up when I don’t need it.
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Senegal - STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY When the West African nation of Senegal became an independent republic in 1960, Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001) was elected the new nation’s first president. He was not only a politician but also one of Africa’s most prominent poets. Back in the 1950s, he represented Senegal in the French National Assembly in Paris. His government in Senegal has been described as an authoritarian régime which gradually developed into a more democratic one. After resigning from his presidential position, Senghor moved to France where he became a
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member of the prestigious French Academy in 1983. He was the Academy’s very first member from Black Africa. Senghor was one of the creators of the négritude movement which in the 1950s stressed African culture. He was also a strong proponent for independence for France’s African colonies. I very much doubt that the term négritude would be politically correct today. Senegal’s road to independence was far from straight. In 1944, Senegal was amalgamated with the other French colonies in the area to form French West Africa whose stamps replaced those
Christer Brunström of Senegal and the other colonies. In 1959, the Mali Federation was formed comprising French Sudan and Senegal. However, it seems the two countries were unable to work together and in 1960 the federation was dissolved resulting in the independent republics of Mali and Senegal. The French had established trading posts quite early on in Senegal and the first stamps used in the territory were those of French Colonies (a series of stamps intended for use in most of the French colonies) which can be identified by the postmarks: GOR (Gorée) or SNG (Senegal). Gorée is a small island near
the capital city of Dakar; it was on this easily defended island that the French had established their base. The first specific issue for Senegal was released in 1887 and simply for the reason that certain values of the current French Colonies issue were not available in the colony. A number of French Colonies stamps were surcharged with new denominations. There was a second emergency issue in 1892 but this time the colony’s name – SÉNÉGAL – was also added to the overprint. Then followed the usual French colonial
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Senegal - STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY issues. Some of the stamp designs were used for all of France’s colonies in West Africa. All they did was change the name of the colony on the stamps. One such issue was the postage due set of 1906. Shown nearby is a stamp from this set. Exactly the same design was also used for the dues of Dahomey, Ivory Coast, Mauritania and Upper Senegal-Niger. In 1914 a new design was introduced. It depicts a typical market scene somewhere in Senegal. This design then remained in use until 1935. All in all there were 61 different denominations with exactly the same picture! Strange as it may sound but it is quite interesting to try to assemble a complete set of
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these definitives. Starting in 1935 there was greater variety in Senegal’s stamp output. As explained earlier Senegal joined French West Africa in 1944. During its short existence this colonial creation issued a number of most interesting and very attractive stamps including a six-stamp set and a souvenir sheet marking the centenary of Dakar in 1958. Shown here is one of the stamps from this nice set. Collectors looking for a fun sideline collecting area should consider French West Africa. The stamps are inexpensive and it is not impossible to locate colourful covers from this period.
Christer Brunström The Republic of Senegal has maintained a fairly conservative stamp issuing policy when compared with many of its neighbours. Most of the stamps have very local designs. Nearby I show a stamp from a set depicting puppets from the island of Gorée. When the air connections between Europe and South America developed in the 1930s Dakar in Senegal was the last stop before the airplanes crossed the Atlantic. Shown on a nearby stamp is a map of the route. Senegal has a very varied flora and fauna which have often served as inspiration when deciding on suitable subjects for the nation’s postage stamps. Frequently the higher
denominations for air mail have depicted splendid birds. Today Senegal is a nation of some 14 million people. Fairly successful economic policies have helped create a functioning democracy. Still there is much poverty and unemployment in the country which might have negative future consequences for the country. Like former president Senghor many Senegalese have emigrated to France in search of a better future. Finally a few more figures to give us a better picture of Senegal as a stamp country. Since the first stamps were issued way back in 1887, Senegal has released more than 2,600 stamps and some 200 souvenir sheets.
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Stamps in the News - Globally! The Rockfish PO rocks again Reported at www.dailyprogress.com
Such is the love for the historic Rockfish Post Office, residents in the tiny hamlet in Virginia US have banded together to save the historic building from dereliction. The Rockfish Post Office, built in 1910, has seen the flood of Hurricane Camille and been a point of filming for the “The Waltons” television show in the 1970s. The Post Office used to be hub of community where news came in the form of mail and gossip for 75 years with residents waiting on the porch and inside for the train to transfer the mail each day. “Rockfish Depot” as it was once known, was a thriving town until the Soap Stone factory closed and closure of the railway spelled the end of the post office service there. Residents waited on the porch and inside for the train to transfer the mail each day. “Rockfish Depot” as it was once known, was a thriving town until the Soap Stone factory in Schuyler closed. The railroad spur to the quarry used to join the Norfolk Southern Railway across the tracks from the post office.Residents waited on the porch and inside for the train to transfer the mail each day. “Rockfish Depot” as it was once known, was a thriving town until the Soap Stone factory in Schuyler closed. The railroad spur to the quarry
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used to join the Norfolk Southern Railway across the tracks from the post office. When Kevin Rose moved to property off Rockfish River Road in 2000, he remembers hearing about an old post office on his land. Rose assumed the building would be made of brick and mortar; instead, he found a weatherboard shack on the side of the road. It wasn’t until Rose was at a community gathering earlier this year that people began showing interest in fixing up the old building once again. “People saw that it was in disrepair and needed painting,” Rose said. “A bunch of neighbours got together and said they wanted to have a community project. And if it wasn’t for them, it wouldn’t have gotten done.” Rose paid for and supplied all of the materials for the restoration for about 16 community members to begin their work on the 12- by 16-foot building. Resident would stop by while the work was going on and ask to help. Many came on their days off and on the weekends. Though the building is not registered as a historical landmark, Rose said it should be. He wants to make sure nothing is ever added to or taken away from the way it stands today. “We wanted to keep it as original as we could,” he said. “It belongs to the community, and we have to make sure it stays preserved.” Once the restoration was completed, he began threw the building open for community use. “It has just been people helping people,” Rose said. “I’m overwhelmed by the people and their generosity and time. If it hadn’t been for them, I’d still be thinking about what I should do first.” “It reminded me of how people must have felt during hurricane Camille in 1969, he said. “If anything like that were to happen again, everyone would be helping each other.”
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World’s oldest post office acquired by a philatelist Reported at www.linns.com
The world’s oldest post office, founded in 1712, is located in Sanquhar, Scotland. In 2015, the post office will have a new owner/postmaster, Manzoor Alam, a “keen philatelist and postal historian,” according to a December press release from Royal Mail. Alam is only the 16th postmaster for this post office, which opened more than 300 years ago. Penny Murphy, the 15th postmaster, had put the post office up for sale in 2014. A Post Office spokesman said: “We were looking for someone very special to replace Penny Murphy and take on the post office in Sanquhar. The branch combines a rich postal history with today’s wide range of post office services, and we are delighted to announce that Dr Alam has purchased the post office and been appointed as the new postmaster.” In addition to operating the post office, Alam said he plans to create a postal museum in Sanquhar to “promote the rich heritage of the past,” as well as to establish a philatelic society in this town in southern Scotland. The Sanquhar post office is recognized by the Universal Postal Union, the international governing
body for postal administrations, and the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest post office in the world. Letters posted there receive the handstamp, “The World’s Oldest Post Office.” The building that houses the Sanquhar post office began as a staging post for mail carriages.
Stamps of diplomacy
Reported at http://lusakavoice.com China has produced joint issue stamps with Zambia to commemorate fifty year’s diplomatic relations between the two nations. The issue was launched in Lusaka with an official handover of two hundred and ten thousand Zambia China commemorative postal stamps to the Zambia Postal Services Corporation (ZAMPOST). The six featured commemorative stamps, which were printed in China, depict pictures of former Presidents Kenneth Kaunda and the late Michael Sata’s visits to China, the Tanzania Zambia Railways Authority (TAZARA), the New Heroes stadium, the Great Wall of China and the Victoria falls. And ZAMOST Acting Post Master General Alex Muyeye described the gesture as the Stamp News - 21
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Xmas post office fail
Reported at www.westsussextoday.co.uk A number of post offices in the UK appear to have run out of stamps in the lead up to Christmas this year. Mel Bullock, postmistress at Nettlebed, said she ran out of second class stamps in mid-December and waited a week for more stock. She still had first class stamps available but said the situation was “dire” at one point. Mrs Bullock had ordered 10,000 second class and 2,000 first class stamps in mid-November, thinking this would be enough. She said: “It’s just really hard to estimate how many you’re going to use and who’s going to send what where. You don’t want to end up with a load of Christmas stamps in February and March. With the Christmas ones Royal Mail send us what they think we’re going to need. I thought I had more than enough.” She believed it was taking Royal Mail some time to process demands for more stamps as she ordered her second batch of second class stamps about two weeks ago. In the period when she was without them she said there was “panic” among customers. Shiplake postmistress Carol Harvey said she ran out of second class Christmas stamps on Monday but
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still had first class left. But she said this year wasn’t unique and that post offices always ran out before Christmas. The Post Office has apologised to customers after its Broadbridge Heath branch ran out of stamps over the Christmas period. A Post Office spokesperson said: “We would like to apologise to customers at Broadbridge Heath Post Office for any inconvenience caused when the branch temporarily sold out of stamps following the Christmas rush. “More supplies are on their way and will be delivered tomorrow [Wednesday December 31].” Margo’s note: Reminds me of the time I went to buy dinner at Red Rooster and they told me they were out of chicken. They suggested I buy chips instead.
Historic truce commemorated Reported at www.isleofman.com
The Isle of Man Post Office has collaborated with the German Post Office to produce a set of stamps and a specially minted coin to mark the centenary of the Christmas Day truce in the 1914-18 war. A percentage of sales will go towards the Royal British Legion, the UK’s leading service charity providing care and support to serving members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their families. Isle of Man Post Office has produced 500 limited edition commemorative covers which include a set of three stamps depicting a unique moment in the First World War when soldiers in the trenches on both sides declared their own unofficial truce. It began on Christmas Eve when the roar of gunfire was replaced with the sound of British and German troops singing Christmas carols. For a few hours peace broke out as soldiers met in no man’s land to swap stories of
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home and family, and even played a friendly game of football. The stamps – two produced by the German Post Office and one by Isle of Man Post Office – feature three iconic images of the truce. The stamp and coin cover, which costs £35, features a rare Christmas Day postmark and includes an Isle of Man Treasury Christmas Day Truce Crown which is legal tender. It also tells the story of the truce, German Post Office versions of the commemorative covers will be postmarked in Berlin on Christmas Day. A single stamp cover with the Isle of Man stamp and postmark is also available for £7.50 and dated Christmas Eve. The Isle of Man Post Office commemorative stamp and coin covers will be available from 21st January 2015.
Al-Thani was the successful bidder for all but four items in the June 2014 auction of extremely rare stamps from the estate of John E. du Pont known as the “British Guiana collection.” David Feldman Stamp Auctions agreed to let him pay off the winning bid in monthly instalments. A Manhattan federal suit filed by Feldman claims that the sheik only paid $872,000 of the debt before he died in November at 48. However, a family spokesman has claimed that other possessions of the late sheik are currently being inventoried and sold and that all of his debts will be paid in full, with any shortages to be guaranteed by the royal family of Qatar.” These debts apparently include fees to art dealers and auction houses as well as personal debts in the US and abroad. Feldman is suing the sheik’s estate as well as Sotheby’s Financial Services, which holds $83 million worth of his valuables as collateral for a nearly $30 million loan. Margo’s note: And while on the subject of the Du Pont collection-“Foxcatcher” the film about John Eleuthère du Pont, owner of the British Guiana Magenta and the collection mentioned above, was released late in 2014 overseas to rave reviews. The
Shady sheik sued by Swiss over stamps
Reported at http://nypost.com Members of Qatar’s ruling family are speaking out after being sued by a Swiss auctioneer who claims their late patriarch, Sheik Saud bin Mohammed Al-Thani, died owing $7.5 million for some rare stamps. Stamp News - 23
Stamps in the News - Globally! focus is on Du Pont’s obsession with wrestling and its tragic consequences though there is apparently passing reference to him as a philatelist. The film has already been received multiple awards. It is being released in Australia on Thu, 29th Jan 2015.
The most tasteless souvenir sheet of the year?
Reported at www.theborneopost. com A lot of things get sold online, but a private issue of souvenir stamps on the MH17 crash in the ‘Fakes and Reproductions’ section on eBay is receiving a lukewarm response since they were first put on sale about five days ago. The souvenir sheets headlined under ‘UKRAINE MALAYSIA AIRLINES BOEING 777 CRASH SHEET OF 6 STAMPS’ depicts images of a Boeing 777, and what is believed to be the site where it crashed including a missile launcher. The seller clarified that this souvenir set is fake, and a quick check with the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society in an email confirmed that these are not official Ukraine postal service issues. They are believed to be labels or ‘cinderellas’ created by private individuals. They added that all the stamps on eBay showing the Luhansk Peoples Republic and Donetsk Peoples Republic are also not Ukraine issues. “These stamps are issued by the occupiers of these Ukrainian provinces.” At press time, only one person has placed a bid of USD1.50 for the stamp sheet.
On a more positive note…
Reported at http://timesofsandiego.com The San Diego Zoo and the U.S. Postal Service have hosted an event at the Safari Park to provide 24 - Stamp News
cancellations for special “Save Vanishing Species” pictorial stamps. Zoo officials said the event was designed to promote the sale of the stamps, which feature an Amur tiger cub. The Wildlife Conservation Society estimates that only around 350-400 Amur tigers, also called a Siberian Tigers, are left in the wild, mainly in Russia’s Far East. According to the USPS, 2.5 million tiger stamps have been sold since Sept. 2011, raising $2.5 million for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s Multinational Species Conservation Funds, which support efforts to protect wild populations of tigers, rhinos, elephants, great apes and marine turtles.
New Zealander with designs on money Reported at www.stuff.co.nz
Wellington photographer Rob Suisted will soon have more of his images in people’s back pockets, after they were selected for the 2014 New Zealand Stamp Collection and the Reserve Bank’s new fakeproof bank notes. The $5 and $10 notes come into circulation next October and the rest will follow six months later.
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After being approached by the Reserve Bank, Suisted was told several months ago that up to six of the images in his collection would be used on each of the new banknotes. “I was very proud - it took a while to sink in,” he said. Suisted said his father was elated at the news. “He said it was as if I had been selected for the All Blacks - but being an accountant, he would say that.” The new designs features 20 images of well-known flora and fauna - and even magic mushrooms - set against brighter and bolder colours. For the fourth consecutive year, Suisted’s image is on the cover of the annual stamp collection, as well as on eight of the stamps.
Chinese stamp collectors take their hobby seriously! This was evident as they swarmed outside of a Beijing post office and shoved one another to get inside the doors on December 1, when China’s annual stamps album for 2014 became available for purchase. A representative from the China National Philatelic Corporation said that this year’s stamps have 3D effects which can be activated by scanning QR codes and stamps in the album with a smart phone. “The traditional painting is no longer the only choice in a stamp collection. By combining multimedia involving listening and watching, the album can tell more stories about the stamps. Those stamp collectors can appreciate the stamp in various ways as well as get more background information and interactive experience,” the spokesman said. Stamp collecting has become a popular trend in China and actually has the potential to earn collectors a lot of cash. In 2011, BBC reported that a set of four Chinese stamps from the Cultural Revolution era was sold more than $1.15 million at an auction in Hong Kong.
