Hello! This is a page about philthelia. Here I share some albums that I've been working as well as interesting materials I find.

Updates:

26.Oct.2024: Launched the project "World War II".

25.feb.2024: New text "Bohemia & Moravia - Hidden Patriotic Messages" in the section Philatelic Information.

03.dec.2023: Added Dead Country Stamps and Banknotes to Links.

29.may.2022: Added Stamp Smarter to Links.

11.apr.2021: New texts added to the section Philatelic Information.

Interests:

Click here to see some pictures of my stamp collection. In particular, I collect:

• Countries:

             

• Thematics:
  • WWII, 3º Reich and Occupations;
  • Butterflies.

The World War II (WWII) Project

The ideal is pretty simple (although ambitious) create albums of Germany and each occupied country during WWII.
In other words this is basically a philately study considering the WWII scenario.

THIS SECTION IS IN DEVELOPMENT!

• 1938:
  • Austria (Anschluss)
    Austrian stamps ceased circulation, and regular German stamps were used after annexation.
• 1939:
  • Czechoslovakia (Bohemia and Moravia)
    Overprints on Czechoslovak stamps with "Böhmen und Mähren."
  • Poland (Generalgouvernement)
    Overprinted Polish stamps and special Generalgouvernement issues.
    • Overprint "Deustsche Post OSTEN";
• 1940:
  • Denmark
    Danish stamps continued; no specific occupation overprints.
  • France
    • Lorraine (overprint "LOTHRINGEN");
    • Alsace (overprint "ELSASS");
  • Norway
    Overprinted Norwegian stamps, new issues with German influence.
  • Netherlands
    Overprints on Dutch stamps with "Nederlandsche Post."
  • Belgium
    Belgian stamps overprinted with "Belgien," and new German designs.
  • Luxembourg
    Luxembourgish stamps overprinted with "Deutsches Reich" and later regular German stamps were used.
  • Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey)
    Local issues during the occupation, featuring simple local designs (e.g., the Guernsey lily).
• 1941:
  • Yugoslavia
    Overprints for regions like Croatia and Serbia. Independent Croatia also issued its own stamps as a German ally.
    • 1941, Yugoslavia (overprint "SERBIEN");
  • Greece
    Overprinted Greek stamps for use during German occupation, including localized issues for different regions like Crete.
  • Soviet Union (Occupied territories)
    Overprints for Reichskommissariat Ostland and Reichskommissariat Ukraine, and regional issues using modified Soviet designs.
    • 1941-43, Ukraine (overprint "UKRAINE");
  • Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)
    Overprints for the Reichskommissariat Ostland, which included Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
    German authorities issued stamps using overprints of existing local stamps in these regions.
    Memel (Klaipėda): Occupied by Germany in 1939, Memel was reintegrated into the Reich.
    Stamps were overprinted with "Memel" on German and Lithuanian issues, and later, regular German stamps were used.
    • 1941-43, Baltic countries (overprint "OSTLAND");
• 1943:
  • Italy (Northern Italy, Italian Social Republic)
    Italian Social Republic (RSI) stamps were issued under German occupation, with overprints like "G.N.R.".
• 1945:
  • Italy
    Italian Social Republic (RSI) stamps were issued under German occupation, with overprints like "G.N.R.".
    • 1945, Italy, Ally Occupation of Friuli Venezia Giulia (overprint "A.M.G. V.G.");
• Special Cases:
  • France (1940–1944, Vichy France and German-occupied zone)
    Vichy France continued with its own stamps, while the occupied zone used regular French stamps without overprints.
  • Baltic Coast Regions (e.g., Danzig, Memel)
    Danzig had overprints on local issues when incorporated into the Reich, followed by regular German stamps.

My other Albums

These albums were created by me, based on the albums by Will Steiner among other materials found on the internet.

• Italy/Italia:
  • 1973, 2015;
• Vatican City: 2017;
• San Marino:
  • 1877-1903, 1905-1924, 1925, 1926-1932, 1933-1934, 1935-1936, 1937-1939,
  • 1940-1942, 1943-44 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949,
  • 1950, 1951-1952, 1953, 1954,
  • 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969,
  • 1970-71, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979;
• Butterflies: The album is divided into several files, each with a single page. There is no sequence because the files were organized according to the stamps that I have at the moment. Click here to check the list with the list of countries by file. Here is the list of files from the album:
  
  • 01; 02; 03; 04; 05.

Other albums

In this section are interesting albums that have been given for distribution.

• 1 stamp one country:
  • Smithsonian Museum;
  • Version by Ulrich Schierz;
• 3rd German Reich;

Other...

Here are PDFs with information about the themes/countries I collect. These files are available the way I found them on the internet.

• Italy:
  • Castelli d'Italia - I colori naturali della serie.
  • Forgeries.
  • The foreign correspondence of the Kingdom of Italy (1861-1875), Andrea Mori.
  • Fiume (Estado Livre de Fiume):
    • Catalogue.
    • Forgeries.
• World War II (WWII/WW2):
  • Bohemia & Moravia - Hidden Patriotic Messages.