The Irish National Stamp Exhibition

Exhibition Catalogue

Souvenirs - Dealers - Valuations - An Post - Postmarks

Competitive Exhibits and Special Displays
11th to 13th October 2019 (Friday - Sunday)

Griffith Conference Centre, South Circular Road, Dublin 8

(between Leonard’s Corner and the National Boxing Stadium) ADMISSION
11am to 5pm (4pm Sunday) FREE
 Welcome to STAMPA 2019
Autumn 2019 is well and truly established and winter beckons, but before we
leave the longer days behind Stampa has its annual three-day show in Griffith
College. Admission is FREE so please come and encourage your friends and
acquaintances to also attend so that it is a busy and successful event; they may
well re-ignite some old collecting interests or perhaps discover an interest in
collecting that they had not previously realised.
If you are already a collector, the exhibits on display may give you new ideas
for your own collections and, indeed, could incite you to try your hand at
exhibiting! We have digitised two iconic series of Irish stamp magazines and
they are now available to purchase on USB. For further information on this,
and to view our plans for a youth competition class next year, see page 15.
We have a number of dealers, bringing stock which you may enjoy exploring.
They could have just what you need to enhance your collection, start a new
one, or complete a future exhibit!
It is great to see that many of the exhibits from other years have been getting
high awards at foreign shows. Only last month they gained Gold, Large
Vermeil and Vermeil medals in London. All our exhibitors started from
nothing (some many years ago!) so why don't you give it a go? If you want to
know more, do have a chat at the Information / Stampa Sales stand. I hope you
enjoy your visit to Stampa.

Chairman
Stampa 2019

Acknowledgements
The Chairman and Council are grateful to the following for their help: An Post
(especially the Philatelic Bureau and the Assistant Secretary, Stephen Ferguson); the
Judges; the exhibitors, stand-holders and advertisers; those who mounted the exhibits;
and St John Ambulance. We also thank the Stampa members, the volunteers and
everyone who contributed to the success of the exhibition.

The Irish National Stamp Exhibition Limited is a non-profit taking company, limited
by guarantee, run on a voluntary basis by an elected Council.
Chairman: John Lennon Vice-chairman: Des Quail
Secretary: Brian Harmon Treasurer: Brian Warren
Council Members: J. Fitzsimons, H. Mitchell, B. Callan, J. Greer, A. Farrell, P. Kane
Medical Care and First Aid are available in the Exhibition Hall courtesy of St John
Ambulance (National Headquarters phone number 01-668 8077).
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 to be held on Saturday 12th October 2019 at 7.30pm in
Wynn’s Hotel, 39 Abbey Street Lower, Dublin 1
Tickets €35 Dress informal

Join a Philatelic Society

and discover the social, educational and maybe competitive
nature of the hobby. The Stampa stand can provide more
information on these societies.

Cumann Sighneachair na hEireann

The Irish Philatelic Society

Founded 1901

Meetings consist of displays and bourses and are held every second Thursday of the
month (except for July, August and December) in Ely House, Ely Place, Dublin 2.
They commence at 7.30pm, preceded by bourse viewing from 6.30pm.

Dublin Stamp Society

Established 1948

Meetings are held at 7.30pm on alternate Wednesdays at

The Teacher’s Club, 36 Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Bourse on view from 6.30pm

Visit our website at:

Interested in Irish Stamps? http://www.irishphil.com
Why not join the IRISH PHILATELIC CIRCLE?
The Society caters for collectors of Irish philatelic material. Benefits of membership include:
· An annual meeting and display competition, rotating between Dublin, Belfast and London
· A quarterly auction and a journal with an annual supplement detailing all Irish stamps, postmarks
and souvenirs issued during the previous year
· A members’ area on website with back issues of the Journal; a DVD, with all back issues since
1963, is available to members.
Contact us at the Stampa Sales Stand, mention this advertisement and get a free copy of our Journal.
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 Cork PhilateliC SoCiety (founded 1968)

Society meetings are held in the Imperial Hotel, South Mall, Cork at
8pm on first Thursday of the month. Annual subscription only €5.

