Stamp of the day
CLASSIC STAMPS: Spain
In 1854, seven stamps were issued, all of which showed the Spanish coat of arms. They had a face value of: 2, 4, and 6 Centimos as well as 1, 2, 5, and 6 Reales. Today's stamp was issued on January 1, 1854 and has a face value of 5 Reales. The stamp has a catalog...
CLASSIC STAMPS: Spain
In 1953 the first Spanish stamps swithout a portrait of Queen Isabella II were issued. On April 10, 1853, two city postage stamps for Madrid were issued. The stamp features the Coat of Arms of Madrid (a bear and a strawberry tree) and was only valid for local postage...
CLASSIC STAMPS: Spain
The fourth stamp series from Spain was issued in 1953 and once again shows a portrait of Queen Isabella II. Five denominations were issued: 6 and 12 Centimos and 2, 5 and 6 Reales. Today's stamp shows the 6 Centimos value and has a catalog value of approx. $450.
CLASSIC STAMPS: Spain
The third stamp series from Spain was issued in 1852 and once again shows a portrait of Queen Isabella II. Five denominations were issued: 6 and 12 Centimos and 2, 5 and 6 Reales. Today's stamp shows the 12 Centimos value and has a catalog value of approx. $2,000.
CLASSIC STAMPS: Spain
The second series of stamps issued in Spain dates from 1951. They also show a portrait of Queen Isabella II, but in a different position. Six stamps were issued with a face value of: 6 & 12 Centimos as well as 2, 5, 6 and 10 Reales. Today's stamp is the 5 Reales...
CLASSIC STAMPS: Spain
Spain issued their first stamps in 1850. All five values showed a portrait of Queen Isabella II. The denominations were: 6 Centimos (Cs), 12 Cs, 5 Reales (R), 6 R and 10 R. Today's stamp is the most expensive stamp from the series. This 10 Reales (R) stamp has a...
CLASSIC STAMPS: Denmark
In 1875, the Danish currency changed from skilling to kroner and øre. The so-called two-colour øre- stamps were issued in the period from 1875 to 1903. They were issued in many different types, both in terms of face value and perforations. Today's stamp is a beautiful...
CLASSIC STAMPS: Denmark
In the period from 1870 to 1874, the last skilling stamps were issued. In 1870-1871, three line-perforated stamps were issued with a face value of 2, 4 and 48 skilling. In 1871-74, five similar stamps were issued: 2, 3, 4, 8 and 16 shillings. But this edition was...
CLASSIC STAMPS: Denmark
Denmark's fifth type of stamps were issued in the period from 1864-1870. They have a different design compared to the privious stamps. But they still have a crown, sword, and sceptre in the center and wavy-lined filling of the corners (wavy-lined spandrels). A series...
CLASSIC STAMPS: Denmark
Denmark's fourth type of stamps were issued in the period from 1858 to 1862. They have the same design as the stamps from 1854-57 i.e. with a crown, sword, and sceptre in the center. But they differed from the previous stamps by having wavy- lined filling of the...
CLASSIC STAMPS: Denmark
Denmark's third type of stamps were issued in the period from 1854 to 1857. They have the same design as the first stamp (4 RBS from 1851), i.e. with a crown, sword, and sceptre in the center and with dotted filling of the corners (dotted spandrels). A series of 4...
CLASSIC STAMPS: Denmark
The 2 RBS (rigsbankskilling) stamp was the second Danish stamp issued 1 May 1851. The stamp was printed in blue on paper with watermark 1 (crown) using the denomination as the design. Like the 4 RBS stamp, it was first produced by the Ferslev printing house and later,...
CLASSIC STAMPS: Denmark
The first postage stamps from Denmark were issued on 1 April 1851, by a law passed on 11 March. The first value was a four (Fire) rigsbankskilling (RBS) stamp printed in brown, a square design with a crown, sword, and sceptre in the center. This 4 RBS stamp was first...
CATS ON STAMPS: The Maine Coon
The Maine Coon is a long-haired cat. It originally originates from the New England area in the north-eastern United States, including the state of Maine, from which the cat takes its name. It is considered to be the first cat breed in the United States, but its...
