It is common belief that the first stamps issued in Thailand, then called Siam, was the 'Solot Set' of 1883 (see my Stamp Guide 'The First Stamps of Thailand') Before and during the issue period of that set,...
The Private Mail Carriers of Colombia, By Dieter Bortfeldt with Carlos Valenzuela and Alfredo Frohlich, published by COLOMPHIL, the Colombian Philatelic Research Society, Bogota, May 2006 This magnificent book...
In 1948, Japan issued three souvenir sheets that look a lot alike, especially to someone who doesn't read Japanese or doesn't have all three in front of them.And in the Japan section of the Scott stamp catalog...
2007 (4704 Chinese lunar calendar years) is the year of the pig - the fire (red) pig to be precise. The pig is considered to be a lucky animal because the Chinese observe them eating food and sleeping all the...