French West Africa (Afrique-Occidentale Française) was a federation of eight French colonial territories in Africa. The federation existed from 1895 until 1958. Its capital was Saint-Louis, Senegal until 1902, and then Dakar until the federation’s collapse in 1960. The territories that made up the federation were: Dahomey French Guinea (Guinée…
View More French West AfricaThe Aden Protectorate was a British protectorate in southern Arabia which evolved in the hinterland of the port of Aden and in the Hadramaut following the conquest of Aden by Great Britain in 1839. Beginning with a formal treaty of protection with the Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra in…
View More Aden ProtectorateThe American Philatelic Society, American Topical Association and the American First Day Cover Society hosted their first Virtual Stamp Show between 17-22 August 2020. Engage Website: www.stamps.org Twitter: @APS_stamps Instagram: aps_stamps YouTube: American Philatelic Society YouTube Innovation Stamp Dedication Thank You Stamp Dedication
View More Virtual Stamp ShowPalau, officially the Republic of Palau, and historically Belau, Palaos or Pelew, is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean. The country contains approximately 340 islands, and together with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia. The country was originally settled approximately 3,000 years ago by migrants from…
View More PalauThe Marshall Islands (Marshall Inseln), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands is an island country near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, and an Associated state of the United States. Geographically, the country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia. The islands derive their name from John…
View More Marshall IslandsNauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia. Nauru was first inhabited by Micronesians and Polynesians at least 3,000 years ago. There were traditionally 12 clans or tribes on Nauru, which are represented in the twelve-pointed star on the…
View More NauruGerman New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) consisted of the northeastern part of the island of New Guinea and several nearby island groups and was the first part of the German colonial empire. The mainland part of the territory, called Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, became a German protectorate in 1884. Other island groups were added subsequently.…
View More German New GuineaAnatomy is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science which deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having its beginnings in prehistoric times. Anatomy is inherently tied to…
View More Thematic: Biology – AnatomyThis podcast is a collection of philatelic adventures of an academic anatomist. Here Mike Pascoe share stories of his adventures with collectible items that themselves tell fascinating stories! Details Instagram: @Dissectingphilately Podcast: Dissecting-philately Twitter: Dissecting Philately – @DissecPhilately Website: linktr.ee/pascoe YouTube: Dissecting Philately YouTube Episode 16 Episode 15 Episode 14…
View More Dissecting PhilatelyThe Territory of Papua and New Guinea was established by an administrative union between the Australian-administered territories of Papua and New Guinea . Shortly after the start of the Pacific War, the island of New Guinea was invaded by the Japanese. Most of West Papua, at that time known as…
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