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I explore British, Foreign and Commonwealth stamps with articles in Stamp Collector (formerly Stamp & Coin Mart). These include a regular series of ‘Celebrated Sets’ and occasional opinion pieces.

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Curiosities: Fancy Cancels
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Opinion: Lost stamps
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Factual: GB Official Stamps
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Curiosities: Balbo’s seaplane flights
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Opinion: Stamps in context
Page 1 [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] October 2016.
Curiosities: Steamship Co stamps Page 1 [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] September 2016.
Factual: Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Curiosities: William Dockwra
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Opinion: Plating 1d blacks
Page 1 [/su_column] [/su_row] [su_row class=”black”] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] August 2016.
Curiosities: Glider Mail
Page 1       [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] July 2016.
Factual: Stamp Shades
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Curiosities: Rocket Mail:
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Opinion: Different shapes:
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Factual: Stationery and accessories
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Curiosities: Pneumatic Mail: Page 1
Opinion: History, Protest: Page 1 Page 2 [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] May 2016, Ireland.
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Boules de Moulins:
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Philatelic heroes:
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Curiosities, Submarine Mail:
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Opinion, Royal Mail: Page 1       [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] March 2016.
Factual Postal Stationery:
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Opinion, Album Repair: Page 1       [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] February 2016.
Opinion Stamp Shops:
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Opinion Millennium Madness:
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Factual Italian States (2):
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Opinion, Definitives: Page 1 [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] November 2015.
Italian States (1):
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Opinion Spacefillers : Page 1 [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] October 2015.
Edward Provisionals.
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Challenges. Page 1
[/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] September 2015.
Embossed Issues. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3
Printed Albums Page 1 [/su_column] [/su_row] [su_row class=”black”] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] August 2015.
Line Engraved.
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Quality Rarity Value. Page 1 [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] July 2015.
Britain’s Greek Islands. Page 1 Page 2
Collections. Page 1 [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] June 2015.
Opinion. Portobello. Not your average stamp market. Page 1  [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] May 2015.
Factual. Some other SG1s.
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 [/su_column] [/su_row] [su_row class=”black”] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] April 2015.
Factual. The Unification Set.
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Factual. German Colonies.
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Factual. When Gibraltar Went Spanish.
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Factual. Morocco and Levant.
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Opinion. The Club Packet.
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Factual. The back of a stamp.
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Factual. Classic British Guiana.
Page 1 Page 2 [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/4″ center=”no” class=””] February 2014 Factual. Hyperinflation Stamps.
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Opinion. Mint or used?
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Factual. Europe’s First Single Currency
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Opinion. Picked Collections
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Factual. The ‘Victor Hugo’ Cover
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Factual. Shah Ahmed Mirza.
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Opinion. The Changing Status of Stamps
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Opinion. Stamps Vs Other Collectables
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Factual. Victorian Postal Forgeries Page 1 Page 2 [/su_column] [/su_row]