Collecting The History of World War II  

The History of World War II: Pearl Harbor Attacked! 

In Mekeel’s & STAMPS we are covering the history of World War II.

As we work our way through Bear Rowell’s chronological history of World War II in Mekeel’s & Stamps, I enjoy searching for images to supplement the text. For me, it is a form of collection building. 

With that, it occurred to me that collectors who are interested in history might want to build a History of World War II Collection. If you have such an interest, there are numerous sources for information, but one of the sources to which I turn is igpc.com, the  . . . 

Click here to see our May 6, 2022 coverage of the attack on Pearl Harbor.  

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A New Year, a New Collection?

With the coming of a new year, people look for ideas on how they can refresh or improve their lives. For some stamp collectors it means starting a new primary or secondary collection idea for themselves or a family member. …

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Marvel Super Heroes Set from Royal Mail

On March 14 British Royal Mail will release a Marvel Super Hero set of stamps collectible products. The 15-stamp set features some of the most popular Super Heroes from the comic books.

Ten stamps show Spider-Man; Hulk; Thor; Iron Man; Doctor Strange; Captain Marvel; Peggy Carter; Black Panther; Captain Britain and Union Jack. A further five stamps are part of an exclusive short comic strip story contained in a miniature sheet. Royal Mail provided background information on each of the characters in the set: . . .

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The Civil War and Philately

The Civil War was costly not only in lives but in treasure and required every effort of the civilian population to sustain the armies in the field. This necessity for funds taxed the ingenuity of the Governments, both Federal and Confederate, resulting in a multitude of devices, the mementos of which are so prized today by collectors of postage and revenue stamps, paper money and American generally. One of the fiscal features of the Civil War was an . . .

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