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2018 (Newsletters 369-374)

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NL 369, January/February 2018 (32pp)

1 Editorial — Paul Ramsay
2 Forthcoming GBPS Meetings
2 New Members
3 Book Review: British and Islands Postal Stationery Provisionals by Dr John Gledhill
Review by Matthew and Cheryl Toomey
4 Book Review: Suffolk Postal History and Postal Markings to 1844 by Thomas Slemons
Review by Matthew and Cheryl Toomey
4 Book Review: SG Collect British Stamps 2018 (69th edition)
Review by Mike Jackson
5 The President Writes — Howard Hughes
5 Dates
6 Members Receive Awards
by Phil Waud [M]
7 Dealers' Directory
8 The Riddle of Father Brown
by Maurice Buxton [M]
9 Imperforate Penny Red Plate 185?
by Jim Ward [L]
10 Society Displays: QV Stamps and Covers
Display by Peter McCann
Report by Phil Waud
13 Society Displays: Exploring the Postal Use of the Penny Black
Display by Nigel Sudborough
Report by Don Davies
18 Total Eclipse of 1715
by John Cook [S]
18 The GB Journal – Volunteers Sought
by Phil Waud [S]
18 3d Lilac and 4d Dull Green on Cover
by Roger West [S]
19 GBPS North Regional Meeting
by John Sussex [M]
19 Silver Jubilee Booklet Adverts
by Harvey Russell [S]
20 Society Displays: Express Mail
Display by Julian Tweed
Report by Maurice Buxton
28 Pages from a Competition Entry: Undeliverable Mail of World War II — Bob Galland
32 Ray Simpson at the Philatelic Congress
by John Davies [M]






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NL 370, March/April 2018 (32pp)

1 Editorial — Paul Ramsay
3 The President Writes — Howard Hughes
3 New Members
4 Seahorses Display at the Royal
by Bryan Kearsley [S]
4 GB Journals on Offer
by Mike Rogers [S]
4 Dates
5 Forthcoming GBPS Meetings
6 Imperforate Penny Red Plate 185?
by Jim Ward [S]
6 Dealers' Directory
7 2018 Competition Results
8 Society Displays: Planning Machin Booklets, 1967 to 1980
Display by Ian Harvey
Report by Ian Harvey
13 Society Displays: Northamptonshire Postal History and Southwold & Woodbridge Postal History
Display by Paul Bradshaw and Judith Bradshaw
Report by John Davies
19 Society Displays: Members' Displays, 2017 Stanley Gibbons Reception
Report by Ian Harvey
26 Notes on London Postmarks [Isleworth]
by Ray Barton [S]
26 Royal Mail Online Postage
by Robert Petts [M]
27 MonacoPhil Hosts Young Collectors [S]
27 Press Releases: Mail by Sea Available at the Postal Museum
from The Postal Museum
27 Penny Red Stars Used Abroad
by Mike Batty [S]
28 Pages from a Competition Winner: Fores's 'National' Series of Mulready Caricatures — Robin Cassell
32 GB&CWPS Meeting in Lindau (Bodensee) [M]




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NL 371, May/June 2018 (40pp)

1 Editorial — Paul Ramsay
2 Forthcoming GBPS Meetings
2 New Members
3 The President Writes — Howard Hughes
3 Dates
4 Members and Subscriptions
by Ian Harvey [S]
4 Worpex Regional Meeting
by Andy Donaldson [S]
5 KGVI High Value Arms Issue, 1939‑1951
by Graham Macpherson [S]
5 King Edward VII Consultant – Alan Vaughan [S]
5 Dealers' Directory
6 ASPS Scottish Congress – May 2018
by Stephen Weir [S]
6 The GB Journal – Volunteers Update
by Phil Waud [S]
6 New Book: For the Port and Carriage of Letters by David Robinson
6 Members Receive Awards at Stampex
by Phil Waud [M]
7 Society Displays: British Propaganda Envelopes of the 19th Century
Display by Richard Hobbs
Report by Phil Waud
21 Public Lecture by Dr Alan Huggins – The 'Postal Historical' Significance of Prepaid Postal Stationery [M]
22 Society Displays: Hand‑Painted Covers
Display by Paul Ramsay
Report by Howard Hughes
28 Philately 2035
by Manfred Klimmock [L]
29 Press Releases: 'Voices from the Deep' Post & Go overprint at the Postal Museum
from The Postal Museum
30 Machin Masterclasses
by Maurice Buxton [M]
32 Book Review: History of the Main Mail Routes from London until 1850 by George Ayres
32 Book Review: History of the Mail Routes to Ireland until 1850 by George Ayres
33 Who Is He?
by Maurice Buxton [M]
34 Stanton Booklet Cards
by Ian Harvey [L]
35 Spring Stampex 13‑16 February 2019 Exhibition of George V Philately
by Ian Harvey [M]
36 Pages from a Competition Winner: Elliot's Imitation of the Jubilee Envelope — John Davies
40 Barnet Postal History [illustrated covers]
by Alan Sacks [M]




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NL 372, July/August 2018 (36pp)

