Classic Worldwide Stamps 1840-1940

The Embossed and Surface Printed Issues of Great Britain 1847-1901

The Embossed and Surface Printed Issues of Grea...

Christopher McFetridge

This post discusses the embossed and surface-printed issues of the Queen Victoria era that were issued by Great Britain between 1847 and 1901. The post examines the attributes of paper,...

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The Embossed and Surface Printed Issues of Grea...

Christopher McFetridge

This post discusses the embossed and surface-printed issues of the Queen Victoria era that were issued by Great Britain between 1847 and 1901. The post examines the attributes of paper,...

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The Perforated Penny Red "Stars" of Great Britain - 1850-1864

The Perforated Penny Red "Stars" of Great Brita...

Christopher McFetridge

This post outlines all the different printings of the perforated one penny red Queen Victoria stamps that were issued by Great Britain between 1850 and 1864, and gives tips on...

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The Perforated Penny Red "Stars" of Great Brita...

Christopher McFetridge

This post outlines all the different printings of the perforated one penny red Queen Victoria stamps that were issued by Great Britain between 1850 and 1864, and gives tips on...

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The Imperforate Penny Reds of Great Britain - 1841-1854

The Imperforate Penny Reds of Great Britain - 1...

Christopher McFetridge

This post discusses the fascinating imperforate penny red stamp of Great Britain, in use from 1841 to 1854, and gives tips on sorting the different plates.

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The Imperforate Penny Reds of Great Britain - 1...

Christopher McFetridge

This post discusses the fascinating imperforate penny red stamp of Great Britain, in use from 1841 to 1854, and gives tips on sorting the different plates.

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Clarifying the Scott Catalogue Listings for Pre-1923 Turkey

Clarifying the Scott Catalogue Listings for Pre...

Christopher McFetridge

This post provides some clarification of the pre-1923 listings in the Scott catalogue for the stamps of Turkey.

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Clarifying the Scott Catalogue Listings for Pre...

Christopher McFetridge

This post provides some clarification of the pre-1923 listings in the Scott catalogue for the stamps of Turkey.

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The Official Overprints of Classic Luxembourg

The Official Overprints of Classic Luxembourg

Christopher McFetridge

This post examines the first two official overprints on early Luxembourg issues and deals with the issue of how to tell if they are genuine or not.

The Official Overprints of Classic Luxembourg

Christopher McFetridge

This post examines the first two official overprints on early Luxembourg issues and deals with the issue of how to tell if they are genuine or not.

The Issues of Fiume - Telling Forgeries From Genuine - Our Clarification

The Issues of Fiume - Telling Forgeries From Ge...

Christopher McFetridge

Fiume is one of those philatelic minefields in which most collectors tend to assume that stamps are forged unless they have a certificate. However, Ivan Martinas, an established expert in...

The Issues of Fiume - Telling Forgeries From Ge...

Christopher McFetridge

Fiume is one of those philatelic minefields in which most collectors tend to assume that stamps are forged unless they have a certificate. However, Ivan Martinas, an established expert in...