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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 later, Hewanorra, the name given by the native Caribs. The…
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Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region of Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in January 1841 and named after the UK’s Queen Victoria. Part of the region forms the Ross Dependency. See also Polar…
View More Victoria LandThematic: Chemistry
Chemistry is the scientific discipline involved with elements and compounds composed of atoms, molecules and ions: their composition, structure, properties, behavior and the changes they undergo during a reaction with other substances. In the scope of its subject, chemistry occupies an intermediate position between physics and biology. It is sometimes…
View More Thematic: ChemistrySouth Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo, which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling…
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French Polynesia
French Polynesia (Polynésie française), officially the Collectivity of French Polynesia, is an overseas collectivity of the French Republic and its sole overseas country. It is composed of 118 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over an expanse of more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) in the South Pacific Ocean. Following…
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Stamp Chats: North Korea and South Korea – First Issues after World War II
The American Philatelic Society‘s Stamp Chats returns! Join Professor James Grayson of the Sheffield Philatelic Society as he discusses the semiotics (symbolic meanings) of the first stamp issues of North Korea and South Korea after World War II.  Â
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Youth: StampIT 2020
StampIT is the Association of Scottish Philatelic Societies youth programme where children can discover a world of stamps through interactive games and activities. StampIT also provides a number of ideas for teachers to use stamps across the curriculum. Stamps are a great medium for learning about a wide range of…
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Conversations with Philatelists: Episode 6 – Interview with Dana Guyer
Join Charles Epting of HR Harmer and Michael Cortese of NobleSpirit as they talk to Dana Guyer about the American Stamp Dealer Association‘s mission to support collectors and dealers during the pandemic, how they’ve been transitioning dealers to sell more online, and her thoughts on the future of stamp shows.…
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Greater Antilles
The Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea. The area also formed part of the Spanish West Indies (Spanish Antilles). Six island states share the region of the Greater Antilles: Cayman Islands Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico While most of the Greater…
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