The Cork Philatelic Exhibition will take place at the Imperial Hotel,
on Saturday 16 November, 10am - 4pm. Stamp dealers and An Post
will attend . Souvenir booklet, overprinted miniature sheet and
special postmark will be available.
Admission: €3 adults; accompanied children Free
Enquiries to Mr Padraig O’Shea Tel 021 427 1750

FAI - The German Research and Study Group on Irish Philately,

was founded in 1982 in Germany. It is a member of the FPSI, with
200 international members and is one of the biggest Research and
Study Groups within the German Philatelic Association (BdPh).
FAI membership is beneficial to all Irish Philatelists, offering great
services for a reasonable membership fee. Our Journal, Die Harfe, is
issued three times a year with a total of up to 200 pages.
Why not join FAI ? Website: www.fai-germany.de/engl/index.html
Secretary: Wolfgang Fiedler E-Mail: W.W.Fiedler@web.de

Éire Philatelic Association (International)

America's premier Irish philatelic group, which specializes
in all aspects of Irish philately. One of the many benefits of
membership is receipt of our quarterly Journal:

The Revealer
www.eirephilatelicassoc.org
Secretary: John B. Sharkey, 1559 Grouse Lane,
Mountainside, NJ 07092-1340, USA; (jsharkeyepa@me.com)

Special Postmarks available at the An Post stand

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 CENTENARY OF THE FIRST NON-STOP TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT
by Brian Warren
On the morning of Saturday 15 June, I was at Dublin Airport to welcome Dave Bartlet
of the Canadian Aerophilatelic Society ("CAS") who was making a quick visit to Clifden
to mark the centenary of the first non-stop transatlantic flight. He had with him some
500 cards and covers to be cancelled in Clifden. He had flown from St. John's,
Newfoundland to Halifax and then on to Dublin on 14/15 June, thus recreating the
famous flight of 100 years ago by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown.
All covers/cards had been cancelled in St. Johns with a special
postmark dated 14 June (illustrated right). Thanks to Canada
Post, he carried a quantity of the cards/covers in a mailbag
provided by Canada Post. We spent 2½ hours in Clifden P.O.
cancelling covers and cards. Also present were fellow collectors
Philip Kane and Paddy Lineen .
An Post had issued a single W stamp the previous Thursday (13
June). A first day of issue cancellation was available in Clifden on 13
June (same design as bureau postmark).
In addition, I had arranged with An Post for a
special postmark for the actual anniversary day of
15 June as shown. Originally, the intention was to have matching
14/15 June postmarks but the Canadian cancel was changed after the
Irish postmark was commissioned. As well as a FDC, An Post also
produced a quantity of postcards featuring the same cachet design as used on the FDC.
This was available at no charge from Clifden P.O.
Canada Post did issue a single stamp in 1969 to mark the 50th anniversary but there
was no centenary issue. However, in Canada, it is possible to design your own self-
adhesive "custom stamps" and have them officially printed in either sheets of 50 or
booklets of 12. Printing is arranged by Canada Post. The prices are reasonable with a
charge of approximately 22% over face for an international rate (C$2.65) booklet
which costs in total C$39 (plus local tax). Both the CAS and some private individuals/
dealers produced custom stamps printed by Lowe-Martin.
There were four CAS booklet stamps (2 x C$1.05 inland and 2 x C$2.65 airmail). The

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first inland stamp (designated 'P') shows the pair of pilots and the aircraft, the second
depicts a boy with a model of the plane against a map of the Atlantic.
The first international rate stamp shows the same pilots and aircraft design as
used for the first P stamp. The second stamp shows the Vickers Vimy taking off
from St. John's.
The first of two other issues reproduced the special overprinted C$1.00 stamp
issue of Newfoundland released at the time of the original
flight. However the overprint was altered to include the
actual date 'June 14' and not just the year. This is a 'P' stamp
(C$1.05).
The second issue incorporated the 15c
stamp released in 1928 featuring the
Vickers Vimy with an added overprint
TRANS-ATLANTIC/AIR POST. This stamp
with such an overprint does not in fact
exist! This was an international rate stamp (C$2.65). Both of
these issues were produced in sheets and booklets. There are
two printings of the former (pale and dark orange, the latter
is shown above).
Various Canadian covers with similar designs were produced featuring the above
mentioned two stamps in various combinations (i) C$1.05; (ii) C$1.05 x 3; (iii)
C$2.65; (iv) C$1.05 & C$2.65); and (v) C2.65 plus Irish W. Item (i) had only the St.
John's cancel. Others had both the St. John's and at least one Clifden cancel and a
flight cachet (none illustrated).
A large number of other covers and cards were produced on both sides of the
Atlantic with Canada leading the way. I refer to a number of them below. As I
only have a sample of the covers not all are listed/ illustrated.
The first item illustrated is the CAS
card featuring the Canadian postmark
of St. John's (14 June) and both the
Clifden SID counter cancel and special
postmark (15 June) together with a
flight cachet (in red). The reverse of
the card shows the Vickers Vimy
taking off from St. John's. All
passengers on the transatlantic leg
from Halifax were presented with an
unstamped version of the CAS card
with the flight cachet.

