Though perhaps not as well known as the other campaigns of World War II, the African theatre is no less worthy of study. In West Africa, the conflict centered on two German colonies – Togoland, and Kamerun. Several factors conspired to leave both colonies in a precarious situation; not only were their defenses weak, but [...]

Pan American World Airways – Pan Am – was the most significant international player in the US airline industry throughout most of the twentieth century. Collectors are perhaps most familiar with the Clipper service, inaugurated in August 1934 with a flight from Miami to Buenos Aires, Argentina by a Sikorsky S-42 “Flying Boat.” Names like [...]

To me, among the most fascinating areas of postal history are the colonial campaigns of the European powers.  While I have traditionally focused on the British (and German) colonies in East Africa, this particular find had me reading up on French colonial history. The Spahis were light cavalry regiments of the French army, composed principally [...]