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How to collect signed memorabilia
“Don’t follow leaders…,” “No more heroes any more…”Pop culture's leading lights are very keen on telling people not to worship stars. Maybe it’s hu...
The story of the Royal Mint in 10 coins
The Royal Mint is the UK’s coin factory. It’s also one of our oldest institutions, though physical relocations and legal/political reforms mean the...
10 reasons to invest in stamps
Have you thought of investing in stamps? Many people have. Among the world’s millions of stamp collectors are some of the most famous investors in ...
How do rare coins become rare and valuable?
If you do many internet searches about rare coins you’ll soon be promised that you might find a “fortune in your pocket change”. You might. But, it...
A relic from Napoleon's last days
This may be a small box.You can hold it easily in the palm of your hand.And yet it contains something extraordinary.The sheer electrifying power of...
Wellington and Bonaparte: two great collectible personalities
Napoleon Bonaparte. The Duke of Wellington.With apologies to historians and to the end of the Great Man Theory of history those are the two names t...
The World’s Most Expensive Error Stamps
Last month the stamp world rewrote some record books. The sale of the famous Z Grill stamp (an 1868 blue Benjamin Franklin 1c stamp with Z Grill) s...
The most politically explosive stamp in the world
Stamp collecting is a sedate and scholarly world.
Isn’t it?
It can be.
But stamps are political.
They’re about nations, national identity, bord...
The Penny Black in 20 questions
It’s probably the most famous stamp in history. Still. After 184 years and counting. These questions will help you understand the world’s most popu...
National first postal dates part 3: the 20th century and beyond
Postal services and adhesive stamps spread rapidly around the world. As we enter the 20th century many of these dates are for new nations being fou...
