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The 1932
Postal Forgeries
The story of
one of
Australia’s
most
notorious
postal frauds
100 Years and
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Stanley Gibbons
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Her Majesty The Queen
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THE UK’S NUMBER ONE STAMP MAGAZINE
Volume 45 Number 2
July 2014
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New Collector:
John Holman
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Australia’s 1932
Postal Forgeries:
Richard Breckon
Basil in Spain:
Basil Herwald
Transatlantic Airmails: Part 1:
John F Roe
Getting the Stamp Bug:
Barry Floyd
Contents
NEWSDESK
7 Newsdesk
Breaking philatelic news including: the British Guiana on
show; the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain and details
on the latest London 2015 collectable cards to be issued.
19 Society News
The latest reports from the nation’s Philatelic Societies.
24 Diary Dates
Forthcoming fairs and auctions.
28 Around the Houses
News of recent auction results.
56 GB Specialised Supplement
The latest supplement to the Great Britain Specialised
Catalogue.
72 The Centenary of the Grant of the Royal Warrant
Dr Philip Kinns reflects on the background of the awarding of
the first philatelic Royal Warrant to Stanley Gibbons.
134 Lundy’s Puffin Post
As a long-time collector of Lundy’s stamps, Christer
Brunström’s recent visit to the island enabled him to
experience its unique private postal service for himself.
SPECIAL FEATURES
60 Australia’s 1932 Postal Forgeries
The forging of two Australian stamps in 1932 shocked
the postal authorities. Richard Breckon recounts this
fascinating story and the important role played by an
observant philatelist.
74 Basil in Spain
GSM’s
roving reporter, Basil Herwald, travels to Madrid to
visit a unique local stamp market and
‘clowns
around’ at
Spain’s National Stamp Fair.
78 Tourists in the Southern Ocean
It may not be your average tourist destination but,
as Stephen Pendleton reveals, Antarctica can offer an
abundance of exciting philatelic souvenirs.
84 Transatlantic Airmails: Part 1
In the first of a series of articles on the history of
transatlantic airmail, John Roe examines the pioneering
mail trials that took place across the Atlantic Ocean
during first half of the twentieth century.
122 Forces Mail from Afghanistan 2001–14
Robert Jack takes a look at the philatelic legacy left
behind by field post facilities set up to serve troops
involved in ISAF operations in Afghanistan since 2001.
G.S.M. July 2014
BRITISH STAMPS
34 GB News
Will you fall hook, line and sinker for Royal Mail’s latest
commemorative issue?
37 Machin Watch
John Deering dissects Royal Mail’s recent Locomotive and
Buckingham Palace prestige booklets in search of new
definitive offerings.
42 British Private Posts
In his latest round-up of British private posts, John Holman
highlights new examples from railway, islands and Scout
posts and reveals news of a new local post service.
48 The Philatelic Exhibitions of London: 1897 (Part 4)
Derek Connell continues his fascinating exploration of
London’s philatelic exhibitions with a look at the Queen
Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee exhibition of 1897.
52 Stamping Around the Plaques of London: Part 3 D–F
Alan Sacks continues his alphabetical tour of the blue
plaques of London.
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Dear Reader
One of the recurring saying that you will hear around the offices
here at
GSM
is ‘Knowledge is power’. The ability to be aware
of, and spot, minute detail in a stamp that differentiates a run-
of-the-mill page filler from a philatelic rarity worth a thousand
times its values, or more, is a knowledge philatelists are constantly
developing through years of dedicated study.
It’s this keen eye for detail that separates those involved in the
world of stamps from the majority of the general public—which
is probably why it took a philatelist to discover one of the most
notorious stamp frauds to ever threaten the Australian Post
Office. In his latest article for
GSM,
found in this month's issue,
Richard Breckon explains how a keen-eyed philatelist uncovered
the 1932 2d. King George V and the 2d. Sydney Harbour Bridge
forgeries, which went undetected, even by postal authorities,
for a considerable time. In this case it was knowledge that led to
the discovery of the first stamp forgeries made to defraud the
post office—and the subsequent arrest and imprisonment of the
perpetrators. Of course, it also led to the discovery of a highly-
desirable philatelic curiosity and a fascinating story, the details of
which are described by Richard on page 60.
I hope you enjoy this and the other articles and features in this
month’s issue.
It’s a skill well worth having, especially if it means you can grab a
bargain in a club packet, auction or from a dealer too busy to check
the finer detail. Every collector, armed with the right knowledge, is
on the look-out for such finds and I’m sure many will have lots of
interesting tales of when a trained-eye has reaped its rewards—and we
would love to hear them here at
GSM.
The thrill of finding a treasure that has probably been overlooked
countless times in its history is reward enough, but the idea that
you could have saved quite a sum of money, thanks to a little bit of
knowledge, also helps with the feel-good factor.
Of course, it can also work the other way. The power of
knowledge can also stop you from making an unwise purchase.
On the day of writing this editorial a colleague in the office was
recounting a recent event in which a reputable auction house
was offering what it thought was a true, highly-documented rarity,
or at least that was how it was described by its vendor. However,
to the trained eye it was nothing more than an interesting,
but, nonetheless, considerably less valuable variety. Luckily
the auctioneer was saved from a red face thanks to a timely
intervention from the said colleague, but you have to feel for
the vendor who, I assume, thought what he had was the genuine
article.
Your £1 Stanley
Gibbons Voucher can
be found on page 178
128 Getting the Stamp Bug
In another of his thematic articles, Barry Floyd highlights
the philatelic collecting possibilities offered by the
ladybird.
132 Stamp Hunting
Stamps to look out for from Mauritius.
148 The Unissued Stamps of Queen Elizabeth II
More fun from the Hedley Adams Mobbs collection.
148 Catalogue Column
SG catalogue editor, Hugh Jefferies, discusses the latest
editions to be published.
REGULAR FEATURES
29 New Collector
John Holman examines parcel stamps and explores the
potential of creating a Cornwall-themed collection.
32 Competition
Don’t miss your chance to win a £50 Stanley Gibbons
voucher.
58 Dear
GSM
More readers have their say, courtesy of the
GSM
postbag.
65 2012–13 Foreign Postal Stationery
Geir Sør-Reime FRPSL continues his listing of foreign
postal stationery with examples from France to Poland.
127 Bookshelf
Reviews of the latest philatelic publications.
NEW ISSUES
140 Stamp News in Brief
Your monthly summary of recent and forthcoming stamp
issues from the world’s philatelic bureaux.
144 Shore to Shore
More issues from Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
146 Panorama
Alison Boyd investigates the stories behind some of the
latest issues from around the world.
149 Catalogue Supplement
A 13-page update to the Stanley Gibbons catalogue.
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