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Join the West Indies Philatelic Study Group for a look at both the philatelic and general history of the islands, focusing on the political aspects that influenced stamp designs and how they were used.

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If you visit Facebook and Instagram, but don’t participate much, this program is for you. Jeff Hayward will teach us how to post your philatelic items effectively. He’ll also show how to photograph and scan images and share them with others on these popular social media sites.

View More American Topical Association: Enhance Your Hobby Experience with Social Media

Join the always entertaining Félix L. Pérez-Folch, Jr. for a fast-paced journey. Our exciting adventure will begin in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and adjacent islands. The todies are small birds endemic to the Greater Antiles and in the Caribbean. One species each is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and…

View More American Topical Association: Meet the Todidae Family from the Greater Antilles

From the John Riddell-Carre collection, Ralph shows the corks on stamps and covers, collected to the Heijtz catalogue listings. He explains the need to look out for good quality strikes of identifiable corks on stamps.

View More Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group: Corks

Virtual Stampex 2023 Talk with David McLaughlin on Canada‘s Maple Leaf Issue (1897-1898).

View More Philatelic Traders’ Society: Canada’s Maple Leaf Issue (1897-1898)

Virtual Stampex 2023 Talk with the Postal Museum (London).

View More Philatelic Traders’ Society: The King’s Stamp

The Kingdom of Mysore: Fiscal and Revenue Stamps – 1869 to 1973 exhibit by Mr. Akhil Reddy at Thailand 2023 WSC Exhibition

View More JCPhilately: Kingdom of Mysore – Fiscal and Revenue Stamps (1869-1973)

Postal History of Portuguese India – 1819 to 1885 exhibit by Dr. Narendra Kumar Saboo at Thailand 2023 WSC Exhibition.

View More JCPhilately: Postal History of Portuguese India (1819-1885)

Getting your fill of information on stamp collecting can be costly. Ted Talks Stamps has started compiling sources of free articles on the web and posting them to Ted Talks Stamps: The Forum. More and more specialist societies are providing access to the back issues of their society journals, and…

View More Ted Talks Stamps: Where to Find FREE Philatelic Information On the Internet