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 The second item is a cover produced
by myself with both Clifden 15 June
postmarks and the Derrigimlagh
"Atlantic Way" cachet available at
Clifden P.O. This cachet illustrates
the marking stone which marks the
spot where the plane landed on the
morning of 15 June 1919.

Following our departure from the post office we visited the

nearby Abbeyglen Hotel which had arranged for the statue of
the pilots to be on view during June/July outside the premises.
Normally the statue is in situ near Heathrow Airport.

We then visited the landing site at Derrigimlagh

referred to above and finally the memorial erected in
1959 showing a tailfin.

Back in Clifden there was great activity during the day including the presence of
the Garda Band and a flyover by the Irish Aer Corps. A wreath laying ceremony
took place at the landing site to coincide with the 08.40 arrival time of 15 June
1919.
Following a meal in a local bar we then headed back to Dublin as Dave was
catching his return flight the next day. It was an action packed day to say the
least. Special thanks to Philip Kane for the photos and to Roseanne Burke for her
understanding and patience with the crazy collectors on the day.

Brian Warren, Roseanne Burke

(Postmistress) holding Canada Post
mailbag, Dave Bartlet and Paddy
Lineen

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 Stampa 2019 - Floorplan
1st Floor, Griffith College Conference Centre, South Circular Road, Dublin 8

Note: Cafeteria in Basement

Lift serving basement, ground floor and 1st floor
Toilets available on 1st floor

Emergency
Exit

Emergency
Exit

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 Stampa Stand-holders 2019
Stand-holders are listed in the alphabetical order of their surname or trading name. The
following gives summary information on the type of stock they hold.

Stampa Sales and Information Stand

Sale of Stampa memberships, the public souvenir, Stampa special postmarks on cover and
souvenirs from previous years. Information on various philatelic societies.
An Post
All the current Irish definitive and commemorative stamps, booklets, miniature sheets and
philatelic collectibles.
Andy Ballard
All aspects of Irish philately and postal history from pre-stamp to date and ranges of all world
stamps with strength in British Commonwealth.
Cathedral Stamps (D. O’Kelly)
Stamps (Ireland and Foreign, mint and used), covers and collections; coins (Ireland, England
and Foreign); my specialty is €2 coins, postcards and banknotes.
FAI - The German Research and Study Group on Irish Philately
Members may pay their annual subscription and interested collectors may join the society at
the stand where FAI publications will also be on sale.
Roy Hamilton-Bowen
Ireland from 1700-2010: Postal History, First Day Covers, Airmails including a vast stock of Zeppelins
and a large stock of Irish and Ireland-related album leaves. New 2020 Hibernian Catalogue €39.60.
MacDonnell Whyte Ltd
Public Auctioneers of stamps and postal history. Valuations undertaken for sale, probate and
insurance. Specialists in the Philately of Ireland. Extensive stocks of postal history, overprints,
definitives, commemoratives, varieties, etc. Mail order service. Expertising service.
M’c’N Stamps
Queen Victoria to present, GB, Commonwealth and Irish stamps, covers and collections. M'c'N
Stamps is the prodigy of S'n'H stamps, which is run by my parents, dealers in NI for 40+ years.
Paddyachill
Irish FDCs; Irish mint and used stamps with singles and blocks of mint from 1980 to
recent; GB FDCs from 1970 to 2010; and various assorted all-world stamps.
Raven Stamps (P. O’Shea)
Irish stamps, postcards and covers, as well as world stamps and covers. Also a large selection of Irish
coins and banknotes and many of the modern European Euro coin sets.
S’n’H Stamps (S. Hanvey)
Queen Victoria to present, GB, Commonwealth and Irish stamps, covers and collections.
Tom Watson (NI)
All-world; Irish stamps, covers and postal history. I also sell stamps and covers on eBay.
Pat Woods
Stamps, FDCs, postal history, postcards and ephemera.

