The Stamp Collectors Corner

In hosting the Winter Olympics this year Canada released a series of adorable postage stamps to commemorate the occasion. The Olympic mascot postage stamps feature various rates for both domestic and international use.
The theme of the 2010 Winter Olympics was “Sea to Sky”.  The concept linked the Whistler’s snow capped ski slopes with a scenic [...]

I might be getting a little ahead of myself on this one, but in my fruitless quest to try to find some good “Happy New Year’s” postage stamps to write about, I changed by blogging focus.  The “tiger” will be roaring in very soon as February 14, 2010 will mark the Year of the Tiger [...]

The holidays are here and with such, so are the Christmas inspired postage stamps.  Like in the United States, many countries around the world issue Christmas themed postage stamps each year.  It is widely believed that Canada issued the first Christmas postage stamps in 1898, although they were not terribly festive looking.  Those 2 cent [...]

American history is rich with Thanksgiving tradition which began back in 1621 when the Native Americans and colonists gathered for a three day feast to offer thanks for a bountiful fall harvest.  In 1863, President Lincoln issued a “Proclamation of Thanksgiving.”  It marked the beginning of the national recognition of Thanksgiving in the United States.
Since [...]

Before the days of the internet, postage stamp collectors had a far more difficult time finding stamps from different countries.  They were likely limited to trading with other local collectors, waiting for a special letter to arrive in the mail, or if they were lucky, they knew of a good Stamp Dealer.
Stamp Dealers are a [...]

In 1995, the United States Postal Service began producing the now popular postage stamp series called the “Legends of Hollywood” which has honored many of Hollywood’s beloved actors.  In September of 2009, Gary Cooper became the 15th person to be honored with a postage stamp in that series.
Frank James Cooper, otherwise known as Gary Cooper, [...]

Thanks to late night TV and the added bonus of cable channels that run older shows; most American’s have seen or at least know about the television shows that are represented in the Early TV Memories postage stamps.  Issued this month by the United States Postal Service, they are already providing to be a hit [...]

Maybe I am just feeling nostalgic, maybe I have just watched too much television in my youth, but I must admit that I love the “Early TV Memories” postage stamps that have been recently issued by the United States Postal Service.  The much anticipated set honors several much loved television programs from the 1950’s and [...]

On May 15, 2009, Canada released two new postage stamps that pay tribute to two iconic animals.
The Newfoundland Pony is credited with making life easier for European settlers as they established a new life in Newfoundland dating as far back as the 1500’s.  These fantastic ponies are a descendant of seven different types of horse [...]

La Poste, the French Post Office, issued a limited edition set of postage stamps on May 25, 2009.  These stamps were issued to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of cocoa beans at the City of Bayonne in France in 1609.  These stamps show scenes that depict France’s fascinating manufacturing history of chocolate.
Besides the [...]