Great Britain’s postal reforms in the second half of the 1830s – just before the beginning of the postage stamp era – allowed communication to flourish while transforming the empire into a mobile society. These reforms were the subject of a June 22 presentation by Tom Slemons, a U.S.-based director of the Great Britain Collectors Club and a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London. Continue reading →
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Bighorn sheep stamp issued
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Kelowna club wins CSN cover contest
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Calling all moneyed collectors
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Columns
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Looking Back
Stamps feature fun, adventurous children’s characters
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Philatelic Journals
Scarce B.C. cover in latest study group journal
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Commonwealth Communiqué
Europa stamps picture bridges as Britain comes even closer t
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First-Day Covers
Artopages made many varieties of basic cachet design
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Stamping Grounds
‘C’ what theme you’d like to consider collecting
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Collecting 101
Memories of mysterious ‘Mr. $3 Columbian’
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New Issues
From around the world
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Off The Beaten Track
An airport cover takes us to unexpected places
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