http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/ Stamp Magazine Latest Articles en-gb Copyright My Hobby Stored Limited - 2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/sites/12/images/website_images/lc.gif http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/ http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/half-a-million-pounds-top-estimate-for-british-postal-museum-sale/15532 14/05/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gb-football-heroes-select-xi-representing-the-beautiful-game/15493 Issued May 9. 08/05/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/pope-francis'-first-stamps/15169 To be issued on May 2. 18/04/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/thatcher-honoured-by-falkland-islands-stamps/15130 Stamps will be released on May 16. 15/04/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/great-britons-britain's-got-talent-as-the-class-of-'13-demonstrates/15106 Issued on April 16. 11/04/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/registration-sheets-to-be-sold-by-bpma/14986 Unique opportunity for collectors 28/03/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/controversy-over-private-overprints-on-post--go/14985 Salisbury overprints are not official 28/03/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/doctors-who-depicted-with-their-stamps/14953 Plus mail from their birthplaces will have special postmarks 26/03/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/doctor-who-50th-birthday-of-the-timeless-time-lord/14809 Issued on March 26. 13/03/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/ten-great-britons-to-be-honoured-in-april/14776 Released on April 16. 08/03/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/doctor-who-early-release/14766 Cover shows 1st class stamp weeks before issue. 07/03/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/new-machins-before-tariff-change/14765 Three new colours released on March 27. 07/03/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/pope's-resignation-sparks-vacant-see-stamps/14742 Issue comprising four stamps released on March 1. 04/03/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/2013-royal-mail-stamp-prices/14716 1st and 2nd class letters remain the same, parcels are priced by size. Rates change on April 2. 01/03/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/new-post--go-set-illustrates-pond-life/14652 Issued February 22 21/02/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/renewed-sense-of-pride-in-jane-austen's-novels/14588 Issued on February 21 13/02/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/football-'heroes'-line-up-for-team-photo/14568 Miniature sheet released on May 9 08/02/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/definitives-show-their-new-colours-including-'royal-mail-red'/14245 Change to 1st class, 50p and & pound;1 Machins from January 3. 04/01/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/february's-issue-will-be-austen-tatious/14244 Novelist Jane Austen honoured on February 21. 04/01/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/doctor-who-stamps-feature-the-doctor's-11-incarnations/14212 Issued on March 26. 02/01/2013 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/full-2013-programme-revealed/14086 17/12/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/london-underground-mind-the-gap-150-years-of-going-down-the-tube/14054 Issued on January 9, 2013 12/12/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/deliveries-of-november-stamp-magazine-delayed-by-storm-sandy/13795 Closed port and late-docking ships mean magazine will be late in North America. 12/11/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gb-new-issue-christmas-stamps-enjoy-the-gruffalo-treatment/13749 Issued November 6. 05/11/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/space-science-what-has-the-uk-done-for-space-exploration/13486 Issued October 16. 11/10/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/special-post--go-overprint-for-perth-exhibition/13456 Show from October 20-22 will have new machines and unique overprint. 09/10/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/index-of-stamp-magazine-articles-2000-2013/13407 Compiled by Jeff Dugdale. 05/10/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/first-look-at-2013-london-underground-stamps/13388 Six stamps and four-stamp miniature sheet to be released on January 9, 2013. 04/10/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/2013-stamp-issues-to-feature-doctor-who-jane-austen-and-the-tube/13380 Royal Mail's stamp programme for next year outlined. 02/10/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/first-glimpse-of-christmas-designs/13389 Out November 6. 02/10/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/memories-of-london-2012-waving-goodbye-to-a-memorable-adventure/13370 Issued September 27. 01/10/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/paralympic-gold-medal-winner-stamps-britain's-paralympians-show-off-their-abilities/13372 Issued between August 31-September 10. 01/10/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/post--go-cattle-breeds-beef-up-post--go-pictorials/13378 Issued on September 28. 28/09/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/france-femme-fatale/13242 Critics in France thought the 1900 'Mouchon' definitive design appeared to promise a liaison dangereuse, but that didn't stop it becoming a workhorse of colonial mail 19/09/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/france-seeds-of-an-idea/13241 They were far from universally popular when they first appeared in 1903, but in a 35-year lifespan France's Sower definitives won their place in collectors' affections 19/09/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/olympic-gold-medal-stamps-instant-recognition-for-britain's-golden-generation/13229 Issued from August 1-12 18/09/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/paralympians-welcomed-to-games-as-never-before/12987 Issued August 29 17/08/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/paralympics-gold-medallists-to-get-individual-stamps/12977 Stamps will not be 'instant' 15/08/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/first-gold-medal-stamps-are-issued/12811 Women's pair of Glover and Stanning, and cyclist Wiggins, honoured with instant stamps. 