Hello all, our advertising project as mentioned by John Coyle in our February Chronicle is on a good way. The printed flyer you can see in full on my website...
Hello Michael, I would suggest to post your question in the May Chronicle. I fear our Yahoogroup is too small to find enough specialists to respond. Best...
Hello Jo, a very warm welcome to our SHATPS YG!! If you have any questions, complaints or if you need help, be welcome to ask our YG community with now 22...
Klaus Thanks for your response and also for your efforts in promoting this group. More however needs to be done by the Society to promote itself on the...
Hello Michael, thansk, but please be so kind and give a few suggestions to promote SHATPS on the web. Best wishes Klaus - Moderator ... group. More however...
Hello all, appended you will find the 4 page article written by Philip. If you have any problems to open the files because of the high dpi, please send me a...
For all you St helena postal historians go to the Grosvenor auction web site and see item no's 1246 - 1378 for a superb collecion for sale. Not to be missed. ...
Thanks Klaus been waiting for these since christmas kEllerher will also be at London Stampex from to morrow where they will be displaying the rest of the Dr...
Hello all, today a German S-Atlantic enthusiast, Manfred Rippich, has sent me a SH photo with the Rolls Royce of Steven Biggs, the owner of Farm Lodge, seen in...
It's not the best vehicle for the island! I remember on one occasion I had to drive a 1968 Ford Zephyr (I normally drove a 1963 version) which had a similarly...
Hello all, in the March issue of the American Philatelist 2 articles of our interest are published, one article about the philately of St. Helena & Ascension...
I did note in reading my copy, that the story of Ascension's postal history completely omits the many, many years when GB stamps were used on that island........
I have today been shown a piece with 2 X 1/- St Helena Q V stamps on it with the PENNY overprint and dated 1901 ???? pity not a full cover. It is very clear...
Ron, Am I correct in thinking you are describing a piece with three St Helena stamps on it, namely two ONE SHILLING surcharged stamps, and one ONE PENNY...
Hallo, I've got that offer today. If someone is interested to buy, please be careful and don't pay any amount before you have the stamp in your hands. As a...
Hi Barry The piece has 2 x one shilling green stamps that have the one penny surcharge at the bottom of the stamp. The date is very clear as 1901, (sorry I...
Hi Ron, This sounds very peculiar indeed. One Shilling stamps were never surcharged 'One Penny'. The One Penny surcharges were on the SIX PENCE stamp, but...
A great start for one of you (assuming willingness) to do up an article for SAC on this, regardless of whether the item proves to be genuine or a forgery,...
Philip, If a scan is forthcoming I'm prepared to offer my opinion. Let's wait and see if Ron's dealer can supply it. Regards, Barry ... From: Philip Hicks To:...
Michael, I have asked Bill Thorpe, the acknowledged expert on the issue, for his comment. His opinion is that the flaw is not constant, but produced by a...
Barry Many thanks for passing this on and Bill for his reply. I can now see how this matches the description for stamp 46. I did check the original article...
Hello all, the South Atlantic enthusiast Manfred Rippich has sent me a link to photos of the complete Main Street of Jamestown (Friends of St. Helena). I hope...
Thanks for that memory walk. Took me back 30 years. Looking very smart. regards Jo Jacob _____ From: shatps@yahoogroups.com [mailto:shatps@yahoogroups.com] On...
Wonderful tour - brought back so many memories! My own photos are not so comprehensive, and it is interesting to see that the street has barely changed in...
Klaus, Many thanks for posting this link, and particularly to Manfred for this excellent record. Just one question, I couldn't find a date when the photographs...
Hello all, we have a new member in our Group, Manfred Rippich from Germany. He's not collecting stamps but he is very much engaged in the social history of the...
