Unpaid and Underpaid mail in the UK 1838-1995 by Michael Pitt-Payne. A most detailed illustrated article based on a display given to the Royal Philatelic Society by the author.
New Stamps from the Faroe Islands – Eric Glasgow gives some interesting background information on recent issues featuring carved pew gables and commemorating the Faroese Red Cross.
Distant Lands from the Catalogue - Tuvalu – part of a series of articles by David Sibley about the stamps of some of the lesser-known Pacific Islands.
British Occupation of Palestine – continuing Bernard Towler’s long-running series of articles about the issues of former stamp-issuing countries.
East Timor – Independence at Last – this war torn country has now achieved independence and Alan Bartlett writes about its new set of postage stamps.
The Postage Stamps of Clipperton Island by Ian Nutley who tells us about ten stamps issued by the Oceanic Phosphate Company for the use of its employees in their phosphate business on Clipperton Island, located about 1800 miles from San Francisco. The stamps were intended for use on mail between the island and San Francisco and as an advertisement for the island’s products. However it is extremely unlikely that the proposed mail service was ever established.
Birdmen and Balloons by K W Austin describes a selection of postage stamps depicting early fliers and balloonists from a variety of countries.
Story behind a Cover – Number 5 in Keith Tranmer’s series of articles about unusual covers which he has researched. This one refers to Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria who addressed a cover and letter to Prince Hohenlohe at Schloss Friedstein on 19th July 1894.
NPS Annual General Meeting – a report on the AGM plus the Officers’ Reports presented on the day.
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