The Stamp Collectors Corner

Vatican City, The World Meeting Of Families Vatican City is known as the smallest sovereign state in the world.  As such, the city has its own post office and issues its own postage stamps which are highly sought after by stamp collectors around the world.  It’s not surprising to learn that the postage stamps issued [...]

There are amazing places to visit in Mexico with breathtaking beach destinations and fabulous archeological sites.  It is a country that is filled with history and culture no doubt.  People who have not visited Mexico may not realize that people throughout Mexico are extremely family oriented. The people of Mexico not only celebrate the traditional [...]

Stingrays may look imposing, especially because their size can be immense. Quite different than other types of fish in the sea, the stingray is flat with eyes on top of its head and a mouth, nostrils, and gill slits on its bottom side.  Stingrays also have a tail that trails behind them.  The tail has a [...]

Liberia is known for offering postage stamps on a wide variety of people and topics.  In December of 2012, Liberia released a set of 6 postage stamps…The Three Stooges – The Movie. The Three Stooges: The Movie was released in 2012 by Twentieth Century Fox Studios and C3 Entertainment. It received mediocre reviews by most [...]

The humpback whale is considered to be an extremely intelligent mammal. In fact, the giant whale has a brain that is seven times larger than a human brain. Humans once nearly hunted the humpback whalesto extinction but through worldwide efforts to save the whales, their numbers have continued to climb in recent years. The Island [...]

Continuing from Friday… In addition to these cool postage stamps, the Iceland Post is selling some other fun items to commemorate the volcano’s eruption.  You could also purchase a key chain, paper weight, and something interesting called a “message in a bottle”. The Eyjafjallajökull Volcano erupting is not an every day occurrence, nor is creating [...]

Continuing from Wednesday… On July 22, 2010 the Iceland Post issued three incredible postage stamps that featured three different views of the erupting Eyjafjallajökull Volcano.  Each stamp was printed in a sheet of 10.  The stamps are inscribed “Local Letter”, Letters to Europe”, and Letters to Other Countries.  Two of the postage stamps feature incredible [...]

In the spring of 2010, much to the amazement of scientists and countrymen alike, Iceland’s largest volcano, the Eyjafjallajokull Volcano came to life.  The volcano was previously dormant for almost two centuries when on March 20, 2010 a red cloud began glowing above the giant glacier that covers it.  Days later, fire fountains shot as [...]

Continuing from Monday… The following are covers are represented on the DC Comics Super Heroes postage stamps: Plastic Man #4 (Summer 1946), Batman #1 (Spring 1940), The Brave and the Bold #36 (June/July 1961), Green Lantern #4 (January/February 1961), The Flash #111 (February/March 1960), Wonder Woman #22 (November 1988), Aquaman #5 (October 1989), The Daring [...]

In continuation from Wednesday… Initially, Chinese tea was made in large pots.  It did not take long for tea drinkers to realize that leaving tea leaves in the pots for an extended period of time made for bitter tasting tea.  This revelation resulted in China making smaller tea pots with interesting ornamental designs and characters. [...]