The Stamp Collectors Corner

Some mythical creatures are believed to originate from real creatures that were often described from traveler’s tales.  For good storytelling purposes, mythical creatures often took on the form of two actual creatures combined into one making a new hybrid creature.  Others were just ones that were made up and downplayed for good storytelling purposes.  Over [...]

The Punch and Judy puppet show can be traced back as far as the 16th century.  Originally of Italian roots, the marionette show made their debut in London, England in 1662.  It did not take long for the show, which was originally geared towards adult audiences, to become very popular among the crowds.  As word [...]

Each October is designated “National Stamp Collecting Month” by the United States Postal Service.  To help kick off the campaign in 2002, which is intended to get youth interested in stamp collecting, the USPS issued a set of stamps called “American Bats” which featured one of natures most feared and misunderstood creatures…bats.  In particular in [...]

The universe has likely fascinated mankind since the beginning of time.  To celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s use of a telescope to study the skies, the United Nation’s has named 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy (IYA).
In April of 2009 Canada Post issued two postage stamps to commemorate the IYA.  Each of the [...]

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 years long past, parents announced the birth of a new child with a cigar adorned with a pink or blue band and a hardy handshake.  In today’s world, parents around the world are finding creative ways to let the world know that a new baby has arrived.
Now I must admit that I don’t know [...]

The National Postal Museum is one of Washington, DC’s treasures.  Part of the Smithsonian Institute; the National Postal Museum hosts a variety of permanent and rotating exhibits that everyone is sure to enjoy.  You will also find thousands of postage stamps in the Museum’s renowned collection.
It recently has been the recipient of an $8 million [...]

It’s no secret that Postal Authorities want to attract young people into the philatelic community.  Let’s face it, stamp collecting does teach you about people, places and things that you might never learn about.  One of the ways to draw the young in is to create stamps that are particularly appealing to them.  On October [...]

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 [...]

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the publication the widely popular book Anne of Green Gables, the Canada Post issued two collectible postage stamps.  One stamp featured the main character, Anne Shirley, and the other was of the beautiful country house, Green Gables.
Written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery, this children’s book tells a [...]