Illegal Chagos Stamps Explained:

Let's take a look at the recent stamp news from the Chagos Islands, why the UPU has declared that any British stamps from these islands will be illegal! Also let's check out some new philatelic YouTube channels and viewer mail on this episode of #philately.

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Links:
Stamps in the news
Statue of liberty error: https://www.cnn.com/style/article/sta...
Royal Mail D-Day: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/wo...
Vatican Stamps: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith...
Spain's Equality Stamps: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/wo...

Chagos Stamps
BIOT Post office: http://www.biotpostoffice.com/index.asp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-afri...
https://www.linns.com/news/world-stam...
https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2021-08-...
Using the BIOT post office and their stamps (Page 12): https://diegogarcia.tricare.mil/Porta...

About the Chagos Islands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_...
http://chagos.info
   • Did the UK steal the Chagos Islands? | The...  
https://www.businessinsider.com/photo...
https://mancunion.com/2016/11/28/dieg...

YouTube Channels
Mallard visiting the stamp show:    • $125,000 Stamp??? Chicago Stamp Show Highl...  
Postal Pleasures:    / @postalpleasures  
I'll be Stamped:    / @illbestamped  
Interview with James Gavin:    • Philatetalk Ep. 1 A Talk James Gavin (The ...  
Stamp Cat Stamps:    / stampcatstamps  
APS Interview:    / stampcatstamps  

Viewer Mail
RF_Cote on Instagram (prehistoric flip flop):https://www.instagram.com/rf_cote/?hl=en
Postal Museum London: https://www.postalmuseum.org
Isle of Man Post: https://www.iompost.com/
Disello stamps: https://disello.com
Montserrat and Freddie in Barcelona:    • Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Bar...  
Positively Postal Stamp Club: https://www.positivelypostal.co.uk/pa...
Philatelovely Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Philatelove...
Kyrgyz Express Post: https://www.stamps.kg
Australia Post 2020 book: https://auspost.com.au/shop/product/2...
Adanaland Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/alan98/
Hedgehog Press: http://www.briarpress.org/10416

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