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The Journal of the France & Colonies Philatelic Society ISSN 0269-5006 The Journal of the France & Colonies Philatelic Society Postcard with an artistic view of Charlecote Park, the National Trust property situated very near the Charlecote Pheasant Hotel where our Annual Philatelic Weekend will again be held 13-15 March 2015 Volume 64 l Number 4 December 2014 Whole Number 274 THE FRANCE & COLONIES PHILATELIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN Society Website: www.fcps.org.uk Officers President 2014-2015: S R Ellis, 22 Burton Crescent, Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 6BT (email: [email protected]) General Secretary 2014-2015: P R A Kelly, Malmsy House, Church Road, Leigh Woods, Bristol BS8 3PG (email: [email protected]). The Society The Society was founded in 1949 and is affiliated to the ABPS. Its affairs are managed by a Committee comprising Presi- dent, Officers and Committee members, elected annually. All inquiries about and applications for membership should be addressed to the General Secretary. 2014 Annual Subscription Rates United Kingdom: £18.00, Europe: £26.00, Elsewhere: £30.00. Treasurer: C J Hitchen, 36 Everton Road, Croydon CR0 6LA (email: [email protected]). Sterling, Euro and US dollar bills are accepted but overseas cheques must be drawn in Sterling. The Society has a PayPal account for the use of overseas members, but please add 4% for bank charges, and email to [email protected]. Bank transfers to HSBC account name France & Colonies Philatelic Society sort code 40 07 31 account no 71019325. The Journal The Society’s Journal is published in March, June, September and December. It is printed and distributed by Joshua Horgan Print & Design, 246 Marston Road, Oxford OX3 0EL from the Editor’s PDF copy. The price is included in members’ subscriptions. The contents are copyright. Auction and Exchange Packet Sales Lots for sale through the Society auctions, held 2 or 3 times a year, should be sent to the Auction Secretary: S R Ellis, 22 Burton Crescent, Sneyd Green, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 6BT (email: [email protected]) according to instructions Please send material for circulation in booklet form to the appropriate Exchange Packet Secretary, viz. France: R G E Wood, 51 Longstomps Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 9BY (Telephone 01245 267949). Colonies: J C West, 5 Highbanks Road, Hatch End, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 4AR (Telephone 0208 428 4741). The Library The Society’s substantial library, as detailed in the Library List (2004) originally distributed to all Members but now available in PDF format on the Society website, is soon to be disposed of, though members will have the first opportunity of acquiring certain items. The Magazine Circuit The Society subscribes to two French philatelic magazines, and has circuits organised for those who wish to read them. For further details contact the circuit organiser: R N Broadhurst, PO Box 448, Teddington TW11 1AZ (email: [email protected]); tel. 020 8977 9665. Journal Correspondents Paris: J M Simmons Northern Group: C S Holder London Group: L H Barnes Wessex Group: P R A Kelly / A J Wood Publications Stockist R N Broadhurst, PO Box 448, Teddington TW11 1AZ (email: [email protected]); tel. 020 8943 1421. Copyright: France and * Colonies * * Philatelic Society When writing to an officer of the Society, please do not mention the name of the Society in the address. Requests for information should be accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope. Data Protection Act. Members are advised that their details are stored electronically, for use on Society business only, e.g address label printing. - ii - Journal of the France & Colonies P S - December 2014 T h e J o u r n a l o f t h e F r a n c e & C o l o n i e s P h i l a t e l i c S o c i e t y Acting Editor: Maurice Tyler, 56 Mortons Fork, Blue Bridge, Milton Keynes MK13 0LA E-mail: [email protected] Society Website: www.fcps.org.uk Volume 64 Number 4 December 2014 l Whole No 274 CONTENTS Society Notes ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 130 Editorial ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 130 Future Events........................................................................................................................................................ 130 RPSL Displays ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 130 Displays by Members ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 130 An Important Message from the President ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 131 Register of Members’ Interests �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 166 London Group Meetings ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 166 Resignations.......................................................................................................................................................... 166 List of Recently Published Articles (C W Spong & M S Tyler) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 132 The Carton de Wiarts and Belgian Postal Services in France in the First World War (W G Mitchell) ��������������������������� 133 A Review of the State of the N° 3154 Cancellation as Used in Ecuador (S J Luft) ����������������������������������������������������������� 140 Gabon: The Development of the Postal Services 1862-1889 (J Yeomans) ������������������������������������������������������������������������� 143 Newspaper Wrappers of France: Supply and Demand (J K Courtis) ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 150 French Forces and the air mails of Tunisia, 1919-1956 (D H Trapnell) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 155 Bookshelf ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 164 Besieged in Paris: An Englishman’s Account of the Franco-German War 1870-71 by A J Lawrence.........164 The Postal History of the two-phased Italian Occupation of south-east France, 1940-1943 by D H Trapnell ���164 Yvert & Tellier Timbres de France, Tome 1 2015 (Reviewed by R N Broadhurst).....................................165 Books Noted (M S Tyler).....................................................................................................................................166 Shorter Items - including Questions and Answers ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 167 Philatecam 1971 in Cameroun (M P Bratzel)..................................................................................................... 167 Lack of RF Overprint on Dated Corner Block (J M Simmons)....................................................................... 167 Identification and catalogue references sought for Comoro Islands stamps (E J Mayne)............................ 170 Reports of Meetings ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 168 London Group Meeting of 17 September 2014 – New projects and acquisitions: 5 short displays (CJH) ���168 Wessex Group Meeting of 11 October 2014 – A J Hargrave-Graham: French Colonies Classics & C J Hitchen: Lozenges and Railways; + 7 short displays (PRAK) ���������������������������������168 London Group Meeting of 15 October 2014 – G H Bowden: Algeria (MLB) ������������������������������������������������169 Midland Meeting of 1 October 2014 – P R A Kelly: Réunion Maritime Postal History; + 9 short displays (SRE)..........................................................................................................170 IndexCopyright: to Volume 63, 2014 (W France G Mitchell & M andS Tyler)........................................................................................................ Colonies Philatelic Society171 ABPS Exhibitions News...............................................................................................................................................................iv 129 Journal of the France & Colonies P S - December 2014 SOCIETY NOTES Editorial on Thursday 26 March 2014. The display is from 1.00pm and the presentation will start at 5.00pm. Please read the Appeal opposite. You will see that there is now some hope that some form of Journal will continue to be printed next year, but only if we find enough volunteers willing to act as sub-editors for one or more articles or sec- tions of the Journal. Please offer your help as soon as pos- sible if you think you may be able to assist with one small task in the way described. Ask if you need more details of what is involved. The Editor has in his stockpile enough articles for one more edition, but new articles are now urgently needed for any future productions after March 2015. 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