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Archives for November 2017

Colombian air post rarities under the hammer

Colombia SCADTA stamp

One of the most iconic and distinctive series of stamps in Latin American philately are the nine colourful labels used by CCNA (Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea) in 1920. These […]

21st November 2017Categories AuctionsLeave a Comment0

El Salvador finally makes it to London

El Salvador proof

After a mere 148 years, the RPSL finally got to put on a display of El Salvador on 9th November. Guillermo Gallegos had come from over from Mexico to present […]

11th November 2017Categories EventsLeave a Comment0

Brasilia 2017 – is this the future for major stamp exhibitions?

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If I’ve read one article on “how do we attract more collectors to the hobby?”, I must have read it a hundred times. And no stamp exhibition escapes the post-event […]

2nd November 2017Categories EventsLeave a Comment0

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