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CONTENTS

PAGE FEATURE AUTHOR 3 NEWSBRIEFS & MEMBERSHIP DETAILS Secretary

6 APPEALS FOR PUBLICITY OFFICER 8: SECRETARY

8 BSS ACCOUNTS 2006/7 Treasurer

9. BSS AUCTION ACCOUNTS & REPORT Auction Secretary 10 BSS PACKET ACCOUNTS 8. REPORT _ . " - Packet Secretary MEMBERS’ BIRD STAMP WEBSITES

12 ABPS NEWS

16 WHERE THERE’S A WILL

17 POSTAL SURCHARGES ' Graham Horsman

18 ‘CAPTAIN COOK’ - HUTTPEX HUIAS

19 RECENT NEW BIRDS IN THE PHILATELIC AVIARY - Chuck Braun f (‘Biophilatelyﬂ

‘ 23 IDENTIFICATION PARADE Roger Chapman et al.

.} 24 CLEMENTS' 6TH EDITION .- Kjell Scharning

26 NEW ISSUE LISTING " Kjell Scharning, Roger Chapman et al. THé Bl][RD STAMP §©Cﬂ€79 ﬁg Founded August 1986 The Bird Stamp Society was formed to cater for the large number of collectors who specialise in bird stamps and relevant material

Honorary Life President: David Cox, "Lynnmoor", 64 Berry Hill Crescent, Cirencester, Glos. GL7 2HG ‘3 01285 651757 Chairman: Malcolm Hawkins, Secretary: Rosemary Bradley, 152 Wmton Road, 31 Park View Reading, Berkshire Crossway Green RG2 8HL Chepstow, NP16 5NA E — 0118 987 2383 E - 01291 62 5412 a e-mail = [email protected] ‘ “E Vice- - Chairman: Bruce Poulter, Treasurer: Michael Petch, 17 Church Lane, "Coldharbour", Westbere, Canterbury Bagshot Road, Kent CT2 OHA Wes_t End, Woking, i' - 01227 712703 ‘ - Surrey' GU24 908 . E - 01276 858942 Youth Secretary: Janet Lane, 138 The Welkin, Lindfield, West Sussex. RH16 2PL

Flight distributor: Graham Horsman, 23a East Main Street, Blackburn, West Lothian, EH47 7QR Packet Sec: Mike Gurr, 47, Kingsley Close, Shaw, Newbury, Berks. RG14 2EB 'R- 01635 43398 [e-mail —- mikegurr@btinternet com] Auction Sec: Doug Blake 10 Bradsole House, Abbey Park, Park Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1PN ‘i' - 020 8650 8016 [e-mail'“— [email protected] uk] Editor: POST VACANT New Issues Roger Chapman, 5 North Street, Cambuskenneth, Stirling FK9 5NB E- 01786 471161 [e-mail 2 [email protected]] Committee: Ker Macrosson, 9 Swinton Close, Ipswich IP2 9RL ‘3‘ - 01473582989 (changed) Harry Wright, 76 Carisbrooke Road, Southsea, Hants P04 8RG ‘3 - 02392 730650 Annual Subscriptions (Renewable 31 July) UK ‘members £14.00 Overseas members £20.00 (Airmail) Eumpean members £17.00 or 2% ~ "Flight" sent surface mail £18.00 Junior members (under 16 years of age as at 1st August) - 50% of full rate shown above Giro No No. 29 776 6902 (Overseas members when transferring by Giro should please add £2.50 for bank charges.) The Society journal "Flight” is published quarterly - early in March, June, September and December. Material should be sent to the editor by the middle of the month preceding publication - at the latest. Members are invited to consult the editor in advance regarding the submission and format of material. Back numbers of "Flight" available from the Secretary @ £2.50 plus P&P.

Page 2 _ FLIGHT September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 ‘ NEWSBRIEFS By the Secretary

NEWS BRIEFS MEMBERSHIP DETAILS New Members 826 - L W, Belgium 827 - P C, Yarm We welcome Them 1'0 The 355. Changes of Address Resignations Ron Backholler' (3), Helge Rune Gras’rvei’r (142), Tony Wise (184), Vic‘Di’rcham (763), Sheila Reid (811), Jim Colver (823), Many of Those who have resigned have said how much They have enjoyed Their membership, particularly The con’rem‘s of FLIGHT and They offer bes’r wishes for the con’rinua’rion of The Socie’ry. Tony Wise ran our very successful packet scheme for many years — Thank you again, Tony, for all The hard work and we are. sorry ’rha’r your inferes’rs are now changing. The AGM approaches...... IT is Time To decide whether we. continue with This Society. We have been looking for an Edi’ror for more Than a year. We need new officers ’ro fake The Sociefy forward for another 20 years and there have been a coup!e of offers of Help wifh both The Edi’ror's and The secretary‘s posfs'bu’r more help would be welcome,'par'1'icular'ly from anyone who could service the AGM in fufure. ‘ ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Saturday 22 September- 2007 at 2 pm at S'i'AMPEX in London. The room may not be signed buf please ask at the Information Desk if you cannot find us. We look forward To seeing you there. AGENDA 1. Apologies for absence. 2. Minutes of AGM on Sep’rember' 2006. These were printed in FLIGHT December 2006 (Volume 21 No.2 pages 30- 32) I 3. Ma’rfer-s arising from Those minutes 4. Commi’r’ree Member's' reports a. Chairman b. Edi’ror'

September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 3 7"!“9—9 7"!“9—9

Aucfion Secre’rar'y Packet Secre’rar'y Secretary _ FLIGHT Disfr'ibufor' g. You’rh Secre‘rar‘y Accoum‘s for the Year Ending 31 July, 2006 Review of Commission ra’res of The Auc’rion Election of Officers and committee - please volunteer if you are infer-es’red. Is i’r Time To wind up The Sociefy and, if so, how?

509N991 Review of This Socie’ry's arrangemen’rs wi’rh S’ramp Dealers and Phila’relic Aucfion Houses 10. Any Other Business. 11. Da’re and venue for nex’r mee’ring. We all hope That new officers will come forward fo-enable us all to continue to enjoy the benefits of belonging 1'0 the Bird Stamp Society. MIDPEX on J une 30’rh was a well organized event. Richard Page (54) did The Society proud with a lovely and varied display covering Birds in. Art, bird wa’rching and, of course, his speciality — birds of pr'éy. He has some beautiful sighed covers including one signed by Bill Oddie. If The Socie’ry ever prod0ces another- cover, ’rhis is an idea we should invesTigaTe. I1" was good To mee’r several of our' members including Ian MacPherson (103) making The journey from 5co+land wi’rh The Alba S'ramp Group David Evans (372) Alan Marshall (32) and Roy Summer's (67) who ”rook a “mm with me on our' stand. We gave away a number of application forms and several visi'ror‘s seemed very inferes’red in joining us. There were 45 Specialist Socie’ries and a similar number of Dealer's present, spread across 3 large spor’rs halls. DeSpife “the grim weafher' forecast, The aﬁendance seemed gqod. Stamp Fair and Aucfion Diary This useful Ii’r‘rle booklef was handed To us a? MIDPEX and if lis’rs a lange number of fairs and aucfions for The nex’r couple of mon‘rhs. If is available on line of www.3’rampdiar'y.com or' by conTacTing S Reeves; PO Box 109, ENFIELD, EN3 5QF or‘ telephone 020 8292 5361. If is published 6 Times per' year and can be mailed ”to your address for' £4.50 per year (UK r‘a’re) including postage. For' Those keen visitor's To UK fairs, it would be a useful guide. DATES FOR THE QLARY STAMPEX 19 - 22 Sepfember of The Business Design Cen’rr'e, 52 Upper Street Isling’ron Green, London N1 OQH. PHILATEX 1 - 3 November a’r The Royal Horticulfuml Halls, Lawrence Hall (2), Greycoa’r Sfr'ee’r Wesfminsfer, London SW1 Tel: 020 8946 4489. THEMATICA 24- 25 November a’r Car'isbrooke Hall 63 Seymour S’rr'ee’r London W2 2HF Tel: 020 8343 2434

