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1988 Europa
More Europa stamps, this time from 1988 when the common theme was transportation and communication4 March 2024
1987 Europa
I got back to creating some custom pages for some of those Europa stamps I’ve been collecting. Here’s 1987 with a modern architecture theme.2 March 2024
2014 Commonwealth Games
Stamps commemorating the 2014 Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow, Scotland, from 23 July to 3 August 2014.24 February 2024
1981 Royal Wedding
Stamps commemorating the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer on 29 July 1981, at St Paul’s Cathedral in London17 February 2024
2006 Commonwealth Games
Stamps commemorating the 2006 Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne, Australia, 15–26 March 2006.10 February 2024
1962 Portuguese Colonies Sports
1962 stamps for use in the Portuguese colonies covering different sports, including the last stamps ever printed for Portuguese India.6 February 2024
The Joy of Acquiring a Missing Stamp, Part II
I finally got the Timor 50 avo stamp, at a “reasonable” price, for my 1939 New York World’s Fair collection!28 January 2024
The Joy of Acquiring a Missing Stamp, Part I
I finally acquired the missing Paraguay Mary Lou Retton overprint for my 1987 Pan American Games collection.28 January 2024
New King Charles III Definitives
I just added the latest King Charles III definitive stamps, the low and high values sets, to the collection with the first set of definitives28 January 2024
SMA Art Talk #173: Europa Stamps, Part 1
I had the honor to present part of my Europa stamp collection as Art Talk #173 during SMA’s weekly Town Hall on 16 November 202317 November 2023