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WELCOME
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, President, Royal Philatelic Society London
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-boardStamp & Coin Mart is a proud member of the
Philatelic Traders’ Society and the International
Federation of Stamp Dealers AssociationsPeter Marren is a writer and journalist who used to work
in nature conservation. He has written twenty books
including Bugs Britannica and Rainbow Dust. His interest
in stamps is focussed on their design and their designers
and he analyses GB’s stamps of 1966 on page 42.Jeff Dugdale is a retired Deputy Head Teacher who is still
working as a supply English teacher. He has been a collector
for over sixty years with a very wide range of thematic
interests. He writes for a variety of philatelic publications and
continues our new series on collecting by country on page 51.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.