Blatter and the Bahamas
Monday, June 30th, 2008: "NSW Philatelist", Bahamas, British West Indies, De La Rue, Overprints, Postal History, SwitzerlandRussell W. Stern. Lot 142 in the Postal History Auction run by Yorkshire Cover Auctions, which closed 5 June 2004, appeared to have a familiar address (see for example NSW Philatelist, Article 449, November 1996). And yes, it was another Blatter ...
Pan Am Airlines: As Luck Would Have It
Monday, June 9th, 2008: "NSW Philatelist", Airlines, Airmails, Cuba, Philatelic Publications, Postal History, United StatesEd Wolf. J.E. Whitbeck was a worried man. He felt his job was on the line before he had a chance to prove himself. Here it was October 19 1927 and disaster was about to strike.
British New Guinea Proof?
Monday, June 9th, 2008: "NSW Philatelist", Australia & Dependencies, British Commonwealth, De La Rue, Philatelic Publications, Printers, ProofsDennis R. Leonard. Recently I noticed two British New Guinea/Papua items offered in the Cherrystone Auction 20 Jan 2005. The question that these items gave rise to was about the status of these so-called proofs.