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Topical Stamp Collecting: Bhudda and Bhuddism on Postage Stamps

“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 →

Canadian Stamps Honours The Year of The Dragon 2012 Lunar New Year

Canada Post - Year of the Dragon - Transitional Souvenir sheet - Lunar New Year 2012

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 →

Knowledge And Fun With Topical Stamp Collecting at Philpex 2012

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 →

Historic Postal Stamps & Stamp Collecting Films on DVD

Historic Postal Stamps and Stamp Collecting Films on DVD

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 →

Early morning, October 17th 1849, Frederic Chopin Waltzes Away…

I’m always happy to receive emails from our dear Scottish friends, Iain and Margaret. They are so entertaining and always filled with great stories directly sourced from their worldwide traveling adventures. In yesterday’s mail, Iain mentions a conversation with row seat passenger while flying from Prestwick, Scotland to Wrocklaw, Poland: “I recall that we talked a bit – on the plane – about Chopin’s time in Scotland, the last summer of his short life. Monday – 17th October – … Continue reading →

How To Start A Virtual Stamp Collection

My virtual friend Bruce Kilgour created a colorful video on virtual stamp collecting and I thought you might like to see what it’s all about. Click on the arrow below to start the video: “Virtual stamp collecting has become a favourite pastime on social media platforms such as FaceBook, Flickr and Twitter/Twitpic. This is a short introduction with all you need to know to get started as well as directions to the main virtual stamp websites. Start your … Continue reading →

Will Rogers Reveals How To Make Things Happen…

Will Rogers - Journalist, Author, Humanist & Actor

“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 →

USA Go Green Stamps Inspires Wayne L Youngblood to Produce Amazing FDCs!

. In the May-June 2011 Journal of Thematic Philately issued by the American Topical Association (ATA), I read with great pleasure Wayne L. Youngblood’s article titled: “Greenstamps Provide Topical Springboard” in which he relates his challenging experience of creating first day covers with the USA Go Green stamps released last April 14th. Mr Youngblood’s creativity is amazing! Just to give you an idea, take a look at this wonderful philatelic collectible produced with the first stamp of the pane which … Continue reading →

Africana Commemorative Mint Gold & Silver Stamps Collections: Worth Something?

Africana Mint Nature Definitive Gold Stamps -1974

I received the following question from one of our loyal readers, and thought it would be a good idea to respond to it via the blog so we can all learn together. We found a box(wood)with 25 silver stamps of royalty collection. This is the 1s 3d coronation stamp of 1953. It says the queens jubilee. The same thing we found in gold (plated). The paper with it says “The Africana Commemorative Mint”. We would like to know if it … Continue reading →

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

Mark Twain on Worldwide Postage Stamps - Topical stamp Collecting

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 →

Saying it with Stamps; Albert Einstein’s Relativity Theory…

Albert Einstein 1956 Israel Stamp With Tab Scott 117

. Sometimes our lives can get so busy that we think that we don’t have time to get everything done and certainly don’t have time to pray or meditate. That is exactly the time when we do need to pause, even for just twenty or thirty seconds. Take a deep breath. Gather yourself together and realize some appreciation for this life and you will see that your thinking is clear, your choices are stronger and you really do have the … Continue reading →

Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes Makes Cover of Stamp Collecting Magazine!

Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle on stamps

The multifaceted life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the creation of his fictional detective character, Sherlock Holmes, catches your fancy? Sherlockian at heart? Then you must read Robert A Moss’s article, Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes: A Philatelic celebration, recently published in the American Philatelist, Journal of the American Philatelic Society, August 2011 edition. Robert A Moss, member of the Baker Street Irregulars, leads us with brio along a philatelic journey in which we discover gorgeous worldwide postage … Continue reading →

Gretna Green Topical Postmarks on First Day Covers

Today I will share with you a cross blog post that I wrote on Scotiana.com website (…) After reading Iain’s such informative article “Married at Gretna Green!“, I simply could not resist to google away in search of philatelic collectibles about this very unique romantic little town! Results from the Web were fascinating and I’m excited to feature some examples below: Great-Britain, First Issue of Occasions stamps, Set of 5 , 2001 On BFDC ‘s website (an acronym for Bradbury … Continue reading →

Netherlands Guilders Silver Stamp on Cover!

. When I went to pick up my “snail mail” today, I noticed in the pile of letters an envelope with a particular stamp on it… !?! . At first glance, its silver color got me thinking it was an hologram stamp, but checking it out more carefully revealed it was a stamp printed on silver foil. Imagine my excitement, as you don’t get this kind of mail every day! 🙂 . . I continued on the Web my investigation about … Continue reading →

Yuri Gagarin First Manned Flight 50th Ann Featured on Marshall Islands Stamps

On April 12 1961, aboard Vostok-1, Yury Gagarin navigates around the planet Earth in 108 minutes and finalize his great odyssey with one second in advance of the soviet engineers calculation ! “Traveling over 25 times the speed of sound, Cosmonaut Yury Gagarin made a complete orbit around the planet in 1 hour and 49 minutes. After re-entering the atmosphere, Gagarin parachuted to safety some four miles above Earth, bringing to a close the most exciting round-the-world trip of … Continue reading →

The Fascinating Saga of Germany’s Audrey Hepburn “Error” Stamps

Take a close look at the above photograph… Now, examine carefully the stamps below: Notice a difference? Yes, you got it 🙂 Audrey Hepburn is pictured with a woman’s cigarette holder instead of the sunglasses on the original photo !! How come ? Read on… Sean Ferrer, Audrey Hepburn’s son, will tell us more… “In the original photo, she’s got sunglasses hanging from her mouth, but they (Germany Postal Administration) had flipped the negative and replaced the glasses with … Continue reading →

Janice Dugas With Tips, News, Reviews and Resources for Topical Stamp Collectors

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