The 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 KachoThe 9th Central American and Caribbean Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica from August 15 to August 28, 1962. This games included 1,559 athletes from fifteen nations. It took place days after the country had gained independence from the United Kingdom. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica,…
View More Jamaica Philately: 1962 IX Central American & Caribbean Games – 2s KingstonTrack and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the…
View More Jamaica Philately: 1962 IX Central American & Caribbean Games – 8d Track and FieldThe 1d stamp shows four sports: Weightlifting – is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete vying to successfully lift the heaviest weights. Weightlifting was introduced to the games in 1938. Boxing – is a combat…
View More Jamaica Philately: 1962 IX Central American & Caribbean Games – 1dWater sports are a sport played or practiced on or in water, such as swimming, water polo, or surfing. The 6d stamp shows four water sports: Swimming – including pool swimming and open water swimming. Swimming was one of the original sports introduced to the games in 1926. Diving – …
View More Jamaica Philately: 1962 IX Central American & Caribbean Games – 6d Water Sports
The first astronomy-themed stamp dates to 1887 when Brazil issued a perforated stamp, buff, and blue in color, depicting the Southern Cross, an asterism seen in the southern hemisphere. Even throughout the 1800s, stamps were being printed with astronomical watermarks, such as suns and stars, and early stamps issued in…
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Join the Caledonian Philatelic Society‘s President, Maureen, a native of the city of Perth, Scotland, as she shows postcards of around the city, and reminisces about growing up there.
View More Caledonian Philatelic Society: Fair City of Perth in Postcards
In this episode Ourdadsstamps looks at what is involved in the design of new stamps for the British Postal Service. He looks at the issues of 2021 and discuss in detail one particular set which has caught his attention.
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Wir setzen in dieser Folge das Thema der korrekten Lagerung von Briefmarken fort und geben euch allgemeine Informationen und Tipps, um eurer Briefmarkensammlung ein langes Leben zu bescheren.
View More The Stamp Channel: Die Lagerung von Briefmarken