In about 1912, forgeries of the Penny Black were made from a photograph of a genuine block of stamps from Plate 9. They shouldn't dupe the experienced collector, but if you are new to philately and perhaps...
This is an overview of the postage stamps and postal history of Australia. The various colonies that joined to form the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 had long operated their own postal systems; see the...
Postal History studies the methods used to convey mail. A lot of people are satisfied with searching for just postmarks of their home town but there are other marks of interest to the collector on envelopes...
What is Philatelic Investment ? Philatelic Investment, the investment of funds in collectible Postage Stamps for the purpose of realising a profit, is a relatively recent phenomenon. Rare stamps are among the...
When you are describing stamps which you want to sell, it's important that both you and the buyer know what's on offer. The best way to do this is to quote the stamps' number from a well-known catalogue. Which...
This guide will show you what to look for so you can proceed with confidence in determining if you have a #11 Die A or a #12 Die B example. The term Die A is the same as Type I. The Term Die B is used...
There are a whole pile of people who collect stamps and postal history and the one thing which drives them all insane are the amount of people who just stick on the common, boring Queen's head stamps 1st and...
How to recognize a T-E-N CENTS Confederate stamp and tell it from a 10 CENTS Confederate stamp and various reproductions are the topics of this guide. The Dietz 9 , also Scott #9 is the second most elusive of...
WORLD'S RAREST STAMPS in modern philately (the "Gronchi Rosa" of Libya) *** In 1986 Libya (The Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)already had many issues dedicated to the Leader Colonel Muhammar...
Don't know if any fellow philatelists out there will read this but here's my fourpenny worth...... .....thought 'do I spend well over a hundred quid on a Signoscope or fifteen quid on one of these?' Spent the...