Alec Rosenblum (1998)
Published by kind permission of the author. NEARLY a quarter of a century after his death, Alec Rosenblum's name continues to be synonymous with Australian Commonwealth philately. More than anyone else, he researched and published information which encouraged others to take ...
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Dawson Vindin
Dawson Vindin is notable for being Australia's first successful philatelic publisher and Sydney's leading stamp dealer during the 1880s and early 1890s. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Australian Colonial Philatelic JournalsAustralian Stamp Rarities: 1966 13c Avocet missing ...
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Ernest A. Kehr, Philatelist & Prolific Writer About Stamps (USA)
The following item appeared on Ebay Australia and was withdrawn by the vendor prematurely: “Advertisement Cover produced by The Royal Horticultural Society of NSW to promote the World's Buckjumping Championship held in Sydney during the Royal Easter Show from the ...
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Portugal: King Manoel the Unfortunate (1910)
[Here is a short piece, originally published in The Postage Stamp (15 October, 1910), concerning the dethronement of Manoel of Portugal and his philatelic pursuits.] If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Portugal and Colonies: A Brief History (1861-1910)Stamps of ...
Friday, June 13th, 2008
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882-April 12, 1945)
This simple cover, addressed in what is suggestive of a child’s hand, is addressed to President Roosevelt or His Secretary, America. U.S.A. and the green 1d KGV Head stamp plus the red 2d Submarine Cable stamp are postmarked ULVERSTONE/ -4 ...
Thursday, February 21st, 2008
Stamps Get Rolling Stone Satisfaction
It is a rare occurance for philately to be mentioned in the mainstream press so this article from the Daily Mail should serve as a mild diversion for many a philatelist... If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Ernest A. ...
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
United States National Museum Collection (1914)
“The Antiquarian” This is an article, by J. Murray Bartels*, on the early days of the United states National Museum Collection, was originally published in April, 1914. “Mr. Joseph B. Leavy, of New York, has been “on the job” at the U.S. ...
Monday, April 21st, 2008
W.R. Lane Joynt: A Distinguished Irish Philatelist
This article was originally published in Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly (December 1921). An event of considerable interest announced for the beginning of the New Year is the dispersal by auction of the collection formed by the one and only Irish philatelist who ...
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
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