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Tag Archives: Stamp Collecting
Seán Lemass -Terence O’Neill Stamp
I was 12 years old when Seán Lemass travelled to Stormont to meet Terence O’Neill, the first meeting between an Irish Taoiseach and the “Prime Minister” (sic) of Norn Iron….a meeting which infuriated Norn Iron unionists …including Rev Ian Paisley … Continue reading
The Politics Of Irish Stamps.
The Decade of Centenaries. The odd thing about Stamp Collecting (besides the eccentricity of people who collect stamps) is that it can be extremely “political”. In the case of Ireland this is hardly surprising. An Irish Stamp Album is in … Continue reading
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Tagged Conflict Resolution, decade of centenaries, letsgetalongerism, Stamp Collecting, Stamps
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Stamps Commemorating First World War
In Dublin today. I saw this outside the Philatelic Bureau at the General Post Office. These stamps will be issued next week.
“Royal Ulster Rifles” On An Irish Stamp?
The interesting thing (dont laugh!) about collecting Irish stamps is that it tells us as something about an Event AND the time the stamps were issued. For example, the Easter Rising 1916. Commemorated in 1941 (25th Anniversary). Commemorated in 1966 … Continue reading
The Controversial World Of….Stamp Collecting
Today is my wife’s birthday. At her request, I hasten to add that she is a much younger person than me. We went to a small village in the “Republic”. Intention to have a nice lunch. As you may know, … Continue reading
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Tagged Irish Citizen Army, Jack White, Philately, Stamp Collecting
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Philatelic Fun
I dont understand why philatelists have the reputation of being boring middle aged and even elderly men. Stamp Collectors are wild and crazy guys who do wild and crazy things. Political Propaganda has always featured on stamps and people have … Continue reading
Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia 