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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

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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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Stories Behind the Stamps: Papillon de Metz

thedigitalphilatelist 18/10/2022

Learn about the fascinating unknown story of the 1870 siege on the fortress of Metz with Stories Behind the Stamps.

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Philatelic Traders’ Society: STAMPEX – Elizabethan Philately

thedigitalphilatelist 16/10/2022

STAMPEX presentes Richard Scott Morel, Curator at the British Library as he shares his thoughts on Elizabethan Philately.

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Let’s Talk Stamps: This Stamp Website Will Grab Your Attention!

thedigitalphilatelist 16/10/2022

In this video, Let’s Talk Stamps shares an amazing stamp website that catalogs Jordanian postage stamps from the 1920s to the present.

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The Place Stamp Here Show: Episode 8 – Album Fill Series (Part 5 – 1998)

thedigitalphilatelist 16/10/2022

In this episode, The Place Stamp Here Show goes through all the US postage stamps he has, that have a date of 1998 on them. Stick around and see more stamps lose their ink, learn the differences between the various “H” rate stamps, and watch me remove a stamp that’s…

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I’ll Be Stamped!: Columbus Exposition Stamp Series

thedigitalphilatelist 16/10/2022

For Columbus Day, I’ll Be Stamped! thought he would make a video on probably the most famous stamps ever issued — the 1893 Columbus Exposition Series. This series brought along some firsts for stamps, and is beautifully engraved. So, let’s take a dive and learn about this interesting stamps!

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Eclectic Philatelist: Philatelic Books – The New, The Old, And The Weird…

thedigitalphilatelist 16/10/2022

This video from Eclectic Philatelist covers three philatelic books; one new, one old, and one just plain weird…

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Ourdadsstamps: My Trip to Autumn Stampex 2022

thedigitalphilatelist 16/10/2022

In this weeks episode Ourdadsstamps talks about his recent trip to the Autumn Stampex exhibition in London. We tour the show and talk about some of the exhibits and stall holders present, as well as talking to Stamp Active and view a talk given by Graham Beck of Exploring Stamps.

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Snail Mail With Smokey: Episode 20 – Stamps from Philatelovely

thedigitalphilatelist 16/10/2022

In this episode of Snail Mail with Smokey we unbox a stamp order from Philatelovely.

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Snail Mail With Smokey: Episode 22 – Star Trek Stamps

thedigitalphilatelist 16/10/2022

Join Snail Mail with Smokey for a look at some stamps that are out of this world – Star Trek stamps!

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Stamp Sleuth: British Commonwealth Stamps (Part 3)

thedigitalphilatelist 16/10/2022

Join Stamp Sleuth for an investigation into stamps from the British Commonwealth Island nations such as Mauritius, Nauru, St. Lucia and more.

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