Below you will find articles about South Africa. Or click here to view stamps with the subject South Africa in the catalog.
"Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled and dying people"...
Malawi 1973 One of the most popular British heroes of the late 19th-century Victorian period was the Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone (1813-1873). On one of his expeditions he traversed the country we today know as Malawi. Blantyre, Malawi's...
Following the recently published Freddie Mercury article and having just heard the Queen song 'Bicycle Race' on the radio, I sought out some Bicycle-themed stamps. And there are hundreds! Without doubt one of man's greatest inventions, it is estimated that...
Every now and then, you have to rummage through the boxes of mail again to be able to write an article. That is how I came across the postcard that was sent on October 16, 1985, from the city of Mosselbaai or Mosselbay on the...
Stamps have proven to be a wonderful outlet to celebrate the spectacular nature existing in the World. Here we have a selection of stamps that not only feature people and discoveries, but also things that were the largest, fastest or...
Strangely, during the Second World War, on the remote islands of Tristan da Cunha - a British Overseas Territory and dependency of St. Helena – the islanders actually used the humble potato as a form of currency! And in 2015...
New stamps appear regularly with a variety of subjects. Below is a selection of recently-published stamps from around the globe. On May the 4th it was International Firefighters' Day. For this occasion, South Africa issued a stamp sheet with eight...
Many new stamps on a wide range of subjects appear with great regularity. Below you will find a selection of recently issued stamps from around the world. May 4th was International Firefighters' Day. On that occasion, South Africa has...
On December 7, 1898, Canada Post issued a stamp to commemorate the uniform postage rate that would be valid throughout the British Empire. A beautiful stamp displaying in red on a world map all areas belonging to the Empire. An...
The first postage stamps issued from the continent of Africa were released in September, 1853. The territory of ‘Cape of Good Hope’, then a British colony administered as the Cape Colony, was the issuer. It remained a British colony until...
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