All these news stories, and others, can be read in full in the January 2006 Philatelic Exporter

NEWS extracts  

Philatelic Exporter wins an 'Award for Excellence'

WE are delighted to announce that this magazine is the 'Runner-up' in the 'Philatelic Publication of the Year' category in the APTA Awards for Excellence for 2005 ... The PE is the first publication outside Australia to have been honoured ...

Stanley Gibbons launches Rare Stamp Investment Fund

STANLEY Gibbons launched its Rare Stamp Investment Fund on November 25 2005 with the aim of achieving long term capital growth with a minimum annualised return of 10% pa ...

Stoneham catalogue resurrected

AFTER an absence of several years the much-respected Stoneham GB catalogue is to reappear in a brand new edition in February or March 2006 ...

'Three Kings' sheet

THIS year will mark the 70th anniversary of the Year of the Three Kings, an event which was brought about, in 1936, by the abdication of King Edward VIII.

To mark this anniversary, Adrian Bradbury has designed a new customised stamp sheet featuring state portraits of George V, Edward VIII, and George VI ...

Stolen in York

ON the evening of Sunday December 4 a large green 64-page stockbook and a brand new green Senator album were stolen from a house in York. They contained a QV to QEII West Indies collection, mostly used ... contact Martin Boyd on martin@mboyd21.freeserve.co.uk, North Yorkshire Police (PC1715) on 0845 6060 247 quoting Crime Reference 1053390013, or the PTS office on 01252 628006.

Missing in mail

A package of seven stamps sent from East Yorkshire in late September to the RPSL in London for expertization never arrived. All but one had been purchased at the Apex auction on September 19:

Australia SGJ2a; Gibraltar SG107; KUT SG14; Kuwait SG13, Rhodesia SG17; Trinidad & Tobago SG28; Rhodesia SG93 (Harmers August 24).

Any information to Dr James M Dunlop on 01482 655680, or the PTS office.

New website for AIJP

SINCE being restructured in 2005 the International Association of Philatelic Journalists is making significant progress ... a new multi-lingual website in English and Dutch, with French and German being added soon ... www.aijp.org

AJH January sale

ADVERTISER AJH Stamps Ltd has produced a 'January Sale' list ... over 1200 GB, Commonwealth, and foreign lots discounted by up to 50%. Also offered are GB good to fine used 1840 to 1934, and worldwide stamps in box files, shoe boxes, tea chests, Internet boxes, album pages, cartons, mixtures, dustbins, and even a 'very large trunk of all world' for £4950! www.ajhstamps.co.uk

Cyprus 1880-2004 catalogue

CYPRUS has produced a catalogue listing and illustrating its stamps issued since 1880 up to and including 2004. It became available in mid-December in two versions, Greek and English, each costing C£25 each plus C£5 p&p ...

Also This Month

A new focus for the BPT

THE British Philatelic Trust has been reviewing its role over recent months to ensure it is fulfilling its obligations.

Established in 1981, the Trust is a registered charity, and thus has to ensure it adheres to its stated objectives, namely promotion of 'the study, research and dissemination of knowledge' in the philatelic arena.

One of the first key moves that the Trust undertook was to purchase the freehold of a property in the Smithfield area of London. Called 'The British Philatelic Centre', the building provides facilities for societies to hold meetings and displays ... Now that the ABPS is ten years old, it feels able to take on more of the mantle of being the UK's national philatelic body, and so in future will be responsible for the staging of the national competitions ... Alongside Royal Mail and the Philatelic Traders' Society, it has supported the Rowland Hill Awards over the past few years, rewarding innovation and initiative within the philatelic community. Recent years have not been easy for the BPT which relies on its investments ... However, it can now look ahead in a positive way, and welcomes ideas for future activities that fall within the remit of its objectives.

Thoughts and suggestions can be addressed to Brian Trotter, Chairman, British Philatelic Trust, 107 Charterhouse Street, London EC1M 6PT.

This article in its entirety can be read in the January 2006 Philatelic Exporter.

Sri Lanka and the tsunami one year on

David Lister of John Lister Limited visited Sri Lanka soon after the tsunami of December 26 2004. He had a budget of £100,000 from the Lister Charitable Trust. The objective was to use the money to support capital projects that would enable the population to generate their own income. David tells us what he achieved.

This report can be read in the January 2006 Philatelic Exporter.

Riccione goes from strength to strength

ITALY's Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Giampaolo Bettamio, opened the 'Riccione 2005' series of international collectors' events, held August 26 to 28 2005, in Riccione on the Adriatic coast. They comprised the 57th International Stamp Fair, the 44th 'Europa' International Philatelic Exhibition, 21st Postcard Show ... 'Riccione 2006' is scheduled for September 1 to 3; for information contact Comune di Riccione, Palazzo del Turismo, I-47838 Riccione, Italy, fax +39 0541 693614, e-mail expo@comune.riccione.rn.it

This report in its entirety can be read in the January 2006 Philatelic Exporter.

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