Stamps of Nigeria: Queen Elizabeth Definitives (1953-8)
This attractive pictorial set was designed by M. Fievet. It featured: 1d. Bornu Horsemen 1½ d. Groundnuts 3d. Jebba Bridge
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:11+11:00Jul 12, 2016|Africa, Boats and Rafts on Stamps, Bridges on Stamps, Designers, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
This attractive pictorial set was designed by M. Fievet. It featured: 1d. Bornu Horsemen 1½ d. Groundnuts 3d. Jebba Bridge
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:11+11:00Jul 4, 2016|Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Ships, Spain & Colonies, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Trade Fairs, United States|
This interesting stamp (SG 1254/Scott 848) was issued in 1956. The ship, CIUDAD DE TOLEDO, with a tonnage of 10,
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:11+11:00Jun 17, 2016|Indian Ocean, Malagasy Repbublic, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Illustrated are some of the stamps and the very handsome miniature sheet, featuring a splendid Goldfish, in the series devoted
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:12+11:00Jun 9, 2016|Authors on Stamps, Hungary, Literature on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
This issue celebrated the Birth Centenary of novelist Mór Jókai. Mór Jókai, (born February 18, 1825, Komárom, Hungary—died May 5,
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|2017-10-11T09:19:12+11:00Jun 7, 2016|Designers, Papers, Paraguay, Printing Processes, South America, Stamp Profiles, Stars on Stamps, Topicals or Thematics, UPU on Stamps|
This is the UPU Issue from Paraguay for 1889. There are two values: 15c. purple and 15c. maroon Imperf on
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:12+11:00Jun 5, 2016|Aitutaki, Birds on Stamps, British Empire, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Overprints, Pacific Islands, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Aitutaki used the postage stamps of the Cook Islands from 1892 to 1903, when New Zealand overprinted its own stamps
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:12+11:00Jun 4, 2016|British Commonwealth, Channel Islands, Christmas Stamps, Designers, Lighthouses on Stamps, New Issues 2011, Printers, Printing Processes, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Train Archive, Trains|
The Santa Special It was Christmas Eve and Alderney had woken up to a magical stillness and hush. As the
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:12+11:00Jun 3, 2016|Astronomy on Stamps, History, Italy & Colonies, New Issues 2014, Religion on Stamps, Scientists on Stamps, Space on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
Italian Post issued a stamp commemorating Galileo Galilei on the 450th anniversary of his birth. Galileo Galilei, often known mononymously
By PDb Archive|2017-10-11T09:19:13+11:00May 30, 2016|British Commonwealth, Cyprus, Printers, Queen Elizabeth, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
This set of fifteen stamps, issued August 1, 1955, was the first definitive set for Queen Elizabeth's reign. Recess printed
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:13+11:00May 15, 2016|British Commonwealth, British Empire, Burma, Cathedrals & Churches on Stamps, History, King George V, Printing Processes, Royalty, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
The top value in a series of seven, this stamp depicts a pagoda in Mandalay, a reminder that until 1937
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:13+11:00May 14, 2016|British Commonwealth, Indian Ocean, Seychelles, Shells on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Tourism on Stamps|
This Shells issue from the Seychelles celebrated International Tourism Year. It featured: 15c. Cowrie Shells 40c. Cone shells 1r. Arthritic
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:14+11:00May 6, 2016|Explorers on Stamps, Iceland, Stamp Profiles, Statues on Stamps, Topicals or Thematics|
This miniature sheet was designed by A. Sveinbjornsson and printed by the State Printing Works, Vienna. Photo. It celebrated the
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:14+11:00May 3, 2016|Bicycles on Stamps, Designers, Environment on Stamps, Europe, Netherlands & Colonies, New Issues 2016, Renewable Energy on Stamps, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics, Wind Farms, Windmills on Stamps|
The design for the stamps was chosen by PostEurop, the organisation in which 52 European postal companies collaborate. The ‘Think
By William Cochrane|2017-10-11T09:19:14+11:00Apr 29, 2016|Asia, Books on Stamps, China, Lighthouses on Stamps, New Issues 2016, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics|
China Post is to release a special stamp to celebrate World Reading Day, which falls on Saturday. World Reading Day