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In this episode of Snail Mail with Smokey we take a look at a set of six New Zealand stamps that feature beautiful sheep.

View More Snail Mail With Smokey: Episode 31 – Sheep on Stamps (Part 1)

Our very own Philatelic Society of Lancaster County member and Lebanon Stamp Collectors Club Newsletter Editor Scott Ney shares an exciting baseball-themed presentation entitled “The Shot Heard Round the World.” The Date: October 3, 1951. The Teams: The Brooklyn Dodgers versus the New York Giants. The Location: The Polo Ground, Upper…

View More Philatelic Society of Lancaster County: The Shot Heard Round The World (3 October 1951)

Reading Stamp Collectors Club President, Philatelic Society of Lancaster County Member and philatelic friend, David Hunt shares his study entitled “The Half-a-Presentation.” This was inspired by “The Half-A-Collection” exhibited by Clyde Jennings. His presentation is a brief survey of the U.S. 1/2-cent stamps. Between 1925 and 1959, the U.S. Post…

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In a departure from their usual format, France & Colonies Philatelic Society’s program consists of 10 short presentations, including both France and French Colonies, and ranging from 1849 to the middle of the 20th century.

View More France & Colonies Philatelic Society: Show and Tell (Nov 2022)

The Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada presents Tom Gosse and the Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia in World War II. By 1942 the Japanese occupied many countries in SE Asia. The presentation shows how the Japanese operated such an incredibly large postal network. They used existing postal services and philatelic items…

View More Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada: Japanese Occupation of South-East Asia

The Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada presents Dr Gregg Redner and the Belgium First Montenez Issue. The stamp was the work of Georges Montenez (1873-1930) from Belgium. The topic of this presentation is the ‘Special Printing’ which was produced as a souvenir sheet for the 1921 Brussels International Philatelic Exhibit.…

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The Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group presents Nigel Kay as he takes a look at the stamps and postal history of the 6 stamps of the Falkland Islands Queen Elizabeth II Interim Issue.

View More Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group: The Queen Elizabeth II Interim Issue

The first stamps of Czechoslovakia depict St. Vitus Cathedral at Hradcany Castle. In this presentation, Robert Lauer provides an overview of the stamps, postal history and postal stationery of this complex issue.

View More NTSC Presents: Introduction to the Hradcany Issue of Czechoslovakia (1918-1920)

Jerry Kalyn, President of the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society, provides an overview of Ukrainian philately covering the period from 1918 to the present including the first stamp issues, trident and Western Ukraine overprints, occupation issues, provisional to modern.

View More NTSC Presents: A Primer on Ukrainian Philately

The High Value Packet (HVP) service was introduced in 1930 to “repatriate” either Scottish or English used notes between receiving and issuing banks, or to send notes from outlying banks to Head Office. This was before the days of security firm deliveries. The HVP service offered additional security to sending…

View More Royal Philatelic Society London: UK High Value Packet Mail – The Secret Service