Category Archives: Literature on Stamps

Life of Beatrix Potter Stamp Collection – Guernsey Alderney 2013

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THE LIFE OF BEATRIX POTTER As you now, I always delight writing about literature and stories depicted on postage stamps, and this turn around, it is with outmost joy that I will feature the series of stamps issued by the Guernsey/Alderney Postal Administration on the life of Beatrix Potter with such beautiful illustrations. ALDERNEY – The Life of Beatrix Potter Stamps Descriptions 40p-> Beatrix Potter walking in the countryside nearby her hometown ‘Near Sawrey’. 53p ->Beatrix Potter feeding a duck; … Continue reading →

Will Rogers Reveals How To Make Things Happen…

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“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.” In his great wisdom, Will Rogers gave us a secret key towards the realization of our goals: take action! Remembering Rogers On November 4, 1948, the U.S. Post Office commemorated Rogers with a three-cent stamp. He also was honored on the centennial of his birth, in 1979, with the issuance of a U.S. Postal Service 15-cent stamp. At the time of his death, Will … Continue reading →

Famous Quotes From Mark Twain aka Samuel L Clemens in Stamp Collecting

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It was Mark Twain who said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you did not do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bow lines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails, explore, dream and discover.” That’s not something we do in the future. It’s something we do in the now. So, today — Explore. Dream. Discover. To a Day of Discovery, Mary Morrissey … Continue reading →

Which Country Issued The First Robert Burns Postage Stamp?

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Great Britain, Russia or Romania?  Watch this short video for the answer….  🙂 Further reading:  Scotland’s National Poet & Bard, Robert Burns (1759-1796) on Postage Stamps Happy collecting! Talk soon, Janice aka Stampy PS:  If you have a topical stamp checklist of Robert Burns on postage stamps that you would like to share with all our readers, do not hesitate to send it over and we will publish same in the TOPICAL CHECKLISTS section of the blog. You can get in … Continue reading →