Great Britain Philately

On May 6, 1840, Britain issued the world's first adhesive postage stamp,the "Penny Black", featuring an engraving of a young ...

HMS Glory off the coast of Korea circa 1951  During the Korean War (1950-1953), five Royal Navy light fleet carriers served in the comb...

This post deals with a 1939 cover mailed by Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943), son of former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt,  to his brother ...