Stamp Collections

All good things must someday come to an end. This is my last article for Suite 101. I just don't have the time any more to write them. Beginning this new year, I'll be writing fiction full-time. If all goes well, I'll have at least one novel published before next January, ...

Along with the goose, stamp collections and government coffers are getting fat as another flood of religious and non-religious stamps are issued to mark the holiday season.

Stamp designs cover virtually every aspect of human endeavor, not only from this nation, but from every nation in the world. What museum has this large an exhibit?

This article discusses the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire, and the creation of independent nations in the Middle East between 1830 and 1948.

The current practice of assigning a minimum value to cheap stamps based on a dealer's perceived overhead is imposing some unintended, and often unnoticed, consequences.

This article completes the series on the philatelic evolution of African nations, with the countries that comprise East Africa.

This article discusses the effects of war on philately.

This article continues the series defining the philatelic evolution of the nations of Africa. This article discusses the evolution of Central African nations.

This article discusses the importance of school stamp clubs, and provides some links and suggestions on how to create, operate, and promote a school stamp club.

This article is the third in a series on the philatelic evolution of African nations. This month's featured area is West Africa.