For Philatelists with an enquiring mind……… Where will your curiosity take you?
The article that can be downloaded from the link below is a must read for anyone who is in the early stages of getting to grips with the line engraved and embossed issues. Beautifully written and set out by Captain F.C. Holland, F.R.P.S.L and published in “Stamp Collecting Weekly” December 4th 1964 it covers amongst other issues that can befuddle the beginner in this area, black and red shades, papers, perforation guages, watermarks and Check Letter Alphabets.
Patrick Hamilton wrote a series of articles that were published in “Stamp Collecting Weekly” in April and May 1949 detailing the history behind the production of the first Postage Stamps of Newfoundland. Those articles have been gathered together and can be downloaded from attachment below.
It was following receipt of an article by Roger West for publication in an early issue of the original The Philatelic Register (Legal Versus Illegals Part 1) that I was prompted to produce this article attached below on “Pitcairn Islands Philately”
see also post “History of the U.P.U.”
Among the regulations agreed at the Congress at which the Universal Postal Union came to be, was Article XXIX. This concerned documents which members of the U.P.U. were to transmit to one another. This was to include collections of current postage stamps and items of stamped postal stationery. The intention being to keep postal adminiustrations well informed as to the officialy issued postage stamps of all the other members.
The following attachments contain the research undertaken by Marcus Samuel, the then acknowledged authority on SPECIMEN stamps and published in “Stamp Collecting Weekly between December 1964 and February 1965. The work details the opening phases of the system of distribution of SPECIMEN stamps.
UPU Specimen Stamps Part 1.. Jan 9th 1879 -Jul 19th 1879
UPU Specimen Stamps Part 2.. Aug 19th 1879 – Dec 4th 1879
UPU Specimen Stamps Part 3.. Jun 24th 1882 – Dec 16th 1883
UPU Specimen Stamps Part 4.. Jun 1884 – Jan 1886
UPU Specimen Stamps Part 5. Feb 1887 – Dec 1890
UPU Specimen Stamps Part 6. Jan 1891 – Jun 1898
UPU Specimen Stamps Part 7. Nov 1899 – 1940
Roger B West is a well known philatelist and an acknowledged expert in the stamps of St Helena. In 1994 he edited the handbook “Madame Joseph Forged Postmarks” which has been widely acclaimed as one of the most important philatelic reference works. He is also the owner of a long established stamp business Avion Stamps. Roger has generously provided a number of articles (Tag: RBW) for publication in The Philatelic Register.
As each these Musings and Observations are published I will leave the reader to make their own judgment as to where on the spectrum between humourous and thought provoking each article sits.
Legals versus Illegals. Part 1.
Legals versus Illegals. Part 2..
In the early issues of the original Philatelic Register I outlined the history of the establishment and the activities of The Universal Postal Union. These articles can be downloaded from the attachments below.
U.P.U Part 1. Before the U.P.U, Bilateral Treaties, General Postal Union
U.P.U. Part 2. Member Countries, Congresses, Philatelic Activities
Throughout the centuries Scots men and women have made their mark on the world in every aspect of human endeavour from exploration, scientific achievement through to sporting excellence. I am indebted to the late Jeff Dugdale for allowing me access to the resource from which the articles are taken. He himself has drawn upon resources made available to him to form the framework on which he has built. Although I never met Jeff in person we corresponded a lot when I was just starting up The Philatelic Register.He came across as a humble and generous man. On passing me the information I believe the phrase he used (below) perfectly illustrates his character.
“I make no claim for originality in these articles. I’m sure each of the subjects referenced has been better treated by many other writers, but it gives me joy and a sense of pride and satisfaction to bring the stories of so many of our fellow countrymen and women together for your interest
James Lind & Sir James Young Simpson
Sir John Pringle & Sir James Wylie
Alexander Wood & Jennie Kidd Trout
Throughout the centuries Scots men and women have made their mark on the world in every aspect of human endeavour from exploration, scientific achievement through to sporting excellence. I am indebted to the late Jeff Dugdale for allowing me access to the resource from which the articles are taken. He himself has drawn upon resources made available to him to form the framework on which he has built. Although I never met Jeff in person we corresponded a lot when I was just starting up The Philatelic Register.He came across as a humble and generous man. On passing me the information I believe the phrase he used (below) perfectly illustrates his character.
“I make no claim for originality in these articles. I’m sure each of the subjects referenced has been better treated by many other writers, but it gives me joy and a sense of pride and satisfaction to bring the stories of so many of our fellow countrymen and women together for your interest
Throughout the centuries Scots men and women have made their mark on the world in every aspect of human endeavour from exploration, scientific achievement through to sporting excellence. I am indebted to the late Jeff Dugdale for allowing me access to the resource from which the articles are taken. He himself has drawn upon resources made available to him to form the framework on which he has built. Although I never met Jeff in person we corresponded a lot when I was just starting up The Philatelic Register.He came across as a humble and generous man. On passing me the information I believe the phrase he used (below) perfectly illustrates his character.
“I make no claim for originality in these articles. I’m sure each of the subjects referenced has been better treated by many other writers, but it gives me joy and a sense of pride and satisfaction to bring the stories of so many of our fellow countrymen and women together for your interest
William Patterson & Lachlan Macquarie