02/08/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/paralympic-medallists-to-be-celebrated-in-miniature-sheet/12523 One miniature sheet to be issued on September 27. 13/07/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/london's-olympics-come-under-starter's-orders/12436 Issued July 27. 11/07/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/post-offices-which-will-stock-the-instant-olympic-stamps/10830 The 518 post offices which will stock the gold-medal winners' stamps the next day. 29/06/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/what-the-dickens-popular-characters-brought-to-life/10792 Issued June 19. 19/06/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/usa-politically-corrected/10632 The cornerstone of Franklin D Roosevelt's 'New Deal' for Depression-hit America was celebrated with a curious stamp depicting the President in a false moustache! 17/05/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/natal-last-but-not-least/10631 The stamps of Natal were not always inspired, but ended on a high note with the characterful 1902 postage and revenue series, including some high value rarities 17/05/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/first-look-at-olympic-and-paralympic-miniature-sheets/10620 Four-stamp sheets issued on July 27 and August 29 15/05/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gb-olympic-gold-medal-winner-stamp-details-revealed/10621 Miniature sheets of six will be printed by six regional printers 15/05/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/happy-and-glorious-long-to-reign-over-us/10604 Issued on May 31. 09/05/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/great-british-fashion-cutting-a-dash-in-the-world-of-haute-couture/10603 Issued May 15 09/05/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/the-italian-machin/10547 The Siracusana series broke with tradition by offering Italians a single-design definitive range, and its popularity is reflected in its impressive 35-year lifespan 26/04/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/australia-victim-of-the-paparazzi/10150 A chance encounter in the remote Australian outback produced an iconic stamp image. And the first chance for an Aborigine to say: I'm a celebrity. Get me out of here!' 19/04/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/uk-a-z-part-2-completing-a-grand-tour-of-unprecedented-length/10458 Issued on April 10. 11/04/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/royal-mail-to-celebrate-gb-olympic-wins-with-next-day-stamps/10455 Commemoratives to be on sale at 500 post offices by lunchtime the day after a win 10/04/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/number-of-gb-issues-reduced/10454 Royal Mail to cut number of stamp sets in 2012 and 2013 10/04/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/royal-mail's-2012-prices/10366 Rates take effect from April 30. 28/03/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/royal-mail-can-charge-what-it-likes-for-1st-class-stamps/10357 1st class will go up to 60p from April 30. 27/03/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/new-plan-for-postal-museum-sees-london-home/10322 The British Postal Museum and Archive will move to a larger home on the same street, in a & pound;9 million project 22/03/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/france-divine-intervention/10251 When the winner of a prestigious French stamp design competition was found to be ineligible as a wartime collaborator, the authorities collaborated with him anyway! 16/03/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gb-pilot-scheme/10252 The set of eight stamps marking the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain in 1965 introduced a new concept by having six different designs se-tenant 16/03/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/west-germany-fresco-fiasco/10151 When West Germany showed a medieval fresco on a stamp, nobody realised that portions of it were badly forged and depicted 20th-century celebrities! 16/03/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/egypt-stamps-to-die-for/10149 If you thought speculation fever made for some tense scenes in English post office queues in 1966, there was a riot on a very different scale in Egypt 40 years earlier 14/03/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/sierra-leone-mixed-message/10148 An attractive early example of multicoloured stamp printing by Sierra Leone was turned into a chimaera in 1963-66 by overprints on overprints on overprints 09/03/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/china-good-money-after-bad/10147 Strange issues of old China looked the part in 19th-century stamp albums. This one is still highly prized today, almost 130 years after being revealed as bogus! 09/03/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/switzerland-into-the-modern-world/10139 Switzerland's eye-catching second series of Landscapes definitives, which lasted a decade from 1949, showed distinctly modern views of the country's age-old scenery 08/03/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gb-new-issue-world-of-comics-comic-capers-encourage-a-regression-to-childhood/10115 Issue out March 20 07/03/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/discounted-stamps-for-people-on-low-incomes-at-christmas/9992 Plan allows certain categories of people to buy stamps at 2011 rates 28/02/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/formula-1-sheets-signed-by-world-champions-auctioned-for-cancer-charity/9917 Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button autographed sheets for sheets for eBay auction. 17/02/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/classic-locomotives-of-scotland-heavy-haulage-in-the-highlands/9803 Issued March 8. 08/02/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/britons-of-distinction-ten-unheralded-brits-enjoy-their-day-in-the-sun/9802 Issued on February 23. 