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Stamps in the News - Globally! High altitude cricket commemorated Reported at www.myrepublica.com
Nepal Postal Service has issued a postage stamp to commemorate Nepal cricket team’s feat in the ICC World Twenty20. Nepal for the first time made it to the finals of the World T20, held in Bangladesh. Nepal defeated Hong Kong and Afghanistan and lost to host Bangladesh in the group stage of the tournament. The Postal Service also unveiled seven other postage stamps and four souvenir sheets. Minister for Information and Communications Minendra Rijal put cancellation marks on the postage stamps during a function organized by the Postal Service in the capital. Minister Rijal said Nepal’s performance in the World Cup was a matter of national pride so the government decided to issue the stamps. The stamp, designed by Purna Kala Limbu of the Postal Service, has the image of national team captain Paras Khadka batting embossed on it. The Postal Service has printed one million copies of the stamp, costing two rupees each. During the function, Paras said that making it to the World Cup was a beginning and the challenge is to repeat the feat in future. “The issuance of the stamps is an inspiration to the team,” he said.
Earlier, the Postal Service had issued a stamp of Nepali cricket when it won the ACC Premier League in 2006.
From collector to designer Reported at www.theborneopost.com
Producing a stamp design at such a small size can be a challenging task but when you have the passion, a great design can come easy, said former stamp designer Peter Howeveket Khang. Khang, 63, designed more than 12 series of Malaysian stamps between 1983 and 1997. He said his passion for stamp design began with a keen interest in stamp collecting and studying stamp designs from the collection. His design which featured a ‘keris’ as the graphic element won him the best stamp design in 1984. “I was engaged by Pos Malaysia as they knew of my ability to design and enthusiasm in stamps and my first design involved the Malaysian hornbill series. Among Khang’s stamp designs are the fruits of Malaysia series used for 10 years, the protected wildlife of Malaysia, 25th anniversary of Parliament and the 20th anniversary of Asean series. Khang said he had a particular interest in wildlife conservation and using wildlife as the design element had brought out the best in him in contributing something valuable for the nation. e
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Up, up and away with New Zealand Post Reported at australianaviation.com.au
A new issue of five stamps will illustrate Air New Zealand’s history over the past seven and a half decades, from its beginnings as Tasman Empire Airways Ltd (TEAL), to the achievements of National Airways Corporation (NAC) and the modern feats of Air New Zealand. They highlight TEAL’s inaugural service across the Tasman in 1940, a Lockheed Lodestar that flew in NAC colours for parts of the 1940s and 1950s and Air NZ’s first Boeing 787-9 painted in All Black livery. “Air New Zealand has a rich history and to see it celebrated in this collection will inspire a sense of nostalgia and pride in all New Zealanders,” Air New Zealand’s chief marketing and customer officer Mike Tod said. New Zealand Post’s head of stamps and coins Simon Allison said it was a fitting way to celebrate Air NZ’s 75 years of operation. The stamps were available for pre-order and go on sale January 14 2015
shredded, staff members willfully ignored directives of managers, managers routinely lapsed in their reporting responsibilities and $250,000 was spent on a system to track stamp sales that ultimately did not work at the Cayman Islands Postal Services Department. Those findings are among the myriad of problems uncovered by government’s Internal Audit Unit during a review of revenues earned by the postal service between 2011 and 2013 The internal audit review was scathing in evaluating the magnitude of the errors, incompetence and insubordination discovered. Paper records of cash transaction sheets for all postal districts on Grand Cayman were “accidentally shredded” in 2011, internal auditors found. “It was only discovered that the files were destroyed when the auditor requested these documents,” the review stated. “As a consequence, we could not evaluate the transactions for compliance with regulatory requirements, reporting accuracy and timeliness of bank deposits…” A system used to track post office sales, as well as daily opening and closing cash balances for the department was purchased at a cost of $250,000. It didn’t work. Among other things, auditors noted that the “point-of-sale” system that was purchased required the manual coding of cash balances into the system, details that staff members sometimes entered erroneously. The set prices of stamps could be altered by postal service workers, if they wished. Also, the system does not record certain details of postal service transactions, including stamp supplies and the weight, size and destination of parcel post transactions. “We are also concerned that unless
Crisis in the Caymans
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Stamps in the News - Globally! these deficiencies are corrected, errors and irregularities will continue and may even lead to misappropriations perpetrated through employee manipulations.” There was inadequate management, generally, of stamp inventories at the district post offices, according to the Internal Audit Unit’s findings. The postal service has established detailed procedures regarding how stamp sales should be recorded and supply inventories conducted. However, during the audit, both overages and shortages of stamp inventories were noted with – in some cases – hundreds of dollars worth of stamp inventories unaccounted for. In most instances reviewed by the Internal Audit Unit, the post office employee who requisitioned stamp orders had not acknowledged receipt of the inventories. Without the acknowledgement of stamp receipt, there is no evidence to show the stamps were actually received by the postal service.
Departing Postmaster General takes a shot Reported at www.washingtonpost.com
The outgoing head of the U.S. Postal Service took a parting shot at labour unions and the commercial mailing industry Tuesday for what he called the “shortsightedness and myopia” that have impeded efforts in Congress to modernize the money-losing agency he’s led since 2011. “As much as we try to have an elevated conversation about the future of the organization,” he said, “we never get beyond the narrow set of interests that are determined to preserve the status quo.” In a wide-ranging talk on the Postal Service’s financial struggles and potential for a profitable
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business model in the future, Patrick Donahoe said Congress needs to look at the agency as a business “that is going to be a lot different in the coming years” and take a far broader and longer-term view than it has. “At some point in time, people have to start thinking about the future,” he said. As for what the future of the mail will look like, it will not be “a person putting a piece of mail in a blue mailbox,” he said, but rather a far leaner organization, with a smaller workforce and less generous health care and pension benefits, that competes for e-commerce business, online advertising and other Internet-based services. Donahoe is preparing to hand over the reins of the Postal Service to the agency’s chief operating officer, Megan Brennan, who is expected to follow largely in his path. He rose from mail clerk in his native Pittsburgh to lead the Postal Service during one of its most turbulent periods. The agency reported a $5.5 billion loss for fiscal 2014, another in a string of multibillion-dollar losses. Despite big growth in package deliveries, first-class letters are continuing a downward slide as more Americans correspond and do business online, plummeting 35 percent over a decade. Donahoe downsized postal operations significantly, reducing the size of the workforce by 212,000 positions through buyouts and attrition, cutting delivery routes and hours at post offices and closing big mail-sorting hubs. He negotiated new contracts with unions that tightened work rules to eliminate costs. He struck a deal to deliver packages for the online retailer Amazon on Sundays and to deliver groceries in some markets, all to offset the decline of first-class mail, once the agency’s profit engine. He raised the price of stamps and tried but failed to stop Saturday delivery of letters without the approval of Congress, when lawmakers stalled on passing postal legislation. Without legislation to give the agency greater flexibility to cut costs, reduce expensive mandates and let postal officials pursue new lines of business, the USPS will have trouble being profitable. Lawmakers have failed in the last two Congresses to
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reach agreement on a plan, in large part because of opposition from unions and mailers. On Tuesday, Donahoe he took his strongest shot at those interests, which he said cannot continue to resist changes he described as inevitable. He described business interests that use the mail, from banks and credit card companies to direct-mail advertisers, as excessively focused on limiting price increases –even as the lack of broad legislation from Congress puts more pressure on postal officials to raise mailing prices. And he accused unions of single mindedly fighting to preserve jobs and benefits with too little flexibility.
Public flock to buy sheep stamps
China A batch of 230,000 commemorative stamps issued ahead of the upcoming Chinese Year of the Sheep sold out in just over two hours yesterday as people sought to bag an investment bargain. The zodiac stamps went on sale at 102 post offices across the city at 6:30am, but were all gone by 9am, the Shanghai Post Co said. Some people queued overnight so as not to miss out on the issue. An unspecified number of the 1.20 yuan (19 US cents) stamp went on sale nationwide.
Japan When millions of Japanese get their customary New Year’s greeting cards Thursday, the sheep that’s on the postage stamps will have finished knitting the scarf it began 12 years ago. Tradition in Japan calls for people to send post cards — often hundreds of them — to friends, colleagues and relatives, decked with pine trees, cranes and other symbols of good luck to welcome the new year — but also showing the animal of the year, as set by the Asian zodiac. The sheep is the animal for 2015, heralding a year of harmony as well as possibly meekness, according to astrological storytelling. In 2003, the stamp on the cards issued by the post office had as its design a fluffy sheep busily knitting a scarf. This year, it’s wearing the scarf, and holding the knitting needles, perhaps a little proudly. New Zealand Some would say every year in NZ is a year of the sheep- after all they outnumber people 7 to 1. This year New Zealand Post has issued four stamps to celebrate- one featuring the sheep pictogram, one with a traditional Chinese sheep paper cut, one celebrating the NZ sheep industry and one of the Church of the Good Shepherd with a Chinese kite representing the multicultural nature of New Zealand.
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Commemorating ANZAC Part 9: Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island lies in the South Pacific Ocean, northwest of New Zealand and east of Queensland – about midway between the two countries. It is a self-governing territory of Australia. In 1856, the entire population of Pitcairn Island, the descendants of the Bounty mutineers, were re-settled on Norfolk. There were 194 people, including children. The exact size of the population in 1914 at the outbreak of World War I is not known but it cannot have been more than a few hundred. Of these, 82 volunteered for service in the war, the largest per capita participation in the war. Public meetings were held regularly on the island to ascertain community views on matters of concern.
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Discussion of a war memorial is first recorded as one of the topics at a public meeting held on 17th January 1918, ten months before the Armistice and up to two years before all the troops arrived back home. The first memorial was a wooden plaque listing all those who served but a committee was formed to raise funds and seek approval for a permanent memorial. In 1927 a site was
Graeme Morriss (1) against an outline image of the war memorial. The gutter of the stamp sheet pictured the badge of the Norfolk Island Returned Servicemen’s League and the First Day Cover marked the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. The stamps were lithograph printed by House of Questa and perforated 14¼ x 14¾. On 9th September 2001 the island issued four stamps commemorating the role of Australian troops as peace keepers in Japan following World War II. The gutter images were of plaques at ANZAC Cove and in Norfolk Island’s Memorial Gardens. The printer was House of Questa and the perforations gauged 14½.
gazetted at the intersection of Pier Street and Quality Row, near Government House and opposite All Saints Church. It overlooked the Kingston Pier on Slaughter Bay. The committee raised the funds and oversaw construction of the monument which was officially unveiled on ANZAC Day, 25th April 1929. On ANZAC Day 2000, Norfolk Island issued two stamps listing the names of all the islanders who died in World War I (13), WWII (10) and the Korean War
Acknowledgement: Research on the memorial by Ron Nobbs and Albert Buffett, www.niwarmemorial.nlk.nf . Sydney Stamp Expo 2015 including exhibits of original ANZAC mail will be held at Hurstville Aquatic Leisure Centre, Thursday 16th April to Sunday 19th April. Graeme can be contacted through his website, www. stampsmw.top1.com.au .
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Australian Impressions
Australia Post’s “Limited Edition” Stamps Introduction It all began in 2005. On 10th November that year Australia Post released a range of expensive “limited-edition” products. They called it their “Impressions” range and published a special catalogue showing all the “unique gifts and collectables” available. They have been doing it ever since. A lot of the products don’t even contain stamps. The details of 2005 to 2011 were summarised in Parts 1, 2 & 3 in previous editions of Stamp News. Here is a summary of the 2012 and 2013 “Impressions” releases that contained new mint Australian stamp variations. (I have excluded the Annual Mint and CTO Collections, Souvenir Stamp Sheets (SSS), products containing cancelled stamps and products that do not contain a new stamp variation.)
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22 special minisheets were the main variation item in 2012. The Bathurst collection cost $499 just to get the two $1.20 minisheets. It was unusual to find a minisheet with a 37c stamp originally issued in 1987. The stamp was microdated “2012” so is different from the original. There was one exceptional item released in 2012: The Remembrance Day Coloured Coin PNC released on 16th November. The minisheet on the envelope was only available in this product. It contained a single 60c ‘Rising Sun Badge 1991-’ embossed stamp from the set issued on 17th April. The stamp was cancelled with an embellished cancellation. A separate mint embossed stamp or minisheet were not released. (The following list and details of each product were taken from a copy of the “Impressions” 2012 Catalogue. I did not purchase and examine the content of these products. If you have any updates or corrections, please let me know.) 32 - Stamp News
12-1 Diamond Jubilee imperforate stamp sheet: • 35 x 60c & $2.35 imperforate non-embellished minisheets • Limited Edition = 500 12-2 Inland Explorers special edition minisheet collection: • Two 2 x 60c & 2 x $1.20 imperforate minisheets • One printed on gummed paper • One printed on non-gummed paper made from rock • Limited Edition = 500 12-3 Olympics Golden Heroes stamp set: • Gold versions of the June (60c Road to London) and July (60c, $1.60 & $2.35) 2012 Olympic stamps • Beijing Olympics Gold Medalists combined sheetlet • Folder with an Australia Post seal • Golden Heroes 2008 book by Harry Gordon
12-4 Bathurst boxed set:
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12-5 Bathurst collection: • 50 Years of Bathurst imperf minisheet (60c Davison’s Ford & 60c Ingall’s Holden) • King of the Mountain imperf minisheet (2 x 60c Brock’s Torana) • History of Bathurst and map of the track • V8 medallion in the cover • Fastest lap ever - graphs and images
Part 4 : 2012–2013 12-7 State Bowling stamp and badge set: • Numbered and embellished minisheet • First day cover • Se-tenant pair of stamps (60c + $1.20) • Badges - Bowls Australia and 2012 World Championships • Limited Edition = 300
12-8 Waterbirds gold-foiled stamps: • 4 x 60c gold foiled stamps • 4 x 60c stamps • King of the Mountain tribute Peter Brock Tro• • • • • •
phy Image Images & winner statistics Record of official magazine covers from each year Greatest Race Never Driven print fold out Bathurst Greatest Trading Cards Limited Edition = 200
12-6 Bathurst stamp pack: • Two sheets 20 x 60c stamps with tabs • One sheet 10 x 60c with tabs • Cars from 1963 – 2012 on the tabs
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12-9 Stamp and Coin sets: • $1.20 Major Mitchell’s Pink Cockatoo (1993) imperf minisheet 50c Grey-headed Flying-fox (2007) imperf minisheet 37c Crimson Rosella (1987) imperf minisheet $1.10 Laughing Kookaburra (2005) imperf minisheet Microdated stamps Coin illustrating each animal Limited Edition = 250
12-10 Australian Zoos minisheet collection: • One 7 x 60c minisheet with flocking effect on the surround • Six 4 x 60c imperforate minisheets • One 2 x 60c ‘Tiger’ imperforate minisheet Stamp News - 33
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12-11 Special Panda collection: • 4 x 60c embellished imperforate minisheet • Souvenir cover • Medallion cover • Limited Edition = 300 12-12 Australian Ballet stamp and coin folder: • 10 x 60c silver foiled stamp sheetlet • Sheetlets individually numbered • Royal Australian Mint coin • Ballet shoe charm • Limited Edition = 300 12-13 Road Trip Australia special minisheets: • Two 3 x 60c, $1.65 & $2.35 imperforate minisheets (one plain, one foiled) • Limited Edition = 500
12-14 Fred Hollows Stamp and Coin Folder: • Special minisheet - 60c Fred Hollows Medical Doctors stamp (2012) 34 - Stamp News
+ 45c Fred Hollows Celebrating Medical Science stamp (1995 with 2012 microdate) • Fred Hollows medallion • Limited Edition = 200 12-15 Commemorative Stamps multisheets: • Two sheetlets of commemorative stamps – one with 39 portrait stamps and one with 49 landscape stamps • Many of these stamps were different from the originals • Limited Edition = 500
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Diamond Jubilee 12-1 imperforate stamp 70 $103.25 $6.75 $110.00 sheet Inland Explorers special edition 12-2 4 $7.20 $32.75 $39.95 minisheet collection Olympics Golden 12-3 18 $13.55 *$185.45 $199.00 Heroes stamp set 12-4 Bathurst boxed set 10 $6.00 $123.95 $129.95 12-5 Bathurst collection 4 $2.40 $496.60 $499.00 Bathurst stamp 12-6 50 $30.00 $0.95 $30.95 pack State Bowling 12-7 stamp and badge 4 $1.80 $128.15 $129.95 set Waterbirds gold12-8 8 $4.80 *$94.20 $99.00 foiled stamps Stamp and Coin 12-9 4 $3.17 $136.63 $139.80 sets Australian 12-10 Zoos minisheet 33 $19.80 $110.15 $129.95 collection Special Panda 12-11 4 $2.40 $57.55 $59.95 collection Australian Ballet 12-12 stamp and coin 10 $6.00 $93.95 $99.95 folder Road Trip Australia 12-13 10 $11.60 $18.35 $29.95 special minisheets Fred Hollows 12-14 stamp and coin 2 $1.05 $78.90 $79.95 folder Commemorative 12-15 Stamps 88 $71.45 $18.50 $89.95 multisheets Totals 114 $284.47 $1582.83 $1867.30 * Some stamps printed on gold foil.
