Colombia/Panama Philatelic Society (COPAPHIL)
Colombia/Panama Philatelic Society, was founded in July 1983, the 200th anniversary of the birth of Simon Bolivar, the liberator of Colombia and its first president. COPAPHIL is affiliate #142 of the American Philatelic Society since August 1985. ...
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Concerning the Stamps of Paraguay (1869)
Richard A. Turton. This rare and very early article was first published in The Stamp-Collector's Magazine (1869). It was written by F. P. Hassen, of the Buenos Aires post-office. Above: Paraguay 1870 1r, 2r and 3r That much doubt and confusion should exist ...
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
Cotton Reels
A popular name given to the stamps issued in British Guiana in 1850-1, since they resembled the labels stuck on the ends of reels of sewing cotton sold in shops. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Stamps of Austria: ...
Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Galapagos Post Office
Here is a fascinating video describing how mail was delivered to the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific. In some ways it is similar to the difficulties faced by other Pacific Islands, especially the Tin Can Mail of Tonga. If you enjoyed ...
Tuesday, July 1st, 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
Paraguay Railway Map (1978)
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Sunday, September 6th, 2009
South America – North and Central Map (1935)
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
South America Map (1892)
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
South America Map (Strand Album 1908)
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
South America, Central Map (1935)
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Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
Stamp Issues of Peru (1858-1909)
This article endeavours to give a philatelic history of Peru from the mid-nineteenth- century, with reference to the Pacific Steam Navigation Company and description of the early issues. It also contains useful historical information pertaining to Peru at this period. Much ...
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Stamps of Venezuela: The First Issues (1859-1865)
Adhesive stamps were adopted by Venezuela in 1859. The first issue, with the coat of arms, being lithographed by an unidentified American printer. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...The Stamps of Venezuela: Escuelas 1871-79 (1925)Stamps of Denmark: The ...
Friday, June 6th, 2008
The Peruvian Surcharges (1895)
The following was first published in The MetropoIitan Philatelist (April, 1896). Through the courtesy of the Staten Island Philatelic Society we are enabled to publish the official decree, authorizing the issue of the new stamps surcharged with the portrait bust of ...
Monday, July 7th, 2008
The Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company
The Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company was incorporated in 1839 by Royal Charter, with a subsidy of ₤240,000. Supplemental charters extending the operations of the Company were granted at intervals, one in 1904 containing an ‘all British’ clause confining control of ...
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
The Stamps of Venezuela: Escuelas 1871-79 (1925)
[The following article was written by L.W. Fulcher and was first published in the Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, April 1925.] The series of stamps treated of in the present article are those catalogued in Gibbons as "Revenue stamps used for postage," ...
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Venezuela: The “Little Venice” of the Caribbean (1923)
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
Who’s Who on the Stamps of Ecuador: Charles Darwin Issue (1936)
For those collecting the various Charles Darwin issues in this (2009) the bicentenary of his birth, it is interesting to note this early issue commemorating the famous scientist. This 20c. stamp was issued by Ecuador in 1936. If you enjoyed this ...
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
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