In October 1941, Japan was threatening war, and Hong Kong was facing a major threat. To strengthen the defences of Hong Kong, Canada sent a contingent designated Force ‘C’. The troops sailed aboard two ships from Vancouver and made brief stops in Honolulu, Hawaii and Manila, Philippines, before reaching Hong…
View More Royal Philatelic Society London: Canada’s C Force in Hong Kong
Join Stamps with Sara as she looks at Thaipongal Day. Thaipongal is a festival celebrating Tamils all around the world on January. It marks the beginning of the harvesting season. By celebrating Thaipongal they shows their gratitude to the sun and the animals for helping their agriculture.
View More Stamps with Sara: Episode 12 – Thaipongal Day
Patrick Maselis, President of the Club De Monte Carlo and former President of the Royal Philatelic Society London, discusses the importance of engaging young philatelists at MonacoPhil, and the club’s membership selection process. He also shares tales of his own personal collecting interests, and how he came to hold his…
View More Conversations with Philatelists: Episode 33 – The Club De Monte Carlo with Patrick Maselis
The last two German Zeppelins left a legacy of philatelic material that provides a fascinating opportunity to experience the fame and impact of these most famous technological marvels of the late 1920s and early 1930s. Join the North Toronto Stamp Club as they look at the last two Zeppelins.
View More NTSC Presents: The Last Two German Zeppelins
Join Richard Philatelist as he looks at Andorra Postcode Stamp.
View More Richard Philatelist: Andorra Postcode Stamp
Join the American Philatelic Society for an intriguing and entertaining presentation by two wildly popular speakers, Jasmine Smith, and Bill Schultz, as they explain a highly unusual postage rate. The story begins like this: as a result of an Act of Congress passed on April 9, 1816, a single-sheet letter…
View More APS Stamp Chats: The Scarce Postal 6¼ Cents
In this All About Stamps talk, Phil Waud describes the development of the ‘Jubilee’ set, issued from January 1887. Discover how the ‘small head’ design came about, the varieties to pursue, and how the design influenced subsequent stamps in this expert guide.
View More All About Stamps: Queen Victoria Jubilee Stamps
In this episode, Dr. Christy Pottroff, a literary professor at Boston College, discusses how she uses postal history as a teaching tool in her classes to analyze the work of great writers such as Edgar Allen Poe. She also discusses the great influence that the postal service has had on…
View More Conversations with Philatelists: Episode 32 – Postal History as a Teaching Tool and Literary Influence
From classic literature to pop culture; from pulp fiction to science fiction – American literature is well-represented on postage stamps of the U.S. and other countries. As a topical stamp collection, American literature is a channel for learning about stamps, as well as discovering new writers and books to read.…
View More Ted Talks Stamps: Episode 25 – American Literature On Postage Stamps
The Inverted Jenny is one of the most desired stamps in the hobby, there are only 100 stamps in existence making it an extremely rare and valuable stamp. Learn about this famous error and the interesting connection to history on this episode of #philately.
View More Exploring Stamps: #Philately – The Rare Inverted Jenny Stamp