A few weeks back, we reported on the release of a new book by the Barreiros brothers – Dr Luis Barreiros and Dr Eduardo Barreiros – from Portugal. We have now received some more information directly from the authors, which we append below: The Spanish...
A couple of months back we had reported on the first publication of the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) in a new series of Study Paper – “Letter Mail from Portugal to USA, 1853–75” by Luís Rocha The society has now released its second...
A number of Indian princely states (semi-autonomous kingdoms and principalities in the Indian subcontinent, ruled by local rulers under the indirect control of the British administration of India) issued their own stamps in the late 19th and the first half of the 20th...
The biggest and most hyped philatelic stamp show of the year – Boston 2026 – concludes today. The award winners have been announced. The list of literature winners are appended here. Class 15A- Philatelic Literature – Philatelic books and...
The latest issues of philatelie (June 2026) and APHV magazin (May/June 2026) have IBRA 2028 as their cover stories. IBRA 2028 is being organised by the Bund Deutscher Philatelisten (Federation of German Philatelists) and will be held October 26–29, 2028 in Ulm,...
On 24 May at 1 PM in Boston, a deluxe hard-bound coffee table book titled “Gems of Boston 2026” was released (sorry, no photo available as yet). The 280+ page book depicts many of the great rarities on display at the exposition. It features full color photos of...
The ATA’s Global Guide to Adventures in Topical Collecting, a comprehensive book exploring the full spectrum of topical and thematic stamp collecting, is the first publication of its kind. Creative topical collectors have blazed exciting new trails, and technology has...
The Edition D’Or series of books present the most beautiful Stamp Collections which have been awarded with International Large Gold or Grand Prix. At 11 AM on 24 May in Boston, four new books are being launched in this series. They are: #85 Cunard Line Ships and...
Erling and Kristian Aune are two of Norway’s leading experts on postal rates. Their two reference works Norske innenrikske portotakster og gebyrer 1877-1995 published in 1996 and Norske utenrikske portotakster & gebyrer 1875-2000 published in 2024 provide...
Two months back we reported on ITALIA 2026, an International philatelic literature exhibition, to be held in Rome from 15 to 18 October 2026. The Facebook and Linkedin pages of the show are now live. Follow them over the next few months for more information on the...
Thomas Keay Tapling (1855-1891) was one of the greatest stamp collectors of all time. In fact, he is generally considered as the second best, next to only Philipp von Ferrary. Tapling died aged just 36. He bequeathed his collection to the British Museum. The...
Wiesbaden-based auction house, Heinrich Köhler, have released a brochure which informs us that Wolfgang Maassen’s extensive philatelic archive will be auctioned in March 2027. The archive consists of objects, documents, and eclectic treasures he has collected...
