How an unexpected letter became a philatelic souvenir of a hometown lockdown
Witnessing history
‘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...
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Stamp of the day: sunnie side up!
Sometimes you can see a stamp dozens of times without fully appreciating its majesty. And then, for some reason, you happen to notice it in a certain light, or at a certain magnification, or across a cosy bar eight vodka and tonics into a Friday night
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Cold War propaganda stamp of the day
What makes this Cold War childhood favourite so dynamic? The answer lies in one simple design feature
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Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks…
Scents, silly shapes, heat-sensitive ink, music that you can hear on a record player... welcome to the super-fun world of novelty stamps!
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Lost in the System
Punk returns with one of her favourite issues of 2016. Check out these stunning designs.
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Perspective.
It can hit you in the most surprising ways.
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Stamp of the Day: Sorrow
David Bowie's musical output speaks for itself. I speak for the many people who were once teenagers who felt like they came from another planet. Bowie showed us it was just fine to be a bit weird.
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An apology to rich people
I hereby apologise to rich people for suggesting that they are prepared to pay outlandish prices for things that rats have pissed on.
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Watch a rich person pay $85,000 for something a rat peed on
High-end philatelic auctions are a spectator sport. It’s old-school collecting at its jaw-dropping best, as well-heeled businesspeople and rich retirees flop out their chequebooks and aim them at each other, while thousands of children die of preventable diseases in the third world.
