"The Little Mermaid" sculpture, Copenhagen 🇩🇰 Denmark, 3.20 dkr | Issued February 16, 1989 | Scott DK 865 185 years ago today, the world was introduced to a story that has transformed from its original incarnation almost as fully as did its main character: “The Little Mermaid.” Written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, the... Continue Reading →
900th Anniversary of the Death of St. Stephen: Pope Sylvester II, Archbishop 🇭🇺 Hungary, 10f | Issued January 1, 1938 | Scott 516 America was famously born when the Second Continental Congress of 56 delegates agreed to adopt the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But according to history, the birth of Hungary as a nation... Continue Reading →
Madonna with Crown 🇭🇺 Hungary, 3,000k | Issued October 16, 1923 | Scott 385 If you look at it in detail, there is so much you can learn from a single stamp. The technology of the printing process. The artist and symbolism behind the design. The story of its travel inked in the cancellation. And... Continue Reading →
Madonna with Crown 🇭🇺 Hungary, 3,000k | Issued October 16, 1923 | Scott 385 If you can think of an occupation, an avocation, or a location, there’s a good chance it has its own patron saint. Go ahead and check the list. There’s a patron saint of archaeologists and a patron saint of cats. A... Continue Reading →
Cedar of Lebanon 🇱🇧 Lebanon, multiple denominations | Issued 1952–1958 | Scott 256, 298, 325 Sometimes, something so vital and ubiquitous to a culture becomes commonplace and immaterial over time. And when that happens, it’s easy to wipe out the very aspects of it that made it incredible to begin with. Unfortunately, the stamps at... Continue Reading →
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