The Battle of Magdala was the conclusion of the British Expedition to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) fought in April 1868 between British and Abyssinian forces at Magdala, 390 miles (630 km) from the Red Sea coast. The British were led by Robert Napier, while the Abyssinians were led by Emperor Tewodros II.…
View More Battle of MagdalaEthiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. Some of the oldest skeletal evidence for anatomically modern humans has been found in Ethiopia. It is widely considered as the region from which modern humans first set out for the Middle East and…
View More EthiopiaBarbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of North America. Inhabited by Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Amerindians, Barbados was visited by Spanish navigators in the late 15th century and claimed for the…
View More BarbadosThe imprint for this type reads Island Merchants Ltd., N3947, Nassau, Bahamas. Phone 3-5321/2/3. Details Publisher: John Hinde Limited, Cabinleely Co, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Distributed: Island Merchants Ltd Printer: John Hinde Limited, Cabinleely Co, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Process: Photographer: E Ludwig/John Hinde Limited, Cabinleely Co, Dublin, Republic of Ireland…
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Winnipeg Philatelic Society presents New Zealand Health stamps.
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Join Punk Postage as she looks discuss what is the USPS, is it really in trouble, and should it be saved?!
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All About Stamps and Maurice Buxton provides an in-depth guide to the many different usages of British King George VI stamps.
View More All About Stamps: A Guide to the Usage of King George VI StampsThe War of the Pacific, also known as the Saltpeter War,, was a war between Chile and a Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Chilean claims on coastal Bolivian territory in the Atacama Desert, the war ended with a Chilean victory, which gained for the country a significant…
View More War of the PacificThe company was founded by William Wheelwright in London in 1838 and began operations in 1840 when two steam ships Chile and Peru were commissioned to carry mail. Early ports of call were Valparaíso, Coquimbo, Huasco, Copiapó, Cobija, Iquique, Arica, Islay, Pisco and Callao. In 1846 the company expanded…
View More Pacific Steam Navigation CompanyPeru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. Peruvian territory was home to several ancient cultures. Ranging from the Norte Chico civilization starting in 3500 BCE, the oldest civilization in the Americas and one of the five cradles of civilization, to the Inca Empire, the…
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