Resources

Stamp Articles


Almurshidi, A.H., Bridi, R.M., Brunn, S.D. et al (2024). A visual reading of the heritage and worldviews of new states through postage stamps: United Arab Emirates (1972–2023)GeoJournal 89(205).

Baines, Gary. (2023). Propagating Afrikaner Nationalism: The Voortrekker Stamps as Icons of an Ideology, c.1933–1949. Nations and Nationalism, 29(3): 1024-1040.

Child, Jack. (2005). The Politics and Semiotics of the Smallest Icons of Popular Culture: Latin American Postage StampsLatin American Research Review40(1): 108–137.

Davis, Bruce. (1985). Maps on Postage Stamps as PropagandaThe Cartographic Journal, 22(2): 125-130.

Dobson, Hugo. (2002). Japanese Postage Stamps: Propaganda and Decision MakingJapan Forum, 14(1): 21-39.

Efrati, Noga. (2018). Postage Stamp Iconography in Post‐Saddam Iraq: Sect‐Specific Symbols or Nationalist Imagery? Nations and Nationalism, 24(4): 958-976.

Katz, Kimberly. (1999). Jordanian Jerusalem: Postage Stamps and Identity Construction. Jerusalem Quarterly, (5): 14–26.

Kevane, Michael. (2006). Official Representations of the Nation: Comparing the Postage Stamps of Sudan and Burkina Faso. SSRN Electronic Journal, 10(1).

Lauritzen, Frederick. (1988). Propaganda Art in the Postage Stamps of the Third ReichThe Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts10, 62–79. 

Limor, Yehiel and Tamir, Ilan. (2021). The Neglected Medium: Postage Stamps as Mass MediaCommunication Theory, 31(3): 491–505.

Limor, Yehiel and Mekelberg, David. (2017). The Smallest Ideological and Political Battlefield: Depicting Borders on Postage Stamps – The Case of Israel. Nations and Nationalism, 23(4): 902-928.

Najjar, Habib. (1998). The Stamps of Jordan 1920-1965: A Philatelic Study. London: Sahara Publications Limited.

Najjar, Habib (2009). The Postal History of Jordan, 1400-1959. London: Sahara Publications Limited. 

Raento, Pauliina and Brunn, Stanley. (2005). Visualizing Finland: Postage Stamps as Political Messengers. Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography, 87: 145-164.

Reeves, Daniel. (2015). Religious Themes in Central European Postage Stamps, 2006–2010. Journal of Cultural Geography, 32(2): 169-194.

Reid, Donald Malcolm. (1993). The Postage Stamp: A Window on Saddam Hussein’s IraqMiddle East Journal47(1): 77–89.

Reid, Donald Malcolm (1984). The Symbolism of Postage Stamps: A Source for the Historian. Journal of Contemporary History, 19(2): 223–249.

Sharnoff, Michael. (2022). Maps of the West Bank in Jordanian Postage Stamps, 1952–1985Contemporary Review of the Middle East9(1): 51–69.

Sharnoff, Michael. (2023). Jordanian stamps of Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem: 1967-1989British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 1–23.

Sharnoff, Michael. (2024). Visualizing Palestine in Arab postage stamps: 1948-1967Middle Eastern Studies, 1–21.

Zelkovitz, Ido and Limor, Yehiel. (2021). The War of the 60 Stamps: The Battle for Public Opinion – How the Nakba Influenced Jordanian Postage StampsBritish Journal of Middle Eastern Studies.

Zelkovitz, Ido and Limor, Yehiel. (2024). Postage Stamps as Political and Religious Propaganda: The Case of Hamas. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism.

Stamp Websites


Gilad’s Maps on Stamps: https://mapsonstampsdb.com/

Linn’s Stamp News: https://www.linns.com/

StampWorld: https://www.stampworld.com/en/

Stamps of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Stanley Gibbons: https://www.stanleygibbons.com/collecting-stamps/new-stamps

The Digital Philatelist: https://thedigitalphilatelist.com/

The Postal Museum: https://www.postalmuseum.org/blog/beginners-guide-to-stamp-collecting/

Stamp YouTube


APS Stamp Chats: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericasStampClub/featured

Bob Collects Stamps: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmE8GWEPAxe19Z0zCW76lqQ/featured

Exploring Stamps: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkeSM6aOWfaUPIGb5rPOGyA

Mallard Stamps: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGBH9IZOepI0DG_Nipg-HfA

StampCat Stamps: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCykNg5VTanxsQ00GZsfrywQ

Ted Talks Stamps: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmRTOlkGexYtIyakvDOPN1g

Stamp Stores


APS Stamp Store: https://classic.stamps.org/stampstore

Delcampe: https://www.delcampe.net/en_GB/collectables/stamps/

eBay: https://www.ebay.com/sch/260/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=stamps

HipStamp: https://www.hipstamp.com/

Mystic Stamp Company: https://www.mysticstamp.com/

Sandafayre: https://www.sandafayre.com/stamps-by-country

Stamp Societies


American Philatelic Society: https://stamps.org/

American Topical Association: https://americantopical.org/

Civil War Philatelic Society: https://www.civilwarphilatelicsociety.org/the-society/join/

The CartoPhilatelic Society: https://www.mapsonstamps.org/

The International Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors: http://www.iswsc.org/

The Ottoman and Near East Philatelic Society: https://www.oneps.net/history/

US Stamp Club Directory: https://www.linns.com/community/local-stamp-clubs-philately-united-states-collectors.html