The Digital Philatelist

Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is a country in the Persian Gulf, Eastern Arabia. The island nation comprises a small archipelago made up of 51 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered around Bahrain Island. Bahrain is the site of the ancient Dilmun civilization. It has been…

Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country that forms Eastern Arabia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the north-eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Qatar has been ruled by the House of Thani since Mohammed bin Thani signed a treaty with the British in 1868 that recognised its…

The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed the Boer Republic of Natalia, and on 31 May 1910 combined with three other colonies to form the Union of South Africa, as…

During the Second Boer War, the British forces entered the territory of the Orange Free State and occupied the capital Bloemfontein on 13 March 1900. Five months later, on 6 October 1900, the British government declared an official annexation of the full territory of the Orange Free State, despite the…

The Orange Free State (Oranje Vrijstaat), was an independent Boer sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century. It is one of the three historical precursors to the present-day Free State province. The Republic’s name derives partly from the Orange River, which…