1. Gold medalist Rice to be honored with stamp Australian swimming gold medalist Stephanie Rice has stamped her mark on the Beijing Olympics and will now her make on a stamp in her home country.
2. German Postage Stamps
German Postage Stamps has a unique history in the sense that it covers a time period from the year 1849 in Bavaria, right up to the reunited Germany since 1990. There is a very interesting tit bit about German Postage Stamps that very few know ab...
4. Guide to Topical Stamp collecting More often people really do enjoy collecting stamps not for profit but for pleasure. Experienced stamp collectors usually advise beginners to start collecting stamps on a general or worldwide theme. This is not a bad idea; however, it will give beg...
5. Gold Coast Early Issues
To the Gold Coast goes the honour of being the first British Colony to begin a definitive set for Queen Elizabeth. The first stamp was the 2 1/2d., featuring a trooper of the Mounted Constabulary, with a new medallion of the Queen which appeared ...
6. Germany Inflation Stamps
During the post-WWI years, the value of the German mark steadily deteriorated, largely as a result of reparations payments and the savage penalties imposed on German trade. Faced with budgetary deficits, governments followed a practice of issuing...
7. Goodbye To Stamp Hinges?
Trials are underway in America involving a new type of stamp hinge, designed to prevent the damage that current gummed hinges produce.
8. Guernsey Stamps Commemorate Language.
Guernsey's heritage is being celebrated with a set of new stamps, designed by Chris Griffiths. The set of six stamps feature words in Guernesiais, the Guernsey patois.
9. Germany Inflation Stamps
After the First World War the value of German money dropped to a fantastically unbelievable low, and this is reflected in their stamps. The currency was the 'pfennig' and the mark. One hundred pfennigs made a mark.
10. Gimmick Stamps
In the last few years several countries have issued gimmick stamps. These are stamps printed on material other than paper, made in odd and irregular shapes, with a different kind of adhesive than the regular gum used on ordinary stamps.
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Australian swimming gold medalist Stephanie Rice has stamped her mark on the Beijing Olympics and will now her make on a stamp in her home country.
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.