Finland’s Classic Oval Stamps Celebrate 150 Years
In 1856, the Grand Duchy of Finland was very much an agrarian society. Only some 6% of the population lived
By Christer Brunström|2019-07-23T17:42:15+10:00Mar 5, 2013|Articles, Classic Stamps, Finland, History, Russia, Scandinavia, Sweden|
In 1856, the Grand Duchy of Finland was very much an agrarian society. Only some 6% of the population lived
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FOR SOME 50 years POST Greenland was privileged to have Jens Rosing as its number one stamp designer. During his
By Christer Brunström|2019-07-23T17:42:22+10:00Jan 25, 2010|Articles, History, Norway, Posthorns, Stamp Profiles|
This is being written on Christmas Day 2006 – obviously there are different ways of celebrating the festive season. But
By Christer Brunström|2019-07-23T17:42:16+10:00Jun 24, 0207|Articles, Asia, History, Malaya, Malaysia, Royalty, Topicals or Thematics|
In the first half of the 20th century, Nils Strandell was probably the most famous philatelist in Sweden. In 1948,