Stamp News

French Colonial Flora

1958–1959 French Colonial Flora

A small set of stamps issued by the French colonies showing local flowers and other plants.
17 July 2022
1956 FIDES

1956 FIDES

The Investment Fund for Economic and Social Development (FIDES) was a development finance institution active in the French colonies
10 July 2022
1941–45 Free French Colonial Airmail

1941–45 Free French Colonial Airmail

Airmail stamps issued between 1941 and 1945 by the Free French government in exile in London for use in the colonies.
9 July 2022
United Nations 10th Anniversary

1955 United Nations 10th Anniversary

Stamps issued to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the United Nations on 24 October 1955
5 July 2022
1940 French West Africa Airmail

1940 French West Africa Airmail

Airmail stamps issued by the Vichy government  in 1940 for use in the colonies comprising French West Africa
2 July 2022
1941 Défense d'Empire

1941 Défense d’Empire

A 1941 omnibus set from the Vichy government for the French colonies, showing colonial troops and equipment
2 July 2022
Félix Éboué

1945 Félix Éboué

French colonial stamps from 1945 commemorating Félix Éboué, French colonial administrator and Free French leader
13 June 2022
René Caillié

René Caillié

French colonial stamps from 1939 commemorating explorer René Caillié, the first European to travel to Timbuktu and return alive.
6 June 2022
QE2 Platinum Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee

Video and download of my presentation on stamps commemorating HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee from SMA Town Hall 101
4 June 2022
UNESCO 20th Anniversary

1966 UNESCO 20th Anniversary Update

Finally found the one stamp, a Bolivian 60 centavos, missing from my 1966 UNESCO 20th Anniversary collection
28 May 2022