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Join Mi Oficina for Not All That Glitters is Gold.

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This talk by the Royal Philatelic Society of London covers the approximate 40 year period from about 1820 to the 1860s during which the messy and awkward practice of sealing a folded letter (entire) with a wax seal was transformed via the introduction of wafer seals and the regular use…

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Join the Indian Philatelist for a Research and Swap Challenge with Ted Talks Stamps!

View More Indian Philatelist: Swap and Research Challenge with Ted Talk Stamps

Join Ted Talks Stamps’ Swap and Research Challenge with The Indian Philatelist, wherein they send each other a set of postage stamps, and research the subject shown, and then simultaneously upload our videos with the results. Also, he has another viewer top-10 list of stamps to share with you.

View More Ted Talks Stamps: Ep. 61 – Swap and Research Challenge with the Indian Philatelist

Join the American Topical Association for Two Stamps, One Journey.

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It’s Viewer Mail Day! From postcards and wonderful letters, to a quick ad hoc trip with the drone, this mail day is a fun exploration of philately and the incredible philatelic community.

View More Exploring Stamps: #Philately 26 – Illuminating Mail Day

Yan Marin is a 16 year old philatelist living in Romania who was among the first to take part in extreme philately. “Extreme philately is when you take a stamp, observe the imagery, try to find the aspect of the stamp in real life, and make a photo of the…

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The presentation by the Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada is based on the author’s book which collates all the information he has discovered from more than 40 years of collecting. He takes a social philately approach to the subject. The presentation looks at the politics, businesses, people, stamps, covers, postmarks,…

View More Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada: Bangkok British Consulate Post Office (1855-1885)

Kyle’s Stamps has been transferring lots of stamps into his Mystic albums and has unfortunately damaged a few. He was looking into a better way to unhinge stamps from albums other than pulling them off the pages by the hinge. Some people use “stamp lift fluid” on the stamps after…

View More Kyle’s Stamps: How I’m Removing Stamps Hinged In Albums