This week Conversations with Philatelists speak with Peter Clyde, founder of Lazels, creating high end miniature puzzles out of titanium. With an interest in philately, this past week Peter launched a 1:1 replica titanium puzzle of the Great Britain 1929 “Post Union Congress” stamp. They talk to Peter about the…
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Let’s explore Nepal‘s postage stamps with Exploring Stamps. For this episode, a definitive stamp from the 1990s provides a lesson on Nepal’s history, its monarch, and its Mountain expedition mail.
View More Exploring Stamps: S4/E7 -Nepal’s Stamps & Himalayan Expedition MailNepal, formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world’s ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. The…
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Returning after a short hiatus, Conversations with Philatelists speaks with Jean Wang about the difference between Topical collecting and Thematic collecting, her award winning thematic Blood exhibit, the importance of joining organized philately, and a few stories from her time on the Canada Post Stamp Advisory Committee.
View More Conversations with Philatelists: Ep. 92 Thematic Collecting with Jean Wang
Philatelic Traders’ Society presents Chris Harman and his collection entitled The Chalon Head of Queen Victoria in the Stampex Court of Honour. Here Chris gives us an insight into the display. The video was first shown live on Facebook during the show itself.
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Gramps Stamps and the Central Oregon Stamp Club presents the History of Italian Stamps.
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Philatelic Society of Lancaster County friend and acclaimed U.S. Revenue researcher, author, exhibitor, and aficionado Ron Lesher presents on “Pure Adulteration”. This is a United States revenue study on the federal taxation to enforce the safety of our food supply prior to the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.…
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Join the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria for their favourite postal history covers!
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Once brandished ‘improper’ and a collecting faux pas, Stanley Gibbons‘ Head of Commonwealth, George James, discusses how collecting revenue stamps has had a resurgence and risen in popularity in recent years.
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Join educators from the National Postal Museum and the National Museum of the American Latino for an exploration of Mexican mariachi music with a children’s book, museum objects, and postage stamps.
View More Smithsonian National Postal Museum: Stamp Stories – Mariachi