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Monday, December 12, 2016

Odd stamps : 03e 3D stamps (moving)

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Among the numerous issues on Queen Elisabeth, I have picked up a special issue featuring 3D images. New Zealand - where QE II is still the ...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

Emergency Money - B 1914 - 1920 - 01 Belgium - Bruges 3

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When Belgium - and Europe - was at the dawn of war in 1914, a rush on metal cash and paper money was inevitable. National institutions alrea...
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Microstates : 20 b Republic of Molossia (bogus)

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Except for a territory clamed in the Pacific Ocean (Neptune Deep), and  Vesperia (claimed on Venus), the microstate 'republic of Molossi...

Microstates : 20 a Republic of Molossia (bogus)

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I had to look it up, but the republic of Molossia is a micronation within the state of Nevada (USA). Flag of Molossia The effort of his...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Emergency Money - B 1914 - 1920 - 01 Belgium - Bruges 2

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In the previous post on Belgian Emergency notes from Bruges, I mentionned 4 bodies were responsible for issuing emergency currency. 3 of th...
Sunday, July 24, 2016

Emergency Money - B 1914 - 1920 - 01 Belgium - Bruges 1

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Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. When you read you begin with A, B, C, when you sing you begin with do, r...
Saturday, July 23, 2016

Emergency Money - B 1914 - 1920 - 01 Belgium - Introduction 2

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In order to have an idea of the value of some emergency notes, and of currency in 1914 in general, we need to know what the average costs of...
Friday, July 22, 2016

Emergency Money - B 1914 - 1920 - 01 Belgium - Introduction 1

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When talking about 'Notgeld' or 'Emergency Money', you might think that this is a typical phenomenon for Germany. When googl...
Thursday, July 21, 2016

Emergency money - A Introducion 02

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There is so much to say about Emergency Money - and in extention about replacement coupons - that a bit of a guidline might be useful. To ...