Here you can find some videos,articles, photos about stamps and philately knowledge.
Videos：
RPSL Videos
YouTube Videos listed by The Digtal Philatelist
The Digital Philatelist (https://thedigitalphilatelist.com) lists many YouTube videos for presentations,lectures etc. Please click here to watch them
GBPS Introduction The Great Britian Philatelic Society (GBPS) was founded in 1955 by a small but enthusiastic group of collectors in order to promote, encourage, and contribute to the advancement of the philately of Great Britain. Since then it has grown steadily, and now has more than 800 members in the UK and abroad. Please click here for details.
London2022 World Stamp Exhibition Introduction By Dr. Richard Sun
Dr. Richard Sun introduced London 2022 World Stampl Exhibition in Chinese. Please click here for details.

APS Stamp Chats

APS hosts series of live Stamp Chats exploring a variety of aspects of the hobby. Please click here for videos.
Sir Rowland Hill's Postal Reform & Penny Black by Jack Zhang FRPSL
By kind courtesy of Philamart,India and RPSL
Talking about Penny Black Stamps
Jack Zhang FRPSL talking about the Penny Black's historical significance and its seurity in Chinese
Collector's Most Popular Topics
Courtesy of Graham Beck
Most Valuable Stamps
Courtesy of Graham Beck
Most Unusual Stamps
Courtesy of Graham Beck
Valuable Stamps Blue Mauritius
Courtesy of Graham Beck
Prof.Ho Huei-ching & Mr.Huang Kunyu talking about Postmarks used in Shanghai in 1898( Article by Mr.Gong Xiubin) in Chinese. For Mainland China friends, please click here to watch. (coutesy of Mr.Zhang in Taibei)
The Lecture by Michael Sefi RDP entitled "The Royal Philatelic Collection: An Inside View" on 16 Oct.,2004 (courtesy of Smithsonian National Postal Museum)
A Talk About Philately by Mr.Graham Beck from U.S.A. (Courtesy of Graham Beck)
Shanghai Postal history Just before & after 1949
Discussion on Shanghai Postal History just before and after 1949, written by Mr.Dongyu Wu of Shanghai and talked by Mr.Maoxing Lin FRPSL & Mr.Changlong Lin in Chinese. Please click here for video.
Discussion on the Gum of Chinese Postage stamps
Mr.Guoqing Li from Beijing,China talked about the gum of Chinese postage stamps in Chinese. Please click here for video. By kind courtesy of Mr.Guoqing Li.

Videos from Graham Beck of Exploring Stamps

Mr.Graham Beck of Exploring Stamps in U.S.A. recorded and published many useful, knowledgeable, interesting and wonderful videos on stamps and philately knowledge. Please click here for more videos. By kind courtesy of Graham Beck
Michael Cortese of NobleSpirit and Charles Epting of H.R. Harmer interview philatelists around the world; collectors, dealers, exhibitors, enthusiasts, and researchers. Please click here for all the "Conversations with Philatelists".

Ted Talks Stamps

Talking about stamp collecting ( Stamp Unboxing #1) by kind courtesy of Mr.Ted Tyszka. For his video on "25 of the Most Rare and Valuable US Postage Stamps Issued Since 1980", please click here.

Presentation by Mr.Leon Hong Li FRPSL

Maritime Mail of Ecuador at Colonial Period by Leon Hong Li FRPSL
Stampcat Videos by Lisa of Canada. Please click here to watch
An article about Plate 77 Penny Red ( In Chinese by Jack Zhang)
The Birth of China's First Set of Postage Stamps Delayed by James Campbell by Jack Zhang
Some articles by Mr.Gary Wayne Loew, director of Expertizing at American Philatelic Society.
For the articles by Mr.Maselis, please click here.

Archer Perforations and this Gladstone and Disraeli Cover

Henry Archer was the inventor of the first postage stamp perforating machine, which he patented in 1848. He invented this to enable easier stamp separation. He cleverly trialed his invention in the House of Commons so that the most influential people could see the advantage of his creation. It was a very shrewd decision because in 1854 the Government bought his invention.
This illustrated cover uses a 1d. stamp, lettered DA, which is from plate 94 from Archer’s experimental perforations. It has been used on a letter from William Gladstone to Benjamin Disraeli, sent from the House of Commons on 7 March 1853.
Gladstone held the role of Chancellor of the Exchequer at this time, having succeeded Disraeli in the role, and went on to become Prime Minister on four separate occasions. Disraeli went on to become Prime Minister twice. There was always a strong rivalry between these men, with them both succeeding each other in these roles throughout their careers.(words by Gabby of ANDREW G LAJER PHILATELIST with thanks).