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Dublin trophieS
111 Marlborough Street,
Dublin 1
Telephone 01 - 874 64 46 ;
email: dublintrophies@gmail.com

Alison McDonnell
Opening Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 9.30am to 5.00pm
(Lunch 2.00pm to 2.45pm)

Engraving service
Suppliers of Sports Trophies
Cups • Trays • Plaques • Medals
Nurses Badges, etc.

M‘c’N Stamps
Specialists in GB, Irish and
IPTA registered trader Commonwealth

Sylvia Hanvey

Co. Down, N. Ireland
Home: 02891 878 734
Mob: 078 721 79 267
Jonathan Hanvey
Watford, Hertfordshire, UK
Jon: 07827 335584 Toni: 07827 817053
Email: mcnstamps@mail.com
Website: mcnstamps.co.uk

Email: charleshanvey@btinternet.com Affiliated with S’n’H Stamps

IPTA registered trader

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 Stampa Medals and Trophies

The following medals may be awarded by the judges, based on compliance with FIP
rules. A Vermeil, Large Vermeil or Gold medal qualifies an exhibit for international
philatelic exhibitions:
Gold 85 +
Large Vermeil 80 - 84
Vermeil 75 - 79
Large Silver 70 - 74
Silver 65 - 69
Silver Bronze 60 - 64
Bronze 55 - 59

The following trophies will be awarded, subject to a sufficient standard being

attained:
David Feldman Trophy (Best multi-frame exhibit)
Whyte’s Trophy (Traditional Philately, excluding Ireland - multi-frame)
F.E. Dixon Shield (Postal History - multi-frame)
Charles O’Neill Memorial Trophy (Thematic Philately - multi-frame)
William Kane Trophy (Aerophilately - multi-frame)
Michael Giffney Salver (Open Philately - multi-frame)
Irish Security Stamp Printing Limited Trophy (Irish stamps issued since
1922 - multi-frame)
J.E. Foley Memorial Award (E.P.A. Medal - Best Irish exhibit - any class)
FPSI Trophy (One-frame)
Gwyn Bennett Trophy (Novice)
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 STAMPA 2019 Competition Entries
TRADITIONAL
1. East African Postal Connections Trevor Brock
Stamps and covers from the four territories of East Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and
Zanzibar, illustrating the unique ways in which they have linked postally with each other.
2. The Art Stamps of France John Fitzsimons
A specialised display of the large-format Art Stamps of France, covering their introduction
in 1961 and the progression of this unique series over almost 60 years.
3. Irish Variable Value Stamps Brian Warren
The introduction and use of the various types of variable value stamps in Ireland from
their introduction in 1990 to date.
4. British Stamp Designs by Andrew Restall Brian Harmon
Stamps designed by Andrew Restall and the associated original artwork and essays ; also
artwork for other unadopted stamp issues he was commissioned to design.
5. Cayman Islands, Stamps and Postal History, QV to KGVI Howard Fee
Initially, the postal service was administered by the Jamaican PO (1889). In 1901, the
Cayman Islands PO was established. Includes stamps, covers and postal stationery.
POSTAL HISTORY
6. Kingdom of Italy 1935 to 1943/Mussolini’s Military Adventures David Sweeney
Various aspects of the posts of the Kingdom of Italy in the momentous years 1935-1943.
THEMATIC
