When Germany did not recover quickly after World War I, it was natural to turn to an old national hero to get back on track. The key word is old though and his time had past. So slip on your smoking jacket, fill your pipe, take your first sip of your adult beverage and sir […]
Consorting with German princes can lead to trouble. After everything though, one can respect a life well lived. So slip on your smoking jacket, fill your pipe, take your first sip of your adult beverage, and sit back in your most comfortable chair. Welcome to todays offering from The Philatelist. A lot to like about […]
In 1910, Mexico celebrated 100 years of independence from Spain. So figures from the movement get their due in the form of a stamp issue. Among them the first female to be featured on any Latin American stamp. So slip on your smoking jacket, fill your pipe, take your first sip of your adult beverage, […]
How to judge a new countries leader. Freedom? Stability? Economic Performance? All of the above. So slip on your smoking jacket, fill your pipe, take your first sip of your adult beverage, and sit back in your most comfortable chair. Welcome to todays offering from The Philatelist. A stamp with a countries flag on it […]
After defeat and the degradations of Reconstruction, the South went out of it’s way to celebrate the Confederate heritage. The national government had the good sense to allow it and the foresight to be respectful, as with this stamp. So slip on your smoking jacket. fill your pipe. take your first sip of your adult […]
A small country faced a choice in how to go forward after World War II. Stamp offerings of the Socialists celebrated the common man in a way different from what came before. So slip on your smoking jacket, fill your pipe, take your first sip of your adult beverage, and sit back in your most […]
Mythology is filled with stories of romance, heroism, and adventure. A great way to get youth reading, and maybe collecting stamps. So slip on your smoking jacket, fill your pipe, take your first sip of your adult beverage, and sit back in your most comfortable chair. Welcome to todays offering from The Philatelist. The stamp […]
As trade developed along the African coasts, forts and castles were built along the coast to protect the traders. Eventually a Danish one became the seat of government of independent Ghana. So slip on your amoking jacket, fill your pipe, take your first sip of your adult beverage, and sit back in your most comfortable […]
I like the early medallion stamps, where a countries leader is presented in profile in the manner of the first stamp, the British penny back, featuring Queen Victoria. This one is both Austrian and Hungarian and features the even longer serving Hapsburg Emperor Franz Joseph. These stamps don’t tell you much of the leader but […]
Breaking away from the colonial power is hard. For how much do you throw away or at least pretend to. So slip on your smoking jacket, fill your pipe, take your first sip of your adult beverage, and sit back in your most comfortable chair. Welcome to todays offering from The Philatelist. The stamp today […]
