• Queen Victoria

    Baden-Powell’s Mafeking Siege Stamps 1899-1900

    January 24, 2022 - By 

    This is a transcript of an original London Philatelist article. Numbers of Mafeking Siege stamps printed are shown at the bottom. From: The London Philatelist – The Monthly Journal of The Philatelic Society, London, Editor M.P. Castle, Vice-President of the Society, Volume X, January to December, 1901, Published by The Philatelic Society, London, Effingham House, Arundel Street, London W.C. 1901. Baden-Powell’s Mafeking Siege Stamps,*OFFICIAL DETAILS At the fortnightly meeting of the Junior London Philatelic Society, held in Clapham Hall on 12th January, the President (Mr. Fred J. Melville) read to the members a statement which he had received in reply…

  • USA 1917, 2c rose, type I (Scott 499 var.), fold over leaving blank area
    Flaws

    Postage Stamp Errors, Freaks and Oddities

    January 13, 2022 - By 

    In the most basic sense an error or flaw on a postage stamp can be a mistake made by the artist in the design of the stamp and also an error made in the production or manufacture of a stamp during it’s preparation and printing stages. These are often generally referred to as EFOs. Essentially a stamp error means that the stamp does not have the intended appearance as set out in the initial design idea – this could be incorrect wording or illustrations, missing features, mis-perforation, incorrect watermarks and missing or incorrect colours for example. Errors or flaws tend…

  • Storing Stamp Collections
    Video

    Storing Stamp Collections: What you need to know!

    January 10, 2022 - By 

    Another informative video from the folk over on the Exploring Stamps YouTube channel. An introductory video to housing your stamp collection. This video covers the 10 agents that will harm anyone’s collection, along with ways to store and preserve stamps and postal history.