Stamps of Venezuela: The First Issues (1859-1865)
Adhesive stamps were adopted by Venezuela in 1859. The first issue, with the coat of arms, being lithographed by an
Stamps of France: The First Issues (1849)
The French ‘Penny Black’ made its début on New Year’s Day 1849. Although French postal administration closely observed the working
The Penny Black: Daddy of Them All
This is an article written by Richard Albert Hardie back in 1935. It’s a fascinating article, and bound to be
Britannias
Popular name for the early issues of Barbados, Mauritius and Trinidad, which show a seated figure of Britannia holding a
Eagles
A popular name for the 1864 issues of Mexico, which showed an eagle tramping a snake underfoot. Also applied to
Dragons
A popular name for the first issue of Japanese stamps in 1871, which showed a dragon on either side of
Scinde Dawk
A popular name for the first stamp issued in India in 1852.
Cotton Reels
A popular name given to the stamps issued in British Guiana in 1850-1, since they resembled the labels stuck on
Yacht Type
A popular name for the design of stamps used in German Colonies after 1900, which features the imperial yacht HOHENZOLLERN.
The Stamps of St. Helena (1893)
Whilst trawling through early philatelic journals looking for interesting and informative articles for The Philatelic Database, I came across this
U.S. Philatelic Classics Society
The U.S. Philatelic Classics Society is the successor of "The Three Cent 1851-57 Unit" (Unit Number 11) of the American