08/02/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/preview-of-dickens-issue-on-novelist's-200th-birthday/9756 Royal Mail releases two images from the issue due on June 19 07/02/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/britain's-most-spectacular-commemoratives-number-54-1985-safety-at-sea-17p/9013 Which are the most striking special issues Britain has ever produced? To celebrate our 75th anniversary, we've selected the top 75, and our countdown continues here 28/01/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/britain's-most-spectacular-commemoratives-no53-1970-commonwealth-games-5d/9015 Which are the most striking special issues Britain has ever produced? To celebrate our 75th anniversary, we've selected the top 75, and our countdown continues here 12/01/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gb-new-issue-kings--queens-brought-up-to-date-for-jubilee-year/9278 Issue for House of Windsor out February 2. 11/01/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/ten-britons-of-distinction-on-february-23/9162 Issue brings together famous and worthy Britons with anniversaries in 2012 05/01/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/britain's-most-spectacular-commemoratives-number-55-1981-butterflies-25p/9012 Which are the most striking special issues Britain has ever produced? To celebrate our 75th anniversary, we've selected the top 75, and our countdown continues here 05/01/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/royal-mail-2012-stamp-programme-revealed/8877 All the year's issues, with exact dates. Now updated with Faststamp issues! 04/01/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/special-wilding-design-included-in-diamond-jubilee-miniature-sheet/9089 New Wilding, metallic ink and foil blocking all feature on distinctive sheet 04/01/2012 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/house-of-windsor-portraits-and-miniature-sheet-themes-revealed/8908 Issue on February 2 kicks off Diamond Jubilee year 23/12/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/britain's-most-spectacular-commemoratives-no56-1989-toys--games-35p/9011 Which are the most striking special issues Britain has ever produced? To celebrate our 75th anniversary, we've selected the top 75, and our countdown continues here 22/12/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/britain's-most-spectacular-commemoratives-number-58-1985-christmas-22p/7698 Which are the most striking special issues Britain has ever produced? To celebrate our 75th anniversary, we've selected the top 75, and our countdown continues here 21/12/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/britain's-most-spectacular-commemoratives-number-57-1989-christmas-371p/7699 Which are the most striking special issues Britain has ever produced? To celebrate our 75th anniversary, we've selected the top 75, and our countdown continues here 21/12/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gb-roald-dahl-children's-entertainer-booked-for-new-year/8902 January 10 issue salutes well-loved author 06/12/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/stamp-magazine-to-launch-blog/8787 Weekly updates on interesting stamps. 17/11/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gb-christmas-gospel-verses-shine-new-light-on-nativity-scenes/8757 Released on November 8 07/11/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/testino-signed-royal-wedding-stamps-up-for-auction-on-sunday/8755 Royal photographer autographs first day cover for theatre charity 07/11/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/uk-a-z-climb-aboard-for-a-scenic-tour-of-the-kingdom/8665 First of two sets will be issued on October 13 11/10/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/olympics-definitive-stamps-first-look/8619 Four definitives released on January 5. 29/09/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/united-states-postal-service-to-issue-stamps-featuring-living-people/8608 Move takes effect next year 26/09/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gb-house-of-hanover-german-gatecrashers-who-gave-us-victorian-values/8516 The age of the Hanoverians told through stamps, issued September 15. 07/09/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/magnificent-mails-in-their-flying-machines/8519 Centenary of aerial post marked with miniature sheet on September 07/09/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/stamp-magazine-stand-at-stampex/8517 Meet the Editor on Thursday, September 15 at stand 58 07/09/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gb-new-issue-the-monarch's-treasures-made-into-philatelic-gems/8445 Released on August 23 16/08/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/dealer-stuck-in-north-korea-freed/8440 Missing man flew home on Saturday 15/08/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/dealer-missing-in-north-korea/8426 Stampex regular Willem van der Bijl reported missing by his family 11/08/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/stampex-souvenir-sheet-to-mark-machin's-centenary/8391 Sculptor honoured with 1st class sheet. 02/08/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/britain's-most-spectacular-commemorative-no61/8361 Fun Fruit & Veg 1st class 27/07/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gold-medal-stamps-at-2012-olympics/8358 Royal Mail will issue stamps that mark Great Britain victories at the London 2012 Games. 27/07/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/350-years-of-postmarks-on-one-smilers-sheet/8356 Sheet issued at Stampex is tour through history of postmarks 26/07/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/gb-olympics-30-sports-to-choose-from-now-let-the-games-begin/8330 Released by Royal Mail on July 27 14/07/2011 http://www.stampmagazine.co.uk/news/article/west-germany-feminine-touch/8278 West Germany's Famous Women definitive series bridged the reunification of the country and the adoption of the Euro, bringing recess printing into the 21st century 05/07/2011