Tag: history

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

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Hit the ’90s one more time

Jersey 2021 1990s Pop Culture Punk Philatelist feature image

Jersey celebrates the 1990s with boy bands and crop tops. Is it what you want - what you really really want?

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Philatelic record smashed by socialite’s ball

Mauritius's colonial balls leave lasting impression Punk Philatelist header

A new philatelic record has just been achieved, and it's all thanks to a colonial governor’s wife and her grand balls

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Auction watch: The world’s most valuable stamp (it’s the ugly one)

British Guiana 1856 1c magenta auction Punk Philatelist header

If a stamp collector you know is jumping around like an excited puppy, either there’s a sale on argyle knitwear, or they’ve heard about Sotheby’s Three Treasures auction.

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The South China Sea is LIT

The South China Sea is a tinderbox in which one spark threatens to set off World War Three. Bad news: the stamp collectors are getting involved

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Witnessing history

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

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Bodacious! It’s Pop Culture IV: The ’80s

Jersey 2020 1980s Popular Culture Punk Philatelist

The 1980s are the latest decade to feature in Jersey's pop culture series, with stamps that remind you to never look back

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When history is Cook’d, Black Stories Matter

Punk Philatelist Captain Cook Black Stories Matter

Recent Australian stamps speak volumes about an urgent global issue. So why won’t you see them on your mail?

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Watch auctions for clues to buried treasure

Auction Watch June 2020 Header

Perhaps you can't afford to buy high-priced rarities. But pay attention, and maybe one day you'll sell one...

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Auction Watch: Meet Australia’s prized ‘Monograms’

Would you know one of Australia's most valuable stamps if you found one? Learn to look for those squiggles underneath...

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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...

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Choo the fat with ‘Mainline Railway Stamps’

Punk Philatelist Mainline Railway Stamps Howard Plitz

Colourful, readable and full of surprises, Howard Piltz's latest book about trains on stamps avoids the potential pitfalls you might expect from a book about trains on stamps

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