walkwithchan@blogspotKing Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941) was the Spanish monarch who was born in 1886. He was immediately proclaimed king under the regency of Maria Cristina ( his mother).
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There was a big sale few weeks ago by an online seller from France. The seller also sells vintage postcards, stamps, coin, banknotes, photos and first day covers. The postcards were thematic and featured then Pope John Paul 2 in the early 1983 to mid- 1980’s, mostly issued in Rome, Italy and Vatican City. These […]
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Hungry Ghost Month is one of the most inauspicious month of the lunar calendar in Chinese or Filipino-Chinese calendar. Here is a short list of 25 Basic Do and Don’t during Chinese Ghost Month.
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas or BSP had unveils new set of New Generation coin for 2020.
The new set of coins will be available starting first quarter of 2020, Some of the features had improved because of some confusion brought by the new coins in circulation. Some of them were almost the same size with the old coins.
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Filipinas Stamp Collectors’ Club had their last meeting and get together for 2019. I have 3 mail bidders which send their bid only during the day of the meeting. I have to travel to the post office to check the items for auction. It was quite surprising to see some new faces and club members. […]
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Collectors Connection 