The fourth edition of the Stanley Gibbons Commonwealth Stamp Catalogue for St. Helena, Ascension & Tristan Da Cunha has now been published by Stanley Gibbons at a retail price of £14.95. It is available in a new smaller format with the appropriate increase in the number of pages. The size of the stamps and illustrations remain the same.

Prices for the earlier stamps appear to have increased by about 15% since the 2007 edition inline with UK inflation rates.The biggest increase goes to the 1961 St. Helena Tristan Relief Fund mint set, up from £5,500 to £7,000 and the various flaws on the 1922 badge series for both St. Helena and Ascension also show large increases.

There are a few new varieties including the 8d "Shamrock" flaw and the 1 1/2d line through "c" flaw in the1924 Ascension set and the damaged value tablet flaw in the 1/2d 1922 St. Helena set. There are also a couple of additional illustrated cachets for Tristan Da Cunha.

A worthwhile purchase for all collectors of these Islands.

September 2011

Michael D. Mueller's PowerPoint talk, "Eight Months on St. Helena, Three Weeks on Ascension, and Fifteen Days on Tristan da Cunha,"
is available online as an audio track and as an audio-visual Flash presentation. Mike's talk was delivered at the second international meeting of the St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Philatelic Society at the Hilton London Islington Hotel in London, England on May 13, 2010.
To enjoy this talk, click here.

June 2010

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