Stamps with Sara: Shoe flower
Shoe flowers – Hibiscus rosa sinensis has a lot of common names. In Sri Lanka, it is called a Shoe Flower. It is a sub tropical – tropical ornamental plant.
View More Stamps with Sara: Shoe flowerStamp Chats: Airmail Covers Flown on Imperial Airways in the 1930’s
Anthony Ward, stamp dealer and American Philatelic Society member from the UK, joins us to share his love of airmail covers flown by Imperial Airways during the 1930’s. Explore the vast British influence through this postal historical journey. Art Deco abounds as does glimpses into life in Iraq, Australia, China,…
View More Stamp Chats: Airmail Covers Flown on Imperial Airways in the 1930’sStamp Chats: Dinosaurs on Stamps Part 1
Dr. Jon Noad joins the American Philatelic Society on Stamp Chat to present “dinosaurs on stamps”. Dr. Noad offers us a brilliant presentation on this thematic; the evolution of its steady popularity, its universality and of course all of the ephemera to include Cinderellas that revolved around this unique topical.
View More Stamp Chats: Dinosaurs on Stamps Part 1British Library’s Philatelic Collections: From Music to Meme
This short by the British Library’s Philatelic Collections online lecture discusses the way national anthems are incorporated and depicted in stamp designs to help construct an underlying, non-extremist & endemic type of identity which the Sociologist Michael Billig terms ‘Banal Nationalism.’ In doing so stamps are highlighted to be an…
View More British Library’s Philatelic Collections: From Music to MemeStanley Gibbons: An Introduction to the Stanley Gibbons Part One
George James, head of the commonwealth department at Stanley Gibbons, provides a guide through one of our most famous catalogues.
View More Stanley Gibbons: An Introduction to the Stanley Gibbons Part OneBahamas Philately: Gleneagles Guest House
Gleneagles Guest House was established in 1954 and was located opposite Fort Montagu Beach Hotel, a block away from Fort Montagu Beach, Nassau. Although listed as a residential club, it was considered more a guest house dormitory. The house was noted for being surrounded by orchard full of fruit trees…
View More Bahamas Philately: Gleneagles Guest HouseStamp Chats: Facebook – Standing Out in the Crowd
James Gavin of Rhodesian Study Circle Journal joins the American Philatelic Society for a follow up presentation on effectively harnessing and using social media for the promotion and growth of the hobby. Listen to James’s effective, fearless methods for promoting your club, your Page, your Group on Facebook.
View More Stamp Chats: Facebook – Standing Out in the CrowdStamp Chats: Collecting First Issues of the World
Join the American Philatelic Society and Kurt Streepy of the First Issues Collectors Club for Stamp Chats. First issues relates to collecting the first postage stamp issued by any nation, province, city, army or other entity. The first postage stamp ever issued is considered the Penny Black.
View More Stamp Chats: Collecting First Issues of the WorldStamps with Sara: Gerbera
Gerbera flowers are very famous because of their beauty and the bright colours. In this video, Stamps with Sara looks at an Australian stamp issued in 2011 for the floral festival.
View More Stamps with Sara: GerberaBritish Library’s Philatelic Collections: Philately Dad – Episode 1
A series of short Q & A shows aimed at introducing young children to the pleasures of stamps, stamp collecting & philately. This first installment looks at the following kids questions. What is a stamp? What is the world’s oldest stamp? What is the word’s most expensive stamp? Can I…
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