Intl Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors

The International Society of Worldwide Stamp Collectors serves the interests of all WW collectors. Promoting the fun and fascination of worldwide collecting.

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Contrary to popular opinion, our members in more than 50 countries believe that worldwide stamp collecting is the most fun and challenging area of philately today. Whether you are a beginner, casual collector, topicalist or specialist, ISWSC membership will benefit you.

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May 23, 1785 - Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 22, 1967 - The children's program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood premiers. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 21, 1844 - Birth of Henri Rousseau, French painter. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 29, 1927 - At 7:52 a.m., American aviator Charles A. Lindbergh takes off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, on the world’s first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 19, 193-T.E. Lawrence, known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia, dies. While in Cairo attached to Britian's Egyptian Survey in 1916 during World War I, T.E. Lawrence, not yet the legendary Lawrence of Arabia designed & printed postage stamps for Hejaz. #philately #worldwide

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May 18, 1951 - The United Nations moves its headquarters to New York city. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 17, 1444 - Birth of Sandro Botticelli, painter. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 16, 1879 - The Treaty of Gandamak between Russia and England sets up the Afghan state. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 15, 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers his harmonics law. Planets closer to the sun travel faster... #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 14, 1973 - The U.S. space station Skylab is launched. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 13, 1912 - The Royal Flying Corps is established in England. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 12, 1881 - Tunisia, in North Africa becomes a French protectorate. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 11, 1858 - Minnesota enters the Union as the 32nd state. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 10, 1503 - Christopher Columbus discovers the Cayman Islands. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 9, 1864 - Union General John Sedgwick is shot and killed by a Confederate sharpshooter during fighting at Spotsylvania. His last words are: "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist--". #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 8, 1541 - Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River which he calls Rio de Espiritu Santo. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 7, 1915, the British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed by a German submarine. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 06, 1994 - English Channel tunnel opens. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 5, 1961 - Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. is launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to travel into space. #stamps #philately #worldwide

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May 4, 1905 marks the official beginning of the USA’s work to build the Panama Canal. #stamps #philately #worldwide