XANTHE'S
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The following stamp fairs will take place in November Sunday 1st November ALTRINCHAM - Conservative Club, Club Market Street, WA4 1PF Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm Contact: Howard Hatton, 01617 669 031 NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME - Whitfield Community Centre, Whitfield Avenue, ST5 2JQ Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm Contact: 07966 565151 OXFORD - Botley WI Hall, North Hinksey Lane, OX2 0LT Time: 9.30am - 1.00pm Contact: T. Brittain, 07957 158299 REEPHAM (LINCS) - Reepham Village Hall, Hawthorn R

At the end of August, when King Harald V of Norway died, I wrote an article looking back at the stamps depicting the king. We haven't had to wait very long for the first stamp for the new king, Haakon VIII. Last week, Norway issued its first ever stamp for him and here it is. We see the king in military uniform, looking slightly away from the camera. In case anyone didn't know, the stamp helpfully has "Kong Haakon VIII" written prominently above the name of the country. The m

I don't know about you, but I have been impressed with some of the new Polish issues this year, especially those for WOŚP and General Tadeusz Rozwadowski. These have been two of the highest-scoring issues in my reviews, and I think the Rozwadowski stamp shows that Poczta Polska (Polish Post) understands how to respect the past meaningfully. A new stamp from Poczta Polska, issued on 8th October, marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Professor Krzysztof Skubiszewski. I wo