The Penny Black
The first and possibly the greatest!For most school children in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, it was the great ambition to own a Penny Black. It was iconic in every sense the word. It was a symbol of philatelic greatness and a symbol of British world dominance, a symbol of Victorian enterprise and a symbol of the British empire. It...
Who was Stephen I
Millenary of the birth of Saint Stephen, first king of Hungary Hungary, 3Ft | Scott #2033 | Issued August 19, 1970There are those in our hobby who believe that stamp collectors merely accumulate and organize old postage stamps, whereas philatelists use stamps to better understand global history and cultures. Assuming that distinction has any validity, then there must be a...
What is Stamp Collecting
It’s surprising just how often the question, “What is Stamp Collecting?” is asked. This seems to request a more thorough answer than the obvious. Of course, stamp collecting is the act of collecting stamps. (Remember the last time you got away with giving a definition like that…2nd grade, maybe?) Often, it seems, that the real question is related to the...
