Hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre a ball or a puck into the opponent’s goal using a hockey stick. There are many types of hockey such as bandy, field hockey, ice hockey and rink hockey. In most of the world,…
View More Thematic: Sport – HockeyA windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines and other applications. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern periods; the…
View More Thematic: WindmillsLife of Marvin Gaye will be presented by Ms. Charlene Blair, NMAAS, EPSPER & APS member and will be hosted by the American Philatelic Society. Marvin Gaye was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He helped to shape the sound of Motown in the 1960s, first as an in-house…
View More Stamp Chats: Life of Marvin GayeBritish Raj in Tibet on the British Indian Military and Civilian Postal History in Tibet Between 1888-1955 will be presented by Mr. Danny Wong, internationally acclaimed philatelist and author and will be hosted by the American Philatelic Society.
View More Stamp Chats: British Raj in Tibet on the British Indian Military and Civilian Postal History in Tibet Between 1888-1955The online event will include a stamp marketplace, exclusive videos and guides, exhibits and competitions, with partners including The Postal Museum, The British Library, and The Royal Philatelic Society London. The ‘Summer of Stamps’ virtual festival will begin on 9 July, offering collectors a bustling stamp marketplace, featuring the latest…
View More Summer of StampsAPS member and professor at Virginia Commonwealth, Frank Corwin shares his penchant for “Medical Imaging on Stamps”. This topical presentation delves into the technique and process of creating visual representations of the interior of a body for clinical analysis. A fascinating look at Xrays, ultrasound and MRI’s on stamps. Doctors,…
View More Stamp Chats: Medical Imaging on StampsThe American Civil War was a civil war in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that had seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America. The civil war began primarily as a result of the…
View More Thematic: American Civil WarPetroleum is a naturally occurring, yellowish-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth’s surface. It is commonly refined into various types of fuels. Components of petroleum are separated using a technique called fractional distillation, i.e. separation of a liquid mixture into fractions differing in boiling point by means of…
View More Thematic: PetroleumThe scholarly study of war is sometimes called polemology. The multi-disciplinary program explores the military, diplomatic, philosophical, social, political, psychological or economic dimensions of human conflict. In the context of modern warfare, it considers issues of defence policy, strategic planning, logistics and operations. War is an intense armed conflict between…
View More Thematic: PolemologyExploring Stamps‘ Graham Beck looks at a historic space mission featuring unprecedented cooperation between Russia and the USA through postal history.
View More Exploring Stamps: Season 2/Ep.18 – Apollo Soyuz Mission Stamps