Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story…
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Levant
The Levant is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Western Asia. In its narrowest sense, it is equivalent to the historical region of Syria, which included present-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and most of Turkey southwest of the middle…
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Liberia
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. Liberia began in the early 19th century as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which believed black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. Between…
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Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of the use of postage stamps and covers and associated postal artefacts illustrating historical episodes in the development of postal systems. The term is attributed to Robson Lowe, a professional philatelist, stamp dealer and…
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Sarawak Specialists Society: World War 2 Postcards of Sarawak
The Sarawak Specialists Society presents Malcolm Gascoyne as he describes the early post World War 2 postcards of Sarawak.
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India Study Circle: Indore SG3
Join the India Study Circle for a look at the Indore SG3 stamp, presented by Sandeep Jaiswal.
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Kyle’s Stamps: Fantastic High Value Stamp British Guiana #7
This British Guiana stamp has a catalog value of $13,000.00. Kyle’s Stamps snagged it with a 70% off deal. What a beautiful and rare stamp indeed. He also shows some cool Albania and Germany philatelic oddities he came across.
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Thematic: World Wide Fund for Nature
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. It was formerly named the World Wildlife Fund, which remains its official name in Canada and the United…
View More Thematic: World Wide Fund for NatureVatican City
Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State, is an independent city state and enclave located within Rome, Italy. The Vatican City State, also known simply as the Vatican, became independent from Italy with the Lateran Treaty (1929), and it is a distinct territory of the Holy See, itself a sovereign…
View More Vatican CityBahamas Philately: Statue of Christopher Columbus
The Statue of Christopher Columbus which stands on the steps leading to Government House, was modelled in London by the Aide to Washington Irving, and presented to The Bahamas in 1830 by one of its Governors, Sir James Carmichael Smythe. Postcards Mardon, Son & Hall Ltd (No.1-39) 1957 – American…
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