Articles about Postal History, Philatelic Ephemera,
Curiosa, and Tidbits from my Philatelic Art Mews
Postal History
Faeroese Postal History
Hungarian Hyperinflation
Soviet-Lithuania
1947-90
Encased Stamps
Dutch Silver Stamp
A Jewel on a Stamp
TPG Post
Azad
Hind
Christmas Island
Nordic Swans
Ephemera
Braille
Bluenose
Kaulbach Island
Canadian Nat. Symbols
Barcelos
Rooster
Easter
Private - Personalized
Roses
Swarovski Crystals
St. Zeno
St.
George
St. Patrick
St. Valentine
Thanksgiving
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Seven Wonders
Four Seasons
Curiosa
Hidden
Messages
Gothic Alphabet
Philatelic Art Mews
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
National Portrait
Gallery
Bjørn Wiinblad
Tordenskiold
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Welcome to this small Shoebox-site containing articles on Postal History, Philatelic Ephemera, Curiosa, and tidbits from my philatelic art mews. Here you will find links to special pages, that do not fit into my other websites, as well as interesting, but little known, aspects of international postal history. A few of the articles, e.g. about The Hungarian Hyperinflation, are translated by me from philatelic magazines, and published here with the consent of the original author. The site is under continuous construction, and with time more pages will be added. I hope you will enjoy your visit.
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Visit also my other websites:
- World Cultural Heritage An extensive website about the World Cultural Heritage as described on postage stamps, with historical facts about the individual sites. Under continuous construction.
- Art History on Stamps A site about Art History world wide, illustrated through postage stamps and philatelic material.
- International Hans Christian Andersen Year 2005. A Philatelic Tribute to the Danish National Poet at his 200th Birth Anniversary.
- On the Track of the Vikings - Raiders and Traders of the North described through postage stamps. The site will take you to Sweden, Estonia, Ukraine, Norway, Isle of Man, Faeroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Finland, Denmark, and the British Isles.
- The Glucksburg Dynasty on Stamps. The fascinating story about the Danish Royal Family that spread continent-wide through marriage and political issues. The family roots include countries like Denmark, Great Britain, Greece, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Romania, Spain, and Yugoslavia.
- Czeslaw Slania's Engravings. A highly awarded website about the world famous Swedish engraver's stamps and bank notes for more than 40 countries world wide.
- Pierre Albuisson's Engraved Stamps for France and the Francophone World. Contains images of exquisite engravings of both stamps and philatelic documents. In English and French.
- Danish Christmas Seals 1904-2003 One hundred years of Danish Christmas Seals, including The Faeroe Islands, Greenland and the former Danish West Indies.
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