Drawing a line in the sand

A 2022 stamp depicting the 150th anniversary of Australia's Overland Telegraph line is appears over a background depicting four other historic illustrated Australian stamps.

SOS! Australia's latest stamps suggest that old-school illustration is in mortal peril

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Long live the Queen

The reign of the Machin stamp draws to an end... but not without controversy

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Spain’s Pamplona stamp is no bull

Spain 2022 Popular Festivals - Pamplona Iruña Punk Philatelist feature image

The Running of the Bulls is back, but there's a dark side to this stamp-ede

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Punk writes for a real newspaper!

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Actual newspaper The Guardian published Punk's list of Australia's greatest ever stamps. Wait 'til the grandpas at stamp club hear about this

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Ukraine rocks the boat

Ukraine 2022 Russian Warship Punk Philatelist feature image

Ukraine's fearless defenders inspire a global phenomenon

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Hit the ’90s one more time

Jersey 2021 1990s Pop Culture Punk Philatelist feature image

Jersey celebrates the 1990s with boy bands and crop tops. Is it what you want - what you really really want?

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Eye on the Tiger

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Who issued the best Year of the Tiger stamps?

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I feel like a new me!

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Back from a break, Punk does some navel-gazing. It's farewell to an old friend and hello to a new one

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NASA’s stunning sun set

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Even the Sun knows that if you want to be noticed these days, you need a good filter

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Philatelic record smashed by socialite’s ball

Mauritius's colonial balls leave lasting impression Punk Philatelist header

A new philatelic record has just been achieved, and it's all thanks to a colonial governor’s wife and her grand balls

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Auction wrecks hopes for world’s priciest stamp

1856 British Guiana 1c magenta crashes punk philatelist header

Did stamp collecting just hit the rocks?

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Auction watch: The world’s most valuable stamp (it’s the ugly one)

British Guiana 1856 1c magenta auction Punk Philatelist header

If a stamp collector you know is jumping around like an excited puppy, either there’s a sale on argyle knitwear, or they’ve heard about Sotheby’s Three Treasures auction.

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