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Archive for 2006/09


150th Anniversary of the Victoria Cross Stamps Issued

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!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 […]

Stamp collecting - an Investment?

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 […]

9 Year old asks the tough question - about a stamp

Over at the Daily Bulletin out of Ontario, CA a 9 year old girl who goes by the name Lacy wrote a letter to the editor commenting on the death of Dr. Charles Drew, who she says is pictured on one of her favorite stamps and describes herself as a stamp collector. Apparently, the little […]

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