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Spot the Difference if you Can #24 One of my casual collecting areas is France & their old colonies & protectorates. Last year, I purchased…

 

Source: InternetIt was dead of night of 29 September 1913. A steamship named SS Dresden was on her voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to Harwich, England.…

Turn to the letters page of any self-respecting philatelic monthly magazine and you will invariably find a diatribe from a reader bemoaning the paucity of…

The Singapore businessman's collection is displayed at the British Library and he funds fellow philatelistsMore

Source: Internet- 'Give me back that postage stamp or accept this termination letter for your job!'Something like this might have happened related to a particular…

In November 2023, a tiny red rectangle of paper sold in a New York auction room for $2 million. In doing so, the Inverted Jenny…

 Servo - My StampOn 28 January 2023, a My Stamp and Special Cover on 50 years of Servo brand of lubricants of Indian Oil Corporation…

 Part XVIII   Collectors Buying With Confidence –  How do I clean toning  from stamps?       Hello, in the previous article I mentioned about…

 Part XVII   Collectors Buying With Confidence –  What is toning, what is rust?      Hello, I touched on this very briefly, that is,…

 Part XV   Collectors Buying With Confidence –       no returns accepted??      Hello, so here I am doing some research, having a pleasant time…

 Part XIV Collectors Buying With Confidence –      what is a stock image??     Hello,  yes I am back as finally I have another topic.  I…

 Part XIII   Collectors Buying With Confidence –     Ordinary paper, chalky paper, how do I know??      Hello again, welcome back.  Is this something…

 Part XII   Collectors Buying With Confidence –   are you serious,  $100 for a $5 stamp?      Hello again, welcome back.  First let me…

 Part XI   Collectors Buying With Confidence –   how much is the shipping?      This can be a contentious topic at the easiest of…