(London/pcp) Every London international stamp exhibition has historically attracted many of the best exhibits from across the world, and this is certainly true of London 2020. Regrettably, the organisers have had to turn down many top class exhibits but hope that the...
(pcp-wm) In April and July 1994 Dr Wolf Hess published a postal history of London in two parts. At that time he stated that this publication was the first in German language on this highly complex subject. It was the result of Hess’s own long years of study of...
(pcp-wm) In 1894 a book by Oskar Kausch was published by the publishing house of Gebr. Senf: “Die Sprachwissenschaft in der Briefmarkenkunde”. This was a highly unusual work, because it was the first attempt to make the different languages of the world...
(pcp-wm) The WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) is concerned for a long time with the protection of species worldwide, which becomes an increasingly urgent concern when you see how many species are on the verge of extinction. Special editions with the WWF logo are...
(pcp-wm) Kjell Wikander is a collector from Sweden. He has a passion: he likes to film. Furthermore, he is a philatelist. So what could be more natural for him than to share his films with peers? YouTube is the ideal platform for him. He made over 30 films from last...
(pcp-wm) Nahezu pünktlich zum Jahreswechsel erschien auch die vierte Ausgabe dieses kostenlosen digitalen Magazins, das Interessenten unter www.philahistorica.de herunterladen können. Dieses Mal sind es fast 290 Seiten (!), die interessierte Leser zur Philatelie- und...
(aijp/pcp-wm) On 2 January 2020, Deutsche Post issued a special stamp on the subject of “Freedom of the press”, which was long overdue in view of the events taking place around the world. Year after year, journalists are hindered, persecuted, arrested and...
(pcp-wm) Postal history is still a trend that inspires philatelists in many countries. However, while the established magazines are mostly aimed at more advanced readers, offering in part very specialized studies, the publication “POST HORN-Magazine of...
(pcp-wm) As is well known, MICHEL always has his ear to the ground and picks up on trends that he knows how to translate into independent, sometimes unusual productions. This is also the case with a new stock book from the publishing house. Now, stockbooks are truly...
(pcp-wm) The Chairman of the Organising Committee, Frank Walton, announced that the literature class at the exhibition LONDON 2020 would probably be the largest ever at this event. The number of registrations received by the end of 2019 should have confirmed his...
(pcp-wm) There is no need to introduce the author’s name to a postal historian: the Belgian van der Linden is probably the most famous and world-famous expert in his field. For decades he has shaped philately with his research and literary works – all of...
(pcp-wm) This study by the author, who died a few weeks ago, was recently published as Research Report 7 of the Research Association for India and South Asia in the BDPh e. V. After Research Report No. 6 (“The Postage Stamps of Bhopal 1872-1908”), Birkens...
