[Published by kind permission of the Editor of Stamp News Australasia.] In the 1970s I spent most of my summer holidays in the south of France. At that time Radio Andorra was a major radio station in that part of the ...
Mention the name of Burt Todd to the average collector or dealer and the odds are you will get a blank stare. They have never heard of him: Yet Burt Todd has had an influence on the philatelic world that ...
In 1856, the Grand Duchy of Finland was very much an agrarian society. Only some 6% of the population lived in towns and cities which at that time was a very low figure when compared with Sweden or England. If you ...
The Danish city of Elsinore is located on the northern coast of Sealand opposite the city of Helsingborg in Sweden. Two ferry lines link the two cities; the crossing takes some 20 minutes. Lots of Swedes travel to Elsinore every ...
There are a number of cities which most people seem to know about without being able to provide details about their exact geographical locations. I am referring to cities like Samarkand and Timbuktu. If you enjoyed this article, you might also ...
Today most mail is routinely being sent by air, as this is the fastest way of transporting it from one place to another. However, it did take quite some time for airmail to be generally accepted. In the early days ...
Some twenty years ago there was still a fairly large number of stamp shops in Stockholm, the Swedish capital. In one of the shops I discovered a set of three Chinese stamps (Scott # 131-3) which I found most attractive. ...
After a very cold and windy walk on the Great Wall of China it was quite a change to arrive in the city of Xiamen a few days later. Located in the southern part of Fujian province, Xiamen enjoys a ...
Earlier this year, I visited a stamp show in a small town in south Sweden. At one of the dealer tables a colourful cover caught my attention. After some negotiations I was able to purchase the cover for the equivalent ...
[Published by kind permission of the Editor of Stamp News Australasia.] On 1st January 2007 Bulgaria became a member of the European Union. The road to full membership has been far from easy. The country's economy could have been in a ...
[Published by kind permission of the Editor of Stamp News Australasia.] Today more and more collectors are turning to the somewhat esoteric areas of philately. Many are probably disgusted by the endless avalanche of new stamp issues from countries which previously ...
This is being written on Christmas Day 2006 - obviously there are different ways of celebrating the festive season. But sometimes it is relaxing to get away from the hustle and bustle of the Christmas celebrations and spend some time ...
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