By William Cochrane|2017-11-17T15:42:43+11:00Nov 15, 2017|British Commonwealth, British Empire, Ceylon, George VI, King George V, King George VI, Rubber on Stamps, Sri Lanka, Stamp Curiosities, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Behind these stamps lies a very romantic story. and a most unexpected link with the botanical gardens at Kew,
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:36+11:00Oct 8, 2015|Animals on Stamps, British Empire, Channel Islands, George VI, German Occupation, King George VI, Stamp Curiosities, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
The following note appeared in the "Daily telegraph' in June, 1953: "In a packet of foreign stamps, which his mother
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:37+11:00Sep 21, 2015|Germany & Colonies, History, Religion on Stamps, Saints on Stamps, Stamp Curiosities, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
It is unusual to see a Devonian honoured on a German stamp. But that was the case in 1954, when
