The Transvaal Colony was the name used to refer to the Transvaal region during the period of direct British rule and military occupation between the end of the Second Boer War in 1902 when the South African Republic was dissolved, and the establishment of the Union of South Africa in…
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Northern Cyprus, officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, is a de facto state that comprises the north-eastern portion of the island of Cyprus. Recognised only by Turkey, Northern Cyprus is considered by all other states to be part of the Republic of Cyprus. Northern Cyprus extends from the tip…
View More Northern CyprusCyprus, officially called the Republic of Cyprus, is an island nation in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The earliest known human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC. Archaeological remains from this period include the well-preserved Neolithic village of Khirokitia, and is home to some of the…
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Join Kemba Stamps as he unboxes Orange Free State with a few Rhodesia’s!
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During World War II, Great Britain was concerned about protecting the British presence in Antarctica, not just from enemy incursion, but to maintain sovereignty against competing claims from Argentina and Chile. This pressure on sovereignty continued into the 1950s with the United States also looking to expand their reach in…
View More Royal Philatelic Society London: On British IceHeld via Zoom, the webinar by All About Stamps features a special presentation from PostEurop Stamps & Philately Working Group Chair & Vice-Chair – Agnieszka Trząskowska (Poczta Polska) & Emile Espen (Post Luxembourg). The presentation is followed by a Q&A session.
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Continuing from the last episode, where Ted Talks Stamps reviewed a small Ethiopia mixture, he moves on to postage stamp mixtures from Monaco and Croatia which he received in the same order. What will he find to add to my stamp collection?
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On 1 March 1898 the Camel Postman stamps, printed by Thomas De La Rue & Co were issued in Sudan. The design of the stamps was based on an original sketch by Captain Edward Stanton who produced it at the request of Sir Herbert Kitchener. The iconic design continued to…
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Postal Pleasures takes a look at Perforation Gauges in Episode 2 of Stamp Collecting Tools.
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CANPEX is pleased to be hosting the first-ever National Virtual One Frame Exhibition held in Canada. Specific information on exhibiting will be found in the Exhibition Prospectus. Any collector who meets the criteria outlined in that document is eligible to exhibit. Exhibits achieving a level of vermeil or higher will…
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