Part 4 : 2012–2013 2013 More special minisheets this year. 49 in all. Two round ones and two printed on gold foil. The cost to buy the “Impressions” variations rose above $2000 this year. One product cost $1000 just to get one special minisheet variation. (The following list and details of each product was taken from the 2013 “Impressions” catalogue. I did not purchase and examine the content of these products. If you have any updates or corrections, please let me know.) 13-1 Colonial Heritage Intaglio Collection: • Three 2 x $2 minisheets • One $5 minisheet • Single printing plate • Colonial Heritage medallion • Order by telephone lottery – one per customer • Limited Edition = 100
13-2 World Stamp Expo minisheet collection: • 6 x $10 daily minisheets (mint) • 6 x $10 daily minisheets (foiled postmark) • Limited Edition = 300 13-3 Banknote minisheets: • $3.20 minisheet (paper embossed and foiled) • 2 x $3.20 minisheets (gold foil) • Individually numStamp News - 35
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13-4 Holey Dollar and Dump presentation set: • $3.60 numbered and embellished minisheet with ‘dumps’ removed creating 2 semi-imperforate stamps • 2 commemorative medallions • Limited Edition = 250 13-5 Historic Buildings minisheet collection: • 4 x 60c Government House, Tasmania minisheet • 4 x 60c Government House, Western Australia minisheet • 4 x 60c Quorn Railway Station, South Australia minisheet • 4 x 60c Maryborough Railway Station, Victoria minisheet • Minisheet with a se-tenant block of 4 of the above 60c stamps and the words “Historic Buildings” embossed • Each minisheet numbered • Limited Edition = 250
13-6 Railway Stations collection folder: • 4 x 60c numbered imperforate minisheet • Souvenir cover and fridge magnet • Souvenir cover and ticket • Limited Edition = 300 36 - Stamp News
13-7 Christmas Embellishment pack: • 2 x 55c, 60c & $1.70 gummed sheet stamps • Four blocks of 4 of these stamps (self-adhesive and embellished) 13-8 Bush Babies PNC collection – Series 1 & 2: • $2.35 minisheet (originally released in 2011 “Impressions”) • $4.65 minisheet (numbered and gold foiled) • 10 PNCs • Limited Edition = 150 13-9 Dinosaurs minisheet collection: • $3.60 embossed perforated minisheet • $3.60 embossed semiimperforate minisheet • Four $2.40 digitally printed imperforate minisheets • Two $1.20 digitally printed imperforate minisheets • Limited Edition = 200 13-10 Road Trip minisheet collection: Series 1 (18 September 2012): • 3 x 60c, $1.65 & $2.35 minisheet printed on foiled paper • Three 4 x 60c minisheets • 4 x $1.65 minisheet • 4 x $2.35
David Mallen Part 4 : 2012–2013 minisheet Series 2 (2 July 2013): • 5 x 60c minisheet printed on foiled paper • Five 4 x 60c minisheets • Limited Edition = 200 13-11 Road Trip wallet: • Five 2 x 60c imperforate minisheets • Limited Edition = 300 13-12 Australian Legends of Music folder: • Two $3 numbered circular gummed imperforate minisheets with a varnish finish • Limited Edition = 300 13-13 Commemorative Stamps multisheets: • Three sheetlets of commemorative stamps – two with 27 portrait stamps each and one with 26 landscape stamps • Many of these stamps were different from the originals • Limited Edition = 500
Impressions 2013 No. of Face # Product Stamps Value Colonial Heritage 13-1 7 $17.00 Intaglio Collection World Stamp 13-2 Expo minisheet 6 $60.00 collection 13-3 Banknote minisheets 6 $9.60 13-4 Holey Dollar & Dump 2 $3.60 Historic Buildings 13-5 20 $12.00 minisheet collection Railway Stations 13-6 4 $2.40 collection folder Christmas Embel13-7 20 $17.00 lishment pack Bush Babies 13-8 2 $7.00 (Series 1 & 2) Dinosaurs minish13-9 32 $19.20 eet collection Road Trip minish13-10 50 $44.00 eet collection 13-11 Road Trip wallet 10 $6.00 Aust Legends of 13-12 10 $6.00 Music folder Commem Stamps 13-13 80 $76.00 multisheets Totals 249 $279.80 * Some stamps printed on gold foil.
Cost of Packaging
Price
$983.00 $1000.00 $89.95 $149.95 *$150.35 $159.95 $66.35 $69.95 $37.95
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$67.55
$69.95
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$292.00 $299.00 $70.75
$89.95
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$99.95
$33.95
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$1913.65 $2193.45
2014 To be continued. Full details, images and costs of the 2014 “Impressions” stamp variations will be in a future edition of Stamp News. For more information go to the Australia Post’s “Impressions” webpage: http://shop.auspost.com.au/stamp-coin-collectables/ impressions Has Australia Post contravened the UPU Philatelic Code of Ethics with its “Impressions” range of products? A reader has brought to my attention Clause 8 which states: “Issuing postal authorities shall not produce postage stamps or philatelic products that are intended to exploit customers.”
Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections KEEP THIS LIST, UPDATES WILL BE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN! Discounts from this list: Spend $100 and deduct 10%, $101 to $250 deduct 20%, $251 plus deduct 30% All different in each packet
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25 AAT .............................................................$ 3.00 50 AAT ...........................................................$ 25.00 25 ADEN ..........................................................$ 6.00 50 ADEN ........................................................$ 12.00 50 ADEN – MINT U/H ......................................$20.00 100 AFRICA ......................................................$ 6.00 500 AFRICA ....................................................$ 39.00 50 AITUTAKI ...................................................$ 40.00 200 AITUTAKI ................................................$180.00 100 ALBANIA .................................................$ 24.00 50 ALGERIA $ ......................................................7.00 500 ALGERIA ......................................................$300 25 ANDORA - SPANISH MINT U/H ...................$ 20.00 50 ANDORRA - SPANISH MINT U/H .................$60.00 25 ANDORRA - FRENCH MINT U/H ..................$ 20.00 50 ANDORRA - FRENCH MINT U/H ....................$ 5.00 50 ANDORRA - SPANISH MINT U/H ..................$ 6.00 25 ANTIGUA .....................................................$ 5.00 500 ANTIGUA ...............................................$ 260.00 50 ANTIGUA BARDUDA ..................................$ 12.00 200 ARAB STATES ..........................................$ 24.00 200 ARGENTINA ..............................................$15.00 300 ARGENTINA .............................................$ 28.00 500 ARGENTINA .............................................$ 50.00 25 ASCENSION ..............................................$42.00 100 AUST. (DEC MINT U/H) ............................$ 55.00 100 AUST. (PREDEC.MINT U/H) ......................$ 55.00 100 AUSTRALIA ...............................................$ 4.00 200 AUSTRALIA ...............................................$ 6.00 300 AUSTRALIA ...............................................$ 8.00 400 AUSTRALIA .............................................$ 13.50 500 AUSTRALIA .............................................$ 16.50 600 AUSTRALIA .............................................$ 27.50 800 AUSTRALIA .............................................$ 40.00 1000 AUSTRALIA ...........................................$ 65.00 25 AUSTRALIAN STATES .................................$ 10.00 50 AUSTRALIAN STATES .................................$ 36.00 100 AUSTRALIAN STATES ..............................$120.00 100 AUSTRIA ...................................................$ 7.00 200 AUSTRIA .................................................$ 18.00 500 AUSTRIA .................................................$ 45.00 800 AUSTRIA ..................................................$79.50 100 AUSTRIA (LRG.COMMEMS) ......................$ 50.00 200 AUSTRIA (LRG.COMMEMS).....................$ 100.00 1000 AUSTRIA .............................................$ 119.00 1000 AUSTRIA (MINT U/H) ...........................$ 295.00 2000 AUSTRIA .............................................$ 465.00
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100 BAHAMAS ...............................................$ 45.00
25 BAHRAIN ..................................................$ 16.50 50 BAHRAIN ..................................................$ 36.00 100 BANGLADESH ............................................$ 5.50 500 BANGLADESH....................................... $ 110.00 25 BARBADOS ..................................................$ 6.00 50 BARBADOS ................................................$ 12.00 100 BARBADOS ..............................................$ 35.00 50 BAVARIA ...................................................$ 14.00 100 BAVARIA .................................................$ 42.00 200 BAVARIA ...............................................$ 105.00 200 BELGIAN CONGO ......................................$ 50.00 200 BELGIUM ...................................................$ 7.50 500 BELGIUM .................................................$ 40.00 100 BELGIUM COLONIES .................................$ 13.00 300 BELGIUM COLONIES .................................$ 80.00 500 BELGUIM COLONIES ...............................$ 176.00 1000 BELGIUM .............................................$ 185.00 500 BENIN ...................................................$ 140.00 25 BERMUDA .................................................$ 15.00 25 BOHEMIA MORAVIA ....................................$ 2.00 50 BOHEMIA MORAVIA ....................................$ 8.00 100 BOHEMIA MORAVIA ................................$ 24.00 150 BOHEMIA MORAVIA ................................$ 55.00 25 BOLIVIA ......................................................$ 6.00 50 BOLIVIA ....................................................$ 13.00 25 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA ..............................$ 11.00 50 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA ..............................$ 33.00 150 BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA ..........................$ 170.00 100 Br. AGENCIES .........................................$ 100.00 25 BR. SOLOMONS .........................................$ 10.00 100 BRAZIL (LARGE COMMEMS) ....................$ 17.00 400 BRAZIL ....................................................$ 59.00 1000 BRAZIL ................................................$ 350.00 100 BRAZIL (MINT U/H) ...............................$ 370.00 100 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ........................$ 6.00 200 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ......................$ 10.00 500 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH ......................$ 39.00 100 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH (MINT U/H) ...$ 27.00 100 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH KGVI (MINT U/H) ...$ 60.00 1000 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH( MINT U/H ) ....$ 190.00 50 BRITISH HONDURAS (LRG.COMMEMS) ......$ 40.00 25 HONDURAS AND BELIZE ..............................$ 9.00 25 BRITISH VIRGIN ISL. ..................................$ 22.00 50 BRITISH WEST INDIES ................................$ 10.00 100 BRITISH WEST INDIES ..............................$ 14.00 500 BRITISH WEST INDIES ..............................$ 75.00 100 BULGARIA .................................................$ 7.00 300 BULGARIA ...............................................$ 22.00 500 BULGARIA ...............................................$ 50.00 800 BULGARIA ...............................................$ 88.00 1000 BULGARIA ...........................................$ 120.00 300 BULGARIA (LARGE PICS) ..........................$ 22.00 100 BURUNDI ................................................$ 20.00
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25 CAMBODIA ................................................$ 10.00 100 CAMBODIA ............................................$ 115.00 500 CAMBODIA ..............................................$ 65.00 700 CANADA ..................................................$ 69.00
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1000 CANADA ..............................................$ 100.00 100 CANADA (MINT.COMMS) .........................$ 50.00 25 CAYMAN ISL ..............................................$ 15.00 50 CAYMAN ISL ..............................................$ 36.00 500 CENTRAL AMERICA ..................................$ 60.00 450 CEYLON/SRI LANKA .................................$ 99.00 100 CHANNEL ISLANDS ..................................$ 19.00 150 CHANNEL ISLANDS ..................................$ 80.00 300 CHANNEL ISLANDS $ 130.00 100 CHILE $ 12.00 200 CHILE ......................................................$ 24.00 500 CHILE ....................................................$ 110.00 100 CHINA .....................................................$ 19.00 200 CHINA .....................................................$ 48.00 250 CHINA .....................................................$ 70.00 325 CHINA ...................................................$ 130.00 500 CHINA (INC. TAIWAN) ............................$ 149.00 500 CHINA P.R.C ...........................................$ 300.00 100 CHINA (LRG, MINT, COMP.SETS)................$ 30.00 25 CHRISTMAS ISLAND...................................$ 14.00 50 CHRISTMAS ISLAND.................................. $ 33.00 75 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..................................$ 50.00 100 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..............................$ 100.00 150 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..............................$ 150.00 200 CHRISTMAS ISLAND ..............................$ 230.00 500 CONGO ..................................................$ 140.00 25 COCOS ISLAND ............................................$ 8.00 50 COCOS ISLAND ..........................................$ 38.00 75 COCOS ISLAND ..........................................$ 60.00 100 COCOS ISLAND ......................................$ 132.00 900 COLOMBIA ............................................$ 370.00 300 COOK ISLANDS ......................................$ 350.00 400 COOK ISLANDS ......................................$ 280.00 500 COOK ISLANDS ......................................$ 325.00 750 COOK ISLANDS ....................................$ 1280.00 1000 COOK ISLANDS .................................$ 2,000.00 50 COSTA RICA ...............................................$ 13.00 500 COSTA RICA ...........................................$ 225.00 50 CROATIA (PRE WAR) ..................................$ 20.00 100 CUBA ........................................................$ 5.00 500 CUBA ......................................................$ 60.00 1000 CUBA ....................................................$ 85.00 300 CUBA ......................................................$ 30.00 200 CUBA (LARGE PICT.) ................................$ 14.00 25 CYPRUS ....................................................$ 12.00 50 CYPRUS ....................................................$ 30.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ......................................$ 3.00 200 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ....................................$ 15.00 500 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ....................................$ 17.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (MINT U/H) .................$ 17.00 200 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (MINT U/H)..................$ 20.00 100 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (POST WAR).................$ 11.00 400 CZECHOSLOVAKIA (MINT U/H)..................$ 30.00 1000 CZECHOSLAVAKIA ..................................$ 85.00
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50 DANZIG .....................................................$ 58.00 100 DANZIG ...................................................$ 66.00 100 DENMARK .................................................$ 5.00
Pay cents, not $ per stamp! 300 DENMARK ...............................................$ 20.00 500 DENMARK ...............................................$ 60.00 500 DENMARK( LARGE PICT.) .......................$ 120.00 25 DOMINICA BR. .............................................$ 4.00 50 DOMINICA BR. .............................................$ 6.00 100 DOMINICA BR. .........................................$ 30.00 50 DOMINICA BR. (KGVI & QEII) .....................$ 40.00 500 DOMINICA BR. .......................................$ 260.00 200 DOMINICAN REP. .....................................$ 33.00 300 DOMINICAN REP. .....................................$ 70.00 90 DUTCH EAST INDIES ................................$ 100.00
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300 ECUADOR ................................................$ 77.00 400 ECUADOR ................................................$ 80.00 500 ECUADOR ..............................................$ 110.00 700 ECUADOR ..............................................$ 250.00 100 EGYPT .....................................................$ 10.00 300 EGYPT .....................................................$ 70.00 500 EGYPT .....................................................$ 55.00 1000 EGYPT .................................................$ 155.00 50 EGYPT (MINT/UH, COMPL. SETS)................$ 30.00 50 EGYPT + 4 M/S .........................................$ 30.00 50 ESTONIA ....................................................$ 66.00 25 EQUATORIAL GUINEA (M/SHEET CTO) ........$ 11.00 1000 EUROPE ...............................................$ 50 .00
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20 FALKLAND ISL. COMPL. MINT SETS...........$ 120.00 25 FALKLAND ISLAND ....................................$ 18.00 50 FAROS ISLAND ..........................................$ 60.00 100 FAROS ISLAND ......................................$ 130.00 50 FIJI ............................................................$ 18.00 100 FIJI ..........................................................$ 50.00 150 FIJI ..........................................................$ 70.00 200 FIJI ..........................................................$ 80.00 250 FIJI ........................................................$ 140.00 400 FIJI ........................................................$ 300.00 500 FIJI ........................................................$ 440.00 300 FINLAND .................................................$ 60.00 400 FINLAND .................................................$ 80.00 500 FINLAND ...............................................$ 140.00 10 FIUME ........................................................$ 7.00 300 FRANCE ...................................................$ 30.00 500 FRANCE ...................................................$ 50.00 100 FRENCH COLONIES .....................................$ 6.00 500 FRENCH COLONIES ...................................$ 70.00 50 FRENCH COLONIES (PRE INDEPENDENCE) ..$ 12.00 500 FRENCH COLONIES (PRE INDEPENDENCE) ...$ 185.00 50 FRENCH POLYNESIA ...................................$ 50.00
