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Explore Industrial, Wartime and Social Communication Through Typewriter Philately with the American Topical Association.

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Join the American Topical Association  for Expedition Mail of the Himalaya – The Mt. Everest Mail: 1921-1940 with Eddie Hackstaff. Eddie Hackstaff combines his enjoyment of topical stamp collecting with a favourite activity—rock and mountain climbing. In this presentation, we’ll look at how the mail was moved to and from the…

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Join the American Topical Association to learn about an area of topical collecting that might be new to you. Find out how these stamps fit in your collection. Gregg Redner is Director of Music at Metropolitan United Church in London, Ontario, Canada and Assistant Professor of Music at the University…

View More American Topical Association: Belgian Railway Stamps

Exploring Stamps invited his channel viewers to show and tell him about something of theirs at Stampex. This first time ‘show & tell’ gave him the opportunity to meet the wonderful viewers of this channel, while learning some cool things along the way.

View More Exploring Stamps: #Philately 33 – Watcha Got? A Viewer ‘Show & Tell’ at Stampex

This week Conversations with Philatelists speak with Franz Fedra, the owner and founder of Philasearch, Numisearch, and Antiquesearch. Providing customers all over the world with the ability to search, bid, and buy stamps and collectibles from respected dealers and auction houses.

View More Conversations with Philatelists: Ep. 94 – Philasearch

Specialist Auction Describer, Edward Barrow, explores the work of Kotaro Wada, Japan’s most prolific forger, and the man responsible for ‘The Cherry Blossom Forgeries’.

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This presentation is given by Jeff Bohn, an officer of the France and Colonies Society (US). These Franco-British accountancy markings were authorized for use only during the very short eight day period between 18 and 25 August 1852. This presentation will describe the intended use of these ‘experimental’ accountancy markings…

View More France & Colonies Philatelic Society: Experimental Franco British Accountancy Marks of August 1852

In this episode of Snail Mail with Smokey we take a look at Leather postcards.

View More Snail Mail With Smokey: Episode 24 – Leather Postcards

Philatelic Society of Lancaster County Member George Hauber Sr. shared the story of the Barefoot Mailman. In the mid-1800’s, the stretch of coastline between present-day Palm Beach, Florida and Miami (sixty-eight miles) remained largely untouched since Ponce de Leon sailed past in 1513. Local native American tribes had disappeared in…

View More Philatelic Society of Lancaster County: The Story of the Barefoot Mailman

Before there were Forever stamps, the postal service had trouble having enough stamps on hand for postal rate changes. Their solution was non-denominated postage, which ended up producing one of the ugliest U.S. stamps ever. Join Stampman as he looks at Non-Denominated Postage.

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