StampCat researches another postage stamp from her stamp collection: the Johnny Canuck stamp from the Canadian Superheroes stamp series issued in 1995. Join StampCat as she learns a bit about Canadian Comics including Superman’s Toronto origins, the era of Canadian Whites, and Johnny Canuck, the political cartoon and comic-book war…
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Part 1 of MyStampStories series on stamps of the Summer Olympic Games. In this video, he discusses stamps issued by host nations in the years 1896, 1906 (intercalated), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1948 and 1956. Link: Stamps of the Summer Olympic Games 1896-1956
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Coins, Stamps and Collectibles looks at the four 1948 Olympic Games Commemorative Stamps celebrating the London Games 72 years ago. King George VI appears on all four stamps and we discuss their designers.
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Did you know….Stamp Collecting paid for the first Modern Olympic Games? Learn about this fascinating connection between the most celebrated athletic festival and the most wonderful of hobbies, philately in this episode of Exploring Stamps. * Clarification: The 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics happened before the Moscow Summer Olympics.
View More Exploring Stamps: Season 3/Ep.19 Olympic StampsThe modern Olympic Games or Olympics are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world’s foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The Olympic…
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Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. The main characters in myths are usually non-humans, such as gods, demigods, and other supernatural figures However, others also include humans, animals, or combinations in their classification…
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Do some countries use the incorrect symbol for healthcare? Are ‘The Flash’ and ‘Asterix’ related in some way? A stamp from Australia featuring the Roman God Mercury brings up these interesting questions and more.
View More Exploring Stamps: Season 3/Ep.15 – Mercury/Hermes Stamps
Lets discuss thematic or topical philately in this episode, as Exploring Stamps looks at camel stamps, the United Arab Emirates, and his fascination with a certain French Algerian Stamp.
View More Exploring Stamps: Season 2/Ep.16 Camel Theme Stamps
A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as “humps” on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food (milk and meat) and textiles (fiber and felt from hair). Camels are working animals especially suited to their…
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