The Prince and the chancer (The so-called Prince Consort Essay was a surface printed stamp sample created in 1850)

The instigator was Henry Archer, who wanted to print and perforate stamps under a contract between himself and the British government.The Irishman was trying to show that, by using Surface Printing instead of Line Engraving, and perforating the stamps on one of his own machines, the Post Office could achieve a better product and save about £2,000 a year compared to what they were paying the current printer, Perkins Bacon. And Archer would pocket a few quid for himself.Archer had the plan but was not a designer or engineer. Before he could perforate stamps he had to get some printed so Robert Edward Branston was engaged to produce them from an engraving by Samuel William Reynolds. The plan was to depict Queen Victoria, but Edwin Hill, older brother of Rowland Hill and Britain's Controller of Stamps, cautioned Reynolds against using the Queen's portrait because, he said, it could look that they were forging stamps. Prince Albert's image was used instead.All the essays have the check letters "F" and "J", possibly taken from the initials of Ferdinand Joubert who is believed to have played a role in the creation of them and went on to pioneer and design Britain's first surface printed stamp, the 1855 4d. The Prince Consort Essay was printed from electros taken from a master plate of 12; the dozen positions each have unique characteristics. The essays were printed in Brown, Red-Brown and Black Imperforate, and Red-Brown, Black and Blue perforated 16 by Archer. They were in sheets of 36 (3 rows of 12), as well as 240 and 252 (21 panes of 12).The majority were left imperforate but there are 36 perforated examples known. Of those 30 are black, three are brown with the same number in blue, one of which made £38,080 at auction a few years back. There is one rouletted example in the Royal Philatelic Collection.The examples shown here are a “set” of shades issued imperforate. Graham Stockdale (by kind coutesy of Epsom& Ewell Philatelic Society)

Abhishek Bhuwalka's Blog about Philatelic Literature

Some interesting articles by Mr.Bhuwalka of India including The Royal Philatelic Collection by Sir John Wilson(by kind courtesy of Mr.Bhuwalka)
Information from: http://www.filateli.net/
Information from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Philatelic_terminology
Information from: http://www.stampshows.com/translate.html
Information from: http://stampforgeries.com/
Information from: http://www.globalphilateliclibrary.org/
By kind courtesy of James.
Penny Black & Red Plating by courtesy of Mr Ian Wright
How Penny Black was born? by courtesy of Stampboards.com

Chinese Articles from ACPF

Trish Kaufmann RDP

General Helpful Resources for the researcher, philatelic and non-philatelic from TRISH KAUFMANN RDP, a famous American Philatelist and stamp dealer. Please click here for details( by courtesy of Trish Kaufmann)

Dr.Cheryl Ganz RDP FRPSl's talk on the National Postal Museum and Philately

Dr. Cheryl Ganz, former Smithsonian Curator of Philately Emerita and the author of numerous philatelic books, articles and publications, reveals the story behind the reboot of the National Postal Museum, and reflects on the role and the physical and digital future of postal museums and philately, please click here to enjoy this exciting episode.

History of Postcards

Tracing back the origins of the picture postcard is difficult because postcards were not simply invented — instead, they evolved. Their history is inevitably linked with the development of the postal service, but also features innovations in printing and photography, daring proposals... and even a 300-meter tower!
We try to chronicle the history of postcards through a timeline of relevant events, going back a few centuries to provide the context that culminated in postcards being officially issued and recognized by a postal operator, on October 1st 1869. For more details, please click here. (by kind courtesy of Mr. Paulo Magalhães , http://www.postcrossing.com/ )

Information from www.stampsoftheworld.com

Stamps of the World Wiki has been created to allow information about philately to be freely available to collectors. With this fascinating hobby knowledge is key and often information is difficult to come by. By allowing users to update the pages within the site, www.stampofthewolrd.co.uk hope to have an encyclopedia of stamps and collecting in one searchable database, please click here for details (courtesy of www.stampsofthewolrd.co.uk)
Please click here for details . (courtesy of www.stampsofthewolrd.co.uk )

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