Members of The Royal Philatelic Society London were treated to a magnificent display of the King George V high values of Great Britain at the meeting on 5 April. Bryan Kearsley FRPSL gave his presentation ‘Discovering Seahorses’, the name by which these classic designs are best known.
May 3, 2018
Everyone knows Alphonse Mucha! We owe this great artist many postcards featuring beautiful women. He also made a very definite impression on postcard collecting.
May 2, 2018
Charles Connell was a New Brunswick politician from a Loyalist family and the Postmaster General. It was in this position that, in 1861, he issued a stamp in his likeness instead of that of Queen Victoria.
April 17, 2018
Twenty years ago, an unusual 3D adventure game called Tomb Raider was released on the Saturn and PlayStation game consoles. It would revolutionize the gaming world and make its heroine Lara Croft popular around the world.
March 27, 2018
Spider-Man is a Marvel comics hero created by the famous writer Stan Lee (who also gave us Hulk, The Avengers and many others) and drawn by Steve Ditko. The spider man appeared in comics for the first time in 1962. Since then, he has woven his web around the world and become one of the most famous superheroes. There are myriad related products on the market and there are bound to be more following Disney's purchase of the Marvel licence. You can
March 8, 2018
We’ll start with a shocker: the three games we're going to talk about are 23 years old! In fact, the Saturn 32-bit console that succeeded the Mega Drive came out in 1994 or 1995, depending on the country. The console bridged 2D and 3D. Over 9.5 million Saturns were sold around the world between 1994 and 2000. However, the console lost its sales war against the Sony Playstation which came out at the same time. Yet, the iconic games remain in
January 16, 2018
Have you seen Australia’s kangaroo stamps? Do you know the history of these stamps that goes back to 1912? Does that seem late to you? We’ll explain why!
December 1, 2017
Mario, Nintendo’s famous character, has reigned over the retrogaming world since the 1980’s. Nintendo launched many products based on the success of his video games including figurines, pins, postcards, etc. How valuable are Mario Bros collection items?
December 1, 2017
Daft Punk have been making music for over 20 years and have had many hits, making them one of the most popular groups in the world. Vinyls, CDs, related products...Daft Punk is a brand of its own. A Daft Punk collection…What a great idea!
December 1, 2017
There are thousands of Statue of Liberty postcards. But, do you know Miss Liberty and her cousins? Discover the thousand and one facets of Miss Liberty, from her creation to the statues that pay her homage!
December 1, 2017
The Wallace and Gromit characters have become superstars. As is the case for all major celebrities, it’s easy to collect related products. While “Cœurs à modeler”, which presents “A Close Shave” and “A Matter of Loaf and Death” is coming out, we wanted to present you with these characters' collection.
December 1, 2017