If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Today, September 29 2006, Canada Post has issued what is to be the first in a series of three sets of stamps. The first set is released to kick off Stamp Collecting Month (October), as well as raise awareness […]
Yesterday, September 27 2006, Slovensko release two stamps in joint issue with Indonesia. These stamps feature two types of puppet theatre characters, Semar and Gasparko. Both stamps are also available in FDC and mini sheet format.
The character Semar is found in the Wayang Golek traditional theatre. It expresses the fight between good and evil. The […]
Here is a nice story about one Joe Crosby, a postal history collector in Edmond, Oklahoma. In this particular article, the author, James Coburn, takes us through Mr. Crosby’s research of a particular cover that was sent by a former UCO football coach. Coburn does an admirable job of joining the worlds of history and […]
Royal Mail has issued a set of stamps commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Victoria Cross. These six stamps feature different servicemen who have been awarded the medal. Values of the stamps are two First Class stamps, two 64p stamps and two 72p stamps. The Victoria Cross is the highest recognition for valour that can […]
I have always said that investing in stamps is a supremely bad idea. Most real collectors will tell you the same thing. Unlike most other investments, it takes some highly specialized knowledge to know which stamps may have investment potential, and it takes a world of patience to even realize any gain on them. Stamps […]
 APS # 204320 Visit the American Philatelic Society Website at www.stamps.org |
 PSS # 7600 Visit the Precancel Stamp Society Website at www.precancels.com |