Have you heard of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists? Our Head of Commonwealth, George James, is joined by Jon Aitchison to discuss and explore what it is, its history and what it takes to be nominated and selected for the honour of ‘RDP’.
View More Stanley Gibbons: What It Takes To Be On The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
The origins of the postage stamp can be traced to a time long before the 19th century. The talk – illustrated with a selection of items from Grimwood-Taylor’s collections – briefly covered the origins of writing and of postal rates, before tracing the origins of postage stamps from their roots…
View More Smithsonian National Postal Museum: Origins, Birth & Reach of the Postage Stamp through 1847
This is a Show and Tell meeting by members. The following subjects have been discussed: BI Bank of D’Indochine perf. on HK QEII stamps by Nick Halewood, Tientsin type B c.d.s. index letters and day of the week by Susan Crewe, Postage due 1c postal stationery envelope from HK to…
View More Hong Kong Philatelic Society: Hong Kong Study Circle Joint Meeting
In this episode, Ted Talks Stamps unboxes two mail deliveries – one of them a one-sided postage stamp from Luxembourg; the other a sheet of labels designed by Chris Calle, for the Boston 2026 World Stamp Expo. Topping it off are stamp favorites submitted by two viewers.
View More Ted Talks Stamps: Ep. 58 – Of Postage Stamps and Bagels
In this episode, Ourdadsstamps look at the stamps that have been produced to commemorate the Chinese New Year, and look for reasons why the Golden Monkey stamp of 1980 is so scarce even though 5 million were issued.
View More Ourdadsstamps: Chinese New Year stamps
In Episode 31, Stamp Stories delves into the story of the Christmas 1970 issue, and the first Canadian stamp to depict Santa Claus. Podcast Christmas 1970 Blog Christmas 1970
View More Stamp Stories: Episode 31 – Canada’s Christmas 1970
Join the British Empire Study Group and Joan Harmer as she presents Mourning Covers.
View More British Empire Study Group: Mourning Covers
In this presentation by the Winnipeg Philatelic Society, they look at the German hyperinflation postage stamps from 1922 and 1923 and the hyperinflation itself are discussed. All the hyperinflation stamps between May and December 1923 are shown along with a representative group of the stamps between 1920 and May 1923.
View More Winnipeg Philatelic Society: German Hyperinflation 1920 to 1923This is a follow on from Philately and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) – Part 1. What is Philately? When it comes to whether or not NFTs are philately, many of the arguments put forth used invented definitions, often manipulated to represent the argument. The Oxford Dictionary describes the origins of the…
View More Opinion: Philately and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) – Part 2Warning: This article should not be considered as financial advice. Anyone seeking to invest should seek the guidance of a professional advisor. There has been an increase in the talk of Crypto stamps and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in the philatelic community over the last year. However, much of the talk…
View More Opinion: Philately and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) – Part 1