Cape of Good Hope Combination Cover to Holland: 1865 (9 Jan.)
Cover to Holland: 1865 (9 Jan.) single rate buff envelope from Grahamstown to Amsterdam bearing 1d deep carmine red with just clear to large margins in combination with 1864-77 1s green
1871 Great Britain Ormond Hill Die Proof
1871 Great Britain Ormond Hill Die Proof 2d Emerald Green
without corner letters. Printed on a card. Rare and first-rate exhibition item SG DP46 L 18,000
1961 St Helena Tristan Relief Fund Set of Four
1961 St Helena Tristan Relief Fund Set of Four SG 172-175 B1-4 L8550 as singles.
Only 434 complete sets were sold. Far fewer exist.
“The story of Canadian Local, Provincial & National Christmas Seals” with Robert Vogel and Clifford A. Beattie
The British Empire Study Group Online Talk & Social
“The story of Canadian Local, Provincial & National Christmas Seals”
with Robert Vogel and Clifford A. Beattie
Thursday, December 9th 6pm ET
Christmas Seals were designed in 1904 to ride the season’s good tidings to raise awareness for charitable causes. In six short years, the Danish people raised enough money through the Christmas Seal program to build a new sanitarium for those ailing with tuberculosis. Today, these non-postage, non-denominational “stamps” are part of an increasingly popular area called “Cinderellas.” Scott Catalog lists some Christmas Seals. Like postal stamps that are government issues and represent a recognized cash value, Cinderellas have no official exchange value, but in the case of Christmas Seals, they made dreams come true.
Join us on Thursday, December 9th at 6:00 pm ET with Robert Vogel and Cliff Beattie, authors of The National Christmas Seals of Canada, for “The story of Canadian Local, Provincial & National Christmas Seals”.
The event is FREE. Membership in the BESG is free but not required to attend our events.