Tag: philately

Game of Thrones on stamps: printer is gumming

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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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10 postage stamps that will whisk you back to your childhood

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Take a toddle down memory lane with these Classic Toys

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Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks…

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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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Castles in the air(mail)

In 2017, European countries issued stamps with castles on them. But what if you have too many castles to choose from — or none at all?

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Introducing tiresias1000: mint, unhinged

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Betcha didn't expect that the most insane corner of Instagram would belong to a lunatic stamp collector...

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Let us spray

Australia 2017 Street Art $4 miniature sheet

As soon as I caught a chromey whiff of this issue from Australia, I knew I would have to tell you about it. I give you: Street Art.

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How exhibitionism stripped me bare

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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

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

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Bowie’s latest release

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In the most exciting news since megastar astronaut Major Tom was sensationally outed as a junkie, the UK is releasing a set of David Bowie stamps!

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London’s burning

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You don't have to be a stamp nerd to love the best issue of 2016... though it'll help if you are a history buff, comic book geek, or pyromaniac

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Australia’s best (and worst) of 2016

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A year's worth of reviews and bitching in one massive post. Also, a man called Molly

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Lost in the System

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Punk returns with one of his favourite issues of 2016. Check out these stunning, spacey stamps!

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