http://www.philatelicdatabase.com Philatelic or Stamp Collecting Database for philatelists and stamp collectors, stamp articles, stamp archives, stamp book reviews, a philatelic dictionary and a philatelic directory. Sat, 12 May 2012 08:17:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/south-america/11862/ http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/south-america/11862/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 08:02:26 +0000 William Cochrane http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/?p=11862 This month's special addition to our regular crosswords is dedicated to collectors of South America.]]> http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/south-america/11862/feed/ 0 http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thematics/president-designs-postage-stamp/ http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thematics/president-designs-postage-stamp/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 09:25:20 +0000 Christer Brunstrom http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/?p=11855 Martti Ahtisaari was Finland's president from 1994 until 2000 and during his presidency he made frequent visits to Åland. However, the inspiration for his stamp came from a very much different source...]]> http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thematics/president-designs-postage-stamp/feed/ 0 http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thematics/stamps-of-panama-thatcher-ferry-bridge-issue-1962/ http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thematics/stamps-of-panama-thatcher-ferry-bridge-issue-1962/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 02:01:54 +0000 William Cochrane http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/?p=11847 This 3c. black and carmine-red stamp depicted the Thatcher Ferry Bridge, Canal Zone, nearing completion and celebrated the opening of the bridge October 12, 1962.]]> http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thematics/stamps-of-panama-thatcher-ferry-bridge-issue-1962/feed/ 0 http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/crosswords/philatelic-crossword-may-2012/ http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/crosswords/philatelic-crossword-may-2012/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:46:34 +0000 William Cochrane http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/?p=11844 ]]> http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/crosswords/philatelic-crossword-may-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/great-britain/stanley-gibbons-sell-britains-most-valuable-stamp-for-550000/ http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/great-britain/stanley-gibbons-sell-britains-most-valuable-stamp-for-550000/#comments Sat, 28 Apr 2012 07:10:13 +0000 Louise Reynolds http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/?p=11842 A single example of the elusive ‘plate 77 Penny Red’ has been sold by rare stamp and collectibles dealer, Stanley Gibbons.]]> http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/great-britain/stanley-gibbons-sell-britains-most-valuable-stamp-for-550000/feed/ 0 http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/great-britain/scotland-map-1921/ http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/great-britain/scotland-map-1921/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:31:58 +0000 PDb Maps http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/?p=11833 ]]> http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/great-britain/scotland-map-1921/feed/ 0 http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/postal-history/1794-letter-from-prisoner-of-war-in-cuba/ http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/postal-history/1794-letter-from-prisoner-of-war-in-cuba/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:14:45 +0000 Geoffrey Lewis http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/?p=1081 Since 2002, Guantanamo Bay in Cuba has been the location of various combatants captured in Afganistan. When was the start of Cuba’s association with prisoners-of-war? Go back 104 years to 1898. ]]> http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/postal-history/1794-letter-from-prisoner-of-war-in-cuba/feed/ 0 http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thematics/topical-crossword-ships-and-boats-on-stamps/ http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thematics/topical-crossword-ships-and-boats-on-stamps/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:09:20 +0000 William Cochrane http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/?p=11826 This month's special addition to our regular crosswords is dedicated to collectors of Ships and Boats on stamps.]]> http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thematics/topical-crossword-ships-and-boats-on-stamps/feed/ 0