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We are living in unprecedented times. The World Health Organization (WHO) is leading and coordinating the global health response to coronavirus, helping to ensure all countries are ready to prevent, detect and respond to the pandemic. To be effective we need people everywhere to adopt public health precautions, act in solidarity, and prevent the spread of misinformation.The United Nations in March 2020 requested a global call out to creatives around the world for the COVID-19 response to help st …

No dealer can honestly predict which stamp issue will be a rarity or at some point in time be declared a "classic." Yet, a number of factors can reliably be sited to determine whether or not a stamp issue will be in demand and have future value for collectors.Today, with new technologies and improved stamp printing and design, a number of countries have been innovators in producing exciting collectable stamps that undoubtedly will be sought by collectors for many years.  Stamps produced in …

Have you ever considered placing a standing order subscription for countries and/or topics that you collect?  A standing order is a subscription to automatically receive the new issues of stamps released worldwide related to your topic(s) of interest and/or country or region.Using the standing order method will ensure that you never miss a new release.  Should you want to stop receiving new issues,  you are free to amend or cancel your standing order (we request that you prov …

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). The year is a once in a lifetime opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect the environment, and boost economic development. PROTECTING PLANTS, PROTECTING LIFEPlants are the source of the air we breathe and most of the food we eat, yet we often don’t think about keeping them healthy. This can have devastating results. FAO esti …

A remote chain of islands south of Argentina in the Atlantic Ocean comprise the territory referred to as South Georgia and the Sandwitch Islands.  Originally discovered and named by the Spanish in the 17C, it later was claimed as a British Territory and has issued stamps for its territory.In 1964, the South Georgia and Sandwitch Islands became a point of conflict in the Falkland War between the British and Argentine forces.  For many years, the islands were exploited by seal hunters an …