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February 2026

The Stamps and Postal History of the British Virgin Islands Part 2 � In this final instalment Giorgio Migliavacca examines the territory's commemorative issues.

More thoughts on Virgins - Michael Round and the editor discuss the Michael Jackson issue, adding �British� to the territory�s title and the currency change surcharges.

More non PC Philately � the album speaks again - Michael Round examines more old stamp albums.

Meeting Reports - Illustrations and detailed reports on the display by Wendy Buckle FRPSL �Paper, past and present� to our November London meeting. Also a detailed report of the December 2025 online meeting where Michael L. Goodman showed Counterfeit Machins, while Peter Mellor showed some items passed down from a grandfather.

Newsmix - Royal Mail �special stamp programme� for January to June 2026; the huge Siam collection digitised by the British Library, and the Opening of the Jolly Postman Exhibition at the Postal Museum. In his column the editor describes his visit to the Postal Museum at Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Book Reviews � Reviewed this issue are The Rocket Mail of India by Markand Dave FRPSL, Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth & British Empire Catalogue 1840-1970, 128^th ed 2026, A New Perspective on Airmail Operations during the Siege of Przemysl 1914-1915 by Dr Jerzy W Kupiec-Weglinski, FRPSL, and Philately on Essex (�the Blue Book�) 15^th ed 2026, edited by L C Stanway FRPSL.

April 2026

Non-PC Philately: Tintin in the Congo - Michael Round ventures into literary territory with Tintin in the Congo, a classic but controversial cartoon book by Herg�.
James William Negus and the City Philatelist - Brian Birch recalls how he bought a set of stamp magazines which once belonged to James Negus, a former librarian of the NPS librarian and editor of Stamp Lover. The article describes the magazine - The City Philatelist, a short-lived Irish publication � and the results of his research into its editor, S F Bickers.

Meeting reports - Full reports on the Bulgaria display by Dr. Roger Morrell given to the January 2026 London meeting and the virtual �Peter Brack Memorial Display� of modern Brazil given by Rick and Janet Nelson in December 2025.

National PS News includes the Obituary of former National PS President Christopher Oliver, the spring tide of new GB issues and news of Boston 2026.

Book Reviews � Reviewed this issue are Not intended for this Purpose, by Theo Brauers, which examines British Stamps & Postal Stationery issued in 1840 used to Overseas Destinations, and Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth Stamp Catalogue: Brunei ,Malaysia and Singapore, 6th ed. 2026.

June 2026

Singapore ingapore in Malaysia - Susan McEwen highlights stamps and postal history of Singapore from September 1963 to August 1965 when the territory was part of Malaysia

USA UN chief and cowboy in a comedy of modern errors - Michael L. Goodman examines the �yellow invert� on the 1962 Dag Hammarskjold commoerative, and the wrong Bill Pickett portrait on the 1994 �Legends of the West �.

Non--PC Philately - Michael Round continues the series with some modern issues of Iran and their propaganda messages.

Meeting Meeting reports � The April 2026 online display by Canon Roger Dedman, �The Rise of the Post Office to 1900�, which unusually began with a biblical quote, and the President's display to the May London meetingwhich included postcards of Boscombe, near Bournemouth, counterfeit Machins and some USA.

Checklist of Articles in the British Philatelic Press, July to December 2025 � the Index compiled by Rodney Knight. R

NPS News includes the Obituary of former National PS librarian Michael Bramwell.

Newsmix - Music stamp poll, York Fair reminder,Stuart Rossiter Lecture, Philatelic Congress, and why your ideas could win 1000 Euros, whilst in his column the editor n discusses the book of Esther, which was quoted in Canon Dedman's display, the story of Winch Brothers, the Colchester Stmap dealers and wonders if any readers were taken in by his hoax story in the April edition.

Book Reviews - Book Reviews � Detailed reviews are a feature of Stamp Lover and this issue looks at World Stamp Atlas by David Norton, Dutch Airmail Catalogue 2026 edition, Cameroun - Plating the Occupation Francaise du Cameroun Issue of 1916 by Marty Bratzel Jr. and Dudley Cobb, and Holography and Philately: Stamps with Holograms 3^rd ed by Hans I. Bjelkhagen.

Letters to the Editor - Comments about Royal Mail and increased postal charges and on the need for certificates when trading scarcer items.