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Carhampton,Catsham, Charlton Horethorne, Charlton Mackrell - This first registered cover has "CARHAMPTON / MINEHEAD SOMERSET" double circle cancels but unfortunately the year is unreadable. However, because the envel...
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London Marathon 2018 and the Fastest Pencil - [image: London Marathon 2018] Today sees around 40,000 runners take part in the 38th London Marathon. Elite athletes, amateurs and an array of fancy-dres...
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1210. 🇬🇧🇸🇿 Gibbons Intoduces A 'Supplementary Appendix' And KingMswati Introduces eSwatini. - 🇬🇧 The editor of the *Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogues *had revealed that he has created a 'Supplementary Appendix' in the new 4th edition of *Stanley ...
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Despre calitate în filatelie - About quality in philately I am proposing again the subject of quality in stamp collecting. The idea started from a recent article posted on Michael Dodd’s...
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100 Years of Airmail: April 1918 - By Nancy Pope, Historian and Curator In April 1918, the Post Office Department was a month away from the start of a regularly scheduled airmail service. Ne...
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The unwritten laws of stamp collecting - I often times like to say that stamp collecting is not rocket science. And true, all it takes is some persistence and devotion to learn the basics. That s...
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Stamp Fair, Belmont Hall, Wellington near Telford TF1 1LU; 14 April 2018 - This is the third time we have been to this sound, local fair. It has a reasonable number of dealers. We liked the sandwiches at the Hall; sensibly priced...
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ALAND ~ Aland Orchids ATM Maxicard - Aland Orchids ATM maxicard, special postmarked on March 13, 2018 from Mariehamn GPO philatelic department. Exclusive Limited Edition Maxicards.
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Glowworms - Glowworms are one more wonder of nature. They belong to the bioluminescent realm and today is their day on StampNinja. Glowworms Glowworms are actuall...
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Post Office Formulars: Money Transfers in Independent Ukraine 1919 - In many countries and until very recently, post offices used formular cards to register despatch of parcels and money transfers. Fee payments from the cus...
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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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Red Arrows Custom Booklet - When we reviewed the RAF customised booklet I mentioned a second booklet was in the pipeline. I now have some more details. The second customised booklet ...
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Postcards are a good source of solo uses. - *The postcard pictured was drawn to my attention when it recently sold on online auction site eBay.* The rate to Zone C (which includes Australia) from 3 O...
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Watch 'Royal Mail'- an HBO series coming soon. - What on Earth is going on these days at the Ministry of We Decide What Goes On Stamps? After a mass of Star Wars promotion we now get a Game of Thrones p...
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A Common 15c Marie-Adélaïde Cover? Perhaps not - take a close look at the stamp! - Luxembourg-Ville, 31 Mar 1921 to Bettborn, 1 Apr 1921 Domestic 20g letter rate = 15c (12 Apr 1920—1 Apr 1921) A nice rate cover, but look closer! 15c...
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New Blog! - I have created a new blog covering postmarks of everything except Lithuania. Check it out if you are interested! https://postmarkcollecting.blogspot.com
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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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Our blog has moved! - This is the last blog you’ll find here, but we haven’t disappeared – we’ve upgraded! In a little more than a year, we will be opening the doors to The Post...
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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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