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Cover of Simon Richards’ Dominica: Philately to 1967, published by the West Indies Philatelic Study Group.🇩🇲 Dominica
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Simon Richards’ Dominica reference traces philately through 1967

Simon Richards’ Dominica: Philately to 1967 is a 296-page first-edition hardback published by the West Indies Philatelic Study Group in 2024. The publisher’s description places it alongside Victor ...

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The volume extends a previous Dominica reference into the airmail, wartime censorship and associated-statehood periods.

Updated9 Nov'26Country🇩🇲 Dominica
Official composite showing four ten-stamp sheets for Misiem Yipintsoi’s 120th birth anniversary, each stamp denominated five baht.🇹🇭 Thailand
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Thailand’s Misiem Yipintsoi stamps reproduce four sculptures

Thailand Post’s commemorative issue for Misiem Yipintsoi’s 120th birth anniversary reproduces four sculptures: Mother and Child, Ballet, Flute Player and the work titled ก้นกระแทก. Each design has ...

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The official listing establishes the four designs, sheet format and first-sale date for the artist’s anniversary issue.

Updated9 Nov'26News date2 Nov'26Event31 Oct'26Country🇹🇭 Thailand
SOFIMA banner announcing Eduardo Consejo’s 8 November 2026, 11 a.m. lecture on double-deficiency charges for Spanish inland mail.🇪🇸 Spain
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SOFIMA lecture examines double-deficiency charges on Spanish inland mail

The Sociedad Filatélica de Madrid advertised an 8 November lecture by Eduardo Consejo on charging twice the postage deficiency on Spanish inland correspondence from 1949. The organiser’s banner giv...

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The lecture focuses on the regulatory change and surviving postal markings of underpaid Spanish inland correspondence.

Updated9 Nov'26News date7 Nov'26Event8 Nov'26Country🇪🇸 Spain
SACAPEX advertisement showing 7–8 November 2026, Sacramento Elks Lodge No. 6, opening hours and show activities.🇺🇸 United States
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SACAPEX brings a twenty-dealer bourse and competitive exhibits to Sacramento

SACAPEX’s advertisement schedules the Sacramento show for 7–8 November 2026 at Elks Lodge No. 6, 6446 Riverside Boulevard. Saturday hours are 10 a.m.–6 p.m.; Sunday hours are 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Admissi...

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The show combines competitive exhibiting, youth activities and a multistate dealer bourse at a confirmed venue.

Updated9 Nov'26Event7 Nov'26–8 Nov'26Country🇺🇸 United States
Japan Post Takurō Expo sheet with five 110-yen stamps and EXPO2025 licensed artwork.🇯🇵 Japan
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Japan Post offers five-stamp Takurō Expo sheet

Japan Post’s Kinki branch announced the Takurō Expo original Frame Stamp sheet on 6 November. Counter sales began on 7 November at Osaka Central and Suita Senri post offices. Online sales are sched...

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The issuer specifies a limited counter distribution and a separate online opening for a licensed five-stamp product.

Updated9 Nov'26News date6 Nov'26Event7 Nov'26Country🇯🇵 Japan
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