I suppose the most important news item of interest to B.W.I. collectors since the last issue of the Bulletin,. is the announcement in the philatelic press of the forthcoming sale of our member Mr. J.H. Sinton's Gold Medal Collection of the Queen Victoria Line-engraved issues of ST. VINCENT. This will take place at Robson Lowe's Sale Room on October 27th next and what an opportunity it will afford for collectors of this colony to acquire some of these lovely stamps. Mr. Sinton has been making a superb collection of this Colony, especially of the local postmarks, for many years. Those of us who attended the meeting of the B.W.I. Study Circle at the 36th Philatelic Congress of Great Britain held at Eastbourne last May, had a sight of some of these rare items, little realizing that Mr. Sinton was contemplating their disposal. It will be recalled on that occasion he gave a most interesting discourse on the abbreviated town and village cancellations and it is hoped to include, by the courtesy of Mr. Robson Lowe, in a future issue of the Bulletin, an article contributed by Mr. Sinton to "The Philatelist" which was published in November, 1951.
I hear from our Honorary Secretary that the membership of our Circle is steadily increasing and I need hardly add that we require the help of every one interested in collecting the stamps of the British West Indies. Furthermore, good articles, or notes of interest, covering every colony are urgently needed for future issues of our Bulletin which constitutes the vital link between us.