Switzerland - The Different Stamp
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008: Cinderellas, Switzerland, Topicals or ThematicsRichard de Gabriele. As a collector of Swiss stamps I enjoy the unique issues of Switzerland. This country has been very innovative with its stamp issues.
Stamps of Italy: The First Fascist Issues (1923)
Thursday, June 12th, 2008: Aircraft on Stamps, Designers, Fascists, Italy & Colonies, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or ThematicsA series of six stamps celebrating the assumption of power by the Fascists. The fascist emblem, the ancient Roman fasces or axe and rods, depicted on the highest denomination stamp (5 lire), was featured on many Italian stamps from 1923-1944.
Stamps of Thailand: UNICEF Issue (1964)
Thursday, June 12th, 2008: Asia, Printers, Printing Processes, Stamp Profiles, Thailand, Topicals or Thematics, UNICEFThe seventeenth anniversary of UNICEF was marked by 50 satangs and 2 baht stamps, issued in January 1964. The stamps reproduced the mother and child emblem of UNICEF and were designed and printed in photogravure by the Japanese Government Printing Bureau, ...
Greenland: The First Issues (1938)
Friday, May 30th, 2008: Atlantic Islands, Denmark & Colonies, Greenland, Icebergs on Stamps, Polar Bears on Stamps, ThulePrior to 1938 there was little or no necessity for stamps since mail went to Denmark free of charge. Stamps were produced at Thule, the cryolite mines of West Greenland, and a linocut air stamp was produced in 1932 by the ...
Germany Federal Republic: 50 Years Women’s Suffrage (1969)
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008: Germany & Colonies, Souvenir Sheets, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or ThematicsOn the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Constitution of the Weimar Republic the Deutsche Bundespost issued a commemorative postage souvenir sheet to mark the introduction of franchise and eligibility for German women. The block bears the inscription “50 ...
Stamps of Israel: The First Issues (1948)
Monday, May 26th, 2008: Coins on Stamps, First Issues, Israel, Middle East, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or ThematicsThe first stamps of Israel were inscribed in Hebrew ‘Doar Ivri’ (Hebrew Post) and featured coins issued by the Jewish authorities at the time of the first and second Jewish revolts against the Romans, or in the reign of the ...
Spain: First Floating Trade Fair Stamp (1956)
Saturday, May 10th, 2008: Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Ships, Spain & Colonies, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Trade Fairs, United StatesThis interesting stamp (SG 1254/Scott 848) was issued 1956. The ship, CIUDAD DE TOLEDO, with a tonnage of 10, 123, was used to transport Spain’s first floating Trade Fair of national products around the world, was built by the Cia Euskalduna ...
Eagles
Thursday, April 17th, 2008: Central America, Classic Stamps, Europe, Glossary, Mexico, Switzerland, Topicals or ThematicsA popular name for the 1864 issues of Mexico, which showed an eagle tramping a snake underfoot. Also applied to the 1845 and 1847-9 issues of Geneva. Above: 1864 "Dragon" issue of Mexico Above: 1845, 1846 and 1847-9 issues of Geneva
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Friday, April 4th, 2008: Glossary, Great Britain, New Zealand, Queen Victoria, Topicals or Thematics, West AfricaSome stamps have been issued having an advertisement printed on the back. The most well-known are certain Queen Victoria issues of New Zealand, but some British stamps were also printed experimentally. Modern self-adhesives from Sierra Leone have advertisements printed on ...
Italy: Dante Centenary Stamps 1921
Sunday, March 9th, 2008: Classic Stamps, Italy & Colonies, Topicals or ThematicsThis is a contemporary report of the popular Dante Centenary stamps, issued by Italy in 1921, originally published in Stamp Collectors’ Fortnightly, October 1, 1921. From Il Giornale d’Italia, September 15th, 1921, kindly forwarded to us by our esteemed colleague, Dr. ...
Yacht Type
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008: Classic Stamps, Germany & Colonies, Glossary, Ships, Topicals or ThematicsA popular name for the design of stamps used in German Colonies after 1900, which features the imperial yacht HOHENZOLLERN.
American Topical Association
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008: Associations, Clubs & Societies, Links, Topicals or ThematicsThe American Topical Association (ATA) serves members in 65 countries. It is the largest philatelic society devoted to this specific area of stamp collecting. Organized in 1949, the ATA has over 56 years of service to its members. It ...
Arctic Air Mercy Flight Cinderellas
Friday, February 29th, 2008: Cinderellas, Norway, Polar Bears on StampsWilliam Cochrane. These stamps have been associated for many years with the diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska. Diphtheria serum was urgently needed, but since Nome was located 224 kilometres from the Arctic Circle, it was doubtful whether an airplane would make the ...
Booklets Offer More
Monday, February 25th, 2008: Booklets, Topicals or ThematicsJeremy A. Lifsey. Travel the world on the magic carpets of philately. Stamp booklets take you back in time, reveal facts about historical events, shed light on cultural activities and help you learn about everyday living in distant lands. Booklets arouse ...
Thematic or Topical Collecting for Beginners
Monday, February 25th, 2008: Topicals or ThematicsIn the vast stampscape of philately Thematic or Topical collecting is constantly increasing in popularity. What you collect is only limited by your imagination. Here are some suggested Themes or Topics to inspire you to start your collection:
Australian Space Tracking Stations
Thursday, February 21st, 2008: Australia & Dependencies, Top Ten Articles, Topicals or ThematicsBetty Van Tenac FAP FRPSL. When I first began collecting stamps back in the late sixties ‘space’ was one of the ‘in’ topics. It was the time of the ‘space race’ when people all around the world followed avidly the achievements ...
Thematics In Australia
Saturday, January 26th, 2008: Topicals or ThematicsBetty Van Tenac FAP FRPSL. Thematic philately is the collecting of stamps and various types of philatelic material according to the subjects they display or the stories they tell, rather than in chronological order by country of origin. It has the ...