If you wanted to, you could celebrate a new holiday every day. In addition to regular government and church holidays, there are an assortment of lesser “holidays” throughout the year. There are industry holidays (e.g., Employee Appreciation Day, March 3). There are days celebrating causes (World Wetlands Day, February 2; Cancer Survivors Day, June 3).... Continue Reading →
Message to the Shepherds, Nativity, Adoration of the Magi🇭🇺 Hungary, 4–30f | Issued December 1, 1943 | Scott 617–619 There are many ways to approach stamp collecting: by topic, by nation, by volume. But in any collection, primacy is a key component. What came first? The issue of what was the first Christmas stamp issue... Continue Reading →
Marine Timekeepers: Decorated Enamel Dial 🇬🇧 Great Britain, 24p | Issued February 16, 1993 | SG GB 1654 Since 2020, many people (myself included) have felt that time isn’t what it used to be. Days are too long and too short at the same time. Hours take weeks. Months go by in a flash. We... Continue Reading →
The Penny Red (red plate printing) 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 1d | Issued 1864–1879 | Scott 33 Color and contrast enhanced for clarity. Somewhere out there, someone is keeping a list of stamp superlatives. What’s the biggest stamp? The smallest? What’s the “weirdest” stamp? Some of these superlatives may be subjective, but there is one everyone... Continue Reading →
Armchair Philately 