Basutoland was a British Crown colony that existed from 1884 to 1966. Though the Basotho (then known as Basuto) and their territory had been under British control starting in 1868 (and ruled by Cape Colony from 1871), the Cape Colony was unpopular and unable to control the territory. As a…
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Lesotho
Lesotho, officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is an enclaved country within the border of South Africa. It is by far the largest of the world’s three independent states completely surrounded by the territory of another country, with Vatican City and San Marino being the other two. Additionally, it is the…
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French Sudan
French Sudan (Soudan Français) was a French colonial territory in the Federation of French West Africa (Afrique-Occidentale Française) from around 1880 until 1959, when it joined the Mali Federation (Fédération du Mali), and then in 1960, when it became the independent state of Mali. The colony was formally called French…
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Philatelic Society of Lancaster County: 400th Anniversary of the Pilgrims Landing in the New World
David Hunt, President of the Reading Stamp Collectors Club, shares with the Philatelic Society of Lancaster County members and guests the United States postage stamps for the 300th, 350th and 400th anniversaries of the Pilgrim Landing in the new World. He also shows the 3 stamps Great Britain issued for…
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NTSC Presents: Michelangelo’s Paintings in the Sistine Chapel
Mattia Guida takes the North Toronto Stamp Club on a philatelic tour of Vatican City’s Sistine Chapel as seen through a number of different stamp issues, with a focus on the breathtaking, iconic works of art by world-renowned architect, sculptor and painter Michelangelo.
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Tunisia (Tunisie), officially the Republic of Tunisia (Republique Tunisienne), is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. The capital and largest city is Tunis, located on the northeast coast, which lends the country its name. From early antiquity, Tunisia was inhabited by the indigenous Berbers. Phoenicians began to…
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Philatelic Society of Lancaster County: World War II V-Mail (Victory Mail)
Join the Philatelic Society of Lancaster County and George Hauber, Jr. as he presents “World War II V-Mail” – a thorough and interesting history of the related necessity to get mail to the servicemen during World War II faster and cheaper with microfilm technology, while maintaining sufficient cargo space for…
View More Philatelic Society of Lancaster County: World War II V-Mail (Victory Mail)French Tunisia
The French protectorate of Tunisia (Protectorat français de Tunisie), commonly referred to as simply French Tunisia, was established in 1881, during the French colonial Empire era, and lasted until Tunisian independence in 1956. In the decades leading up to the French incursion, Tunisia was a province of the declining Ottoman…
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Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula. The landscape is dominated by the Rock of Gibraltar. In 1704, Anglo-Dutch forces captured Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession on behalf of the Habsburg claim to the Spanish throne. The…
View More GibraltarThematic: Astrology – Chinese Zodiac
The Chinese zodiac is a classification scheme based on the lunar calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating 12-year cycle. The 12-year cycle is an approximation to the 11.85-year orbital period of Jupiter. Originating from China, the zodiac and its variations remain…
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