Page 4 FLIGHT September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 ' S’rr'and S’ramp Fair held mon’rhly of The Royal NaTional Hofel, Russell Square, London Oc’rober' 10, Nov 14 and Dec 12. Tel: 020 8946 4489. Thafcham S’ramp Fair 15 Sepf and 15 Dec a’r The Memorial Hall. Solihull Philafelic Society 10 November 01‘ Arden School, S’ra’rion Road, Knowle, Solihull. Lis’red below are mosmL of fhe stamp fairs adverfised in The Diary referred ’ro above, as an illus’rr'afion of who? i1" con’rains. I shall not be repeaﬁng This in fufure! Apologies 1'0 our overseas members who may no’r find if useful unless planning a visi’r To The UK! Enfield Phil. Soc. 20 October. Details: Luigi Tel: Staines 13 Oct, 10 Nov, 8 Dec. 01992 638514 Details of above 3: 07851 198488 Liverpool 6 Oct, 8 Dec. Norwich 16 Sept, 18 Nov. Middlewich 15 Sept, 24 Nov. Ipswich 7 Oct, 2 Dec. Chester 4 Nov. Details of both: Arun Stamps, 01328 829318 " Formby 3 Nov, 29 Dec. Bexhill 29 Sept. Details: 01892 832897 nan 21 Oct, 16 Dec. Potters Bar 16 Sept. Bilsborrow 10 Nov. Lowestoft 30 Sept, 25 Nov. Details: 01502 563759 GBC Promotions Stamp Fairs, 10 am to 4 pm. Kings Lynn 14 Oct, 9 Dec. Details: Fred O’Reilly, 01226 765069. Northampton 29 Sept, 24 Nov. CheImsford Fairs 14 Oct, 11 Nov, 9 Dec. Stamford 30 Sept, 28 Oct, 25 Nov, 30 Dec. Aston Clinton 18 Nov. Details of above 3: Mike Shorten 01362 637516 Aylesbury 27 Dec. Rawreth 6 Oct, 3 Nov, 1 Dec. Details: Steve Barkingside 29 Sept, 24 Nov. Search 01702 323682 Finchley 20 Oct. Colchester 15 Sept, 17 Nov. Details: Trevor Mills Hatfield 28 Oct, 23 Dec. 01702 478846 Hartford 16 Sept, 9 Dec. Birmingham - Ludlow -- Cheltenham. A M P Stamp Milton Keynes 4 Nov. Fairs around the Midlands. \ Stevenage 30 Sept, 25 Nov. Details: Pete Robards 01588 640474. St. Albans 29 Sept, 27 Oct, 24 Nov. Botley, Oxford 7 Oct, 4 Nov, 2 Dec. Slip End near Luton 14 Oct. Details: T Brittain 07957 158299 Morley, Leeds Last Sat every month Potters Bar 16 Sept, 2 Dec. Sevenoaks 25 Nov. Dronfield 3rd Sunday every month Details of both: Robert Uden 01303 238807 Hull 3rd Sat every month David Milton Stamp Fairs have lots of venues Details: H V Johnson & Co. 01909 563394 around Bucks, Middx and Herts. Details: 01895 637283 Pudsey, Leeds 4 Nov. Details: Gary 01723 363665 ' Bedford 11 Nov. Laindon 22 Sept, 24 Nov. Details: 01268 543371 Wokingham 14 Oct, 11 Nov, 9 Dec. Details: Billericay 21 Oct, 16 Dec. Details: 01702 478846 01928 674999 Ascot 30 Sept, 28 Oct, 25 Nov, 30 Dec. Leicester 6 Oct, 3 Nov, 1 Dec. Details: Mick Roe 01522 530123 Ealing 29 Sept, 27 Oct, 24 Nov, 29 Dec.

355 20*" ANNIVERSARY COVER AND SPECIAL HAND STAMP I s’rill have our cancelled covers for sale of £3 plus The cost of The sfamps.

Covers with 56 1919 Whooper swan -- £3.41 I 56 1643 Mu’re swan juvenile - £3.39 ‘56 1640 and 1641 Mu’re swans and cygne’rs - £3.52 Finally, in case any new members have no’r yet Tried it, our' President David Cox produces a mail order ca’ralogue called Bird Theme from Time To Time. It always com‘ains an interesting selec’rion of material and offen features single sfamps, so useful for filling Those elusive gaps. If you don"t already receive it, con’racf David direct for your copy.

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September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 FLIGHT With our AGM approaching, I make no apologies for repeating this request COULD YOU BE OUR PUBLICITY OFFICER????

We now have 214 members while a few years ago There were around 250 and fhe Sociefy could benefi’r from raising i’rs profile +0 reach a wider audience.

A Publicity Officer could make con’rac’r wifh The. various Federa’rions, Sfamp Fairs and exhibi’rions, magazines and web si’res To request coverage for The 355.

I have been providing copy for Theme Scene and ABPS News but if would be. good To do This for' s’ramp magazines and perhaps bir'd magazines on a regular basis. If you are a regular reader of a magazine, could you volunteer To submhL shor’r pieces for' publica’rion, using FLIGHT and our leafle’r for your informa’rion?

If you regularly offend Stamp Fairs, could you liaise wifh The organizers and ensure ”that a few of our' Ieaﬂe’rs are available of each event? '

Our' overseas members could do These ’rhings in Their- countries 1'0 help spread The word abroad. 3

We have relied on Chris Gibbins hosting a web page for us on his excellen’r si’re and are very grateful for' This, as many of our new enquiries origincn‘e from This si’re. If you are a user of other- web si’res, could you Try To ge’r Them To fea’rur'e our Socie’ry mm a link? We. mighf no’r wish To pay for links, I am assuming They would be free of charge.

Likewise, we are very grateful 1'o Mark O'Neill for giving us publici’ry in his'pos’ral lisf of Bird Stamps and on his web si’re (in refu‘rn for his adver’rs in FLIGHT).

