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The USPS Celebrate the Century stamp sheets hold a special place in philatelic history. Here is a brief listing of their unique features:Commemoration of 20th Century Events:The Celebrate the Century series comprises ten sheets, each representing a different decade of the 20th century, from the 1900s to the 1990s.These stamps feature images recalling various important events that shaped American history during those decades.Each sheet contains fifteen stamps embedded within it.Design and Format: …

Yes, stamps can evoke feeling of nostalgia, fond memories, recollections of historic events, and even horror, but in an age when many suffer from the blues contemplating worldwide conflicts, criminal activities, and even political nastiness, looking at stamps that bring a smile to your face is invaluable.Comic strip classics, famous comedians, clowns, and even fictional comic characters on stamps can brighten any day!  Of special note are the Great Britain smiler sheets issued for the Stamp …

We recently purchased in US collection that included late 19th Century local stamps a rare find!  The $4 black Pony Express (used) stamp that presently Scott Catalogue lists for $12,000!  The stamp we found had many faults and presently is being auctioned on Ebay starting at $99.  It's worth taking a look!https://www.ebay.com/itm/225994577472The Pony Express was a remarkable system of U.S. mail delivery that operated during a brief but memorable period from April 1860 to October 1 …

Royal Mail’s pop-culture themed stamps and collectibles continue to be very popular with a broad range of pop-culture fans.  The Marvel Universe is celebrated  with this stamp issue paying tribute to mutant superheroes, The X-Men. Generations have grown up with these timeless superheroes in comic books and more recently in hugely successful movies. The X-Men franchise celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2023 with their first comic book appearance in The X-Men #1 in 1963.A set of 12 stam …

This year, a number of philatelic offices will issue stamps commemorating the remarkable career of opera singer, Maria Callas. Maria Callas, whose birth name was Maria Cecilia Sophia Anna Kalogeropoulos, was born on 2 December 1923 in New York and died on 16 September 1977 in Paris.Frequently known as “La Divina”, Callas was a huge name in modern opera, an unforgettable soprano who in the mid-20th century revived the classic roles of “coloratura” (ornamentation of the melody typical of Ital …