The Digital Philatelist

In 1927, Swedish scientist Sven Hedin led an expedition across the northwest territory of China. In this episode, Ted Talks Stamps discusses the set of stamps issued by China, to raise funds to help offset the cost of the expedition.

View More Ted Talks Stamps: China’s Postage Stamp Set for the Sino-Swedish Expedition of 1927-1933

Kyle’s Stamps decided to share a walkthrough of what he went through while trying to buy Imperial China stamps on the web. He focused mainly on Airmail stamps for this video. There are some secret marks you have to look out for. These are not even close to the most…

View More Kyle’s Stamps: A Bit Of My Journey Buying China Stamps Online

Roger Mooney examines Italy’s transformation from a monarchy to a republic, as told through its stamps. This presentation delves into the role of stamps as both propaganda and historical record, covering Italy’s philatelic journey from its first issues up to 1956. An essential watch for those interested in Italian history…

View More International Stamp Club of New York: From Monarchy to Republic – Italy’s History Through Stamps

Phil Pritchard presents a captivating narrative of the USS Macon (ZRS-5), the pride of American airships, detailing its construction and operational history as well as its ultimate crash. As he unfolds the story of this remarkable dirigible, Phil provides insights into the technological marvel it was during its time. The…

View More International Stamp Club of New York: The USS Macon Saga: From Sky Giant to a Cover Story

Enjoy a look at Ken’s Stamp Collection‘s German Germania stamps. He talks through the varieties and gives hints about how to identify them. He also shows how he structures his homemade album pages.

View More Ken’s Stamp Collection: Identifying and Collecting German Germania Postage Stamps

In a live meeting of the Royal Philatelic Society London, Sandeep Jaiswal FRPSL presented important items from his collection and his various exhibits. This included stamps, covers, and postal stationery from these Indian Convention and Feudatory States: Bahawalpur, Bamra, Barwani, Bhopal, Bundi, Chamba, Charkhari, Cochin, Dhar, Dungarpur, Duttia & Faridkot.

View More Royal Philatelic Society London: Some Of My Favourite Indian States Items (Part 1)

Join the Philatelic Society of Lancaster County as they host Rick Barrett, who shared one of his favorite topics “Only You Can Collect Smokey the Bear.” Yes, Rick returned once more with another great collecting story, a fun philatelic talk merging postal history, the U.S. Forestry Association, his promotional Cinderella…

View More Philatelic Society of Lancaster County: Only You Can Collect Smokey the Bear

An introduction to collecting Portuguese Colony postal history from the beginner level to the specialized level.

View More RMPL Denver: Collecting Portuguese Colonies Postal History

There are some creepy stamps out there! This countdown explores the weird, uncomfortable, and terrifying stamps that may be hiding in your collection. The Online Philatelic Community nominated over 80 stamps and voted for the top 10. Let us know in the comments what you think of this list.

View More Exploring Stamps: Top Creepy Stamps

The Statue of Freedom is the crowning feature of the Dome of the U.S. Capitol and stands 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 15,000 pounds. In this episode of Snail Mail with Smokey we dive into the history of the Statue of Freedom and how it has left…

View More Snail Mail With Smokey: The Statue of Freedom on Stamps