Nicaragua: the First Airmail Stamps: Apart from the early overprints in 1929, the first airmail stamp design for Nicaragua was the well known ‘aeroplanes flying over the volcano of Momotombo’. philatelicdatabase.com/airmails/nicar…

Map of Persia and Afghanistan (Gall and Inglis 1871) philatelicdatabase.com/asia/persia-an…

Picture Perfect: New Zealand 1898-1908. Two different printers, three different platemakers and four different papers, not to mention famous errors and perforation varieties. Is this the ultimate turn-of-the-century collectable? philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thema…

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 philatelicdatabase.com/postal-history…

On July 16 & 17, 1902 an extensive fire swept thru Quayaquil, Ecuador. The ruins of  Guayaquil are shown a 1903 Post Card. After the fire it was discovered that a large quantity of mint postage and revenue stamps had been stolen. philatelicdatabase.com/topicals-thema…

Map of Europe from 1871 to 1914.   philatelicdatabase.com/maps/europe-ma…

Christer Brunström explores the stamps of this little-known ancient country. philatelicdatabase.com/asia/why-not-c…

Shanghai Airport Post Office and close-up of the Expo stamp books. (The stamp books cost A to over A00!) Philatelic Database would like to thank David Mallen for this photograph taken on his recent trip to China. philatelicdatabase.com/post-offices/c…

Classic First Stamps: The world’s total stamp output has now reached such levels that most collectors must co... bit.ly/2dte41f

1918 Swiss Federal Holiday Postal Card: A 1918 Swiss Federal Holiday postal card, depicting ‘Child in a Tree’... bit.ly/2dgiysu

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The Gulf Coasts Stamp Club: From their minutes and by-laws: the objective of the Gulf Coasts Stamp Club is to... bit.ly/2djpGWQ

Giants of Russian Literature: Tolstoy on Stamps: Tolstoy is regarded amongst the greatest of novelists with t... bit.ly/2dZYoWv

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First Among Tasmanians: The Story of a 1907 Cover: For the past 1½ years this cover has been lying fallow, fo... bit.ly/2dOZp26

Map of British Guiana (1896): This map shows the Boundary lines of British Guiana on the map of Scottish Geog... bit.ly/2e7CTPD

Stamps of Siam (Thailand): King Chulalongkorn Issue (1899): This attractive definitive set featured King Chul... bit.ly/2edEMgZ

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