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
Blatter and the Bahamas
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 cover, this ...
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
Guam: The First Issue (1899)
The island of Guam, formerly administered as part of the Spanish Philippine Islands, was occupied by American troops in 1899 during the Spanish-American War. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Nyassa – First through Fifth Issue – 1898-1911Habilitado1794 Letter ...
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Habilitado
Spanish for ‘rehabilitated’, overprinted on obsolete stamps to denote their revalidation for postal use. This overprint is often found on Latin American stamps. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...HGuam: The First Issue (1899)Blatter and the Bahamas
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Handstamp
A postmark, overprint, cachet or other such mark applied to a stamp or postal item by hand. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...CancellationPrisoner of War MailBoxed
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Notes on Tasmanian Revenue Stamps 1827-1990
Bill Lloyd-Smith. Tasmanian revenue stamps have a long and fascinating history. Their genesis arose in 1826 when the Governor, Sir George Arthur, tried to control the press when certain people published articles that he did not like. Thus he introduced a ...
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Nyassa – First through Fifth Issue – 1898-1911
[This article was written by Bertram W. H. Poole and first published in Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News Feb 25, 1911 Volume XXV, Number 8, Whole Issue Number 1052.] The Portuguese colony of Nyassa is a large district of Mozambique in ...
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
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 Montenegro: Constitution Issue (1905)
Prince Nikita, who governed Montenegro, as if were his private estate, was forced to grant a constitution in 1905. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Montenegro – The 1910 Coronation IssueCetinje, Montenegro Via Suez From Mackay, Qld: 1894 PostcardNyassa ...
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
The Stamps of Syria (1927)
[The following article was first published in Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, September 1927.] The postage stamps of Syria offer a wide and interesting field of study to the general collector as well as to the most minute and exacting of philatelic ...
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Victoria Land (1913)
I discovered this article in "The Postage Stamp" (1913). I have read through literally thousands of philatelic articles and have barely seen any reference to these issues. It gives good historical background to the stamps and their postal usage. Collectors ...
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
War Tax Stamps – The British Empire’s Effort 1914-1920
With Cyril McColough 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 some land, ...
Friday, September 5th, 2008
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