Stamp Collector  |  May 2016
Enjoy expert in-depth news, features and opinion in the May issue of Stamp & Coin Mart.
Highlights include:
• WIN a fantastic 3-day trip to the 19th Collectors International Fair in Prague, worth over £1,000, courtesy of SBERATEL fair
• We unravel the complexities of collecting Irish provisional overprints, used in Ireland in the months after the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921.
• With the New York international stamp exhibition about to take place, we take a look at the origins of the New York postmaster provisional stamps and examine examples now held in the British Library Philatelic Collections.
• We travel to the Gold Coast, for our latest guide to stamps of the British Empire; while our popular stamp showcase article presents an impressive collection of Penny Reds from the dawn of the postage stamp age.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Stamp Collector May 2016.