A Giant of Philately: Alfred F. Lichtenstein (1876-1947)
This World War II censored cover was posted 'On His Majesty's Service' from Canberra A.C.T. on 17 FEB 1942 with a machine cancel postmark 'REGISTER/VALUABLE/MAIL' on the 3½d overprint on the 3d blue KGVI stamp. It was sent to Mr. ...
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Alfred George ‘Dick’ Salisbury and the 6th Australian Philatelic Exhibition
Covers from the Australian Philatelic Exhibitions fall into the philatelically contrived items, but this one has the virtue of being addressed to an Australian of some considerable note. The cover has an ‘R6' Registration label ‘6th AUST. PHILATELIC / EXHIBTN MELB. ...
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
August Dietz, Confederate States Philatelist, Editor & Publisher
The registered cover was addressed to Aug Dietz Esq, 900 West Clay Street, Station A, Richmond, Virginia, United States and had a magenta 8d ‘Lyre Bird' New South Wales stamp canceled with a REGISTERED/ OC 7/96/ SYDNEY postmark as well ...
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
Dr. Lowell Joseph Ragatz, Professor of American History and Philatelist
This possibly unique cut-down cover was sent from the Australian National University, Canberra (pen-deleted) airmail with 26 all coil stamps (block 12 of orange ½d roo, plus blocks of 8 and 6 of the green 3d QE II) were postmarked ...
Sunday, May 24th, 2009
Philatelist H.A. Slade (1910)
The following was first published in the "The Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly", September, 1910. The Hon. Secretary of the Herts Philatelic Society, Mr. H. A. Slade, is every inch a Hertfordshire man. He was born at St. Albans in 1865, was educated ...
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Relax with Stamps
"So many compensations reward the stamp collector that it is difficult to decide which is the greatest benefit to accrue from his avocation. After all, the sheer delight which it affords justifies our interest, and brings ample returns to our ...
Monday, April 6th, 2009
Sarkozy takes up stamp collecting with help from the Queen
In times gone by monarchs, foreign rulers and presidents were well known as serious philatelists. The term "the Hobby of Kings" probably suggests a monarchist allegiance. So it is with particular interest that our editorial staff spotted this interesting article in ...
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Stamp Collecting in Nazi Germany (1937)
I came across this fascinating article in the Australian Stamp Monthly (November 1, 1937). It talks of the arrest of stamp dealers in Germany, philatelic trade reorganisation, a ban on Danish welfare stamps and the National Philatelic Exhibition, held at ...
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
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