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Archive for 2006/03


Austria Post Issues Stamp From Another World

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Today, March 24 2006, Austria Post brings every Astronomer closer to Philately. That is because todays stamp issue has been sprinkled with real meteorite powder!

600,000 copies have been made of the 3.75-euro (4.50-dollar) stamp, which will contain 0.03 grams […]

Stamp Issued by Slovenska Post

Today, March 24 2006, Slovenska Post issues the Anemone /Narcissus stamp. This is stamp issue #371 for Slovenska Post with 6 million stamps having been printed.

Anemone /Narcissus grows throughout North America, South America, and Central America. It normally will reach a height of 16 inches, with each plant spreading out to a foot in […]

Stamps From Down Under

Australia Post has been very busy the past few days, with the release of for stamp issues. There was one release on March 16, one on March 17, and two releases for today March 20.

It’s all fun and games for the Australians, as March 16 saw a sheetlet commemorating the Opening Ceremony of the […]

Man finds kiloware at recycling center

This is a rather novel way of creating a new stamp collector or two. Apparently, a frustrated collector in Marietta, OH finally got sick of looking at all of his duplicate Australian stamps (35 lbs of them!), so got rid of them by dropping them off at the local recycling center. An employee at the […]

U.S. Releases X-Plane Stamp

Today, March 17 2006, the X-Plane stamp is released in New York, NY 10199. This release is on day two of the Mega Stamp Show. Format is a Single $4.05 Priority Mail stamp and pane of 20.

Stamp designer Phil Jordan, of Falls Church, VA, really went to the source for this look at the […]

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