Thank You Stamp of the Day

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March 12, 2015 2

Why Canada gets my maples all syrupy

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Canada is celebrating a special anniversary and this new stamp issue will set your heart a-flutter. Read all aboot it

March 4, 2015 1

Holy geekgasm, Batman! Nerds collide!

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Superheroes on stamps! Can they save the post office from financial ruin?

February 27, 2015 2

Acting the goat – or the sheep?

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It's the Asian Century, and everyone's cashing in with Lunar New Year stamps. But the jury is still out on what this year's animal actually is

February 19, 2015 8

Hello, #InCoWriMo!

Why are these people writing one hand-written letter per day for a month? Find out and get involved...

February 18, 2015 3

Come, sail your ships around me

Cynicism overboard! Ships look so great on stamps, whether they're in full sail, or smashing into icebergs

February 17, 2015 4

Happy (not quite) Valentine’s Day

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Valentine’s Day stamps would be commercial and crass. But luckily, Australia Post releases love-themed stamps just weeks BEFORE Valentine’s Day. What are the odds?

February 9, 2015 2

Lots of love

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Which Valentine's Day stamp has earned YOUR true love?

February 8, 2015 2

What’s long, sticky, and displays a large pair of balls?

Here's a late-night quickie for you. As I was researching a fabulous forthcoming entry, I stumbled across this USPS release from last month and was so knocked out by the design, I had to share it with you at once. Wilt Chamberlin is the first (!) NBA star to be featured on a US postage... Continue Reading →