In this episode Ourdadsstamps looks at what is involved in the design of new stamps for the British Postal Service. He looks at the issues of 2021 and discuss in detail one particular set which has caught his attention.
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Wir setzen in dieser Folge das Thema der korrekten Lagerung von Briefmarken fort und geben euch allgemeine Informationen und Tipps, um eurer Briefmarkensammlung ein langes Leben zu bescheren.
View More The Stamp Channel: Die Lagerung von BriefmarkenThe Murex Antillarum (Siratus formosus) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Murex is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly called…
View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 4d Murex AntillarumThe red-billed streamertail (Trochilus polytmus), also known as the ‘doctor bird,’ is indigenous to Jamaica, where it is the most abundant and widespread member of the hummingbird family. It is the national bird of Jamaica. The Arawaks believed the green hummingbird was magic and was believed to be a reincarnation…
View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 8d Doctor Bird Trochilus polytmusWorld War II greatly increased the demand for aluminium across the world. During the 1940s exploration and development work was carried out in Jamaica, mainly by Alcan Aluminium Ltd., Reynolds Metals Company and Kaiser Bauxite Company. Jamaican bauxite was not used during the war, but these three North American companies…
View More Jamaica Philately: 1964 Definitive Series – 2/- Bauxite Mining
The Caledonian Philatelic Society presents three short displays on Fiji. Firstly the pre-Colonial issues, of 1870 -1874, including forgeries, errors, overprints and re-prints; secondly the launch of a new, sponsored, stamp issue in February of this year; and lastly a display on Fiji’s trains, largely used to transport the sugar…
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Join the Sarawak Specialists Society for a presentation by John Higgins as he illustrates the three pioneering series of flights in Sarawak and North Borneo between 1926 and 1930.
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Виктор Петрович родился в 1917 году в семье железнодорожника. До начала Великой Отечественной служил в железнодорожных войсках на дальнем востоке. Сержант Мирошниченко осенью 1941 года командовал 76 отдельным железнодорожным батальоном. В первых числах октября он получил приказ взорвать мост через реку Снопоть … English Subtitles: Viktor Petrovich was born in…
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Únete a Mi Oficina para una Historia postal de Helgoland. Support Document Historia postal de Helgoland (PDF)
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Join the Hong Kong Philatelic Society for a look at Hong Kong branch offices (part 1).
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