Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain’s North American colonies. Little is known about his early life, but he may have been a sailor on privateer ships during Queen Anne’s War before he settled on…
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StampCat Stamps: Can’t Complain- I’m Seeing Champlain!
It’s time for some #xtremephilately! Destination: Quebec City, Canada. Here we will learn about the man himself Samuel de Champlain, explorer, cartographer, and founder of Quebec City. StampCat sets her sights on the town and rides a ferry across the St. Lawrence from the town of Levis, just like hundreds…
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SEAPEX: Pakistan Philately, A Short Tour
Join SEAPEX as they present Pakistan philately with Jeff Siddiqui.
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SEAPEX: 19th Century India-US History through Philately
Join SEAPEX as they present 19th Century India-US History through Philately with Ravi Vora.
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India Study Circle: 18.2 The Bombay-Aden Sea Post Office Service
Join the India Study Circle for as they discuss the Bombay-Aden Sea Post Office Service with Zubin Kabraji.
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Independent State of Rainbow Creek
The Independent State of Rainbow Creek was an Australian secessionist micronation active during the 1970s and 80s, located in Cowwarr, a town on the Thomson River in the Victorian Alps. It was founded on 23 July 1979 by Thomas Barnes in protest of alleged incompetence by the Government of Victoria…
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Postal Pleasures: German Stamps Part 7
Postal Pleasures Presents: German Stamps Part 7 – Early DDR – Officials, Inflations, & Hindenburg Medallions – Goodwill Bag 1.
View More Postal Pleasures: German Stamps Part 7Bahamas Philately: Eleuthera
Eleuthera refers both to a single island and to its associated group of smaller islands. It lies 80 km (50 miles) east of Nassau and forms a part of the Great Bahama Bank. Its eastern side faces the Atlantic Ocean, and its western side faces the Great Bahama Bank. The…
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Bahamas Airways Limited (BAL) was formed in 1936 to takeover the operation Inter-island Charter Services (1933). In 1943, Pan American Airways (Pan Am) took a 45% stake in 1943 but was bought out by British South American Airways (BSAA) and in 1949 was subsequently was absorbed into British Overseas Airways Corporation…
View More Bahamas Philately: Bahamas Airways LimitedBahamas Philately: 1971 Definitive Series (New Values) – 18c Royal Poinciana
Details Series: 1971 Definitive Series (New Values) Subject: Royal Poinciana Designer: Elyse Wasile Printer: Format International Security Printers Ltd Process: Lithography Paper: Watermark: Multiple St Edward’s Crown Block CA Perf: 14.5 x 14 (comb) Cylinders: 1A (Deep Green) 1A (Yellow-Green) 1A (Yellow) 1A (Red) 1A (Black) 1B (Deep Green) 1B (Yellow-Green) 1B (Yellow) 1B (Red)…
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