Stamp Magazine - November 2021

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In our November issue we look back 20 years, to 2001, to reveal how Britain’s special stamp programme that year was among the most radical and innovative ever, with new design approaches and printing techniques coming thick and fast. We also investigate the dramatic affect of paper shortages on postal communication worldwide, with results which have affected the way letters are written, the way envelopes are used, the way stamps are printed and the way mail is cancelled. Amongst our regular features, Commonwealth Classics recalls the 1931 definitives of Southern Rhodesia, while Great Engravers celebrates the impact of Alfred Downey on stamps of the British Empire. The final instalment of our Black Magic series investigates why most Penny Blacks were rejected for postage if damaged, yet some got through. Our news pages explain why the British Indian Ocean Territory might now be a ‘dead country’, and we have full details of Royal Mail’s DC Collection set. Our comment pages contain plenty of reaction to the current way in which British stamp issues are conceived and marketed.