Drawing a line in the sand

A 2022 stamp depicting the 150th anniversary of Australia's Overland Telegraph line is appears over a background depicting four other historic illustrated Australian stamps.

SOS! Australia's latest stamps suggest that old-school illustration is in mortal peril

January 3, 2023 7

Long live the Queen

The reign of the Machin stamp draws to an end... but not without controversy

October 2, 2022 5

Spain’s Pamplona stamp is no bull

Spain 2022 Popular Festivals - Pamplona Iruña Punk Philatelist feature image

The Running of the Bulls is back, but there's a dark side to this stamp-ede

July 14, 2022 3

Ukraine rocks the boat

Ukraine 2022 Russian Warship Punk Philatelist feature image

Ukraine's fearless defenders inspire a global phenomenon

April 30, 2022 3

Eye on the Tiger

2022 Year of the Tiger feature image header

Who issued the best Year of the Tiger stamps?

February 26, 2022 2

Well-trained

Punk Philatelist Australia 2020 Indian Pacific Transcontinental Railway 50th Anniversary

I didn't plan to feature this stamp when it came out. But I've come to love one particular design element. It's probably not the one you think...

April 4, 2020 5

Iceland’s stamps are on the rocks

Some breaking news out of Iceland last week has shocked the placid world of stamp collecting and made this puffin sad.

August 21, 2019 9

It’s getting steamy in here

USA 2019 Intercontinental Railway Post Office Murals header

A new railroad issue has Punk steamed up, while another recent release is totally off the wall

June 9, 2019 0

The 12 Stamps of Christmas

Punk Philatelist 12 Stamps of Christmas 2018

As mail revenues continue to plummet, Christmas offers one last chance to hear the bells jingling on postal cash registers.
So which countries brought their festive A-game in 2018?

January 6, 2019 12

Stamp of the day: sunnie side up!

Punk Philatelist Living Australia sunnie side up header

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