Number 304 April 2024

CONTENTS

Development of Airmail Services in Réunion - The Bateau – Avion Period, 1932 – 1939 (Peter RA Kelly)     
The 12F Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (with an introduction to the designer and engraver Henry Cheffer) (Edwin Voerman)   
Marianne de Muller Part 6a: the 20 franc issue (YT 1011B) – Sheet, coil and stationery printings (Mick Bister) Precursors of the French postal card - Part 3: The German occupation stamps (Frans Jorissen)     
There’s No Business Like Show Business – Connections on French Stamps - Part 6 (David Parmley) 
Postal Markings of Le Havre (Keith Smith) 
Why I collect what I collect Beginnings (David Prendy) 
Shorter Items - including Questions and Answers                                          
•  Discovering post boxes in ‘La France Profonde’ (John Morton)            
•  A letter from Chad to China (Paul Grigg)
•  Marianne de l’Avenir (Richard Broadhurst)
•  Chambre des Députés (Jan Gane) 
•  ‘"The ‘POSTELEC’ experiment 1985 to 1987 (Paul Watkins) 
•  Mauritania, modern varieties (Michael Round) 
Bookshelf
•  Yvert & Tellier ‘Timbres de France’ Catalogue 2024 (Reviewed by Richard Broadhurst) 
•  Stanley Gibbons Catalogue, ‘France’ (Reviewed by Richard Broadhurst)  
New-issue listings from Gibbons Stamp Monthly: December 2023 March 2024 (Michael Round) 
Books Noted (Maurice Tyler)  
List of Recently Published Articles (Maurice Tyler)
A superb item from the Spring Auction
Obituary - Steve Ellis (Mick Bister)         
Obituary - Bob Larg (Chris Hitchen)