Welcome to the articles section. Here you will find regularly updated articles on stamps and stamp collecting.
View Index
|
|
A set of three stamps was required by Jamaica in 1968 to mark Human Rights Year, and designs were prepared by Jennifer Toombs. The designs went through the usual approval procedures, which included the Jamaican postal administration. It was not until the printed stamps reached the island that objections were raised locally about the stark nature of the black and white hands on designs, which provoked the image of a social divide. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
In 1961, Tristan Da Cunha was plunged into chaos as the volcano erupted, and the inhabitants had to flee for their lives. The Governor of St. Helena, on which stocks of Tristan stamps were held, made the decision to overprint and surcharge four values, with the intention of the extra revenue going to help the Relief Fund.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
The mystery surrounds an issue from Swaziland, produced in 1956. It was a pictorial definitive, with the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, in values for postage/revenue up to £1. However the set also included a £5 revenue stamp in the design that had had previously been used for the King George V and George VI definitives.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Coin collecting is one hobby that is both fun and challenging. To help those who are looking for those rare coins, here is a list of hard to find ones that are worth moving “heaven and earth” for.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
The Cards issued by the government with stamps already printed on them are really not post cards, but postal cards. The distinction being that post cards are without stamps, and are usually scenic cards printed to advertise some place or event and sold as tourist items. While collecting post cards is a big hobby, too, wee are concerned Postal Cards are sold at post offices.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Bisects means a stamp that has been cut to be used for a lesser postage value than its face. For example, a 10 pence stamp may be cut in half and used as a 5 pence stamp. This was permitted long ago, but it is no longer allowed.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
First Day Cavers (FDC as short form) are method of collecting stamps on envelopes that have been mailed with a cancellation showing clearly that the envelope was mailed on the day the stamp was first issued from the place of issue commemorating that stamp.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 Next > End >>
|
| Results 477 - 483 of 749 |
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. We only deal with enquiries by phone or email, note our new number 01858 468442.