Category: The Con Cow

Ripoff alert! The Con Cow mooves in when she thinks stamp collectors are being milked. (This category was formerly called ‘Mooooo’ and older posts may reflect that.)

Collectors of the world: spice up your life!

The feature image of this Punk Philatelist blog entry depicts the five members of the Spice Girls, featuring Geri Haliwell in her iconic Union Jack outfit

I detest this and I want more of it. Wait, what?

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Stamps Aren’t Cool Episode 3: When Lizzie met Eddie

Queen Elizabeth the Second is depicted on a British stamp, apparently screaming in fright at a stamp depicting Eddie, the skeletal mascot of metal band Iron Maiden

The last UK stamp releases under Elizabeth II were colourful and fun. So why are some collectors heading for the door?

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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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Love this retro Jersey

Jersey 2017 Popular Culture: The 1960s £2 miniature sheet

I am so here for this utterly ridiculous acid trip of a stamp sheetlet, looking like somebody swallowed a reel of Yellow Submarine and regurgitated it

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Game of Thrones on stamps: printer is gumming

UK Game of Thrones Punk Philatelist header

The Royal Mail jumps on the Game of Thrones band-dragon with these sumptuous stamps... but are sinister motives at play?

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Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks…

Punk Philatelist solar eclipse novelty stamps header image

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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How exhibitionism stripped me bare

Melbourne 2017 Stamp Exhibition entrance banner

Punk visited a stamp exhibition to geek out. So how did it end in an existential crisis?

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Rhodonites are a girl’s new best friend

Australia Rare Beauties Gemstones Punk Philatelist header

No messing about with this issue. You want gemstones? Fine... here are some fat freakin' gemstones!

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Bogus! When a stamp is not a stamp

Bogus stamps Namibia tortoises Punk Philatelist header image

Bogus stamps LOOK like stamps, but they have a dirty secret. It's all explained in this story of the hair and the tortoise...

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Another day, another dollar (and fifty cents)

Australia 2015 Wildflowers Punk Philatelist feature image

Australia's postal rate rise means new stamps, more work for its busiest crocodiles, and slower delivery times. Wait, what?

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…

UK 2015 Star Wars Punk Philatelist feature image

With their eyes on Star Wars profits, more nations turn to the Dark Side

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Water on Mars (and all the other planets)

Australia 2015 Solar System Punk Philatelist feature image

As water flows on Mars and champagne flows at NASA, these gorgeous stamps risk being flooded by my tears of joy

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