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500 GAMBIA (MINT U/H) .............................$ 500.00 50 GERMANY 3RD REICH ................................$ 13.00 25 GERMANY ...................................................$ 5.00 100 GERMANY .................................................$ 7.00 300 GERMANY ...............................................$ 18.00 1000 GERMANY .............................................$ 50.00
50 GERMANY (PRE WAR) ...............................$ 11.00 100 GERMANY (PRE WAR) .............................$ 22.00 100 GERMANY EAST ....................................$ 119.00 500 GERMANY EAST ......................................$ 40.00 50 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H ).............$ 10.00 100 GERMANY INFLATION (MINT U/H)............$ 20.00 500 GERMANY WEST ......................................$ 50.00 1200 GERMANY WEST ..................................$ 260.00 100 GERMANY WEST(LRG.COMMEMS) ............$20.00 100 GHANA ...................................................$ 50.00 200 GHANA .................................................$ 120.00 500 GHANA .................................................$ 149.00 25 GIBRALTAR ................................................$ 17.00 50 GIBRALTAR ................................................$ 45.00 500 GILBERT, KIRIBATI, TUVALU ...................$ 270.00 25 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .........................$ 12.00 150 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .......................$ 90.00 200 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 100.00 300 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 150.00 360 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 190.00 400 GILBERT,KIRIBATI,TUVALU .....................$ 225.00 25 GREAT BRITAIN ............................................$ 2.00 50 GREAT BRITAIN ............................................$ 7.00 100 GREAT BRITAIN ..........................................$ 9.00 500 G\GREAT BRITAIN ....................................$ 25.00 1000 GREAT BRITAIN ....................................$ 176.00 1200 GREAT BRITAIN ....................................$ 230.00 100 GREAT BTITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS) ........$ 12.00 200 GREAT BRITAIN (LARGE COMMEMS).........$ 20.00 50 GREECE .......................................................$ 5.00 100 GREECE ...................................................$ 14.00 200 GREECE ...................................................$ 30.00 1000 GREECE ...............................................$ 165.00 100 GREENLAND ..........................................$ 100.00 50 GRENADA ....................................................$ 8.00 100 GRENADA (MINT U/H) .............................$ 10.00 25 GUATEMALA ...............................................$ 6.00 50 GUATEMALA .............................................$ 14.00 100 GUATEMALA ...........................................$ 32.00 300 GUATEMALA .........................................$ 150.00 25 GUINEA M/S............................................. $ 10.00 50 GUINEA REP. ................................................$ 6.00 100 GUINEA REP. (LARGE PICT.) ......................$ 10.00
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50 HAITI ........................................................$ 12.00 100 HAITI ......................................................$ 30.00 200 HAITI ......................................................$ 55.00 100 HOLLAND ..................................................$ 7.00 200 HOLLAND ................................................$ 14.00 300 HOLLAND ................................................$ 30.00 400 HOLLAND ................................................$ 40.00 500 HOLLAND ................................................$ 50.00 1000 HOLLAND ............................................$ 120.00 100 HONDURAS..............................................$ 50.00 200 HONDURAS .............................................$ 80.00 400 HONDURAS ...........................................$ 140.00 25 HONG KONG ................................................$ 6.00 50 HONG KONG ..............................................$ 12.00
100 HONG KONG ............................................$ 20.00 200 HONG KONG ..........................................$ 100.00 50 HUNGARY ...................................................$ 2.00 100 HUNGARY .................................................$ 3.00 500 HUNGARY ...............................................$ 20.00 1000 HUNGARY .............................................$ 65.00 2000 HUNGARY ...........................................$ 150.00 3000 HUNGARY ...........................................$ 440.00 300 HUNGARY (LARGE PICT.) .........................$ 24.00 1000 HUNGARY (LARGE PICT.) .......................$ 85.00
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25 ICELAND (MINT U/H) .................................$ 20.00 50 ICELAND (MINT U/H) .................................$ 40.00 500 ICELAND .................................................$ 89.00 300 INDIA ......................................................$ 24.00 700 INDIA....................................................... $99.00 1000 INDIA ..................................................$ 200.00 25 INDO - CHINA ..............................................$ 8.00 50 INDO - CHINA ............................................$ 20.00 100 INDONESIA ................................................$ 6.00 300 INDONESIA ..............................................$ 56.00 300 IRAN .......................................................$ 30.00 500 IRAN .......................................................$ 60.00 500 IRAQ .....................................................$ 230.00 1000 IRAQ ...................................................$ 270.00 350 IRELAND .................................................$ 60.00 400 IRELAND ...............................................$ 194.00 500 IRELAND ...............................................$ 250.00 600 IRELAND ...............................................$ 360.00 300 ISRAEL ....................................................$ 45.00 500 ISRAEL ....................................................$ 90.00 25 ITALIAN COLONIES .....................................$ 10.00 50 ITALIAN COLONIES .....................................$ 24.00 100 ITALIAN COLONIES ...................................$ 75.00 200 ITALIAN COLONIES ...................................$ 80.00 500 ITALY .......................................................$ 80.00
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200 JAMAICA ...............................................$ 130.00 50 JAPAN .........................................................$ 4.00 200 JAPAN .....................................................$ 21.00 500 JAPAN .....................................................$ 60.00 1000 JAPAN .................................................$ 140.00 100 JAPAN (MINT U/H) ..................................$ 60.00 50 JERSEY ......................................................$ 13.00
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50 KOREA NORTH (LARGE PICT.) .......................$ 6.00 100 KOREA NORTH (LARGE PICT.)....................$ 10.00 500 KOREA NORTH .........................................$ 80.00 50 KOREA SOUTH ...........................................$ 14.00
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25 LAOS ...........................................................$ 4.00 50 LAOS ...........................................................$ 7.00 500 LAOS .......................................................$ 70.00
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Pricefighter Packets, ready made collections 20 LAOS PRE WAR ............................................$ 6.00 100 LATIN AMERICA .........................................$ 3.00 300 LATIN AMERICA .......................................$ 19.00 500 LATIN AMERICA .......................................$ 36.00 50 LATVIA ......................................................$ 22.00 200 LATVIA ..................................................$ 170.00 75 LATVIA (Pre War) ....................................$ 100.00 100 LEBANON ................................................$ 40.00 200 LEBANON ..............................................$ 100.00 100 LIBERIA ...................................................$ 15.00 300 LIBERIA ...................................................$ 70.00 25 LIECHTENSTEIN .........................................$ 10.00 50 LIECHTENSTEIN .........................................$ 30.00 500 LIECHTHENSTEIN ........................................$ 320 25 LITHUANIA ................................................$ 10.00 50 LITHUANIA ................................................$ 30.00 100 LITHUANIA ............................................$ 100.00 50 LUXEMBOURG .............................................$ 8.00 100 LUXEMBOURG .........................................$ 21.00 300 LUXEMBOURG .........................................$ 55.00
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50 MACAU .....................................................$ 60.00 200 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE .......................$ 20.00 500 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE .......................$ 96.00 1000 MALAYA AND SINGAPORE ...................$ 400.00 25 MALAYSIA ...................................................$ 2.00 100 MALAYSIA ...............................................$ 13.00 100 MALDIVES ...............................................$ 19.00 100 MALTA ....................................................$ 10.00 500 MALTA ..................................................$ 140.00 650 MALTA ..................................................$ 270.00 50 MAURITIUS ...............................................$ 24.00 100 MAURITIUS .............................................$ 30.00 200 MEXICO ...................................................$ 54.00 500 MEXICO .................................................$ 110.00 25 MONACO .....................................................$ 6.00 100 MONACO .................................................$ 40.00 100 MONGOLIA ..............................................$ 10.00 500 MONGOLIA ..............................................$ 65.00 25 MONTENEGRO ...........................................$ 20.00 50 MONTENEGRO ...........................................$ 50.00 100 MONTSERRAT ........................................$ 114.00 25 MOROCCO AGENCIES ...................................$ 7.60 100 MOZAMBIQUE .........................................$ 22.00 200 MOZAMBIQUE .........................................$ 55.00 400 MOZAMBIQUE .......................................$ 270.00 500 MOZAMBIQUE .......................................$ 300.00 50 MYANMAR ................................................$ 20.00
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25 NAURU ......................................................$ 11.00 50 NAURU ......................................................$ 33.00 100 NAURU................................................... $ 93.00 150 NAURU ..................................................$ 134.00 200 NAURU ..................................................$ 160.00 50 NEPAL .........................................................$ 4.00 100 NEPAL .......................................................$ 8.00 400 NEPAL ...................................................$ 100.00
500 NEVIS (MINT U/H) .................................$ 260.00 25 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES ..........................$ 20.00 50 NEW CALEDONIA ......................................$ 36.00 100 NEW CALEDONIA ..................................$ 150.00 10 NEWFOUNDLAND .......................................$ 8.00 25 NEWFOUNDLAND .....................................$ 16.00 50 NEWFOUNDLAND .....................................$ 44.00 100 NEWFOUNDLAND .................................$ 190.00 50 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .........................$ 40.00 100 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .......................$ 90.00 200 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .....................$ 260.00 300 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .....................$ 440.00 400 NEW HEBRIBES/VANUATU .....................$ 600.00 100 NEW ZEALAND ..........................................$ 5.00 150 NEW ZEALAND ..........................................$ 6.00 200 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 14.00 300 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 28.00 400 NEW ZEALAND ........................................$ 33.00 100 NEW ZEALAND ......................................$ 105.00 25 NICARAGUA ................................................$ 2.00 50 NICARAGUA ................................................$ 5.00 100 NICARAGUA ..............................................$ 8.00 500 NICARAGUA ............................................$ 70.00 25 NIGERIA ......................................................$ 5.40 100 NIGERIA ..................................................$ 60.00 50 NIUE .........................................................$ 40.00 100 NIUE .......................................................$ 88.00 25 NORFOLK ISL. ............................................$ 10.00 50 NORFOLK ISL. ............................................$ 26.00 100 NORFOLK ISL. ..........................................$ 90.00 200 NORFOLK ISL. ........................................$ 150.00 300 NORFOLK ISL. ........................................$ 270.00 50 NORTH BORNEO ........................................$ 50.00 50 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH .....................$ 30.00 100 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH ................$ 190.00 120 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH ................$ 200.00 150 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH .................$ 240.00 200 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH .................$ 360.00 250 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH .................$ 460.00 300 NORTH BORNEO AND SABAH .................$ 700.00 100 NORWAY ...................................................$ 8.00 500 NORWAY .................................................$ 80.00 25 NYASALAND ..............................................$ 50.00
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50 PACIFIC IS (BR) ............................................$ 8.00 100 PACIFIC IS. (BR) ........................................$16.00 200 PACIFIC IS. (BR) .......................................$ 56.00 600 PACIFIC ISLANDS ...................................$ 250.00 100 PAKISTAN ..................................................$ 7.00 500 PAKISTAN ..............................................$ 120.00 50 PANAMA ...................................................$ 12.00 25 PAPUA NEW GUINEA....................................$ 5.00 50 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...................................$ 7.00 100 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...............................$ 26.00 150 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...............................$ 62.00 200 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...............................$ 88.00 250 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .............................$ 100.00 500 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .............................$ 400.00
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600 PAPUA NEW GUINEA .............................$ 750.00 800 PAPUA NEW GUINEA ...........................$ 1900.00 100 PARAGUAY (MINT U/H)) ..........................$ 20.00 50 PENRHYN ..................................................$ 46.00 150 PENRHYN ..............................................$ 184.00 50 PERU ...........................................................$ 5.00 500 PERU .....................................................$ 170.00 600 PERU .....................................................$ 250.00 700 PERU .....................................................$ 470.00 100 PHILIPPINES ...........................................$ 12.00 800 PHILIPPINES......................................... $ 250.00 900 PHILIPPINES .........................................$ 330.00 1000 PLILIPPINES .............................................$ 420 1200 PHILIPPINES .......................................$ 500.00 1500 PHILIPPINES .......................................$ 700.00 25 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H)................... $ 20.00 100 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ...............$ 150.00 150 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H) ...............$ 170.00 200 PITCAIRN ISLAND (MINT U/H)................$ 324.00 50 POLAND ......................................................$ 2.00 100 POLAND ....................................................$ 4.00 300 POLAND ..................................................$ 12.00 500 POLAND.................................................. $ 30.00 1000 POLAND ................................................$ 60.00 200 POLAND (PICTORIALS) ..............................$ 8.00 150 PORT AZORES ........................................$ 190.00 100 PORTUGAL ..............................................$ 12.00 200 PORTUGAL ..............................................$ 39.00 500 PORTUGAL ............................................$ 125.00 50 PORTUGAL COLONIES ..................................$ 6.00 200 PORTUGAL COLONIES ..............................$ 40.00
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50 QATAR .......................................................$ 20.00
