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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STAMPS REFLECT CONFLICT IN UKRAINE
IN BRIEF
‘COVID HEROES’ STAMPS REVEALED
BASEBALL STAMP EXHIBITION LAUNCHED
POSTCODE EXHIBITION AT POSTAL MUSEUM
THE POWER OF THE POSTCODE
IN BRIEF
ABPS CONGRESS MEDAL AWARDED
NEW BOOK ON IRAQ POSTAL HISTORY
EXCLUSIVE STAMP ARTWORK NOW AVAILABLE TO COLLECTORS
MARTIN MÖRCK STAMP ARTWORK
1st CLASS STAMP NOW 95p
Mother Nature’s light show
Second ‘Heart of the Forest’ stamp released
100 years of the Motor Union
IN BRIEF
Jersey stamps celebrate the tractor
Typically Dutch
Sculptor and printmaker Michael Sandle RA
It doesn’t hurt at all
150 years of the Emirates FA Cup • The FA Cup is perhaps the most historic football competition in the world, and Royal Mail are celebrating the 150th anniversary with a set of six stamps and a miniature sheet of four
AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Affordable inverted centres • Our philatelic private eye spies another stamp set that’s likely to go up in value
LATEST INTERNET SALES • Your quick reference guide to recent online sales, in association with delcampe.net
Gibraltar’s British Empire stamps • In his regular price guide, Ed Fletcher provides a thumbnail sketch of Gibraltar’s history and selects examples of stamps from each of the four reigns.
International Exhibition of Eastern France
The USA’s canine courier
Attention!
SOCIETY NEWS
Beauty and the Beast
London 2022 International Stamp Exhibition
STAMP QUIZ • Test your stamp knowledge with our monthly quiz
Better together • With the world reeling from the crisis in Ukraine, it is worth reminding ourselves that countries often come together for good. International cooperation can be seen in many guises, not least stamps, with hundreds of ‘joint issues’ being released over the years, as our in-depth guide reveals
A happier moment in a sad story • There’s no getting away from the fact that the history reflected on stamps can occasionally point us to dark stories of conflict and persecution, but at least Devlan Kruck finds some light in the story behind this rare Belgian Congo cover
King Carol II (1893-1953)
EXHIBITION NEWS
The day of the stamp • Inspired by his recent look at France’s ‘Journée du Timbre’ stamps, as featured in the September 2021 issue of Stamp Collector, our roving philatelic reporter Ed Fletcher discovers similarly attractive designs from Belgium, Italy and Germany
The Panama Canal 1915 • In this month’s exploration of classic stamps to add to your album, David Bailey features three sets celebrating two things: the opening of the Panama Canal and the Panama Pacific Exhibition in San Francisco
Stamp of Arabia • The story of a stamp’s designer often adds colour to the background of a stamp, as is the case with this intriguing design from the Middle East,...