Indholdsfortegnelse for December 2022 i Stamp Collector

Guernsey Post’s philatelic bureau has released its first set of stamps which carry the recently revealed cypher of His Majesty King Charles III. The new Christmas stamps celebrate the traditional British pantomime and are the first to carry the royal cypher. The cypher is the Sovereign’s monogram and comprises the initials of the monarch’s name, Charles, and title, Rex, which is Latin for King, alongside a representation of the Crown His Majesty’s cypher appears on Guernsey Post’s Christmas stamps for Guernsey and Alderney, which are subject to Royal Approval and will be released early in November 2022. Both sets of stamps have been created by artist and illustrator Nick Watton and depict the much-loved tales Sleeping Beauty and Robin Hood in celebration of a Christmas tradition: the British pantomime. Bridget…

The Museum of Philately has officially opened the public voting for the first ever ‘Rowland Hill Medal’ rewarding the best philatelic collection published on the Museum. The award, voted for by the public, will recognise the collectors and collections displayed on the unique platform. The first medal winner will be revealed at the MonacoPhil 2022 event in December, with the voting open until 18 November 2022. Museum of Philately spokesperson Isobel Klempka said: ‘This is an exciting opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the collectors featured on the Museum and promote their collections, which are captured and displayed upon our unique digital platform. It will enable a fundamental aspect of traditional exhibiting to be accessible to a broader audience, all over the world, combining it with the latest technology for…

The newest issue from Philately Lichtenstein is the two-stamp set Village Views–Planken. Planken, in Oberland, is Liechtenstein’s smallest municipality in terms of population. The Village Centre is known for its well-preserved wooden houses, which are represented on the new stamps. The stamp with the face value of CHF 0.90 shows the St Joseph Chapel and the Three Sisters’ House. The CHF 0.10 stamps depicts the Schuhmacher-Nägele House, which dates from 1726 and is one of Planken’s oldest buildings, and reminds modern-day inhabitants of the Alpine principality’s rural history. Issue date 9 September; www.philatelie.li…

Who’d ever have thought that a moving mutt modelled from clay, or a sculpted sheep, could achieve iconic status? But that’s what happened to Gromit and Shaun – just two of the beloved stable of characters from Aardman Animations. Now amongst the characters immortalised in the new Aardman Classics series from Royal Mail, Gromit in particular displays all the quirky, endearing characteristics that have given Aardman’s animated output the status of national treasures. The Royal Mail eight-stamp set gives collectors the chance to own stamps showcasing classic hand-crafted stop-motion animations from Aardman Studios including Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep, The Wrong Trousers and of course, Wallace and Gromit. But behind these household names is a story that really did start in the most modest way. In an everyday house, after…

In 1946 Imprensa Nacional de Moçambique printed five airmail stamps for Mozambique. The stamps carry the inscription ‘TAXA RECEBIDA’ (postage paid) in Portuguese. The design features an airplane flying over what appears to be a coastal area somewhere in the colony. The fact that Mozambique was a colony is stressed by the wording at the top of the stamp. The following year there was a new set of eight airmail stamps but with the added the inscription of Taxe perçue (postage paid) in French. Apart from that it is identical to the 1946 set. These two sets are popular with collectors of the former Portuguese colonies but also sought by philatelists specialising in airmail stamps. Finding a nice mint 1947 set is rather difficult and dealers tend to charge at…

Ukraine declared its independence on 22 January 1918, writes Christer Brunström. However, Russian and Polish forces occupied all or parts of the country for different periods of time. In early 1919, Ukraine was proclaimed a Soviet republic which was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1922. The Ukrainian government-in-exile continued its struggle from different locations in Poland. It obviously had high hopes of being able to return to Kyiv as postage stamps were ordered from a company in Vienna. A 14-value set with patriotic designs was produced in 1920 but it was never put into use for obvious reasons. Instead, most of the printing was sold off to the philatelic trade. For years, these unissued stamps were included in cheap stamp packets. In 1923, the 10gr, 20gr and 40gr values…