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50 RHODESIA .................................................$ 16.00 200 RHODESIA ...............................................$ 70.00 300 RHODESIA .............................................$ 140.00 400 RHODESIA .............................................$ 400.00 50 ROMANIA ....................................................$ 2.00 100 ROMANIA ..................................................$ 3.00 200 ROMANIA ..................................................$ 5.00 500 ROMANIA ................................................$ 31.00 1000 ROMANIA ..............................................$ 73.00 1500 ROMANIA ............................................$ 225.00 100 ROMANIA (LARGE PICT.) ............................$ 6.00 200 ROMANIA (LARGE PICT.) ..........................$ 11.00 300 ROMANIA (LARGE PICT.) ..........................$ 18.00 100 RUSSIA .....................................................$ 7.00 200 RUSSIA ...................................................$ 10.00 300 RUSSIA ...................................................$ 20.00 1600 RUSSIA ...............................................$ 199.00 2000 RUSSIA ...............................................$ 225.00 500 RUSSIA (LARGE) ......................................$ 40.00 1000 RUSSIA (LARGE) ....................................$ 70.00 1000 RUSSIA (MINT U/H) .............................$ 149.00 100 RUSSIA (MINT SHORT SETS) ....................$ 11.00 100 RUSSIAN INDP.STATES (MINT U/H)...........$ 33.00
Pay cents, not $ per stamp! 500 RUANDA ...............................................$ 125.00
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50 SAAR ........................................................$ 33.00 50 SALVADOR ................................................$ 20.00 100 SALVADOR ..............................................$ 80.00 25 SAMOA .......................................................$ 7.00 50 SAMOA .....................................................$ 26.00 100 SAMOA ...................................................$ 66.00 400 SAMOA .................................................$ 272.00 500 SAMOA .................................................$ 380.00 600 SAMOA .................................................$ 780.00 25 SAN MARINO ..............................................$ 6.00 100 SAN MARINO.......................................... $ 30.00 50 SARAWAK .................................................$ 45.00 100 SARAWAK .............................................$ 200.00 50 SERBIA ......................................................$ 40.00 25 SEYCHELLES ..............................................$ 40.00 100 SEYCHELLES ............................................$ 90.00 25 SIERRA LEONE .............................................$ 8.00 50 SIERRA LEONE ...........................................$ 30.00 500 SIERA LEONE(MINT U/H) .......................$ 330.00 50 SINGAPORE ...............................................$ 12.00 100 SINGAPORE .............................................$ 30.00 200 SINGAPORE ...........................................$ 100.00 300 SINGAPORE ...........................................$ 150.00 50 SLOVAKIA ....................................................$ 7.00 75 SLOVAKIA ..................................................$ 17.00 100 SLOVAKIA ................................................$ 22.00 150 SLOVAKIA ................................................$ 30.00 50 SOLOMON ISL. ...........................................$ 20.00 100 SOLOMON ISL. .........................................$ 60.00 150 SOLOMON ISL....................................... $ 100.00 200 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 160.00 300 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 300.00 400 SOLOMON ISL. .......................................$ 520.00 500 SOLOMON ISL....................................... $ 700.00 100 SOUTH AFRICA ..........................................$ 7.00 1000 SOUTH AFRICA ....................................$ 400.00 1000 SOUTH AMERICA .................................$ 120.00 25 SOUTHERN RHODESIA .................................$ 6.00 150 SOUTHERN RHODESIA .............................$ 70.00 1500 SCANDINAVIA .....................................$ 130.00 100 SPAIN ........................................................$ 8.00 200 SPAIN ......................................................$ 20.00 300 SPAIN ......................................................$ 30.00 500 SPAIN ......................................................$ 66.00 1000 SPAIN ..................................................$ 135.00 1500 SPAIN ..................................................$ 275.00 100 SPANISH COLONIES .................................$ 20.00 100 SRI LANKA / CEYLON ...............................$ 11.00 200 SRI LANKA ..............................................$ 30.00 10 ST. HELENA .................................................$ 9.00 50 ST. KITTS ...................................................$ 26.00 75 ST. KITTS ...................................................$ 36.00 100 ST. KITTS .................................................$ 54.00 100 ST. LUCIA .................................................$ 30.00 50 ST. THOMAS ................................................$ 8.00 100 ST. THOMAS ............................................$ 14.00
25 ST. VINCENT ................................................$ 7.00 50 ST. VINCENT ..............................................$ 18.00 100 ST. VINCENT ............................................$ 30.00 25 SURINAME ................................................$ 12.00 100 SURINAME ..............................................$ 56.00 500 SURINAME............................................ $ 190.00 25 SWAZILAND ................................................$ 6.00 50 SWAZILAND ..............................................$ 20.00 100 SWAZILAND............................................ $ 60.00 500 SWEDEN .................................................$ 70.00 1000 SWEDEN ...............................................$ 90.00 100 SWITZERLAND........................................ $ 15.00 300 SWITZERLAND ........................................$ 44.00 500 SWITZERLAND ........................................$ 65.00 800 SWITZERLAND ......................................$ 150.00 1000 SWITZERLAND ....................................$ 220.00 1200 SWITZERLAND ....................................$ 600.00 1300 SWITZERLAND ....................................$ 900.00 1500 SWITZERLAND ..................................$ 1600.00 50 SYRIA ..........................................................$ 7.00
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500 TAIWAN ................................................$ 170.00 200 THAILAND ...............................................$ 70.00 300 THAILAND .............................................$ 130.00 400 THAILAND .............................................$ 180.00 600 THAILAND .............................................$ 370.00 800 THAILAND .............................................$ 800.00 500 TOGO .....................................................$ 100.00 1000 TOGO ...................................................$ 460.00 50 TOKELAU ...................................................$ 60.00 25 TONGA ......................................................$ 16.00 50 TONGA ......................................................$ 36.00 100 TONGA ..................................................$ 110.00 10 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ...................................$ 10.00 50 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ................................$ 120.00 100 TRISTAN DA CUNHA ...............................$ 170.00 25 TUNISIA ......................................................$ 4.00 50 TUNISIA ....................................................$ 12.00 100 TUNISIA ..................................................$ 36.00 500 TUNISIA ................................................$ 190.00 100 TURKEY..................................................... $ 5.00 300 TURKEY ...................................................$ 18.00 500 TURKEY ...................................................$ 55.00 25 TURKS & CAICOS .........................................$ 6.00 50 TURKS & CAICOS .......................................$ 20.00 100 TURKS & CAICOS (MINT U/H) ...................$ 70.00 500 TURK AND CAICOS (MINT U/H)...............$ 500.00
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100 U.N.O ......................................................$ 24.00 300 U.N.O ....................................................$ 110.00 400 U.N.O ....................................................$ 170.00 100 URUGUAY ................................................$ 16.00 200 URUGUAY ................................................$ 36.00 1000 URUGUAY ............................................$ 185.00 100 USA ..........................................................$ 4.00 200 USA ..........................................................$ 8.00 500 USA ........................................................$ 45.00
1000 USA ......................................................$ 80.00 300 USA (COMMEMS) ....................................$ 14.00 100 USA (MINT COMMEMS) ...........................$ 50.00 200 USA (MINT COMMEMS) .........................$ 100.00
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25 VATICAN ......................................................$ 6.00 200 VATICAN ..................................................$ 90.00 300 VATICAN ................................................$ 132.00 25 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) .....................................$ 16.00 50 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) .....................................$ 40.00 100 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) ...................................$ 80.00 200 VATICAN (M.U.H. ) .................................$ 180.00 500 VATICAN(MINT U/H) ..............................$ 270.00 100 VENEZUELA .............................................$ 34.00 700 VENEZUELA ...........................................$ 250.00 800 VENEZUELA ...........................................$ 300.00 100 VIETNAM .................................................$ 30.00
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25 WALLIS & FUTUNA ......................................$ 6.00 50 WALLIS & FUTUNA ....................................$ 20.00 200 WALLIS & FUTUNA ................................$ 300.00 100 WESTERN EUROPE ...................................$ 30.00 25 WURTTEMBERG ........................................$ 16.00 50 WURTTEMBERG ........................................$ 33.00 600 WORLD LARGE ........................................$ 39.00
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100 YUGOSLAVIA .............................................$ 6.00 200 YUGOSLAVIA ...........................................$ 17.00 300 YUGOSLAVIA ...........................................$ 20.00 500 YUGOSLAVIA ...........................................$ 80.00
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50 ZANZIBAR .................................................$ 76.00
THEMATICS
500 ATHLETICS/ ATHLETES ...........................$ 105.00 800 ART .........................................................$ 49.00 800 ANIMALS ................................................$ 49.00 500 AUTOMOBILES ........................................$ 59.00 500 AVIATIN ...................................................$ 65.00 500 BIRDS .....................................................$ 60.00 1000 BIRDS ..................................................$ 135.00 500 DOGS ....................................................$ 120.00 500 FISH/MARINE LIFE ...................................$ 50.00 500 FLOWERS (INCLUD. PLANTS/TREES) .........$ 60.00 500 HORSES .................................................$ 100.00 500 OLYMPICS ...............................................$ 49.00 250 REPTILES .................................................$ 39.00 500 SHIPS ......................................................$ 80.00 500 SPACE .....................................................$ 49.00 500 TRAINS ..................................................$ 100.00 500 TRANSPORT ............................................$ 90.00
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Revenue Review Late Victoria
Last month David Casey of Victoria helped me with some Victorian revenue queries, this month David sends me a couple of unlisted Stamp Duties from Victoria. Both [figs 1&2] are last issue mid 1990’s numerals. Figure one although damaged shows a compound pin- perf x roulette whereas figure 2 shows a consistent pin-perf all round. Please check out my free on line revenue catalogue for further details. Thanks David for sharing these illusive last issues.
Q-Beer
It was good to see figure 3 for sale in auction, as the one Hogshead does not turn up that often anymore, this has a nice clear date and neat initials making this very collectable. It did have a bit of a
run several years ago with a few popping up, all of which were eagerly snapped up by the beer duty collectors.
Out of Whack
Figure 4 graphic was sent to me last month by a reader, it’s displaying a very nice upwards colour shift of the blue making this a rather nice collectable variety. Maybe you are reading this thinking you have some to share here, if so please do.
Large
A rarely seen sight note from South Australia was up for grabs on eBay [fig5] with no less than 6 different colour revenues. A shame the £10 blk of 4 was centered to the left but beggar’s can’t be choosers. Unusually clean but then it was coming
Fig 2
Fig 1
Fig 3
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Dave Elsmore out of the UK and has stayed ‘fresh’ in the UK climate over the last 60yrs. Note the unusual use of an ‘E’ for the £ sign in the amount of exchange money totaling £68,794/8/3d.
Inverted Departure
I was seeking a graphic of the inverted K15 on 7t PNG postage stamp when Roy Materne of Qld came to my rescure. Roy kindly passed on a figure 6 to me via the collection of Gilbert Naiser. This item is on a complete boarding pass and just stunning. Thank you Gilbert for sharing.
Plain is Rare
Back to South Australia with a super find of a Queen Victoria Impressed Duty ‘ONE POUND’ [18mm in length] Stamp [fig 7]. This £1 value [a very clear
crisp strike indeed] is the first I have seen and is on a complete 1892 ‘Appointment of New Trustee’, with the duty of £1 paying the correct rate for a ‘transfer’. This particular transfer as per the Stamp Act could only be stamped with an impressed duty stamp. This is also the first clean copy I have seen as all others my eyes have scanned over have been cut outs of sight notes and contained parts of the printed note. Amazingly it was in an ephemera auction with just about everything on the document listed in the description excepting the clear Impressed Duty, my guess is had the Impressed Duty stamp been added to the description it would have sold ten fold. So where are all these early Impressed Duty Stamps hiding? I have been able to accumulate a small handful that’s it. Maybe you have a few tucked away? If so please share them here.
Fig 5
Fig 4
Fig 6
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Revenue Review Unseen
Another example of miss descriptions is Figure 8, which was recently auctioned. It was on piece with a group of £100 tomb stone revenues with the usual interest in these it sold for a modest price had it been correctly described I believe it would have doubled its final auction value. Just check out figure 8 before you read on, can you see what I’m going on about? Was your answer Yes! Ok move onto the next paragraph. If it was No! then read on. If you look at the stamp again you will note it is cancelled ‘Adjudication Fee’ making this 1/- a rather rare revenue indeed. I have one used on a full document I was lucky to buy 15yrs ago and had not seen another till figure 8 turned up. You may want to go check out your cancels as this probably will slip through unrecognized 98% of the time.
Pat on the Back
Time for some self-praise. I was very honored to
receive the World Revenue Society ‘Research’ Medal [fig 9] for 2014. This was announced at the AGM back in November 2014.
Art Stamps
Figure 10 probably belongs in ‘Cinderella Corner’ of this magazine but thought I would share it here as I know many of you revenuers also collect interesting ephemera and related materials. For me figure 10 is an upgrade as prior to receiving this I only had a third of a stamp! So it was nice to see it in its entirety. But what date was it first issued? I’m thinking February 1915. Was a booklet supplied? We know there were, 10,000 gummed stamps 51mm wide x 62mm high, issued for sale at 1d each in sheets of 24 perf 11 and were called ‘Art Stamps’ [I presume to tie the words Art Union?]. With the black swan at central top and W & A either side of the swan, it is obviously from Western Australia. I
Fig 8
Fig 7 Fig 9
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Dave Elsmore have shown this to all the usual WA ‘boys’ and it is new to them. After my query to them Brian Pope has written it up in ‘Black Swan’ the journal of the Western Australia Study Group. An internet search has yielded the following: 1. The date the fund was started 8 Sep 1914. 2. There are several mentions of ‘Sale of Stamps’ in many clippings one dated 27 March 1915. Any further info you may have on this previously unrecorded WW1 label would be very helpful.
Perfin Corner
It is always nice to receive something new in the Perfin line and figure 11 is no different. This was in a South Australian Railway Parcel auction lot along with a 4d. Both the 4d & 6d had two strikes of the I.H..b Perfin of International Harvester Agricultural Company. The first International brand vehicles arrived in Australia from the USA in 1908 and
proved popular for both freight and passenger work. The International Harvester Company of Australia Pty. Ltd. was formed in 1912 and was located at offices in Bourke Street, Melbourne. State offices were later established in Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney. The first Australian International Harvester manufacturing plant was established in Geelong, Victoria, in 1937. This Perfin is common on postage stamps but exceedingly rare on railway revenues. These two values are the first to surface on South Australian railway stamps and I would like to place them on record here.
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Fig 11 Fig 10
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Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation This month I look at the results of the Malaysia 2014 World Youth Stamp Exhibition and include the third part of the article on the mechanics of preparing an exhibit for an Australian National exhibition.
