Vol No Month Year Article Title Author Page Classification Précis 1 1 Jan 1984 Should your Club Incorporate Neil R Andrews 29 Clubs & Collectors Reasons for incorporation & suggested steps to take 1 1 Jan 1984 Coolangatta -The Ship and the City 33 Qld Postal History Centenary of Coolangatta re origin of name in 1884 1 2 Apr 1984 Fads Come and Go Philip Brantingham 15 General Collecting Fashions in collecting 1 2 Apr 1984 What is the opposite of AirMail? 37 Postal History Submarine mail 1 2 Apr 1984 Do you know how to use Hinges Correctly? Ron Wickens 38 General Collecting Correct use of hinges 1 3 Jul 1984 Closed Albums - Ray Roney Clubs & Collectors Obituary 1 3 Jul 1984 Letter from State Librarian: L'Estrange Collection 9 Australian States Storage & accessibility of donated Qld collection 1 3 Jul 1984 You Asked - Sovereign Military Order of Malta 11 World Philately Snippet on SMOM 1 3 Jul 1984 The Post Office Express Messenger Service R. Mackellar 22 Qld Postal History Express Messenger & special delivery services (1940-72) 1 4 Oct 1984 Closed Albums - Viv Myers 3 Clubs & Collectors Obituary 1 4 Oct 1984 Express Delivery 9 Postal History Illustrations of Express/Special Delivery covers 1 4 Oct 1984 N.W. Pacific Islands W.W.C. 11 Australian Stamps Identifying fiscal usages of NWPI stamps 2 1 Jan 1985 New Zealand Post in Antarctica W.W.C. 15 Postal History NZ post offices in Antarctica 2 1 Jan 1985 Rocket Mail R. Mackellar 19 Postal History Early rocket mail experiments 2 1 Jan 1985 Numismatics - A Guide for Beginners Nic Tummassi 25 Numismatics The earliest coins 2 1 Jan 1985 Printed by Harrison & Sons (High Wycombe) Ltd Brit Phil Bulletin 27 General Collecting British stamp printer 2 2 Apr 1985 Postal marking - Posted out of Course 13 Postal History Use of this postal marking (see also July 85) 2 2 Apr 1985 Poland and its History Ann Romyn 15 World Philately Polish philately 2 2 Apr 1985 On Mounting Exhibits for Shows 17 Stamp Shows Tips for preparing a display 2 2 Apr 1985 New South Wales Perfins R. Mackellar 23 Australian States NSW Perfin types 2 2 Apr 1985 Cancel SPECIAL SYDNEY 24 Postal History Sydney cancel found on predecimals 2 2 Apr 1985 What Stamps Shall I Collect? W.W.C. 35 General Collecting Stamp collecting options 2 2 Apr 1985 Numismatics - A Guide for Beginners Nic Tummassi 37 Numismatics Coin collecting options 2 2 Apr 1985 Holding a Stamp Day 38 Clubs & Collectors Advice on promoting a stamp day 2 3 Jul 1985 Sunpex 85 - Brisbane 10 Stamp Shows Show details and special cancels for Sunpex 1985 2 3 Jul 1985 Postal marking - Posted out of Course 12 Postal History Further information on this postal marking 2 3 Jul 1985 Rocket Mail 14 Postal History Rocket mail experiments in Britain and Cuba 2 3 Jul 1985 A New Zealand Philatelic Society J. Hansen 16 Clubs & Collectors The Hawkes Bay Philatelic Society 2 3 Jul 1985 The South African Homelands John Tucker 18 World Philately The story of Venda,Ciskei, Transkei and Bopusthwana 2 4 Oct 1985 Queensland R.H.Wickens 5 Qld Postal History Establishment of the postal service in Queensland 2 4 Oct 1985 No Philatelic Slump in Cairns Murray Lawson 10 Clubs & Collectors The operation of the Cairns Stamp Club 2 4 Oct 1985 Protect Your Stamps 14 General Collecting Advice on security 2 4 Oct 1985 Australian Experimental Rocket Mail 15 Postal History Rocket mail experiments in Australia 2 4 Oct 1985 Sunpex Diary Ron Wickens 22 Stamp Shows Report on the Sunpex show 2 4 Oct 1985 Czeslaw Slania - Master Engraver 37 General Collecting Swedish stamp engraver 2 4 Oct 1985 Numismatics - A Guide for Beginners Nic Tummassi 38 Numismatics Early Australian coins 3 1 Jan 1986 Queensland R.H.Wickens 11 Qld Postal History The first stamps of Queensland 3 1 Jan 1986 Queensland Stamp Matrices Chris Smith 13 Australian States Basic variations in early Qld stamp designs 3 1 Jan 1986 From the Archives - Crosses on Stamps 35 Thematics The use of cross symbols on stamps 3 1 Jan 1986 Numismatics - A Guide for Beginners Nic Tummassi 37 Numismatics Gold Coins in Australia 3 1 Jan 1986 Philatelic Alphabet 38 General Collecting Explanation of some philatelic terms 3 2 May 1986 1985 Australian Stamp Survey 6 Australian Stamps Responses to survey on 1985 Australian stamps [+V4:2:9] 3 2 May 1986 Who Invented Postcards? Peter Collins 11 Postal History The earliest postal cards 3 2 May 1986 Queensland R.H.Wickens 16 Qld Postal History Early printing of Qld stamps 3 2 May 1986 Stamp Collecting and Philately 31 Clubs & Collectors Opportunities for stamp clubs 3 2 May 1986 Stamp Collecting should be Fun Ron Wickens 32 Clubs & Collectors Encouraging new collectors 3 2 May 1986 Repairs and Fakes 34 General Collecting Stamp restoration vs faking 3 2 May 1986 Presentation of Thematic Exhibits Judy Meadows 35 Thematics How to