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Exotic Tropical Fruits on Stamps

September 18, 2018
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By Barry Floyd   Barry Floyd offers something to tempt your taste buds, as well as your collecting …

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The 12×1st Christmas retail booklet which combines the Madonna and Child and the children’s Christmas competition stamp issues. A similar mixed-design booklet with 12×2nd values has also been made available, along with 12×1st and 12×2nd class booklets featuring just the Madonna and Child stamps (Reduced)
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Machin Watch

September 4, 2018
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By John M Deering   John Deering takes us to a galaxy far, far away to look over …

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Consort Collection

September 3, 2018
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15c. and 1p. Cinderella stamps produced by Spanish stamp dealer, and stamp forger, Plácido Ramón de Torres in 1896 for the non-existent Republic of Andorra
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Andorra: Beyond the Catalogue

September 3, 2018
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By Christer Brunström Cinderella specialist Christer Brunström goes beyond the catalogue listings to present a special report for …

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King George VI Definitive
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New Collector

May 3, 2018
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By Richard West The Falkland Islands, as with Ascension featured last month, came to the attention of much …

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Commonwealth collection sees light after 90 years

May 3, 2018
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It’s not every day that a stamp collection comes to light after spending more than 90 years in …

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Rhodesia Stamp Album available now

May 2, 2018
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The Rhodesia Stamp Album, published by Peter Bale Philatelics of Johannesburg, South Africa, is available to order through …

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Salisbury Collectors Show

May 2, 2018
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May sees the return of the popular Salisbury Collectors Show held at The City Hall, Salisbury. The show …

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The Postal Museum’s guidebook is a winner

May 2, 2018
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Congratulations to The Postal Museum for winning the Best Guidebook (over £1m) award at the ACE Best Product …

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POSTAGE DUE COVER
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New discovery of one of the most important postage due covers

February 6, 2018
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One of the great joys of stamp collecting is the excitement of finding something new. You just never …

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The Iconic Stamps
  • Iconic stamps of Great Britain and the British Empire
  • The Penny Black
  • The £5 Orange Stamp that wasn’t needed
  • Postal Union Congress (PUC) £1 – Great Britain 1929
  • “Seahorse” High Value – Great Britain 1913
  • “Wilding” Definitives – Great Britain 1952
  • “Machin” Definitives – Great Britain 1967
  • Royal Silver Wedding – Commonwealth 1948
  • The ‘Camel Postman’ – Sudan 1898
  • Four Annas – India 1854
  • Five Shillings Penguin – Falkland Islands 1933
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  • The Postal Museum’s guidebook is a winner
  • Celebrating Penny Black
  • New discovery of one of the most important postage due covers
  • The Day the Gibraltar Post Office Ran Out of Stamps
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