I was asked by one of the Stamp Collecting magazines to write an article about collecting signed First Day, WW2 other signed covers. This was published in mid 2006 and judging by the feedback proved useful to...
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...
Royalty Cigarette Cards (Collectables) I've been collecting and selling trade cards, cigarette cards and related collectables for over twenty years. Before you read this guide please subscribe to my card...
Welcome to my guide on PHQ cards I hope you find the following information useful if you are new to collecting them. PHQ Cards are postcards depicting the design of a commemorative stamp issued by the British...
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...
Mail have been stolen from the day the mails have started. Important mail had the picture of gallows printed on them to warn illiterate thieves of what would happen if the mail was stolen. Stealing mail...
Queen Elizabeth II 1990's Commemorative Issues. Click below for my complete Stock of both Mint and Immaculate Used sets all available in my ebay store. GB Commemoratives 1990-1999 1990 150th Anniversary of...
That's a very good question, and one which will take a while to list - But here I go!There are many categories in ebay and naturally each one is popular and each one has it's best selling items or brands. It...
On a similar theme to my article on metaphorical postcards (This is the metaphorical prints article ) - it is important that when showing a photograph you do not show a rank and file of postcards, stamps, etc...