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Exploring stamps steps away, room for a new video publisher? / Exploring stamps lopettaa – tilaa uudelle tubettajalle?
Teksti suomeksi tästä –> The video channel ”Exploring Stamps” has been producing video material related to stamp collecting and philately on YouTube for a few years (link). The videos are easy to find with a Google search, the code has been #philately. The account can also be found on other social media channels: X (Twitter) […]
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Kongon vapaavaltio ja kuningas Leopold II
Belgian kuningas Leopold II perusti Kongon vapaavaltion 5. helmikuuta 1885 valtaamalla julmasti laajan maa-alueen Afrikassa. Sen sijaan, että kuningas olisi hallinnut Kongoa siirtomaana, kuten muut eurooppalaiset suurvallat tekivät lähes koko Afrikassa, Leopold omisti alueen yksityisesti. Leopold rahoitti hankkeensa Belgian hallitukselta lainatuilla varoilla. Kuninkaan julkisena tavoitteena oli luoda sivistystä Kongon alueen kansalle. Leopoldin valtakausi Kongon vapaavaltiossa […]
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The future of stamp collecting
DISCLAIMER: The lines of this text are personal views by the undersigned, many times from Finnish perspective. I think there can be as many opinions about the future of postage stamps collecting as there are individual collectors. However, I have referred to some recent media articles to try to reflect the so called public opinion. […]
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Philately in Finland and elsewhere / Filatelia Suomessa ja muualla
Klikkaa tästä sama teksti suomeksi –> I just watched a video on the future of philately published by the American Philatelic Society (link). In it, Australian philatelist James Gavin introduced the differences between a traditional philatelist and a modern philatelist. The traditional philatelist wants everything related to collecting on paper (catalogs, magazines), while the modern […]
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