Two ‘firsts’ for the Royal
Press Release from RPSL
February 14, 2020
Cards on the table!
Cards are the popular game par excellence. Everyone has a deck at home. Do you know the history of card games?
February 13, 2020
Queen Victoria, is the most famous philatelic effigy!
With good reason: hers was the first one! The first stamp, the “penny black”, was issued in 1840 during her reign. So, it makes perfect sense that her portrait was on it. What’s more, the British Empire was at its peak. That’s all it took to ensure that Queen Victoria would become the most emblematic figure of stamp collecting. Queen Victoria had such an impact on her times that they were renamed the “Victorian Era”.
January 29, 2020
Femininity in Raphaël Kirchner’s postcards
A contemporary of Alfons Mucha, Raphaël Kirchner also left his mark on the postcards of La Belle Epoque. His beautiful women are still thrilling collectors today.
January 17, 2020
75 years of the Battle of the Bulge, a duty of remembrance…
It is already 75 years since one of the most famous battles of the Second World War, the Battle of the Bulge, took place. During the winter of 1944-1945, this battle marked an important turning point in the Allied victory over the Germans. On this occasion, Post Luxembourg issues a commemorative block. We wanted to take up some important elements of this decisive battle in the fields of philately and cartophilia.
December 26, 2019
Million-mark and billion-mark German banknotes? Explore the collection!
Were you rich if you had 1 billion marks in 1923? Considering that a loaf of bread was worth 3 billion marks at the time, it’s clear that you weren’t! These notes are, however, part of the world’s monetary history and a source of excitement for numismatists and other banknote collectors.
December 18, 2019
Become a gourmet postcard collector!
Deltiology offers many collection possibilities. In addition to boats, planes, celebrities or simply the places of your choice, there are more original topics. Today, I would like to introduce you to cooking postcards.
November 14, 2019