British Empire Study Group: The Devils Mail Part II

The British Empire Study Group hosts The Devils Mail Part II with Dr. Steven J. Berlin Sept 2024

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Ted Talks Stamps: Making Progress On My Stamp Collection

Ted Talks Stamps gives us an update on his stamp collection!

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American Topical Association: How to Create My One-Page Exhibit

Join us as we share tips and tricks on how to create an eye-catching one-page exhibit for the American Topical Association‘s “My One-Page Exhibit!” event.

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RMPL Denver: Venezuela 1932-34 Air Mail Stamp Issue Using Winchester Security Paper

An overview of a very specific, but little known, niche of aero-philately involving Venezuela‘s 1932-1934 air mail issue. The presenter focuses on the use of a single type of paper, Winchester security paper, which is believed unique to the stamp collecting world. It illustrates the stamps of this infrequently used…

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Ken’s Stamp Collection: Update to My Newfoundland Canada Stamp Collection

Ken is updating his progress on his Newfoundland collection!

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ISCNY: Understanding French West African Stamps

  In this comprehensive lecture, Phil Pritchard walks us through the intricate history of French West Africa, exploring how the region’s complex colonial past is reflected in its philatelic issues. He addresses the confusion arising from the numerous name changes and territorial reconfigurations of countries such as French Sudan (now…

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Ken’s Stamp Collection: Identifying and Collecting Australian King George V Stamps

Today we talk about how to identify Australia’s King George V stamps, which came out around the same time as the Kangaroo and Map stamps that we covered last week. This should be a simpler episode as this is a much simpler set to identify.

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RMPL Denver: Postal Service and Communication in Nazi-Occupied Norway 1940-1945

Even Brande will share both previously told stories and family stories on how the German occupation of Norway on April 9, 1940 impacted mail delivery and communication during World War 2. During the war, multiple postal systems evolved, both official and unofficial. The Norwegian postal system provided both legitimate and…

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RMPL Denver: Portuguese East Africa Postal Issuing Entities from 1870 to 1940

A look at the myriad of stamp issuing entities in Portugese East Africa fron 1870 to 1940. The presentation was prepared by Dr. John K, Cross of Oakhurst, California and presented by Steve Bonowski to the Rocky Mountain Philatelic Library in April 2024.

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