Issue #7 Apr 11, 2018 Michael Adkins Welcome to Issue 7 of the DCStamps Investigator. If you are a regular reader, you might have noticed that it has been issued at a slower pace than anticipated. This is primarily because … Continue reading
Issue #6 Mar 14, 2018 Michael Adkins In the last issue of the DCStamps Investigator, we discussed overprints using initials. In this edition, we continue our exploration by looking at emblems and symbols. Symbols Overprinted on Dead Country Stamps National … Continue reading
Issue #5 Feb 23, 2018 Michael Adkins In this issue of the DCStamps Investigator, we continue our series on the world of overprints on stamps, especially as it relates to dead counties. Someone asked me why I used the term … Continue reading
Issue #4 Feb 13, 2018 Michael Adkins When I began collecting dead country stamps, I thought that I would only include “countries” that printed at least one non-overprinted, unique stamp. However, I changed my mind when I realized that a … Continue reading
Issue #3 Jan 27, 2018 Michael Adkins This week I continue the discussion about the definition of a “dead country.” In Issue #2 of the DCStamps Investigator, I provided my “very loose” definition of a country: “Any governmental, political, colonial, … Continue reading
Issue #2 Jan 16, 2018 Michael Adkins Since the DCStamps Investigator is all about “dead countries”, I feel that it is important to dedicate the first few issues to discussing the term. Defining a Dead Country What is a Dead … Continue reading
Issue #1 Jan 10, 2018 Michael Adkins Welcome to the first issue of the DCStamps Investigator As we move into 2018, I promised to begin expanding and improving DCStamps.com. As part of that effort, I am beginning a quasi-weekly feature … Continue reading
