Stamp & Coin Mart - April 2016_

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The late Francis Kiddle has been posthumously awarded the FEPA Medal

2015 for exceptional service to organised philately.

Francis Kiddle served as chairman the Revenue FIP Commission, was

a member of the Stamp & Coin Mart Advisory Board and well known

throughout the philatelic world for his hard work and enthusiasm. A

Federation of European Philatelic Associations (FEPA) spokesperson said:

‘He was a keen supporter of FEPA initiatives, as UK international representative, as organiser,

juror, secretary and president of international juries, up until the recent Europhilex 2015.’

Meanwhile, the FEPA Medal 2015 for exceptional philatelic study and research was

awarded to Michèle CHAUVET of France for the publication Les tarifs helléniques des

lettres internationales 1861-1878. A spokesperson said: ‘This original research on the rates of

international correspondence in the first two decades of adhesive stamps in Greece provides

a systematic and detailed analysis of the different types of services concerning about forty

countries. It also presents a collection of the official documents supporting the research, the

result of keen searches in the several public and private archives, where they are dispersed.’

The FEPA Certificate of Appreciation 2015 for outstanding activities for the promotion

of philately was awarded to the Philatelic Society of Sofia (Bulgaria) which, during its ninety

year history, has founded the first philatelic library in the country, promoted youth philately,

and supported the organisation of exhibitions at national and international level.

FEPA is a Continental Federation of 43 national European federations which aims to

represent and promote European philately. Find out more at http://fepanews.com

FEPA Medal posthumously

awarded to Francis Kiddle

289 - 289; John Colton; UK;

The Undated Free Handstamps,

with Initials, from 1787 to 1792;

85 Points, Gold

290 - 294; Thomas Hoepfner; GERMANY;

Postal History Hamburg - The development

of the Stadtpost until 1867;

93 Points, Large Gold

295 - 298; Emmanuel Lebecque; FRANCE;

German Etappen post in the District of

Valenciennes, 1914-1918;

88 Points, Gold

Aerophilately

299 - 306; Brian Callan; IRELAND;

Graf Zeppelin DLZ-127 - The Postal

Globetrotter 1928 - 1937;

91 Points, Large Gold

Postal Stationery

238 - 242; Ray Harris; UK; Nigeria

Aerogrammes 1948 to 2000;

83 Points, Large Vermeil

243 - 247; Ghias Ahmad; UK; Kingdom of

Italy 1872 to 1929; 81 Points, Large Vermeil

Revenue Philately

283 - 283; Andrew McClellan; UK;

Syria: Coat of Arms Revenues since 1949;

75 Points, Vermeil

284 - 284; Andrew McClellan; UK; Dutch

and British embossed revenues of South

Africa 1714 - 1890; 73 Points, Large Silver

285 - 285; Andrew McClellan; UK;

Ceylon Revenues 1848 - 1871;

75 Points, Vermeil

Postcard

232 - 232; Alan Drysdall; UK;

Central South African Railway’s postcards;

67 Points, Silver

233 - 237; Barry Stagg; UK;

The Development and

Life Cycle of a Parachute;

83 Points, Large Vermeil

Find out more about exhibiting your stamp

or postal history collection in our regular

‘Stamp showcase’ article on page 60.

Stampex results

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Australia Post is celebrating the ‘fair dinkum Aussie’ way of life with the first release of a set of

alphabet stamps featuring illustrations from Queensland and Bali-based artist Gavin Ryan.

The ‘Fair Dinkum Aussie Alphabet’ stamps feature place names, products, past times,

language and unique Australian animals starting with the same alphabetical letter. Each of the

first five stamps are linked to one of Australia’s states, and collectors are being encouraged to

use a magnifying glass to identify how many hidden names, places and objects are to be found

on each of the lettered stamps. The term ‘fair dinkum’ is Australian slang for something that

is true or fair.

The alphabet letters for the set of $1 stamps include ‘N’ which stands for the Australian

state of New South Wales; nipper, an Australian colloquialism for a small child or junior surf

lifesaver; and numbat, a marsupial found in Western Australia. ‘Q’ is for the Australian state

of Queensland; quokka, a small Australian animal found on some smaller islands off the coast

of Western Australia; and quoll, a carnivorous marsupial native to mainland Australia, New

Guinea and Tasmania. ‘S’ is for the Australian state of South Australia; shark; sandcastle;

surf; starfish; and sausage. ‘V’ is for the Australian state of Victoria; Victa rotary lawnmower,

an Australian invention; Vegemite, a popular Australian condiment; vegetables; and violin.

Finally, ‘W’ is for the Australian state of Western Australia; wombat, a marsupial native to

Australia; wattle, the Golden Wattle is Australia’s national flower; and waratah, a bright red

flower and the floral emblem of New South Wales.

Aussie alphabet on

new ‘fair dinkum’ stamps

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