Paleoanthropology or paleo-anthropology is a branch of paleontology with a human focus, which seeks to understand the early development of anatomically modern humans, a process known as hominization, through the reconstruction of evolutionary kinship lines within the family Hominidae, working from biological evidence (such as petrified skeletal remains, bone fragments,…
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The first of four parts – HRT3 Stamp Chats takes a look at some of the “early” US baseball stamps and their history.
View More HRT3 Stamp Chats: Baseball Through Stamps Part IAustralia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising six states and ten territories. Indigenous Australians inhabited the continent for about 65,000 years prior to the first arrival of Dutch explorers in the early 17th century, who named it New Holland. In 1770, Australia’s eastern half…
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The Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library (RMPL) takes a look at the stories and folk lore of Dragons on postage stamps from around the world.
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Since our first auction in 1901, Stanley Gibbons has accumulated generations of philatelic knowledge and expertise. Join Head of Commonwealth George James and Head of Auctions Tom Hazell in this video to learn tips on buying, selling and bidding in auctions.
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Join Charles Epting of HR Harmer and Michael Cortese of NobleSpirit as they discuss how their philatelic journeys began, and how they came to hold the professional positions they’re in now. Podcast Episode 7 – Podcast Host Origin Stories YouTube
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Join the Smithsonian National Postal Museum looking at handmade envelopes. Creating handmade envelopes is a wonderful and easy way to add unexpected personality to your mail. With simple supplies including a magazine or newspaper, glue, a pen or a pencil, a ruler, and scissors anyone can make a uniquely beautiful…
View More Smithsonian National Postal Museum: Handmade EnvelopesLooking at Stamps is a weekly 30 minute podcast discussing all things postage stamps, hosted by Russ Romano.
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Ted Talks Stamps looks at some of the most unusual postage stamps produced, from Poland’s silk souvenir sheet, to Bhutan’s “Talking Postage Stamps,” to the latest hi tech releases. As postal systems around the world strive to earn money in the face of declining mail volume, they continually find new…
View More Ted Talks Stamps: Unusual StampsCryptozoology is a pseudoscience and subculture that aims to prove the existence of entities from the folklore record, such as Bigfoot, the chupacabra, or Mokele-mbembe. Cryptozoologists refer to these entities as cryptids, a term coined by the subculture. Because it does not follow the scientific method, cryptozoology is considered a…
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