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Updated - Family Of Machins - I was reading something that Larry wrote back in 2009 regarding A certain Joseph Machin who was a Potter. Below is a notice referring to The Census from 1...
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ALAND ~ Wild Flowers ATM Cover - Aland wild flowers ATM cover, posted on March 5, 2020 from Mariehamn to Taipei with arrival postmarked on June 4, 2020. The Aland wild flowers ATM cover w...
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Stamp Errors, Part 6 – The False Staff of Asclepius - A pair of stamps issued by the Republic of Chad in 1969 commemorated the travels of two German explorers of the continent of Africa. The right-hand stamp...
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1681. 🇲🇹🇮🇲 Malta’s Art And Isle Of Man’s Mountain Railway. - 🇲🇹 *MaltaPost *will issue a pair of stamps on 8 June 2020 as its contribution to this year’s SEPAC omnibus issue which is on the theme of ‘Artworks in ...
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Auctions in the Time of Coronavirus - As regular readers of this Blog will know, I sometimes do work as a describer for the Wiesbaden auction house of Heinrich Koehler. So I was pleased when I...
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Back to the blog - I am back to blogging again after some conversations with Halesowen College and their IT section. All should be ok now.
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Covid 19 and the future of Stamp Fairs - On an Australian philatelic chat website there has been discussion of the future of Stamp Fairs after lockdown and all sorts of ideas have been put forward...
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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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Are You Ready for Homeschooling? - [image: Homeschooling] The recent situation in the world has led to the closure of schools and educational facilities across the country for non-key work...
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UK Postage rates over the years - I have updated the charts I last published in 2017 as we approach the latest increase in UK postage rates. 1st Class rates will start at 76p and 2nd C...
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Using a macro lens with smart phone to turn your camera app into digital magnifier/loupe/microscope - Here’s one of the tools I’ve used for few years:a 20x clip-on macro lens that fits pretty much any smartphone. There are dozens of brands selling similar ...
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10c Adolphe Postal Card Used to Kieta, SOLOMON ISLANDS in 1905 - 10c Adolphe Postal Card to the Marist Catholic Mission in Kieta, Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands in 1905 Reverse use of the 10c Adolphe Reply Hal...
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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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Party Political Conferences showcase Post and Go capability - Autumn is the start of the political party Conference season in the UK and as in previous years Royal Mail are keen to showcase their brand heritage ...
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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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New Directions - It is summertime, here in the US Pacific Northwest. Historically, I never did much with my stamp collections during the summertime-- I expect this holds tr...
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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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