Ideally one Publicity Officer could under’rake all These r'ole's bu’r volum‘eer‘s To help with any aspecf of The job would be very welcome.

IT'S YOUR SOCIETY 50 PLEASE HELP IF YOU CANII

Page 6 FLIGHT September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 The announcement set out below shouid have appeared in the June issue of FLIGHT but I had a ﬁt of absentmindedness and forgot to include it when I sent the copy off to the printers. Sorry, Rosie!

Roger Chapman (58)

WANTED

A NEW SECRETARY FOR THE SOCITV

Since Taking on This role in 2004, I joined my local Heritage Railway and have found myself taking on various roles wi’rhin This organisa’rion which, despite being a Tourist aﬁrac’rion, is run entirely by volunteers. My early refiremen’r has fumed info unpaid work tT can fill all The hours available! I love if and enjoy working in the beauty and peace of The Forest of Dean. Lasf year I was honoured 1'0 be one of The “workers" selected To meet? The Princess Royal when she paid us a visit.

This, ”together wi'rh my other volunfary work with Gwem‘ Wildlife Trusf and Cards for Good Causes of Christmas, means Thaf I no longer have The Time To devofe To our Society.

When I took on The. Secre’rary's job, I had (and still get) Io’rs of help from my pregecessor Graham and I would of course offer- help and suppor’r if required To the next volun’reer.

SO IF YOU'RE KEEN TO SEE THE SOCIETY CONTINUE PLEASE PUT YOURSELF FORWARD TO BECOME OUR NEXT §ECRETARY.

The business is all conduc’red by phone, Ieﬁer and e mail so please do not be put off if you canno’r a’rTend The AGM. JusT confocf me 1'0 discuss iTL

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September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 7 BIRD STAMP SOCIETY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2007 Year ended 31:7:06 Year ended 31:7:07 £ E INCOME E E 2:328 Subscriptions (UK) 2:064 1:141 Subscriptions (Overseas) 808 1:226 Auction Account 834 Packet Account 500 Covers 85 99 Interest 122 41794 4:413 EXPENDITURE 2:724 Magazines 1:064 2:255 Postage '644 147 Affiliations 218 186 Birdpex — 720 Covers _ 218 Printing 201 70 Annual General Meeting —

Auditor's Fee 17

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5 5 \O \O 1...: 1...: 3’334

-£33 U! INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE £11079

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 JULY 2007

. ASSETS E E 5:061 Cash at Bank 5:925 1:422 Auction Account 1.319 1:339 Packet Account 1.335 726 Postage Stamps 940 8:548 9’519 LIABILITIES Subscripions paid in advance 552 UK Members 392 279 Overseas Members 144 536 E71717 28:983

ACCUMULATED FUNDS 7:314 Balance at 01:08:06 7,717 ~335 InCome over Expenditure 1:079 275 Auction Account '168 463 Pabket Account 19 57'717 £8:983

M.D.PETCH ACIS (Subject to Audit) Hon : Treasurer /'///--/Ishf 14/”

tes FLIGHT September 2007' Vol. 22 No. 1 BIRD STAMP SOCIETY - AUCTION ACCOUNTS FOR 200617

1. AQCOUNTS SUMMARYh

&UCTION etc. EAYABLE N§T PAYABLE (33083 Exraggsas ﬂag; g_s__T_. gY BIDDERS" To yENDORS SURPLU§ SURPLUS PRiNT a. OVERALL 59:51 SURPLUS HOTES _ 75 £2044.60 21671.66 £372.94 £1QL?9 £271.15 £227.06 £44.09 Held on Ag. 1. 2006 76 , £2508.36 . £2039.89 £468.47 £119.94 £348.53 £261-19 £57.34 Held on Oct. 29, 2006 77 £2291.96 £1870.00 £421.96 £118.22 £303.74 £268.29 £34.95 Held on Jan. 28. 2007 78 A £2341.99 £1903.55 £438.44 £125.99 £312.45 £220.75 £91.70 Held on Apr. 29, 2007 GENERAL EXP. £90.43 -£90.4_3 -£90.43 Not linked toin: .. _ W particular auction TOTALS £9186.91 27485.10 521701.81 £556.37 M14544 £977.79 £167.65 (See Note 5) % Change +16% +16% +16% -8% +19% +42% -39% (see Note 8) * lncludas Postage

2. GiROBANK ACCOUNT RECONCILIATIOﬂ:~

r HEADQNG aMOUNT NOTES GIROBANK Acgpum BALANCEQ:011072005 521427.71 + Ex 2005l6 Girobank Account Reconciliation OVERSEAS BUYERS CREDIT BALAN;E_@ 0110812006 £104.74- Ex 200516 Girobank Account Reconciliation OVERSEAS VENDORS CREDIT BALANCE9; owe/2006 £811.56- Es; 2005l6 Girobank Account Reconciliation NET SURPLUS FROM AUCTIONS 2006/7 £1144.94+ Ex Accounts Summary above .TRANSFERRED TO TREASURER £45000— From surplus for 200617(Auctions 75 & 76) TRANSFERRED TO TREASURER £362.45. Remainder of surplus for 2006/7 OVERSEAS BUYERS CREDIT BALANCEQisj/owm £41.12+ Ex Auction 78 Buyers Reconciliation Sheet Balance clf OVERSEAS VENDORS CREDIT BALANCE @ 31/07/07 £424.48+ Ex Auction 78 Vendors Reconciliation Sheet Balance elf AUCTION 73/4 ITEMS & OTHER CORRECTIONS £18.00- Outstanding 2005/6 & transposition correction 8 Unpresenjed ChequeiQ 01107/07 £81.11 ~ Vendors payments from Auction 74 9 Unpresenﬁed ChequﬂO1iO7/08 (See Note 7) £109.16+ Vendors payments from Auc. 71-78 + Auc. Sec. Exp. GIROBANK ACCOUNT BALANCE Q 01/07/07 £1319.55'+ See Note 7 f

3. AUCTiON SECRETARY’S AUCTION EXPEN§E§ ANALYSIS:-

5 . :Ngg v ' T z§ A§ W PcISgAGE' 9037.23: $223: 91355 532% 1$tl 1 ”£91553 75 £78.00 £3.18 £15.46 £5.15 £101.79 76 £94.26 £3.43 £14.65 £8.20 £119.94 _ 77 £92.06 £2.94 217.29 M £5.93 £113.22 78 £102.59 ‘ £6.90 £11.40 £5.10 £125.99 TOTAL £366.91 £16.45 £58.29 +L £24.36 £465.94 Excludes General Expenses % Change +15% +60% 42% +18% +4% " The cost of Lots Postage is borne by the buyers, as shown in the Accounts Summary in Table 1.

