Author: thedigitalphilatelist

In this episode, Ourdadstamps takes a look at the series of Spanish stamps issued annually from 1958 to 1979 depicting art works from famous Spanish artists, including Goya, Velázquez, Sorolla, Picasso and many others.

It’s the first-ever episode of the brand new stamp collecting podcast, Stamps Aren’t Cool! Hey, come back! The social media generation is blowing the cobwebs off the dusty old hobby of philately, and discovering what it has to offer in the 21st century. Stamps Aren’t Cool explores this world, while…

Chris Higgs describes his research into the development of the Sarawak Flag and the Sarawak state and Brooke family coats of arms. This provides a fascinating insight into the history of coats of arms and how they can be obtained.

What Cinderella stamps have taken your interest? Stanley Gibbons‘ Specialist Oscar Young shows us some key examples including a series issued for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.

On 1st November 1858, the administration of the territories in India held in trust by the Honorable East India Company passed to the Crown, with Lord Canning as the first of a long line of Viceroys. Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India on 1st/2nd January 1877, but the effect…

The celebration of technological achievement is a common theme in the world of postage stamps. Showing both classic and modern models of transportation vehicles especially is a popular stamp subject– like this sparkling little collage of colorful cars and trucks! This frame of 12 stamps hails from four different issues…

Is this the ultimate stamp collector’s island? With a famous mutiny and a dependency on postage stamps, the Pitcairn Islands’ have produced some beautiful stamps over the years that allow us all to own a piece of this epic story.