So the question is, does the Loch Ness monster actually exist? And if it does, could it be the Last Dinosaur? This was the premise for the Benham cover for the 1991 Dinosaur issue. The illustrated cover was carried on a special research ship on the Loch, and then signed by the project leader Adrian Shine. No news yet if they found anything, but Adrian is still leading research in Scotland. For this issue Benham produced four covers, the main one at the Dinosaur Museum in Dorchester, one from their ‘L’ series with a Maidstone special postmark, where the word ‘Dinosaur’ was first used, and finally their 500 Club / Gold cover with an Oxford special postmark. This issue did not attract many official covers and if you discount the…

As a pre-teenage British Empire enthusiast in the early 1950s I always felt unhappy and disappointed when a Young Head Victoria, or Edward VII, or any issues of the two Georges, tumbled from my one-shilling assorted packet only to expose itself fully as a colonial that had gone decimal and announced its value in cents, or pies, or piastras or some equally outlandish money. Shillings and pence, and a very occasional £1, made up the currency I preferred to find on my stamps, especially those that included a ½ or even a ¼ symbol in their rate. For the life of me, I could not grasp why a young collector in distant Ceylon or Fiji would have had difficulties with fifty pennies equalling 4s 2d; or that 960 farthings making…

The city of Monaco built up around a natural strong point: the Rock of Monaco, where a fortress has stood since the 12th century. The Genoese Grimaldi family took over in 1297 and have been in charge ever since – enlarging their possessions and securing the principality’s independence by treaties with Spain and France. Their rule was interrupted by the French revolution, the rise of Napoleon and the terms of the Congress of Vienna. But under the Franco-Monegasque Treaty of 1861, France guaranteed Monaco’s sovereignty while annexing 95% of its territory. A French Post Office opened in Monaco in 1860. The famous Casino opened in 1863. And Monaco’s only station opened four years later as the principality opened up to the world. And Monaco soon became a favourite amongst the…

Conscience - Political Extremism in the 1930s The aim of this exhibit, by Birthe King, is to illustrate the lead up to the Second World War, developments and events during the occupation, and the aftermath exemplified in refugee camps – all in relation to Denmark. It provides a taste of the vast amount of material available, through pictures and ephemera, but particularly through philatelic items, each of which tells its own social-philatelic story. Conflict – Internment of the Danish Jews The Gestapo action against the Danish Jews had been planned for the night of 1-2 October 1943. However, this information was passed by a German embassy official to a Danish politician on 28 September, and thus the Rabbi at the large Copenhagen synagogue could warn the congregation at the Yom…

Areduced rate for ‘post cards’ was first introduced in the UK in 1870, becoming part of the Postal Union requirements from 1875. There were, however, very specific rules about what actually constituted a postcard, some local and some international, with any breach meaning that the card was treated as a letter (and usually charged postage due, since it would be insufficiently paid for the letter rate). This article takes a look at cards that were intended to go at the postcard rate, but were rejected or surcharged for a wide variety of reasons. The date range covers the first 40 years or so of special rates. Quotes are from the British Postal Guide/Post Office Guide unless otherwise stated. Invalid cards Before 1 September 1894, only postal stationery cards counted as…

CHAPTER TWO THE INTRIGUING CASE OF A MURDER IN PARIS The normally serious face of French police investigator Louis Lépine betrayed a hint of excitement as he silently stood staring at Noella Bry, who was flanked by her journalistic chaperone William Le Queux. On her other side was Dr Legrand, who was puffing on a sizeable pipe and nodding as Noella retold Lépine what she’d informed him and Le Queux the night before. They were just yards from the private residence of Monsieur Giroux, the now key suspect in the murder of Gaston Leroux. The policeman listened intently and wasted no words once Noella concluded her version of the meeting with the self-confessed Hawaiian Missionary stamp collector. As soon as the last word was formed on her lips he nodded…

This month we’re pleased to showcase some of the many entries in the first Rowland Hill Medal, being run by the Museum of Philately. The exhibits on the Museum’s website are amongst the finest in the world, showing incredible knowledge as well as often rare and significant material. Do have a look at the highlights in this issue and be sure to vote for your favourite. The entries showcased in this issue cover many periods and places, and we take another whistle-stop tour of the globe in this issue, covering a wide variety of countries and their stamps. Meanwhile, our regular thematics pieces include a quick guide to mental health on stamps. It’s surprising that there haven’t been more stamps issued on this subject, since our hobby is well suited…

