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GB Wildings Simplified

Dorothy Wilding Dorothy Wilding (1893 – 1976) was an English photographer from Gloucester. She started photographing the Royal Family in 1928 and would go on

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GB Castles Definitive High Values

The Queen Elizabeth Castles are identifiable as 5 separate Versions.1955 Waterlow Sg. 536-539, Watermark St Edwards Crown1958 De La Rue 1st printing Sg. 536a-539a, Watermark

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World Firsts
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Portugal’s First Postage Stamps

The Maria II Issue (1853) Portugal issued its first official postage stamps on 1 July 1853, introducing prepaid postage throughout the kingdom. This reform modernized

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India’s First Postage Stamps

The Scinde Dawk Issues (1852) India issued its first postage stamps on 1 October 1852, introducing prepaid postage to part of British India. These stamps

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Canada’s First Postage Stamps

The Beaver and Portrait Issues (1851) Canada issued its first official postage stamps on 23 April 1851, marking the introduction of prepaid postage in the

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Denmark’s First Postage Stamp

The 4 Rigsbankskilling Issue (1851) Denmark issued its first official postage stamp on 1 April 1851, becoming one of the earlier European countries to adopt

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