Das müsste dann so aussehen, denke ich mal...
Code:
SELECT
c1.id,
c1.group_id,
c1.article_id,
c1.tstamp
FROM
contribution AS c1
LEFT JOIN contribution AS c2 ON (
c2.group_id = c1.group_id AND
c2.article_id = c1.article_id AND
c2.tstamp < c1.tstamp
)
WHERE
c2.id IS NULL
ORDER BY
article_id;