Museum of Philately at Stampex 2021

Museum of Philately at Stampex 2021

The Museum of Philately participated in the Autumn Stampex, at the end of September 2021, at the London Business Design Center in Islington, and took claim to their very own physical pitch (stand 54), with Marcus and Devlan setting the scene of our digital platform’s...
Jargon Buster

Jargon Buster

The term “Se-tenant” in philately describes unseparated stamps and labels printed from the same plate in a pair, strip or block which have a different design, colour, denomination or overprint. Se-Tenant is a French word which means “joined together”. Se-tenant stamps...
The Humble Philatelist

The Humble Philatelist

It might surprise a few people to learn that in December 2020 Thailand became the world’s number one ranked country for fixed broadband internet speeds*, beating 175 other countries to the top spot, with an average download speed of 308.35 megabits per second**....
Jargon Buster – Word of the Month: “EKD”

Jargon Buster – Word of the Month: “EKD”

The abbreviation ‘EKD’ is frequently used in auction catalogues, exhibits and reference books, and means ‘Earliest Known Date. In philately, and in particular Postal History, it relates to a particular stamp, cover, postmark or other associated aspect of the delivery...