1. 2008 Giant Pandas – New Stamps from Hong Kong
Hong-Kong is due to release a set of four Giant Panda stamps commemorating Ying Ying and Le Le. They are giant pandas presented to Hong Kong by China to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative...
2. 25 Years of Alderney Stamps
This year year Alderney celebrates 25 years of issuing postage stamps, independant from the other channel islands. The first set of definitives contained 17 stamps, and contained pictorial images of the island. The stamps were designed by Gord...
3. 168 years of postage stamps
Though it was given the laugh when it was first introduced by an English Schoolmaster, the civilized world today pays homage to the postage stamp, the friend of humanity, on its hundred and sixty eighth birthday.
4. 1849 Bavaria, 1 Kreuzer Tete-Beche Stamp Pair Printed in 1849, the 1 Kreuzer Black issue was one of the first stamps issued in the German State of Bavaria. Originally printed in panes of forty-five stamps, the tete-beche varieties were created when a few cliches were mistakingly inserted into th...
5. 1st Class Stamps
The current cost of a first class stamp is 32 pence. Items sent with a 1st class stamp will usually arrive the next working day. Many feel that there is no difference between 1st and 2nd class post. Often, Second class mail arrives the next day, ...
6. 2nd Class Stamp
2nd class mail is a service that is generally used buy businesses, to save money. Royal Mail states that the item should reach the destination by the third working day after postage. The current price is 24p, up to 100g. The letter must be no mor...
7. 1st Class Stamp
The current cost of a 1st class stamp is 32p. The 1st class stamp. Items sent with a 1st class stamp should usually arrive the next working day. Some feel that there is no difference between 1st and 2nd class mail. Often, 2nd class mail arrives the...
8. 25th Anniversary of Coronation 1978
This issue was released on 31st May 1978 and consisted of four stamps celebrating the anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation, designed by Jeffery Matthews.
9. 2nd Class Booklet Forgery This forgery was interesting in the fact that it was never intended that the public
would get their hands on these forged booklets. It appears that the forger aimed the
booklets at the philatelic world, where he knew collectors would be all too w...
10. 24p Machin Forgery In the late 1980’s, when stamps started to be sold in retail outlets other than post
offices, the scope for forgers to produce sta...
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Hong-Kong is due to release a set of four Giant Panda stamps commemorating Ying Ying and Le Le. They are giant pandas presented to Hong Kong by China to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative...
Are you looking to sell your stamps or collectables? We offer a free valuation service, throughout the UK. We guarantee to make an offer on any collection we view.