The Philatelic Traders Society (PTS) have highlighted ‘ten amazing things about Stampex International 2022’, following the event taking place in London last month. Stampex International ran from 28 September to 1 October with thousands of philatelists taking part from all over the world, many of whom had not visited a stamp show since the start of the pandemic. Organised by the Philatelic Traders’ Society and sponsored by Spink, the four-day show was packed with exhibitions, talks, events, society meetings, and hundreds of dealers, auction houses and businesses. Here are ten things you should know about the show: Actor, Samuel West judged the Best Dressed Stand. The winning stand was the partnership between Corinphila/Heinrich Koehler and the Great British Philatelic Society. Sam said: ‘My favourite this year is Corinphila and Heinrich…

Guernsey Post has released the final stamp in the ‘Heart of the Forest’ series. The new stamp shows a butterfly with flowers. The stamps in the ‘Heart of the Forest’ series have been created by paper sculptor and illustrator Gail Armstrong, whose speciality is creating 3D artworks from flat sheets of paper, using previously issued Bailiwick stamps and miniature sheets. Each stamp in the series has a £1 value. ‘We are delighted with our stamp series which Gail Armstrong has created using previously issued Guernsey and Alderney stamps and miniature sheets, which she has transformed into beautiful three-dimensional paper cut images to depict elements of sustainable forest management,’ said Bridget Yabsley, head of philatelic at Guernsey Post. ‘This is a philatelic first for us and, as well as being a…

Norway Post has issued a new miniature set commemorating an historic event in philately – the 150th anniversary of the design of a new kind of definitive stamp, the crowned posthorn. In 1872, Norway issued the first of the posthorn stamps that would eventually become the world’s oldest unbroken stamp series. The stamps were designed after Norway introduced new postal laws and postal rates by German-Norwegian Wilhelm von Hanno, a well-known architect whose designs included many monumental buildings in the capital Kristiana (now Oslo). Hanno’s designs included a posthorn – a well-known emblem for many European postal services – and a crown. Over the years there have been many changes in design, printers and printing techniques to the posthorn stamps, not to mention a currency change from Skilling to Øre.…

Sierra Leone introduced the world to self-adhesive postage stamps on 10 February 1964. Despite that being nearly 60 years ago, those stamps are little different from the self-adhesive stamps we use today. As with all self-adhesives, they basically comprised a sandwich of a top paper (matrix), on which the stamp design was printed, a backing paper, and between was the self-adhesive acrylic. The stamp design was die-cut in the shape of a map of the country. These days the die-cutting is by laser; in those days it was much more intricate, needing to cut through the matrix without piercing the backing paper. The excess matrix was then stripped away, making it easy to peel off the stamp to use. It was not a new process even in 1964, and thanks…

SOLD FOR £2,492 France, Precancel 30c Semeuse orange local ‘Tombeur’ overprint. ‘POSTES FRANCE 1921’ MNG (with cert.) SOLD FOR £845 St. Vincent, 4d ultramarine-blue QV 1883-84 (SG43) MNH SOLD FOR £524 Greenland, 1945 New York issue, wrong colors of overprint. MNH (signed) SOLD FOR £656 Greece, French post office of Kastellorizo, French 5fr Merson blue & buff overprint. ‘O.N.F. Castellorizo’ 1920 used SOLD FOR £2,225 Ruanda-Urundi, 5F orange Belgian Congo stamps overprint. ‘URUNDI’ cancelled ‘POSTES MILITAIRES’ 1916 (Military post) SOLD FOR £453 Madagascar, 1Fr black on yellow 1891 MNG (with cert.) SOLD FOR £1,610 Trieste Zone A (AMG FTT), 100L carmin-red overprint ‘AMG-FTT’ se-tenant with two other stamps without overprint 1949, MNH corner of the sheet (with. Cert) SOLD FOR £729 Ireland Cork Maritime 1904 postcard from Spain to England…

1 What was the name of the ship on which this cover was carried, with around 8,000 other pieces of catapult mail? (Figure 1) 2 How many mint 1840 2d blues, and how many mint 1841 1d reds, were in the Buccleugh Find of 1946? (Figure 2) 3 What was the popular name given by stamp collectors to a famous airmail stamp issued in Central America in 1925? 4 What were the colours and values of the first two stamps issued by Mauritius in 1847? 5 What was the popular name given by stamp collectors to the early stamps of Hawaii? 6 What is the correct term for stamps produced with two opposite edges cut straight; and the other two opposite sides perforated? (Figure 3) 7 What make of vehicle…

