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The King Charles 1st class Large Business Sheet - missing from the original printings of business sheets and first reported here - will have an…

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps / Odd Shaped Miniature sheetSouth Korea 2023 10 Years of BTS debut Stamps with 3D Holographic FoilIssue…

 New issues -16 February 2026 - Coastal scenery of Tristan Da Cunha - 4 stamps. Designed by Bee Design from photographs by Nick Schönfeld and…

No better way to start a new year than with the 2026 Canadian stamp program … and an apology … of sorts.    Last year…

For my second post on 'long lasting series', I stay in Tunesia.Together with the 'El Djem' series (see post : El Djem ), another stamp was issued…

The subject of 2025’s Black Heritage stamp series is Allen Toussaint (1938–2015), an American musician, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was an influential figure…

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps Australia 2025 Opals Stamps with Holographic foil PrintingIssue date 17 July 2025Australia Post has issued a special Folder…

Category - Smell / SightSubcategory - Scented Stamps  / Odd Shaped Miniature SheetSpain 2024 Strawberry Train Madrid-Aranjuez Scented StampsIssue date 25 Jun 2024Correos Spain has issued…

Some collectors collect first day covers (FDCs) because they are attractive with a cover design which complements the stamps.  Others collect because they are also a…

This is a great semi modern stamp. It gently and unthreateningly reminds how things once were. In doing so, it subtly reminds the 1987 Tory…

 Greetings on 77th Republic Day“Freedom, unity, and equality are the pillars of our Republic.”26 January, celebrated as India’s Republic Day, marks the historic day when…

In my post on 'long lasting series', I will try to post some information, as well as downloadable album pages, for series with identical stamps…

1854-1863 Switzerland in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and responsibilities at the…

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Itsukushima island, also known as Miyajima meaning shrine island, is an island just a few minutes ferry ride from Hiroshima. On this island is the…

Category - TouchSubcategory - Stamps with Materials affixed - CrystalsOman 2025 Omani Gemstones with Crystals affixedIssue date 30 October 2025 Oman Post issued a special set…

1933 Swaziland in Bud's Big BlueBud's Big BlueBud's Observations(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and responsibilities at the…

Towards the back end of 2025, the Barbados Philatelic Bureau issued two new stamps within the space of four weeks.... Read More The post New…

Issued in 2025 to celebrate a major U.S. Postal Service anniversary, the minisheet “250 Years of Delivering” is a superbly illustrated pane of 20 interconnected stamps…

Liechtenstein Date of Issue: 2nd March 2026 one stamp (1.90 CHF)this stamp is issued in a souvenir-sheet of 4 stamps

Made this while visiting Tokyo Station the other day. The postmark was applied at the central post office located near the station and it shows…

Category - SightSubcategory - 3D - Holographic Stamps Costa Rica 2010 Swarm of Fish in the Gulf of Papagavo Holographic ATM stampIssue date 18 August 2010Costa…

The old pre Hitler communists returned by air from their exile at the Luxe Hotel in Moscow on April 30th, 1945. Their motto was, everything…

The Muzeul Recordurilor Româneşti (Museum of Romanian Records) issued a series of stamps on the theme of pressing irons in two parts. The second part…