Number 302 August 2023

CONTENTS

Yokadouma, Cameroun – Moving the Mail to, from and within the Middle of Nowhere (Marty Bratzel)
Marianne de Muller Part 5: the 18 franc issue (YT 1011A) (Mick Bister)
There’s No Business Like.Show Business – Connections on French Stamps Part 4 (David Parmley)
A New Theme from Niger? (Michael Round)
The adoption of stamp vending machines in France Part 1: Machines and Technology (Jean-Luc Raffel)
Precursors of the French postal card Part 1 (Frans Jorissen)
F&CPS Publications List (Richard Broadhurst)
Shorter Items - including Questions and Answers             
•  ‘Avis de réception après le dépôt’ Advice of receipt after time of posting (Edwin Voerman)               
•  French Congo: The 5c and 15c “Valeur” Stamps Surcharged at Brazzaville (Simon Binsted)
Reports of Meetings
•  47th Annual Philatelic Weekend, 10 - 12 March 2023 (David Parmley)
•  Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 11 March 2023 (Chris Hitchen)
•  A short review of the Joint Meeting of F&CPS and WASC
2024 Philatelic Weekend advance notice (David Parmley)
Bookshelf (Michael Round)
•  L’émission “Faidherbe-Palmiers-Ballay”, by Pierre Rohmer (Michael Round)
•  New-issue listings from Stanley Gibbons (Michael Round)
List of Recently Published Articles (Maurice Tyler)            
Books Noted (Maurice Tyler)