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The Greene Foundation invites you to a Day of Philately on July 19th, 2025
Join us as we celebrate The Vincent Graves Greene Philatelic Research Foundation’s 50th anniversary with a Day of Philately – a unique event philatelists won’t want to miss!


The Curious 8¢ “Farm Scene” from the 1946 Canadian Peace Issue
The 8¢ “Farm Scene” stamp was part of the medium and high value pictorial definitive set issued in 1946, right after World War II. Canada was emphasizing peaceful endeavours after the deprivation and sacrifice of the war.

Cover Story: Bangkok to Angers, 1883
Follow this cover’s journey from Bangkok to Angers through its many fascinating postmarks!

Tin Can Mail - Niuafo’ou, Tonga
The story of tin can mail begins in 1882 on Niuafo’ou, the northernmost island in the kingdom of Tonga, in the southern Pacific Ocean.