'The Philatelic Exporter' is the only independent magazine in the world for the international postage stamp trade, having been published every month since it first appeared in May 1945.
May 2008
All these News stories, and others, can be read in full in the May 2008 Philatelic Exporter
Dealer ordered to sell stock to repay churches
Having been released from prison after serving only a few months of a 16-month term for theft, Norfolk stamp dealer Derek Klein (pictured) has been ordered to sell his massive stock of covers to repay the two Norfolk church funds from which he stole £70,000 over a period of 23 years ...
Kosovo Independence Day stamps
On March 19 the recently declared Republic of Kosovo issued two stamps to mark Independence Day ...
Riccione events cancelled
For the first time in 60 years, the series of stamp, coin, and card collectors' fairs held in Riccione every August has been cancelled ...
50 years of Regionals
At a time when ‘new regionalism’ and ‘regional identity’ is increasingly prevalent in British society, a new exhibition by the British Postal Museum & Archive illuminates one aspect of how regional identities were reflected and celebrated 50 years ago ... www.postalheritage.org.uk
Humour and horror double bill
Classics of the British film industry top the bill in a set of stamps to be released on June 10 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Carry On films and the first Hammer horror movie ...
Poppy most popular again
For the second year running the Poppy stamp from the annual 'Lest we Forget' miniature sheet came top of the British Philatelic Bulletin reader poll of favourite British special stamps in 2007 ...
APTA's 2008 Year Book out
The second annual Year Book of the Australasian Philatelic Traders' Association was published in March ... www.apta.com.au
Salon evolves into Planète
The biennial French stamp show previously called Salon du Timbre has been renamed Planète Timbre. This year it takes place on June 14 to 22 at its usual venue, Hall de la Pinède, Parc Floral, Paris 12 ... www.salondutimbre.fr
Air Shows stamps take off
A century on from the UK’s first powered flight, Royal Mail is to celebrate the public's enduring love of air displays. To be issued on July 17 to coincide with the 60th Farnborough International Air Show ...
Also ...
Pope's US visit covered
Pitcairn 'missing blue' error
Help create a philatelic glossary
Norway's online shop in English
Another record year for Mowbray
Author to open Victorian exhibition
'SweDenmark' postal authority to be formed
Italy and Korea stamps publicise 2009 exhibitions
Special features this month
Have you planned for disaster?
If lightning struck your office would you be able to work remotely?
Regulars:
About People
Nearly 30 people from around the world mentioned.
What’s happening in your life - tell the editor!
Around the Rooms
Auction action in the salerooms of Feldman, Grosvenor, and Postiljonen.
Auction Diary
Public stamp auctions around the world in May and June 2008 are listed in the May 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Auction houses
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Back Stamps
What was in The Philatelic Exporter this month in 1958, 1969, 1972, 1989, and 1996.
Crime Column
Missing in the mail to Brentwood: Kenya Uganda Tanganyika; India (Apex Philatelics, 01342 833413).
Stolen on Saturday at Stampex: GB QV to GV stamps (Ross-Shiells, 020 8906 2715).
Milan theft: 41 covers to or from Puerto Rico, four to or from El Salvador, and 16 from Russian areas (Soler & Llach, +34 93 201 8733).
New Issues
Hundreds of new stamp issues from around the world are listed in the May 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Postal administrations and/or agents
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Trade Diary
What's on in the UK and overseas - events in the UK in May and June 2008, and international events up to 2010 are listed in the May 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Event organisers
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Your Letters
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From our contributors:
Tony Buckingham - Cover to Cover
Business as normal - the return of the A380!
More troubles and excitement from a cover dealer’s diary
It didn’t take long for the A380 Airbus to kick me once again. Even though we produced the official Singapore Air special first flight cover from London to Singapore, Singapore Airlines wouldn’t or couldn’t help me with my own covers. At the time of writing, our covers are amongst the first freight aboard the A380 London flight, but I still worry that they will somehow get bounced off ...
Also:
SOS! Man the boats! ... French farce ... Queen Victoria - that sinking feeling ... Déja-vu down under ... Competitions - I spit on them! ... You only make money once ... The Law of Sydney Odd strikes again ... eBay update ... The A380 - what happened next?
Read the column in the May 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Michael Burzan - Europe
Two million-euro items at Feldman
An intriguing test of the market was the April sale of David Feldman SA in Geneva, Switzerland, that was held in the euro currency. Many of the 'Rarities of the World' sold at high to extraordinary prices, two items surpassing the €1 million barrier ...
Also:
Dutch passion ... Austria welcomes Euro 2008 ... Cologne fair in November ... Rizzi stamps ... Diminishing gummed German stamps ... Italian sheetlets birthday surprise ... Berlin auction market revival.
Read the column in the May 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Liz McKernan - Postcard World
Demise of the postcard - yet again!
Yet again publicity has been given to the demise of the postcard. This time it was the Daily Express (March 26 2008) under its heading of 'Battle to save seaside cards' ...
Also:
Postcards make profits ... Breaking up is not so hard to do ... What's it b****y worth? ... Completing Quinton collection costly ... Americans in Paris ... Fair Diary - May and June.
Read the column in the May 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
David Rennie - New Books
All reviewed in the May 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
James Skinner - Great Britain
Catalogue upsurge
With the rise of the Internet many predicted that printed stamp catalogues would rapidly become a thing of the past. However, far from this occurring it seems that more and more catalogues are becoming available in printed format, covering increasingly exotic and specialised subjects ...
Read the column in the May 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Glen Stephens - Australasia
New airmail catalogue takes off
Well known Melbourne dealer Charles Leski has taken over the late Nelson Eustis’s renowned Australian airmails catalogue, and the first edition for six years has just been published. The 2008 edition of The Australian Air Mail Catalogue contains about 275 A4 pages, a remarkably detailed achievement for just airmails from Australia and New Guinea/Papua ...
Also:
Eustis auction ... eBay loses the plot.
Read the column in the May 2008 Philatelic Exporter.
Les Winick - USA
How will a slump affect philately?
We seem to be heading for a slowdown in the US economy, and the term recession is frequently mentioned. The unemployment rate jumped to 5.1% in March, which was the fourth straight monthly increase. April seems to be a continuation of the downward trend ...
Also:
Ducks fly out the window ... Go after your lost customers ... The marketplace today ... Now's the time to buy ... Fine US stamps up 3% ... Meeting attendances falling ... Girl in stamp dress identified.
Read the column in the May 2008 Philatelic Exporter.