Stamp of the day: sunnie side up!

Sometimes you can see a stamp dozens of times without fully appreciating its majesty. And then, for some reason, you happen to notice it in a certain light, or at a certain magnification, or across a cosy bar eight vodka and tonics into a Friday night

Dragons fire up StampShow

A superbly named fire-breathing mascot seeks to fan the flames in a new generation

Exploring Exploring Stamps

A day off sick gives Punk the perfect excuse to binge one of the best channels on YouTube

A big, BIG issue

In 2018, Australia brought us Silo Art. But have you seen the 2020 additions to this series? They really hold water...

Jammin’ and jammin’ and jammin’, jam on

The jam tins starring in Australia's latest retro release threaten to burst off the stamps and cover us in their delicious, fruity goodness

Cold War propaganda stamp of the day

What makes this Cold War childhood favourite so dynamic? The answer lies in one simple design feature

Love this retro Jersey

I am so here for this utterly ridiculous acid trip of a stamp sheetlet, looking like somebody swallowed a reel of Yellow Submarine and regurgitated it

Australia Day: an awkward first date

In 1994, January 26 officially became a day of national observance down under: Australia Day. We maybe should've thought that one through.

Game of Thrones on stamps: printer is gumming

The Royal Mail jumps on the Game of Thrones band-dragon with these sumptuous stamps... but are sinister motives at play?

Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks…

Scents, silly shapes, heat-sensitive ink, music that you can hear on a record player... welcome to the super-fun world of novelty stamps!

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?

Introducing tiresias1000: mint, unhinged

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

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