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 →

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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