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The new Barbados ‘Dove of Peace‘ stamp was issued yesterday, 8th December 2025, but don’t expect to see it any... Read More The post Dove…

1901-13 Southern Nigeria 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…

Albania Date of Issue: 5th December 2025 [!] one stamp (250.- ALL) and one souvenir-sheet (400.- ALL) the stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of…

 This is a postal stationery envelope featuring a impression of D'ar-Men Lighthouse. La Poste issued a series of stamps on  12.11. 2007 titled "Lighthouses". This…

Europe Europa 2024  "Underwater fauna & flora"  08.01.2024 Jersey - 2 stamps (0.98 & 2.15 GBP) & 1 souvenir-sheet of 2 stamps (0.98 & 2.15…

Myanmar Philately by Ko Toe (www.kotoephilately.blogspot.sg) has reached another proud milestone by receiving a Large Vermeil medal (83 points) at AusVipex 2025—the Australian Philatelic Federation’s…

December starts (as November ended) with the default British Heart Foundation slogan. Again, JH has provided an example, but again it is difficult to read.Default…

When speaking of stamps on zodiac signs, Asian countries often depict the animals from the Chinese zodiac. Japan issued several series on star constellations.The first series…

1855-72 South Australia 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…

 AUSVIPEX 2025Indian Winners1.Naresh Agrawal 2.Sushil Mehra 3. Jeevan Jyoti 4.Capt. Vijay Wadhwa 5. Gauresh MehraView : Complete Award List

 This cover features two stamps from 2022 and 2024 respectively. They are Friedrichsort Lighthouse and Alte Weser Lighthouse. My thanks to Volkmar from Germany for sending…

 Rainbow Stamp News December 2025Dear Reader, I am pleased to release the  December 2025 issue of Rainbow Stamp News. It is available at the following link…

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Belgium Date of Issue: 13th April 2026 one souvenir-sheet of two stamps (2x Europe 3rd class value) the two stamps in detail : 

In my article on the 1-peso note from Mexico ( see 1-peso note ), I made a simple grid, with all possible letter combinations.The non-emitted combinations were…

 Every now and then, Myanmar Post surprises collectors with an unexpected throwback. Their latest issue does exactly that—a brand-new miniature sheet built entirely from classic…

The story of the 5-peso 'la Gitane' goes on... type 3.5: as the previous note but serial number only 6 digitsGitane 3rd emission type 5according Pick…

 AUSVIPEX 2025 is live nowList of Exhibits : https://ausvipex2025.com/exhibits-list/Visit the Show : https://ausvipex2025.com/visit-the-show/#AUSVIPEX 2025 Souvenir This is an Australia Post issue, specially overprinted in gold foil specially…

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The Gitane of the 3rd emission (1937-1970)type 3.1: the original noteGitane 3rd emission type 1according Pick : 3rd emission, 7 out of 12 subtypes (a…

The banknote 'la Gitane' had a lifespan of over 45 years.As a consequence of this, there are a huge amount of notes that were put…

In the same series as the 1-peso note depicting the Aztec Solar stone, a 5-peso note was issued. This series however started earlier, already in 1925…

Ever since news broke that Barbados Philatelic Bureau would be participating in this year’s Dove of Peace issue, we’ve been... Read More The post Barbados…