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Die DBZ 12/2024 erscheint am 10. Juni 2024 – hier Details zu Themen der Ausgabe: Historische Privatpost: Ein Herz für Monarchen Gekrönte Häupter fanden schon früh ihren Weg auf Marke – berühmtes Be…
In 2019 the leading auction houses conducted a great number of outstanding sales, providing collectors with an opportunity to acquire real philatelic gems. Some lots that were auctioned during the previous year rarely pop up on the market that is why their appearance ignited a philatelic furor. The most valuable collec...
In the 19th century, the stamps of British Guiana were printed by a British printer, Waterlow & Sons. The one-cent magenta is not an error. In early 1856, the stock of stamps was sold out befo…
This Thursday a number of postal operators within the Postal Union for the Mediterranean, – PUMed, will be...
El jefe de la insurrección fue el comandante, Averell John Melville Oficial de Ejercito Ingles. La insurrección fracasó, porque Orlando García Vásquez, espía de la CIA, interviniendo desde Venezuela y habia sido contratado por el mismo Gobierno venezolanao para el Enlace con Guyana en los preparativos de la insurrección , Lugar de Nacimiento: Lethem, Rupununi (Territorio en Reclamación) Fecha 24 Noviembre de 1944 Profesión: Militar Grado de Teniente, Clase SGT1 Especialidad: Comando, Guerrilla convencional y Nuclear, Planificación de estrategia, explosivos, armas y Paracaidismo Militar. Idioma: Dominio del Ingles, Portugués, Wapishana y Español Acreencias: Cinco (05) Medallas, dos (02) condecoraciones. Cargos más importantes: Comandante de las Fuerzas Expedicionarias de Rupununi (FER) Segundo Comandante de la unidad de reconocimiento de las GDF. Miembro de la unidad de especial Special Air Service SAS. Royal Army . Miembro de la unidad de especial de paracaidista de las Special Service Unit SSU Guyanesas. Miembro de la unidad de fusileros del ejercito ingles acantonada en Guyana Atkinson Georgetown. Royal Army. Instructor Militar de la unidad de reconocimiento Guyana Defence Force GDF. Especialidad deportiva: Quinto (5º) Dan en Taekwondo, Quinto (5º) Dan en defensa personal Ju uit Su, Cinturón Negro en Karate, Cinturón negro en Combat sambo. Reconocido Venezolano: 1970.
Daniel, who has curated the exhibition, first teamed up with Stanley Gibbons last year and this weekend presents a new range comprised form his own collection…
Latest Prices of US Stamp Scott 417 from the latest philatelic sales - 1914 12c Benjamin Franklin Perf 12. 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011...
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