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A Postage Stamp Blog

Places

London’s new Postal Museum and subterranean mail train

RogUpdated on February 21, 2024August 24, 20171 min read

An article by The Guardian newspaper on the recently opened new attraction. For nearly a century, and unknown to …

Queen Victoria Video

Video : First Postage Stamp – The Penny Black

RogUpdated on November 18, 2024August 17, 20171 min read

A nice video I found on YouTube by the “Exploring Stamps” channel. A very good introduction to the Penny Black, it’s …

Queen Elizabeth II

GB QEII 1990 Machin 150th Anniversary of the Penny Black : Photogravure & Lithography

RogUpdated on February 21, 2024March 20, 20172 Comments3 min read

Some years ago I bought a dustbin bag stuffed full of GB material and amongst it were hundreds of this …

Tools

Carson MicroBrite Plus Review – LED Lit Microscope

RogUpdated on February 21, 2024February 22, 20172 min read

This is a quick review of Carson’s 60-120x LED microscope (MM-300). I bought one of these little microscopes late last …

General

Stamp Collecting : Stamp Prices

RogUpdated on February 21, 2024February 20, 20175 min read

How Collectors Price Their Stamps Stamp collecting is not exactly a new trend sweeping through the world; In fact, philately …

General

Royal Mail To Honour David Bowie With A Set Of 10 Special Stamps

RogUpdated on February 21, 2024February 8, 20174 min read

• Royal Mail will issue a set of 10 Special Stamps as a tribute to one of the most influential …

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