Postal Historians: Francisco Carreas Candi (1862-1937)
Francesco Carreas Candi was one of the greatest Spanish postal historians. He was born in Barcelona on July 4, 1852.
Mauritius to France Cover by the “Cluny Castle” (1913)
It is not often that one sees old covers from Mauritius, so we were pleased to acquire this one for
Airposts and their Stamps (1921)
This article is probably one of the first airmail articles, certainly of any length, to be published in a philatelic
First Among Tasmanians: The Story of a 1907 Cover
For the past 1½ years this cover has been lying fallow, for research was unproductive, then the floodgates opened over a period of 1 hour.
South Africa to England Ocean Mail Services (1876-1934)
This information has been extracted from the "Official Year Book of the Union of South Africa and of Basutoland, Bechuanaland
Zeppelin Mail
From time to time, auction houses offer Zeppelin covers from the Belgian Congo. The price paid for such items is
Australian Coronation Contingent, 7 May 1937 at Crowning of KGVI (England)
This cover was addressed to No 1157. L.A.C. Palmer, T.P., R.A.A.F. Detachment, Australian Coronation Contingent, Australia House, London W.C. 2,
Railway Map of Bohemia (1883)
This very detailed map shows the rail network of Bohemia in or shortly before 1883. A must for postmark
New York-Cuba Shipping Line (1909)
This is an image of an Advertisement from the 1909 Stark's Guide Book & History of British Guiana. It shows
Air Mail Stamps: Made to Fly
I rather like Air Mail stamps of the world, used on airmail covers (of course), which logically is why they
Stamps of Mexico: Airmail Issue (1922)
This 50c. claret and blue stamp , issued in 1922, was only used for a single aerial postal attempt, which
Danish Postal History: Airmail Cover from Rødding to England (1938)
We have recently acquired this attractive cover for our collection. It is an airmail cover from Rødding in Denmark posted
German Post Office in Constantinople Postal Card to the King of Serbia (1893)
From the PDb archives comes this interesting postal card from the German Post Office in Constantinople sent to the xylographist
History of the Post: Mystery of the “Madagascar”
Britain, as a mercantile power trading with the world, has depended heavily for centuries on her ships and seafarers. Not