Dr. Charles J. DiComo, President of the Philatelic Society of Lancaster County and the Empire State Postal History Society, shares a presentation entitled “Wafers Seals on U.S. Folded Letters and Covers, 1840 – 1860’s”. When writing letters was primarily reserved for Royalty, the custom was to seal letters with wax…
View More Philatelic Society of Lancaster County: Wafer Seals On U.S. Folded Letters & Covers (1840-1860s)
Join the Hong Kong Philatelic Society for a look at Hong Kong branch offices (part 2).
View More Hong Kong Philatelic Society: Hong Kong Branch Offices (Part 2)
Talk about stamp collecting with Ted the Talking Stamp Collector. In 1914, the Stickney Rotary Press started a revolution in the production of postage stamps and for almost 50 years was the workhorse of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. It also introduced a new field of collecting for philatelists…
View More Ted Talks Stamps: Ep. 6 – The Stickney Rotary Press and Collecting Joint Line Pairs
Это одна из моих самых любимых серий марок.. именно с них начался мой осознанный интерес к филателии…У каждого парусника здесь своя невероятная история.. Например барку «Седов» уже больше ста лет.. только представьте сколько курсантов отправлялись в свою первую экспедицию на этом паруснике.. English subtitles: This is one of my favorite…
View More Introvert’s Lair: Training Sailing Fleet
Únete a Mi Oficina para Ediciones del Siglo XIX de El Salvador (1867 – 1900) con Guillermo Gallegos.
View More Mi Oficina Philatelic Society: 19th Century Issues of El Salvador (1867 – 1900)
Kim, the Chair of the Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group, tells the story of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition of 1955 – 1957 (FIDASE) overshadowed by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition of the same time. A story of courageous pilots and air crew flying out of their base at…
View More Caledonian Philatelic Society: Wings over Ice
In this episode Ourdadsstamps gives tips and advice on what can be done with that old collection you owned/inherited that has been gathering dust in the loft for many years. He talks about what to look for and where to sell them.
View More Ourdadsstamps: What Can I do With Grandad’s Stamps?The violet turaco, also known as the violaceous plantain eater (Tauraco violaceus), is a large turaco, a group of African otidimorphae. Violet turacos are native to more than 20 countries in West Africa, ranging from The Gambia and Senegal east to Cameroon. It occurs in tropical savannas, wetlands, woodlands and…
View More Gambia Philately: 1966 Definitive Series – 10/- Kowkow TurroThe cardinal woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens) is a widespread and common resident breeder in much of Sub-Saharan Africa. It occurs in a wide range of habitats, ranging from dense forest to thorn bush. The cardinal woodpecker often occurs in small family groups or may join small mixed flocks. They are fairly vocal…
View More Gambia Philately: 1966 Definitive Series – 5/- Yirri KongkonnaThe yellow-crowned bishop (Euplectes afer) is a species of passerine bird in the family Ploceidae native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is highly sexually dimorphic in its breeding season, during which the male adopts a distinctive yellow and black plumage, contrasting with the female’s predominantly brown coloration. Three…
View More Gambia Philately: 1966 Definitive Series – 3d Wanto Kacho