Women from 1926
Ask anyone who, in their opinion, is the most depicted woman in the world, and most will probably name Marilyn Monroe. However, ask the same question to a stamp collector, and the answer will be Queen Elizabeth II....
performance-art
Below you will find articles about performance art. Or click here to view stamps in the catalogue with the subject performance-art.
Shirley Bassey Celebrated
Great Britain 2023 In 2023 Great Britain's Royal Mail issued various philatelic items to commemorate the remarkable 70-year career of the Welsh-born singer Dame Shirley Bassey. Shown above is the cover of a Royal Mail Prestige Stamp Book, an informative...
Titanic Postal Workers
On 15 April 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank within three hours, with the loss of more than 1,500 lives. Recent events, with the tragic loss of life of those in the OceanGate Expeditions' "Titan"...
Alderney – Jules Verne Story Commemorated
Alderney 2023 Around the World in Eighty Days is a travel adventure novel by French author Jules Verne (1828-1905), that was published in book form in 1873. Jules Verne is often referred to as being the father of science fiction - his...
Black Heritage – Part 16
USA 2020 Our last Black Heritage series article brought us up to the year 2019. Now we've reached 2023 and the 46th stamp in the series issued by America's United States Postal Service. So we begin with 2020's stamp that...
Black Heritage – Part 15
USA 2017 The person featured on the 2017 Black Heritage stamp was Dorothy Height (1912-2010). She fought long and hard for the rights of women, especially women of colour. Height helped to form the National Women’s Political Caucus in 1971....
Bloody Mosquitoes
India 1997 August 20th marks the day in 1897 when the British physician Ronald Ross confirmed that the female anopheles mosquito transmitted malaria to humans. Each year that day August is commemorated as World Mosquito Day. Dr. Ross’s research and discovery...
The Orient Express
Serbia 2008 For railway enthusiasts 12 December 2009 was a sad day, as EuroNight sleeper train 469 Orient Express left Strasbourg on its final overnight run to Vienna. And so the name Orient Express disappeared from official European railway timetables after 126 years. The first...
The Stamp Designs of David Gentleman
Great Britain 2022 The 2022 Royal Mail stamp miniature sheet seen here is a compilation of various stamp issues designed by a very special man - David Gentleman, the most prolific and influential stamp designer in UK philatelic history. Below...
Black Heritage – Part 13
U.S.A. 2010 The USPS Black Heritage stamp series issue for 2010 featured Oscar Micheaux. He was an author, film director, screenwriter, and producer who between 1919 and 1948 wrote, produced, directed, and distributed more than 45 films for African-American audiences....
