Prince Edward Island is a province of Canada and one of the three Maritime provinces. Part of the traditional lands of the Mi’kmaq, it was colonized by the British in the 1700s. It was federated into Canada as a province in 1873. Its capital is Charlottetown. The island has several…
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New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of four Atlantic provinces on the east coast of Canada. New Brunswick was among the first places in North America to be explored and settled by Europeans. In 1784, after an influx of refugees from the American Revolutionary War settled in the area, the province was…
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Nova Scotia is a province in eastern Canada. It is the most populous of Canada’s four Atlantic provinces. The land that comprises what is now Nova Scotia has been inhabited by the indigenous Miꞌkmaq people for thousands of years. France’s first settlement in North America, Port-Royal, was established in 1605…
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Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization. See…
View More Thematic: MineralogyThematic: Mineralogy – Gemology
Gemology (or gemmology) is the science dealing with natural and artificial gemstone materials. It is a geoscience and a branch of mineralogy. Some jewelers (and many non-jewelers) are academically trained gemologists and are qualified to identify and evaluate gems. Blogs Diamonds Stamps Gold and Gems on Postage Stamps Philatelic Mineralogy…
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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. Sixteen ethnic groups inhabit Sierra Leone, the two largest and most influential being the Temne and Mende peoples. About 2% of the country’s population are Krio, descendants of freed African American and…
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The Machin series of postage stamps is the main definitive stamp series in the United Kingdom, used since 5 June 1967. It is the second series to figure the image of Elizabeth II, replacing the Wilding series. Designed by Arnold Machin, they consist simply of the sculpted profile of the…
View More Collecting: MachinsStamp Collecting: Beginners
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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Canada is a country in the northern part of North America consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Various Indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years before European colonization. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast.…
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Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. Lithuania is one of the Baltic states. For centuries, the south eastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, the Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas and the…
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