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

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Prinz UK acquires Vera Trinder Ltd

ON April 1 2006 Vera Trinder Ltd announced the appointment of a new managing director, Jonathan Butt.

Jonathan Butt is also the managing director of the Cornwall-based company Prinz Publications (UK) Ltd which has acquired Vera Trinder Ltd from the founding owner Vera Webster.

Vera Trinder Ltd is not only recognised as one of London's oldest stamp and coin establishments, but also as a leading name in supplying philatelic accessories and literature throughout the world. Its stock of new, used, and rare philatelic books is one of the largest of its type in the world, combined with an immense stock of albums, accessories and catalogues for stamp and coin collectors and dealers ...

Nigel Haworth wins a final Rowland Hill Award

AT the tenth, and what turned out to be the final, Rowland Hill Awards at Claridges Hotel, Mayfair, London, on March 21, Nigel Haworth was presented with the Philatelic Traders' Society's Enterprise Award for 'Personal Contribution' ...

‘THE BEAUTIFUL GAME’ ON WORLD CUP STAMPS

TO mark the 40th anniversary of England lifting the Jules Rimet Trophy, Royal Mail is to issue six stamps featuring all the winning nations since 1966. The World Cup Winners stamps will be issued on June 6, three days before the 18th FIFA World Cup tournament kicks off with host country Germany playing Costa Rica ...

The most reproduced portrait in history

QUEEN Elizabeth II is a symbol of Britain, and her stamp portraits have been reproduced more than any other in history. ‘Elizabeth: Queen & Icon’ is a new philatelic exhibition featuring images of The Queen to mark Her Majesty’s 80th birthday. It opened on April 18 2006 at The British Postal Museum & Archive (BPMA), London WC1; the same day as Royal Mail issued the Queen's 80th birthday commemoratives ...

The Queen's first appearance on a stamp was on this 1932 Newfoundland issue which featured a photograph by Marcus Adams.

Apex success continues

APEX Philatelic Auctions continued its 2006 campaign with another successful auction, sale 71, held on March 9 which achieved total realisations in excess of £200,000 ...

Trooping the Colour gets first class salute

FAVOURITE British stamp of 2005, as voted for by 1100 readers of the British Philatelic Bulletin, was by far the '1st' stamp from the Trooping the Colour set, shown here.

With 115 votes it won nearly double the number of points each for the second and third stamps, the South-West England '2nd' (Studland Bay) and the Royal Wedding 30p.

However, the most popular set was that marking the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar which amassed 1743 points, compared to the 919 of the second-place Trooping the Colour set ...

Bath Postal Museum future assured

THANKS to a grant of £238,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), the future of Bath Postal Museum is now secure ...

Unseen UK proceeds to help charity

ROYAL Mail postmen and women across the UK undertook a massive photographic project to publish a book in aid of charity partner, Help the Hospices.

Unseen UK contains 240 fascinating photographs of the UK, as seen through the eyes of the people at Royal Mail.

New date for Harmers 'Lanterna' GB

HARMERS' auction sale of the 'Lanterna' Great Britain collection has been rearranged for Tuesday May 16 2006 ...

This month's special features: 

WASHINGTON 2006 PREVIEW

TEN years of planning with a budget of $3.3 million reach fruition on May 27 when the doors of 'Washington 2006' open to the public at 10.30. The eight-day 'World Philatelic Exhibition' which has attracted massive support from the world's stamp collectors and dealers, and postal administrations.

Three themes of the exhibition are: The Role of the Post Office Uniting the Country; Children - They are the Future; and Moving the Mail in the 21st Century. The show slogan is 'Stamps - and so much more! - Discover the city's culture while celebrating philately.' ...

EXCHANGE RATES OF THE CURRENCIES OF THE POSTAL ADMINISTRATIONS OF THE WORLD

A guide to the exchange rates of the 245 current stamp issuing entities of the world to the pound sterling, the US dollar, and the euro ...

Michael Burzan suggests:

Dare charging adequate prices!

HOW can the stamp market develop positively facing the difficult economic situation in continental Europe?

A large part of material currently appears to be sold out at ridiculous prices - including standard key values as well as incomplete collections, but also some of the higher-value rarities. And many of the buyers fail to appreciate even these advantages ...

Whatever happened to National Stamp Day?

Brian Sole tells the story of May 6 - National Stamp Day - which was marked every year in Britain from 1974 until it finally petered out in 1993.

Italian stamp press conference at Riccione 2006

THE 58th International Stamp Fair and the 45th 'Europa' international philatelic exhibition will be held in Riccione, on Italy's Adriatic Riviera, from September 1 to 3 2006 in the usual venues of the Palace of Tourism and the pavilion opposite.

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

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