Episode 13: Echoes of Empire: Sierra Leone’s Philatelic Legacy, with Majed Halawi

About this episode

The episode explores Sierra Leone's philatelic legacy through the lens of Majed Halawi's personal journey and passion for stamps.

In this episode, we turn our attention to stamps and stories shaped by empire, identity and memory. Josh Barber, Head of Stamps, is joined by world-renowned philatelist and author Majed Halawi to explore Sierra Leone's extraordinary philatelic legacy. Born in Sierra Leone, Majed reflects on how childhood fascination with the colours of stamps and encouraged his teacher, grew into a lifelong passion. The conversations follow his journey from early collecting to the creation of Echoes of...

People in this episode

Host: Josh Barber

Guest: Majed Halawi

Topics covered

• philately
• empire
• identity
• memory
• collecting
• Sierra Leone

Keywords

• Sierra Leone
• philately
• stamps
• empire
• identity
• Majed Halawi
• Josh Barber

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Sierra Leone

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