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Brit. Commonwlth | Canadian | French | German | Spanish | Portuguese | Netherlands | U.S.A. | Eastern | the rest | Contributions |
Foreword | Contents | Acknowledgements | Introduction | Stamp Printing Methods | Scanners |
For those interested in the broader History of Telegraphy, see The Telegrapher Web Page
There is now a wide range of screen sizes available for computers. Most images on this site are 300dpi.
I wanted to show a reasonable degree of detail, but if the images are an unsuitable size for your screen, be aware that it is adjustable.
Current status of this section: | |
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British | Fairly complete. Price updates done. |
Canadian | Many images still need replacing, including telephone stamps. Price updates done. |
French | Fairly complete. Price updates done. |
German | Fairly complete. Price updates done. |
Spanish | Spain itself fairly complete. Price updates done, but images still needed for some countries, particularly Dominican Rep. and Puerto Rico. |
Portuguese | Some images to replace, mostly for the Colonies. Price updates done. |
Netherlands | Fairly complete. Prices updated. |
U.S.A. | Telegraph stamps fairly complete. Telephone stamps Checklist done. |
the rest | Fairly complete. Price updates done, even for Scandinavia. |
Telephone stamps are included.
There is a useful resource at Wikimedia Commons
Yes, I know it can be a problem keeping up with changes. For me, I make many small changes as I go along to the more than 100 pages.
It is impractical to list every minor detail. If you have a particular interest in an area, then why not get involved ?
One sure way to know what is going on in that area.
2023 | |
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27 November | Philippines - Additional images added and RH10b, plus some corrections to H12-22 and an identification aid for 1892-7 stamps. |
21 November | Miscellaneous - Falkland Islands and Syria have been added. |
20 November | Malaya - is now a new pagein its own right, having been removed from the Miscellaneous page due its having grown rather large. |
31 October | Israel - has been added to the Miscellaneous page. Only one item as yet. Anyone have more ? |
25 October | Malaya - has been extensively updated with stationery for Straights Settlements, Federated Malay States etc. |
21 September | Venezuela - Two values added to the last set. (thanks François) |
1 September | Pakistan - has now been added to the Miscellaneous page. Could do with more images / information. |
16 August | Hong Kong / China - The Telegraph Stationery that were listed under Telegram Seals have now been moved here and tables added. |
31 July | Yugoslavia - My Yugoslavian stationery has now been added. Can anyone fill any gaps ? |
24 July | Yugoslavia - Web-page added and removed from the Russian page. This is in preparation for adding Yugoslavian stationery. |
23 July | Italy - Updates to information and images of stationery added. |
21 July | India Stationery - Updates and images to mostly forms and envelopes. |
16 July | Iran - Updates and new images regarding varieties of the Red Lion and Sun stamps. |
30 May | Ceylon A major update to include items from the Taprobana Collection Auction. Thanks Huzi. |
3 March | TRANSLATION RE-IMPLEMENTED IN THIS SECTION USING GOOGLE - Thanks Bill. |
2022 | |
14 December | India Stationery - Split from the main page, re-arranged and greatly expanded. |
28 November | Miscellaneous - Malaya extended with images of a range of forms including Singapore and F.M.S. |
9th. November | USA Telephone Stamps Finally added a Checklist. |
16th. August | This Page - Updated. |
3rd. July | Peru - First RH number - RH3A to avoid re-numbering. |
June | Nicaragua - Further updates to 1937/1938 and Semana stamps re-numbered. 1904 - RH100 and RH101 switched around. |
May | U.S.A. - Significant updates to Western Union, particularly Business Franks and Charge Cards. Long Service Franks added. |
April | Miscellaneous - Images added and updates to Turkey. |
March | Scandinavia - Finally got to grips with Denmark, thanks to John Barefoot allowing use of his images. Thanks John. |
February | Nicaragua - Significant updates and images to many areas, with a lot of help from Clayton Rubec. Thanks Clayton. |
2021 | |
