Culturally Revolutionary Stamp of the Day

This ballet stamp is just stunning. The colours emit a classic Asian 70s vibe. And the composition - her right leg is almost parallel to her rifle. Wait, what?

Vintage-loving hipsters can eat my shorts

Why Bart Simpson is one step ahead of people who love vintage mail on their stationery

Why Canada gets my maples all syrupy

Canada is celebrating a special anniversary and this new stamp issue will set your heart a-flutter. Read all aboot it

Holy geekgasm, Batman! Nerds collide!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Superheroes on stamps! Can they save the post office from financial ruin?

Acting the goat – or the sheep?

It's the Asian Century, and everyone's cashing in with Lunar New Year stamps. But the jury is still out on what this year's animal actually is

Come, sail your ships around me

Cynicism overboard! Ships look so great on stamps, whether they're in full sail, or smashing into icebergs

Happy (not quite) Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day stamps would be commercial and crass. But luckily, Australia Post releases love-themed stamps just weeks BEFORE Valentine’s Day. What are the odds?

Lots of love

Which Valentine's Day stamp has earned YOUR true love?

You Can Own A Piece Of The Creepy Multimillionaire Who Steve Carell Got An Academy Award Nomination For Playing

What's better than an Academy Award nomination for playing a murderer? I'll tell you what: owning the guy's old stamp collection

What’s long, sticky, and displays a large pair of balls?

Here's a late-night quickie for you. As I was researching a fabulous forthcoming entry, I stumbled across this USPS release from last month and was so knocked out by the design, I had to share it with you at once. Wilt Chamberlin is the first (!) NBA star to be featured on a US postage... Continue Reading →

Australia Day legends look Cross

A brief history of stamps celebrating Australia Day (yes, it's really called that). This year, we just LOVE a man in uniform...

My header: stamps that rock, and what graphic designers did to fashion designers

When this blog started, a certain few stamps were chosen as The Look. Those stamps are gone now, but you're still curious, aren't you?

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