stamps
What is the science of postage stamps?
Introduction: Philately is a specialized field of study that examines the postal system as an administrative and organizational institution, through the tangible postal materials it has left behind, such as stamps, envelopes, letters, postmarks, and seals. This field is not limited to collecting or classifying stamps, but extends to analyzing the function of the postal service and its role in communication and administrative organization…
February 3, 2026Error in the name of Egypt on the 2020 postage stamp
The Egyptian Postal Authority issued a 4-pound postage stamp to commemorate World Statistics Day on October 20, 2020. However, a month later, some Egyptian stamp collectors noticed that the name of Egypt was misspelled in English on the stamp. It is worth noting that in 2015, the Postal Authority issued a stamp and postcard to mark…
November 18, 2020Decoration of a set of Palestinian Authority stamps
The Palestinian Postal Service announces the overprinting of a number of Palestinian Authority stamps (various issues), which have been overprinted with the phrase "State of Palestine" and the old denomination has been changed to 250 millimes. Information on the quantities of stamps overprinted is as follows: Christmas 1999 - Bethlehem 2000... 250,000 stamps overprinted, 3,000 remaining without...
November 18, 2020RABAT PHILEXPO 2020
The following message arrived in the magazine's inbox today from Professor Abdelkader Lamrahi, President of the Rabat Philatelic and Numismatic Association: Peace be upon you, my brothers and sisters, the enthusiasts participating in RABAT PHILEXPO 2020, "In the name of God, its course and its anchorage." By God's will, the participating groups in RABAT PHILEXPO 2020 have been published in the virtual hall of the association's website: RABAT PHILEXPO 2020 - LISTE DES EXPOSANTS - List of participants. And with this…
October 24, 2020The third issue of the Moroccan Journal of Stamps and Coins
The third issue of the Moroccan Journal of Stamps and Coins for August 2020, published by the Rabat Philatelic and Numismatic Association, has arrived in the magazine's mailbox. The journal is published electronically, and subsequent issues can be downloaded from the association's website at the following link: https://apn-rabat.org/bulletins/ Many thanks to the association and to Mr. Abdelkader Lamrahi, its president.
August 14, 2020