Bits of history played out on stamps

Various history stories that have intrigued me over the years. Do you have favourite bit of history and would like to see if there are any stamps about it? Drop me a line using the contact form (see link in the menu above).

General topics – spanning 2 or more countries

250th! Celebrate Beethoven’s birthday with stamps

Looking at an early mail scam 

Dante’s 700th on stamps 

A tale of two Draculas – Romania & Ireland take on the myth

SEPAC 2021 competition – Old Maps

Weaving tales with EUROPA 2022 – Stories & Myths

EUROPA 2020 – Ancient Postal Routes 

Early patents: What’s old is new again – 1902 called & wants its B-2 Stealth back – non philatelic

Early patents: “Drive like lightening”, the Robertson Screw – non philatelic

Early patents: Your Halloween Fright – non philatelic

Early patents: lowly & underappreciated pencil sharpener – non philatelic

Early patents: Ponder the TV dinner cranberry sauce – non philatelic

Early patents: You knew I’d get around to litter boxes eventually – non philatelic

Early patents: The unmitigated terror of lawn darts – why they were banned – non philatelic

In honour of Exploding Battery Week – the Daniell Battery – non philatelic

Australia

1937 Australia airmail cover to Austria – C3 & C4

Borneo

1894 North Borneo state stamps – where I torture a bit of history & show a few stamps

 Canada

Truth and Reconciliation Day Canada Post

Canada Post Honours 3 Indigenous Leaders

Black History Month 2021- Willow Grove NB stamp

Canada Post’s 2021 Black History month – Amber Valley

Canadian philately – the amazing 1859 5c beaver stamp

Canada’s 1969 sad little stamp commemorating the 1919 transatlantic flight 

Before drones – delightful oat driven parcel post mail

Toronto’s first post office, rebellion & a little Upper Canada history

The Accidental Christmas Stamp 

Canada – 1859 5c beaver stamp & fancy cancels  

Canadian Small Queens – ink variations

Queen Victoria – Small Queen Cancels

Oh what a beauty – 19th c Chalon head vignette for auction

6 new Canadian stamps – celebrating Canadians in Flight

Canada’s last airmail stamp – Canada Geese in Flight 1946

Alcock and Brown’s flight – 1919’s amazing feat

Early Canadian Airmail Routes

A history of Canadian airmail pt one – The 1st flight takes off  
A history of Canadian airmail pt two – The Silver Dart   
A history of Canadian airmail pt three – introducing Katherine Stinson 
A history of Canadian airmail pt four – C1 Aircraft & Allegory

RMS Nascopie salvaged mail 

Bluenose is 100 – a stamp celebration

The TTC is 100 – Trains, trollies & stamps 

 

The (not so) great Canadian mail train robbery

Mail theft, ice flows & a Canadian scandal

Canadian Editorial Cartoonists

Soldiers of Valour Road   

Doping & 1 scarce Royal Flying Corps manual – non-philatelic

Spectacular 1918 Canadian Forces in North Russia covers

New Mary Riter Hamilton stamp

 

Congo

DR Congo’s 2021 stamps honour Patrice Lumumba

France

Diving into pioneer aviation with the amazing 1909 Antoinette Flyer

Classic early French airmails from 1930-31

Gabon
Apollo 14 stamp complete with a mixed message   

Germany

Amazing German FDC – Tag der Briefmarke 2020

Hungary

Hungarian airmail – the great Turul 

Hungarian Zeppelin Airmail – C24 C25

India

Soruth 1868 – two beautiful stamps from a Princely State

3 Rocket mail stamps & explosive packed tubes

Kenya

Kenya’s Indigenous Languages

Macau

Macau’s Chapas Sínicas stamps WIN!

Scotland 

Scotland’s Experimental Postage Packet – some postal history

St Helena 

George V St Helena Cleft Rock Flaw 

United States

Moon mail – anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing

NASA patents & technical drawing bonanza – non philatelic article

Free NASA travel posters? I’m there!  – non philatelic article

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan’s Treasures on Silk Road Stamps

Vietnam

A Folktale from Vietnam – starfruit tree