4. NOIES.

1. No cash balance or postage stamps stock is held at the end of the year, but there is a float in the Girobank account, which stands at £49.85. . A small stock of enveIOpes is held, which will last us through part of next year. . The remaining net surplus for 2006!? of £69544 was sent to the Treasurer with these accounts. . Auction stock is not included in these accounts. as they are still the vendors' property. . The cost of printing auction catalogues is included in the cost of printing 'Flight" which is shown in the Treasurer's accounts, but is estimated for auction costs purposes, as shown in the Accounts Summary. The ﬁnal annual surplus after printing costs are taken into account was £167.65. compared to a surplus of £274.59 Last year. This decrease was mainly due to the extra proportion for printing and postage coats borne by the auction, as the size of ’Flight’ has decreased signll‘icantly. 003m have also been affected by changes to the postal rates’ methods. See also Note 8. 6. In addition. £21.17 was paid to the Treasurer as auction sales on behalf of the Bird Stamp Society [his year. 7. As the Girobank(i.e. Alliance 8: Leicester) now sends out statemenis every 3 :‘nonths. it is no longer possible to reconcile 1he balance at the end of July. when these accounts are produced. 3. The percentage changes compared to 20056 have been shown, to illustrate the increases borne by the auctions.

D. C. Blake. Auction Secretary 01/08/2007

September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 9

01t BIRD STAMP SOCIETY Packet account—20062007

INCOME EXPENDITURE Packet sales £ 2299.87 Paid to vendors 2 1639.75 Payments by p/stamps 4.04 Insurance 7023 Expenses Z$5_8_ £ 1784.56

Balance blfwd 2 1335.18 Transfer to mlacc £ 500.00 (less o/s cheque) Balance c/fwd 2 1354.53 £ 3639.09 2‘. 8639.09 I certify that the above represents a true record of the funds passing through the Packet Account of the Bird Stamp Society for the period 1st August 2006 to 31st July 2007. Also that the amount of £1354.58 represents the amount held in Alliance Leicester Commercial Bank a/c 29/776/6902 in the name of the Bird Stamp Society, of which £673.81 is due to vendors on uncompleted books.

BIRD STAMP SOCIETY Report of the Packet Secretary 2006-2007 I have managed to find more~vendors sending in some very 'go'od stock which means I have been able to send out 83 completed books, and still have books out or ready to send out. This means members are receiving packets about every 213 month's, many thanks to those sending in books. The response from members is the packets circuit is very welcome and worthwhile as some are unable to get to stamp fairs and enjoy browsing gver the,._books at home. If elected at the AGM I am happy to carry on in the role of P18. . - " 3 Mike Gurr

MEMBERS' BIRD STAMP WEBSITES

For the present, the general listing of members’ internet addresses has been discontinued. Committee members'e-mail addresses continue to appear on the title page. The shortened table below lists the on-Jine addresses of members who maintain bird stamp websites. If any member of sister bird stamp societies overseas wishes to advem'se his or her contact email address, please apply to the Secretary. A new editor will no doubt review this feature. '

SURNAME FIRST NAME NUMBER E-MAIL [WEBSITE] BURROWS GRAHAM 667 [email protected] Southern African Birds on Stamps [ http://www. sabirdstamps.com] GIBBINS CHRIS 4 chris@bird—stamps.org Birds of the World on Postage Stamps N [http://www.bird-stamps.org/] SCHARNING KJELL 627 [email protected] Theme Birds on Stamps [ http://www.birdtheme.org/J

Page 10 FLIGHT September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 ‘ IMPORTANT NOTICE

POSTAL SENDING OF CIRCULATING PACKETS

We are getting more and more claims for {05565 in the Post and these have now reached such a high level that after 20 years we are now having to raise the rates charged.

From renewal the following will app! :~

1. The adjustable rate for All Societies wm be ~19 per member passing by hand -15p per member passing by post with a minimum adjustable rate of 50p %

You are also requested to arrange that everyone on the list he telephoned prior to posting to check that they are availabie to receive the packet.

2. Where there have been losses in the pew 3 insurance years ;.. - there will be an excess of E 25 per claim - it M“ be mandatory for every person passing by Post to telephone ahead before. ‘posting. This must be confim‘led on the remittance slip sent with the Certificate of Posting to the Packet Secretary.

{J {J Should. a Society suffer further losses in the post we shall increase the adjustable rate for postal members to 20p per member ~ increase the excess to £50 per claim.

-¢_-_ By tetephoning ahead ma recipient member can always ask the postman next morning about a supposed “missing" packet that in fact is onfy being posted that day. We oﬁen find the postman will ask the sorting office when he returns whether the "lost" packet has been seen.

When making claims to the Post Office {ost packets should be described as ”philatelic material" since the Post Office class stamps as “cash” and will not pay compensation .

Stamp Insurance Services, CG! Services Ltd, 29 Bowhay Lane . Exeter, Devon.EX4 1PE Authorised 8c regulated by the Financial Services Authority

September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 11 THE ABPS HANDBOOK & DIRECTORY 2007 - Some 166 mInrr‘nahompaaked pages prowde up~t0~date details of all UK local and specialist phiiateluc $0019..t federations. and national organisations. The opening pages prowde com... prehenswe informatzrm an the ABPS and all its actwitiés. together with those of associated organisations There is a detailed section on exhibitions and awards and much additional information of interest to phniateinsts. The 2007ABP8 Handbook 8: Directory costs £15.00 (oniy E? 50 to afﬁiiated socieises and their members give your society name when ordering) post- free in the UK There. Is a supplementary postage charge for orders from Europe (£1.00) and elsewhere (£2 ‘30", Use- this order form or write to the address shown

-. .— ...r 2“ ‘* .— ‘ 4* “luv-Hurti- nuwdtum—un—‘-«.*I--. To Geoff Longbottom ABPS Publicity Officer Mill Close Hickling‘ Nomich NR12 OYT {Telephone +44 (0)1692 598844 0! e-mall a_bg§pji@el§cs co uk} Pease send me copylceptes of the 2007 ABPS Directory and Handbook for which i enclose oayment o! E made» payable to ABPS. Namef.Mrs M2155 ortitle} ...... -...... ~1m

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(May we please have ynur telephone number” ...... andior e maii addres» ...... in case we need to contact you about this order)

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A PERSONAL SUBSCRIPTION TO ABPS NEWS? In the past. ABPS News has been distributed in bulk to Societies and only sent individuaﬂy kc Patrons and Friends" _,Nr>wg ii is avaiiable to everyone by personal subscriptmn ~ and at. a beneﬁcial rate to affiliated society members. To secure your persqnal copy. complete the order form belowgor write to the address shown. You dan subscribe to ABPS News starting with the current or the next :ssue The cost is £6.00 (non-members) or £5.00 (affiliated members. u give society name) for a one year subscription (4 issues) in the UK. For non—UK subscribers add extra postage of 9’2 00 for Europe and £3.50 elsewhere.

To Geoff Longbottom ABPS Publicaty Officer. Mill Close Hickling Norwich NR1? OYTM (Telephone "14 (0)1692 598844 or e mail gbpsphilflleiics cook) I wash to subscribe to ABPS News for one year (four issueSJ. starting WIfh the currentmext 353116. for whmh I enclose payment of E : made payable to ABPS.

