Author: thedigitalphilatelist

Join Exploring Stamps as he catches up on some viewer mail and explore stamps, postal history, amazing postcards and more.

View More Exploring Stamps: #Philately – Epic Mail Day

Religious Groups in Canada have many Illustrated Permits. The presentation by the Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada shows 44 users who have over 550 different permits. No other area has the same diversity. An organization with a bulk mailing agreement with Canada Post downloads the template and adds its artwork…

View More Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada: Earle Covert Illustrated Permits

Learn about a war between West and East Germany with Lawrence from Stories Behind the Stamps.

View More Stories Behind the Stamps: Postkrieg – Postal War History of Germany (Introduction)

Stamp collectors have been requesting Ted Talks Stamps provide more details on album pages, stamp mounts, and binders for housing one’s stamp collection. In this video he discusses his own solutions which can save you money while still providing quality and safe storage of your stamp collection.

View More Ted Talks Stamps: Ep.48 – Stamp Collecting Tips Tricks and Hacks Revisited

The Sarawak Specialists Society presents Jon Higgins as he discusses a range of airmail covers with assorted cachets from Sarawak and North Borneo.

View More Sarawak Specialists Society: Post-war Airmail Cachets of North Borneo & East Malaysia

Here is the third video in this 3-binder collection (Part 1 & Part 2) from Kyle’s Stamps. This binder being stamped covers into the mix. The papal states started using stamps in 1852 onwards. We have some very early stamped covers to inspect. Most notable items include a rare Bisect…

View More Kyle’s Stamps: Italian Papal States Collection – Part 3

Here is part 2 (Part 1 – HERE) of the high quality Italian Pontifical States collection from Kyle’s Stamps. This binder does not seem to have any military mail like the first. It does have official mail and a huge amount of other amazing covers most notably one written and…

View More Kyle’s Stamps: Italian Papal States Collection – Part 2

Prakob Chirakiti RDP FRPSL came to London from Bangkok, Thailand and brought with him part of his Grand Prix-winning collection of the early stamp issues of what was formerly Siam.

View More Royal Philatelic Society London: Siam – The Early Years

Kyle’s Stamps has a set of Cayman Island stamps that needed the watermarks checked. He shows how to verify what watermark they should have using the catalogue. Then he uses lighter fluid to illuminate the invisible watermarks. This is just a short walkthrough the process.

View More Kyle’s Stamps: Checking Watermarks On Cayman Island Stamps