Avant qu’il ne soit trop tard
[The following is an extract from Michael Barden's upcoming book, Avant qu’il ne soit trop tard] Chapter 1 - Introduction, setting the scene It is 63 years since the Van Acker issue of stamps and postal stationery surcharged -10% occurred. Some background ...
Sunday, February 8th, 2009
Between the Wars: Interesting Stamp Issues of 1919-1939 (Part One)
I am have always been quite interested in World history between the First and Second World Wars. This turbulent period saw the end of many monarchies, the rise of communism and fascism, a period of hyperinflation, wealth and the Great ...
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
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 Haiti: The First Issues (1881-91)
Haiti’s first stamps, depicting the head of Liberty, were typographed from electrotypes, made from a die engraved on wood. They were in use from 1881 to 1887, when they were replaced by a series, recess- printed by Skipper and East of ...
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Stamps of Moheli: The First Issues (1906-1912)
Moheli, the fourth island of the Comoros, did not adopt its own stamps until 1906 and therefore avoided many of the permutations, which characterised the other islands’ issues. Like the others, however, it had a rash of provisional 5 and 10c. ...
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Stamps of Tunisia: Pictorial Series (1931-1941)
The same designs as the 1926 series were retained for a series recess-printed by the Institut de Gravure and released in January 1931. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like...Surcharged Stamps of the Australian CommonwealthStamps of Moheli: The First ...
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Surcharged Stamps of the Australian Commonwealth
Published by kind permission of the author. It is 25 years since the last Australian surcharged stamp was issued and it is unlikely that collectors will see another issued in future by Australia Post. If you enjoyed this article, you might ...
Tuesday, October 7th, 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
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