1 Editorial — Paul Ramsay
2 Seahorses at the Royal [S]
2 A Jubilee Reminiscence
by John Davies [S]
3 The President Writes — John Davies
3 New Members
3 Dates
4 Spring Stampex 13‑16 February 2019 – Exhibition of George V philately
by Ian Harvey [M]
4 Dealers' Directory
5 Forthcoming GBPS Meetings
6 Society Displays: English Postal History Prior to the Bishop Mark
Display by Alan Holyoake
Report by Howard Hughes
14 Society Displays: British & Irish Railway Company Perfins
Display by Bill Pipe
Report by John Davies
18 Society Displays: The Life and Times of the King George V Seahorses
Display by Mike Kentzer
Report by John Davies
21 Society Displays: King George VI Postal History
Display by Terry Wagg
Report by Janet Bygate
25 Society Displays: Members' Displays, 2018 Worpex Regional Meeting
Report by John Davies
27 The GB Journal – Full Digital Set Now Online
by Phil Waud [M]
28 Mail Received at a Mobile Post Office?
by Maurice Buxton [M]
28 Pros and Cons of Institutional Collections
by Ray Simpson [L]
29 'London S.E.' UDC in Red
by Ray Barton [S]
30 A Poignant Aerogramme Message
by Maurice Buxton [L]
31 Cancellation of Postage Stamps
by Maurice Buxton [S]
32 Pages from a Competition Winner: Great Britain Underprints 1982‑1987 — Mary Pugh
36 Book Review: The Parcel Post Labels of the Midland Counties by Martin Scroggs (editor)
Review by Matthew and Cheryl Toomey
36 Book Review: King George VI Commonwealth Stamp Catalogue by Stanley Gibbons






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NL 373, September/October 2018 (36pp)

1 Editorial — Paul Ramsay
3 The President Writes — John Davies
3 New Members
3 Dates
4 Forthcoming GBPS Meetings
4 Dealers' Directory
5 GB Line‑Engraved Made Easy [S]
5 Help Needed with 1d Lilac Memoranda Book
by Ian Harvey [M]
6 Society Displays: Before and After the 1840 Embossed Wyon‑Whiting Essays
Display by Alan Huggins
Report by Maurice Buxton
16 Society Displays: A Series of Unexpected Displays (Part 1)
Display by Janet Bygate, Ian Harvey
Report by John Davies
19 Pros and Cons of Institutional Displays
by Ray Barton [S]
20 AGM 63 Minutes
21 AGM 63 Reports
27 Society Displays: Members' Displays, 2018 AGM
Report by Ian Harvey
32 Think Tank Formed to Address the Apparent Decreasing Appeal of Organized Philately [M]
32 Bradford/Yorks Squared Circle Cancels
by Jack Forbes [S]
32 Forthcoming Fairs [S]
33 Press Releases: Midpex Boost for Specialist Societies
from Midpex
33 Press Releases: Work Underway on Royal's New Home
from Royal Philatelic Society, London
34 Pages from a Competition Winner: The Post Office Savings Bank (1) — Maurice Buxton
36 Book Review: Mail Obsession by Mark Mason
Review by Alan Sacks
36 Book Review: SG Great Britain Concise Stamp Catalogue, 2018
Review by Mike Jackson




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NL 374, November/December 2018 (36pp)

1 Editorial — Paul Ramsay
2 Your Society Needs You
by Phil Waud [S]
2 Dates for Next Year's Newsletters
by Paul Ramsay [S]
3 Forthcoming GBPS Meetings
3 Dates
4 The President Writes — John Davies
4 New Members
5 Whereabouts of the 'Peacock Papers'
by Ray Simpson [S]
5 Dealers' Directory
6 Society Displays: Post Office and Other Notices with Related Philatelic Material and Postal History from mid‑1700s to mid‑1900s
Display by Howard Hughes
9 Society Displays: King George VI with a Difference
Display by Graham Winters
Report by Howard Hughes
11 Society Displays: A Series of Unexpected Displays (Part 2)
Display by Howard Hughes
Report by Howard Hughes
13 Book Review: British Printed Papers by Post 1836‑1876 by Gavin Fryer
Review by Matthew and Cheryl Toomey
14 Society Displays: Members' Displays, 2018 Stanley Gibbons Summer Philatelic Gathering
Report by Ian Harvey
20 Society Displays: British Expeditionary Forces in the Second World War
Display by Janet Bygate
Report by Janet Bygate
24 Members Receive ABPS Awards
by Phil Waud [S]
25 Reversed Postal Stationery Cutouts
by Maurice Buxton [M]
26 Postal History
by Hugh Palmer [L]
29 The Old Post Office, Brenzett
by Maurice Buxton [S]
30 Press Releases: Mail by Bike and 50th Anniversary 'F' Type Letter Box Stamps
from The Postal Museum
30 Press Releases: GB Collectors Group North‑East
from Peter Chadwick
30 Gibbons Stamp Monthly Digital Archive 1890‑2009
by Jerzy Boden [S]
31 Press Releases: GB Victorian Registration Sheets Now Available to Examine Online
from The Postal Museum
32 I Wanna Tell You A Story (with apologies to Max Bygraves OBE)
by Peter Aveyard [M]
33 9d Jubilee Stamp on Registered Postal Stationery
by Edward Walker [M]
34 Pages from a Competition Winner: The Post Office Savings Bank (2) — Maurice Buxton
36 Book Review: Looking at Old Legal Documents: A Guide for Local Historians, Genealogists and Collectors of Revenue Stamps by Harry Dagnall
Review by Matthew and Cheryl Toomey