Andorra… small but beautiful The Principality of Andorra is one of the oldest states in Europe. It was founded by Charlemagne in 795 to provide a buffer between Roman Catholic France and Moslem Spain. And as such, it is the only survivor of the Marca Hispanica that Charlemage set up along the border. The small state was gifted or traded between various noble houses until 1208, when a dispute arose as to whether it belonged to France or Spain. Seventy years later, the problem was resolved by a Pareage under which sovereignty was shared between the two. The agreement still survives: the current co-princes are the Spanish Bishop of Urgell and President Macron of France, and Andorra still has the same borders as in 1278. Andorra owes its survival to…

Simon Martin-Redman’s International Grand Prix exhibit is a study of the stamps and postal history of Sarawak. It details the introduction of postage stamps for use in Sarawak, their development, issue and use, and contains early stampless postal history, the use of East India stamps within Sarawak, the post offices, the first and subsequent stamps to be introduced and the early cancellations employed by the authorities. As well as looking at the further development of stamps, the exhibit looks at the use of the stamps on covers, registered mail, franking combinations, surcharged and overprinted stamps, and features many unique covers, largest known multiples and earliest known dated mail. Early material from Sarawak is exceptionally scarce as in the 1870s there were approx 20 Europeans in the country and even by…

This 128-page exhibit from Chris King studies the postal services in the City from the introduction of the Thurn and Taxis postal handstamps of 1784, until the creation of the North German Confederation on 1 January 1868 and the abolition of the Danish post office in the city, in April 1868. It begins with items of early mail showing the Hanseatic and Princely posts before the first handstamps were used in the City. Background Lübeck was a founder member of the Hanseatic League, a merchant trading association, and describes itself as a Hansa City even today, despite the formal end of the commercial relationship in the early 1860s. As ‘Queen of the Baltic’ she was at the centre of the League. The Lübeck messenger service belonged to the Schonenfahrer Guild,…

The islands of the Netherlands Antilles fall into two conveniently-named groups. The SSS islands are in the Eastern Caribbean and a part of the Windward Islands chain. They are Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten. The ABC Islands are Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao and are part of the Leeward Islands – close to Venezuela in the Southern Caribbean. The Dutch also acquired territories on the mainland of South America – gained then lost in the Anglo-Dutch Wars. However, Suriname (Dutch Guiana) remained in Dutch hands. Suriname issued stamps in 1873 and as with the East Indies, these are functional designs produced to serve the colony – and without one eye on the collectors’ market. Curacao's stamps appeared the same year. The territory's official name was 'Curacao and Dependencies' but only…

World Mental Health Day, which takes place every year on 10 October, was established in 1992 as a result of an initiative from the World Foundation for Mental Health. The aim was to bring attention to mental health an its impact on people’s lives. In 1994 World Mental Health Day was first given a theme: improving the quality of mental health services throughout the world. Since then, each year’s World Mental Health Day has been themed. In 2017, a special World Mental Health Day Disease Medical Brain Special Cover was issued on 10 October at Electronic City Bengalaru by India Post. Further back, in 2005, Israel issued a ‘Medicine in Israel - Mental Health’, Thailand Post touched upon the subject in 1989, but mental health has rarely been so explicitly…

Many dealers in postal history buy lots or collections in bulk and then price the items individually or add them to a rummage box at a nominal price if there is nothing special about them. This provides an opportunity for the collector, as is illustrated by the two letters featured in this article which cost the princely sum of £1 each. The social history of a letter is an increasingly popular theme for collectors but, to tell the story in its entirety, you do need to have the contents as well as the envelope. On the face of it there is nothing at all special about either of these two envelopes which is why they landed up where they did. But it was apparent from the feel of the covers…

‘money spent in the wrong way soon mounts up…’ Successful and enjoyable collecting depends upon understanding the relationship of your budget to your interest. Offers and services can be confusing can’t they, and money spent in the wrong way soon mounts up. In philately, sometimes it is hard to decide which way to go. Your passion may exceed your resource, so just what may be best for you? Often, it is not what you collect but how you collect This is the reason why my team and I have devised this quick and easy philatelic route-map QUIZ which does not ask you what you collect – but helps you to determine by your answers just which type of collecting service may best suit you… Presently you may find few philatelic…

