Stamp Magazine - September 2020
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Our September issue celebrates the recess-printed two-colour pictorial definitives of King George VI, scouring the four corners of the British Empire before naming our favourite 30. See if you agree with our selection. We also explore the history and popularity of Europa stamp issues, studying how they have evolved since 1956 and the various different ways in which you could approach a collection. And, in case your thirst for knowledge is still unquenched, we ask how many pubs in Britain are named after the Penny Black, and show you where they are. Commonwealth Classics investigates the 1870 ‘sideface’ issue of Tasmania, while Great Engravers focuses on the work of Carl Arlt, one of the USA’s most accomplished stamp artists. In our other regular feature, Black Magic, we examine an unusual Penny Black cover which turns out to be a folded poster advertising a theatrical performance. Our news pages have details of plans for an online Autumn Stampex, more coronavirus-related commemoratives from around the world, and Royal Mail’s issues celebrating Queen (the rock band, rather than the monarch) and the Palace of Westminster. We can also reveal some spectacular material which continues to be sold at auction despite the lockdown.
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Ship Of State
Recess-printed, lithographed, typographed and overprinted, the attractive Lakatoi issues of British New Guinea and Papua are a complex series with myriad varieties
Day Of Reckoning
However painstakingly compiled, your collection is destined to be broken up and recycled. It’s not a question of if, but when, and how?
‘Oh Help! Oh No! It's A Gruffalo!'
A Royal Mail stamp issue on October 10 marked the 20th anniversary of the publication of The Gruffalo, the popular children’s picture book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.
Man Of Peace
Karl bickel not only transformed and rejuvenated Swiss stamp design in the mid-20th century but also built a monument to peace in his spare time
Roaring Success?
The first stamp issue for Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika in 1935 might have united three postal administrations, but its design and printing were far from uniform
The Finest Cuts For This Year's Christmas Fare
Royal Mail’s Christmas stamps, released on November 5, take a religious approach this year, featuring classy biblical scenes created by paper-cut artists Hari & Deepti.
Beasts Of Burden
Animals harnessed for postal purposes have come in all shapes and sizes. Some of the choices and some of the scenarios might surprise you
King And Kaiser
Johann Kaiser engraved only three stamp designs, but they were the first issues of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, so his place in philatelic history is secure
Whisper Of Wilberforce
A centenary with particular resonance for Sierra Leone inspired one of the finest colonial issues of the 1930s, even if the key protagonist was barely acknowledged
Try, Try Again
With the rugby World Cup currently underway in Japan, what better time to investigate the growing potential for a rugby union thematic collection?
