''Gibbons Stamp Monthly'' (''GSM'') is a British

philatelic Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. While closely associated with stamp collecting and the study of postage, it is possibl ...

magazine which can trace its roots back to 1890. GSM is published by the famous stamps and collectables firm of

Stanley Gibbons The Stanley Gibbons Group plc is a company quoted on the London Stock Exchange specialising in the retailing of collectable postage stamps and similar products. The group is incorporated in London. The company is a major stamp dealer and phila ...

and each issue includes updates to their various catalogues.

History

In 1890,

Charles James Phillips Charles James Phillips (15 May 1863 – 2 June 1940) of London, England, and New York City, was a philatelist highly regarded in both England where he started his philatelic career and in the United States, where he emigrated to in 1922. P ...

bought the business of

."The Story of Stanley Gibbons" by Michael Briggs in ''Gibbons Stamp Monthly'', July 2006, pp.52-59. Phillips was already producing and editing a philatelic journal called ''The Stamp Advertiser and Auction Record'' but that was soon replaced with the new ''Gibbons Monthly Journal''."75 Years of Gibbons Stamp Monthly" by Michael Briggs in ''Gibbons Stamp Monthly'', October 2002, pp.77-81. In 1905, a new magazine was introduced, ''Gibbons Stamp Weekly'', and in June 1908 the ''Journal'' was discontinued. However, producing a quality weekly magazine was too much, and in December 1910, the ''Weekly'' ceased and ''Gibbons Monthly Journal'' returned from January 1911 until it ceased with the outbreak of war in 1914. Stanley Gibbons did not produce a journal during the First World War, but in September 1919, ''Stanley Gibbons Monthly Circular'' was introduced, which lasted for 49 issues. In October 1923, ''Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal'' returned once again. The new ''Journal'' lasted until September 1927, when it was replaced by ''Gibbons Stamp Monthly'' from October 1927. GSM did not close during the Second World War, although it was much reduced in size, and the whole of the May 1941 issue was destroyed by enemy bombing, leading to an "Emergency Issue" being produced. Post-war paper rationing and electricity cuts were also a problem, and the staff sometimes had to work by candlelight. The first all-colour cover was introduced in September 1963. In 1967 an American sister journal, the ''Gibbons-Whitman Stamp Monthly'', was introduced but this ceased publication in 1969. In June 1970, the word ''Gibbons'' was dropped from the title so that it became just ''Stamp Monthly'' but the old name was reinstated in June 1977. Apart from minor changes the magazine has continued in the same format since then.

Availability

The magazine is available from newsagents and by subscription. Online subscribers can access downloadable issues of the magazine via the online archive spanning 2010 to present-day.

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External links

*{{Official website, https://www.stanleygibbons.com/discover/gibbons-stamp-monthly
Hugh Jefferies talking about the magazine.
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