Ukrposhta, the post office of Ukraine, have issued another special stamp with direct reference to the Russian invasion, this time highlighting the destruction of the Kerch bridge, which linked Russia with the Crimea. The new stamp features artwork by Ukrainian artist Yurii Shapoval showing the destroyed bridge, and compares the explosion of the important transport link with the sinking of the RMS Titanic, going as far as including two figures, resembling actors Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in their famous pose from the blockbuser film about the ship’s doomed maiden voyage. The margin of the stamp sheet features a drawing of fish swimming past a Russian road sign and traffic lights lying on the seabed. The sheet of stamps is being sold at UAH 126 (approximately £2.95) and 7 million…

Ireland’s post office, An Post, has launched a ‘digital stamp’, which allows users to simple write a 12-character code on their mail instead of adding a postage stamp. The service is available via a special app, and follows in the footsteps of other countries, including Germany, Norway and Sweden, which have offered similar services. Adding the special code allows users to send a letter weighing up to 500g within Ireland, and the rules state that no other postage stamps should be used alongside the code. The service also sends users an email or text message to confirm the item has arrived at its destination.…

A new set of stamps created by Pobjoy Mint Stamps for the Bahamas, Wetland Birds of the Bahamas, features a series of beautiful designs by Bahamian artist Candis Marshall, who is known for using her work to demonstrate the need for environmental sustainability. The Bahamian Wetlands are a diverse environment made up of mangrove wetlands, lagoons, salinas, salt ponds and fresh and brackish ponds. The Wetlands teem with wildlife and plantlife, and are home to many species. The Inagua National Park, established in 1965, covers more than 280 square miles on the island of Inagua and has been credited with bringing the Flamingo back from extinction. The stamps in the set are: 15c, White-Cheeked Pintail; 25c, American Coot; 50c, Neotropic Cormorant; 65c, American Flamingo; 70c, Least Bittern, $1, Osprey. The…

Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic Ocean has released the third in its Vagrant Species stamp sets, which is designed by Andrew Robinson and printed by Cartor Security Printing. 2,800km from the continental shores of South Africa and 3,360km from South America, Tristan da Cunha is the world’s most remote island with a human population. All of the native wildlife species on Tristan arose from individuals that wandered from their normal course. The 45p stamp shows Salvin’s Albatross, also known as Salvin’s Mollymawk, which has an impressive 2.5 metre (9 foot) wingspan. It’s related to the white-capped Albatross, which is a more regular visitor to the waters around Tristan, but there are records of adults ashore in colonies on Gough Island. The 60p stamp features the Eastern Kingbird, a…

‘If we take a close look at the grey rock mass of solidified volcanic lava, which makes up the bulk of the Faroese basalt, a plethora of beautiful colourful and exciting minerals opens up,’ writes Jarðfeingi of the Faroese Geological Survey. It’s just another example of the unique environment of the Faroe Islands that produces some of the world’s most remarkable natural wonders, and now the minerals of calcite and copper are celebrated on a new miniature stamp. The beautiful minerals of the Faroes have attracted scientists and adventurers for centuries, with the oldest documented scientific journeys dating back to the late 18th century. Now, the publication of a new book on Faroese Minerals and Rocks, said to be the first of its kind to describe in Faroese rocks and…

FROM BARBADOS TO SAINT HELENA The British Empire & Foreign Countries auction held at Grosvenor recently was described as ‘a festive celebration of stamps and covers from around the world’, and achieved a final sale total of £759,925. Amongst the highlights was a range of barbados material, including an 1869 cover to Saint Helena. Sent using the 1s.11d. packet rate to Saint Helena, the 4th West India Regiment envelope was addressed to Rosemary Hall on Saint Helena ‘Per Cape Mail/via Plymouth’, endorsed ‘Officer Letter’ and countersigned despite the full charge having been paid. The complex combined rate included the packet rate from Barbados to England and the packet rate from England to St Helena, less the 1d inland GB rate included in first packet rate! The lot description added: ‘Three…

