Author: thedigitalphilatelist

Learn about this fascinating unknown story after the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeni with Stories Behind the Stamps.

View More Stories Behind the Stamps: Undercover Mail From Iran to Israel – An Unknown Story

On December 3rd, 2022, US expert William T Crowe reviewed material at the Spellman Museum brought in by members and other guests to offer “on the battle field” opinions regarding authenticity and condition. In a first of many event, sponsored by NobleSpirit, these events look to bring collectors more in…

View More Conversations with Philatelists: Ep. 96 – Bill Crowe at The Spellman Museum

Ourdadsstamps reviews an album of New Zealand stamps that he purchased at the Autumn Stampex. Covering Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II, I talk about the Chalon Heads, the differences between watermarks, stamp values King George VI and QEII definitives and the New Zealand Christmas stamps.

View More Ourdadsstamps: Stamp Album Reveal

In this episode of Snail Mail with Smokey I share with you three Christmas stamps from Poland.

View More Snail Mail With Smokey: Episode 38 – Christmas Stamps from Poland

George D. Hauber, Sr., longtime friend and Philatelic Society of Lancaster County member, shared two presentations this evening, one entitled “Semi-Postal Stamps,” highlighting United States Semi-postals, and the second entitled “Overview of Semi-Postal Stamps of the Philippine Islands,” highlighting this country’s semi-postal stamps, each one with a with a surcharge…

View More Philatelic Society of Lancaster County: U.S. Semi-Postal Stamps and Semi-Postals of the Philippine Islands

This video is an introduction to Postcrossing and Postcards by the Eclectic Philatelist.

View More Eclectic Philatelist: Postcrossing and Postcards

In late November, Delcampe announced that they would be moving to anonymous transactions. The Philatelic Traders’ Society (PTS) caught up with owner Sebastian Delcampe to find out more and why this is such an important move. The change will take place on 8th December.

View More Philatelic Traders’ Society: Sebastian Delcampe – Move To Anonymous Transactions

This video from Eclectic Philatelist is about starting a new topical collection of Torii Gates. The subject was inspired by the board game “The One Hundred Torii” by Pencil First Games.

View More Eclectic Philatelist: Torii Gates – Starting A New Topical Collection

Join Eclectic Philatelist for a look at Frankenstein on postage stamps and the evolution of the image of the creature.

View More Eclectic Philatelist: Frankenstein on Stamps

Join the American Topical Association for Going on a Philatelic Holiday Through the Coastal Countries of Eastern Europe.

View More American Topical Association: Going on a Philatelic Holiday Through the Coastal Countries of Eastern Europe