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Vol. 22 No. 1 Page 12 FLIGHT September 2007 TO ALL ABPS MEMBERS - YOUR NATIONAL ASSOCIATION The ABPS Executive is the Committee of elected representatives, working for all Members of the National Association Through our various committees we organise Exhibitions, Lectures, Seminars and other Philatelic matters, on your behalf. We publish ABPS News, a Handbook and Directory, a List of Speakers and leaﬂets on such subjects as Beneﬁts for all Members. We run and maintain the ABPS website. The Executive needs to work to an annual budget, and our Treasurer is currently setting one up for 2007, with others further into the future” Each major Bxhibition/ Competition we organise for the Membership is always budgeted to at least break even. For example for Torquay, the budget was £24,500 and the spend was £24,350. For all future National Competitions, we have to put up money in advance as deposits on the venues. This includes substantial forward payments to enable arrangements to be made for London 2010 and the 2010 Festival of Stamps. The costs associated with participation in other International Competitions are covered solely by those members that enter, and are not subsidised by the general membership. We see the need to talk more to Federations and Specialist Societies to let them know what is going on in UK Philately. For instance we will be giving details of the planned co~operation with the British Postal-Museum & Archive to put on the UK Festival of Stamps in the same year as London 2010. We will be consulting with Federations and larger societies on how best to maximize the impact that the various events will have for UK collectors and the general public. One of the questions askéd at the Torquay EGM was, “Why. is it not possible for each individual member to pay only one subscription?” We do not have the necessary data or resources to do this for about 10,000 members. Even if we were able to do it, the total expenditure of the ABPS would remain about the same, and the single individual membership fee would need to go up substantially to match our requirements. So we intend to stay with the current system, set up 10 years ago, where each club, Local or Specialist, pays a per-capita fee for each member. This way our Subscription Secretary can deal with approximately 340 clubs per annum. _ It is several years since the subscription fee was raised from 50p to 60p. You will be well aware that cost of virtually everything has gone Up in the meantime. On top of this we need to be able to cover our expanding commitments in the future. So the Executive is proposing, at the Midpex AGM on 301 June 2007, that the traditional per~capita fee be raised to £1.00, that is still only 2p per week.

The ABPS needs the support of all its Membership to make Philately in the UK a thriving hobby for the future generations. Attend the AGM and vote in favour of the increase. Phil. Kenton. - Chairman ABPS Executive. 9

September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 13 ABPS EXECUTIVE BULLETIN NUMBER 7 — JULY 2007

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & COUNCIL MEETING The attendance at the AGM and Council Meeting on 30th June equalled the highest these meetings have ever achieved since the relative inaugural meetings at Sutton Coldfield in 1993 and Swindon in 1995. Thanks to all who gave up their time to come along.

NEW DIRECTORS The following directors retired and were unanimously re—elected en bloc: M.P.Brindle, J A Davies, H.V.Feldman, A.D.Godfrey, P.J.Kenton, E.G.Longbottom, H.A.Osborne, J.Sussex, and W.C.Robertson. Susan Oiiver, also a director , was not due for retirement this year. Nigel Gooch, our new treasurer and Company Secretary, was also appointed a director.

NEW LIFE VICE-PRESIDENTS Four members, retiring at this meeting from ABPS positions, were thanked by the Chairman for their on-going work over many years, and were proposed as Life Vice-Presidents and elected by acclaim. They are Professor John C West CBE (retiring Chairman of Council), Tom Poynton (retiring Vice—Chairman of Council), Richard West (retiring Editor of ABPS News), and Michael Elliott (retiring Company Secretary).

WINNERS OF THE SOCIETY JOURNALS OF THE YEAR COMPETITION The winners of the competition were presented with cheques for £100 for the societies and certificates for the editors . In the Specialist Society class the winners were the Canadian Philatelic Society with their journal Maple Leaves, edited by Graham Searle. In the Local Society class the winners were the Sheffield Philatelic Society with The Sheffield Philatelist edited by Gregg M Spring. There had been a gratifying increase in the number of entrants in this years competition. Further details will be found in the September issue of ABPS News.

ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR TO 313' DECEMBER 2006 The abbreviated accounts, together with the Report on the Work of the Association during the Past Year were sent to all members as part of the AGM/Council meeting working papers. These abbreviated accounts, plus the full accounts, together with the Report to Council are all accessible on the ABPS section of the UK Philately web site — www.ukphi|atelv.com. Anyone wanting to see the full accounts but who does not have access to the Internet, should contact Geoff Longbottom, our Publicity and Publications Officer who will print and mail copies as needed. .-

AFFILIATION FEES There was a lengthy and positive discussion about the proposal to increase affiliation fees, details about which were circulated with the last E-Bulletin. There were several useful comments made in the discussion which the Executive will follow up. A number of delegates expressed surprise that affiliation fees had not been increased earlier in line with general cost inflation and noted that many societies were making substantial increases in their membership fees. The proposal to increase affiliation fees to £1.00 per UK member from 1st January 2008 was'proposed and seconded, and at the vote, 30 (88%) were in favour and only 4 (12%) were against. As one delegate said 'if you don’t have the money you can’t do the job’ I

WHAT DOES THE ABPS D0 FOR ITS MEMBERS?

A new leaflet with this title was made available to members at the 30th June meetings and copies will be sent shortly to all Federations and Associations. Copies are also available for any society secretary who would like to give copies of this leaflet to their members. To obtain the quantity you would like, please contact Geoff Longbottom, ABPS Publicity & Publications Officer, Mill Close, Hickling, NORWICH, NR12 OYT; E-mail [email protected]; Tel: 01692 598844.

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BRITISH PHILATELIC TRUST A delegate to the Council Meeting asked what had happened to the British Philatelic Trust and why were the ABPS now having to make payments previously made by the Trust as well as managing activities they had previously dealt with. Dr Alan Huggins, until recently one of the Trustees, said the Charity Commissioners had introduced a new ruling which now prevented the Trust from giving funds to a hobby. The Commissioners saw no educational benefits in supporting philately. The Trust would, however, continue to support philately in whatever way was acceptable to the Charity Commissioners.

ELECTION OF .OFFICERS The following honorary officers had been nominated: Vice Chairmanof Council Alan Griffiths General Secretary Mike Brindle Editor Hugh Feldman Membership Secretary Alan Godfrey Publicity & Publications Officer Geoff Longbottom Treasurer Nigel Gooch and all those nominated were elected by Council, en bloc, unanimously. No nominations were received for Chairman of Council.

USING E-BULLETIN INFORMATION Any information contained in this eubulletin can be reproduced in any society publications, but please acknowledge the source as the ABPS E-Bulletin. You are also welcome - and encouraged - to read any of the information to members at your meetings.

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I..._.....'..I.. WHERE THERE’S A WILL

What a miserable subject to think about! You have ﬁlled your last stock book, licked your last hinge (assuming you are not an unmounted mint fanatic) and gone to join the Great Philatelic Society in the Sky. Working on the basis that you can’t take your collections with you, what will happen to them when you are gone?

