Royal Philatelic Society London: UK High Value Packet Mail – The Secret Service

The High Value Packet (HVP) service was introduced in 1930 to “repatriate” either Scottish or English used notes between receiving and issuing banks, or to send notes from outlying banks to Head Office. This was before the days of security firm deliveries. The HVP service offered additional security to sending…

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Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada: British North America Forgeries of Giovanni Patroni

This presentation by Philatelic Specialists Society of Canada is based on Kem Pugh’s book dealing with the forgeries by Giovanni Patroni. There is much to be done in identifying all of Patroni’s forgeries. Patroni’s British North American (BNA) forgeries are not well identified in the literature, and they are often…

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American Topical Association: Mt. Everest Mail (1921-1940)

Join the American Topical Association  for Expedition Mail of the Himalaya – The Mt. Everest Mail: 1921-1940 with Eddie Hackstaff. Eddie Hackstaff combines his enjoyment of topical stamp collecting with a favourite activity—rock and mountain climbing. In this presentation, we’ll look at how the mail was moved to and from the…

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