BESG hosts: “20th century GB Postal Rates to the Empire (and elsewhere)” with Duncan Barber
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Great Britain
BESG hosts: “American Aid for German War Prisoners in Jamaica” with Harold Krische
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BESG hosts: “Crimean War through Postal History, Part 2” with Adrians Pearson
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BESG hosts: “Crimean War through Postal History, Part 1” with Adrians Pearson
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RAF Ferry Command Mail
During the Second World War, supplying Britain with new aircraft built in North America was a significant logistical challenge for the Allies. This presentation explains the development of the RAF Ferry Command which eventually flew these aircraft to where they were needed. Not long after its formation, a semi-formal system of using these ferried aircraft
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The First Four
Great Britain Issues the World’s First Pre-Paid Adhesive Postage Stamps This exhibit by Peter Newroth explains the design and use of the world’s first pre-paid postage stamps in 1840 which permanently changed the way mails were used. The idea was first proposed by Sir Roland Hill and the stamps had an immediate impact on literacy
Postal Census Markings of Great Britain
This exhibit by Hugh Armstrong explains the use of a ‘diamond mark’ which was used by the Royal Mail of Great Britain to study and count the volume of mail being processed. It was in use from about 1923 until 1985 and it indicates that the item had, in fact, been counted. Postal Census Slogan
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Malaysian Postal History During The Second World War
This extensive exhibit by David Foreman (more than 80 scanned pages) examines the postal history of the mails to and from the Straits Settlements, Malaya and British Borneo during the Second World War. It includes details of the postal system after the Japanese invasion of the British colonies. David Foreman (1934 – 2017) was an
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Zoom Presentation: The Empire Air Mail Scheme
The next episode of Under The Covers (sponsored by the Postal History Society of Canada) airs on Tuesday 16 January 2024 @ 3:00 pm Pacific Time and features “Canadian Mail Sent via the Empire Air Mail Scheme 1938 – 1939” presented by Gary Steele. This Zoom presentation shows Canadian 1st class letters and postcards mailed
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Two Covers From Oswestry to Goderich, Canada West
Similar Covers – An Endorsement Can Be Crucial The similarities are that the covers are franked by a 6d violet, plate 1 cancelled by an OSWESTRY spoon and addressed to the same address in Goderich, Canada West (now Ontario). Located on the shores of Lake Huron, Goderich was first laid out in 1828 and is
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