Everything you need to know about stamps from around the world!
Collecting postage stamps is more than just accumulating pieces of paper; it’s about uncovering stories, histories, and the intricate details that make each stamp unique. One such detail that adds depth and context to a stamp is the postmark.
Essays are preliminary designs that play a crucial role in determining the final look of the stamps we know and love.
This statue of Kamehameha I is on the Big Island in North Kohala, where the king was from. I’m in Hawaii standing with the Kamehameha I statue and, or course, it has…
Modern precanceled stamps are small denominations that have had cancels applied before entering the mail or being affixed to an envelope. Mailers are able to affix them to envelopes and…
Illegal stamps are printed without government approval. They may include stamps from non-countries, with a made-up name, or the name of a specific region within a country. Mystic’s policy is…
On April 12, 2022, Ukraine made big waves in the news with a new postage stamp picturing a Snake Island soldier flipping a Russian warship the bird. It was Ukraine’s…
In the early months of 1945, the world had been at war for over three years. Germany appeared to be nearing defeat, but American casualties were mounting as its resources dwindled.
Here are some editions of The London Philatelist that were published in England in the late 19th and early 20th century.
In the Central American countries of Bolivia and Paraguay, stamps actually provoked a war! The conflict began when Bolivia issued a stamp claiming an undefined and long-disputed area of wilderness.