Hog Money
Friday, September 19th, 2008: Bermuda, British West Indies, Cartoons, Monty WeddMonty Wedd Published by kind permission of the author and artist.
War Tax Stamps - The British Empire’s Effort 1914-1920
Friday, September 5th, 2008: "NSW Philatelist", Barbados, British West Indies, Canada and Provinces, Dominican Republic, Overprints, Philatelic Publications, Trinidad, Turks and Caicos Islands, World War ICyril McColough and Russell Stern There are many stamps issued during World War I, which reflect the momentous events of those years. Occupying countries issued stamps to indicate their claims for the occupied territory, and if the occupied country still held ...
Philatelic Rambles in Jamaica (1933)
Sunday, August 31st, 2008: "Philatelic Journal of Great Britain", Articles, British West Indies, Jamaica, Philatelic Publications, Postal RatesAlex van Rensburg The following was first published in the Philatelic Journal of Great Britain (June, 1933) and was written by F. F. Lamb. Like most collectors of British Colonial stamps, I have always had a liking for the stamps of Jamaica, ...
The Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008: Argentina, Australia & Dependencies, Belgium, British Commonwealth, British West Indies, China, Cuba, Egypt, Great Britain, India, Japan, Morocco, Shipping Lines, Ships, South America, Straits Settlements, SuezThe Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company was incorporated in 1839 by Royal Charter, with a subsidy of ₤240,000. Supplemental charters extending the operations of the Company were granted at intervals, one in 1904 containing an ‘all British’ clause confining control of ...
Blatter and the Bahamas
Monday, June 30th, 2008: "NSW Philatelist", Bahamas, British West Indies, De La Rue, Overprints, Philatelic Publications, Postal History, SwitzerlandRussell W. Stern. Lot 142 in the Postal History Auction run by Yorkshire Cover Auctions, which closed 5 June 2004, appeared to have a familiar address (see for example NSW Philatelist, Article 449, November 1996). And yes, it was another Blatter ...
St. Vincent: Postal Services 1911-1912
Friday, May 2nd, 2008: British West Indies, Danish West Indies, Leeward Islands, Nova Scotia, Postal Services, Shipping Lines, St. VincentWilliam Cochrane. Here are some fascinating archival details of the mail services of St. Vincent (1911-12). They have been extracted from Colonial reports of the time. and contain useful information about shipping lines operating to and from St. Vincent:
Bananas and Earthquakes in Jamaica
Monday, March 10th, 2008: British West Indies, Jamaica, New Zealand, PostcardsWilliam Cochrane. Given the cost of bananas in Australia at present, I was fascinated by this recently acquired Jamaican postcard. It was written in early 1925 and addressed to a young man in New Zealand. It bears an interesting slogan: COME TO ...
British North America (BNA)
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008: British West Indies, Canada and Provinces, GlossaryA popular collecting area, which includes Canada and its constituent states, such as Newfoundland, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Vancouver Island, and which also includes Bermuda, although this is also included in British West Indies ...
