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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
TAP Air Portugal Anniversaries
Starting with a small issue of Portuguese colony stamps on the Transportes Aereos Portugueses (TAP) airline, and expanding it!9 September 2023
Quadricentennial of the Founding of São Paulo
Commemorating the quadricentennial (400th anniversary) of the founding of São Paulo with stamps from Brazil, Portugal and the colonies.4 September 2023
SMA Art Talk #161: Roger Dean
Stamps by British artist Roger Dean, subject of the popular Art Talk, part of the weekly Town Hall produced by SMA on August 24, 20234 September 2023
1948-1951 Religious Events
Completed! The 1948 Fátima and 1951 End of Holy Year collections: Portuguese colonial stamps and more!27 August 2023
1961–2017 Commonwealth Parliamentary Conferences
Stamps commemorating the British Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Commonwealth Parliamentary Conferences, held annually from 1961.15 August 2023
1st National Congress for Tropical Medicine, Lisbon
Stamps issued to commemorate the 1st National Congress of Tropical Medicine in April 1952 in Lisbon, Portugal.16 July 2023