The Royal Mint has unveiled a series of 18 silver proof coins to commemorate 90 years since the end of the First World War on November 11th 1918. The timing of the collection is in recognition of the fact that this year's 90th anniversary is likely to be the last major anniversary to be witnessed by those who actually fought during this time.

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight on May 5th 2007 carried an unusual cargo for its 50th Anniversary Year - a special limited edition stamp issue from Bletchley Park’s secret little post office.

I am a collector and researcher of games and I am trying to obtain information on pre-1950 board games, bagatelles and coin-operated games. Should anyone be able to help with written information, photographs, printed items or have games that have survived the years of being played, I would be pleased to hear from them at the address below.

Judith Miller, together with Mark Hill, has just published “Buy, Keep or Sell, The insider’s guide to identifying trash, treasure or tomorrow’s antiques”, priced £16.99 and published by Dorling Kindersley.