Word of the Month: “Revenues”

Word of the Month: “Revenues”

The word ‘Revenues’ in philately refers to the adhesive labels (stamps) which are issued for the collection of taxes on documents or fees, licences and duty applied in the country of origin. T hese can, for example, cover property, firearms, hunting, drugs, medicine,...
The Future of Museums – Discover & Imagine

The Future of Museums – Discover & Imagine

Retro is definitely popular at the moment, and here’s a bit of futuristic but retro nostalgia for you. Star War! Mega movie released in 1977 and was the highest grossing film of that year, netting a whopping US $221,280,994, which was almost double the takings of the...
Museum Media Mania

Museum Media Mania

From the news that a famous shoe designer to the stars is selling the world famous British Guiana 1c Magenta, and left his owner mark on the back, as well as selling his unique Inverted Jenny block, to a feature about the magic of Virtual Stampex, to the world famous...
Word of the Month “Removed Imprimatur”

Word of the Month “Removed Imprimatur”

A Removed Imprimatur in short is a missing stamp from the Imprimatur sheet. The longer explanation is whenever a printing plate of stamps was laid down, ready to be used, an impression of the entire plate on the same paper, and in the appropriate colour to be used for...
Stamp Owner Marks

Stamp Owner Marks

What a Museum does when the appearance of the world’s most expensive stamp changes. One of the benefits of a virtual museum is the ability, or more precisely agility to adapt to change and make revisions at a click of a button in seconds, thus ensuring the most...