RPSL: Postal History of the Natal Invasion & the Siege of Ladysmith
This presentation, given by the President of the Royal Philatelic Society London Richard Stock FRPSL, is on Anglo Boer War Postal History, featuring the Republican invasion of Natal and the siege of Ladysmith. War was declared on 10th October 1899…
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Royal Philatelic Society London: Sarawak – Pirates, Population and Posts
Before 1841 Sarawak was under the Sovereignty of the Sultan of Brunei. Englishman James Brooke helped the Sultan’s Uncle Hassim quell a rebellion of Dyaks. In doing so he was granted the province of Sarawak, its revenues and its trade.…
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Mi Oficina Philatelic Society: Perú, Machu Picchu, Santuario Historico
Join Mi Oficina Philatelic Society as look at Peru, Machu Picchu, Historic Sanctuary. Note: This video is in Spanish. Support Document Machu Picchu (PDF)
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Exploring Stamps: #Philately – The Murder Mystery Postmark: Madeleine Smith
Did you know that there is a postmark handstamp named after a famous murder trial in the 19th century? Exploring Stamps‘ Graham Beck takes a quick look at the the murder of Emile L’Angelier in 1857 that brings a young…
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Spanish West Africa
Spanish West Africa (África Occidental Española) was a grouping of Spanish colonies along the Atlantic coast of northwest Africa. It was formed in 1946 by joining the southern zone of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco, the colony of Ifni and…
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Stamp Stories: Episode 8 – The World’s First Christmas Stamp?
In Episode 8 of Stamp Stories, we get the real story behind what some claim as the world’s first Christmas stamp that was issued by Canada in 1898. Blog & Podcast The World’s First Christmas Stamp?
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New Caledonia
New Caledonia (Nouvelle-Calédonie) is a special collectivity of France, currently governed under the Nouméa Accord, located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Chesterfield…
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Conversations with Philatelists: Episode 24 – Understanding Stamp Restoration with Daisy Todd
Daisy Todd (The Stamp Restorer), a book and paper conservator specializing in philatelic material, discusses the art of stamp restoration, how to properly store a stamp collection to avoid damage, and the delicate grey area between philatelic conservation and forgery.…
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Republic of Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Yemen is characterized as a failed state with high necessity of transformation. Yemen’s constitutionally stated capital is the city of…
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Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is a sovereign island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea and is part of the Lesser Antilles. The island was previously called Iyonola, the name given to the island by the native Amerindians and…
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