Penny Blacks on Antiques Roadshow!
In celebration of King Charles II Coronation, the BBC aired a special edition of Antiques Roadshow. An almost full sheet
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City of Preston Philatelic Society (COPPS)
Promoting the study of postal history and stamp collecting in Preston and across Lancashire for more than 80 years
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A postal experiment for Xmas!
Derek Williams reminds us about the experiment back in 1902 whereby members of the public could hand in items, between
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Wokingham Philatelic Stamp Quiz
A challenge from Wokingham – can you identify the stamps???? Click to access the quiz. http://www.wokinghamphilatelic.org.uk/index_files/stampquiz.htm
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Preston Special Events Postmarks
SPECIAL EVENT POSTMARKS Preston has many such postmarks; these are typically used on mail posted at congresses, exhibitions, shows, etc.,
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The 1935 Saar Referendum
Society member Ann Beaver-Thomson provides this haunting postcard image of Nazi flags flying in victory after the Saar Referendum in
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From the Unicorn to the Shambles!
One of our members, Andrew Williams, came across this cover which appears to have been issued by the North West
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COPPS outbid for British Guiana 1¢ Magenta and the Inverted Jenny block!
Preston Philatelic Society were unsuccessful in our efforts to secure the famous Guinea 1c Magenta and the US Jenny Invert
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100 Years of Danish Stamps
Chris Jackson continues his series of updates to members with an entertaining overview of Denmark’s stamps and aspects of its
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Sweden 1855 -1955
Chris Jackson updated members on his recent work with his Swedish stamp collection and provided some background on the inception
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Gummiriffelung (Rippled Gum)
Ann Beaver-Thomson presented an overview of different ripple gum types on German stamps. Members were advised that the correct identification
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