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Archive for 2007/10


Diamond Anniversary Stamps

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The UK issued a new set of stamps yesterday honoring the queen’s 60th Wedding Anniversary. The stamps show scenes from the wedding of Queen Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh in 1947. There are 6 stamps total, plus a […]

Chinese Stamps for Communist Party Congress

China issued a new stamp and a souvenir sheet for the 17th Communist Party Congress on October 15th. The release of the stamps was timed to coordinate with the opening of the Congress, which is currently being held in Yinchuan. The stamps feature the hammer and sickle symbol of communism prominently along with other symbols […]

Israeli Photo Stamps - Attempted Abuse

Someone has applied to the Israeli Post personalized postage program to have photo stamps made depicting himself in Nazi-related regalia. Obviously, this has not gone over well with authorities at Israel Post. It is unknown whether this is just a young person trying to make an ignorant, sick joke, or whether there are deeper, darker, […]

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