Malaysia 2014 World Youth Stamp Exhibition
The Malaysia 2014 World Stamp Exhibition was held in Kuala Lumpur from 1-6 December 2014. The Exhibition attracted almost 160 youth entries, entries from children and young adults aged from 10-21 years. Youth entries at international exhibitions are judged using special rules and in three age groups: • A 10-15 years • B 16-18 years • C 19-21 years The marking for Youth exhibits at international exhibitions (and Australian National exhibitions) is different from that for adults and varies for each
age group with more points being awarded for presentation and for the condition and cleanliness of material for the younger age groups and less points for the ‘presence of important material’. This means that there is less emphasis on the rarity of material compared with adult exhibits enabling youth exhibitors to be judged more on their own exhibiting skills rather than on the value of the material they may be showing. Many of the Youth entries were of high quality and would make adult collectors envious. The Best of Youth Award went to the exhibit, In the Magical World of Harry Potter, displayed by Mathilda Larsson of Sweden in the 16-18 age group. This exhibit made use of many old and new philatelic items in an ingenious fashion to tell the story of Harry Potter. The awards for the best exhibits in the other two age groups went to Yusuke Kido North Korea 1946-53 (19-21 years) and Mauritania Wibawanto Inflation Rates in the Area under Republic of Indonesia Authority in Java 1945-1949
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Ian McMahon
Philatelic Development Officer, APF
Bengt Bengtsson from Sweden receiving the prize for Best Youth Entry on behalf of Mathilda Larsson, Malaysia 2014 (16-18 years). There were three Australian Youth entries from Zac Franklin who displayed an exhibit entitled Cricket (Vermeil), Alexandra Parry with Australian Animals Pre Stamped Envelopes (Silver) and Blake Griffin, Captain James Cook RN (Large Silver). (By the way for those readers who may wonder what a ‘vermeil’ medal is, vermeil is gold-plated silver or gilded silver and the vermeil award is intermediate between silver and gold awards). Congratulations to all three! It would be great to see even more young Australians participating in exhibiting in future exhibitions. The Exhibition also included the 29th Asian Stamp Exhibition with the Grand Prix being won by Chang Min from China with his exhibit People’s China (1949-1956) Postal History Around the
State’s Founding with the runner-up being Stephen Browne with his exhibit of the Postal history of New South Wales 1801-1849. For Australians Stephen Browne’s exhibit is a wonderful exhibit, and could probably be entitled the early postal history of Australia as for much of the period covered by the exhibit New South Wales included what are now the states of Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria and European settlement had not begun in Western Australia or South Australia. In addition it includes the early postal history of New Zealand where postal services were for a period the responsibility of the New South Wales Post Office. Material included in the exhibit includes the second earliest known cover in private hands (much of the material from the time frame covered by this exhibit is held in museums Stamp News - 49
Introducing the Australian Philatelic Federation
Malaysia 2014 Awards Ceremony and government archives) from New South Wales, examples of early covers carried by the New South Wales Post Office after its establishment and the
appointment of Isaac Nichols and examples of the first postmarks of Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Hobart.
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Ian McMahon
Philatelic Development Officer, APF
Ross Wood receiving is award, Malaysia 2014 The Grand Prix International was won by YuAn Chen Chinese Imperial Postal Cards and Letter Sheets and the Grand Prix National by Eng Chuan Tan Straits Settlements from pre-stamp to 1900. Arthur Gray’s exhibit George V Commemorative & Pictorial Issues of Australia: 1927-1936 was awarded a large gold medal.
Preparing an exhibit: Hinges, mounts and corner mounts Last month I looked at choosing sheet protectors for your exhibit. This month I look at ways of mounting your stamps, covers and other materials the exhibition sheets. The traditional means of mounting stamps to an exhibit page is by using stamp hinges. While stamp hinges are no longer fashionable for use on mint unhinged stamps (MUH) they can still be used for mounting mint stamps that have been previously hinged and used stamps to exhibit pages. It is important to use high quality peelable stamp hinges which are available from all good stamp dealers. (Needless to say that glue, tape and similar methods
of affixing stamps will destroy the stamp and its value and should not be used). A range of stamp mounts are available which can be used for minted unhinged stamps (as well as other stamps). Generally clear mounts are used for exhibiting purposes as they give a more attractive result. Regardless of the method used to mount stamps on exhibition pages the resulting page should be visually appealing as well as protecting your stamps and their value. Covers and other larger items can be mounted using photo corner mounts. Generally large size corner mounts (of at least 15 mm across) provide better protection for your covers, especially larger size covers. Very small corner mounts used for photographs should be avoided as they may increase the likelihood of damage to your material. The front of the corner mount should be made of clear plastic to enable the whole of the item to be seen. Corner mounts made of archival quality paper and plastic should be used. Most corner mounts available these days are self-adhesive and care should be taken to ensure that the adhesive does not permeate the exhibition page. If there is any sign of this happening then the page and corner mounts will need to be replaced as soon as possible. Corner mounts are available for a number of stamp dealers. Alternatively, as a service to exhibitors, the APF sells acid-free protectors in polypropylene in two sizes 16 mm and 19 mm across and in Mylar 16 mm and 35 mm across. Details can be found on the APF website www.apf. org.au. Stamp News - 51
Market Matters: CTO Australia very strong
In a few recent columns I have outlined the huge prices that some of the CTO Australia stamps have been achieving at public auction, and that trend continues strongly. In the past I have mostly highlighted Kangaroos, so this month I’ll take a look at a couple of interesting KGV heads realisations. The December Phoenix Auction in Melbourne saw this pair of 4d Violet KGV being invoiced for about $600, with the “Queensland” CTO cancel. Retail price as a pair, with any other cancel would be about $20! Indeed if torn in 2 singles, I doubt anyone would take a second glance at either.
KGV pair sold for $A600. Another mind-blowing price was the $2,000+ invoice for a used block of 4d Oranges, also with the Brisbane cancel. Nearly treble the $725 estimate, and many I am sure thought THAT was very high! There are no varieties on this block, no inverted watermark, no scarce shade, no other magic ingredients except the cancel. If this was in a dealer box in the UK or the USA it would be marked at $10-$20 retail.
Retail $20 – Auction price $2000!
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1915, SG 22, they are cat £2½ each used, so £10 for 4, and with this poor centering I am SURE you’d not see them priced much above $A10 from overseas dealers or circuit books. “Knowledge Is Power” applies here in spades, and those short sighted collectors and dealers who choose NOT to buy the latest catalogues, that list and price these things, are the ones that miss out, not the savvy ones. Stampboards has had superb detailed discussion on these CTO’s - many 1000s of posts, and all of that info, with 1000s of pix is transcribed here - tinyurl. com/ozCTOs I sold a set of 1913 Roos to 1/- this week for many $1000s, each with a very rare CTO cancel type on them, that unless you read that thread, you’d not know ever existed.
Glen Stephens
A $A430 online “Bargain”.
GB £5 Orange Extravaganza!
The huge and iconic £5 Orange Queen Victoria stamp from 1882 is THE glamour items of any GB collection, and is missing from fully 99% of them. Hence whenever one appears for sale, anywhere on the globe, there is always plenty of bidding, and prices are always strong. For many years, a somewhat “cheaper” option to fill the space, was to buy the same design stamp which had the words “TELEGRAPHS” across the top, and not the word “POSTAGE”. As with buying anything from online auctions, my favourite saying: “Knowledge Is Power” applies strongly here, more so than most other areas. Belgium online seller “Encorela” offered the £5 Orange “TELEGRAPH” stamp for 299 Euro plus post in December, and used the photo you see nearby in his “auction”. This TELEGRAPH stamp is cat by SG at £2,800. 299 Euro is £230, so why ANYONE sane would imagine they’d be getting a genuine FU key top value stamp for 8% of SG, is something only online buyers can try and explain.
NO refund - what a surprise!
A stampboards member bought it, and was not happy with it. You guessed it - despite the usual hollow “immediate refund if not happy” mantra of most online sellers, there was NO refund appearing! He showed the image on stampboards, and I posted right away the entire thing was a crude
A REAL £5 “Telegraph” modern Latvian fake, buyable anytime for 1 Euro or so, and to be honest can’t believe anyone could have imagined it was a genuine stamp. Dealers do have a “nose” for many things collectors do not, and in my case 35 years of doing this develops a pretty good “sniff test” - but surely to others this screams “Crude Fake”? It all comes down to HOW you get a refund in such cases, and this member was asking how to get Belgium Police involved. Good luck with that. “I bought this 125 year old English stamp, and yes I saw a photo, but ….” On-line buying of stamp pieces for many $100s, especially from overseas, is fraught with dangers, as this and 1000s of other documented cases show. But some collectors never learn from the big mistakes of others! Unless the seller is a member of leading dealer trade bodies, you essentially have ZERO recourse to getting a refund. tinyurl.com/ASDA-PTS is a current stampboards discussion of buying off REAL dealers online. Stamp News - 53
Market Matters Buy off Dealer Body sellers.
Well worth a read, as you generally pay the same price level, BUT have an instant pathway to a refund if the dealer sells you an absurd $1 modern laser print fake like this for $A430, and will not refund your money. The online auctions have long pocketed their ~$A40 fee, and clearly are seldom in a hurry to lose that fee cold, and hand it back, or intervene. A Dealer Trade Organisation would DEMAND that seller refund you - IF he were a member. Stampboards.com is a great free resource to ask questions FIRST, when thinking of buying such an item for many $100s, to get a range of useful input from lots of experienced eyes globally.
Had this chap asked FIRST, and shown the photo, before hitting “BUY”, he’d have read my and other’s summation that the entire rag was a laughable laser printed fake, and saved himself $A430. One of the regular members there “County” owns the world’s largest collection of GB QV £5 Orange stamps. Multiples, proofs, essays and related items, and won a Gold Medal for it - see photo nearby.
Gold Medals all round.
“County” is UK based Dr. John Horsey, owner of County Auctions, who was inspired after his medal win to record his collection for posterity in a large 312 page hard cover book in dust jacket, published
”All that glistens is GOLD!” 54 - Stamp News
Glen Stephens GB Oranges in the global market were NOT postally used. Even the 1899 “Registered Threadneedle Street” cancel one he has in his collection, that is illustrated on stampboards. Which he believes was used for TELEGRAM bulk lodgements there, despite the “Registered” cancel which was used, as it was the closest one to the clerk. He has checked and logged about 3,500 examples of the 7000 £5 he guesses exist globally, and he seen only seen a few £5 he is confident have done genuine postal service of any kind. These few “maybes” are shown in the book. Fake and contrived ones exist, and are also shown in the book, and some are incredibly cleverly done. But were NOT postally used!
A really superb read. by Stanley Gibbons, London. That book “The £5 Orange” was recently awarded a Large Gold medal at Stampex, the National Stamp Exhibition in London. It is a superb read, and well worth chasing - County, SG, and larger dealers will have stock. Being a huge stamp, finding top quality examples without faults has always been a tough call. Did you realise that virtually no POSTALLY used examples of this are believed to exist? As chance has it, I had the author John Horsey visit me here when on a visit to Sydney, who had his 16 frame exhibit of the 1882 GB £5 Orange, that he showed me, and we got talking about them.
NO postal used £5 Oranges?
Horsey believes virtually all the existing “used” £5
Incredibly, a fiscally used block. Stamp News - 55
Market Matters Lots of £5 Oranges exist with crisp neat single cancels, but oddly that is near always a sign of Telegram or Excise payment use. A DOUBLE cds is often a guide to likely postal use in most cases. Long story - read the book. Horsey advised me that about fully 15% of the £5 Oranges he has seen in his many decades long study, have Edinburgh, Glasgow or Belfast neat cds cancels. These were it seems, used for the collection and “GENUINE” according to the RPSL. payment of Excise Duty (nearly all whisky) paid by the many distilleries in those I never knew such pretty things were non postally places. used only. tinyurl.com/QV5PD contains masses more All 10 fiscally used it seems! images, and much discussion on this interesting As was the used block of 10 all used with neat topic, many of them from “County” who owns the “Glasgow” cancels. Illustrated nearby from his largest collection of this stamp! collection - excuse the fuzzy scan. The book, being written by a dealer, has an Don’t get me wrong - I’d love to have that block interesting slant, as all kinds of fakes and alterations, in stock, and it would easily sell for 5 figures, but and “irregulars” are also shown many that fooled the best in this business. Read on. The stamp illustrated nearby is a truly lovely looking example of a key stamp, I am sure you’ll agree. Nicely centred, great colour and perfs, and attractive. This 1882 GB £5 Orange stamp is cancelled with a neat “Registered - Threadneedle Street London” oval cancel of “24 - JA 83”. This stamp has the usual large single lined Anchor watermarks on each side. SG 133. Cat £15,000 This is how it once looked. used. 56 - Stamp News
Glen Stephens “SG 133, used, is genuine”.
Has a 1985 Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) clear photo Certificate of Genuiness saying - “SG 133 £5 Orange on blued paper, used, is genuine”. So a lovely looking stamp, cat £15,000 with a clear RPSL Certificate, should be worth about $A10,000 or more - correct? Wrong - it is a FAKE! These stamps overprinted “SPECIMEN” are listed by SG in mint, at a small fraction of a used copy. Hence a faker carefully picking/scratching off those letters, and then adding a forged cancel, makes $1000s. A normal mint SPECIMEN stamp is shown nearby, as well as this altered one held obliquely to the light, showing the removed letters clearly. How the RPSL missed this, is anyone’s guess. All this and much more outlined in this superb book, from where all these photos are used, with
Shows the clever fakery well.
kind permission of the author and Stanley Gibbons. It simply reinforces my age old phrase: “Knowledge Is Power”. The more you read and learn, the less chance you have of being conned with stamps. We ALL learn each day in this hobby.
Stampboards Poll on the fake.
I ran a stampboards Poll on this one, and until the true answer was guessed at, the main guess (about 25%) was that the stamp had been “heavily reperforated”. (The perfs are actually untouched!) All here: tinyurl.com/Orange5PD How there is enough to write about, on one stamp, to run to 321 large A4 pages, one should really have to wonder, but this book is proof that it is possible, with enough study material available. It covers the entire life of the £5. The inception as a “Telegraph” stamp, the conversion of the plate for the £5 Postage stamp, the methods and places of use, and an analysis of the scarcity of the cancellations, and “Specimen” overprint types etc. It highlights numerous hitherto undocumented plate varieties based on an analysis of over 3,500 £5 oranges. Also included are the little-known “IR Officials”, the King Edward VII £5, the forgeries and related Cinderellas, as well as guidance for detecting Stamp News - 57
Market Matters regummed, re-perforated and repaired stamps. And contains listings of all known cancels, with 100s of photos, and scarcity of each, and graphs and charts and dates etc - it is truly a detailed textbook on the £5 Orange stamp.
$500 Large Persian Rug Stamp.
There was probably no more spectacular looking stamp issued anywhere, than the USA 1871 “Large Persian Rug” $500 Documentary Revenue issue. The stamps are absolutely HUGE, and that, combined with the ornate design, gave them the “Persian Rug” nickname that has always stuck! This lovely example was offered in January for Auction by Regency-Superior (USA), and oddly it did not get a bid. Possibly as the reserve of $US21,000 (plus all the nasty add-ons) was well above the Scott Catalogue value of $US17,500. Given that US buyers often pay way over Scott for really top end grade of scarce pieces, I am rather surprised it did not find a new home. In 10 years’ time if anyone looks back on this article, I suspect they will say: “wish I had seen THAT one”! Only 210 were ever issued, and not many are known to exist today, the majority of which are faulty. Rich, bright color, nearly full original gum and light manuscript cancel of “R & I. C & I Co., April 1/72”. This “Rug” is Ex-Weill, and has a 1989 PF Certificate and a 2014 PSE Certificate. $500 was the very highest face value of this series, and it is a very pretty piece to show here!
Shiekh Your Lawsuit.
Luckily, stamp transactions and purchases do not often involve lawyers and courtrooms and affidavits etc, and long may that remain the case! We had that nasty mess in latter 2014 where Prestige Auctions, Charles Leski/mossgreen, Sir Ronald Brierley, Richard Juzwin, John Mowbray and about $250,000 of expensive Kangaroos, all got intertwined in a nasty family dispute that ended in the Supreme Court. The top end Kangaroo stamps had been bought in a multi-million dollar buying spree by wealthy 58 - Stamp News
A $500 USA “Persian Rug” stamp.
