AIF overprints on King George V stamps: New discoveries
For many years philatelists have been puzzled by these overprints, who produced them, and the circumstances which led to their production. Fig 1. First category of covers – Those without cancellations. Note stamps applied after cancellations. The solution was thought to be ...
Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Arctic Air Mercy Flight Cinderellas
These stamps have been associated for many years with the diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska. Diphtheria serum was urgently needed, but since Nome was located 224 kilometres from the Arctic Circle, it was doubtful whether an airplane would make the trip ...
Friday, February 29th, 2008
Cinderella Booklets
[First published US Stamp News, September 2006.] In fairy tale land Cinderella is an abused stepchild forced to live by the fireplace: who emerges triumphant and becomes a princess. In the philatelic world, cinderellas are the stepchildren of postage stamps and ...
Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Switzerland – The Different Stamp
As a collector of Swiss stamps I enjoy the unique issues of Switzerland. This country has been very innovative with its stamp issues. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Switzerland Map (1935)Switzerland Map (Gall and Inglis 1871)American Helvetia ...
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
The Pleasures of Stamp Collecting (1975)
[This article originally appeared in the New Zealand Stamp Collector, the official journal of the Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand. It is republished by kind permission of the Society.] Investment The Royal Philatelic Society was privileged recently to hear an interesting ...
Monday, February 23rd, 2009
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