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		<title>Map of the World showing Colonial Possessions (1910)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 08:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Cochrane</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a very useful map of the World, showing Colonial possessions in 1910. A must for all collectors of pre WW1 stamps.]]></description>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Submarines in Sydney Harbour (1960)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 09:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maurice Mishkel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Balmoral]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As luck would have it, these 2 covers turned up on the same day from two different sources, and surprisingly the two submarines noted were related in time and place, even to the point that the two had been berthed together in Sydney Harbour, at one point in time. The first large cover was On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shakespeare on Stamps: Hamlet&#8217;s Elsinore</title>
		<link>http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thematics/hamlets-elsinore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 07:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christer Brunstrom</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Denmark & Colonies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sweden]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Avon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Claudius]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kronborg Castle]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Prince Hamlet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/stamp-great-britain-1964-hamlet-300x191.jpg" alt="" width="261" height="166" />]]></description>
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		<title>Map of Bulgaria and EasternRumelia (1882)</title>
		<link>http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/maps/map-of-bulgaria-and-easternrumelia-1882/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Cochrane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balkans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bulgaria]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For collectors of the stamps and postal history of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia. I think it is only philatelists who recognise the word Rumelia&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Video: How the U.S. Postal Service Works</title>
		<link>http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/united-states/video-hpow-the-u-s-postal-service-works/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 02:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Cochrane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Victoria]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a very interesting video showing what happens to a letter after it is put in the mail box. A must for all stamp collectors!]]></description>
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		<title>Slow boats from Danzig to China and back</title>
		<link>http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/postal-history/slow-boats-from-danzig-to-china-and-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 10:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Giles du Boulay</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Danzig]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany & Colonies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/danzig-to-china-cover.png" alt="danzig-to-china-card" width="439" height="287" /> The message from Danzig on the back of this card is a simple enquiry: "why has it been so long since we have heard any news from you?" The writer’s anxiety may well have been heightened when the card came back over three months later as the addressee could not be traced.]]></description>
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		<title>Stamps of Latvia: Christmas Issue (2011)</title>
		<link>http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/stamp-designers/stamps-of-latvia-christmas-issue-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/stamp-designers/stamps-of-latvia-christmas-issue-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 01:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Cochrane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Christmas Stamps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Designers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Latvia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Printers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This attractive Christmas issue from Latvia was released December 2, 2011. Designed by Ludis Danilans and litho printed by Baltijas Banknote. It comprised two stamps: 35s. Santa Claus&#8217;s stock of presents slit open by falling star; reindeer with stockings hanging on line strung between its antlers. 60s. Dragon&#8217;s back being climbed by Santa and two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chile: The Airmails (1927-1937)</title>
		<link>http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/united-states/chile-the-airmails-1927-1937/</link>
		<comments>http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/united-states/chile-the-airmails-1927-1937/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Oxenham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Airmails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[First Flight Covers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flight Archive]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Postal History]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South America]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9125" title="chile-air-mail-excerpt" src="http://www.philatelicdatabase.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/chile-air-mail-excerpt.jpg" alt="" width="140" height="140" />This article tracks the first ten years of Chile airmail, from the inaugural pioneer official airmail services between Santiago and Valparaiso in 1927 to the subsequent links to the United States and Europe. ]]></description>
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