Andorra: A Shopping Mall Country
[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 ...
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary Map (1935)
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Austrian Empire Map (Gall and Inglis 1871)
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Eagles
A popular name for the 1864 issues of Mexico, which showed an eagle tramping a snake underfoot. Also applied to the 1845 and 1847-9 issues of Geneva. Above: 1864 "Dragon" issue of Mexico Above: 1845, 1846 and 1847-9 issues of Geneva If you ...
Thursday, April 17th, 2008
Europe Map (1871-1914)
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Europe Map (1939-1945)
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Sunday, May 17th, 2009
Europe Map (after 1945)
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Europe Map (Lincoln Stamp Album 1899)
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Europe Map (Strand Album 1908)
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Italy Map (Lincoln Stamp Album 1899)
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
Norway, Sweden & Denmark Map (Lincoln Stamp Album 1899)
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Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Spain and Portugal Map (Gall and Inglis 1871)
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Stamps of Latvia: The First Issues (1918)
Issued from December 1918, the wheat-ears and sunrise emblem for this series was designed by Ansis Zuhrul and lithographed by A. Schnackenburg of Riga. Shortage of paper led to surprising materials being used. At first the stamps were printed on ...
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Stamps of Monaco: 150th Birth Anniversary of Jules Verne (1978)
There were eight fascinating designs by Pierre Forget, printed in gravure, celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of the author, Jules Verne and his works: If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Cats on StampsThe Stamps of BrecqhouHamlet’s Elsinore
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Stamps of Norway: 1989 Christmas Issue
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Saturday, December 13th, 2008
Sweden Map (1996)
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Sweden’s First Air Mail Stamp
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 ...
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
Switzerland Map (Gall and Inglis 1871)
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
WIPA: Opening the Vienna Philatelic Exhibition (1933)
[The following has been extracted from The Philatelic Journal of Great Britain, June, 1933.] The "WIPA" is open. For two years the philatelic world has staggered under an avalanche of "Wipa" literature. One prospectus has followed another - Werbeschrift they call ...
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Yugoslavia & Albania Map (1935)
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
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