Postal Historians: Francisco Carreas Candi (1862-1937)
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by William Cochrane
4y ago
Francesco Carreas Candi was one of the greatest Spanish postal historians. He was born in Barcelona on July 4, 1852. His many works on philately include 'Las Tarjetas postales enEspaña' (0n Spanish postcards), published in 1902, and 'Emisiones Fiscales de los Barcelone' (Fiscal Stamps of the Legal College of Barcelona) published in 1905. Candi's 'Estudos ..read more
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British West Indies: Map of Antigua (1888)
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by PDb Maps
4y ago
Here is a good clear map of Antigua in 18888. Postal historians, please note. Image extracted from page 158 of volume 2 of A Historical Geography of the British Colonies, by Charles P. Lucas. Original held and digitised by the British Library. Copied from Flickr ..read more
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Stamps of Finland: 20th Anniversary of Air Mail Service (1944)
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by William Cochrane
4y ago
This 3.m. 50 brown Air stamp celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the Air Mail Service in Finland. It showed a Douglas DC 2 mail plane. Recess Perf 14. Released March 20, 1944 ..read more
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Mauritius to France Cover by the “Cluny Castle” (1913)
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by William Cochrane
4y ago
It is not often that one sees old covers from Mauritius, so we were pleased to acquire this one for our Archives. It is inscribed with a possible conveyance by the "Cluny Castle" I knew of the Union 'Castle' ships but was keen to find an image of the vessel. Here it is in all ..read more
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American Topical Association (ATA)
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by PDb Directory
5y ago
Reading Time: 1 minute The American Topical Association (ATA) serves members in 65 countries. It is the largest philatelic society devoted to this specific area of stamp collecting ..read more
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China: Shanghai Airport Post Office (2010)
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by Photography by David Mallen
5y ago
Reading Time: 1 minute Shanghai Airport Post Office and close-up of the Expo stamp books ..read more
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Why not collect Tajikistan?
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by Christer Brunström
5y ago
Reading Time: 4 minutes Christer Brunström explores the stamps of this little-known ancient country ..read more
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Europe Map (1871-1914)
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by PDb Maps
5y ago
Reading Time: 1 minute Map of Europe from 1871 to 1914 ..read more
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From the Fire of 1902 Came the Ecuador Fire Control Marks
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by Edward T Flory
5y ago
Reading Time: 8 minutes On July 16 & 17, 1902 an extensive fire swept thru Quayaquil, Ecuador. The ruins of  Guayaquil are shown a 1903 Post Card ..read more
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Airposts and their Stamps (1921)
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by William Cochrane
5y ago
This article is probably one of the first airmail articles, certainly of any length, to be published in a philatelic journal. It was first published in Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly (January, 1921) from a paper read by Major RS Archer, MC, as his Presidential Address before the Liverpool Junior Philatelic Society, October 11th, 1920. The Wabash ..read more
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