Sadly, we probably all know of examples of former collectors who did not make proper arrangements for the ultimate disposal of their collections. In the worst cases, these have ended up in skips, rotting away in damp cupboards, or have been carted off to the local furniture auctioneers and sold for a pittance. Maybe a distressed widow has been persuaded by a friendly “dealer” to accept a derisory sum just to get rid of all the clutter. Usually it will not be as bad as that, but with a little forethought you should be able to ensure that all of your treasures find the best new homes afier you have gone, with the maximum financial benefit to your family.

The key is to make plans as soon as possible and keep them under review. Of major importance is to identify perhaps a couple of trusted philatelic colleagues (likely to be members of an appropriate specialist society) who will be prepared either to act as executors of your will (possibly in addition to family members) or at least be happy to give expert guidance to the executors on your death. They will know which auctioneers are best for particular sections of your collection (some are better at postal history than stamps and vice versa: what about overseas auctioneers or dealers?) and may suggest that particular sections of your collection could best be dealt with within the specialist society itself to the beneﬁt of the society, its members and your estate. They would ensure that your research notes and library were preserved for the beneﬁt of future generations of specialists.

So here is a suggested strategy :

1. Consider the things a non—collector would need to think about before making a will. Who should inherit the bulk of the estate? What happens if they die before you? Are there are any individuals or charities that should be left a legacy?

2. Who should act as executor? Should a special philatelic executor be appointed? Ask the people concerned whether they would be willing to take on the job. .

3. Talk to your executors about your collection. Give the lay executors details of . who to contact for. help. Be hOnest about the value of your collection. If you have spent far more on your collection than your family thinks, now is perhaps the time to come clean with them! i

4. Contact a solicitor who specialises in will draﬁing. Not only will he be able to set out your wishes in a way which is legally binding, but will be able to help with any tax planning or other relevant issues. Remember that each individual is able to pass on up to £300,000 to the next generation without inheritance tax becoming payable. There are ways of arranging your affairs, particularly if

Page 16 FLIGHT September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 you are married, to ensure the maximum tax beneﬁt to you rather than the Chancellor of the Exchequer. There are also a number of traps into which the unwary can easily fall! A solicitor who is a member of the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (Contact details: Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), 26 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SWIW OGT, Telephone: 020 7838 4890) will have the specialist knowledge to advise you on these points.

It must be admitted, this is a fairly dour subject to contemplate. All collectors, however, surely have a duty to themselves, their collection, future generations of students and their family to ensure that the proper arrangements are made when the' album is ﬁnally closed.

Mike Roberts is a partner with Ramsdens Solicitors. He is a member of Solicitors for the Elderly Group, the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and numerous philatelic societies. Contact telephone number: 01484 848988, email: [email protected]

Postage Surcharges - A note by Graham Horsman Following the issue of the Jun 07 issue of Flight 2 x UK based members contacted me with regard to additional postage they had to pay in order to receive Flight. The reason for this charge was because their envelopes contained 2 or more stamps with the odd 1/2p postage. The Society gets its postage stamps from RUSHSTAMPS; one of the most reputable dealers in the UK. I contacted RUSHSTAMPS pointing out to them that their latest consignment contained several stamps with the odd 1/2p and that it would appear that the Post Office no longer accept such stamps. RUSHSTAMPS contacted me on 16 July and their response is below: Dear Mr Horsman, Thank you for your letter which has caused me much concern. I have contacted the Post Office and have been reassured that they DO accept stamps containing the odd 1/2p providing they are used in multiples of 2 so as to make up 1 p. Only where 1 x 1/2p stamp is used and that results in an underpayment will the Post office raise a charge against the recipient. All Post Offices should be aware of this policy and we apologise for any unnecessary inconvenience etc etc. I tried to phone the 0845 number but aft'er many fruitless attempts got nowhere (0845 77 40 740 should any brave soul wish to follow this up!!!) I then contacted the head office in Edinburgh who confirmed that RUSHSTAMPS were indeed correct in what they had passed on. The advice they gave was: 1. Should a charge be raised again then the recipient has the right to object to making the payment on the basis that the Post Office has raised an invalid charge. 2. The recipient can pay the amount and then reclaim it by completing a form obtainable from their local Post Office. I ‘tried to ascertain where the charge was raised - waslit the sorting office where all the envelopes end up prior to distribution to local Post offi es or was it the local Post Offices themselves. The response was that the amount is checked by both so it could be either!!! Out of the 200+ envelopes I sent out in June I believe a large number, especially those to UK addresses, had stamps with the odd 1/2p yet only 2 x members contacted me with regard to the surcharge. By the time you read this message you will have received the Sep 07 issue; let's hope you didn't have to pay a surcharge in order to read this. If you did, then please follow step 2 above. '

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Page 18 _ FLIGHT September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1" RECENT NEW BIRDS IN THE PHILATELIC AVIARY Adapted from articles by Chuck Braun in Biophilately

PIED GOSHAWK, Accipiter albogularis Accipitridae (301100) [30119] Solomon .3 Islands, 2005, F20/2, $7.50 .f Length: 13 to 16 inches, sexes alike, resident. Slaty black above and white

. i ‘ . below with a rufous hindcollar. The stamp shows the nominate race, the only race that lacks the rufous hindcollar. 1’ Habitat: tropical rain forest, secondary growth, clearings, gardens and near .13 4i towns. Range. Solomon Islands and Feni Island (Bismarcks). _ Wm; Reference: del Hoyo J., A Elliott and J.- Sargatal, Eds Handbook of the Birds of "“"m the Woﬂd Volume 2.

IMITATOR SPARROWHAWK, Accipiter imitator Accipitridae (301150) [301 19 sub-species) Solomon Islands, 2005, F2012, $7.50 Length: 11 to 13 inches, m sexes alike, resident. Black with a white belly to undenaﬂ Habitat: tropical rainforest and tall secondary forest. Range: Northern and . .T central Solomon Islands. ' . 1;” Reference: Ibid.

HARTLAUB'S FRANCOLIN, Franco/thus hart/aubi Phasianidae 1E niodivcrsily 0f (380390) [35091] Namibia, 2007, F21/4, nonstandard mail. The francolin is in i‘t if? {W's-(1’5: the eagle's claws. Hon Standard Mali : Length: 11 inches, resident. The male (shown on the stamp) is brown above and ‘ heavily streaked pale below with a white brow; the female is pale cinnamon brown below with a grayish heCk. Habitat: scrubby hills and ridges. Range: Namibia and southwestern Angola. Reference: lbid.

WHITE-FRONTED PLOVER, Charadrius marginatus Charadriidae :Nmomgvmgw (600430) [57041] Namibia, 2007 F21l4 30 cents “""b'a 1 Length: 7 inches sexes Slmllal' but the female IS paler, iresident. Pale' brownish 3°“

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Madagascar. a a 59% 'mwl-wn-h- Mean-d ‘l MI? Reference: lbid., Volume 3.

".3 GRAY NODDY, Procelstema albivitta Sternidae (680420) [62085 sub-5p.) Norfolk (BMW Island, 2005, F2012 (identified as BLUE NODDY but corrected in this issue), $1.50 oFNon‘blkIslan G. Length: 11 to 12 inches, sexes alike, resident. Grey above and white head and below IOU-'.'.'....'.'.. with a black tail. ' — . Habitat: temperate and subtropical oceans and islands. Range:. Norfolk Island, Henderson and Easter Islands, and Desaventurados Islands (off Chile).

