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150 years since Darwin published his Origin of Species: our new Charles Darwin: A Celebration in Stamps book arrives

darwin200stampzoo wrote 7 hours ago: Stamps, postmen, writing technology ( Victorian laptop!) and beautiful copperplate handwritten lette … more →

Tags: stamps, philately, Darwin, Commemorative Stamps, Zoos, Teaching, Education & Resources, commémoratives, Conservation

Fellatio has nothing to do with stamp collecting.3 comments

to55er wrote 3 days ago: Following on from my blog regarding my recent attendance of an evening class in pottery for beginner … more →

Tags: Age, Dodgy Weekend Pursuits, fiftysomething, Home and Garden, humour, Thoughts, birdwatching, country and western music, crown green bowling

Introducing Stamps Collection

stampscollection wrote 2 weeks ago: What is Stamp Collecting? Stamp collecting is the collecting of postage stamps such as covers, envel … more →

Tags: RARE STAMPS, fine stamps, original rare stamps

Stamps Continue To Make History

cynthiacp wrote 3 weeks ago: As a child I had a stamp collection. Collecting didn’t last terribly long but I’ve alway … more →

Tags: national women's history museum

The first London Olympics stamps5 comments

postalheritage wrote 1 month ago: Tomorrow Royal Mail is releasing the first ten of 30 1st class stamps which will be issued over the … more →

Tags: catalogue, Philatelic, 1948 Olympics, abram games, british stamps, edmund dulac, letterpress, london 2012, London Olympics

Stuart, William (1873-1952)

queencityma wrote 1 month ago: The library owns the personal papers of William Stuart. William M. Stuart was born January 15, 1873 … more →

Tags: s, William Stuart, Boston Record, Lawrence telegram, Washington Post, Journalist

Seasick for five years ... which Darwin stamp shows best his Voyage of the Beagle?

darwin200stampzoo wrote 1 month ago: HMS Beagle's world changing voyage shown on a Mongolian stamp Which of the beautiful postage sta … more →

Tags: stamps, philately, Darwin, Commemorative Stamps, Zoos, Teaching, Education & Resources, commémoratives, Newquay Zoo

Buried treasure and the magic of discovery

Stephen Wang wrote 1 month ago: The two longest queues in Britain last week were outside Liverpool Catholic Cathedral, and Birmingha … more →

Tags: Art, Culture/Arts, Religion, anglo-saxon, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, dark ages, Gambling, Gold

The Post Office Went to War1 comment

postalheritage wrote 2 months ago: On 29th September Christine Earle a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London will speak at the … more →

Tags: Events, Philatelic, postal history, 2nd WORLD WAR, British Thematic Association, Christine Earle, Ephemera, Federation Internationale de Philatelie, FiP

Lighthouses, art history, and a long walk to town65 comments

jstwndrng wrote 2 months ago: Our recent encounter with the North Head Light at Long Beach got me thinking about how much I have a … more →

Tags: Random Memories, In my city, The Stamp Gallery, philately, Lighthouses, Edward Hopper, Bellevue

stamps from far and distant countries.

Kelsy wrote 2 months ago: When I was a child, I was fascinated by my grandmother’s stamp collection, amassed when she was a yo … more →

Tags: gifts, curious things, faroe islands, Denmark, Scandinavia, stamps, philately, stamp, Føroyar

Quote of the Day- August 17, 2009: stamps and philatelism

wkozy wrote 3 months ago: “The philatelist will tell you that stamps are educational, that they are valuable, that they … more →

Tags: radio, stamps, philatelist, philatelism, Clifton Fadiman, TV Personality, Any Number Can Play, greater understanding, world neighbors

Treasures of the Archive Prestige Stamp Book

postalheritage wrote 3 months ago: Tomorrow Royal Mail releases the Treasures of the Archive Prestige Stamp Book, written by Douglas Mu … more →

Tags: catalogue, Philatelic, postal history, BPMA, first day cover, General Post Office, GPO, GPO Film Unit, King Edward VIII

Afrikaans! Afrikaans! Afrikaans!46 comments

Nikita wrote 3 months ago: Please click on this mosaic to see a clearer view of these beautiful images English readers: This is … more →

Tags: South Africa, Poetry, Africa, Suid-Afrika, Afrikaans, Poems, History, Drakensberg mountains, South African artists

Midpex 09

postalheritage wrote 4 months ago: by Jennifer Flippance, London 2010 Project Officer Last Saturday I went to Midpex 09, a two-yearly s … more →

Tags: Philatelic, london 2010, stamps, Postcards, postage stamps, philately, Isle of Man, Stamp Club, stamp show

MECVI PHILATELY

amecvi wrote 4 months ago: A site for Philatelists. I will be listing philatelic material (stamps, FDCcs, FFCs, etc) for sale f … more →

Tags: philately

Stamp Collecting

specialtips wrote 4 months ago: Are you a collector of something and hunting collectible and memorabilia items? How about stamp coll … more →

Tags: Education, Finance, collectibles and memorabilia items, philatelic items, philatelist, philately

Famous Philatelists1 comment

postalheritage wrote 4 months ago: An unusual item in the collection of the BPMA is the stamp album of the late, great Freddie Mercury. … more →

Tags: Philatelic, Collection, The British Postal Museum & Archive, stamps, postage stamps, british stamps, BPMA, national postal museum, Smithsonian National Postal Museum

Small Town Do Lists

Deb Borsos wrote 4 months ago: As Im sure it is with most small and smaller towns, I see people I know on the street, and in the ba … more →

Tags: Curator, curators, History, Kaslo, nelson, bc, Pemberton arts, stamps, Summer Time Activities, Touchstones Museum


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