Stamp & Coin Mart - April 2016_

4 APRIL 2016

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PUBLISHER
Janet Davison
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EDITORIAL
Managing Editor: Matt Hill
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Deputy Editor: Rachel Bellerby
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Contributors: John Apfelbaum,
Ed Archer, Michael Adkins, Brian Austin,
David Bailey, Paul Brittain,
Christer Brünstrom, Ed Fletcher,
Dane Garrod, David Gwynn,
Paula Hammond, Richard Kelleher,
Chris King, Bernard Lardner, Tom Pierron,
Frank Spencer, Steve Webb, Chris West.

PRODUCTION
Senior designer: Nathan Ward
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Designers: Laura Tordoff, Mary Ward
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MARKETING
Lauren Beharrell
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Tel: 0113 200 2916

ADVERTISING

Kathryn Ford

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Tel: 0113 200 2925

SUBSCRIPTIONS

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STAMP MEET THE EXPERTS...

Stamp & Coin Mart Advisory Board

Mike Jackson, philatelic publisher and author

Richard Johnson, President, International Federation of

Stamp Dealers’ Associations (IFSDA)

Birthe King, Danish and UK national judge, FEPA Board Director

Chris King, Chair of ABPS National Exhibitions & International Committee

Victoria Lajer, dealer in GB stamps

Paul Skinner, Head Curator, British Library Philatelic Collections

Frank Spencer, new issues dealer and thematics expert

Rick Warren, Chairman, Philatelic Traders’ Society (PTS)

Find out more about the Advisory Board on our website: http://stamp.cm/scm-board

Stamp & Coin Mart is a proud member of the

Philatelic Traders’ Society and the International

Federation of Stamp Dealers Associations

Professional writer Chris West has written about many

different subjects, from crime fiction through history to

how to start a business. He has written two books on

stamps, including First Class: A History of Britain in 36

Postage Stamps and writes our Stamp Story on page 55.

The Fitzwilliam Museum’s Richard Kelleher has a

background in field archaeology and has studied the

history of coins for many years. He writes our exclusive

monthly series on the British Museum’s renowned coin

collection, see page 136.

Michael Adkins collects stamps and banknotes from

countries, colonies or occupational forces which no longer

exist. Michael manages the website DCStamps.com and

writes our regular ‘dead countries’ series which, this

month, focuses on Wrangel’s Army stamps (page 59).

TAP ABOVE TO WATCH A WELCOME MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR