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  • Australia Philately: 1988 The First Fleet: Arrival 1788

  • Australia Philately: 2018 Convict Past

  • Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era

  • Australia Philately: 1996 Tercentenary de Flamingh’s Voyage

  • Australia Philately: 1991 Exploration Albany WA

  • Australia Philately: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

  • Australia Philately: Edward John Eyre

  • Australia

    Australia Philately: 1988 The First Fleet: Arrival 1788

    Australia Day celebrates the establishment of the first European settlement in Australia – and this year sees the 200th anniversary of that event. On Australia Day, 26 January 1988, Australia Post will release its Bicentennial Australia Day stamps. A se-tenant strip fo five 37c stamps will depict the arrival of…

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    Australia Philately: 2018 Convict Past

    This stamp issue commemorates the end of convict transportation to Australia, in 1868. Convict transportation began with the arrival of the First Fleet, in 1788, carrying 751 convicts from England. Eighty years later, the Hougoumont was the last convict ship to arrive here, delivering 279 prisoners to Fremantle, including 62…

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    Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era

    The Colonial Collection – a new series of stamp issues – is about to carry Australian historical themes beyond the Bicentenary. The first stamps, a se-tenant strip of five 39c stamps depicting the The Pastoral Era, will be released on 10 May 1989. The period between 1810 and 1850 saw…

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    Australia Philately: 1996 Tercentenary de Flamingh’s Voyage

    A se-tenant pair of stamps will be issued on 1 November to commemorate the 300th anniversary (tercentenary) of the voyage of Willem de Vlamingh to explore the coast of Australia and his landing on Christmas Island. The stamps feature a painting titled Portrait of a Dutch Navigator by artist Jan…

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    Australia Philately: 1991 Exploration Albany WA

    A stamp and miniature sheet will honour two famous exporers whose names are forever linked with the rugged south coast of Western Australia. The first of the two is the English navigator, George Vancouver, who visited the coast in 1791 and named the spectactular King George Sound where the port…

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HRT3 Stamp Chats: The Golden Eagles Lindbergh & Earhart

James Gavin 28/06/2020

HRT3 Stamp Chats looks at the history of the Golden Age of Aviation through his collection of stamps and covers.

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HRT3 Stamp Chats: America’s Space Program Part I

James Gavin 28/06/2020

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.

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Stanley Gibbons: The BBC visits Stanley Gibbons (1966)

James Gavin 25/06/2020

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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Stamp Chats

Stamp Chats: Collecting Hawaii – How to Get Started

James Gavin 24/06/2020

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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American Topical Association: Presidential Grab Bag

thedigitalphilatelist 23/06/2020

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.

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Ted Talks Stamps: Episode 13 – Design Errors On Postage Stamps

thedigitalphilatelist 23/06/2020

Ted 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.

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Peter’s Real Royal Mail: The Nurse and the Queen

James Gavin 22/06/2020

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…

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Thematic Websites

Thematic: Lighthouses

thedigitalphilatelist 19/06/2020

A 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…

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Thematic Websites

Thematic: Zoology – Ichthyology

thedigitalphilatelist 19/06/2020

Ichthyology 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…

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Stanley Gibbons: Stanley Gibbons commissions a TV spot (1965)

James Gavin 16/06/2020

Footage commemorating the Catalogue Centenary Exhibition at the Waldorf Hotel.

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