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Another unexpected souvenir sheet was issued on 20 November 2025, featuring six stamps depicting traditional musical instruments of Myanmar. A total of 20,000 sheets were…

I am deeply honoured to share that I have recently been elected a Fellow of the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) on 19 Nov 2025. Fellowship…

You have to give credit, a poet only lives to thirty, annoys 3 different governments and 4 wives and still creates enough of a following…

It is always nice when customers from long ago keep in touch, either through reading these musings or by commenting or writing.  Such is the…

In 2020 and 2021, the 9th and 10th set of zodiac stamps were issued in Hong Kong.2020 was the year of the Rat:As before, a…

 Have you ever wanted to start a new thematic collection.  just for the fun of it ,    and wondered and wondered and wondered   what…

1923-26 South West Africa 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…

It didn't look like a Christmas stamp until I looked a little closer. It's one stamp from a set of four designed by Māris Upenieks and…

The 7th emission of the zodiac signs, issued by the postal services of Hong Kong, is from 2018.See also : 2012-2013 , 2014-2015 and 2016-2017 .2018 is the year of…

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The story of the zodiac stamps of  Hong Kong, continued in 2016, with the Year of the Monkey.for previous posts : see Hong Kong 2012-2013 and Hong Kong…

In 2014, the series of zodiac signs of Hong Kong, continued with 4 new stamps, in the style of 2012 and 2013.2014 was the year…

The popularity of this new stamp issue has, quite frankly, caught everyone by surprise. The Philatelic Bureau in Bridgetown had... Read More The post Barbados…

The following set of zodiac stamps is from Hong Kong.Collectors had to be patient, as the series started in 2012 and ended in 2023.Each year,…

Great Britain is rich in gardens and garden landscapes. Gardening is in the British blood! Every week, you can watch a programme about gardens and…

1919 South Russia 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…

Ko Toe’s book, Postage Rates of Burma (Myanmar) 1937–2024, was awarded a Large Gold Medal, together with Felicitations for Research and a Special Prize, at…

 Hello,   yes been away from writing for a while    too much happening.  One thing ...I lost my domain.....   don't ask.  Not a  nice story. …

As someone who has spent a lot of time collecting and studying the stamps of Barbados, I’m always interested when... Read More The post The…

This first-day postmarked cover from the Japanese city of Shizuoka features stamps depicting scenes from the Japanese award-winning children's book series Pan Dorobō (The Bread…

1924-34 Southern Rhodesia 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…

 National Philatelic Literature Exhibition Christchurch 202519th NEW ZEALAND PHILATELIC LITERATURE EXHIBITION 2025  Hosted by the Christchurch (NZ) Philatelic Society Inc 6 December, 2025 Christchurch, New Zealand1.…

 History Through Philately  April to June quarterly editionThis quarterly edition of “History Through Philately” (April–June) is the result of months of dedicated effort, deep research, and…

 11 December 2025 : International Mountain DayKarnataka Postal circle issued a special cancellationnto commemorate International Mountain Day.International Mountain Day (IMD) is observed annually on December…