→ September | USA - Many small updates, of mostly Postal and WU. |
August | Luxembourg - Extensive updates regarding perforations and cancels. |
April | Panama - Extensive updates with extensive help from Federico Brid. Many new images, particularly of varieties. |
February 5th | Scandinavia - Added Stationery. |
February 2nd | Argentina - Additions made to the Stationery section. |
January 24th | Eastern Telegraph Co. - Updates with more images of Eastern Extension stationery. |
January 23 | Nicaragua significant updates again, of the Railway Ticket stamp sections, including Bluefields. |
2020 | |
July 2nd | Japan - Prices updated and Checklist added. |
June 2nd | Russia - Significant updates of varieties, images and information. |
May 16th | Honduras - Significant updates, images and information. |
2019→Feb. | USA - There have been many small updates, some quite significant. e.g. ADT, Rapid, B&O, CommU, NMut, PacP, Postal, WU. |
February 28th | Nepal - Further information added, particularly later usage. A couple of forms shown. |
February 16th | Portugal - Rearranged to better cover Correios e telégrafos stamps. |
February 14th | Spanish Guinea - Page added. It includes Fernando Poo. |
2019 | |
May 15th | Honduras - More images and information added. |
May 14th | Albania - 2 new Images added, with different imprints. Listing updated. |
May 9th | France - Quite a few Images added, including Telegraph 'Coupons' and Stationery. |
April 23rd | Bulgaria - Images added, including Telephone tickets. |
April 23rd | New South Wales - Images of stationery added. RH9 was also added recently. |
April 22nd | Natal - Quite a few new images added. |
April 11 | Ceylon - Information added on postmarks and 'CEYLON' overprint forgeries. More 1882-94 images added. Shortcut bar added. |
April 9 | Belgium - New images added for the first pair. |
March 13 | Ecuador 'Tax Stamps' section added to cover types that may have been required for telegrams. 'Form' list expanded for other types. |
March 12 | Cuba 'Other' section added to cover telegraphic usage of postage stamps. |
2018 | |
Sept. 4th | I have added the page Miscellaneous. to the rest. It is for countries having telegraphic items but not specifically telegraph stamps. |
July 22nd | This page - I have added a search box at the top of the page. This is a free tool from FreeFind. It may add adverts. Comments invited. |
July 16th | Dominican Rep. - Very extensive updates over the past week. Very much a re-write. New series, and many new images. |
Feb. 3rd | U.S.A. - I have updated the prices for the Telephone stamps. A checklist is still needed for it though. |
Jan. 31st | Ecuador - Addition of a section on pre-paid Telegram forms. |
2017 | |
Oct. 14th | Ecuador - Yet more additions, some important, and re-numbered yet again. |
Sept. 3rd | CheckList Setup - The checklist project is maturing, feedback appreciated. |
Aug. 18th | Bulgaria - Important images and information added about PCP issues (1901-1917). |
Aug. 2nd | German - Important images added and information on telegraphic use of later postage stamps. |
July 31st | Paraguay - Important images added. |
July 30th | El Salvador - Important images added. |
July 1st | Spanish - An unpriced section added to cover the 'Comunicaciones' snd 'Correos y Telegrafos' stamps. |
June 28th | Guatemala - Quite a lot of information added/corrected, plus a few new images. |
June 26th | Burma - New information and images added. |
2016 | |
July 22nd | Ceylon - Improvements to the section on overprints, and new images added. The table now gives an image. |
July 17th | Other Australia - Page added with a couple of Australian Telephone stamps - Thanks Dave. |
June 30th | Uruguay - Important updates - images and watermark information. |
June 16th | Colombia - I have updated the prices, added currency selection and re-sequenced them. |
Feb. 4th | Mexico - Newly added due to Telegram cards. |
Feb. 1st | Puerto Rico - Additional images added. |
Jan. 18th | Cuba - Later section improved and a few images added. |
2015 | |
Oct. 8th | Italy - A new image added. |
2014 | |
July 21st | Portuguese - Many new images added. |
Jun 15th | Bolivia - Extensive telegraph seal information added. |
May 29th | Brazil - Major update, new images added. |
May 18th | Canadian - Telephone stamps added. |
Last updated 27th. November 2023
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