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Map of British Guiana (1896)

By PDb Maps|2017-10-11T09:19:03+11:00Oct 13, 2016|British Empire, British Guiana, History, Maps, Railroads or Railways, South America Maps, Venezuela|

This map shows the Boundary lines of British Guiana on the map of Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1896 (page 88). Map

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Gilbert & Ellice Islands Stamps: Post Due Issue (1940)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:04+11:00Sep 4, 2016|British Empire, Feature, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Pacific Islands, Postage Dues|

This Postage Due issue for the Gilbert and Ellice islands was typo printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Company in 1940.

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Stamps of Australia: 6d. Kookaburra Issue (1914)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:08+11:00Aug 30, 2016|Australia & Dependencies, Birds on Stamps, British Empire, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|

This 6d. claret stamp features a kookaburra on a gumtree branch. Design from a drawing by R.A. Harrison. Perf 11.

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Map of India & South East Asia (1877)

By PDb Maps|2017-10-11T09:19:09+11:00Aug 12, 2016|Asia Maps, British Empire, Burma, China, Chinese Empire, France & Colonies, History, India, Indian States, Maps, Thailand, Tibet|

This map shows British India and surrounding areas in 1877. A useful chart for collectors of British Empire and classic

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Stamps of Malta: Queen Victoria 5s. Rose (1886)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:10+11:00Aug 2, 2016|British Empire, Classic Stamps, De La Rue, Malta, Printers, Printing Processes, Queen Victoria, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|

This attractive Queen victoria 5s. rose stamp was printed by De La Rue and Company. Typo. Crown CC. Perf 14.

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Map of Canada (1886-89)

By PDb Maps|2017-10-11T09:19:11+11:00Jul 15, 2016|British Commonwealth, British Empire, British North America, Canada and Provinces, History, Maps, North America Maps|

Map of the provinces and territories of Canada as they were between 1886 and 1889. In 1886, the District of

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History of the Post: Mystery of the “Madagascar”

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:12+11:00Jun 16, 2016|Australia & Dependencies, British Empire, Great Britain, History, Postal Carriers, Postal History, Ship's Mail, Shipping Archive, Ships, Shipwrecks|

Britain, as a mercantile power trading with the world, has depended heavily for centuries on her ships and seafarers. Not

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Stamps of Aitutaki (1903-20)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:12+11:00Jun 5, 2016|Aitutaki, Birds on Stamps, British Empire, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Overprints, Pacific Islands, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|

Aitutaki used the postage stamps of the Cook Islands from 1892 to 1903, when New Zealand overprinted its own stamps

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Stamps of India: 8 annas King George V Silver Jubilee (1935)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:13+11:00May 15, 2016|British Commonwealth, British Empire, Burma, Cathedrals & Churches on Stamps, History, King George V, Printing Processes, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|

The top value in a series of seven, this stamp depicts a pagoda in Mandalay, a reminder that until 1937

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Map of Oceania (Pacific Ocean) 1897

By PDb Maps|2017-10-11T09:19:19+11:00Apr 9, 2016|Australasia Maps, British Empire, British New Guinea, Germany & Colonies, History, Maps, New Zealand, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea|

This fine map shows Oceania (the Pacific Region) as it was in 1897. It should be a useful chart for

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Africa and Cape Colony Map (Gall and Inglis 1871)

By PDb Maps|2017-10-11T09:19:23+11:00Feb 11, 2016|Africa, Belgian Congo, British Empire, Cape Colony, History, Madagascar, Maps, West Africa|

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Map of Australasia (1923)

By PDb Maps|2017-10-11T09:19:25+11:00Dec 6, 2015|Australasia Maps, Australia & Dependencies, British Empire, History, Maps, New Zealand|

This map published by Shepherd shows Australasia, as it was in 1923.

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Royal Mail Steamer “Trent”

By PDb Archive|2017-10-11T09:19:33+11:00Nov 15, 2015|British Empire, Great Britain, History, Royal Mail Steamers, Shipping Archive, Shipping Lines, Ships|

RMS Trent was a British Royal Mail paddle steamer built in 1841 by William Pitcher of Northfleet for the Royal

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Map of British India (1909)

By PDb Maps|2017-10-11T09:19:33+11:00Nov 13, 2015|Afghanistan, Asia Maps, British Empire, Burma, Ceylon, History, India, Indian States, Maps|

This fine map shows British India, as it was in 1909. Taken from the Imperial Gazette. Courtesy of Wikipedia...

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Stamps of Malta: 10s. Shipwreck of St. Paul (1889)

By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:36+11:00Oct 11, 2015|British Empire, Malta, Religion on Stamps, Saints on Stamps, Shipping Archive, Ships, Shipwrecks, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|

This fine 10 shilling blue-black stamp broke with the traditional monarch's head and featured the Shipwreck of St. Paul, thus

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