Have you heard of the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists? Our Head of Commonwealth, George James, is joined by Jon Aitchison to discuss and explore what it is, its history and what it takes to be nominated and selected for the honour of ‘RDP’.
View More Stanley Gibbons: What It Takes To Be On The Roll of Distinguished Philatelists
The origins of the postage stamp can be traced to a time long before the 19th century. The talk – illustrated with a selection of items from Grimwood-Taylor’s collections – briefly covered the origins of writing and of postal rates, before tracing the origins of postage stamps from their roots…
View More Smithsonian National Postal Museum: Origins, Birth & Reach of the Postage Stamp through 1847
This is a Show and Tell meeting by members. The following subjects have been discussed: BI Bank of D’Indochine perf. on HK QEII stamps by Nick Halewood, Tientsin type B c.d.s. index letters and day of the week by Susan Crewe, Postage due 1c postal stationery envelope from HK to…
View More Hong Kong Philatelic Society: Hong Kong Study Circle Joint Meeting
In this episode, Ted Talks Stamps unboxes two mail deliveries – one of them a one-sided postage stamp from Luxembourg; the other a sheet of labels designed by Chris Calle, for the Boston 2026 World Stamp Expo. Topping it off are stamp favorites submitted by two viewers.
View More Ted Talks Stamps: Ep. 58 – Of Postage Stamps and Bagels
In this episode, Ourdadsstamps look at the stamps that have been produced to commemorate the Chinese New Year, and look for reasons why the Golden Monkey stamp of 1980 is so scarce even though 5 million were issued.
View More Ourdadsstamps: Chinese New Year stamps
It’s time for some more #xtremephilately with StampCat Stamps as we visit the site of this Canadian postage stamp, the Upper Fort Garry Gate in Winnipeg. It’s all that remains of the great Hudson Bay trading post of the mid 1800s, but now it has been revitalized into a park…
View More StampCat Stamps: Fort Garry Gate Postage Stamp
Between 1874 and 1940, France issued many series of definitives, some of which were in use for over 30 years. Many of these series have varieties that appeared over time, and the designs had additional uses such as domestic postal stationery and use overseas. Philatelic Society of Lancaster County and…
View More Philatelic Society of Lancaster County: Definitively France – A Survey of the Definitive Issues of France (1876-1940)
Tony Shields shares his fascinating story on his philatelic career and his store in Australia with the Philatelic Traders’ Society. Hear him chat about his experiences including meeting Princess Mary and more.
View More Philatelic Traders’ Society: Tony Shields, Shields Stamps & Coin
House of Stamps – a story about the hobby of philately, in which the emergence and development, but also the challenges of today are illuminated. Episode 1 will be available here on YouTube on April 18, 2022.
View More The Stamp Channel: House Of Stamps Trailer (2022)
Join the British Empire Study Group and Joan Harmer as she presents Mourning Covers.
View More British Empire Study Group: Mourning Covers