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  • Australia Philately: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

  • Australia Philately: Edward John Eyre

  • Australia Philately: George Vancouver

  • Australia Philately: William Buelow Gould

  • Australia Philately: Macquarie Harbour – Sarah Island

  • Australia Philately: 2026 WB Gould’s Sketchbook of Fishes

  • Australia Philately: Burwood Farm

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    Australia Philately: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

    Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (1813 – c.1848), was a Prussian explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia. He arrived in Sydney on 14 February 1842. His aim was to explore inland Australia and he was hopeful of a government appointment in his fields of…

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    Australia Philately: Edward John Eyre

    Edward John Eyre (1815-1901) was born on 5 August 1815 at Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England. At the age of 17, he had intended to enter the army, but at his father’s suggestion, he decided to emigrate to the Colony of New South Wales. Eyre, together with his aboriginal companion, Wylie, was…

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    Australia Philately: George Vancouver

    George Vancouver was born on 22 June 1757 in the seaport town of King’s Lynn in Norfolk, England. He was the sixth and youngest child of John Jasper Vancouver, a Dutch-born deputy collector of customs, and Bridget Berners. In 1771, at age 13, Vancouver entered the Royal Navy as a…

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    Australia Philately: William Buelow Gould

    William Buelow Gould (c.1803-1853) was born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. While little is known of his early life, it is thought that he received artistic training under Irish painter, William Mulready, in London, and German lithographer, Rudolph Ackermann, in The Strand. It is also believed that he worked in Spode’s…

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    Australia Philately: Macquarie Harbour – Sarah Island

    Sarah Island (Langerrareroune, Toogee people) was located in Macquarie Harbour, Van Diemen’s Land. The island was named after Sarah Birch, the wife of a prominent surgeon, merchant and shipbuilder in Hobart Town, Thomas William Birch. In January 1822, the Sarah Island penal station was established by Lieutenant-Governor William Sorell as…

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Ourdadsstamps: The Stamps of Jamaica

thedigitalphilatelist 17/05/2023

Ourdadsstamps looks at the stamps of Jamaica, and tries to discover why they snubbed King Edward VII on their stamps. They discover the beautiful Butterflies and moths in modern Jamaica stamps as well as delving into the past and trying to establish how a postcard made it’s way from Petrograd,…

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Stampman: Digital Color Postmarks

thedigitalphilatelist 17/05/2023

In this video, Stampman talks about the new-ish way to get your stamps cancelled, digital color postmarks. He also goes off on tangents about how to collect every stamp in a year and first-day covers more generally.

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YouTube

Let’s Talk Stamps: Discover Fascinating Egyptian History With Stamps

thedigitalphilatelist 17/05/2023

Join Let’s Talk Stamps as he explores Egypt’s fascinating history with stamps.

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Ted Talks Stamps: 90 – Postage Stamps of Discworld

thedigitalphilatelist 17/05/2023

Initially released as promotional items for the 33rd book in Terry Pratchett’s “Discworld” series, the postage stamps of Discworld continue to be produced, today. In this episode, Ted Talks Stamp will share two shipments of these he received recently. Plus, he has two viewer top 10 lists to share with…

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Gramps’ Stamps: History of Italian Stamps (Part 1)

thedigitalphilatelist 17/05/2023

Gramps’ Stamps presents the History of Italian Stamps (Part 1) hosted at the Central Oregon Stamp Club.

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Opinion: Virtual STAMPEX Review (Part 2) – The Auditorium

thedigitalphilatelist 11/05/2023

2023 saw the third iteration of the Philatelic Traders’ Society’s (PTS) Virtual STAMPEX. In Part 1 of my review, I provided an reflection on the features offered in this event. In Part 2, I wanted to review the Auditorium presentations I attended. I have listed them in the order they appeared. All auditorium…

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YouTube

Let’s Talk Stamps: ChatGPT Explains Stamp Collecting

thedigitalphilatelist 11/05/2023

In this video, Let’s Talk Stamps asks ChatGPT seven questions about the hobby of stamp collecting, plus a bonus question. If you use ChatGPT for stamp collecting, have you received helpful responses? If you don’t use ChatGPT, would you consider using it?

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Stampman: Do Stamps Get Political?

thedigitalphilatelist 11/05/2023

In this video, Stampman dives into the politics of stamp subject selection, and how they’ve changed over the years.

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Opinion: Virtual STAMPEX Review (Part 1)

thedigitalphilatelist 11/05/2023

2023 saw the third iteration of the Philatelic Traders’ Society’s (PTS) Virtual STAMPEX. Virtual STAMPEX came at a perfect time to capture exactly where the hobby was at after the world came out of a pandemic. Not not only did the pandemic change parts of the hobby, it has introduced…

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Gramps’ Stamps: Pony Express History

thedigitalphilatelist 11/05/2023

Gramps’ Stamps presents the Pony Express History – Creation, Demise, and Postage Stamps hosted at the Central Oregon Stamp Club.

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