PABAY NEWS INDEX

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• Pabay Philatelic News 5.      New Issues Jan-April 2006

• Pabay Philatelic News 6       Special Cover issued 5th October 2006. Limited issue of only 40.

• Pabay Philatelic News 7       Xmas 2006 Covers and Stamps
• Pabay Philatelic News 8       New Rona Cover and Stamps for 2007
• Pabay Philatelic News 9       An old stamp re-issued to coincide with the Royal Mail "Sea Life" stamps
• Pabay Philatelic News 10     A new catalogue featuring Royal Mail Smiler stamps that includes Pabay issues 
• Pabay Philatelic News 11    A new cover and stamp issue. First in a series featuring Scottish Castles. 
• Pabay Philatelic News 12    To coincide with the Royal Mail "Endangered Species" a new cover and stamp showing the White Tailed Eagle
• Pabay Philatelic News 13    Coming soon a cover and stamp to record the publication of an historical romance featuring the men of Pabay!
• Pabay Philatelic News 14    Issued 30th November 2007 Pabay "Smiler" stamp and FDC.
• Pabay Philatelic News 15    Issued on 13th March 2008 Pabay Stamp coincides with the Royal Mail "Mayday" issue.  
• Pabay Philatelic News 16    Issued on December 2008 Pabay "Smiler" shows a helicopter delivering heavy items to the island. The Pabay stamp is a charming picture of a Brown Hare by Pam Budge of the Croft Studio in Dunvegan.
• Pabay Philatelic News 17    A Summer Isles Stamp Album and catalogue on one CD. You can print the album or we will supply a bound and printed version.
• Pabay Philatelic News 18    Issued on 20th July 2009 Pabay Stamp PS240 shows a "wild man" of Pabay waiting for a boat to take him to the mainland! Pabay is mentioned in Sue-Ellen Welfonder's romantic Highland novel "Bride for a Knight".
•   Pabay Philatelic News 19    Shows detail of the 11 Albums and Catalogues on CD now available from Pabay .  
• Pabay Philatelic News 20    Issued on 22nd October 2009 this new FDC and Stamps include stamps from the near-by Island of Longay and gives a full account of the SS Loch Seaforth that ran aground on Longay in 1971
• Pabay Philatelic News 22 Issued in June 2010 this stamp features Inverlochy Castle and the First Day Cover envelope is made from Scottish handmade paper.
•   Pabay Philatelic News 23 A special Pabay stamp issued on 15th August 2010 records the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland and on 16th September 2010 a First Day Cover will be issued to record the actual date of the Papal visit.
• Pabay Philatelic News 24 A Pabay stamp issued on 22nd October 2010 records the incident of the submarine HMS Astute off the Island of Pabay.
• Pabay Philatelic News 25 The  two Pabay stamps issued on the 7th December 2010  are taken from the beautiful paintings by Pam Budge of the Croft Studio, Dunvegan. The Smiler special Royal Mail stamp shows a view of Broadford Bay, whilst the Pabay stamp is the painting Shepherds Place, a delightful study of highland sheep.
• Pabay Philatelic News 26 The  Three Pabay stamps and covers are shown in this newsletter. Burns Night, World Post Day and the long awaited Royal Wedding stamp to record the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton
• Pabay Philatelic News 27 Winter 2011 "Smiler" issue and Pabay stamp Images on both the stamps are from the Croft Studio, Dunvegan.
• Pabay Philatelic News 28  Commemorating the 130th Anniversary of the Battle of the Braes. An historic landmark in Highland history.
• Pabay Philatelic News 29  New set of 4 Pabay definitive stamps. The First Day Cover has an additional cancellation for the Portree Highland Games.
• Pabay Philatelic News 30  Issue to record the issue of the Pabay Coin. Two stamps, a Mini Sheet and a Smiler
• Pabay Philatelic News 31  Three stamps and two First Day Covers are issued to record the visit of the HBRG (Highland Biological Research Group) http://www.hbrg.org.uk ,to carry out a Biological Survey of Pabay. The results will be published on the Pabay web-site when they become available.
• Pabay Philatelic News 32  Two stamps and a First Day Cover have been produced to record the 500th Anniversary of the Battle of Flodden on September 9th 1513
• Pabay Philatelic News 33  To record 20 years of the IOSF (International Otter Survival Fund) www.otter.org ,  located in Broadford two new stamps and a First Day Cover have been issued.
• Pabay Philatelic News 34  The winter issue for 2013 has the Smiler Stamp (from a painting from Croft Studio) and a charming Pabay stamp, also from Croft Studio entitled Four Winds www.croft-studio.com
• Pabay Philatelic News 35  This issue records the 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn
• Pabay Philatelic News 36  These issues records the Scottish Referendum and the resulting NO vote. There are two covers and two stamps
• Pabay Philatelic News 37   The winter 2014 issue has a Smiler Stamp (Eagle Head) and a Pabay stamp with a reproduction of the painting by Daisy Budge entitled Celtic Heaven
• Pabay Philatelic News 38  The hamlet of Waterloo near Broadford has an interesting history relating to the origin of its name. The FDC and Stamp record the Scottish involvement in the famous battle on 18th June 1815.
• Pabay Philatelic News 39  The Winter 2016 issue shows the exciting boats operated by Seaprobe Atlantic from Kyle of Lochalsh. Have a look at their web site www.seaprobeatlantis.com
• Pasbay Philatelic News 40  The Summer 2016 records the building of thre jetty at Pabay in 1972 by men of the Royal Artillery
• Pabay Philatelic News 41  The Winter Pabay issue features Smiler stamps and shows the Yacht Ocean Spirit at anchor at Plockton and passing Pabay under full sail.
• Pabay Philatelic News 42  This issue shows the Gerrman Zeppelins patrolling over the Firth of Forth on 1st May 1917. This was a reconnaissance exercise seeking their great adversaries the British Fleet.