Philatelic Tidbits - Stamp Collecting News and Opinions

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Wildlife conservation stamps have always been a favorite of mine, though I don’t collect them (too expensive). The artwork on these stamps really stand out, and the contests each state has every year are kind of fun to follow. […]

Last night, as I was putting away my latest acquisitions from Filatelic Fiesta, I realized that I am literally swimming in a sea of duplicates. I’ve got them stashed around the house in every conceivable place, and I find it a bit distressing. So, I’ve been racking my brains on what, exactly, I should do […]

It sounds like India may consider starting to issue stamps featuring living people in the near future. This post over at Our Bollywood carries part of an interview with the Minister of Communications who mentions that there is no actual law that forbids India from issuing such stamps, that in fact all that is required […]