7. Putting their Stamp on the World - The Irish on Overseas Stamps Pat Lynch
Overseas stamps featuring Irish people and their achievements over many centuries.
REVENUE
8. Revenue Stamps of Ireland Norman Finnie
A review of the embossed and adhesive revenue stamps of Ireland.
POSTAL STATIONERY
9. Queen Victoria Postal Stationery in Ireland 1840 to 1901 Brian Callan
Queen Victoria Postal Stationery that was legal use between 1840 and 1901 in Ireland.
Exhibit includes QV envelopes, postcards, registered envelopes, wrappers, etc.
AEROPHILATELY
10. Vox Hiberniae Air Mail Stamps Brian Harmon
Ireland’s airmail Vox Hiberniae stamps valid from 1948 until 1971, including unique signed
photo essays, specimens, all known errors and varieties, denomination usages and foreign
usages.
11. All-up Airmail Rate to Europe Karl Winkelmann
(3 Frames) Inaugurated in 1949, the delivery of regular mail by air as normal accelerated
the mail at the same rates as surface mail.
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12. Argentina Airmails 1912-1939 Ronny Vogt
The development of airmails in and from Argentina 1912-1939, including domestic, US,
and South Atlantic services.
OPEN PHILATELY
13. Hubert Wilkins - Australian Pole to Pole Pioneer Brian Callan
Details of Polar expeditions which brought fame to Australian Hubert Wilkins including his
attempt to reach the North Pole by submarine.
14. Kaleidoscopes of KLM in its Centenary Year Clem Hegarty
A 100 years in the history of KLM shown through five different lenses or Kaleidoscopes.
15. The Greatest Bleeding Heart Racket in the World Peter Wood
The use of postal services by the Irish Hospitals Sweepstakes and their advertising by
means of Cinderella labels and Post Office items.
ONE FRAME
-Traditional
16. The Neapolitan Provinces David Sweeney
An overview of the Posts of the Italian Neapolitan provinces in the period October 1860 to
October 1862.
17. Recess Stamps of Ireland 1948-1975 Brian O’Shea
Unissued plate numbers, specimen overprints, die proof, unadopted essays and varieties.
18. USA Flag Issue Honours Occupied Nations 1943-1944 Gerry Byrne
The American Flag issue showing stamps of the occupied nations during WWII.
-Aerophilately
19. The 1912 Rhein-Main Zeppelin Airmail Brian Callan
First Zeppelin airmail carried by permission and with cooperation of the German
Reichspost. Exhibit features mail from 1912 charity postcard week.
20. Jim Mollison and Amy Johnson, The Flying Sweethearts Ronny Vogt
Their flights, with an attentive eye cast on Ireland between 1929 and 1936.
-Open Philately
21. The Struggle for Irish Independence Robert Benninghoff
The key events that led to Irish Independence from May 1916 to December 1921 when
the treaty was signed with Great Britain.
22. Development and Operational History
of the Caproni Campini N.1 Motorjet Alan Farrell
The development of the motorjet propulsion system and its application to the Campini,
along with other early turbojet engine test flights from other nations.
-Thematic
23. Follow the River Liffey through Dublin to the Sea Pamela Reynolds-Reilly
Follow the River Liffey through Dublin to the sea, stopping off at some of the historical
sites, and see some river bridges.

