Category Archives: Show & Tell

Knowledge And Fun With Topical Stamp Collecting at Philpex 2012

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Id like to share with you today an article featured in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, written by Jeannette I Andrade, about storytelling with thematic postage stamps. Enjoy!   Hobbyists offer view of the personal, plus history through stamps By Jeannette I. Andrade Philippine Daily Inquirer Before children of the new generation forget how a stamp looks like, postage stamp collectors and the Philippine Postal Corp. (Philpost) have teamed up and brought out their treasured compilations for the public to see … Continue reading →

How Do I Remove Self-Adhesive Stamps From Envelopes? (Video)

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The latest issue of  the American Philatelic Society’s (APS) Special E-Delivery newsletter just arrived 🙂 and a frequently asked question in the “Questions Asked and Answered” section caught my attention: How do I remove self-adhesive stamps from envelopes? It is indeed a challenge! Since the issuance of self-adhesive stamps by worldwide postal administrations in the 90’s , stamp collectors and stamp dealers had to find techniques to successfully remove the stamps from the envelopes on which they were tied to without damaging them. It is therefore great … Continue reading →

Illustrate Your Travels with Postage Stamps

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Travels on the “Blue Road”, on the northern shore of the St Lawrence River – Part 1 With dear friends Mairiuna and Jean-Claude, who flew over to Montreal from Bordeaux, France, we recently travelled within the beautiful Province of Quebec on a 14 days and more than 5,500 kilometers road trip. As we stopped often to take pictures, I suddenly realized that a lot of the beautiful sceneries, people, wildlife and artefacts of the regions we were driving through had been pictured on canadian postage stamps … Continue reading →