United States Forces had a large presence in Canada during World War II and into the Cold War. Operations in North America were significant in terms of providing supplies to the Allies in Europe. This included the North Atlantic Ferry Route or what became known as the Crimson Project. This…
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Join the Philatelic Traders’ Society and STAMPEX as they present The Alan Holyoake Grand Prix Collection.
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Únase a Mi Oficina mientras miran las oficinas de correos de los siglos XVI al XIX. Support Document El Correo sin correos, siglos XVI a XIX, una historia de Chasquis (PDF)
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Today Conversations with Philatelists chat with Ralph Stuttard and John Davies from the Stamp Active organization in the UK about their time at the London 2022 International Stamp Show and the history of the organization. Stamp Active is a voluntary organization which promotes stamp collecting for young people in the…
View More Conversations with Philatelists: Episode 87 – Stamp Active Live from London 2022
Началась Масленица. По традиции неделя шумных гуляний и гор блинов. А откуда пошли эти традиции и причём тут медведи? 290 лет назад по повелению императрицы Анны Иоановны был открыт первый кадетский корпус в Санкт – Петербурге. Один из его выпускников был наш великий полководец Александр Суворов. А датский физик Нильс…
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Let’s explore stamps from Dahomey and current day Benin! In this episode, Exploring Stamps learns about the Kingdom of Dahomey (and where it is), the Dahomey Amazons that made it into Marvel comics, the Scramble for Africa, and the incredible Village of Ganvie that is also known as the ‘Venice…
View More Exploring Stamps: S4/Ep5 – Stamps of Dahomey (Benin)
In the Victorian times people would write to each other on a weekly and sometimes daily basis, but did you know that the stamps that were used on the postcards or envelopes held a secret message. This video discusses this secret practice and shows you what the messages meant with…
View More Coins, Stamps and Collectibles: The Secret Language of Stamps
Fah Onn Liau shows Sarawak Specialists Society a range of forgeries of early North Borneo stamps and explains how to distinguish the “good” from the “bad”.
View More Sarawak Specialists Society: Guide to Forgeries of Early North Borneo Stamps
On 1st February 2022, Royal Mail issued four barcoded Machin definitive stamps and announced some of the non-barcoded stamps will be phased out next year. Like it or not, it’s a new era of stamps.
View More Richard Philatelist: Barcoded Stamps – A New Era?
Join the Philatelic Traders’ Society as they look at World War 1 postcards – presented by Chris Taft Head of Collections at The Postal Museum
View More Philatelic Traders’ Society: Postcards in the First World War