Melbourne collector, the late Julian Sterling. An injunction was issued they NOT be auctioned, almost as they went under the hammer. The family members - Michael, Brian and Marilyn Kino were basically squabbling over who owned them, and doubtless as usual, the lawyers ended up getting more out of the mess, than anyone else did. Sad to see. Full details here - tinyurl. com/1Kino
Unpaid stamps - $US7½ million.
A far larger dispute was unfolding in a Manhattan Court late 2014, regarding payment of about $US7½ million for British Guiana stamps, purchased from
Glen Stephens re-negotiating the usual terms, handed Feldmans a down payment of 10% - $US872,000, and failed to make any of the subsequent payments before his sudden death. Feldman Auctions is suing the Sheik’s estate, as well as Sotheby’s Financial Services, which holds $US83 million worth of the Sheik’s valuables as collateral, for a nearly $US30 million loan. “Pawnbrokers to the Arabs”! Recent vague Third Party reports are that there are quiet moves being made to straighten out his tangled finances, but it seems the Feldmann legal action is still in place as far as I can deduce. Once widely regarded as the world’s richest and most powerful art collector, Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al-Thani of Qatar served as the country’s president of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Heritage, from 1997 to 2005. Est $50,000, but Court Injunction.
$US1 BILLION on Art in 8 years.
During his tenure, he spent well over $US1 Billion on art purchases during that period, more than any
the John du Pont collection. These stamps were auctioned by David Feldman in Switzerland in June. That was an amazing auction, and I listened to it live, and the bidding was manic. The buyer of near all the lots was a totally unexpected visitor to the Auction room, an Arab Sheik - who died suddenly aged 48 in November … BEFORE the stamps were paid for! Sheik Saud Al-Thani, a member of Qatar’s ruling family, had such a reputation as a high-end art collector, that Feldman’s departed from its protocol, agreeing to let him pay off the purchase in monthly instalments That June auction followed only a week after the du Pont 1856 1¢ British Guiana Black on Magenta unique stamp was sold for over $A10 million by Sothebys New York, on June 17, 2014. However the Sheik ended up Sold for over $A10 Million
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Market Matters other individual globally, according to many artmarket observers. However he also had a documented history of buying things on his OWN account and not paying it seems! He later got into legal hot water in Qatar and charged with misusing State funds. In 2012 Sheikh Al-Thani allegedly defaulted on a $US19.7 million purchase of a group of coins from the so-called “Prospero Collection”. At the time, representatives for the dealers involved in the sale told the “Daily Mail” that the Sheikh was like an “inveterate gambler” - in other words alleging that he was addicted to the very act of bidding, and spending large sums of money.
“He bids, wins, then doesn’t pay”
“He bids, wins and then doesn’t pay” said the dealers’ legal representative, Jeffrey Gruder. “One can only conclude that this is a person acting dishonourably and disreputably. He is bidding when he knows he’s not going to be able to pay.” Gruder claimed that, among other lesser debts, Sheikh Al-Thani owed $US42 million to Sotheby’s and £4.3 million to Bonhams Auctions in the UK. Much more here - tinyurl.com/SheikhSaud BBC arts editor Will Gompertz said: “When he was in town - so the rumour goes - art dealers and auction houses would dust down their best stuff, add
Ask to see the cheque FIRST! a nought or two, and await his visit.” Weeks after his death, to get back some of their money, Sothebys Geneva offered his prize watch for sale, and it was invoiced for $US24 million - well above their $US15 million estimate. I know this is a STAMP magazine, but I am sure none of us knew a WATCH could be worth $US24 million! Well you do now. How bizarre. The Patek Philippe gold watch, is the unique “Henry Graves Supercomplication”, a handcrafted timepiece named after its original owner, a New York banker who ordered it in 1925.
Guiana Stamps smash all records
“THE Most Valuable Object On Earth” 60 - Stamp News
The record price actually paid for the 1¢ Black on Magenta, after the outrageous 20% auction house “Buyer Fee” was added, came to $US9.48 million, which on day of the sale was $A10,154,536. And that is much higher in $A now. FAR less publicity has been given to the small BALANCE of the du Pont British
Glen Stephens
Ever seen a $US24 Million WATCH? Guiana stamps that sold for near as much! David Feldman offered the interesting balance of the du Pont award winning British Guiana classics collection in Geneva Switzerland, a week later than the 1¢, on June 27, 2014. Whilst watching the Feldman Guiana auction live by computer, I had an email from the SG Catalogue Editor thanking me for some info and pix he had requested.
“That’s extraordinary! Hugh”.
I suggested he drop everything and tune into the Feldman feed, as it meant he’d need to reprice the entire country 19th Century, and after he watched 15 minutes of it he replied - “That’s extraordinary! Hugh”. The 130 early British Guiana lots were invoiced
for €6,481,380 (plus Swiss GST if not exported.) That base figure on the day was $US8,844,360 not very far short of what the unique 1¢ realised! EVERY lot sold, and to intense bidding - I listened to the sale live. Ricardo Verra is a describer at Feldman Switzerland, and a regular on stampboards.com and posted this first hand summary “It was absolutely crazy. David has never seen anything like it. Not even the Kanai Mauritius sale we had in 1993 can compare apparently. We had about 30 people in the room, and about the same on the internet who had logged in to bid.” “One client in the room basically bought every single lot. And was underbid by 2 different guys on the phone to these crazy prices. It was completely unexpected. He turned up 15 minutes before the sale was to begin. Pre-sale estimate was €1.1m. Final invoices were €6.481m!” “The craziest thing was the client who bought Stamp News - 61
Market Matters near every lot didn’t even know the 1¢ was sold by Sotheby’s a week ago ... so we’re still no closer to knowing who bought that” - Verra concluded. I understand this buyer (the now deceased Sheik) later attempted to buy the 4 lots he did not secure in the room, as he was not paying attention, by offering the buyers a huge profit over what they paid. Incredible story. Illustrated nearby is Lot 84, the 1856 4¢ standard issue SG 25, Cat £17,000. Very similar looking to the unique 1¢, but many examples of this 4¢ are recorded, indeed several were in this very sale. Estimated at a sensible 3,000 Euro, it was invoiced for 156,000 Euro. Over FIFTY Sold for FIFTY times estimate! times estimate. Astounding. The other 4¢ reds of du Pont got similar massive prices. no lot unsold!”, said David Feldman at the end of this historic auction. Du Pont died in prison whilst serving a long Sloppy Cert, sloppy description. term for murdering an American wrestler, who was It has a 2014 BPA Cert which states it has “thins”. a member of his self-funded “Foxcatcher” USA Feldman catalogue made no mention of thins. The Olympic Wrestling team. BPA were also sloppy, as I can see obvious creases He is shown here wearing a “Team Foxcatcher” to both NW and SE corners, and they do not mention T-Shirt when being arrested. A blockbuster new them. Indeed I’ll bet the paper is cut into at many points movie released this month featuring Steve Carell, Vanessa Redgrave and Mark Ruffalo simply called from the steel nibbed pen used to initial it - also not mentioned anywhere, by anyone. Pretty poor really, “Foxcatcher”, re-lives du Pont’s Wrestling fixation. for a stamp worth what a new Ferrari costs. None of this very poor condition detail was in the New “Foxcatcher” movie re du Pont. Feldman sale cat, or on the web, and yet it STILL It revolves around the extensive wrestler training got 7½ times full SG catalogue price - unheard of facility at du Pont’s huge 880-acre “Foxcatcher for very badly damaged old imperfs! Farm” estate in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. “In 40 years as auctioneer, I have never had the It seems very clear du Pont was mentally experience where every single lot was underbid to an unbalanced in the decade or so up until the murder. astonishing multiple of the original estimate, leaving Often high on alcohol and or cocaine, he always 62 - Stamp News
Glen Stephens MILLIONS to spread around here - du Pont was said to be worth $US200 million. Dimitrov, 54, won a Gold Medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, representing Bulgaria. He gained notoriety in 2013 when he returned his medal to the International Olympic Committee, to protest its decision to drop wrestling from the program. The will was contested several times by du Pont family members, but was most recently upheld in 2012 in local and state appellate courts. Attorneys involved in the appeal said the last formal deadline to appeal the will expired in November 2013. Foxcatcher gets Caught carried a handgun, and fired off AK47s on his property etc, but in the USA guns are OK. Until you kill someone. Under John du Pont’s will, 80% of the proceeds from the sale will go to former Bulgarian Olympic Gold Medal wrestler, Valentine Jordanov Dimitrov of Sewickley Pennsylvania, and his family members. He emigrated to the USA in 1990. The remainder of the proceeds are designated for the Eurasia Pacific Wildlife Conservation Foundation, based in Paoli, Pennsylvania, which du Pont founded. There clearly are very many
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WORLDWIDE NEW ISSUES
Lunar New Year 2015 To celebrate the Year of the Goat, Australia Post is releasing a Lunar New Year stamp issue featuring the Chinese character for the goat, shown in the $2.10 stamp, and its pictorial representation, shown in the 70c stamp. The Goat (or Sheep) is the eighth sign in the Chinese Zodiac and symbolises independence. The Year of the Goat begins on 19 February 2015. Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt says, “This year’s Lunar New Year stamp products have been designed in keeping with Chinese traditional design and customs. The products, including a postcard, give everyone an opportunity to send wishes of good fortune and health to family and friends, both here and overseas.” Hong Kong-born designer, Dani Poon has been commissioned to illustrate 12 stamp issues in the Lunar New Year series, representing each of the 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac. Dani has used paper cut motifs, a popular form of Chinese art, to pictorially represent the goat in the 70c stamp. The stamps are overprinted with a striking turquoise foil. “The Goat is the most feminine sign of all of the Chinese animals. Usually they are very good-natured, genuine, timid and bashful. The design celebrates the feminine aspect of the goat through the chosen story in the minisheet and the use of pastel colours,” Dani said. The minisheet tells the story (in Chinese and English) of the Tu tribal wedding tradition. When the marriage takes place, the groom gives a female goat to his parents-in-law as a symbolic replacement of 64 - Stamp News
the calmness and tenderness of their daughter. Famous Australians born in the Year of the Goat include the former Prime Minister Paul Keating, business magnate Rupert Murdoch, actress Nicole Kidman and singers Judith Durham and Tina Arena. According to Chinese astrology they are likely to be reserved, quiet and deeply affectionate. As part of this stamp issue, a special silk minisheet pack is available, comprising three minisheets one of which is printed on silk. This year, for the first time, both the silk and the self-adhesive minisheets are embellished with a turquoise foil. A prestigious gold Year of the Goat minisheet will be of interest to collectors. This pure gold sheet is presented in an attractive glass and timber stand. Another highly collectable product is a limited edition (8,888) Lion Dance postal and numismatic cover featuring a $1 Perth Mint coloured coin. Other products associated with this stamp issue include a zodiac sheetlet, first day cover, stamp pack that can double as a Lunar New Year greeting card, postcard, designed gutter strip of 10 x 70c stamps, domestic and international postage paid envelopes and a postal and numismatic cover. A prestige booklet explores the lucky gemstones of the Chinese Zodiac and features the stamps from the zodiac sheetlet. The Christmas Island Lunar New Year – Year of the Goat stamp issue is available from 8 January 2015 at participating Post Offices, via mail order on 1800 331 794 and online at auspost.com.au/stamps while stocks last. Christmas Island stamps are valid for postage in Australia.
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Falkland Islands - Birds & Young Pied oystercatcher Haematopus leucopodus The Pied oystercatcher is a striking shorebird, breeding successfully on many coastlines around the Falkland Islands. This particular pair has nested in the same area on New Island for many years, each breeding season attempting around four broods. Two mottled and well-camouflaged eggs are laid in a small scrape on the ground, sometimes the nest being decorated with shells and small stones. As soon as the chicks hatch, they leave the nest with their parents and join them, foraging for molluscs and small crustaceans in the intertidal zone. Pied oystercatchers fiercely defend their territories from predators as large as the Crested caracara, chasing them off with skillful aerobatics. The chicks protect themselves by lying low to the ground and keeping still, their own mottled appearance making them nearly impossible to see amongst the shoreline debris. Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua A gregarious penguin species with a stronghold in the Falkland Islands, the Gentoo penguin forms large colonies made up of smaller satellite groups and typically lays two eggs in October. Parenthood is challenging for these penguins - the Gentoo’s main predators are the Striated caracara and the Falkland skua, and raising both penguin chicks successfully is not all that common. At sea, the penguins are prey to rogue Southern sea lions as they come ashore from their foraging trips. The young Gentoos are renowned for their ‘feeding chases’ – the adults run the perimeter of the colony whilst the chicks run after them and only after an extensive chase does the adult regurgitate the food. The exact reason for this isn’t known. Once they’re big enough to defend themselves, the young penguins are left alone at the colony, but then must face the predators at sea to find food for themselves as the breeding season draws to a close.
Black-browed albatross Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed albatross nest in dense colonies, usually on exposed sea cliffs and rugged shorelines around the Falklands, where Tussac grass stands and muddy ground allow them to build a large nest in which to lay their single egg. Albatross mate for life and return to the same nest every breeding season, courting extensively and reaffirming their partnership and their territory. The pair take it in turns to incubate the egg and travel sometimes thousands of miles to find food for their chick after it hatches in December. The albatross chick remains on the nest for around four months, only leaving once it’s ready to fly and forage for itself. Apart from the occasional visit to shore, the young albatross will remain on the wing and at sea for up to seven years before returning to its home colony to breed. Falkland skua Catharacta skua antarctica On New Island, where this photograph was taken, skuas hold large territories in which they make a nest and raise their chicks until they fledge. In other parts of the Falklands, they nest in loose groups where the pairs are quite close together. They are notoriously fierce when defending these territories, and will enthusiastically attack anything and anyone who comes too close to their nest. Skuas normally lay two eggs and often successfully raise both chicks to fledging, although there is quite strong competition for food (typically Thin-billed prions and chicks and eggs of nesting sea birds) from the Striated caracara. Falkland skua chicks are quite vulnerable to predators, but use surrounding ground cover to hide from danger. Once they fledge, the young birds embark on a pelagic migration for the winter in search of food. Release date 11 February, 2015 Stamp News - 65
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AAT fully IMPERFORATE Miniature Sheets issued by Australia Post!
In November 2013, Australia Post released 250 x IMPERFORATE panes of 15 mini sheets of stamps. The “1913 Disaster & Isolation” issue, for the Centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) of 1911-14. The AAE left Hobart in December 1911 commanded by Douglas Mawson and returned in February 1914. Mawson was knighted for his achievements, and is regarded as one of the greatest figures of all Antarctic exploration. You needed to phone the PO “800” number, or order online. Cost was well above face value, and the maximum order was ONE sheet a person. Sold out in super-fast time, as you’d expect - within hours I am advised. There will be near none in the secondary market, as collectors who got very lucky, will not be sellers - at any price. I’d guess there are easily 20,000 keen global collectors of AAT, but only 250 of these sheets to go around. If 200 buyers hold on to their sheets for their collections, that leaves just FIFTY to service those 20,000 collectors worldwide. 99% of AAT collectors do not right now realise this IMPERF issue even exists! In the 56 years since AAT first issued stamps in 1957, I can’t recall any other *AAT* imperforates sold by the PO. Each sheet is hand numbered in top left margin, and also comes with a Certificate of Guarantee card from head of AP, confirming that only 250 panes in TOTAL were sold – globally. This is an Official Australia Post Australian Antarctic Territory issue. I am offering these as follows: SUBJECT UNSOLD – please use correct stock code!