Most English-speaking stamp collectors would nowadays recognize the phrase Inverted Jenny as referring to a famous printing error discovered more than a century ago by a customer at a US post office. We all dream of stumbling upon such a find because they have occurred throughout the entire history of postage stamps all over the world since 1840. Much less spectacular than an inverted centre, admittedly; but missing perforations, or a missing ink colour, or an incorrect value, all qualify as errors that would induce an adrenalin flow in any stamp lover. I have never had the good fortune to find an error worth so much as a drip of perspiration. The nearest I once came turned out an error on the part of a stamp purchaser rather than on…

The Machin has been the enduring iconic image of our hobby for so long – in fact since 5 June 1967, writes Stuart Leigh. It has survived decimalisation, and now it has been barcoded. Likewise, Post & Go has had the Machin at the heart of our sector of stamp collecting since its beginning back on 8 October 2008 – how quickly those 14 years have flown by (figure 1). There have been numerous subtle changes, only picked up by the discerning collector. The font has had many changes. The first was to reduce the size of the font and hence the length of the service indicator (1st Class, Up to 100g) when the pictorial Post and Go stamps commenced because the image took up over half the length of…

This stamp belongs to a long-running series of definitives issued by the USA from 1980 to 1999, called ‘Great Americans’. This featured a wide range of individuals, from Buffalo Bill Cody to the man who made the decision to drop the atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Harry S Truman. At first glance, Rachel Carson seems a slight figure amongst these giants. Physically, perhaps, she was – but she has turned out to be one of the most influential. born in 1907, for the first part of her working life she was a civil servant, before turning to writing as a profession. But she also spent much of her time caring for her family, after the early death of her father, and then for a nephew who was left orphaned.…

Covering 1835 to 1908, this specialist exhibit, from Dr Prakob Chirakiti, explores the development of a postal system in Siam. It begins with early postal history (pre stamp), the use of India stamps, Straits Settlements, Great Britain, and Hong Kong stamps in Siam. It includes rare Royal correspondence, Local Issue stamps, and the introduction of the first issue stamps in 1883, and then the Second, Third and Fourth Issues, as well as including rare examples of the Essays and Proofs, and scarce and rare postmarks, and usage on cover. This exhibit won an International Grand Prix in 1996 (China), the Grand Prix Honeur (Hong Kong 2004) and FIP Grand Prix National (Bangkok 2003) and includes many unique and rare items.…

The Museum of Philately’s ‘Rowland Hill Medal’ seeks to find the best collection on the Museum website, with the first medal winner set to be revealed at Monacophil 2022. Judging is open to the public, through a straightforward voting system. Museum of Philately spokesperson Isobel Klempka said: 'This is an exciting opportunity to celebrate the achievements of the collectors featured on the Museum and promote their collections, which are captured and displayed upon our unique digital platform. It will enable a fundamental aspect of traditional exhibiting to be accessible to a broader audience, all over the world, combining it with the latest technology for presenting award-winning exhibits. 'The Museum of Philately is a wonderful way for everyone within the hobby to see privately held collections, which aren’t regularly shared. The…

Our ancestors used Jack o’ lanterns to ward off evil, but today Halloween is a multi-million pound business, and we’re much more likely to be raising spirits on the day, than shooing them away. Whether you call them: Will o’ the wisps, Hob o’ lanterns, or Jack o’ lanterns, the name comes with a long and hazy history. Said to refer to the strange lights that are often seen haunting lonely places, but no one knows exactly when the practice of carving lanterns out of vegetables to ward off evil spirits began. The first written references to Jack o’ lanterns started to appear around the 1800s, but its origins are likely to be Celtic. In Gaelic regions of Britain and Europe, as well as parts of the North West, swedes…

Mother Theresa, limited edition of 100, signed - £50 As seen on United Nations $1.80 definitive stamp, issued August 2021 Czeslaw Slania, limited edition of 100, signed - £50 As seen on Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Denmark miniature sheets, issued August 2021 to mark birth centenary of Slania Florence Nightingale, signed - £30 As seen on United Nations €1.35 definitive stamp, issued May 2020 Kofi Annan, signed - £30 As seen on United Nations $1.80 definitive stamp, issued May 2019 Mahatma Gandhi, signed - £30 As seen on United Nations $2.75 definitive stamp, issued October 2019 Mahatma Gandhi ‘God is Truth’, signed - £30 As seen on Principality of Monaco €2.10 stamp, issued October 2019 SEE THE FULL COLLECTION AT: www.allaboutstamps.co.uk/store…