Stamps of Netherlands: Tuberculosis Issue (1906)
These three charity stamps were issued for the Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. They are as follows: 1c. (+
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:18:49+11:00Apr 30, 2017|Charity Stamps, Classic Stamps, Netherlands & Colonies, Stamp Profiles, TB on Stamps, Topicals or Thematics|
These three charity stamps were issued for the Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. They are as follows: 1c. (+
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:18:49+11:00Apr 27, 2017|Classic Stamps, Crete, Flags on Stamps, Greece, Printers, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
This 25l. black and blue stamp celebrated the Union of Crete with Greece. It depicted the hoisting of the Greek
By PDb Archive|2017-10-11T09:18:50+11:00Apr 24, 2017|Asia, British Commonwealth, British East Africa, Classic Stamps, De La Rue, Malaya, Malaysia, Queen Victoria, Singapore, Stamp Profiles, Straits Settlements|
When the Settlements became a crown colony in 1867, they began issuing their own stamps, not least because they adopted
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:18:50+11:00Apr 22, 2017|British Empire, Classic Stamps, Malta, Queen Victoria, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
This fine stamp from Malta is the high value Five shillings rose Queen Victoria issue. Printed by De La Rue
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:18:51+11:00Apr 2, 2017|British Empire, British Honduras, Central America, Classic Stamps, De La Rue, Honduras, King Edward VII, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
King Edward's accession in 1901 created a need for a new definitive series. Between 1902 and 1904 1,2,5 and 20
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:18:58+11:00Jan 29, 2017|Classic Stamps, Crete, Greece, Overprints, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
These provisional overprints were overprinted in black or red on the 1900 Crete issue, which celebrated Prince George becoming the
By PDb Archive|2017-10-11T09:19:00+11:00Jan 1, 2017|Animals on Stamps, Classic Stamps, Elephants on Stamps, India, Indian States, Printers, Printing Processes, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
This attractive issue featured an elephant and formed part of the definitive sets of 1895-99. Recess printed by Waterlow and
By PDb Archive|2017-10-11T09:19:02+11:00Nov 10, 2016|Classic Stamps, Greece, History, Olympics on Stamps, Sports on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Top Ten Articles, Topicals or Thematics|
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.
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:12+11:00Jun 8, 2016|Animals on Stamps, Balkans, Classic Stamps, Engravers, Postal Services, Postal Vehicles on Stamps, Printers, Printing Processes, Romania, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
This set of six stamps were the low values for the issue celebrating the Opening of the New Post Office
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:15+11:00Apr 21, 2016|Classic Stamps, Great Britain, History, Postal History, Queen Victoria|
This extremely rare and interesting entire bears a 1d. red and was sent from the famous botanist and author John
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:37+11:00Sep 24, 2015|Classic Stamps, First Issues, Great Britain, History, Luxembourg, New Issues 2015, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
The first postage stamp was issued in 1840 in Great Britain and Ireland at the initiative of Rowland Hill as
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:50+11:00Aug 25, 2015|Auctions, British Empire, Classic Stamps, Great Britain, News, Queen Victoria, Royalty|
Three rare stamps dating from the 19th century could fetch as much as half a million pounds at a show
By PDb Archive|2017-10-11T09:19:55+11:00Aug 2, 2015|Austro-Hungarian Empire, Balkans, Classic Stamps, History, Montenegro, Ottoman Empire, Royalty, Topicals or Thematics|
This article was written by L. Harald Kjellstedt and first published in "Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News" Mar 4, 1911 Volume
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:20:10+11:00Jul 7, 2015|Africa, Classic Stamps, France & Colonies, Stamp Profiles|
Senegambia and Niger was a former French colony and now part of Mali, which issued its own postage stamps between