21. Topical Stamps
Topical Collecting is very popular, and there seems to be no limit to the number of topics available on the stamps of the world. Topical collecting merely means that you collect stamps having to do with some specific thing. For example, music on ...
22. Triangular Stamps for the Beijing Olympics
Aland is issuing a triangular stamp to commemorate the Beijing Olympics, as one of its residents will be participating in the event. This is the second time Aland has issued a stamp for the Olympic Games, but the first in a triangular format...
23. Tete-Beche Stamps
The greater number of collectors knows the meaning of the word tete-bech, but there are many of the younger collectors who neither know the meaning of the term nor its derivation. Of course it comes from the French, as do many other Philatelic t...
24. The Newfoundland Provisional Stamps
Owing to the stocks of the 2c and 3c "Caribou" Stamps of 1919 becoming exhausted and supplies ordered not arriving in time, the following stamps were surcharged and placed on sale from September 13th to 25th 15c Scarlet, 30c Slate and 35c red of ...
25. The most popular commonwealth stamps, by country We have put this descending list together, based on our own experience of selling collections. If you are a seller, you may well have a very different point of view. All we can say is that this list accurately reflects our own successes and failures ...
26. Types of US Coins and Coin Collecting Coin collecting is a fun hobby that anyone who has the time can do. A coin’s history and its development can be learned by collecting them.
28. The First British Postcard The concept of sending a postcard through the post may seem like the starting point for setting up a postal service but in fact it did not appear until many years later. The use of sending a piece of card instead of the conventional paper enclosed en...
29. The History Of Collectables
The history of collectables is very extensive. There is evidence that suggests that prehistoric humans collected various objects. But, the recorded history of collectables started after World War II; that is, after the year 1945. In America, peop...
30. Thieves Delivering Post
Before post as we know it came into existence, the cost of postage was paid by the recipient of the letter. This was normal for many years before William Dockwra created the first Penny Post. Therefore post held a value to...
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Topical Collecting is very popular, and there seems to be no limit to the number of topics available on the stamps of the world. Topical collecting merely means that you collect stamps having to do with some specific thing. For example, music on ...
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.