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PICTURE POSTCARDS
24. Postcards from the World of Aviation, Airports and Aircraft Gerry Byrne
Four-frame display on the advancement and changing face of airports and aircraft design.
NOVICE
25. World First Stamps Chris McDonagh
Examples of the earliest stamp sets issued by a selection of countries.
26. The Fire Service Worldwide Michael Fogarty
The anniversaries, history and equipment of fire services throughout the world.
LITERATURE
27. Die Harfe FAI
Bi-lingual newsletter of the FAI Germany - volume 2017 (3 issues)
28. 2020 Hibernian Catalogue and Handbook of the Postage Stamps of Ireland
The 14th edition includes SOARS, Coils, complete listing of Overprint Plates in combination
with the basic GB Plates, Railways (now absolutely complete) and Long Island labels.
NON-COMPETITIVE DISPLAYS
29. Souvenirs from Stockholm Robert Benninghoff
This two-frame exhibit shows the historical, social and political aspects of Stockholm
based upon various materials that I mailed to myself in May 2019.
30. Alcock and Brown Brian Warren
Various stamps, covers and newspaper reports relating to the first non-stop trans-Atlantic
flight in 1919.
31. “Wish you were here”
Celebrating the Postcard 1869-2019 An Post Museum & Archive
This display marks 150 years since the humble postcard was first introduced. Since its
inauguration in Austria-Hungary, through its heyday before WWI to John Hinde’s scenes of
a perpetually sunny Ireland, the postcard has served people well .
32. Fiscal Stamps and Printing Dies Revenue Museum
The production of fiscal stamps, original printing dies and other items used in the
production of some of the earlier issues of Irish postage stamps.
COURT OF HONOUR
33. Great Britain’s Greatest Irish Polar Expeditioner Hal Vogel
A study of County Kildare’s Sir Ernest Shackleton’s five (1901-1922) Polar expeditions
using a concise presentation of the most significant material postally documenting them.
34. GB Revenues Printed by Perkins Bacon Frank Walton RDP FRPSL
A detailed study of the adhesive revenue issues used in Great Britain & Ireland printed by
Perkins Bacon. Playing Cards 1828-1883, Paper Duty 1839-1856, Life Policy 1854-1872,
Customs 1860, Ireland Registration of Deeds 1861-1888, Ireland Record of Titles 1865-
1882, Justice Room 1869-1910, Mayors Court 1883-1902, Guildhall Consultation Fee 1892.
Our thanks to the Revenue Museum and the An Post Museum and Archive for their special displays.
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 “Wish you were here” – celebrating the postcard, 1869-2019
Postcards originated 150 years ago, with the first plain postcards going on sale in
post offices throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire on 1st October 1869. The
venture was successful and the idea was adopted in Britain and Ireland, with plain
postcards, having the stamp printed on them, being available in post offices in
1870; in 1872 privately printed cards were permitted.
The picture postcard, a natural development of the plain one, became common in
continental Europe from the 1880s . Scenes from fashionable holiday resorts began
to appear on postcards and many travellers bought a selection of cards, added a
line of greeting to the picture side and popped them into the nearest letter box.
The Irish Post Office took longer to authorise picture
postcards. Early pictures tended to be small vignettes,
sharing space with the message, since postal regulations
dictated that one side of the card had to be left blank for
the address and stamp. This “undivided back” was
retained until 1902, when the Post Office changed the
rules to allow the address and message to share one
side.
The change in the rules led to a huge increase in
postcard sales, with the Post Office in Ireland delivering
over 36 million in 1910. By the end of the Edwardian
era, demand was slowing and as the First World War
dragged on, the public mood shifted away from things
that were seen as rather frivolous in comparison with
the tragedies and suffering of war. The decline was gradual, however, and cards
still marked major public events: those depicting scenes from the 1916 rebellion in
Dublin are very collectable today.
Holiday cards from the seaside remained popular in the 1920s and 30s and in John
Hinde the Irish tourist industry found, in the 1960s, a man who had a genius for
portraying a land where the sky was always blue, the people innocent and the
scenery stunning. Today, although some people still delight in sending and
receiving postcards, technology has rendered largely obsolete a form of written
communication that was once so dominant.
The hobby of postcard collecting, however, is still alive and people now turn to the
cards of yesterday for understanding of a vanished world. Above all, we find in the
postcard evidence of our own unchanging need, as human beings, to communicate
with each other.
Stephen Ferguson Curator – An Post Museum & Archive
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 The Digital Age – Irish Philately on USB
The iconic stamp magazines, the David Feldman Newsletters
(volume 2, Nos 1-41) and Ian Whyte’s Irish Stamp News (volume
1, Nos 1-28 and volume 2, Nos 1-11) have been digitised and are
now available on a USB for easy word searching and review.
The back catalogues of every Stampa exhibition from 1972 to
2018 are also available on a USB. They provide a fantastic opportunity to see what has
occurred over the last 47 years and contain a wealth of information for those
interested in the history of Stampa.
The above items will be on sale at the Stampa stand during the three days of the
exhibition. You can also order them by email from info@stampa.ie, with payment via
Paypal (add €1 for charges), or by Visa/Mastercard (the preferred method for those
overseas), or in cash. Orders by post to Stampa, PO Box 12624, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
Postage charge of €2 on all orders worldwide.
USB prices as shown below:
-Stampa Catalogues 1972-2018 - €15
-David Feldman Newsletters (volume 2, Nos 1-41) - €20
-Irish Stamp News (volume 1, Nos 1-28 and volume 2, Nos 1-11) - €20
Special Offer: Buy any two of the above and get €5 off

