Stamps of Great Britain: Sustainable Fish (2014)
Beautifully painted by David Miller, the Mint Stamps feature ten sustainable fish species: Herring, Red Gurnard, Dab, Pouting and Cornish
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:03+11:00Jun 23, 2014|British Commonwealth, Conservation, Designers, Fish on Stamps, Great Britain, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Beautifully painted by David Miller, the Mint Stamps feature ten sustainable fish species: Herring, Red Gurnard, Dab, Pouting and Cornish
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:04+11:00Jun 20, 2014|Atlantic Islands, Birds on Stamps, British Commonwealth, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Tristan da Cunha|
Tristan’s finches traditionally were called buntings, given their resemblance to the buntings that were familiar to the early European explorers
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:04+11:00Jun 18, 2014|British Commonwealth, British Empire, Channel Islands, Europe, France & Colonies, History, Military, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Uniforms on Stamps, United States, United States of America, World War II|
“D-Day” redirects here. This article is about the first day of the Invasion of Normandy. The subsequent operations are covered
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:04+11:00Jun 10, 2014|British Commonwealth, Gibraltar, New Issues 2014, Poets on Stamps, Shakespeare on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
William Shakespeare’s birth date is unknown though he was baptised on 26 April 1564 and died on 23 April 1616.
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:05+11:00May 31, 2014|British Commonwealth, Channel Islands, Flowers on Stamps, Great Britain, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
The Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom is one of the largest horticultural campaigns in Europe, involving over one thousand
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:05+11:00May 28, 2014|British Commonwealth, Channel Islands, Great Britain, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Textiles on Stamps, Topicals or Thematics|
It measures just less than 3 metres in length – so somewhat different in size to the original Bayeux Tapestry,
By PDb Archive|2017-10-11T09:21:25+11:00May 24, 2014|British Commonwealth, Canada and Provinces, History, North America, Post Offices, Postcards|
This postcard shows the Post Office in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. It was published by Photogelatine Engraving Co. Limited Ottawa, [after
By PDb Maps|2017-10-11T09:21:25+11:00May 23, 2014|British Commonwealth, Europe Maps, Great Britain, History, Maps|
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:25+11:00May 20, 2014|British Commonwealth, Designers, Fish on Stamps, Gibraltar, Marine Life on Stamps, New Issues 2014, Printers, Printing Processes, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis (Presence: all year round) Common dolphins are energetic acrobats and one of the fastest of all
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:26+11:00May 2, 2014|Authors on Stamps, British Commonwealth, Butterflies on Stamps, Channel Islands, Chess on Stamps, Great Britain, Music on Stamps, New Issues 2014, Poets on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Artistic representations of William Shakespeare and his most famous plays are presented on this set of six stamps and Miniature
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:27+11:00Apr 29, 2014|Ascension Island, Atlantic Islands, British Commonwealth, History, Military, Napoleon, New Issues 2014, St. Helena, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, West Africa|
When Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was born no one could have supposed that he would rise to become Emperor of France
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:28+11:00Apr 21, 2014|Agriculture on Stamps, Animals on Stamps, British Commonwealth, Designers, Great Britain, Isle of Man, New Issues 2014, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Dr Jeremy Paul, the hugely talented and internationally respected artist, has lent his talents to a very special issue celebrating
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:29+11:00Apr 18, 2014|Antarctic, Australia & Dependencies, British Commonwealth, Designers, Explorers on Stamps, First Issues, Maps on Stamps, Printers, Stamp Profiles|
This attractive stamp was the first AAT issue. It celebrated the 1954 expedition at Vestfold Hills and showed a map.
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:29+11:00Apr 15, 2014|British Commonwealth, New Issues 2014, New Zealand, Oceania, Queen Elizabeth, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
To celebrate the upcoming visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their son Prince George to New Zealand,
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:21:30+11:00Apr 12, 2014|Australia & Dependencies, British Commonwealth, Designers, New Issues 2014, Queen Elizabeth, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
The Queen’s Birthday stamp issue by Australia Post for 2014 features photographs of Her Majesty taken over recent years. The