THIS BLOG IS ABOUT MY COLLECTING HOBBIES OF DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE CURRENCY, COINS, STAMPS, FLAGS ETC
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
UNITED STATES STAMPS
Dr. Albert Sabin AND Dr. Jonas Salk 2006-03-08
Navajo Jewelry 2006
American Clock 2006
True Blue Love 2001-01-03
Flag & Lady Liberty 2006-04-08
FAVORITES CHILDREN S BOOK ILLUSTRATION 2006-01-10
Winter Olympic Games 2006
Hattie McDaniel 2006-01-25
- Lunar New Year 2006-01-29
Wedding Dove 2006-03-01
Common Buckeye Butterfly 2006-03-07
- Crops of the Americas 2006-03-17
X-Plane Express mail 2006-03-1
Sugar Ray Robinson 2006-04-07
Statesman 2006-4-7
Monday, September 12, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
UNITED KINGDOM POST STAMPS
The Penny Black was the first stamp to be made. This stamp was made in May 1840 and was issued by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for official use. The postage stamp had a price value of 1 penny. The Penny Black is not a rare stamp as such but since it was the first stamp the world saw, it is included in the list. 68,808,000 copies were made for this stamp in total. The stamp shows the side pose of the young Queen Victoria.
This UK definitive stamp showing King George VI of the United Kingdom was first issued in 1937.
Vintage UK postage stamp
The Edward VIII postage stamps were issued only in the United Kingdom during this King's short reign in 1936. The British dominions and colonies didn't have the time to issue their series
Westminster Bridge, Postage Stamp, UK
Penny stamp - Posted 1921
Three halfpenny postcard - posted 1922
Penny stamp - Posted 1927
Penny stamp - Posted 1929
Old UK postage stamps featuring three famous British ships, the QE2, Mauretania and SS Great Britain
The 1840 Penny Blue Colour Trial Postage Stamp
Royal Mail Releases London 2012 Olympics Stamps
Set of 4 UK postage stamps commemorating the ‘Centenary of the first Telephone call by Alexander Graham Bell’, issued 10 March 1976 and designed by Philip Sharland.
1870
Square frame stamp issued in 1880
1883
The last major issue of Victoria was the "Jubilee issue" of 1887
The UK's first commemorative stamps were issued for the British Empire Exhibition in 1924
Commemorative stamp
A commemorative stamp is a postage stamp, often issued on a significant date such as an anniversary, to honor or commemorate a place, event or person. The subject of the commemorative stamp is usually spelled out in print, unlike definitive stamps which normally depict the subject along with the...
British Empire Exhibition
The British Empire Exhibition was a colonial exhibition held at Wembley, Middlesex in 1924 and 1925.-History:It was opened by King George V on St George's Day, 23 April 1924. The British Empire contained 58 countries at that time, and only Gambia and Gibraltar did not take part...
Queen Elizabeth II 1967
1854
A stamp printed in United Kingdom shows image of the dedicated to the Christmas, circa 1980
A stamp printed in United Kingdom shows image of the dedicated to the Christmas, circa 1987
A stamp printed in United Kingdom shows image of the dedicated to the Christmas, circa 1991
A stamp printed in United Kingdom shows image of the dedicated to the Christmas, circa 1990
A British Used Postage Stamp Showing Charles Darwin and Marine Iguanas, circa 1981
A British Used Postage Stamp showing The Beatles Pop Group Album Cover, circa 2007
An English Used First Class Postage Stamp printed in UNITED KINGDOM showing Portrait of Queen Elizabeth in orange,blue,lilac,brown,green circa 1996
An English Used First Class Postage Stamp printed in UNITED KINGDOM showing Portrait of Queen Elizabeth in green, circa 1980
A British Used Postage Stamp Depicting Maritime Heirtage showing Admiral Blake and HMS Triumph , circa 1982
A stamp printed in United Kingdom shows image of the dedicated to the Christmas, circa 1988
British £1.50 Used Postage Stamp showing Caernarvon Castle , circa 1992
A British £3 Used Postage Stamp showing Carrickfergus Castle , circa 1992
A British £2 Used Postage Stamp showing Edinburgh Castle , circa 1997
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