Mi Oficina Philatelic Society: La Linea de Vapores Cunard entre Nueva York y La Habana 1859 – 1867 – Primera parte (The Cunard Vapor Line between New York and Havana 1859 – 1867 – Part One)
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The origins, passage and aftermath of the Falklands War, told through the postal history presented by Kim Stuckey and hosted by the Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group.
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After almost 60 years the famed British Guiana 1c magenta has returned to Stanley Gibbons. The event was covered by numerous media outlets but Sky TV was first on the scene with reporter Martin Brunt – this was their take.
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Postal Pleasures Presents: What are my stamps worth? An Introduction To Stampworld.com – A Free Online Stamp Price Catalog
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Finishing up his review of 3 kiloware mixtures from Swan Philatelic Imports, in this episode Ted Talks Stamps looks at the 3rd mixture. Spoiler alert: It’s a good one.
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Peter Congreve (@stampden) discusses how he researches the rich history behind philatelic items to piece together entire genealogies and family stories, and shares a few examples of the most fascinating stories he’s dug up. PODCAST Conversations with Philatelists YouTube
View More Conversations with Philatelists: Episode 61 – The Philatelist as Social Historian
A transmission tower, also known as an electricity pylon or simply a pylon in British English and as a hydro tower in Canadian English, is a tall structure, usually a steel lattice tower, used to support an overhead power line. In electrical grids, they are generally used to carry high-voltage…
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Freemasonry or Masonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. Freemasonry has been the subject of numerous conspiracy theories throughout the years. Modern…
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When the British army conquered Italian Eritrea in January 1941, most of the infrastructure and the industrial areas were extremely damaged and the remaining ones (like the Asmara-Massawa Cableway) were successively removed and sent toward India and British possessions in Africa as a war booty. The Italians in Eritrea started…
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