Famous Quotes In Philately – Albert Einstein “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand’. What is our favorite quote? Share with us by leaving a comment below. Best, Janice Amazon.com Widgets
Continue reading →Collectible Quest : postage stamps on book covers Upon stumbling on this marvelous little book, full of inspirational wisdom written by B.J. Gallagher, I got the idea of starting a new collection: postage stamps and postmarks on book covers! “Kinda cool” don’t you think? 😉 The postage stamp pictured on the dust jacket design of the book is from Great Britain’s penny stamps series printed during George V reign (1910-1936). One penny was the ongoing rate at the time for … Continue reading →
. June 8, 2012 : Canada Post commemorates the 250th anniversary of the official establishment of the town of Torbay, in Newfoundland. The history of the town of Torbay, Newfoundland, dates back to 1500s. The town took its name from a coastal town in Devonshire, England, four centuries ago. The census of 1677 indicated residents living in “Tarr-Bay” Newfoundland; by 1794, the population totalled 108 English settlers and 99 Irish settlers. Torbay was officially established soon after Colonel William Amherst … Continue reading →
Stockbooks To Organize Your Postage Stamps Collection Just stumbled upon this great article written by Super Stamper Ross in the stampbears.com forum about creative and effective ways of organizing your collections of postage stamps. In his thread, you will learn how to correctly store and archive your worldwide mint and used postage stamps, covers and other related philatelic items. I find there are as many different ways of organizing your collection of stamps as there are personalities out there. This … Continue reading →
As I was searching for a good film to watch tonight, I stumbled upon a great article written by Nancy Pope on the Postal Museum blog which compiles a list of the 10 best postal movies. The article is reproduced below. Note: I added more movie posters and some commemorative postage stamps. The 10 Best Postal Movies By Nancy Pope, Historian and Curator Stepping out of any professional postal museum curatorial role, I have compiled an only moderately arbitrary and … Continue reading →
French Postal Administration, La Poste, refused to process a personnalized postage stamp order from Mr Vincenot, a resident of Meurthe-et-Moselle, (France) because the submitted photography depicted the customer’s wife with a glass in her hands. They had recently celebrated their 30 years of marriage and Mr Vincenot wanted to send a thank you card with personnalized stamps from photos taken during that event. La Poste explained that they could not go ahead with the order as it contravenes Evin’s law, … Continue reading →
Ever had difficult relationships? If so, this quote from Longfellow will be really helpful. “If we could read the secret history of our enemies we would find in each person’s story enough suffering and sorrow there to disarm all hostilities.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) There may be some person in the world, that when you think of them, it’s just hard for you to like them or hard for you to think good thoughts … Continue reading →
On this great spring holiday, I invite you to discover beautiful daylilies stamps and collectibles which will contribute to make your stamp collection blossom! Without a doubt, Canada Post’s floral stamps series is definitely among the most popular ones. For this 7th issue, photographer Isabelle Toussaint shot these gorgeous daylilies at the Ottawa’s Experimental Farm, where all Canadian hybrids grow together in one area. Daylilies (Hemerocallis) are native to Eurasia, including China, Korea and Japan. Their resistance to disease and … Continue reading →
In commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the TITANIC fateful history, several postal administrations will be issuing commemorative postage stamps and related collectibles that tells the story of the largest ship ever built, and the tragedy that fell upon its passengers and crew members. Stepping back in time… In 1904, the first wireless station in Newfoundland was built at Cape Race. This was the only land-based location that received the distress call from the RMS Titanic. On the … Continue reading →
You’ve got mail! The Topical Time, Journal of Thematic Philately, published by the American Topical Association just came in!  Such a joyful moment. 🙂 The magazine’s front cover features an article by David McNamee, From Topical Collecting to Thematic Exhibiting which storytells how he went from a “topical collector” to a successful “thematic exhibitor”. ‘ I have collected Pacific island canoes on stamps for more than 35 years. I have a exhibit built from this collection, The Canoe in … Continue reading →
The United States Postal Service, in their 2010 Stamp Program, released a collection called “Sunday Funnies” a tribute to five of the most notable strips in comics history. Calvin and Hobbes and Garfield join Beetle Bailey, Dennis the Menace and Archie. Why not take a silly break right now? Do something for 10 minutes to get yourself laughing. It’s good for your immune system. It’s good for your perspective too. To You Fun & Laughter moment! Janice
Continue reading →“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” Buddha Reflecting upon above Bhudda’s quote, it prompted me to research some “virtual” stamps on the subject. I’ve found quite a few and thought it would be a great idea to share some of them here with you, as well as a great article featured on the mysinchew.com news site about Stamp collector Shu Zhonghan, whose topical … Continue reading →
Year of the Dragon – L’Année du Dragon As Jim Phillips, Director Stamps Services at Canada Post wrote inside Canada’s Stamp Details (Vol. XXI No 1; January to March 2012:  “2012 roars in like a dragon”. 😉 So let’s start the New Year with this short video I’ve done using Animoto to showcase the beautiful Canadian philatelic products issued to commemorate the 2012 Lunar New Year. On Canada Post’s website, the stamp are presented as follows: … Continue reading →
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 →
Old USPS Picture Stamps US Postage Stamp Collection (1957) In this video, you’ll hear about the market value of the “Inverted Jenny” being 4,000$….Nowadays it has reached a market value of very close to 1,000,000$. Yep, no typo here, one million dollar. 🙂 Enjoy! The Story Behind Stamps (1957) DVD Edition An episode from a TV series titled World Through Stamps: The Stories Behind Postage Stamps which aired in the 1950s. Narrated by well-known CBS newsman Robert Trout, this … Continue reading →
To all the readers of the blog a very healthy, peaceful, happy and prosperous 2012 ! Happy stamp collecting 🙂 Talk soon, Janice Will the USA Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee issue a Bruce Lee Stamp in 2012 for the Year of the Dragon? Click on the arrow to start the video. In order to get Bruce Lee’s candidacy on the Selection Commitee’s radar, vote here.
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