present a thematic exhibit (Part 1) 3 2 May 1986 Numismatics - A Guide for Beginners Nic Tummassi 38 Numismatics Early Australian coinage 3 3 Aug 1986 Postage Paid Labels Joan Orr 10 Postal History Collecting postage paid labels 3 3 Aug 1986 Christmas 1965 Missing Gold 13 Australian Stamps Missing gold or faked stamp? [+V4:1:35] 3 3 Aug 1986 Presentation of Thematic Exhibits Judy Meadows 15 Thematics How to present a thematic exhibit (Part 2) 3 3 Aug 1986 Talk Queensland 16 Qld Postal History Queensland date stamp types 3 3 Aug 1986 The History of Perfins Kel Vicary 17 General Collecting Early history of perfins 3 4 Nov 1986 The Official Stamps of the DDR Walter Scheck 36 World Philately Official stamp issues of East Germany (Part 1) 3 4 Nov 1986 QPC: Report on the first AGM 6 Clubs & Collectors The first Annual General Meeting of the QPC 3 4 Nov 1986 You Asked? 9 Postal History 1864 letter sheet - Germany to Australia [+V4:1:35] 3 4 Nov 1986 Lucky Dip Joan Orr 11 World Philately Letter from China in 1950 3 4 Nov 1986 Talk Queensland 13 Qld Postal History Qld reference books; Cobb & Co in Qld 3 4 Nov 1986 Philatelic Conservation - A Guide R.F. Schoolley-West 15 General Collecting Conservation of philatelic material 3 4 Nov 1986 The Ropex Rule Ron Wickens 19 Stamp Shows Exhibiting stamps 3 4 Nov 1986 Unhinged Stamps Bertram Poole 36 General Collecting Mounting stamps 3 4 Nov 1986 The Official Stamps of the DDR Walter Scheck 37 World Philately Official stamp issues of East Germany (Part 2) 4 1 Feb 1987 Help Stamp out Book Lice 12 General Collecting Elimination of book lice 4 1 Feb 1987 Talk Queensland 13 Qld Postal History Development of the postal service and railway TPOs 4 1 Feb 1987 Who Are They? 17 General Collecting Actual people portrayed on stamps 4 1 Feb 1987 Historic Moment on a Corner 36 Qld Postal History Where 3 states meet: Cameron Corner official naming 1969 4 1 Feb 1987 Numismatics - A Guide for Beginners Nic Tummassi 38 Numismatics The changeover to decimal currency 4 1 Feb 1987 Waterbeds or Mulready Covers? W.W.C. 39 World Philately Advertising on GB Mulready Covers 4 2 May 1987 The British Philatelic Trust Arthur Stroud 11 Clubs & Collectors How the British trust works 4 2 May 1987 Talk Queensland 13 Qld Postal History The Cairns-Almaden Travelling Post Office 1911-1919 4 2 May 1987 Meter Mail Joan Orr 17 Qld Postal History Relief die in meter impressions 4 2 May 1987 The Official Stamps of the DDR Walter Scheck 35 World Philately Official stamp issues of East Germany (Part 3) 4 3 Aug 1987 Talk Queensland 9 Qld Postal History Fifty years ago 4 3 Aug 1987 Introduction of new letter processing system in Qld Roger Bower 12 Qld Postal History Updated postal mechanisation at Roma Street Mail Exchange 4 3 Aug 1987 The First Truly Australian Stamp? The Professor 14 Australian Stamps History of the Kangaroo and Map design 4 3 Aug 1987 A Secure Financial Future? W.W.C. 17 General Collecting Herman Herst discussion on stamp investment schemes 4 3 Aug 1987 Condition 17 General Collecting Understanding stamp condition 4 3 Aug 1987 R.S.A. Philately W.W.C. 37 World Philately Forerunners and history of South African stamps 4 4 Nov 1987 Talk Queensland 7 Clubs & Collectors Cairns Philatelic Society 1937; Qld Airmail Society 1934 4 4 Nov 1987 The New Letter Processing System Roger Bower 16 Qld Postal History Further information on new letter sorting machines 4 4 Nov 1987 Australia Post Checks Performance Joan Orr 19 Postal History Service performance checks and labels 4 4 Nov 1987 Wartime Returned Mail Joan Orr 34 Postal History Australian returned mail during Word War II 4 4 Nov 1987 Stamps of the Dual Monarchy W.W.C. 37 World Philately Collecting stamps of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy 5 1 Feb 1988 The English Mail 11 Postal History Early mail from England to Australia 5 1 Feb 1988 China Philately 16 Clubs & Collectors Organised philately in China 5 1 Feb 1988 Post Box 506 Lisbon 37 Postal History Forwarding of mail between enemy countries during WWII 5 1 Feb 1988 St Kilda W.W.C. 39 Postal History St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides 5 2 May 1988 Tonga - The Friendly Isles 13 Postal History Tonga postal history and the Tin Can Mail (Part 1) 5 2 May 1988 Rust - The Bugbear of Tropical Philately 17 General Collecting From the South African Philatelist 1942 [+V6:2:11] 5 2 May 1988 Australian $5 Entry Tax Stamp Robert Bower 19 Revenues Entry Tax stamp 1988 5 2 May 1988 You Asked 35 Postal History Prisoner of War letter 1943 (envelope) to Italy 5 2 May 1988 Myths and Legends of Ancient China Pat Thornton 37 World Philately Chinese legends from the 1987 issue (T120) (Part 1) 5 3 Aug 1988 Indonesian stamps becoming popular with collectors Ron Wickens 15 World Philately Collecting Indonesian stamps 5 3