A short segment showing London’s Home of Stamp Collecting – Stanley Gibbons, introducing viewers to its various departments at the time.
View More Stanley Gibbons: The BBC visits Stanley Gibbons (1966)Ever wanted to collect Hawaii? Join the American Philatelic Society and First Issues Collectors Club member, Kurt Streepy on Stamp Chat as he integrates personal images from his trip to Hawaii with an instructive narrative on collecting Hawaii. An informative Q&A follows the presentation. We encourage you to leave comments or…
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John Hamman discusses the variety of presidents on stamps and the materials that you can collect related to the topic of Presidents on Stamps. Discover topical collecting with the American Topical Association.
View More American Topical Association: Presidential Grab BagTed Talks Stamps looks at design errors on postage stamps, From anachronisms, to nonexistent Olympics sports, to errant anatomy, and more, these stamps will add a touch of humor to your collection. And because they are not rare production errors, they are all quite affordable.
View More Ted Talks Stamps: Episode 13 – Design Errors On Postage Stamps
It’s the story of a letter written in 1911 by Queen Alexandra to the philanthropist Sir Henry Burdett. She complains about the lack of donations for a memorial for Florence Nightingale, the ‘Lady with the Lamp’ and founder of modern nursing. The is the first of a series of videos…
View More Peter’s Real Royal Mail: The Nurse and the QueenA lighthouse is a tower, building, or another type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, rocks, and safe entries to…
View More Thematic: LighthousesIchthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish (Agnatha). According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of October 2016, with approximately 250 new species described each year. See also: Marine Biology, Sharks…
View More Thematic: Zoology – IchthyologyFootage commemorating the Catalogue Centenary Exhibition at the Waldorf Hotel.
View More Stanley Gibbons: Stanley Gibbons commissions a TV spot (1965)Eritrea Italian Eritrea then came under British military administration, which in 1951 fell under United Nations supervision. In September 1952 it became an autonomous part of Ethiopia, until its independence in 1991. Eritrea Libya The British Military Administration of Libya was the control of the regions of Cyrenaica and Tripolitania…
View More British Military AdministrationCaribbean South America is a subregion of South America consisting of the countries that border the Caribbean Sea: Colombia and Venezuela. By extension, the Guianas, while not bordering the Caribbean Sea directly, are commonly reckoned with this region, as well, on account of their close ties with Caribbean countries, e.g.…
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