Postal History
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Classic British Stamps - 1880 Watermark Spray 2 shillings brown sheet
In 2004 a 2 shillings brown stamps, achieved one of the highest prices ever achieved for any British stamp, selling for…
01 September 2014
British Library Philatelic Collections - the rocket mail to Wolf Rock 1948
Stranded on a lighthouse nine miles off the coast of Cornwall, thanks to relentless storms, three lighthouse keepers…
20 August 2014
Collecting the Great War: World War One postal history, postcards and stamps
Using postal history from the era, postcards and stamps, Alastair Gunn describes how World War One affected people at…
11 July 2014
Stamp collecting interview: stamp designer Jennifer Toombs
Stamp designer Jennifer Toombs recalls her varied career, which began with a stamp to mark the death of Winston…
08 May 2014
Stamp collecting feature: France's stamp for the State Visit of King George VI,…
The invitation to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to visit France provided the opportunity to reinforce the entente…
06 May 2014
Crimean War postal history - a letter written with gun powder
We take a look at a letter written with gunpowder rather than ink, sent from the frontline of the Crimean War of the…
18 April 2014
Switzerland's Bundesfeier (National Festival) postal cards
Switzerland's Pro Patria stamps have proved to be a long-running annual issue, helping to raise funds for a range of…
09 April 2014
How African stamps helped build the Spitfire - French Cameroun ‘Spitfire Fund’…
Vincent A Green reveals how French Cameroun stamps contributed to the production of the legendary Spitfire fighter…
05 April 2014
Collecting Cinderella stamps
A Cinderella stamp is a label which resembles a postage stamp but which has no postal validity. Cinderellas could be…
04 February 2014