This is one of stamp coming from colonial area Portugis in Timor. that moment Timor part of east still under goverment of, this stamps in collection by my father at the time still at school formerly Read Full Story
From 1946 and prior to the issue of the first pictorial set in 1952, Australian stamps of that period were used as postage in teh teritory. Therefore all stamps from 1946 to 1952 bearing Papua and new guinea post mark should striktly be included in a collection of stamps of the country.Such stamps are of some interest to the specialist but,not being of a popular nature, it is doubtful whether any but the extremely high values would have any value to the general collector Read Full Story
More and more collectors and also many non collectors are turning to stamps as a medium for investment. Although regarded by some cynics as mere bits of paper,the same comment might be applied to paper currency of share certificates in a speculative enterprise. In this era inflation, its becoming apparent that selected stamps will not only hold their own in value as money continues to devaluate but will,on occasions, actualy provide a handsome profit, in many cases in excess of the appreciat... Read Full Story
