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Another Canada Sports Stamp

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Canada truely loves their sports heroes. Today, July 18 2006, Canada Post issued the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships stamp. The World Lacrosse Championships were held in London, Ontario. This stamp celebrates Canada’s official summer sport.

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Washington 2006 lingers

In this morning’s Washington Post there is a column in the Kids Post section entitled “Giving the Postage Its Due.” The article describes how the author received his mother’s stamp childhood stamp collection as a gift and had it assessed by none other than Jacques Schiff Jr. at Washington 2006. While it is good to […]

Batter Up! U.S. Releases Baseball Sluggers Stamps.

Today, July 15th 2006, the USPS releases four .39 commemorative stamps on Baseball Sluggers. This PSA pane of twenty is sure to bring back great baseball memories. And I’m not talking “Peanuts… Popcorn… Candied Apples!” The men featured in this set were not only known for their power hitting, but also for their versatility in […]

Huge article on Stamp Collecting in Newburyport Current

In yesterday’s (July 14) Newburport Current there is a lengthy article about stamp collecting and the Newburyport stamp club. The article describes how the club was formed using a list of local collectors obtained from the APS. The author either is a stamp collector or an excellent researcher, as she mentions all the right things […]

Collector’s Universe buys two California Expos

This may not mean much to a lot of you, but since I live so close to Santa Clara it has a big impact on me, and at least several of my readers. Without further ado, here is the press release:

Collectors Universe Acquires Long Beach & Santa Clara Expos Expansion of Philatelic Sections Planned

(Newport Beach, Calif.) […]

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