Spanish North Africa
Spanish North Africa (1913–1975) referred to former Spanish colonies in Northern Africa, part of the Plazas y Provincias Africanas: Cape Juby (Cabo Juby) Ifni Spanish Morocco (Marruecos Protectorado Espanol) Spanish Sahara (Sahara Español) Contemporary Spanish North Africa consists of Spain’s two autonomous cities: Ceuta and Melilla, plus other minor territories…
View More Spanish North AfricaCape Juby
Cape Juby (Cabo Juby) is a cape on the coast of southern Morocco, near the border with Western Sahara, directly east of the Canary Islands. Its surrounding area, called the Cape Juby Strip or Tarfaya Strip, while making up presently the far south of Morocco, makes up a semi-desert buffer…
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Spanish Sahara (Sahara Español), officially the Province of the Sahara between 1958 and 1976, was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it was occupied and ruled by Spain between 1884 and 1976. It had been one of the most recent acquisitions of the Spanish Empire…
View More Spanish SaharaStanley Gibbons: One of the Most Important Philatelic Volumes
Head of Stanley Gibbons‘ Commonwealth Department George James introduces viewers to one of the most important volumes in our building. https://youtu.be/Md99wdfE68A
View More Stanley Gibbons: One of the Most Important Philatelic VolumesStanley Gibbons: Stanley Gibbons’ Lifetime Guarantee
With a distinguished heritage dating back to 1856, Stanley Gibbons is the world’s longest established rare stamp merchant. That legacy and the reputation that we have earned affords us the luxury of being able to offer a lifetime guarantee on all our rare items and remain the only philatelist in…
View More Stanley Gibbons: Stanley Gibbons’ Lifetime GuaranteeStamp Chats: Golden Eagles: Charles Lindberg and Amelia Earhart
American Philatelic Society member Hal Turner presents this visually striking presentation of Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. In this program, Turner is able to take the listener on a journey of what it was like to be a pilot in the early days of flight. These American explorers helped to…
View More Stamp Chats: Golden Eagles: Charles Lindberg and Amelia EarhartCollecting: First Day Covers
A first day of issue cover or First Day Cover (FDC) is a postage stamp on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use within the country or territory of the stamp-issuing authority. Sometimes the issue is made from a…
View More Collecting: First Day CoversStamp Chats: Dinosaurs on Stamps Part II
Dr. Jon Noad joins the American Philatelic Society on the other half of International Dinosaur Day with his part 2 presentation of dinosaurs on stamps. Noad shows his collection from across the globe as well as neat Dino ephemera! Noad’s appreciation for the stamp designers themselves adds an artistic bent…
View More Stamp Chats: Dinosaurs on Stamps Part IIStamp Chats: Patriotic Covers & History: Part I: Ft. Sumter & Its Long Shadow Secession
Join the American Philatelic Society‘s Stamp Chat with their presenter, historian, author and APS member, Leon Reed of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Reed’s Stamp Chat focuses on the significance of postal covers during the American Civil War, particularly Fort Sumter and secession in the border states. Whether you are an American History…
View More Stamp Chats: Patriotic Covers & History: Part I: Ft. Sumter & Its Long Shadow SecessionStamp Chats: Graham Beck – “The Making of Exploring Stamps”
The American Philatelic Society‘s guest is Graham Beck, creator and producer of the YouTube series, Exploring Stamps. In this talk, Beck shares the ins and outs of production and lessons learned. Both encouraging and pragmatic, Graham offers a candid look into three seasons of creating the series; the good, the…
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