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  • Australia Philately: 2018 Convict Past

  • Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era

  • Australia Philately: 1996 Tercentenary de Flamingh’s Voyage

  • Australia Philately: 1991 Exploration Albany WA

  • Australia Philately: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt

  • Australia Philately: Edward John Eyre

  • Australia Philately: George Vancouver

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    Australia Philately: 2018 Convict Past

    This stamp issue commemorates the end of convict transportation to Australia, in 1868. Convict transportation began with the arrival of the First Fleet, in 1788, carrying 751 convicts from England. Eighty years later, the Hougoumont was the last convict ship to arrive here, delivering 279 prisoners to Fremantle, including 62…

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    Australia Philately: 1989 The Pastoral Era

    The Colonial Collection – a new series of stamp issues – is about to carry Australian historical themes beyond the Bicentenary. The first stamps, a se-tenant strip of five 39c stamps depicting the The Pastoral Era, will be released on 10 May 1989. The period between 1810 and 1850 saw…

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    Australia Philately: 1996 Tercentenary de Flamingh’s Voyage

    A se-tenant pair of stamps will be issued on 1 November to commemorate the 300th anniversary (tercentenary) of the voyage of Willem de Vlamingh to explore the coast of Australia and his landing on Christmas Island. The stamps feature a painting titled Portrait of a Dutch Navigator by artist Jan…

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    Australia Philately: 1991 Exploration Albany WA

    A stamp and miniature sheet will honour two famous exporers whose names are forever linked with the rugged south coast of Western Australia. The first of the two is the English navigator, George Vancouver, who visited the coast in 1791 and named the spectactular King George Sound where the port…

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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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Stamp Sleuth: Perfin & Precancel Stamps

thedigitalphilatelist 03/07/2022

Join Stamp Sleuth for an in-depth look at perfin and precanceled stamps from around the world, including a brief discussion on how to assemble a collection and identify the perforated initials on various stamps.

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That Stamp Guy: Ep.6 – Nauru, Oregon, and Porcini Mushrooms

thedigitalphilatelist 03/07/2022

That Stamp Guy finds out a bit about the Island of Nauru, Oregon in the USA and Porcini Mushrooms.

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Thematic: Kendama

thedigitalphilatelist 03/07/2022

The kendama is a traditional Japanese skill toy. It consists of a handle (ken), a pair of cups (sarado), and a ball (tama) that are all connected together by a string. On one end of the ken is a cup, while the other end of ken is narrowed down, forming…

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Eclectic Philatelist: Kendama – A Micro Topic

thedigitalphilatelist 03/07/2022

Join Eclectic Philatelist as he discusses collecting postal items that depict Kendama, a Japanese. skill toy.

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Thematic Websites

Thematic: Playing Cards

thedigitalphilatelist 03/07/2022

A playing card is a piece of specially prepared card stock, heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic that is marked with distinguishing motifs. Often the front (face) and back of each card has a finish to make handling easier. They are most commonly used for…

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Richard Philatelist: Stamps of Newfoundland

thedigitalphilatelist 02/07/2022

Richard the Philatelist takes a look at the stamps and postal history of Newfoundland, from a Newfoundland dog stamp.

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Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria: Philatelic Meeting (31 March 2022)

thedigitalphilatelist 02/07/2022

Join the Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria for their March 2022 meeting.

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Stories Behind the Stamps: A Sample Without Value – What is That?

thedigitalphilatelist 02/07/2022

Join Stories Behind the Stamps and learn about a fascinating and not well known item that encourages merchants to sell their wares.

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Kyle’s Stamps: US Mystic Back of Book Album

thedigitalphilatelist 02/07/2022

Here is the fourth and last Mystic album Kyle’s Stamps has been building. This Back of Book album has special delivery, registration, postage due, official & other stamps to look at!

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British Thematic Association: Christmas Celebration (2021)

thedigitalphilatelist 02/07/2022

The British Thematic Association celebrates Christmas with specially-themed presentations from Brian Sole and Barry Stagg.

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