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Send 100-1000 Australia and World Stamps for my same # US stamps. Tom Harkins, 7 Quaker R, New Fairfield, CT 06812, USA. Email harkins.tom@gmail.com
Germany Third Reich. For Germany Third Reich and other World War II material
Collector needs collectors in Canada, China, Great Britain to exchange used or mint stamps, please. Fair exchange only. Chris Jewell-Smith, PO Box 5124, Broulee, NSW, Australia 2537
Magnificent selections on approval from Africa, Pacifics, Nth. & Sth. America, Asia, Europe, Mediterranean, Iceland, Greenland, Venezuela.P & D Nicholls, PO Box 426, Glenbrook, NSW 2773
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Penfriend Wanted - For exchange, fauna, flora, mushrooms, lighthouses, moun-
tains, stamps on stamps, Christmas, Olympics, world cup, music, trains, airplanes from Aust, NZ & Pacific. Exchange value Yvert, Michel, Scott. Speaks Spanish/ English. Antonio Creo Reyes, PO Box 2222 Habana 2, Cuba 10200 Exchange: Send 200 - 800 World stamps, exchange for World/Australia. Brian Clark, 57 Mawson Pde, Chifley , NSW 2036
for sale Germany Kiloware/packets. Excellent quality. 450 grams Commemoratives $20, 800 different commemoratives $20, postage included. Werner Eisenstein, Exp 02/15 Privasstr. 4, D-35781, Weilburg, Germany. Please send cash. Australia, N.Zealand, West Europe, Better earlies at bargain prices. VFU only, some in quantity. Phone 0419 680 824, PO Box 93, Bexley South, 2207 Half Price stamp Sale. Loads of stamps from 5 cents. Israel, Russia, Germany. Antarctic, Malta, Falklands, Sth. Africa, Ireland & much more. Dealer enquiries welcome. Send your wants list to: John Cornelius, PO Box 23 Magill SA 5072 Phone: 0407 615 240
approvals European stamps on approval, including all different packets, Guernsey, Austria, France, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Greece, Italy, Russia, Spain etc, etc. Return unwanted. P & D Nicholls PO Box 426 Glenbrook NSW 2773
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Collection surplus Stamps from Canada, Channel Islands, Falklands & Dependencies, Fr. Antarctic, Gibraltar, GB, Ireland, Malta, Namibia, NZ, South Africa and USA. MUH mint and used. Trade Enquiries OK. Send your wants lists to: John Cornelius, PO Box 23, Magill, 5072.
Buying Australia and World Kiloware. We urgently wish to buy quantities of modern Australia and World Kiloware. Regular supplies needed. All mixtures to be close clipped single paper, and will pay as follows, all prices per kg. (a) Australia Commemoratives only to 2012 $7, 2013 $10, 2014 $15 (b) Australia Mission modern inc..2013/14, not less than 50% commems. by weight $4 (c) Australia Territories, inc. Cocos, AAT, Christmas Is. Norfolk Is. etc. $25 (d) Australia Higher values, 53c upwards inc. Commems. $60, defins only $20 (e) Worldwide, modern mix unpicked. $30. Minimum sending $100 please. Single country mixtures also required, please enquire. Phone Kevin Morgan 0425 795 693 Wanted : Sheets or panes of 5½d Emu stamps. Contact Ted on tedg@gj.com.au Collector/Active Buyer of quality old time world collections. Albums must be in excellent condition and issued prior to 1932. Dr William Mayo, Email mayoinavalon@ yahoo.com.au. Ph 02 99186825, Buying Australian Kiloware 55c Or 60c Values, Commemoratives and Definitives and current year kiloware too, 60c bundles wanted too, for more details email: postagestampsonpaper@gmail.com.
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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: Meeting 1pm on 4th Monday of each month (ex Dec.) Milton Ulladulla Bowling Club, St. Vincent Street, Ulladulla Sec. POBox 670, Ulladulla, NSW 2539 Tel. Barbara Smith 0244555214 Morisset Uniting Church SC: Mtg 4th Sat 10am (ex Dec) Enq: 4977 2525 (Jenny) 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
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 The Airmail Circle of WA: Mtg 5th Monday “Wellington Fair” Unit 18, 40 Lord St. East Perth Tel: 08 9294 3356 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, Bridgetown Ph 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 Denmark SC: Mtg 1st Weds Lions Lair Rivermouth Inlet Drive, Denmark. Tel: 08 9848 3325 email: fishneil@westnet.com.au Eastern Goldfields: Mtg 3rd Thurs ; Ph: 0412 156 351 Eaton SC: Mtg 3rd Thurs, 7pm Ph. 08 9795 7744, email: scrapbit@tpg.com Fremantle and District PS: Mtg 2nd Wed, Tennis Club House, Parry St, Fremantle at 8pm; Ph: 08 6363 6415 Have a go SC: Mtg Last Thurs. 137 Edward St, East Perth. Tel: 08 9305 2073 email: nigan@iinet.net.au 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
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: Mtgs: 3rd Tues 7.30pm, daytime meetings 1st Weds, KGV Heads group 4th Weds. Jim Spence Sec. 02 4392 3610 email: dandasonter6@bigpond.com
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: Ph: 03 3584838; Email: alant@snap.net Auckland PS: Mtg 1st and 3rd Tues (except Jan). Ph 09 9853212; Email kiwibrooce@ yahoo.com; Website: www.aps.gen.nz Christchurch PS: Mtg 2nd Tues, Library night 3rd Tues; GB Machin 3rd Fri odd months; Postal History 1st Mon; Postcard 3rd Tues even months. Email: secretary@ cps.gen.nz; Website: www.cps.gen.nz Dunedin PS: Mtg 4th Thurs (except Nov and Dec). Ph: 03 4557643; Email: davidallison2009@gmail.com; Website: www.dunedinstampclub.org.nz Hastings Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Wed (except Jan and 2nd Wed Dec). Ph: 06 8765911; Email: clairemole@xtra.co.nz Hawkes Bay PS: Mtg 1st Wed (ex. Jan). Ph: 06 8439433; Email: dennmarg@paradise. net.nz Horowhenua PS: Mtg 2nd Mon. Ph: 06 3689881; Email: michael.christensen@xtra. co.nz Hutt Valley PS: Mtg 1st Tues (ex. Jan). Ph: 04 5697439; Email: richards@nec.co.nz Kapiti PS: Mtg 3rd Tues (ex Dec). Ph: 04 2971197; Email: ian.burttt@yahoo.co.nz 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 3584565; Email: mps@inspire.net.nz Marlborough Stamp Collectors Club: Mtg 3rd Mon (except Jan and 2nd Mon Dec). Morrinsville Stamp Club: Mtg 2nd Wed. Ph: 07 8893199 Nelson PS: Mtg 2nd Tues. Ph: 03 5469092; Email: paula.hucklesby@clear.net.nz North Shore PS: Mtg 2nd (except Jan) and 4th Wed (except Jan and Dec). Email: nsps@xtra.co.nz; Website: www.northshoreps.com NZ Stamp Collectors Club Christchurch: Mtg 4th Wed. Ph 03 3895511; Email: steve@ philatelic.org.nz; Website: www.nzeal.com/philately/nzscc.htm NZ Postcard Society: Ph: 03 3848463; Email: jenny-long@clear.net.nz; Website: www. postcard.org.nz
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 7pm, 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. Catholic Church Hall, Edmund St. 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 Sunday each month 9am to 1pm - RSL Hall, 58 Arnold St, Holland Park. Contact 0409 130 266 or ccqueensland@gmail.com 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. 2nd Sun. Jessie Witham Centre 1 - 3pm Ph. 07 5483 9188 email: sandandan@bigpond.com Hervey Bay Afternoon Club: Mtg 3rd Wed. Ph: 07 4124 1138 Ipswich SC: Mtg 1st Thurs (ex. Jan). Ph: 07 3282 2983 Junction Park SC: Mtg 1st Tues, 7.30pm, Annerley Baptist Hall, Lambton St. Contact: 07 3277 6724. PO Box 177, Annerley, 4103, righteo274@bigpond.com
Further information can be obtained from the NZ Philatelic Federation, PO Box 58139, Whitby, Porirua, 5245, NZ. E-mail: secretary@nzpf.org.nz Postal History Soc of NZ: Auckland 1st Mon (except Jan). Ph: 09 5220311. Chapter meetings held Invercargill, Nelson, New Plymouth and Wellington. Pukekohe Stamp Club: Mtg 1st Sun. Ph: 09 2357737; Email: pukekohestampclub@ gmail.com Royal PS of NZ: Mtg 2nd Wed (ex Jan). Ph: 04 5899530; Email: office@rpsnz.org.nz; Website www.rpsnz.org.nz South Auckland PS: Mtg last Sat (except Dec), Papatoetoe, day time mtgs 3rd Fri (ex Dec and Jan). Ph: 09 2682245; Email: elowera@orcon.net.nz Southland PS: Mtg 1st Thurs (except Jan), 3rd Tue (daytime) (except Jan). Email: antqgevi@es.co.nz Taranaki PS: Mtg 1st Mon except Jan. Ph: 06 7546212; Email: murray-grimwood@ hotmail.com 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. Thematic Association of NZ: Ph: 04 2347218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Timaru PS: Mtg 1st Wed. Ph: 03 6880343 Upper Hutt PS: Mtg 3rd Mon (except 2nd Mon Dec). Ph: 04 5284123; Email: teme. isaac@clear.net.nz Waikato PS: Mtg 1st (except Jan) and 3rd Wed (except Jan and Dec). Email: c.cameron@agresearch.co.nz Wakatipu PS: Ph: 03 4428865 Wanganui PS: Mtg 2nd Wed. Ph: 06 3427894; Email: g.p.phillips@xtra.co.nz Wellesley PS: Mtg 2nd and 4th Mon (ex public holidays). Ph: 9 8271240 Wellington PS: Mtg 4th Mon (except Dec); Ph: 042347218; Email: bob@gibsonz.com Whakatane PS: Mtg 2nd & 4th Thurs (except Jan) Ph: 07 3222054 or 07 3086193 Whangarei PS: Mtg 2nd Meeting: 2nd Tues (Ex.Jan) Ph 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
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 Redland Bay Coin and Stamp Club, 4th Thurs. Monthly. John Hardman 07 3206 9996 or 07 3822 6987 Rockhampton SC: Mtg 1st Tues. Ph: 07 4926 3336. email: rockystampclub@gmail.com 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 1pm, Salvation Army Hall, Cnr. West St. 7 Anzac Ave. Ph. 07 4635 5623 Email: bob.benny@bigpond.com Twin Towns SC: Mtg 1st Mon; Ph: 07 5598 7629 Waterloo Bay SC: Mtg. 1st Thurs. 1pm & 4th Mon. 7pm. Redlands Multi SportsClub, Birkdale Ph: 07 3206 0815
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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; 19 Evans Street Ancaston 5353; email: ptomely1939@gmail.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 SA Power Networks 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; The Lions Den, Murray Bridge. PO Box 810, Murray Bridge; Ph: 08 85704074 lmphilsocsec@gmail.com 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
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: 4th Thurs. ex Dec. 7.30pm, Meeting Room, Church of Christ, David St., Dandenong 03 5996 9501 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
tasmania Derwent Valley PS: Mtg 4th Mon Devonport Junior SC: Mtg 1st & 3rd Mon Devonport SC: 4th Fri, except Dec. 3rd Fri. 7.30pm, Oldaker Christian Centre, Oldaker St, Devonport, 03 6424 3449 devstampclub.org Devonport Stamp Group: Mtg 4th Fri, Public Library Mtg Rms, 7.30pm Ph. 03 6424 3449 Glenorchy SC: Mtg 1st Tues
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Para Hills PS: Mtg 1st Sun; Community Hall Wilkinson Rd, Para Hills. PO Box 64, Para Hills; Ph: 08 8522 4345 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 8555 3311 PS of South Australia (Daytime SC):Mtg 1st & 3rd Thurs; 22 Gray Ct.Ph: 08 8555 3311 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, 8pm; 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 Italian PS: Mtg 2nd Mon (ex Jan), 7.30pm, Veneto Club, 191 Bulleen Rd Bullen. (PO Box 166, Niddrie, 3042) 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 9725 0514 email hanszomer@bigpond.com 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 Hobart Junior Group: Mtg 1st Sat; Ph: 03 6278 2224 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
Feb 7 - (1st Sat) 9am to 4pm Orange Stamp Fair,
Feb 7 - (1st Sun) Stamp, Coin & Phone Card Fair, Ukrain-
Quinn’s Arcade, Summer St, Orange. Ph: Norm 02
ian Hall, Russell St, Essendon. 9am-3pm
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Feb 15 - (3rd Sun) Stamp, Card - Phone Card Fair,
Feb 7 - (1st Sat) Northside Stamp Fair. 1st Floor, Car park Building, Manly-Warringah Leagues Club, cnr Federal Parade/Pittwater Rd, Brookvale, NSW. Feb 7 - (1st Sat) Katoomba Stamp & Coin Fair, 9am -
Bentleigh-McKinnon Youth Centre, Higgins Rd, Bentleigh. Dealers plus huge range activities. Ph: 0418 322 315. Feb 22 - (last Sun ex Dec) Stamp, Coin & Phonecard Fair, Jaycees Hall, Silver Grove, Nunawading. 9am-3pm.
4pm, Masonic Hall, Cnr Station & Civic Sts, Katoomba. Ph. 0417 802 754 Feb 7 - (1st Sat) Sutherland Shire Stamp & Coin Collectors Fair, Gymea Anglican Church Hall, 131 Gymea Bay
queensland TBA - Queensland Stamp & Coin Fairs, 8:00am -1:00pm,
Contract Bridge Club, 67 Ipswich Road,Woolloongabba. Check ‘Weekend Shopper’ to confirm or contact 0428 450 Rd, Gymea. 616 day only. Feb 15 - (3rd Sun) Stamp & Coin Fair, 10am - 3pm, PioFeb 9 - (2nd Mon) - Gold Coast PS Sale, Rm 1, Southport neers Hall, Cowper St, Wallsend. 8 Dealers. 4971 3483 Comm. Centre, Lawson St, Southport. 11.30am - 2.30pm Feb 22 - (4th Sun) Epping Stamp & Coin Fair, Commu- Brisbane Table Tennis Association Centre Feb 15 - QStamp Fair, Southside, Mt Gravatt Shownity Hall, 9 Oxford St, Epping. 10am - 4pm. Free Entry, grounds, Memorial Hall, Logan Rd. Free Entry 8.30am 6 Dealers, Buy/Sell - 2pm
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Auction No.36 Saturday 7th February 2015. Commencing at 9:30am
in our Auction Rooms, Level 2, 170 Queen Street Melbourne.
1938 2/- with Variety Scroll with Broken Tail
Small Papua Overprint on Thick Paper with Vertical Watermark
1855 1d Dark Green
5/- 2nd Wmk Watermark Inverted
1913 £1 Seahorses Ovptd ‘SPECIMEN’
£1Brown & Blue
1907 Tatts Cover to Tasmania with 4 x 5d added to pay the postage due on the entirte bundle.
2d Orange Die I No Watermark
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