Join StampCat Stamps as she looks at this block of Canadian stamps that tells the story of Winnie the Pooh‘s Canadian origins. His namesake- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada- has a statue and exhibit dedicated to Pooh Bear. Let’s go to Winnipeg!
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The First African NFT Stamps Collection is a veritable distillation of all of the art south of the Sahara. The collection includes three NFT stamps with traditional African masks (2005 edition) – “Masque Dan”, “Masque Zamble”, “Masque De Gu”; and one historic stamp named “Elephant” (1959 edition) in 3 denominations.…
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Enjoy an introduction to quilts with the National Postal Museum and the National Museum of American History. Educators touch on the artistry and history of quilts through collection images, a children’s book, and postage stamps.
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Delve into the symbolism of dragons in Chinese culture with the National Postal Museum and the National Museum of Asian Art. Educators share a dragon origin story and highlight dragons in Asian art objects and on postage stamps.
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Корабль этот был построен в Шотландии в 1909 году и планировалось, что его будут использовать как каботажное, то есть для перевозки грузов внутри страны. Назвали тогда новый пароход «Beotic». В начале Первой мировой этот корабль покупает Россия. Вместе с портом приписки корабль меняет и своё имя на «Георгий Седов». Назвали…
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Join Ted Talks Stamps for his penultimate Top-10 list, looking at my favourite US stamps of the 19th century. Plus a couple of viewer lists.
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Postal Historian Terry Woods, of the Caledonian Philatelic Society, presents a display of the various types of Registration labels used in Scotland 1907 until 1939 when the universal (i.e. UK wide) registration label gradually replaced those printed in, and used exclusively by post offices in, Scotland. Terry shows not only…
View More Caledonian Philatelic Society: Scottish Registration LabelsDag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld (1905-1961) was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in September 1961. Hammarskjöld’s tenure was characterized by efforts to strengthen the newly formed UN both internally and externally. He led initiatives…
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The rarest and most valuable stamp in the world valued at $9.5 Million is the one cent magenta from British Guiana on display at the Smithsonian National Stamp Museum in Washington DC. Take a look at this stamp with Exploring Stamps.
View More Exploring Stamps: Season 2/Ep.13 – Most valuable Stamp 1c MagentaSaint Helena is a remote volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean, belonging to the United Kingdom, and named after Saint Helena of Constantinople. The island is one of the most isolated islands in the world and was discovered by the Portuguese in 1502. From 1815-21, the island was…
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