Or: A Nice Little Puzzle Question for Philatelic Students Fraud, Theft and Errors This is a long story if all the details are included but here the story is abbreviated. However, it will still include implications of fraud or theft, errors in communication and delays in procurement. It all starts with an audit of a […]
How Did These Stamps Become Canada’s First Officials? Read More »
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
Its Untold Story This presentation by Larry Margetish explains the story of the people behind the design and production of the 1977 12¢ Parliament stamp (Scott #714 and #729).
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This display explores postage stamp production as printing technology, postal needs and design styles evolved. VICPEX 2022 provided me an opportunity to prepare and show a “one frame” display in support of philately on Vancouver Island. “One frame” exhibits generally are defined by judges to show a narrow subject, about a nearly complete story or
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The presentation on this series covers the late Colonial period to the end of what is philatelically called the Early Federal Period up to the end of 1912. During this time the denominations which were not represented by the Pictorials were available from the 1892 “Tablets” and even the 8d and 9d “sidefaces” which go
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