Auction wrecks hopes for world’s priciest stamp

1856 British Guiana 1c magenta crashes punk philatelist header

Did stamp collecting just hit the rocks?

June 20, 2021 8

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.

June 7, 2021 2

The South China Sea is LIT

The South China Sea is a tinderbox in which one spark threatens to set off World War Three. Bad news: the stamp collectors are getting involved

May 31, 2021 1

Witnessing history

How an unexpected letter became a philatelic souvenir of a hometown lockdown

March 27, 2021 3

When history is Cook’d, Black Stories Matter

Punk Philatelist Captain Cook Black Stories Matter

Recent Australian stamps speak volumes about an urgent global issue. So why won’t you see them on your mail?

October 1, 2020 24

Schnitz-canned! How Austria trolled Brexit Britain

Austria Post bids the UK so long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye

August 28, 2020 14

Watch auctions for clues to buried treasure

Perhaps you can't afford to buy high-priced rarities. But pay attention, and maybe one day you'll sell one...

June 28, 2020 4

‘Collect Modern Stamps The Hard Way’: Punk’s APS Stamp Chat

The American Philatelic Society asked Punk to make a live worldwide presentation. Risky move...

May 14, 2020 6

COVID-19 a shot in the arm for stamp collecting

Well, if you’d asked me a few months back what was needed to give stamp collecting a kick up the backside, my first answer would probably not have been “a global supervirus pandemic.” But it sure feels like that’s what has happened.

May 5, 2020 23

Are you self-excluding? Mail Art wants YOU!

Mail Art is the perfect project for the self-excluded, performing art to an audience of one

March 20, 2020 1

Putting the pieces back together

A few months back, I caught sight of a post headed 'A slightly different way to keep and display stamps'. You never know what lies ahead with that sort of subject line. Has some idiot just licked a bunch of Inverted Jenny plane stamps onto their cat?

March 3, 2020 3

Oh my stars!

Answers to all the questions you hadn't asked: where has Punk been lately? Why does Portugal's Christmas stamp outshine everyone else's? How did a pair of alpacas wind up in a nativity scene? Read on to find out...