Scotiana

We’re almost there Mairiuna, only a few feet away from Picardy Place where the more than life-size bronze statue of Sherlock Holmes is standing close to the house (No 11) where his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle was born.
Sculpted and cast by Gerald Ogilvie Laing at Kinkell Castle in Sutherland in 1989, it is today one [...]

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Hi Janice ! You know I’m a born player and since nobody has answered your question still,  I’ll give it a try myself.  I leave it to you to talk about the statue of Sherlock Holmes in Edinburgh.  ;-)  I remember you’ve taken beautiful close-ups of it during our last trip and don’t forget to [...]

Photograph of King George V by W.& D Downey

In fact Mairiuna, it was Prince Alfred, the second son of Queen Victoria ( later King George V ) that started the Royal Philatelic Collection.
His enthusiasm about stamp collecting was shared with his brother, the Prince of Wales ( later King Edward VII) who bought Prince Alfred’s [...]

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What a good idea, Janice, to create a Scotiana philatelic album and to open its pages to our readers !
I have only a few stamps and First Day Covers to begin with but see how beautiful they are ! You know, I’m not a philatelic expert and I’ve bought them only for the sake of [...]

This is right up my alley Mairiuna ! Thanks for the invite.
For the benefit of our readers, I can say that I’m really passionate about topical stamp collecting and have marveled in this rewarding hobby of philately since I was 12 years old.
And as of today, I still delight in collecting those miniature [...]