Everything old is new again

Australia 2016 Nostalgic Fruit Labels stamp set

Vintage graphic designs on stamps are so hot right now

June 24, 2016 4

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

November 12, 2015 4

Thank You Stamp of the Day

Just a quick word to say thank you to WordPress for featuring one of my blog posts (this one) on their Freshly Pressed page a few weeks back, and thanks to everyone who has stopped by and followed my site since! I’ll be endeavoring to follow back everyone who’s not a spammer. Thanks especially to... Continue Reading →

March 12, 2015 2

Riding the sheep’s back… or is it a goat?

Once upon a time, the Lunar (or “Chinese”) New Year was just a thing that Asians did. Whitey went to Chinatown to watch the firecrackers and eat yum cha, but that was about it. But a funny thing happened on the way to the 21st Century. Asia got richer, and China boomed. As the Chinese... Continue Reading →

February 19, 2015 7

Lots of love from abroad

As I wrote this rant on Australia Post's annual stamp issue that isn't really a Valentine's Day stamp issue but just happens to always feature lots of love and roses, I came across a few examples of similar issues from overseas. So I thought I'd add them here for hopeless romantics or equally hopeless philatelists.... Continue Reading →