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Friday, October 31, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Rhodesia 1910 Queen Mary and King George (Scott #101-18)

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  I'm initiating coverage of Rhodesia with an issue which is popular among British Commonwealth collectors, the 1910 Queen Mary and ...
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Sunday, October 26, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Panama 1956 Popes (Scott #403Note)

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  In 1956, Panama issued a set of twelves stamps picturing various popes (Scott #403Note). The quantity issued is not known; however, I w...
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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Greenland 1994 Winter Olympics Souvenir Sheet (Scott #B19a)

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  In 1994, Greenland issued a semi-postal souvenir sheet celebrating the Winter Olympics, held in Lillehammer (Scott #B19a). 80,088 were ...
Sunday, October 19, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Thailand 1972 Costumes Souvenir Sheet (Scott #632a)

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In 1972, Thailand issued a souvenir sheet featuring national costumes of Thai women (Scott #632a). 50,000 were issued, and Scott '14 ...
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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Afghanistan 4th Asian Games Souvenir Sheets (Scott #603Note)

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    In 1962, Afghanistan issued a set of stamps and pair of souvenir sheets honoring the 4th Asian Games (Scott #603Note). 3,000 of the...
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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Brazil 1949 Franklin D. Roosevelt Souvenir Sheet (Scott #C76a)

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   In 1949, Brazil issued a stamp and souvenir sheet (Scott #C76, C76a) in memory of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The stamp is common,...
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Thursday, October 9, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: U.S. 1929 Electric Light Perf 11 Plate Block of 6 (Scott #654)

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   In 1929, the United States issued a stamp celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the invention of the electric light bulb. The stamp was i...
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Sunday, October 5, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Zululand 1892 5sh Rose (Scott #11)

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   Zululand, a British colony, issued 24 stamps between 1888-1896, and all are worthy of consideration as investments. In 1897, Zululand w...
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Thursday, October 2, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Costa Rica 1947 Columbus in Cariari (Scott #C148-53)

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In 1947, Costa Rica issued a set of six stamps picturing Christopher Columbus in Cariari (Scott #C148-53). 62,000 sets were issued, and S...
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Sunday, September 28, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Portugal 1945 Navigators Souvenir Sheet (Scott #649a)

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In 1945, Portugal issued a souvenir sheet honoring its famous navigators (Scott #649a). 50,000 of the souvenir sheet were issued, and Sco...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Colombia 1944 Cundinamarca Issue (Scott #508-12, 513)

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  In 1944, Colombia issued a set and souvenir sheet honoring a charitable organization - the General Benevolent Association of Cu...
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Sunday, September 21, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: New Guinea 1931 Airmail Overprint (Scott #C1-13)

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  In 1931, New Guinea issued its first airmail by applying a pictorial overprint to its1925-28 Native Huts issue (Scott #C1-13). A total ...
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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Kuwait 1959 Scenes (Scott #140-52)

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  In 1959, Kuwait, then a British protectorate, issued an attractive engraved set of thirteen stamps with scenes related to its oil indust...
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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Cuba 1961 Declaration of Havana Souvenir Sheet (Scott # C221a)

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    In 1961, Cuba issued a set and souvenir sheet portraying the Cuban revolutionary hero Jose Marti , and commemorating the Declaration ...
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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Hungary 1938 Eucharistic Congress Souvenir Sheet (Scott #B94)

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 In 1938, Hungary issued a semi-postal souvenir sheet honoring the Eucharistic Congress, which was held that year in Budapest (Scott #B94...
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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: South Korea 1956 3rd Inauguration of Syngman Rhee Presentation Sheets (Michel Block 98-99, Scott #228Note)

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  From 1948 to 1958, South Korea issued presentation sheets featuring the designs of its regular postage stamps. These ungummed, often c...
Thursday, September 4, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Kazakhstan 2010 World Football Cup (Scott #620 )

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   In 2010, Kazakhstan issued a stamp honoring the World Football Cup competition, held in South Africa that year (Scott # 620 ). 30,000 s...
Sunday, August 31, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Uruguay 1944 Surcharged Airmails (Scott #C106-12)

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  In 1944, Uruguay created a set of surcharged airmails (Scott #C106-12) by surcharging seven stamps from its 1929-43 Pegasus Issue ( als...
Thursday, August 28, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Netherlands Indies 1931 1g Java-Australia First Flight (Scott #C13)

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   In 1931, the Netherlands Indies issued a 1 Gulden airmail stamp for use on covers flown on the first flight from Java to Australia (Sco...
Sunday, August 24, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: French Equatorial Africa 1944 Liberation Surcharge (Scott #B12-21)

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The important role played by African members of the French Resistance has long been neglected, but it is important to note that some of th...
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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: El Salvador 1949 UPU Anniversary (Scott #613,C122-24)

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  In 1949, El Salvador issued a compound set of stamps celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (Scott #613, C122-24...
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Sunday, August 17, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: United Nations -Kosovo 2005 Handicrafts set (Scott #31-34)

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   As part of the treaty negotiations ending the 1998-99 Kosovo War, the United Nations set up an interim administration mission (UNMIK)...
Thursday, August 14, 2014

Stamp Investment Tip: Russia - Offices in China

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Russian soldiers in Manchuria, 1900  In the late 19th Century, Russians aimed for control over the Amur River for navigation, as well as...