I deeply enjoy sharing information on my philatelic interests. This site collates the articles I have written and presentations I have made.
This first article outlines the benefits of exhibiting and writing about your collection and I encourage everyone to take a crack at it. There are wonderful editors out there who are more than willing to assist you to get published in their journal.
Other General Interest Articles
Stamps … Who Needs Them? Lessons Learned on the Development of Typologies and Cataloguing, Collecting the Non-Stamped Postal History of Botswana. (Sep 2019) A presentation at Milcopex 2019. Contains descriptions of typologies and accessioning systems I have developed for Botswana Meter Marks Official Free Marks, Government Printed Envelopes, Registration Labels and Permit Mail.
Video of the Presentation (46 min.)
PDF of the Slides Used in the Presentation
Stamps … Who Needs Them? Collecting the Non-Stamped Postal History of Botswana. (June 2023) This presentation was given as part of a panel discussion of “Unusual Collecting” given as part of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada Stamps Panels. This presentation explains my interest in Botswana Meter Marks Official Free Marks, Government Printed Envelopes, Registration Labels and Permit Mail and provides a quick overview of the typologies and accessioning system I have developed to keep track of the items I have in my collection. I shared the panel with Mark Berner who presented on the “Fiscal History of the Third Bill Stamp Era in Nova Scotia (1868-1882) , and Jane Sodero who presented on Stamp Paraphernalia: A Smattering of Stamp and Post Office Related Items.
Video of the Presentation (Total video is 43 min. My discussion begins at 17:57 and runs to 31:00)
PDF of the Slides Used in the Presentation
Typologies! A personal approach to classification. (July, 2023) This presentation was the inaugural presentation of the online video series for the Auxiliary Markings Club on 12 July, 2023.
PDF of the Slides Used in the Presentation
Botswana Postal Rates
Botswana Meter Marks
Information on Botswana Meter Marks in the video Stamps … Who Needs Them? Lessons Learned on the Development of Typologies and Cataloguing, Collecting the Non-Stamped Postal History of Botswana. (Sep 2019) A presentation at Milcopex 2019.
Video, starting at 5:46
Slide Deck, slides 9 to 13
I am writing a series of articles that describe the post-independence development of Botswana by illustrating the entities that used meter machines to do large mailings.
Botswana Official Free Marks
Information on Botswana Official Free Marks in the video Stamps … Who Needs Them? Lessons Learned on the Development of Typologies and Cataloguing, Collecting the Non-Stamped Postal History of Botswana. (Sep 2019) A presentation at Milcopex 2019.
Video, starting at 9:16
Slide Deck, slides 14 to 18
Botswana Government Printed Envelopes
Errata to the article above, Botswana Government Printed Envelopes in Forerunners 89. The reference to Figure 10 in the second last paragraph on page 6 should be to Figure 11.
Information on Botswana Government Printed Envelopes in the video Stamps … Who Needs Them? Lessons Learned on the Development of Typologies and Cataloguing, Collecting the Non-Stamped Postal History of Botswana. (Sep 2019) A presentation at Milcopex 2019.
Video, starting at 19:19
Slide Deck, slides 19 to 24
Botswana Registration Labels
Information on Botswana Registration Labels Marks in the video Stamps … Who Needs Them? Lessons Learned on the Development of Typologies and Cataloguing, Collecting the Non-Stamped Postal History of Botswana. (Sep 2019) A presentation at Milcopex 2019.
Video, starting at 26:17
Slide Deck, slides 25 to 26
Botswana Permit Mail
Information on Botswana Permit Mail in the video Stamps … Who Needs Them? Lessons Learned on the Development of Typologies and Cataloguing, Collecting the Non-Stamped Postal History of Botswana. (Sep 2019) A presentation at Milcopex 2019.
Video, starting at 28.15
Slide Deck, slides 27 to 29
Port Hood and Port Hood Island
Rev. Nathaniel Cole. (Spring/Summer 2021). The Chestico News. p.10. Also acknowledged on the last page of that article (see paragraph outlined in red) are the efforts of the author to have a new pictorial postmark created for Port Hood.
The Philatelic Creations of Rev. Nathaniel Cole. (June 2023). This was a short presentation given to the Postal History Society of Canada. It illustrates a number of covers created by the Rev. Nathaniel Cole. This presentation was not recorded.
Port Hood and Port Hood Island Postcards
I also have an extensive collection of postcards from the area. While information about the cards can be found on this website, I am also writing a series of articles for the local history museum, where I am showing an image of the card along with a photograph taken recently from the same point.
Port Hood Then and Now – The First in a Series. (Winter 2022). The Chestico News. p 10.
Port Hood Then and Now – Part 2A. (Fall 2022). The Chestico News. p 11.
Port Hood Then and Now – Part 2B. (Winter 2023). The Chestico News. p 11.