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
The South China Sea is LIT
When history is Cook’d, 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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Schnitz-canned! How Austria trolled Brexit Britain
Austria Post bids the UK so long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, goodbye
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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.
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Cold War propaganda stamp of the day
What makes this Cold War childhood favourite so dynamic? The answer lies in one simple design feature
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Perspective.
It can hit you in the most surprising ways.
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Queen: 1. Punk: 0.
This stamp is such a great example of design serving design. Every time I see it, I gaze in wonder once at the artistry of the brooch itself, as stunning now as the day it was made
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Watch a rich person pay $85,000 for something a rat peed on
High-end philatelic auctions are a spectator sport. It’s old-school collecting at its jaw-dropping best, as well-heeled businesspeople and rich retirees flop out their chequebooks and aim them at each other, while thousands of children die of preventable diseases in the third world.
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Princess stamps? AMAZEBALLS
A baby was born on the other side of the world over three months ago and soon we will have stamps about it! This is the happiest day of my life!
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The Queen isn’t dead. Long live the Queen!
Australia Post's graphic design department must draw straws to see who gets to design each year's Queen's birthday issue.
"Crap, I've drawn the short straw. What's the brief?"
"Same as the last 35 years: the Queen, some flowers and shit, pinks and blues, and try to not make her look like she hired MI6 to knock off Princess Diana."