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‘I‘ ‘I‘ a) .: , CRESTED CUCKOO—DOVE, F'c “'"””°”":"' “ Reinwardtoena crassirostris Columbidae 1 ' (720810) [66079] Solomon Islands, 2005, F2012, $5

Length: 16 inches, sexes alike, resident. Purplish gray head with a hairy crest, U.....“.‘9.'

darker below with brown back, wings and tail. C 4. " Habitat: forest. Range: Solomon Islands. Reference: Ibid. cg! : STEPHAN' S DOVE, Chalcophaps stepham' Columbidae (720910) [66089] Solomon Islands 2005 F2012, $5 . Length: 10 inches, resident. The male (shown on the stamp).1 IS chestnut brown .3 - . ,_,-. , .. . with a white forehead iridedescent green wings and a yellowish belly; the female 71:2,. , . \ ,w j is duller With a gray forehead. . 4a.; _ ; MM: Habitat. forest and forest edges. Range: Sulawesi to. the Solomon ' ”‘- Islands Reference: Ibid

YELLOW- BIBBED FRUIT-DOVE, Ptilinopus solomonensis Columbidae (722500) [66239] Solomon Islands, 2005, F20l2 $5 Length: 8 to 9 inches, resident. The male (shown on the stamp) is green with a

broad yellow breast band, and a mauve forehead and patch on the lower breast; 4 the female is green with yellow on the lower belly and undertail. Habitat: lowland forest on small islands and above 750 meters on larger islands. Range: Northwestern New Guinea islands to the Solomon Islands. Reference: Ibid. 4.

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(722760) [66268] Solomon Islands, 2005, F20l2, $5. #2:.- ' Length: 15 to 18 inches, sexes alike, resident. Pale blue head neck and upper , breast and, reddish brown belly with a cherry red knob at the base of the bill. " ' The stamp shows the Solomon Islands subspecies Ducula rubricera rufigula. Habitat: forest Range: Bismarck Archipeligo and Solomon Islands. Reference: Ibid. 0900000. 0 00990009900.

‘kifzf'k‘la b . :. “ix-t.-{3.13 SINGING PARROT, Geoffoyus heteroc/itus Psittacidae (741120) [69022] I. .I' N ' Solomon Islands, 2005, F20/2, $2.10. ‘ f .. Length: 10 inches, resident. The male (shown on the stamp) is green With a .-. J .u yellow head and a gray collar; the female is green with an olive gray face and . ‘ crown. Habitat: lowland forest, clearings gardens and parks. , Range: Bismarck Archipeiigo and Solomon Islands Reference: Ibid r ... YELLOW—FACED PARROTLET, Forpus xanthops Psittacidae (742590) [69195] Celestial Parrot inscribed on the stamp. Tanzania, 1991, -. F7/1 75 francs Length: 6 inches, sexes similar but female is paler resident. Green with a :blue-bordered yellow face and blue rump and wing patches. ' Habitat: montane desert scrub dry deciduous forest and riparian thickets. Range: Upper Maranon Valley in north-central Peru. Reference: Ibid.

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BUFF-HEADED COUCAL, Centropus milo Cuculidae (760820) [71102] Solomon Islands, 2005, F20/2, $7.50 Mm Length: 24 to 27 inches, sexes alike, resident. Black with buff head, breast and upper back. The stamp shows the nominate race which has a black belly and occurs on Florida and Guadalcanal Islands. Habitat: lowland forest and thickets. Range: Solomon Islands. Reference: Ibid.

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RED-THROATED BARBET, Megalaima mystacophaenus Capitonidae (1010110) [96024] Maldives, 2007, F2211, 30 Rf This species was written up in F19/4 for an Eynhallow issue.

BLACK-FACED PITTA, Pitta anerythra Pittidae 1180310) [111026] Solomon Islands, 2005, F2012, $7.50 Length: 6 to 7 inches, sexes alike, resident. bright green above .. M and ochre-buff below with a black and chestnut head. 0.0.00000000000‘00 ’”. 4u "k Habitat: forest. Range: Northern and central Solomon Islands. 1. ' .v .' 1 .. , Reference: Ibid., Volume 8.

0" PEMBA SUNBIRD, Cinnyris pembae Nectariniidae. (1660780) [151080] Tanzania, 2006, F21/4, 1000 shillings

Length: 4 inches, resident. The male (shown om the stamp) is iridescnt green with a -v-:-.-.. -v-:-.-.. glossy violet breastband and black abdomen; The female is greenish gray—brown above a nd creamy below with a white supercilium.

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WATTLED SMOKY HONEYEATER, Melipotes carolae Meliphagidae (1731371) [153 NEW] Indonesia, 2006, F274, id corrected in this issue, 1500r Length: 9 inches, sexes alike, resident. Sooty gray with a wattled yellow face patch. Habitat: montane forest andedges. Range: Foya mountains, western New Guinea.

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LOUISIANA WATERTHRUSH, Seiurus motaciﬂa Parulidae (1990490) [159046] O O 5 St. Vincent & Grenadines, 2007, F22/1, $6 5 Length: 6 inches, sexes alike, migratory. Brown above and streaked white below

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ICIQOOOOIUOIOOIOCOIOC IDENTIFICATION PARADE All members are invited to write to me on any point concerning the identification or description of new issues no matter how tentative their judgment may be; confirmation is sought especially for alternative identifications in the ’C ORRECTIONS’ section and _a_” those in the 'QUERIES’ section of this feature as well as for identifications marked with a ’?’ in the New Issue listing. Corrections are expressed in terms of Clements 5th edition (C5) no matter what reference numbers and names are used by the contn‘butors. I continue to refer also to Howard & Moore (1980) (HM) numbers.

Roger Chapman (58)

CORRECTIONS - ' ISSUE COUNTRY VALUE NUMBER IDENTIFICATION SOURCE F1911 CHINA (TAIWAN) 20.11.03 $5 2020020 (CS) CRESTED BUNTING, (See illustartion below.) (possible) 154001 (HM) Melophus Iathami correction ' Hen and chickens ! CB/KS F20/2 NORFOLK ISLAND 9.8.05 $1.50 680410(C5) BLUE NODDY, 62085 (HM) Procelstema cerulea correction 680420 (C5) GRAY NODDY, 62085 sub-Sp. (HM) Procelsterna albivitta KS F21/4 GUINEA-BISSAU Birds of Prey, pigeons/Scouts & Birds of Prey/Scouts These three issues were dated 2006 rather than 2005 as listed. F2114 INDONESIA 6.11.06 1500r 1731370 (05) NEW CALEDONIAN FRIARBIRD, 153115 (HM) Philemon diemenensis correction 1731371 (05) WATTLED SMOKY HONEYEATER, 153 NEW (HM) Me/ipotes carolae KS F2114 NETHERLANDS 4.10.06 0.3% 430150 (C5) RED-CROWNED CRANE, 40005 (HM) Grus japonensis correction 430110 (CS) COMMON CRANE, 40001 (HM) Grus grus KS INITIALS: CB Chuck Braun .. ‘ KS KjG” Scharning If ‘1 :Zgfiffgfinfi mm”: a

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COMMENTS CHAD . Gibbons Stamp Monthly for July 2007 lists various issues from 1993 to1999 as Appendix items, including the fol/o wing bird stamps: F 13/4 & F15/3 [DP 1999 African Birds. 6v. F14/1 1998 Raptors - Sheet of6 @ 3501:

F2114 - JERSEY 19.6.07 Garden birds. The souvenir sheet of the 6v. also illustrates the six species in the borders. The sheet with just the three ' high value stamps does not. The individual values also exist in sheets of 10 with all six species illustrated in the borders.

