Stamp Collector

Stamp Collector gives you all the information, news, expert advice, market insight and inspiration you need to build your stamp collection and get the most from your hobby. Every issue features the latest prices, expert collecting advice, in-depth guides giving you the lowdown on classic stamp sets, new stamps, postal history, first-day covers and much more. Our stamp stories shed light on intriguing stamps and why they were produced, and our stamp sidelines pages provide an insight into postmarks, first-day covers, Cinderellas, Post & Go and Europa stamps.

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UNIQUE POSTAL HISTORY ITEM TO BE SOLD • The latest news from the world of stamp collecting and organised philately. Send your news stories to us by email to: matthewh@warnersgroup.co.uk

IN BRIEF

STAMP EXHIBITION OPENS IN DUBLIN

STAMP YOUTUBER APPOINTED TO US STAMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE

PHILATELIC CONGRESS OF GREAT BRITAIN HEADS TO SOUTHAMPTON

…AND SCOTTISH CONGRESS SET FOR PERTH IN APRIL

2024 ALFRED F LICHTENSTEIN MEMORIAL AWARD ANNOUNCED

‘SHIPS THAT PASS IN THE NIGHT’ AT THE ROYAL PHILATELIC SOCIETY

MUSEUM OF PHILATELY APPOINTS SIMON MARTIN-REDMAN AS PRESIDENT

BOSTON 2026 CONTEST WINNERS REVEALED

CANADA ANNOUNCES 2024 STAMP PROGRAMME

Humpback whale

Metamorphosis

Hong Kong Post headquarters

150th anniversary of the GSPCA

IN BRIEF

Bassoon

Typically Dutch

Spice up your album! • Shall we tell you what you want? What you really, really want? It’s the Royal Mail’s set of special stamps celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Spice Girls

A long road to justice • Following the broadcast of the ITV dramatisation Mr Bates vs the Post Office, the long-running Post Office scandal grabbed the headlines with hopes of justice being done. But as RichardWest points out, despite what some may think, the controversy has nothing to do with our hobby

The importance of ‘Tangible Intelligence’ • Increasingly philately is becoming technologically sophisticated, yet the advances of AI cannot replace the knowledge and experience of the learned philatelist, writes Devlan Kruck

AUCTION RESULTS

A perennial favourite • Our philatelic private eye spies another stamp set that’s likely to go up in value

Unusual offerings from Sparks

DIARY DATES

An auctioneer’s review of 2023 • Michael Burzan recently spoke to Harald Rauhut, Chairman of the BDB, Federal Association of German Stamp Auctioneers, to find out how the stamp trade had faired in Germany during 2023

LATEST INTERNET SALES • Your quick reference guide to recent online sales, in association with delcampe.net

Collecting Victoria • Not only did the line-engraved stamps of the Victorian age influence the world’s approach to the postal system, stamp design and stamp production, David Bailey reflects, they also inspired a new pastime that long outlived the stamps themselves

How to collect the 2d • GB stamps expert and author Mike Jackson provides a comprehensive guide to collecting the 2d blue

PHILATELIC FACTS • Impress your collector colleagues using our monthly all-you-need-to-know guide…

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Britain’s first high values • Britain’s embossed stamps, known as ‘Medallion Labels’ at the time, are full of interest for collectors, writes David Bailey as he reveals why the stamps were introduced and what prompted their withdrawal seven years later

Following THE STARS • Between 1854 and 1858, Britain’s 1d and 2d stamps went through a process of continuous development. The perforations, dies, inks and papers all changed but, due to the pressures of production,...