Stamp collecting can be entertaining, informative, relaxing or creative. How you collect, what you collect and when you collect is totally up to you. Each collection is personal, and a reflection of your own tastes, likes and preferences. There is no right way to collecting. Where to start? Sometimes it…
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Collecting: King Edward VIII
Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year. Edward was born during…
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George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria, George was third in the…
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Collecting: King George VI
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also Emperor of India from 1936 until 1947, when the British Raj was…
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Collecting: Cachet
In philately, a cachet is a printed or stamped design or inscription, other than a cancellation or pre-printed postage, on an envelope, postcard, or postal card to commemorate a postal or philatelic event. There are official and private (independent of postal authorities) cachets. They commemorate everything from the first flight…
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A dead country is any area that has ceased existence and no longer produces postage stamps. Dealers Dead Country Stamps Facebook Dead Country Stamps Websites Dead Country Stamps and Banknotes YouTube Exploring Stamps: Top Dead Countries to Collect Hong Kong Philatelic Society: Hong Kong Mail to Dead Countries My Stamp…
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Ifni
Ifni (Territorio de Ifni) was a Spanish province on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, south of Agadir and across from the Canary Islands. Spain’s presence in the area can be traced to a settlement called Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña, founded in 1476. After attacks by the Berbers, the…
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In philately, a perfin is a stamp that has had initials or a name perforated across it to discourage theft. The name is a contraction of perforated initials or perforated insignia. They are also sometimes called SPIFS (Stamps Perforated with Initials of Firms and Societies). Blogs Arge-lochungen Canadian Perfin Officials…
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A postal museum is a museum dedicated to the display of objects relating to the postal service. A subcategory of postal museums are philatelic museums, which focus on philately and postage stamps. Facebook Delphos Museum of Postal History National Museum of African Americans on Stamps Websites Athens Philatelic and Postal…
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A revenue stamp, tax stamp, duty stamp or fiscal stamp is a (usually) adhesive label used to collect taxes or fees on documents, tobacco, alcoholic drinks, drugs and medicines, playing cards, hunting licenses, firearm registration, and many other things. Typically businesses purchase the stamps from the government, and attach them…
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