Stamp Magazine - November 2024

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In the November issue of Stamp Magazine, we look back on the life and death of one of the 20th century’s most interesting monarchs through his definitive stamps. Alexander I was Regent of Serbia, and therefore a central player in the outbreak of World War I, and later the first King of Yugoslavia, trying to forge a new nation in central Europe. But it didn’t end well… On a completely different note, we examine how fossils gathered by Scott of the Antarctic played a role in proving the controversial theory of continental drift, and how stamps pull the whole story together.
Our regular Commonwealth Classics feature considers British Guiana’s 1852 series, which was Waterlow’s first stamp printing contract, while our series on British commemoratives in the early years of Queen Elizabeth II features the 1966 Westminster Abbey set, which turned out to be the last special issue to use the Wilding head.
Our news pages review the spectacular Spiders set from Royal Mail, preview the new-look Stampex and feature intriguing stamp issues from around the world. And our opinion columns suggest new ways to start collecting Machins and better ways to give philatelic presentations the wider audience they deserve.
Don’t miss it!