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  • 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: 1770 Cook’s First Voyage – Arrival at Gangaar

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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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    Australia Philately: 2026 WB Gould’s Sketchbook of Fishes

    Convict artist William Buelow Gould (c.1803-1853) created his masterpiece while imprisoned at Macquarie Harbour’s Sarah Island penal colony in 1832. As servant to medical officer Dr William de Little, Gould painted 36 delicate watercolour studies of fish and shellfish. This sketchbook, now at Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts,…

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    American Topical Association: Are You Exhibit Curious?

    For everyone who has wondered whether they are ready for their first philatelic exhibit, this is your class. Do I have the right material? What story do I want to tell? Where do I start? This is Part 1 of a three-session class. Anyone considering a first exhibit should view…

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Postal Pleasures: Japanese Stamps – Episode 1

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Postal Pleasures​ presents Japanese​ Stamps​ Ep1 – Beautiful Mid Value Mint Postage​ Stamps Of Japan​.

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Ted Talks Stamps: Episode 27 – 1st Anniversary Stamp Giveaway

thedigitalphilatelist 19/02/2021

February 8, 2021 marks the 1st anniversary of the “Ted Talks Stamps” YouTube channel, and Ted is  celebrating by giving away free stamps. Official Contest Rules are detailed at the end of this description (Comp Ends 28th Feb 2021 US Time). See YouTube: Ted Talks Stamps to enter!

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Bob Collects Stamps: 1981 US Desert Plant Stamps and Their Plants

thedigitalphilatelist 18/02/2021

The 1981 US Desert Plant Stamps are some of Bob Collects Stamps‘ favourite stamps. And he loves desert plants, so…Of course this video is about the stamps, AND the plants. Or the plants AND their stamps. Either way.

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Coins, Stamps and Collectibles: The Bayeux Tapestry Stamp

thedigitalphilatelist 18/02/2021

Today Stamps, Coins and Collectibles takes a look at the first of the weird stamps from his collection, the Bayeux Tapestry Stamp from Alderney. It’s not the image which is the unusual feature of this stamp but something else. The video explains all.

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Thematic: Geography

thedigitalphilatelist 17/02/2021

  Geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of the Earth and planets. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed…

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JW608 Stamps: Philatelovely’s Patreon Mix

thedigitalphilatelist 17/02/2021

JW608 goes though part of a stamp mix he got for being a Patreon of Philatelovely!

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All About Stamps: Guernsey Post’s ‘Rupert The Bear’ stamps

thedigitalphilatelist 17/02/2021

Guernsey Post is delighted to announce that Rupert Bear, the children’s character made famous in the Daily Express newspaper, celebrates his 100th birthday this year and will appear on a set of Guernsey stamps.

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Coins, Stamps and Collectibles: World’s Tallest Tropical Tree Stamp

thedigitalphilatelist 17/02/2021

Coins, Stamps and Collectibles takes a look at the biggest postage stamp released by Malaysia, featuring the world’s tallest tropical tree.

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Smithsonian National Postal Museum: Stamp Stories – Ruth Asawa

thedigitalphilatelist 16/02/2021

Join the Smithsonian National Postal Museum and learn about the fascinating life of Ruth Asawa, a Japanese American artist whose sculptures are featured on a set of postage stamps issued by the USPS in August 2020. Museum educators share photos of Asawa from the National Portrait Gallery’s collection, read from…

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Stanley Gibbons: How to read an Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue

thedigitalphilatelist 16/02/2021

Philatelist Oscar Young explains how to read a Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue and discover the true value of your collection.

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