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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Ireland-1922-The Provisional Government Overprint on the George V 2/6d "Seahorse"-Illustrated

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Illustrated is the British (George the Fifth) 2 Shillings and Sixpence re-issued with the overprint  in Gaelic "Provisional Governm...

Canada-1951-The $1 (Ultramarine) "Fisherman"-Illustrated

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  Illustrated above is the one dollar Canadian issue of 1951. First issued on February the 1st the stamp was printed only in ultramar...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Territory of New Guinea-1931 and 1932 Bird of Paradise Postage Stamps-With Air Mail Overprint-Illustrated

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Illustrated below are the two varieties of "Bird of Paradise" stamps issued for New Guinea in 1931 and 1932. The original issue ...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Australia-South Australia-A Queen Victoria 4 Pence (plum) Postage stamp with "Official" Overprint-Illustrated

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Illustrated below is the 4 Pence (plum) postage stamp issued for South Australia between 1876 and 1885. The stamp was overprinted for offic...
Monday, October 15, 2012

Austrlalia-1931-Kingsford-Smith Commemorative Postage Stamp "OS" Overprint-Illustrated

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Two of the stamps from the Kingsford-Smith Commemorative set were used officially and overprinted "OS" the 2 and 3 Pence values. ...

Australia-1931-The Kingsford-Smith Commemorative Flights Postage Stamp Set-Illustrated

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Shown below is the stamp set issued for Australia in 1931 to commemorate the global flights of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith. The set had thr...

Australia-1928-A 3 Pence (blue) Kookaburra-National Stamp Exhibition Issue-Illustrated

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Illustrated below is the 3 Pence stamp issued to commemorate the National Stamp Exhibition in Melbourne in 1928. The stamp was issued in a ...

Australia-New South Wales-1854-59-A Sixpence Imperforate Postage Stamp-Illustrated

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Shown below is the 6 Pence stamp issued for New South Wales between 1854 and 1859. The stamp was part of a set with values from 5 Pence to ...
Thursday, October 11, 2012

State of North Borneo-1901-1905-A 2 Dollar Postage Stamp (with "British Protectorate" Overprint)-Illustrated

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Shown below is the 1901-1905 2 Dollar stamp issued for the State of North Borneo. Many of the higher value stamps were never used postally...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

British North Borneo-1886-87-1 Cent (orange) and 2 Cent (brown) Postage Stamps-Illustrated

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Shown below are the 1 and 2 Cent stamps issued for British North Borneo between 1886 and 1887. (see Half Cent (magenta) and 50 Cent (viole...

British North Borneo-1886-87-A Half Cent (magenta) Postage Stamp-Illustrated

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Illustrated is the Half Cent (magenta) stamp issued for British North Borneo between 1886 and 1887. The British government had taken over ...

North Borneo-1883-An 8 Cent (green) Postage Stamp-Illustrated

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Shown below is the 8 Cent stamp issued for North Borneo in 1883. In 1883 only two stamps were issued for North Borneo, the 4 Cent (pink) an...
Monday, October 8, 2012

British North Borneo-1886-87 & 1888-92-50 Cent (violet) Postage Stamp-Illustrated

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Shown below is the 50 Cent (violet) stamp issued for British North Borneo in 1886. These stamps are not often found postally used and many ...
Sunday, October 7, 2012

British East Africa Protectorate-1896-1901-4 Queen Victoria Postage Stamps-Illustrated

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Shown below are some of the stamps issued for British East Africa between 1896 and 1901. The year 1901 was the last year that stamps were ...
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Friday, October 5, 2012

St Vincent-1921-32-A George the 5th Definitive Postage Stamp set to 1 Shilling-Illustrated

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Shown below is the George the 5th definitive set to 1 Shilling issued for the island of St Vincent between 1921 and 1932. The set was origi...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

Ethiopia-1945-a Partial Set of the President Roosevelt Commemorative Postage Stamps-Illustrated

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Shown below are the first three values of  the stamp set issued for Ethiopia in 1945. The full set consisted of the values shown below with...
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Ethiopia-1919-Animals and Rulers Postage Stamp Set to 10 Dollars-Illustrated

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Shown below is the stamp set issued for Ethiopia in 1919. The designer for the set was Walter Plattner and the set was lithographed in shee...
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