National Postal Museum Appoints New Chairman to Its Council of Philatelists
Press Release from Smithsonian National Postal Museum
December 2, 2021
Mermaids on postcards
The mermaid, a fascinating mythological character, has intrigued human beings for many centuries. This half-female, half-fish character has been featured in many ancient rituals. And of course, she is a wonderful collection topic in deltiology among others.
November 30, 2021
Sébastien Delcampe and the marketplace www.delcampe.net in the running for the PTS Awards
The PTS (Philatelic Traders' Society), the prestigious British association, is calling on collectors' votes for its 2021 Awards.
November 25, 2021
HIGHLY UNUSUAL STAMPS!
Today, Marco will introduce you to some atypical stamps. They are better known as “unusual stamps”. This type of collection has many fans because it’s affordable to everyone and it’s also a lot of fun!
November 23, 2021
The Delcampe.net marketplace: a passion for collecting for 20 years!
www.delcampe.net has been the marketplace for collectors for 20 years already! Collectors from around the world have had a place to sell their collectors’ items for 20 years now. Delcampe tells you the whole story in this video: from the launch of the website by founder Sébastien Delcampe for a small community of stamp collectors to the 20th anniversary of the marketplace, now visited by over a million collectors around the world every month.
November 8, 2021
Trick or stamp?
The term Halloween comes from “All Hallows Eve”. Celebrated on 31 October, Halloween takes place on the eve of the Christian celebration of All Saints' Day, which was introduced on this date in the 8th century to replace the pagan celebration of Samain. This Gallic, or more precisely Celtic, celebration was celebrated by the druids as a kind of New Year's Eve. It was very popular in Ireland. Indeed, contrary to what many people think, Hallowe
November 3, 2021
Have you heard of propaganda forgeries?
Many stamp collectors are interested in forgeries. First, because forewarned is forearmed. Next, because there is something fascinating about the techniques used by the forgers. We’re going to take a look at propaganda forgeries. These stamps were created to get a message to the population. They reproduce a stamp nearly identically, but with slight differences to get their ideas across.
October 14, 2021
Wiener Werkstätte postcards
Postcard illustrations are very sought after and for good reason: old coloured postcards always draw the eye. Today, we will be talking about a series of old illustrations postcard collectors know well: those from the Wiener Werkstätte.
October 6, 2021