So, you’re planning to clip the stamps off some old letters and ask a stamp collector what they’re worth? STOP! Put down the scissors! In this episode, Gerard explains why it’s worth leaving the stamps ON the envelopes, at least to start with. But old letters are right up his…
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Join France & Colonies Philatelic Society as they host Clemens Albert presenting The New Hebrides Goldfranc difinitive series in postal use 1938 – 1953.
View More France & Colonies Philatelic Society: New Hebrides Goldfranc Definitive Series In Postal Use (1938-1953)The Philatelic Revolution is back with a bang! Virtual Stampex 2023 is better than ever! The show proudly sponsored by Spink, is going to connect you to the philatelic community all over the world – an opportunity to Learn, Connect & Explore. So invite your friends and join us for…
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In this episode, Ourdadstamps takes a look at the series of Spanish stamps issued annually from 1958 to 1979 depicting art works from famous Spanish artists, including Goya, Velázquez, Sorolla, Picasso and many others.
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It’s the first-ever episode of the brand new stamp collecting podcast, Stamps Aren’t Cool! Hey, come back! The social media generation is blowing the cobwebs off the dusty old hobby of philately, and discovering what it has to offer in the 21st century. Stamps Aren’t Cool explores this world, while…
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Chris Higgs describes his research into the development of the Sarawak Flag and the Sarawak state and Brooke family coats of arms. This provides a fascinating insight into the history of coats of arms and how they can be obtained.
View More Sarawak Specialists Society: Sarawak Flag and ArmsIn philately, a cinderella stamp is “virtually anything resembling a postage stamp, but not issued for postal purposes by a government postal administration”. There is a wide variety of cinderella stamps, such as those printed for promotional use by businesses, churches, political or non-profit groups. The term excludes imprinted stamps…
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What Cinderella stamps have taken your interest? Stanley Gibbons‘ Specialist Oscar Young shows us some key examples including a series issued for Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
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On 1st November 1858, the administration of the territories in India held in trust by the Honorable East India Company passed to the Crown, with Lord Canning as the first of a long line of Viceroys. Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India on 1st/2nd January 1877, but the effect…
View More NTSC Presents: Queen Victoria Postal Stationery Used in British India
The celebration of technological achievement is a common theme in the world of postage stamps. Showing both classic and modern models of transportation vehicles especially is a popular stamp subject– like this sparkling little collage of colorful cars and trucks! This frame of 12 stamps hails from four different issues…
View More Philatelist E.: Cars on Stamps!