Bahamas Philately: 1954 Definitive Series – 1½d Out Island Settlement

The Out Islands are the islands that make up the Bahamas with the exception of New Providence Island. They are more sparsely inhabited and less economically developed than New Providence and Grand Bahama. The most populous of the Out Islands are Abaco, Andros, and Eleuthera; the Out Islands tend to…

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Bahamas Philately: 1954 Definitive Series – 1d Modern Agriculture

Details Series: 1954 Definitive Series Subject: Modern Agriculture Designer:  Printer: Bradbury Wilkinson & Co Ltd, New Malden, Surrey, England Process: Recess Paper:  Watermark: Multiple Script CA Perf: 11 x 11.5 (comb) Plates: Printed in two panes of 60, separated by a vertical gutter and guillotined through gutter for distribution in single panes. 1 (Brown), 1 (Olive-Green) :…

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Sociedade Philatelica Paulista: Babel seja destruída! – Uma abordagem filatélica do Esperanto

SPP Conecta é um projeto da Sociedade Philatelica Paulista para reunir e conectar os amigos filatelistas, mesmo durante um momento de distanciamento social. Nesta oportunidade, recebemos nosso amigo James Piton para uma conversa a respeito de sua coleção e estudos ligados a linguagem do Esperanto na filatelia.

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Pennsylvania Postal History Society: Trans-Atlantic Mail in the 1860s

The 1860s provide a diverse and interesting backdrop that includes changes in transportation technologies, political conflict, and a consistent trend towards increasing use of the mails by the general populace. Mix in a few isolated incidents – a shipwreck, a tropical storm, and some human error – and you have…

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StampCat Stamps: Czechoslovakia Folk Architecture Stamps

StampCat explores her stamp collection starting with these three postage stamps from Czechoslovakia! By researching these stamps she learned about Czech/Slovak homesteads, the places of Liptov, Koci/Chrudim, and Cicmany, The Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemians, Queen Sofia, and Slovak Olympic wear. Not a bad ‘knowledge haul’ from these three unsuspecting stamps!

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