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The following stamp fairs will take place in July. Wednesday 1st July CIRENCESTER - The Bingham Hall, King Street, GL7 1JT Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm Contact: Simon Collyer, 07966 565151 (ampfairs.co.uk) Thursday 2nd July NORTH CORNELLY - The Choral Suite, Green Acre Motel, 111 Heol Fach, CF33 4LH. Time: 9.00am - 1.00pm Contact: Mark Grimsley Stamp Fairs, 01492 545107 Friday 3rd July CANTON (CARDIFF) - St Catherine's Church Hall, Kings Road, CF11 9DE Time: 9.00am - 1.00pm Con

Jersey's latest issue celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Band of the Island of Jersey. It is a set of six stamps with photography by the Jersey Evening Post. There is also a miniature sheet, which shows an old photograph of the band. The Jersey Stamps website doesn't tell us a lot about these - for example, I'd like to know when the black and white photograph of the band was taken but no information is given. Design Quality – I am quite disappointed by the design of thes

The Isle of Man's latest issue is another one dedicated to motor sport. I have no interest in motor sport at all, although I understand it is important to the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man Stamps and Coins website tells us more about these stamps: "From the McLaren 675LT and Lamborghini Huracán STO to the Ferrari 488 Pista Spider and McLaren 720S, each stamp reflects a distinct expression of modern performance. The Nissan GT-R R35 represents tuning culture at its most extreme