September 2007 Vol. 22 No. 1 FLIGHT Page 23 Now available: THE CLEMENTS CHECKLIST 0F BIRDS OF THE WORLD Sixth Edition James F. Clements with a Preface by John W. Fitzpatrick — Jared Diamond (Foreword)

A note by Kjell Scharning on his website - http://www.birdthem e.org/ Changes from Clements 5 to Clements 6 (including my implemented Ibis website updates) Family level 1 family disappears - Dendrocolaptidae 2 new families —- Sapayaoidae and Urocynchramidae There are some sequence changes. Stercorariiclae, Pittidae and Acanthisittidae have been moved to new places in the sequence. Total number of families is now 203 Family list (opposite page) - Species level . The 3 species in Dendrocolaptidae are now included in Furnariidae. Dohrn‘s Flycatcher moves from Muscicapidae (Old World F lycatchers) to Timaliidae (Babblers) and changes name to Dohrn's Thrush- Babbler. The 5 Euphonia and the 1 Chlorophonia species on stamp move from Thraupidae to Fringillidae. This move was presented on the Ibis website, but had not been implemented by me. Przevalski's Rosefinch has been removed from Emberizidae and placed in a family of it’s own, Urocynchramidae. Total number of familymoves for bird species on stamp is 11 Family moves list- Name changes ' There are 18 new English names in this list 3 of them are there because I had incorrect names in my database. 9 of them due to Sao Tome n'ow spelt Sao Tomé. New English list 107 bird species on stamp have new scientific name. A great majority is due to new spelling caused by genderchange. New Scientiﬁc list Some 300 bird species on stamp have been moved to a new place In the taxonomic sequence within their family. The greatest changes are in Shorebirds, Terns Barbets Toucans Cotingas Manakins Tyrant Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, Wagtails and Pipits, Sylvia-warblers, Weavers and Allies. New Sequence list 2 of our bird species on stamp are not listed as species in Clements 6. Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla lugens (China (Taiwan) 1991 Taiwan stream birds, Korea, North 1965 Korean birds) has been lumped and is now a subspecies to White Wagtail M alba. Indonesia’s recent Wattled Smoky Honeyeater Melipotes carolae is not included, probably because it has not yet been described in a scientific journal. I’ll include it as a personal update to my Clements 6 list. Grey Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa becomes Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa and New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa. I shall list Norfolk’s and Vanuatu’s grey fantails as Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa and New Zealand’s fantails as New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa. Micronesia’s Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus should have been identified as Horsfield’s Cuckoo Cuculus horsfieldi. In Clements 6 this bird changes English and scientific name and becomes Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus. This is the cuckoo on the Micronesia stamp. Cuculus saturatus, now called Himalayan Cuckoo, is no longer on stamp. 2415 species on stamp change Clements species number. FLIGHT new issue numbering Although Kjell has changed his website numbering in line with Clements 6th edition he is continuing with the familiar 5th edition numbering for the new issue listings in the magazine (A VES) of our Scandinavian sister organisation, quoting the new names where appropriate.- FLIGHT new issues are closely co- ordinated with the A VES lists so I shall continue to use the 5th edition numbering also, with occasional notes to refer to signiﬁcant changes in the 6th edition. [shall continue to cross-refer to the Howard & Moore (1980) checklist numbering. Roger Chapman

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TOGO 28.12.06 Aquatic birds. Sheet of 4 + MS. ’ 450f 240300 AFRICAN SPOONBILL PLA TALEA ALBA 24030 450f 890890 PIED KINGFISHER CERYLE RUDIS 84005 450f 2001 30 GREAT EGRET ARDEA ALBA 20049 450f 2201 50 SADDLE-BILLED STORK EPHIPPI ORH YNCH US SENEGALENSIS 23013 1500f MS 220150 SADDLE-BILLED STORK EPHIPPIORHYNCHUS SENEGALENSIS 23013 .LHEJI'H .LHEJI'H

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ZIMBABWE 202.07 Birds of Zimbabwe. 10v. 0 96001 0 EURASIAN HOOPOE UPUPA EPOPS 91001 /$100 200320 CATTLE EGRET BUBULCUS IBIS 20034 / $500 890110 'MALACHITE KlNGFISHER ALCEDO CRIS TA TA 84017 /$1000 920080 LITTLE BEE-EATER MEROPS PUSILLUS 87008 ,/$2000 7501 50 PURPLE-CRESTED TURACO TA URA CO PORPHYREOLOPHUS 70017 $5000 461 110 PURPLE . SWAMPHEN PORPH YRIO PORPHYRIO 43112 j::$1oooo 520020 AFRICAN JACANA ACTOPHILORNIS AFR! CANUS 49002 Wm / $20000 980570 SOUTHERN GROUND-HORNBILL B U COR VUS LEADBEA TERI 93046 'un' . ....=. .,/$50000 1 770360 ' FOUR-COLORED BUSHSHRIKE TELOPHORUS VIRIDIS 122046 ,,A$1ooooo 310010 SECRETARY-BIRD SA GITTARIUS SERPENTARIUS 31001

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POLAND .. 1.1 0.05 Postcards. Centenary of Teacher's Union. 1230 Stamp imprint = stylised 780000 Species of OWL 73000

POLAND 10.3.06 Postcards. Beautiful Poland - Mazuria. 2 of 3 designs. 1230 430110 COMMON CRANE GRUS GRUS 40001 1230 270110 MUTE SWAN CYGNUS OLOR 2701 0

«29659:! UNITED STATES 41036 Postcards. Florida wetlands. Stamp imprints as stamps listed in F1212. 39c 300240 SNAiL KITE ROSTRHAMUS SOCIAB/LIS 30021 390 220010 WOOD STORK MYCTERIA AMERICANA 23001 390 240220 WHITE . IBIS EUDOCIMUS ALBUS 24022 200130 GREAT EGRET ARDEA ALBA 20049 390 300400 BALD EAGLE HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS 30038 390 leqwaldes 240330 ROSEATE SPOONBILL AJAIA AJAJA 24033 390 240220 WHITE IBIS EUDOCIMUS ALBUS 24022 39c zooz 2022800 SEASIDE SPARROW AMMODRAMUS MARITIMUS 154062

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