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  • Australia Philately: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

  • Australia Philately: Edward John Eyre

  • Australia Philately: George Vancouver

  • Australia Philately: William Buelow Gould

  • Australia Philately: Macquarie Harbour – Sarah Island

  • Australia Philately: 2026 WB Gould’s Sketchbook of Fishes

  • Australia Philately: Burwood Farm

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    Australia Philately: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

    Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (1813 – c.1848), was a Prussian explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia. He arrived in Sydney on 14 February 1842. His aim was to explore inland Australia and he was hopeful of a government appointment in his fields of…

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    Australia Philately: Edward John Eyre

    Edward John Eyre (1815-1901) was born on 5 August 1815 at Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England. At the age of 17, he had intended to enter the army, but at his father’s suggestion, he decided to emigrate to the Colony of New South Wales. Eyre, together with his aboriginal companion, Wylie, was…

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    Australia Philately: George Vancouver

    George Vancouver was born on 22 June 1757 in the seaport town of King’s Lynn in Norfolk, England. He was the sixth and youngest child of John Jasper Vancouver, a Dutch-born deputy collector of customs, and Bridget Berners. In 1771, at age 13, Vancouver entered the Royal Navy as a…

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    Australia Philately: William Buelow Gould

    William Buelow Gould (c.1803-1853) was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. While little is known of his early life, it is thought that he received artistic training under Irish painter, William Mulready, in London, and German lithographer, Rudolph Ackermann, in The Strand. It is also believed that he worked in Spode’s…

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    Australia Philately: Macquarie Harbour – Sarah Island

    Sarah Island (Langerrareroune, Toogee people) was located in Macquarie Harbour, Van Diemen’s Land. The island was named after Sarah Birch, the wife of a prominent surgeon, merchant and shipbuilder in Hobart Town, Thomas William Birch. In January 1822, the Sarah Island penal station was established by Lieutenant-Governor William Sorell as…

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Thematic Websites

Thematic: Olympic Games

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The 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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Thematic: Mythology

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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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Exploring Stamps: Season 3/Ep.15 – Mercury/Hermes Stamps

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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.

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Exploring Stamps: Season 2/Ep.16 Camel Theme Stamps

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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.

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Thematic: Zoology – Camels

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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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Bob Collects Stamps: Shark Week 7 – Palau

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Join Bob Collects Stamps for Shark Week!

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Museum of Philately: Famous Collectors

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Join the Museum of Philately as they look at Famous Collectors.

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Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada: 14th UPU Congress Ottawa, Canada 1957

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The 1957 UPU Congress was only the second time that it had been held in North America, the first being the Washington Congress, sixty years prior in 1897. The congress was held in the Parliament Buildings and lasted 7 weeks from Aug 14 to Oct 3, 1957. Three hundred and…

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Bob Collects Stamps: Shark Week 6 Tuvalu’s – Thresher Sharks

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Join Bob Collects Stamps for Shark Week!

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Stanley Gibbons: Mounting stamps the ‘Easy’ way

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Stamp mounts provide a clean, crisp, and professional finish to any page. Constructed from acid-free material, Davo‘s cut to size easy mounts come with an adhesive strip on the back and are indispensable to any collector.

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