First Issues Collectors Club
First Issues Collectors Club promotes the collection of the first postage stamp issued by any nation, province, city, army or
First Stamp Issues of South Australia
[Published by kind permission of the author.] South Australia was effectively the last of the Australian colonies
Stamps of Latvia: The First Issues (1918)
Issued from December 1918, the wheat-ears and sunrise emblem for this series was designed by Ansis Zuhrul and lithographed by
Stamps of Romagna: The First Issues (1859)
Adhesive stamps were not introduced in Romagna until September 1859, when a series from ½ to 20 bajocchi were issued.
Stamps of Italy: The First Issues (1862)
The first stamps of the united kingdom of Italy consisted of the series of Sardinia with perforations added.
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
Stamps of Israel: The First Issues (1948)
The first stamps of Israel were inscribed in Hebrew ‘Doar Ivri’ (Hebrew Post) and featured coins issued by the Jewish
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