Housing Duplicates

Your World of Stamps.—X Housing Duplicates And Reading About Your Hobby

THERE are many ways in which you can house your duplicate stamps. Some collectors put them in small tins, while others keep them in matchboxes or small cigar boxes. Still others file them ■ vay in little envelopes, clearly labelled. On the other hand, maybe could purchase special duplicate albums which have transparent pockets for quick identification.

If possible, stamp collectors should try and keep up to date in their reading. Inexpensive booklets deal ing with all aspects of the hobby are being constantly written. These could, perhaps, be obtained from local stamp dealers, stores, book shops or newsagents.

The West German postal author ities are always assisting various charities and other deserving causes with special stamps. Not so long ago two unusually-designed stamps were released to raise funds to send children of West Berlin to holiday centres. Designs pictured young boys and girls leaving for and re turning from their vacations.

The United Nations Organisation, inaugurated in 1945, has been com memorated on many stamps, by many countries, while the UNO in the USA brings out regular com memoration issues. Countries re cently admitted to UN membership have celebrated the occasion with new issues. Japan, Laos, Cambodia,

Libya, Italy are some of countries so honouring the occs Israel, a popular stamp-collet: country, chose an inters arrangement to identify the s? marking the 9th anniversary oc proclamation of the State. Thisc

form of a modern jet aircraft ng the figure “9” in the sky—a ig symbol for an ancient part le world, very much in the news

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Some Recent Issues

nada recently made available i of four clearly-defined stamps 1 means of advertising the inion as a tourist nation, lasising outdoor recreations for Ji the country is noted. The ps pictured two men fishing by a girl swimmer: a hunter lis dog, and a skier in a down side. edrich Froebel, the German itor, who lived between 1782 1852, and who established the irgarten system of education, just been shown on German 3S, with a typical kindergarten children at play. Froebel in ed his first kindergarten in and also established training es for women teachers. 2 of the latest British countries ssue stamps to mark the nary of its first postage stamps plon, with four values to mark ncident. Printed in Switzer the stamps showed a native runner, bearing his staff and of mail; and a reproduction ie 6d stamp of 1857, bearing ortrait of Queen Victoria. striking sequence of four icity” stamps, printed in many •s, has recently appeared in

2rland. Individually, the

ts relate to an International ition of Graphic Arts, to Civil ce activities, mark the 50th ersary of the 9-mile long St. ird Tunnel, and observe the i anniversary of the important f Basle.

Forthcoming Issues

tralia plans to issue later this a stamp as a tribute to the of the 28-year-old Royal Fly octor Service. This remark service administers speedy al attention to patients in :d parts of Australia’s outback, unicating by transceivers until needing direct treatment can :en to the nearest hospital by ying Doctor.

Federation of Malaya is 'f to introduce new stamps independence is gained, the for which will illustrate an races welcoming independ with a protrait of the Chief er, Tunku Abdul Rahman nwhile, it has been announced ie George Medal, instituted in •y the late King George VI, warded to the island of Malta

for its part in warding off enemy attacks during the Second World War. is to be honoured by that Mediterranean island. Three stamps will be distributed, picturing war time Malta, portraits of the Queen and the George Medal, which is next in importance, in British circles, to the famous Victoria Cross.

A new name that should become familiar amongst stamp collectors is Ghana, the native Dominion in

West Africa, previously known as the Gold Coast. The new title originated as a result of the country gaining independence within the British Commonwealth. New stamps heralded its advent. t Mr. A. R. (Ralph) Perrier, who was formerly traffic controller at the head office of Qantas, Sydney, has been appointed Station Man ager at Port Moresby, Papua.