Rising Value
p. 85 · Read in the full issue
Of Island Stamps
Precious stones apart, and mining shares having taken a spectacular dive, nothing gladdens the collector’s heart so much these days as stamps which have maintained a steady appreciation in price.
Some, especially those from certain Island territories which have annoyed the philatelists by blatant attempts to flood the market, have moved not at all. But others have risen appreci ably, and sharing in the latest rises are the better grade stamps of the Australasian area.
The 1972 edition of The Austra lasian Stamp Catalogue is notable for its new four-colour cover and its hundreds of price revisions, mainly in the Commonwealth specimens which are spectacular. The series of four featuring aboriginal art, issued on September 29, are a case in point.
There are more than 300 price changes recorded in the Australian Commonwealth section, and the Papua New Guinea issues, particu larly in the 1968-70 period, have risen steadily. The old states issues are marking time, and Nauru, Nor folk Island, Christmas Island, Antarctica and Cocos Island are more or less static. (The Australasian Stamp Catalogue, 1972 ed., Review Publications Pty. Ltd., Dubbo, NSW, Australia. $1.25.)