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OCTOBER 2008

October 2008

• Odd Jottings - No 8 - Something for the weekend?... Forgeries, Marie, Queen of Romania and recollections of buying 1s 3d stamp packets in Woolworth's give Old Codger food for thought.
  
  
• New Issues - The new Marianne et l'Europe definitives from France;  Estonia gives the posthorn a new look; "trams and trains" featuring stamps from Belgium, Portugal and Norway; whilst  Denmark takes us down to the allotment.
  
  
• A Journey of Ingenuity - 400 Years of Written Communication and mail Delivery - Paul Zatulove describes developments over the centuries that culminated in the hobby we know today. 
  
  
• The 250th Anniversary of Nelson's Birth - A miscellany of postal history including some going back to Nelson's day is described by David Turner.
   

• PLUS -  Regular Features - 

  • Michael L Goodman's reports on Recent Displays at the National PS - 1948 Olympic Games by Alan Sabey (June 2008) and the Members' Displays given on 19 July 2008. 
    

  • Stamp Fairs Listing - October, November & December 2008

  • Letters to the Editor - The 1890 Guildhall Exhibition, Buyers Beware - Forgeries About

  • The President's Piece, National PS News, Book Reviews 

• The Reports presented at the Annual General Meeting of the National Philatelic Society held on 19 July 2008.
  

December 2008

• The Novice and the Hitman - Charles Smith explains how "Hit Man" led him to get his grandfather's albums out of the bottom drawer and the rest is history.
   
• Dummy, Test and Experimental Booklets (Books) - Dummy and test booklets are vital to the successful use of stamp booklets.  Jeremy A Lifsey explains.
   
• A New List of Philatelic Pseudonyms - Many of us have come across philatelic pseudonyms over the years and enjoyed the fruits of their pens. But who were they? Brian J Birch explains in the first part of his comprehensive survey.
  
  
• New Issues - The Joint Issue from China and Great Britain for the Olympic Handover and the events commemorated by China over the past four years since its handover; Royal Mail commemorates the 50th Anniversary of Country Stamps (or "Regionals" as they were known in 1958) and offers the public a choice for Christmas 2008. Finally Portugal adds some denominated stamps to its Urban Transport series.
   
• Checklist of Articles in the British Philatelic Press January - June 2008.
  
  

• PLUS -  Regular Features - 
  
  

  • Michael L Goodman's comprehensive reports on Recent Displays at the National PS - German Charity Issues given by Rex Dixon FRPSL on 16 August 2008 and "A Dozen Interesting Sheets from my Collection" given by a dozen members of the National Philatelic Society on 13 September 2008. 
    
    

  • Stamp Fairs Listing - December 2008, January and February 2009
    
    

  • Letters to the Editor, The President's Piece, National PS News, Book Reviews 

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