Word of the Month: ‘Primitive’

Word of the Month: ‘Primitive’

In philately a Primitive is a stamp of a basic and unsophisticated design and printing. Some classic stamps which are so called are the 1847 Mauritius Post Office Issue, 1858 The Bull’s Head of Romania, and the 1851 Cottonreels of British Guiana, as well as the 1843...
The Top Ten Philatelic World Rarities

The Top Ten Philatelic World Rarities

A question that repeatedly gets asked is, “what are the ten world’s most expensive stamps?” or to put it another way, “what are the world’s top ten rarities?”. It’s an interesting question which isn’t as straightforward to answer as you might think. Whilst it is...
Constructing a Museum

Constructing a Museum

It’s been a busy and productive month for the Museum of Philately with the addition of five new Collections, and over twenty new Rarities uploaded, and several exciting website developments including a brand new “Experts” section and a dedicated Blog. The coming weeks...
The King’s Gambit

The King’s Gambit

There’s a renaissance going on in the world of chess right now, ever since the release of the Netflix miniseries; ‘The Queen’s Gambit’, which follows the life of an orphaned chess prodigy, Beth Harmon, on her way to the top of the chess game whilst she wrestles with a...