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and
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and Ellice
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Gilbert
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(only used from
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Germany
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SHAKESPEARE STAMPS
Royal Mail mark the
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FESTIVAL OF BRITAIN
Behind the scenes of the
GB stamps issued in 1951
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AROUND THE ISLANDS
The latest stamps form
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Man and Jersey
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IRISH OVERPRINTS
Your guide to the
provisional stamps used
in Ireland in the 1920s
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NEW YORK’S STAMPS
The provisional stamps
issued in New York in 1845
STAMP SHOWCASE
A collection of Penny
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DEAD COUNTRIES
Stamps of the French
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COLLECTING THE EMPIRE
The stamp and postal
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COVER EXPLAINED
The Lisbon route in WW2
COLLECT BY THEME
Our regular thematics
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109
STAMP MISCELLANY
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COINS
COIN UPDATE
Penny Red coin released.
Queen’s 90th birthday
coin. Latest auction
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MARKET INSIGHT
The latest internet prices
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NEW ZEALAND COINS
The striking imagery
on the reverse sides of
a group of coins that
combine British and
Maori cultural traditions
102
CELEBRATING SOVEREIGNS
Paula Hammond looks
at the colourful history
of the sovereign coin
104
BRITISH MUSEUM
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