Punk’s got a podcast!

A keen stamp collector seeks to win over his cynical spouse. What could go wrong?

Punk writes for a real newspaper!

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

I feel like a new me!

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

Witnessing history

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

‘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...

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

Cold War propaganda stamp of the day

What makes this Cold War childhood favourite so dynamic? The answer lies in one simple design feature

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!

Lost in the System

Punk returns with one of his favourite issues of 2016. Check out these stunning, spacey stamps!

Stamp of the Day: Sorrow

Farewell David Bowie, an icon for anyone who likes to see post offices in the background of iconic albums

An apology to rich people

Recently I wrote that rich people would pay outlandish prices for things that rats have peed on. I was wrong.

Watch a rich person pay $85,000 for something a rat peed on

The story of a king's head and a rat who couldn't wait

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