Thematic: Astrophilately
Astrophilately tells the story of the exploration of outer space with stamps and postmarked envelopes. It is the intersection of space and postal history. Covers cancelled on the date and at a post office near the controlling agency are used in postal exhibits to share the development and conquest of…
View More Thematic: AstrophilatelyThematic: Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the exchange of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that feasible with the human voice, but with a similar scale of expediency. This excludes…
View More Thematic: TelecommunicationExploring Stamps: Season 1/Ep.7 – Namibian Crystal Stamps
Exploring Stamps‘ Graham Beck explores Namibian and South West African stamps featuring minerals and crystals such as dioptase with interesting metaphysical properties.
View More Exploring Stamps: Season 1/Ep.7 – Namibian Crystal StampsThematic: Aerophilately
Aerophilately is the branch of philately that specializes in the study of airmail. Philatelists have observed the development of mail transport by air from its beginning, and all aspects of airmail service have been extensively studied and documented by specialists. Blogs Aero-Philatelist Aerophilately International Civil Aviation Organisation Worldwide Airmail Stamp…
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Exploring Stamps: Top Dead Countries to Collect
Forgotten names of countries that once existed. A dead country in philately is/was an entity that used to issue postage stamps and now no longer does. Exploring Stamps takes a fun top 10 countdown to explore the concept of dead countries in philately.
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Looking At Stamps: Nan Calora (Part 2)
This week, Russ Romano finishes his chat with Nan Calora. They laugh, talk about getting new stamps, laugh, talk about adhesive stamps, laugh, talk about crooked stamps, UN stamps and what to do with our stamps when we are gone. The website for UN stamps is unstamps.org. Listen HERE …
View More Looking At Stamps: Nan Calora (Part 2)HRT3 Stamp Chats: $5 Stamp History
HRT3 Stamp Chats takes a look at a 125 year journey through $5 US postage stamps and covers.
View More HRT3 Stamp Chats: $5 Stamp HistoryHRT3 Stamp Chats: The Golden Eagles Lindbergh & Earhart
HRT3 Stamp Chats looks at the history of the Golden Age of Aviation through his collection of stamps and covers.
View More HRT3 Stamp Chats: The Golden Eagles Lindbergh & EarhartHRT3 Stamp Chats: America’s Space Program Part I
Learn a little about America’s space program on stamps from rocketry to the moon landing with HRT3 Stamp Chat. Continue the presentation with Part 2.
View More HRT3 Stamp Chats: America’s Space Program Part IStanley Gibbons: The BBC visits Stanley Gibbons (1966)
A short segment showing London’s Home of Stamp Collecting – Stanley Gibbons, introducing viewers to its various departments at the time.
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