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Has
much changed? - Richard
West looks at philately in
1908 - the year Stamp Lover
was first published.
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Computers
and Philately - Chris
King explains how computers
have improved his enjoyment and
knowledge of philately and
offers his experience and
advice.
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Philatelic
Research - A Basic Guide - A
systematic approach is
invaluable for those embarking
on a philatelic research
project. In this article, David
R Beech sets out some
basic concepts to this end.
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British
Stamp Exhibitions - Glenn
Morgan describes
the JPS Exhibition of the Stamps
of the British Empire in 1908
and then moves on to the present
day as he looks forward to
London 2010.
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The
Growth of Transatlantic Airmails
- The challenges faced by
the pioneers of transatlantic
airmails are recalled in this
suitably illustrated article by Richard
Beith.
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Introducing
Social Philately - Social
Philately began during the 1980s
and was included as an
"experimental class"
in the International Exhibition
in Melbourne in 1999. Christine
Earle explains what
Social Philately is all about
and how to get started.
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The
Iconic Machin Stamps - over
40 years old, the Machin image
on British stamps has been one of the top iconic
images of the 20th Century. In
this article, Michael Lockton
looks at their usage - pre
decimal 1967-1971 - transitional
1970-1972 and decimal only post March
1972.
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Thematic
Philately - Thematic
collecting ("Topical"
in the USA) has been around for
over one hundred years,
expanding greatly over the past
60 years. How to chose a theme,
how to display and where to
start, are all addressed in this
article by John Hayward,
Vice Chairman of the British
Thematic Association.
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1908
and all that..... - In the
United States, 1908 saw the
release of the new Franklin and
Washington definitives. The
years of their currency would
provide a tremendous field for
philatelic study as Michael L
Goodman explains.
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1908-2008-2012:
The Franco-British Exhibition
and the Olympic Games - These
two major events in 1908, a
look forward to the Games of
2008 and 2012, and a description
of Post Office involvement with
the London Games of 1948, are
all covered in this article by Bob
Wilcock.
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The
Ideal Stamp - the public
furore over the designs of the
first King George V postage
stamps of Great Britain led the
Junior Philatelic society (now
the National PS) to run a
competition to design an ideal
stamp. The result was "The
Ideal Stamp" shown on the
cover of the Centenary issue
(and on Home page of this
website). This article by Francis
Kiddle
covers the background to
the competition and the
competition itself, followed by
a detailed study of the stamps
themselves.
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Changing
perceptions of value and rarity
of Postal Stationery - Dr
Alan Huggins explains how
the attraction and methods of
collecting postal stationery
have changed since the
nineteenth century and concludes
that there are many instances
globally where really rare items
of postal stationery are
currently seriously undervalued.
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