CATS ON STAMPS: The wild cat
The wild cat is a species in the cat family. It occurs in Europe, western Asia and Africa. The wild cat is considered the progenitor of the domestic cat, which is now most often perceived as an independent species. Historically, the wild cat was found in almost all of...
CATS ON STAMPS: Tibetan Temple Cat
The Sacred Birman is a cat breed and is also known as the Tibetan Temple Cat. There is some dispute as to where it actually originates from, but it is believed that it originates from the East, where it was kept as a sacred animal, similar to the Siamese. Todays stamp...
CATS ON STAMPS: Leopard Cat
The Asian leopard cat, also called Asian pygmy tiger cat or simply leopard cat, is a small feline that is common and widespread in Asia. The leopard cat mainly feeds on mice, which are mainly hunted at night. The cat got its name from the leopard-like spots. Todays...
CATS ON STAMPS: Charo
Charo is a type of Siamese cat called a seal point Siamese. The Siamese breed is an ancient breed, dating back to the Royal Palaces of Siam, and one of the earliest pedigreed breeds to come to Australia. Todays stamp showing the Charo is from Australia and was issued...
CATS ON STAMPS: Angora
The Angora is a cat breed that was developed in Turkey and was the result of a cross between a reddish-brown Abyssinian and a chocolate-masked, light brown Siamese. Turkish Angoras are one of the oldest natural cat breeds, originating from central Anatolia. The breed...
CATS ON STAMPS: The Siberian Forest Cat
The Siberian Forest Cat is a semi-long-haired cat and, like the Norwegian Forest Cat and the Maine Coon, is a natural breed. The breed, as the name suggests, originated in Russia and Ukraine. The breed was first recognized by the World Cat Federation in 1992, and by...
CATS ON STAMPS: Egyptian Mau
Egyptian Maus are a small to medium sized short haired cat breed. They are one of the few naturally spotted breeds of domestic cats. The spots of the Mau appear only on the tips of the hairs on its coat. It is considered a rare breed. Todays stamp showing the Egyptian...
BRITISH COLONIES: Burma
British rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948. It started from the successive three Anglo-Burmese wars through the creation of Burma as a province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony. The rule finally ended with independence....
BRITISH COLONIES: Brunei
Brunei is located in the northern part of the Indonesian island Kalimantan. In 1888, Brunei became a British protectorate and was assigned a British resident as colonial manager in 1906. After the Japanese occupation during World War II, a new constitution was written...
BRITISH COLONIES: Solomon Islands
The islands north-east of Australia of what is now the Solomon Islands nation were created by Germany, Britain and France between 1886 and 1899. The British Solomon Islands Protectorate was proclaimed in 1893 and remained in place until 1978, when the islands became...
COLONIES: British Honduras
British Honduras was a Crown colony on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, from 1783 to 1964, then a self-governing colony, renamed Belize in June 1973, until September 1981, when it gained full independence as Belize. British postage stamps were...
BRITISH COLONIES: British Guiana
At the London Convention of 1814, the colonies of Berbice and the United Colony of Demerara and Essequibo were formally given to Britain. In 1831 the two colonies were unified as British Guiana. The colony would remain under British control until independence in 1966....
BRITISH COLONIES: Bermuda
Forming part of British America, Bermuda was governed under royal charter by the Somers Isles Company until 1684, when it became a crown colony. The first African slaves were taken to Bermuda in 1616, but a full plantation economy did not develop, and the slave trade...
BRITISH COLONIES: British Bechuanaland
British Bechuanaland was a short-lived Crown colony of the United Kingdom that existed in southern Africa from its formation in 1885 until its annexation to the neighbouring Cape Colony in 1895. British Bechuanaland had an area of 51,424 square miles (133,190 km2) and...
BRITISH COLONIES: Basutoland
Basutoland was a British Crown colony that existed from 1884 to 1966 in present-day Lesotho. Stamps from Cape of Good Hope were used in Basutoland from 1876 until 1910. From 1910 until 1933 stamps from South Africa were used. The first stamps of Basutoland were...
DOGS ON STAMPS: German shepherd
The German shepherd was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899. It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep. It has since been used in many other types of work, including disability assistance,...