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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

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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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Philatelic Society of Lancaster County: Alfred Hitchcock on Stamps

thedigitalphilatelist 21/03/2022

Ron Breznay, President of the Wyoming Valley Stamp Club, PSLC member and friend spoke on Alfred Hitchcock on Stamps. A favourite movie maker of the Ron’s, Alfred Hitchcock directed 53 films, two short subjects, and twenty television episodes. He has copies in his collection of all but one film, one…

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I’ll Be Stamped!: Season 1/Ep.3 – Barking Deer Stamp

thedigitalphilatelist 21/03/2022

It has been a very long time (probably too long) since his last episode but I’ll Be Stamped! is back. In todays video he will thank people for grab bags, and cover the history of how The British came to Hong Kong, then left. We will then learn about the…

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NTSC Presents: Collecting Topicals

thedigitalphilatelist 21/03/2022

Members of the North Toronto Stamp Club talk about their topical collections and the stories behind them.

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Caledonian Philatelic Society: Statue of Liberty on Stamps

thedigitalphilatelist 21/03/2022

Join the Caledonian Philatelic Society as they look at the creation of the iconic statue of liberty, why Lady Liberty is so popular and what she stands for on stamps, and some personal connections for our guest with the statue.

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Ted Talks Stamps: Ep. 59 – Unboxing a Hobby Shop Stamp Haul

thedigitalphilatelist 21/03/2022

What kind of stamps and supplies can you find at a national crafts and hobby store chain? Join Ted Talks Stamps as he takes his wife to get some yarn for her crochet project, and he wanders off to peruse the stamp collecting aisle. While you’re here, checkout some viewer…

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StampCat Stamps: Mail Day 4

thedigitalphilatelist 21/03/2022

Join StampCat Stamps for another great mail haul from the month of January 2022!

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Kyle’s Stamps: A Zeppelin Commemorative Cover Album

thedigitalphilatelist 21/03/2022

Kyle’s Stamps goes through an album stocked pretty well with a bunch of different zeppelin commemorative covers!

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Ourdadsstamps: When Is A1d Red Not A 1d Red?

thedigitalphilatelist 21/03/2022

A look at the British penny red and the huge variety of interesting ways to collect it. Ourdadsstamps starts off by asking “What colour is it?” and then goes on to talk about a short insight into plating the 1d red, collecting Maltese crosses, collecting plate numbers ,sheet reconstruction and…

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Ourdadsstamps: How to Collect GB Stamps Used Overseas

thedigitalphilatelist 21/03/2022

Why were Victorian British stamps used in many countries overseas? What do postmarks with the letters “M”, “G” & “C” mean? Where were stamps franked with an A01 cancel posted? All these questions and more answered in Ourdadsstamps video podcast.

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Royal Philatelic Society London: Imperial Maritime Customs

thedigitalphilatelist 21/03/2022

Join the Royal Philatelic Society of London as they present Danny Wong FRPSL as he gives a presentation on the subject of the Imperial Maritime Customs and the Beginning of the Modern Postal Service in China.

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