“Semiotics is the study of signs and the messages they contain.” This is the opening sentence of a marvelous book by Jack Child entitled Miniature Messages: The Semiotics and Politics of Latin American Postage Stamps, published by Duke University Press in 2008. There have been a number of similar books written about the stamps of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Italy, among others. I am unaware of any such work devoted to paraphilately.
SemioticsThe following is a translation of a German newspaper article from Hannover, the Hannoverischer Courier, in 1912. It is...
The history of early Danish Aviation continues with part 2, into the World War One era.
Here's a biography of Smokey Bear, born during World War 2 out of worries about war related fires along...
Italian Regimentals on Postcards Delandre collectors know of the forgeries of Italian army stamps and the fantasy designs that...
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a truly remarkable use of a poster stamp image. At first...
Named for the gift-giving festival of the Pacific Northwest Coast tribes, the Seattle Potlatch events were held from 1911-1914...
Thanks to member Robert Brew, here is an article about embossed stamps and how they are cut out. It's...
Boxing and More Ray Petersen has generously sent in his latest production, about Czeslaw Slania. In keeping with this...
Frank Perschke, Art Groten, Ray Petersen, Bill Wieinberger
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