Bahrain’s postal history is an interesting area to collect despite its normally high prices and they often offer some interesting research opportunities. The following cover is one such example which does not give us a whole lot of information at first glance. However, with a bit of research, it turns out to be quite special….
Now part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Umm al Qiwain was once an independent stamp issuing authority producing hundreds between 1964 & 1972. They were rarely used for postage and Stamp Collectors of a certain age will remember fondly the large colourful CTO stamps that adorned our junior collections. The UAE took responsibility for…
WWII censored covers are a popular theme for postal history collectors. The cover below was much travelled and we have detailed as much as we can about its route below. Cover Details The cover which is franked with a 10p 5p and 80cts values from the 1944 Airmails set was posted on the 25th…
Crash covers are one of the more popular specialist areas of postal history collecting and fortunately one where the subject matter is relatively rare. The cover below is an example from the infamous air crash that occurred in Singapore in 1954. Cover Details The cover was sent from Sydney Australia to Northampton England on 12th March…
Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) began issuing stamps way back in 1857 but it was not until 1935 that they chose to issue a pictorial set. This expanded the interest in their stamps to the more general collector and the set remains in high demand to this day. This set of 11 stamps focuses on the…
1964 Jordan Birds Air Mail Set – One to look out for. Birds on Stamps remain one of the most popular thematic areas for collectors and some sets are always in high demand. This set from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has always been popular with Bird thematic collectors. However, it is one that should…
Craig Taylor