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- Quick Take on Stamps: Twice a First Day Cover May 20, 2012Politics make strange bedfellows but also can affect stamp issues. Case in point: the 1979 Olympics stamps issued by the USPS for the 1980 Summer Olympic Games. That year it was Moscow, Russia that would host the games. What threw a wrench in the works was Russia's invasion of Afghanistan. The U.S., in protest, boycotted the games, but more, withdrew th […]
- Fit For a President: Ike the Golfer May 19, 2012Surely you've heard of the debate surrounding the Eisenhower Memorial? About the proper form it might take? About the best image to present to the public? Of course it will cost many millions of dollars -- but that's not the crux of the controversy. Rather it stems from the architect Frank Gehry wanting to present the 34th president as a young boy, […]
- Stamps of Controversy: Malcolm X May 19, 2012You may be surprised that such a controversial figure once appeared on a U.S. stamp. The year was 1999, and it was -- as the expression has come to be known -- two years "before everything changed forever." Would such a stamp honoring the Islam leader known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz be possible in today's ultra-sensitive world? One wonders.. […]
- Free Stamp Magazine Sample from the UK May 19, 2012Well, here's something that I often make noise about: getting good stamp information gratis from the Internet. It's a given that magazine publishers get most of their revenue from advertisers. In the the majority of cases money is lost on subscriptions. Needless to say, many collectors who pick up magazines do so for the ads: we are forever in sear […]
- Stamp Collecting: Hobby of Order May 13, 2012There is a term used to describe collectors that borrows from the animal kingdom. And while some animal descriptions are positive (sly like a fox; wise like an owl) this specific term isn't one that collectors relish: pack rat....Read Full Post […]
- Royal Mail Sensitive to Stamp Collectors' Interests May 12, 2012Update to an earlier blog post: It has been reported in the philatelic press that Great Britain's Royal Mail has taken criticisms of its stamp issuing policies to heart and will be reducing the number of commemoratives it releases starting in 2013. It has already moved its dinosaur commemorative issue from 2012 to 2013 to reduce the load on collectors t […]
- A Date of Double Importance to Stamp Collectors May 9, 2012It's a fact that just about any date one chooses relates to a stamp issue. Ironically the date May 6 encompasses two very important dates in stamp collecting, one representing a beginning, the other an end....Read Full Post […]
- Kudos to the USPS For Keeping Stamps Interesting May 7, 2012As the USPS struggles to deal with an onerous financial situation they are apparently doing the right thing with recent stamp issues. Two forever stamp issues, the Cherry Blossom and the Owney the railway mail dog, are reported to be sold out at post offices all over the country. One might imagine that the vital Asian stamp market, hitching a ride on the pro […]
- Quick Take on Stamps: U.K.'s Royal Mail Overdoing It? May 6, 2012"You can sell anything for the right price thanks to the internet - it's the perfect tool for bringing buyers and sellers together, which is why it must pose such a threat to collecting as a hobby. Gone are the days of scouring obscure philatelic fairs to improve your collection of 1920s Belgian stamps. Now you can just put your requirements into G […]
- DIY Stamps...To a Point April 29, 2012Stamp collectors as a group seem to have a greater individualist streak, marching to that well known different drum. Perhaps they should have the slogan "Live philately or die." Nothing against the stamp album makers, but among other benefits it has brought to stamp collectors, the Internet has also made it possible for Do-It-Yourselfers to print o […]