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Lost at Sea - Is the collection of stamps with the theme ‘Shipwrecks’ popular? There have been many issues worldwide on the subject over the years and this article fea...
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1761. 🇸🇨 Will Historic Political Change In Seychelles Alter Conservative New Issue Programme? - 🇸🇨 *Seychelles *has been ruled by one political party in its various guises since 1977 when France Albert René overthrew the then recently...
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ATM NEW ~ Isle of Man ~ 2020 The Story of Nativity Christmas - The Story of Nativity Christmas Issue Date: October 30, 2020 Label Size: Printer:
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Heinrich Koehler November 2020 - *The November auction of Heinrich Koehler Wiesbaden is now online at www.heinrich-koehler.de* *I have contributed a large part of my stock and persona...
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More 20 Codes and shades - Quite an expensive month with the issue of M20L code for the current top values in the shape of Special Delivery stamps for the <100g and <500g rates, ...
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WW1 - Esch-sur-Alzette Cover to Brig. General Thomas B. Dugan, American Expeditionary Force - [image: BG Thomas Buchanan Dugan] Brigadier General *Thomas Buchanan Dugan* 1858-1940 · Esch-sur-Alzette, 23 Jul 1919 · To APO ...
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Virtual Stampex - Virtual Stampex is over and claimed by many to be a huge success. I agree to a certain extent but there still appears to me to be a lot of Philatelists ...
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Post & Go…As you like it.. - [See image gallery at postagelabelsuk.com] Various Post and Go museums are starting to re-open. Both Steam GWR A010 and Shakespeare A009 machines resumed...
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Covid-19 and the Renewed Interest in Stamp Collecting - Since this is a stamp collecting blog, I am not interested in delving into the socio-political and philosophical ramifications of the Covid-19 Pandemic. ...
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A Few More Bits - Firstly I would like to express my thanks to everyone who visited my eBay sales site and in particular a greater thanks to the people who made purchas...
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Just a quick heads up on what’s happening - Howdy all. I thought I’d do a quick end of summer summary on what’s happening with my life. Needless to say it’s the past 18 months have been one heck of ...
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UK Connoisseur First Day Covers - help please - *Connoisseur** covers are recognised by the old English C on the front or the back of a First Day Cover.* It is fairly obvious I like writing up philat...
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Important Announcement: Post Office Shop Closure - [image: Post Office Shop Closure] On the 4th of August, Post Office announced that as of the 31st of August 2020, the Post Office Shop will cease trading...
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Castle Cary Handstamp, 1835 - The framed "Castle Cary / P.y Post" handstamp is known used from 1824 to 1827. Below is an example of its later usage with the "P.y Post" removed in 1835....
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The World's First Postage Stamp - Centenary - *This week marks 180 years since the Penny Black was made available, and it's first day of use should have been 6 May 1840. Now I know very little about...
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The Transcontinental Railroad and the Asian-American Story - By Meera Muñoz Pandya, Intern Meera Muñoz Pandya spent the summer as an intern at the National Postal Museum, thanks to a grant from the Smithsonian’s Asia...
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Space Exploration and Philately: Apollo 11 on Stamps - On July 20, 1969, more than half a billion people around the world were transfixed by grainy black and white television footage of astronaut Neil Armstro...
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Blog de timbrofil. This is it! - This is it! From now on, ‘Blog de timbrofil’ – as I called my stamp-related blog a few years ago – has became history! It will still remain online with its...
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Topnimarka's Flood of Illegal Stamps to "honor" the 2018 World Cup - BUYER BEWARE!!!! - So I am looking around Delcampe to check out new issues for various countries and I notice one of the most prolific philatelic wallpaper producers, Topnima...
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Å ilutÄ— 1942 - Postmark of Heydekrug March 1942 Sender's address: Kolleschen bei Jonaten Kreis Heydekrug (Ostpr.) It has been long since I have posted something here the ...
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I Focus... On the 1d Yellow Ochre (Part 3) - It began life as an experiment in a new type of stamp vending machine. The five stamp multi-value horizontal coil strip was issued in these new vending mac...
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Poppy Post and Go Stamp Inspires BFPO Northolt Official First Day - The Poppy design from the Symbolic Flowers Post and Go stamp set was re-introduced for use on the 24th October and will be on issue until 13th November 201...
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Dear Amie: Inspiring formerly trafficked women through postal uniforms - During the past two years our Community Learning Officer, Hannah Clipson, has been developing our audiences in the run-up to opening The Postal Museum. Thr...
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Millennium 16 : CN Tower - *[This post is another in a series profiling each of the 68 stamps issued by Canada Post Corporation on September 15, 1999 on the occasion of the new Mill...
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1940 Centenary of World's First Adhesive Postage Stamp - On May 6, 1840, Britain issued the world's first adhesive postage stamp,the "Penny Black", featuring an engraving of a young Queen Victoria. A set of s...
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