Fakenham, Norfolk
Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, about 19 miles (31 kilometres) north east of King’s Lynn, 19 miles...
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Billingford, Norfolk
Billingford is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of East Dereham. The village is just north of...
Old Norfolk Post Offices Map II
This interactive map shows the post offices I have so far mapped locations of. Click the box at the top right for a full screen view. Sadly Google removed...
Kirby Cane, Norfolk
Kirby Cane is a village and civil parish situated two miles (3.2 km) north-west of Beccles in Norfolk. ~Wikipedia This is still a recognisable scene despite some alterations to...
Brancaster, Norfolk
Brancaster is a village and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish of Brancaster comprises Brancaster itself, together with Brancaster Staithe and Burnham...
Royal Mail : RAF Centenary 2018
The Royal Mail releases a new set of RAF centenary commemoratives today, along with a host of other related collectable items. Presentation Pack Written exclusively by RAF aficionado Graham...
London’s new Postal Museum and subterranean mail train
An article by The Guardian newspaper on the recently opened new attraction. For nearly a century, and unknown to many Londoners, a postal railway network operated 21 metres below...
Video : First Postage Stamp – The Penny Black
A nice video I found on YouTube by the “Exploring Stamps” channel. A very good introduction to the Penny Black, it’s history and how it changed the world.
GB QEII 1990 Machin 150th Anniversary of the Penny Black : Photogravure & Lithography
Some years ago I bought a dustbin bag stuffed full of GB material and amongst it were hundreds of this issue. At the time I noticed there were some differences...
Carson MicroBrite Plus Review – LED Lit Microscope
This is a quick review of Carson’s 60-120x LED microscope (MM-300). I bought one of these little microscopes late last year and was again impressed with Carson’s handiwork as I...