http://cjoint.com/data/bDiFlad657_brazil~argentina_File2649.jpg (Thanks again Pierre, for the CJoint)

Courtesy of "Australian Stamp News" December 1978 Changed Names An interesting sideline collection which some postmark enthusiast could tackle would be to collect postmarks of all the Australian towns that have changed names - that is two post, marks, for each showing the old name and the new...

BOTSWANA POSTAL MAIL MAP This interesting set of stamps issued by Botswana in August 1972 recalls something of the country's postal history. When joined vertically the stamps form a map of the Mafeking-Gubulawayo trail that constituted the mail route for Botswana, then the...

From: malcolm ) Subject: Curiosity Corner #179: Maps on stamps Newsgroups: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss Date: 2005-01-31 03:12:12 PST I read somewhere that Mafeking, while the capital of Bechuanaland was geographically located in South Africa (or at the time one of...

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Courtesy of "Australian Stamp News" April 1971 PLASTIC STAMPS Bhutan, the tiny independent kingdom in the Himalayas, has scored another philatelic "first", with the issue of the world's first plastic postage stamps produced by a revolutionary new bas-relief process. Bhutan was the first country...

November 1974 Barter and "swaps" have long been established practice in the world of philately but the East German Government came up with a new type of stamp swap recently when it signed a contract with Morocco. Under this, the Germans will print stamps for the Royalist state of Morocco and will...

November 1974 Americans are complaining that stamps are falling off envelopes because of faulty gum. According to a Post Office official the blame lies with vegetarians who campaigned strongly against the use of animal based glues on postage stamps. To pacify the vegetarians the Post Office...

A real "Ripley's believe it or not" I was recently reading about a famous dog in the wilds of Canada, that used to pull a mails sled in the 1800's. In one particularly harsh winter, whilst on route, he suddenly disappeared from view. It turns out he had fallen down inside the smoke stack of a...

A real "Ripley's believe it or not" I was recently reading about a famous dog in the wilds of Canada, that used to pull a mails sled in the 1800's. In one particularly harsh winter, whilst on route, he suddenly disappeared from view. It turns out he had fallen down inside the smoke stack of a...

A real "Ripley's believe it or not" I was recently reading about a famous dog in the wilds of Canada, that used to pull a mails sled in the 1800's. In one particularly harsh winter, whilst on route, he suddenly disappeared from view. It turns out he had fallen down inside the smoke stack of a...

The chronometer featured in this story was constructed in 1771 by Larcum Kendall (from a Harrrison original). It is six inches in diameter, with three dials on its face, one for the hours, one for minutes and one for the seconds. It has a massive outer silver case made in the style of pocket...

February 1975 DEALERS DISCHARGED "Stamp Collecting" (UK) reports that at the Central Criminal Court, London, Julian Clive, aged 60, and his son, Michael Clive aged 33, both stamp dealers trading as Southern Stamp Service Ltd., were, at the direction of the judge, discharged on December 6. Judge...

TYPES OF COLLECTORS In "The Sydney View" 1976 Mr Edward J. Garrard F.R.P.S.L. makes these comments on the various types of members to be found in societies these days (in which category do YOU belong?): As a member of a number of philatelic societies and clubs in Australia and overseas I have...

This article appeared in 1974, so the information may not be valid currently. THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA BY LAURENCE J. BRUECK (With acknowledgements to "Western Stamp Collector") In June, 1971, President Nixon lifted the ban on trading in non-strategic materials with the People's...

This stamp was 16,000 pounds in my 1993 SG Brit Comm. Please enjoy the story of it's discovery : ) My narrative commences with the issue of the Falkland Islands 1964 "Battle" commemoratives; three warships were depicted - 2.5d HMS Glasgow:

Anyone who may be interested in early Australian life, convicts, mans ruination, skulduggery and derring-do, may want to download an on-line copy of Australia's first ever novel published in book form. (from Tasmania) http://purl.library.usyd.edu.au/setis/id/p00101 After reading the preface,...

http://cjoint.com/data/cvauZmFDPQ.htm Acknowledgments: "The Hobart Town Gazette" May 26th 1832

Warning to snobs, Sin-derella material enclosed, you have been warned. Australian Dictionary: Treadley = colloquialism for pushbike, bicycle. The Coolgardie Cycle Express........... The Cartoon (500Kb) http://groups.msn.com/Stamps/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=613

I don't know about you lot, but this is how it was in my day, (circa late 1950's) we also used to swap Dinky Toys and Tin soldiers. http://cjoint.com/data/cvhqfIfy4X.htm Note: not a pair of tweezers in sight.