New under-17 Youth Class competition coming soon!

Have you begun collecting and
wondered what you can do with your
collection? How about exhibiting?
Exhibiting gives you an opportunity to
plan and prepare your collection for
display at an exhibition. A new Youth
Class is being introduced for anyone
under 17. It will be ideally suited to
younger beginners who want to
develop their philatelic knowledge and
presentation skills in preparation for
the main competition.
The display rules are that the entry is one frame (16 x A4 sheets) of philatelic (stamp
related) material on any topic or theme. The entrant must be under 17 years of age
and can be an individual or a group. All entries will be awarded a certificate. This new
class will begin at next year’s show in October 2020, and more details can be found on
our website (stampa.ie).
To contact us by email: info@stampa.ie
Good luck!
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 IRISH PHILATELIC TRADERS ASSOCIATION
Secretariat, PO Box 2500, Dublin 6.
Telephone: 01 497 7449. Fax: 01 497 7440
Membership of the IPTA, an affiliate of the International Federation of Stamp Dealers Associations, is your
guarantee of integrity. The following are members in good standing and are pledged to a strict code of ethics
which requires members to trade honestly and respectably.

Membership List
AR Ballard London, UK. Tel/Fax: (44) 208 852 7031, email: arballard@hotmail.co.uk
Tony Byrne Dublin
Andrew Claridge Witham, Essex, UK, Tel: (44) 137 658 4412, email: andrew.claridge@btinternet.com
Marie Cullen Dublin, email: mariemdwltd@eircom.net
David Feldman Switzerland
Peter Geoffroy Dublin, Ireland, Tel: (353) 86 857 3270, email: petergeoffroy@gmail.com
Michael Giffney Dublin
Heinz Grunz Kaiserslautern, Germany, Tel: (49) 63 12 26 87, email: heinz.grunz@t-online.de
Jon Hanvey M’c’N Stamps, Watford, Herts, UK, email: mcnstamps@mail.com
Sylvia Hanvey S’n’H Stamps, Comber, Co. Down, NI, Tel: 028-918 78734,
email: charleshanvey@btinternet.com
Ray Haffner Oxted, Surrey, UK, Tel: (44) 794 704 8722, email: ray@postingsauctions.plus.com
Tom Kelly Co. Mayo, Ireland, Tel: (353) 94 31 099
Andrew Lajer Hurst, Berks., UK, Tel: (44) 118 934 4151, email: andrew@andrewlajer.co.uk
Paddy Lineen Co. Mayo, Ireland, Tel: (353) 98 45 284, email: lineensachill@hotmail.com
David MacDonnell MacDonnell Whyte, Dublin, Ireland, Tel: (353) 1 497 7449, email: mdwltd@eircom.net
Joe McCarthy Limerick, Ireland.
Declan O'Kelly Cathedral Stamps, Dublin, Ireland, Tel: (353) 1 490 6392,
email: cathedralstampsdublin@gmail.com
Marcus Orsi David Feldman SA, Geneva, Switzerland, Tel: (41) 227 270 777,
email: admin@davidfeldman.com
Padraig O'Shea Raven Stamps, Cork, Ireland, Tel: (353) 21 427 1750,
email: ravenstamps@gmail.com
Tom Watson Carrickfergus, Co Down, NI, email: thoswatson@aol.com
Ian Whyte Whyte’s, Dublin, Ireland, Tel: (353) 1 676 2888, email: info@whytes.ie
Pat Woods Co. Louth, Ireland, Tel: (353) 87 284 51 22, email: patwoods1509@gmail.com

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to date, with good ranges of specialised
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for most collecting tastes
PLUS
All world sets, singles, country lots
Album leaves and thematics

12c Washington Street West, Cork

A.R.Ballard
Tel: 021 427 1750 PO Box 780, LONDON SE13 5QA
email: ravenstamps@gmail.com TEL 00 44208852 7031
Email: arballard@hotmail.co.uk

paDDyachill
Irish FDCs and Stamps
I have an extensive stock of Irish Mint NH stamps from 1922 to
the present, and can supply single stamps or blocks for most
issues at competitive prices. I also have a good stock of Irish
First Day covers, and some items of postal history.

Contact details: Paddy Lineen, Achill Sound, Co Mayo, F28 F386, Ireland.

Phone: 098 45284; email: lineensachill@hotmail.com

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are now located at
UNIT B14 KCR INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
RAVENSDALE PARK
KIMMAGE, DUBLIN 12
PHONE NUMBER 01 4906392
EMAIL : cathedralstampsdublin@gmail.com
Website : www.cathedralstampsdublin.com

FREE PARKING AVAILABLE

BUSES TO KCR: 9, 54A, 15A
We look forward to seeing you in our premises
after Stampa (open Monday to Friday).
Monthly Offers List available. Email for list.

Pat Woods
Tom Watson
Wants: (Irish)

- Postcards
Trading in
- Postal Items Ebay Shops
as
- Irish Posters
STAMPSANDCOVERS
- Political Ephemera &
IRISHPOSTALHISTORY
- Medals & Badges

Email: patwoods1509@gmail.com
Tel: 087 284 5122 Email: thoswatson@aol.com

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